Holy Saturday – Deafening Silence (4 April 2026)
Holy Saturday is a day of silent recollection and prayer. After the death of Jesus, a few faithful friends remained: Our Blessed Mother, St. John,
Holy Saturday is a day of silent recollection and prayer. After the death of Jesus, a few faithful friends remained: Our Blessed Mother, St. John,
Today’s Gospel recalls John’s account of Mary anointing Jesus at Bethany (John 12:1-9). While Martha is busy serving, Mary offers total attention to Jesus by
God graciously gives to every Christian a personal vocation, a mission to fulfill, by means of which we are privileged to participate in Jesus’ redemptive
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” (Luke 1:38) The total acceptance
Today’s Gospel is Jesus’ final miracle before His Passion and sets the scene for his arrest (John 11:1-45). Jesus who is making His way toward
“And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.” (Luke 2:19) “Mary kept all these things …” (v. 19) Well, what
On the first Sunday after Christmas Day, we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family Today’s Scripture readings from Matthew’s Gospel are far from the
To those curious as to why the Gospel writers say so little about Mary, is it not enough that she is the Mother of God?
Today’s Gospel recounting Jesus’ visit to the home of Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42), directly follows Jesus’ telling of the parable about the Good Samaritan
JOHN 2:1-11 (v. 1) “…there was a wedding in Cana in Galilee…” Throughout the Old Testament, God’s saving action – salvation – is expressed through