March 30, 2024

HOLY SATURDAY

HOLY SATURDAY – THE DAY OF WAITING (ALSO KNOWN AS BLACK SATURDAY) Holy Saturday is a day of waiting, of hoping, of choosing to believe that […]
March 25, 2024

Mark 11:17

3 April, 2023 “And he was teaching them and saying to them, is it not written? My house shall be called a house of prayer for […]
March 19, 2024

FEAST OF SAINT JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY – 19th MARCH

FEAST OF SAINT JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY FEAST DAY – 19th MARCH Joseph was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to […]
March 17, 2024

THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT  Some Greeks who had come to worship at the Passover Feast came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked […]
March 10, 2024

THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT – LAETARE SUNDAY Gospel of the Day (John 3,14-21) Jesus said to Nicodemus, “And just as Moses lifted up the serpent […]
March 3, 2024

THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 2,13-25. Since the Passover of the Jews was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. […]
February 25, 2024

THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Mount Tabor is 1800 feet above sea level and it is the place that most ancient scholars agree is the site […]
February 18, 2024

THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT  The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 1: 12-15 A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark. The […]
February 14, 2024

FEAST OF SAINT VALENTINE, BISHOP AND MARTYR – 14th FEBRUARY

FEAST OF SAINT VALENTINE, MARTYR FEAST DAY – 14th FEBRUARY The Roman Martyrology lists not one, but two Valentines, for February 14th. The first reads thus: […]
February 11, 2024

FEAST OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES – 11th FEBRUARY

COMMEMORATION OF THE FEAST OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES FEAST DAY – 11th FEBRUARY February 11th marks the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in […]
February 2, 2024

FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD, ALSO CALLED CANDLEMAS OR CANDELARIA – 2nd FEBRUARY

FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD IN THE TEMPLE, ALSO CALLED CANDLEMAS OR CANDELARIA FEAST DAY – 2nd FEBRUARY And when the days of her […]
January 14, 2024

FEAST OF THE INFANT JESUS OF PRAGUE – 14 JANUARY

FEAST OF THE INFANT JESUS OF PRAGUE – 14 JANUARY Observed on January 14, the Feast of the Infant Jesus of Prague celebrates the mystery of […]
January 8, 2024

SOLEMNITY OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD

MEMORIAL OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD IN THE RIVER JORDAN After all the people had been baptized and Jesus also had been baptized and was […]
January 3, 2024

MEMORIAL OF THE MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS – 3rd JANUARY

FEAST OF THE MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS FEAST DAY – 3rd JANUARY The Church celebrates on 3rd January, the Memorial of the Most Holy Name […]
December 31, 2023

FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH

FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH  The devotion to the Holy Family was born in Bethlehem, together with the Baby Jesus. The […]
December 24, 2023

THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT This final Advent will culminate next Sunday with Christmas Day and the lighting of the Christ candle, the fundamental reason we […]
December 18, 2023

FEAST OF THE EXPECTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY – 18 DECEMBER

FEAST OF THE EXPECTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY – 18 DECEMBER December 18 was a special day in the Church’s calendar to contemplate what Mary […]
December 17, 2023

GAUDETE SUNDAY – THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

GAUDETE SUNDAY – THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT  THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT SIGNIFIES JOY The third candle is called the Shepherd’s Candle. It is pink […]
December 10, 2023

THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 4 DECEMBER, 2022 In his days shall justice flourish, and great peace forever. FIRST READING – ISAIAH 11:1-10 There shall come forth […]
December 3, 2023

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple […]