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Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

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  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel

    Our Lady of Mount Carmel The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the patronal feast of the Carmelite order. Following is an excerpt from the Carmelite Constitutions of 1995: Mary, overshadowed by the Spirit of God, is the Virgin of the new heart, who gave a human face to the Word made f...
  • Liturgical Reading

    Liturgical day: Monday 15th in Ordinary Time Saints July 16th: Our Lady of Mount Carmel View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 10,34--11,1): Jesus said to his disciples, «Do not think that I have come to establish peace on earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I ha...
  • Daily Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   July 16, 2018   « July 15  |  July 17 »   Monday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 389 Reading 1 Is 1:10-17 Hear the word of...
  • Chaplet of St. Michael the Archangel

    The prayer starts: O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Then one ‘Our Father’ and three ‘Hail Marys’ are to be prayed after each of the following nine salutations 1. By the interces...
  • St. Bonaventure

    St. Bonaventure St. Bonaventure (1221–1274) was born with the name Giovanni in Tuscany, Italy. As a child he became seriously ill and was in danger of death until his mother brought him to St. Francis of Assisi, who was then living in the region as a mendicant friar. It is s...
  • Liturgical Reading

    Liturgical day: Sunday 15th (B) in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mc 6,7-13): Jesus called the Twelve to him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over evil spirits. And He ordered them to take nothing for the journey except a staff; no food, no ba...
  • Sunday Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   July 15, 2018   « July 14  |  July 16 »   Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 104 Reading 1 Am 7:12-15 Amaziah, priest of Bethel, s...
  • Scripture Speaks

    Scripture Speaks: Sending Out the TwelveGayle Somers In our Gospel today, Jesus summons, sends, and shapes the Twelve for mission.  How? Gospel (Read Mk 6:7-13)St. Mark describes the first preaching mission Jesus gave to the Twelve, and it is full of instruction helpful to us.  First, He ...
  • The Unexpected graces of offering Daily Prayer

    The Unexpected Graces of Offering Daily Prayer for OthersSherry Antonetti Saint Paul urges us to “pray without ceasing,” though the translation from Greek means, not that we pray without stopping, but that we keep returning to prayer.  We constantly rededicate ourselves to talking w...
  • Spiritual Guidance from St. Catherine of Siena

    Growing in Virtue with Christ as Our Bridge Given our fallen human nature, we all struggle in our pursuit of living virtuously. Even if we are faithful Catholics, who are attending Mass on Sundays, frequenting the sacrament of Confession, and praying daily, we can still find it difficult not to a...