Feast Day of St. Catherine of Siena-Wednesday, April 29, 2020

“For perfected souls every place is to them an oratory, every moment a time for prayer.  Their conversation has ascended from earth to heaven–that is to say they have cut themselves off from every form of earthly affection and sensual self-love and have risen alone into the very height of Heaven.”” St. Catherine of Siena

On Wednesday, April 29, 2020, we celebrate the Feast Day of St. Catherine of Siena.

Born in 1347, Saint Catherine was the youngest of 25 children.  Her father was a wool dyer in the small town of Siena, in Tuscany, Italy.  At an early age, she became fully aware of her gifts. (Read more…)

Divine Mercy Sunday

Today we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday.  Pope Francis has urged us to embrace this day and truly reflect a spirit of mercy, repentance and reconciliation in our lives.  On this day, one week after Easter, we are reminded why Jesus rose from the dead: and one of the reasons was to shower the world with divine mercy.

This is what the Church has to say in part about this great feast: “During the Church’s millennium celebration in 2000, Pope John Paul II declared that the Second Sunday of Easter be known as “Divine Mercy Sunday”.  (Read more…)

Palm Sunday

Today, with Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, we embark on the HOLIEST of weeks, the first and most important in our liturgical year.  Each day provides a renewed opportunity to celebrate the Passion, Death, life-giving Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion: This year we walk with the Lord during His final days, proclaiming the Passion according to Mathew.  Each of the Passion narratives has a different feel to it, as the evangelist emphasizes some subtle themes.  (Read more…)