Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Feast of St. Francis Xavier Is 11:1-10; Lk 10:21-24 Today we celebrate the feast of St. Francis Xavier, the Jesuit missionary to India. St. Xavier’s missionary accomplishments were so significant for the spread of Christianity in our country. Known as one of the greatest missionaries in Christian history, St. Francis Xavier […]
Monday, December 2, 2024 Is 2:1-5; Mt 8:5-11 Today’s Gospel highlights Jesus’ astonishment over the centurion’s faith. The centurion’s gesture to seek his servant’s healing from Jesus is unusual. The fact that the centurion did not wish to dispose of the sick servant as it was the custom of the day bespeaks his goodness. Moreover,
Sunday, December 1, 2024 First Sunday of Advent Jer 33:14-16; 1 Thes 3:12-4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 As we celebrate the first week of Advent, we are called to grow in the virtue of hope. How valuable is the virtue of hope for human life? It is recorded of Alexander the Great that when he succeeded
