Happy New Year! On this day, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Family to honor Our Lord Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph as a family. In the General Roman Calendar, it is celebrated on the Sunday within the Octave of Christmas, which is the …
We encourage everyone to post your Daily Prayer Petitions in the Comments section below. Together we pray as one Catholic Family for our intentions and the intentions of the Pope. Let us also pray for the suffering souls in Purgatory. Let us adore the Son of the living God who …
First Reading – Colossians 3:12-21 Brothers and sisters: Put on, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do. …
Merry Christmas! I would love to share with you a reflection on the Holy Family in relation to your own family this Christmas, by Most Reverend Julian Porteous, the Archbishop of Hobart in Australia. I want to reflect on it, in my heart and soul. You have to read it, …
We encourage everyone to post your Daily Prayer Petitions in the Comments section below. Together we pray as one Catholic Family for our intentions and the intentions of the Pope. Let us also pray for the suffering souls in Purgatory. At the birth of Jesus, angels proclaimed peace to the …
First Reading – Isaiah 62:11-12 See, the LORD proclaims to the ends of the earth: say to daughter Zion, your savior comes! Here is his reward with him, his recompense before him. They shall be called the holy people, the redeemed of the LORD, and you shall be called “Frequented,” …
For many Catholic Filipinos, it was during Pope Francis’ visit in the Philippines on January 2015 that they first heard of “The Sleeping Saint Joseph.” (See the transcript of his speech on this topic at the end of the article) Personally, I didn’t think I ever saw before a figurine …
We encourage everyone to post your Daily Prayer Petitions in the Comments section below. Together we pray as one Catholic Family for our intentions and the intentions of the Pope. Let us also pray for the suffering souls in Purgatory. With confidence let us call upon Christ, the shepherd and …
First Reading – Isaiah 56:1-3A, 6-8 Thus says the LORD: Observe what is right, do what is just; for my salvation is about to come, my justice, about to be revealed. Blessed is the man who does this, the son of man who holds to it; Who keeps the sabbath …
“Am I not here, I who am your Mother?” Our Lady of Guadalupe spoke this phrase in native Aztec Nahuatl language on the 12th of December 1531 as she had appeared for the fourth time to Saint Juan Diego, a 57-year old Mexican peasant and Catholic convert. It was also on …
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