Memorial of St. Scholastica
From today’s Scripture: “Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as many as touched it were healed.”—Mk 6:56 Commanded by Moses to make tassels on the ends of their cloaks to remember the […]
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.’ When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him.”—Lk 5:10b-11 The call to follow Christ comes to each of us in a unique way, dependent on our situation. Perhaps you are […]
4th Saturday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest awhile.” —Mk 6:31 Even Jesus needed to take a break! He found his rest in prayer, and taught his disciples to do likewise. Prayer is a major challenge in many of our lives. We know we’re supposed to do it, but like […]
4th Friday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “So he promptly dispatched an executioner with orders to bring back his head. He went off and beheaded him in the prison. He brought in the head on a platter…”—Mk 6:27-28 Our world sees the slaughter of innocents every day of the year. And torture in prisons is a worldwide constant. One […]
Memorial of St. Paul Miki & Companions
From today’s Scripture: “He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick—no food, no sack, no money in their belts.”—Mk 6:8 There once was a young person who came to work as a Glenmary volunteer. At the end of his service, he left everything behind—all of his possessions, including most of […]
CULTIVATING VOCATIONS IN THE MISSIONS
To celebrate and promote vocations during the Catholic jubilee year, Glenmary held a Vocations Fair Day at our mission in Macon County, Tennessee, on February 1. The day began by sharing about Glenmary’s mission in bringing the Eucharist to rural America. Attendees studied maps that depicted religious population in the United States, watched videos on […]
Memorial of St. Agatha
From today’s Scripture: “Jesus said, ‘A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.’”—Mk 6:3 Have you ever had the experience of going back home and listening to the stories people have of you? These are the stories you wish would have died […]
4th Tuesday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “She said, ‘If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.’”—Mk 5:28 How much faith do I have? We hear in today’s Gospel a remarkable expression of faith in the story of the hemorrhaging woman. She doesn’t ask for much, she just wants to touch the Lord. Do we reach out […]
4th Monday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “He asked him, ‘What is your name?’”—Mk 5:9 That question in today’s Gospel is a question that Jesus asks the demon who is possessing the outcast man. But it’s a question that Jesus asks each of us: “What is your name?” In that question is the deepest one. Who am I? Do […]
Presentation of the Lord
From today’s Scripture: “The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.”—Lk 2:40 We sometimes forget that Jesus really was a person. Not just the appearance of a person. Truly God, and incarnate, truly man, our tradition tells us. We profess that at Mass every time we […]
