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The attitude of prayer is one and the same for all, but there are many kinds of prayer and many different prayers. Some converse with God as with a friend and master, interceding with praise and petition not for themselves but for others. Some strive for more (spiritual) riches and glory and for confidence in prayer. Others ask for complete deliverance from their adversary. Some beg to receive some kind of rank; others for complete forgiveness of debts. Some ask to be released from prison; others for remission of accusations. Before all else let us list sincere thanksgiving first on our prayer-card. On the second line we should put confession, and heartfelt contrition of soul. Then let us present our petition to the King of all. This is the best way of praying.

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Sunday, July 28, 2019
This is my beloved Son
Saturday, February 18, 2023
Beholding His humanity, they disdained belief in the creator
Monday, February 13, 2023
The Law rooted in our hearts
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Holy Thursday
Thursday, April 14, 2022
I do will it. Be made clean
Friday, January 7, 2022
Giving up everything because Christ gave up everything for us
Sunday, November 7, 2021
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Saturday, July 24, 2021
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Monday of the Third week of Lent
Monday, March 8, 2021
"This is how you are to pray"
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Store up treasure for yourself, or make yourself rich in the sight of God?
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Follow Christ
Monday, February 8, 2021
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021
“Make straight the Lord’s path”
Saturday, January 2, 2021
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Friday, January 1, 2021
"Lord, do not hold this sin against them" (Acts 7:60)
Saturday, December 26, 2020
"The Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end."
Sunday, December 20, 2020
"She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus"
Friday, December 18, 2020
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Thursday, December 17, 2020
"Are you the one who is to come?"
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Witness to God
Monday, December 14, 2020
"How can this be, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?"
Saturday, December 12, 2020
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
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Sunday, December 6, 2020
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Saturday, December 5, 2020
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Friday, December 4, 2020
Faith, the foundation of our interior life
Thursday, December 3, 2020
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Sunday, November 29, 2020
Approaching Jesus in humility
Monday, November 23, 2020
"I believe in the resurrection of the dead"
Saturday, November 21, 2020
"He saw the city and wept over it"
Thursday, November 19, 2020
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
"Today salvation has come to this house"
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
"The people walking in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent, but he kept calling out all the more"
Monday, November 16, 2020
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Friday, November 13, 2020
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020
"We are unprofitable servants" (Lk 17:10)
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
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Monday, November 9, 2020
"I held him and I would not let him go" (Sg 3:4)
Sunday, November 8, 2020
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Saturday, November 7, 2020
"Fill the earth and subdue it" (Gn 1:28)
Friday, November 6, 2020
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Thursday, November 5, 2020
"Everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple"
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Thought Of the Day
Monday, November 2, 2020
Rejoice, assembly of God!
Sunday, November 1, 2020
"My friend, move up to a higher position"
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Jesus at table with the Pharisees
Friday, October 30, 2020
"How many times I yearned to gather your children together"
Thursday, October 29, 2020
"He called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named apostles"
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Delivered from the bonds of sin by the cross of Christ
Monday, October 26, 2020
"Which commandment in the law is the greatest?"
Sunday, October 25, 2020
Of right fear
Saturday, October 24, 2020
Knowing how to interpret the signs of the times
Friday, October 23, 2020
Burning with a fire of love
Thursday, October 22, 2020
"Watch!"
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Happy that faithful servant !
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Our only good is God!
Monday, October 19, 2020
On fulfilling ones duties
Sunday, October 18, 2020
"The holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you should say"
Saturday, October 17, 2020
"Give alms, and behold, everything will be clean for you"
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Reasons for believing?
Monday, October 12, 2020
“ Blessed are those who have been called to the marriage feast of the Lamb ” (Rv 19:9)
Sunday, October 11, 2020
Saturday of the Twenty-seventh week in Ordinary Time
Saturday, October 10, 2020
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Thursday, October 8, 2020
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Monday, October 5, 2020
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Saturday, October 3, 2020
"Pray the lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest" (Lk 10:2)
Thursday, October 1, 2020
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020
"War broke out in heaven : Michael and his angels battled against the Dragon" (Rv 12:7)
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Whoever is not against you is for you
Monday, September 28, 2020
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Sunday, September 27, 2020
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Saturday, September 26, 2020
"The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected (…) and be killed and on the third day be raised."
