MEMORIAL OF SAINTS CORNELIUS (POPE) AND CYPRIAN (BISHOP), MARTYRS FEAST DAY – 16th SEPTEMBER Nothing certain is known of Cornelius’ early life. After Rome had been […]
MERCY IS STRONGER THAN RIGIDITY “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” — Luke 6:36 Pope Cornelius faced not only persecution from the Roman authorities […]
TODAY’S GOSPEL READING 15 SEPTEMBER, 2026 John 19:25-27 OR Luke 2:33-35 ✠ A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John Standing by the cross of […]
CONTEMPLATING THE MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS THE MOTHER WHO STAYED On Calvary, as darkness covered the earth and Jesus suffered on the Cross, many […]
THE MYSTERY OF STAYING “Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother…” — John 19:25 Mary remained beneath the Cross when almost everyone else had […]
CONTEMPLATING THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS – 14 SEPTEMBER THE MEANING OF THE FEAST The Exaltation of the Holy Cross celebrates the Cross of Jesus […]
TODAY’S GOSPEL READING 13 SEPTEMBER, 2026 Matthew 16:21-35 Then Peter came up and asked him, “Lord, how many times may my brother sin against me and […]
FEAST OF SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH FEAST DAY – 13th SEPTEMBER John Chrysostom (c. 347 – 14 September 407) was an important […]
TODAY’S GOSPEL READING 12 SEPTEMBER, 2026 Luke 6:43-49 Jesus said to his disciples: “There is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor does an evil […]