Friday, September 29, 2023 Feasts of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels Dn 7:9-10,13-14; Jn 1:47-51 The feast of the archangels is a wonderful Christian tradition. However, it is so different from other feasts of saints whom we pray to for intervention and look up to for imitation and role modeling. Speaking on their nature, […]
Thursday, September 28, 2023 Hg 1: 1-8; Lk 9:7-9 Today’s gospel demonstrates Herod’s confusion about Jesus. Herod has been keenly following the ministry and fame of Jesus. He keeps track of all that happens in Jesus’ proclamation of the Kingdom. When some people refer to Jesus as John, from what he did to the latter,
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Feast of Saint Vincent de Paul 1 Cor 1:26-31; Mt 9:35-38 Today’s gospel that highlights Jesus’ compassion for needy humanity resonates well with the legacy of St. Vincent de Paul and his missional love for the poor. The young Vincent was ambitious. He was driven towards ‘success’ even in his priestly