Friday, September 25, 2020
"They went from village to village proclaiming the good news "
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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Sunday, September 20, 2020
Saturday of the Twenty-fourth week in Ordinary Time
Saturday, September 19, 2020
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Friday, September 18, 2020
"Her many sins have been forgiven"
Thursday, September 17, 2020
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Wednesday, September 16, 2020
The desert of the crowds
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020
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Monday, August 31, 2020
Forerunner in death as in life
Saturday, August 29, 2020
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Friday, August 28, 2020
Perfection is within
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
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Monday, August 24, 2020
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday, August 23, 2020
Saint Clement of Alexandria (150- c.215) theologian Homily “ Can the rich be saved?”
Friday, August 21, 2020
Monday of the Twentieth week in Ordinary Time
Monday, August 17, 2020
"Seventy-seven times"
Thursday, August 13, 2020
"Whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven"
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
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Tuesday, August 11, 2020
"If it dies, it produces much fruit"
Monday, August 10, 2020
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Sunday, August 9, 2020
Saturday of the Eighteenth week in Ordinary Time
Saturday, August 8, 2020
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Friday, August 7, 2020
Saint Anthony of Padua (c.1195-1231) Franciscan, Doctor of the Church Sermon for Septuagesima Sunday Beholding the face of Christ
Thursday, August 6, 2020
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Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday, August 2, 2020
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Saturday, August 1, 2020
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Thursday, July 30, 2020
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Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Saint Claude la Colombière (1641-1682) Jesuit Spiritual Journal
Monday, July 27, 2020
Saint Basil (c.330-379) monk and Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, Doctor of the Church
Saturday, July 25, 2020
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Friday, July 24, 2020
Thursday of the Sixteenth week in Ordinary Time
Thursday, July 23, 2020
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Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Saint Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941) Franciscan, martyr Conference of 21/1/1939
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
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Monday, July 20, 2020
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday, July 19, 2020
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Saturday, July 18, 2020
Friday of the Fifteenth week in Ordinary Time
Friday, July 17, 2020
Wednesday of the Fifteenth week in Ordinary Time
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Christ calls us all to conversion
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
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Wednesday, May 6, 2020
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Monday, April 6, 2020
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Sunday, March 29, 2020
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Tuesday, March 24, 2020
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Monday, March 23, 2020
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Sunday, March 22, 2020
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Sunday, January 12, 2020
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Monday of the Third week of Advent
Monday, December 16, 2019
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Friday, December 13, 2019
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Thursday, December 12, 2019
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Wednesday, December 11, 2019
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019
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Thursday, December 5, 2019
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Monday, December 2, 2019
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019
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Sunday, November 24, 2019
Saint Ignatius of Antioch (?-c.110) Bishop and martyr Letter to the Ephesians, 3-4, 9 (trans. J.H. Srawley)
Friday, November 22, 2019
"Jerusalem, if only today you knew what makes for peace!"
Thursday, November 21, 2019
The gift of God, the freedom of man
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
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Monday, November 18, 2019
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Sunday, November 17, 2019
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Saturday, November 16, 2019
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Friday, November 15, 2019
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Wednesday, November 13, 2019
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Friday, November 1, 2019
The divine Heart attracted by our humility
Sunday, October 27, 2019
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Saturday, October 26, 2019
“To light a fire on the earth”: the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:3)
Thursday, October 24, 2019
"Be prepared"
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
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Monday, October 21, 2019
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Sunday, October 20, 2019
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Saturday, October 19, 2019
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Thursday, October 17, 2019
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
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Monday, October 14, 2019
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Friday, October 4, 2019
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Thursday, October 3, 2019
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Tuesday, October 1, 2019
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Sunday, September 22, 2019
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Friday, September 20, 2019
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Tuesday, September 17, 2019
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Friday, September 13, 2019
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Saturday, August 24, 2019
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Friday, August 23, 2019
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Thursday, August 22, 2019
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Wednesday, August 21, 2019
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Tuesday, August 20, 2019
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Monday, August 19, 2019
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Sunday, August 18, 2019
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Saturday, August 17, 2019
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Friday, August 16, 2019
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Thursday, August 15, 2019
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019
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Monday, August 12, 2019
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Wednesday, August 7, 2019
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Tuesday, August 6, 2019
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Sunday, August 4, 2019
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Friday, August 2, 2019
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Thursday, August 1, 2019
