This Sunday is the 61st World Day of Prayer for Vocations. May Jesus the Good Shepherd, the heart of every vocation, guide more people to consecrated life! We also pray a prayer of gratitude for all who have already answered the call.
November 2 is the Commemoration of All of the Faithful Departed, or All Souls. On this day, we pray that all those who have died— our loved ones, and also those people around the world who we will never meet— through the mercy of God, will rest in peace.
Today we remember the hundreds of nameless martyrs who shed their blood alongside during the persecution of Nero. Let's ask for their intercession today so that we can be bold witnesses for Christ, no matter the cost!
Today's Gospel reminds us that we are on a pilgrimage. Jesus is always on the move in the Gospels. His way of life reminds us that no one is standing still. We are either walking toward the Father or away from him!
The corporal works of mercy are the seven basic ways we can help others in their bodily needs. Feeding the hungry is certainly a basic need, and many of us have the means to help meet this need!
Juneteenth, now a federal holiday, is observed on Monday, June 20 this year. It is a great reminder that we are all called to stand up against racial injustice, a wound that so harms the Body of Christ.
Men and women across the decades paid dearly to defend the United States from harm. As we read in the Scripture, "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." Today is a great day to pray for those who have died in service to our country.
As we read in the Scripture, "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." Today is a great day to pray for those who have died in service to our country.
Nothing on Earth is a sufficient analogy for the delight of heaven. Jesus wants you and me to be with him by his Father's side. He knows it will make us happier than we can imagine.