Jul 31, 2023
O patron of moral theologians
and servant of the poor,
how blessed was your loving wisdom,
your understanding of God
and His love for us,
made perfectly known
in His only Son
whom you loved so much
with His Mother and the Church,
and whom you call us all to love
through your blessed words –
pray the redeeming love
Jul 31, 2023
(Ex.33:7-11,34:5-9,28; Ps.103:6-13; Mt.13:36-43)
“The angels will hurl them into the fiery furnace
where they will wail and grind their teeth.”
It is the justice of God which is our theme today. And though it is absolutely certain that the mercy of God far surpasses our merit and He does not “requite us...
Jul 30, 2023
O strong and holy apostle,
soldier for the Lord Jesus
and defender of His Church,
you gathered together an army
to labor in mission fields,
to educate the masses,
to serve and die as loyal sons
of the Christ and His Pope –
teach us this day
to follow in the way of Jesus,
to meditate on His life
and be fruitful in His...
Jul 30, 2023
(Ex.32:15-24,30-34; Ps.106:1,19-23; Mt.13:31-35)
“Eventually the whole mass of dough began to rise.”
The kingdom of God comes gradually, grows imperceptibly; from the smallest of seeds it becomes “the largest of plants,” and “the birds of the sky come and build their nests in its branches.” Indeed,...
Jul 29, 2023
O you of golden words,
of angelic tongue,
of sermons refined
seven times
by the Spirit of God…
O how you made present on earth
the invisible Creator
even as He was made for us
in the womb of the Virgin,
so tangible had His grace become
through the preaching the Lord inspired
in your soul –
pray we shall indeed be...