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Thursday, August 1, 2019
Saturday of the Sixteenth week in Ordinary Time
Saturday, July 27, 2019
Friday of the Sixteenth week in Ordinary Time
Friday, July 26, 2019
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Thursday, July 25, 2019
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Wednesday, July 24, 2019
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019
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Monday, July 22, 2019
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Thursday, July 18, 2019
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Wednesday, July 17, 2019
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Friday, July 12, 2019
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Tuesday, July 9, 2019
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Monday, July 8, 2019
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Saturday, June 29, 2019
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019
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Tuesday, June 25, 2019
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Monday, June 24, 2019
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019
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Sunday, June 16, 2019
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Friday, June 14, 2019
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Thursday, June 13, 2019
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Wednesday, June 12, 2019
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Tuesday, June 11, 2019
On freedom from anger and on meekness
Monday, June 10, 2019
Friday of the Seventh week of Easter
Friday, June 7, 2019
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Thursday, June 6, 2019
So that they may be one just as we are
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Saturday of the Sixth week of Easter
Saturday, June 1, 2019
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Friday, May 31, 2019
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Thursday, May 30, 2019
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Wednesday, May 29, 2019
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Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Monday of the Sixth week of Easter
Monday, May 27, 2019
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Sunday, May 26, 2019
Saturday of the Fifth week of Easter
Saturday, May 25, 2019
Thursday of the Fifth week of Easter
Thursday, May 23, 2019
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Wednesday, May 22, 2019
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Monday, May 20, 2019
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Wednesday, May 15, 2019
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019
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Monday, May 13, 2019
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Saturday, May 11, 2019
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Sunday, May 5, 2019
It is I. Do not be afraid
Saturday, May 4, 2019
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Thursday, May 2, 2019
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
What is born of spirit is spirit
Monday, April 29, 2019
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Thursday, April 25, 2019
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Behold, Jesus met them on their way
Monday, April 22, 2019
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Wednesday, April 17, 2019
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019
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Sunday, April 14, 2019
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Saturday, April 13, 2019
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Friday, April 12, 2019
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Thursday, April 11, 2019
Do as Abraham did
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Tuesday of the Fifth week of Lent
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
The light of the world
Monday, April 8, 2019
I shall get up and go to my father
Sunday, March 31, 2019
On sobriety in prayer
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Loving God and neighbor
Friday, March 29, 2019
Whoever does not gather with me scatters
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Wednesday of the Third week of Lent
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Thought of the Day
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
The Mighty One has done great things for me
Monday, March 25, 2019
The rich man saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory, spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem
Sunday, March 17, 2019
But I say to you... pray for those who persecute you
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Putting enmity to death through his cross
Friday, March 15, 2019
The Prince of Peace
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Come back to me with all your heart
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Come, you who are blessed by my Father
Monday, March 11, 2019
Every tree is known by its own fruit
Sunday, March 3, 2019
Thought of the Day
Friday, March 1, 2019
The salt of repentance
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Thought Of the Day
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Last of all and the servant of all
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
The witness of the prophets leads to the witness of the apostles
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Why does this generation ask for a sign
Monday, February 18, 2019
Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours
Sunday, February 17, 2019
Our Shepherd gives himself as our food
Saturday, February 16, 2019
His speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly
Friday, February 15, 2019
The faith of the Canaanite woman
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Create a pure heart within me, O God
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
As many as touched him were healed
Monday, February 11, 2019
Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give
Sunday, February 10, 2019
His heart was moved with pity for them
Saturday, February 9, 2019
John the Baptist, martyr for the truth
Friday, February 8, 2019
Arise
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Go home to your family and announce to them all that the Lord in his pity has done for you
Monday, February 4, 2019
He passed through the midst of them and went away
Sunday, February 3, 2019
My eyes have seen your salvation
Saturday, February 2, 2019
Christ sown in the earth
Friday, February 1, 2019
What a laudable exchange
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
To follow the will of God
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Timothy and Titus spread the faith of the apostles throughout the world
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Those who had diseases were pressing upon him to touch him
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Thought of the Day
Saturday, January 19, 2019
The Holy Innocents
Friday, December 28, 2018
Saint Stephen, first to follow Christ’s footsteps
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
“Mary gave thanks to the Lord”
Saturday, December 22, 2018
"Mary traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah"
Friday, December 21, 2018
"You will be speechless... until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words"
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
"Let the desert and dry land exult ; let the steppe rejoice and bloom" (Is 35:1)
Sunday, December 9, 2018
Mary, “full of grace” in her Immaculate Conception
Saturday, December 8, 2018
"He was the true light who enlightens everyone, coming into the world" (Jn 1:9)
Friday, December 7, 2018
Hear and put into practice
Thursday, December 6, 2018
"Blessed are the eyes that see what you see"
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday, December 3, 2018

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