J.M.J. Happy Anniversary The Best Catholic! My Blog started out as “Psalms and the Pilgrim Daughter” some years ago, on February 17. I would love to commemorate that special day when it all began; when I answered what I felt in my heart as God’s call for me to write …
Our Catholic Church now enters the liturgical season of Lent, which begins on this day, Ash Wednesday, and ends on Holy Thursday. Lent is a period of forty days of spiritual reflection and sacrifice, consisting mainly of prayer, penitence, almsgiving, and fasting. The true purpose of Lent is to give …
In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus gives instructions to the Twelve, His 12 Apostles, on how to carry out His prophetic, priestly, kingly mission to proclaim the coming of the Kingdom of God. Jesus gives power and authority to His disciples to heal the physically sick, and the spiritually sick …
On this day, January 25, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle. There is much more meaning to discover and appreciate in his story. We hear the name of Saint Paul the Apostle almost every Sunday Mass. The Epistles of Paul or Letters of …
In Mark’s Gospel for the day, we read about the rising popularity of Jesus as He did His ministry. People from different places, including pagan and Gentile lands, began to follow Him after hearing of how He cured many others of their bodily and spiritual illnesses. They wanted to even …
The Gospel for the day talks about how Jesus saw Levi and told him, “Follow me.” In this tax collector’s house, at a table, Jesus ate with Levi, along with many other tax collectors and sinners who followed Him. Upon seeing that, the scribes who were Pharisees said to His …
In the Gospel for the day, we read about the leper who begs Jesus to cure him. He says, “If you wish, you can make me clean.” Jesus, moved with pity for him, stretches His hand toward him, and replies, “I do will it. Be made clean.” Immediately, the man …
For this day, the Gospel of Mark tells us about Jesus as He begins His healing ministry, performing his very first recorded account—healing Simon’s mother-in-law. Saint Mark narrates that in Simon’s (Peter) house, his mother-in-law lays sick with a fever. They tell Jesus about her as soon as He enters …
Mass Readings for the Day: Isaiah 60:1-6, Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13, Ephesians 3:2-3A, 5-6, Matthew 2:2; Matthew 2:1-12 The journey of the Magi to pay homage to Baby Jesus, guided by the Star of Bethlehem, is one of the most beloved stories for Catholics of all ages. Since early …
Mass Readings for the Day: 1 John 5:5-15; Psalm 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20; Mark 9:6; Mark 1:7-11 or Luke 3-23-28 or 3:23, 31-34, 36, 38 The Gospel for this day invites us to reflect on the institution of the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation, beginning with Jesus, and how God has …
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