Our need for connection – with God and one another – is revealed on Holy Thursday as we celebrate the gifts of holy communion and service.
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Our need for connection – with God and one another – is revealed on Holy Thursday as we celebrate the gifts of holy communion and service.
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Teaching the disciples, Jesus emphasizes that to follow him requires us to serve one another.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Lent
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The Lord reveals in the Gospel of Matthew how he takes on the services we render to the suffering and marginalized as being done to him. May we take the lesson to heart as we offer our lives to help others today.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 1st Week of Lent
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St. Perpetua and St. Felicity, pray for us!

David’s leadership, effort and strength is affirmed by the people who acknowledge him as king.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 3rd Week of the Year
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St. Francis de Sales, pray for us!

Mary’s command to the servants is our command as well. For us to “do whatever he tells you” requires that we are receptive to God’s prompting in our hearts. May we be open to the command of Christ as we follow him today.
Mass Readings – 2nd Sunday of the Year
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When asked if he was the Christ, John the Baptist redirected the crowd to the coming of Jesus. His humility offers us an example about how to live our lives as we follow the Lord.
Mass Readings – Baptism of the Lord
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The Gospel of Matthew shows Jesus sending out the Twelve Apostles, empowering them to carry out his work. Their example inspires us to offer our lives for the Lord’s service today.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 1st Week of Advent
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St. John Damascene…pray for us!

The exhortation in the First Letter of St. Paul to the Thessalonians inspires us to cultivate hearts that are full of God’s love. What a great way to enter into the season of Advent!
Mass Readings – 1st Sunday of Advent
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Jesus cites two passages of the Old Testament to teach what are the Great Commandments of loving God and Neighbor. As we put this love into practice, we will be drawn into an ever-increasing dynamic of communion, forgiveness and service.
Mass Readings – 31st Sunday of the Year
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The Lord takes a teachable moment and shows the disciples how greatness in Heaven is manifested by our service for others here on earth.
Mass Readings – 29th Sunday of the Year
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