Happy Sunday!

This week the Church celebrates a few very special feast days. On Monday we celebrate the Feast of the Archangels, Tuesday is St. Jerome, and on Wednesday St. Therese of Lisieux, and on Thursday the Guardian Angels! These days are a beautiful combination of angelic intercessors alongside the saints who, having walked here on earth, now call heaven their home.

Happy Sunday!

This weekend our first reading comes from the prophet Amos. He was a unique prophet in that many scholars believe his ministry lasted only a year or so. God called him from his life as a shepherd to prophesy to His people. Today we hear from him a very strong rebuke against those who take advantage of the poor and needy. He tells us that the Lord God will not forget what they have done.

Happy Sunday!

This Sunday the Church celebrates the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Celebrated every year on September 14th, we usually observe it during this week, but since this year it falls on a Sunday it takes precedence over the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Our Liturgy will speak of the beautiful triumph of Jesus on the cross.

Happy Sunday!

This week's second reading comes from St. Paul's letter to Philemon. This letter is so brief that it is not divided up into chapters, just verses. The letter is written by Paul in his imprisonment to Philemon speaking about a slave Onesimus. While Onesimus seems to be a real person, there is also a certain play on his name, which means "useful" or "beneficial".