https://youtu.be/nCOPzxoQr_M Today we celebrate The Feast of Saint Padre Pio. He was born in 1887 in a small Italian village. As a priest, he spent 50 years in a monastery, where he was much sought after as a spiritual advisor, confessor, and intercessor. Despite such notoriety, he would often say, “I only want to be […]
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An elderly lady’s all-night cab ride
TISSUE WARNING: Today Father Jerry shares the very touching story of a random cab driver who was called to pick up an elderly woman from her home. Unfortunately, she was headed to spend her final days in hospice care. What could have been a quick drive across town, turned into an all-night journey of reminiscing […]
Continue ReadingThe Feast of Saint Matthew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MuiVj62rTs Today the church celebrates The Feast of Saint Matthew, apostle and evangelist. His name is ascribed to the second gospel written, although when we name the Gospels, we named them Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Almost every scripture scholar worth his or her salt would say that Mark’s gospel is by far the oldest, […]
Continue ReadingThe Feast of Saint Robert Bellarmine
https://youtu.be/epbibeicyQM Click above to watch Father Jerry’s video for Thursday, September 17th. Today the church celebrates The Feast of Saint Robert Bellarmine, an Italian Jesuit who was instrumental during the counter-reformation of the church. He wrote a catechism and is the patron saint of catechists and catechumens. Let us pray. O God who adorned the […]
Continue ReadingThe Feasts of Saint Cornelius and Saint Cyprian
https://youtu.be/YfAxuDrwyMc Today the Church celebrates The Feasts of Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian Bishop. both martyrs. Both Saints Cornelius and Cyprian are mentioned in the first Eucharistic prayer, which means from the very earliest days of the church, these men were revered for their holiness and for dying for their faith. O God, who gave […]
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