16th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C
My brothers and sisters, let us combine the love of God shown us by Mary in today’s gospel reading with the diligence and work ethic of Martha as we continue to grow in our faith in God and come closer to Him.
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19th July - St. Justa and Rufina
He who trusts himself is lost. He who trusts in God can do all things - St. Alphonsus Liguori.
18th July – St. Camillus de Lellis
Think well. Speak well. Do well. These three things, through the mercy of God, will make a man go to Heaven.
17th July - Blessed Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne
The secret of sweetening our sacrifices is to attend a little less to what costs us and a little more to what we value.
16th July – Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Yet, in the midst of this tide of evil, the Virgin Most Merciful rises before our eyes, like a rainbow, as the arbiter of peace between God and man.
15th July – St. Bonaventure
If you learn everything, except Christ, you learn nothing. If you learn nothing, except Christ, you learn everything.
14th July - St. Kateri Tekakwitha
I am not my own. I have given myself to Jesus. He must be my only love.
15th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C
So my dear friends in Christ, let us resolve today to be good samaritans to our brothers and sisters who are down and experiencing difficult situations in life by truly living out the corporal works of mercy and the spiritual works of mercy, because what you did to your neighbor or one of God’s little ones, you did to God and He will not forget it when your hour of judgment comes.
12th July - St. John Gaulbert
But I say to you, love your enemies (Matthew 5:44)
11th July – St. Benedict
Girded with faith and the performance of good works, let us follow in his [Jesus] paths by the guidance of the Gospel.
10th July - Blessed Emmanuel Ruiz and Companions
Love seeks one thing only… the good of the one loved. It leaves all the other secondary effects to take care of themselves. Love therefore, is its own reward - Thomas Merton
9th July – St. Augustine Zhao Rong & Companions
Today the Church is grateful to her Lord, who blesses her and bathes her in light with the radiant holiness of these sons and daughters of China.
8th July - St. Jeanne-Marie Kerguin
In our troubles, we must always say, Blessed be God, thank You my God, or glory to God!
7th July - Blessed Peter To Rot
The Japanese cannot stop us loving God and obeying laws! We must be strong and we must refuse to give in to them.
14th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C
My dear friends in Christ, as laborers for God’s harvest, let us go out into the world today as missionary disciples and through authentic faith, love and service, bring our brothers and sisters closer to God by sharing God’s peace with them, by worshipping God better, by praying constantly and consistently, by faithfully serving God and our neighbor, by being generous and charitable, and by knowing more about our faith and sharing it with all.