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Jesus Heals Many People

Today’s Gospel Reading is Luke 4:38-44. Jesus Heals the mother-in-law of Simon.

The Feast of St. Gregory the Great

Today’s Gospel Reading is Luke 4:31-37, it is the feast of St. Gregory the Great. 
 

Let Us Not Become "Used To" Holy Things

Today’s Gospel reading is Luke 4:16-30. Let us not become to “used too” holiness.

Why Do Jesus's Disciples NOT follow the Traditions of the Elders?

Today’s Sunday Gospel Reflection is Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

The Parable of the Talents

Today's Gospel Reading is Mt 25:14-30. 

The Parable of the Wise & Foolish Virgins

Today’s Gospel Reading is Matthew 25:1-13.

The Memorial of the Passion of St. John The Baptist

Today we celebrate the feast of the beheading of St. John the Baptist. Today’s Gospel Reading is Mark 6:17-29.

The Feast of St. Augustine of Hippo!

Today is the Feast of St. Augustine, the Patron Saint of the Diocese of Bridgeport. Today’s Gospel Reading is Matthew 23:27-32.

The Feast of St. Monica

Today is the Feast of St. Monica, the Gospel reading is Matthew 23:23-26. 

Jesus Challenges the Pharisees

Today’s Gospel Reading is Matthew 23:13-22. Jesus challenges the Pharisees, those blind guides.

The Bread of Life Discourse

Today’s Sunday Gospel reading is John 6:60-69. We continue the Bread of Life Discourse.

The Feast of St. Bartholomew

Today is the Feast of St. Bartholomew , the Gospel reading is John 1:45-51. Nathaniel and Bartholomew are generally agreed by scholars to be same apostles, just different names from different language.
Here we see Nathaniel under the fig tree. Jesus knows him, not just where he is, but that he is a true child of Israel, a faithful son. Nathaniel believes instantaneous. What do we learn? That through Nathaniel’s (and our) reception of the Gospel, many will come to know Jesus.
Let us follow the apostolic example of St. Bartholomew so we might be witnesses to the Gospel to all we meet!

The Feast of St. Rose of Lima

Today is the Feast of St. Rose of Lima, the Gospel reading is Matthew 22:34-40. When asked which commandment is the greatest, Jesus gives a powerful answer, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
St. Rose of Lima lived out this commandment beautifully. She wanted to love God above all things, and despite the fact that her desire to be a nun were denied, she lived a life of prayer, penance, and service to others out of love for Christ.
The whole law and the prophets is that if you put God above all others, we will have no other choice than to love others. 

Mary, Queen of Heaven

Today is the feast of the Queenship of Mary and the Gospel reading is Matthew 22:1-14. Mary who has been assumed into heaven, who shares first in the glory of her Son’s Resurrection, has been crowned the Queen of Heaven. This reminds us that God has set her as an intercessor and as a guide.
In the Gospel, the king throws a wedding banquet and the invitation is negated over and over. A trend that begins with Adam and Eve, continues with Israel, is placed before us. Do we choose to attend the wedding feast or do we spurn it?
God always sends his servants to call the people back. Finally, He sends His Son. Will we receive His word?
Through the intercession of Mary, Queen of Heaven, let us pray for the grace to say yes to the Lord’s invitation.

The Feast of Pope St. Pius X

Today’s Gospel reading is Matthew 20:1-16, it is the feast of Pope St. Pius X. It is the parable of the landowner who goes out, hires laborers for his vineyard throughout the day, and pays them all the daily wage, even those who have only worked for an hour. So it is with our Heavenly Father, God the Father gives us His gifts and blessings equally and the same.
Pope St. Pius X understood that this grace was always being offered in a particular way in the Eucharist. He wanted everyone to be able to receive the Eucharist more frequently.
Through the intercession of St. Pius X may we have the grace to respond to the Lord’s invitation to work in the vineyard with a yes!
Praised Be Jesus Christ! 

We Are Called to Give Up EVERYTHING to Follow Jesus

Today’s Gospel Reading Mathew 19:23-30. For the rich it is very hard to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The disciples reply that they’ve given up everything, but Jesus reminds them it’s not about the stuff they have, but rather the disposition of heart.
So many saints have given up everything to follow Jesus in order to dedicate their whole being to following the Lord. One of those great saints is St. Bernard of Clairvaux, whose feast day we celebrate today.
When the call feels to difficult, let us ask for the grace to return to the Lord in the fullness of discipleship.
 

Jesus Never Revokes the Invitation of Discipleship

Today’s Gospel Reading is Matthew 19:16-22. A rich young man approaches Jesus to ask what he must do to inherit the Kingdom of God. Jesus tells him to keep the commandments, which the young man meets with enthusiasm because he’s already doing that. But Jesus tells him there’s one thing he lacks. To sell all he has, give it to the poor, and follow Him. The young man goes away sad, for he has many possessions.
Remember, Jesus looks at this man with love even though he lacks something. He offers the young man an invitation, and even though he walks away saddened, take note that Jesus doesn’t revoke his invitation. There’s no such thing as too late.
Jesus continues to look at us with Love and to invite us to follow after Him, let us today pray for the grace to respond to Jesus’s merciful invitation by following Him.    

Let Us Grow in Our Eucharistic Piety

Today’s Gospel Reading is John 6:51-58, continuing the Bread of Life Discourse. We are reminded that Jesus, the Bread of Life, is God’s food for the world. God desires us to be fed. He doesn’t want us to be alone and starving he truly desires us to be taken care of.
Part of God’s providence is to provide us with what we really need. In the Eucharist we find the spiritual food that is necessary.
As we grow in Eucharistic piety and devotion may we grow in this gift and more fully live out Jesus’s love for us.

"Let the Children Come to Me"

Today’s Gospel reading is Matthew 19:13-15. Jesus says “let the children come to me”. Fr. Sam shares his experience of the amazing faith of the young people with whom he has worked. We should do nothing to stand in the way of young people coming to Jesus. As such, we need to encourage & support them, reminding them that their youth is not a liability but a gift.
Let us pray that young people would have a true fervor for Christ! 

Jesus Teaches on Divorce and the Indissolubility of Marriage

Today’s Gospel Reading is Matthew 19:3-12. Jesus is presenting his teaching on divorce and the indissolubility of marriage. It is so important to recognize, especially in our culture, that Jesus is teaching that marriage is holy, between a man and a woman, and is permanent.
Regardless of this truth, the Church still desires to be close to those who have marriages that are broken down, those that struggle because of these realities.
Let us pray for those in need of healing in their marriages.