Statues of St. Peter and St. Paul, St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican First Reading: Acts 12:1-11 Second Reading: 2 Timothy 4:6-8; 17-18 Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19 When Jesus… Read more “Solemnity of Sts Peter & Paul”
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Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, the “Martyr of Honesty”
Blessed Floribert Kositi In July 2007, Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi once again faced a momentous moral decision. Kositi was a customs worker on the DRC-Rwanda border,… Read more “Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, the “Martyr of Honesty””
St. Charles Lwanga and Companions
St. Charles Lwanga is in the top row, center. He and nineteen of those pictured here were martyred eight months after this photo was taken Today, June… Read more “St. Charles Lwanga and Companions”
Sixth Sunday of Easter
The Council of Jerusalem First Reading: Acts 15: 1-2, 22-29 Some who had come down from Judea were instructing the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to… Read more “Sixth Sunday of Easter”
The 1700th Anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea
First Council of Nicaea, AD 325 May 20, 325 is the traditional date of the beginning of the First Council of Nicaea, the first Ecumenical Council of… Read more “The 1700th Anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea”
Fifth Sunday of Easter, 2025
Second Reading: Revelation 21:1-5a Then I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth. The former heaven and the former earth had passed away and the… Read more “Fifth Sunday of Easter, 2025”
Divine Mercy Sunday
Jesus, I Trust in You John 20:19-31 On the evening of tht first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for… Read more “Divine Mercy Sunday”
Jesus Is Risen!
John 20:1-9 On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw… Read more “Jesus Is Risen!”
Holy Saturday
The Harrowing of Hell Today, April 19, is Holy Saturday, which Christians set aside to meditate on Christ’s descent into hell to remove from there the righteous… Read more “Holy Saturday”
Maundy Thursday
John 13:1-15 Before the feast of Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to pass from this world to the Father. He loved his own in… Read more “Maundy Thursday”
