The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

“There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.” John was “filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb” by Christ himself, whom the Virgin Mary had just conceived by the Holy Spirit. Mary’s visitation to Elizabeth thus became a visit from God to his...
Corpus Christi: The Body of Christ

Corpus Christi: The Body of Christ

Each year, the Church celebrates the Feast of Corpus Christi, the Body of Christ. After Jesus’ ascension into heaven, He didn’t didn’t leave us to fend for ourselves, He offers us His precious Body and Blood in the Holy Eucharist each and every time...
The Feast of the Ascension

The Feast of the Ascension

Today our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven; let our hearts ascend with him. Listen to the words of the Apostle: If you have risen with Christ, set your hearts on the things that are above where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God; seek the things that are...
The Baptism of the Lord

The Baptism of the Lord

“A person who is baptized and a person who is not baptized are not the same. We, by Baptism, are immersed in that inexhaustible source of life which is the death of Jesus, the greatest act of love in all of history; and thanks to this love we can live a new...