Saturday, May 3, 2025 Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles 1 Cor 15:1-8; Jn 14:6-14 As we celebrate the feast of the apostles Saints Philip and James, we gratefully remember their examples. We come to know St. Philip, at least through six references. It is Philip who responds to Jesus when he says, ‘Follow […]
Friday, May 2, 2025 Acts 5:34-42; Mk 16:1-15 Today’s Gospel invites us to examine if we make space for God to intervene in our lives. The passage on the multiplication of loaves shows Jesus testing Philip regarding feeding a large crowd, of which men alone numbered five thousand. Though Jesus asked Philip regarding ‘buying enough
Thursday, May 1, 2025 St. Joseph the Worker! Gn 1:26-2:3; Mt 13:54-58 Today we celebrate the feast of St. Joseph, the Worker. In response to the ‘May Day’ celebrations for workers, Pius XII instituted the feast of St. Joseph, the Worker, in 1955. Jesus is referred to as the carpenter’s son (Mt 13:55) because his
