Saints
Today we celebrate the Memorial of St. John Neumann, the first American to be canonized. He was born in 1811 in Bohemia in Europe. He was studying to become a priest there when the bishop there announced there would be no…
Read MoreToday (October 28th) we celebrate the Feast of Saints Simon and Jude. In the gospel reading for this morning’s Mass, we hear both Saint Simon and Saint Jude named among the twelve that Jesus had chosen to be Apostles. Simon…
Read MoreFeast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels Revelation 12:7-12a Psalm 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 4-5 John 1:47-51 September 29, 2016 Today is officially called the Feast of Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels. They are the three angels found by name in…
Read MoreThis week our calendar of saints has included saints who were founders of religious orders. Â On Monday, July 31st, we celebrated the Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola who founded the Jesuit order (S.J., who run McQuaid high school in…
Read MoreToday, October 4th, we celebrate the Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi. Â He is among the more popular saints. Â I myself have read biographies about him and have a picture of him sitting on a table in my sitting room.…
Read MoreThis evening we celebrated a special Mass followed by a dish to pass supper to celebrate our parish feast day. Â We were blessed to have about 100 people join us. Thank you to all who helped, especially the Altar &…
Read MoreAll Saints Day, Year B Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 Psalm 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 1 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12a November 1, 2015 While we might not know a lot about the saints, they are familiar to us. Often our churches are named…
Read MoreToday (November 1st) we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints. There are many saints known by name. When I asked our parish school children to name some saints, half of their hands went up immediately. Saints are important to us. …
Read MoreWhile we can always be mindful of those who have gone before us, November is considered a special time to pray for the dead. Â We begin the month on November 1st first with the celebration of All Saints’ Day. Â Anytime…
Read MoreToday we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints. It is a holy day of obligation, meaning that we should all gather at Church for Mass today. It is a solemnity and a holy day of obligation because of the important…
Read MoreWhen we think of saints, the first thing that comes to mind is often ‘people that are in heaven.’ The second thing that might come to mind is that we pray for their intercession. I emphasize ‘for their intercession’ because…
Read More“Lord, this is the people that longs to see our face.” This is the responsorial verse for today’s readings.  Today we celebrate the feast of All Saints. Throughout the year, there are countless saints who are honored with a feast…
Read MoreToday (October 19th) we celebrate the memorial of St. Isaac Jogues, St. John De Brebeuf, and their companions. They are the first North American Martyrs to be officially recognized by the Church. They are part of our heritage as American…
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