Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. Psalms 116.15 (KJV) Tripadi: death of a saint Let the angels rejoice and singIt is the hour of homecomingFor life complete in great works welcome end All Saints’ Day, also known as All Hallows’ Day, Hallowmas, the Feast of All Saints, or…

In view of the Catholic Church’s 5th World Day of the Poor, on 14 November, Pope Francis paid a private visit to Assisi on Friday, to listen to and pray with poor people from around Europe. “May this meeting open all of our hearts to put ourselves at each other’s disposal, so make our… Pope…

Lord, remember David and all the hardships he endured, and how he swore an oath to the Lord, making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob: “I will not enter my house or get into my bed, I will not allow my eyes to sleep or my eyelids to slumber until I find a…

Psalm 50 Caravaggio, The Young Bacchus             It is easy for us as human beings to imagine that we are good, decent people, when in the sight of God we are not.  We judge ourselves by each other’s standards.  As long as we are law-abiding citizens, as long as we conform to the standards of…

Here are the beginning paragraphs of St. Teresa’s commentary on the Lord’s Prayer: “You desire that He consider us His children, because Your word cannot fail.” Quote of the day, 14 November: St. Teresa of Avila

Weekly Missionary Reflection33rd Week in Ordinary Time, 14 November 2021Dan. 12:1-3; Ps. 16:5,8,9-10,11; Heb. 10:11-14,18; Mark 13:24-32 The end time creates uncertainty and questions. It is always worrying and discomforting humans. Don’t humans always want certainty and also all the things that require obedience in faith? The end time is the example. There are many…

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will…

Originally posted on eastelmhurst.a.go.go: “Henry and Peter made their daily trip to Erika’s House of Music at the South Bay Shopping Center. The owner and her husband, as always, greeted them in their Austrian and German accents. “The twenty second’s coming up,” Henry intoned. “It’s interesting that J.F.K.was killed on the feast… st. cecilia as…

St Erconwald, Bishop & Confessor: Missa “Sacerdotes tui“ Bishop of London, died about 690. He belonged to the princely family of the East Anglian Offa, and devoted a considerable portion of his patrimony to founding two monasteries, one for monks at Chertsey, and the other for nuns at Barking in Essex. Over the latter he…