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Gospel Reflections

JUNE 1, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Nick Baumgardner -
A father of four was accused of a crime he did not commit. At his trial, false evidence was brought against him, and evidence...
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ST. JUSTIN MARTYR

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MEMORIAL: JUNE 1 Justin Martyr was born at the beginning of the second century. He grew up as an educated young man, but was pagan....
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ST. JOAN OF ARC

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MEMORIAL: MAY 30 Joan of Arc was born in the 15th century in northeast France to a peasant farmer during the Hundred Years War between...
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POPE ST. PAUL VI

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MEMORIAL: MAY 29 Pope Paul VI was born Giovanni Battista Montini in Northern Italy in 1897. Ordained a priest at the age of 23, Montini...
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ST. AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY

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MEMORIAL: MAY 27 St. Augustine of Canterbury was born in the 6th century. Little is known about his early life, but he was the prior...
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ST. PHILIP NERI

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MEMORIAL: MAY 26 St. Philip Neri was born at the beginning of the 16th century in Florence, Italy. While learning the family business at the...
Gospel Reflections

MAY 25, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Isaac Summers -
In today’s Gospel, Jesus is speaking to His apostles at the Last Supper. He has just washed their feet and is giving them His...
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ST. BEDE THE VENERABLE

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MEMORIAL: MAY 25 St. Bede the Venerable lived in the 7th century and was a Benedictine monk. He was ordained a deacon at the age...
Gospel Reflections

MAY 18, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. -
In today’s Gospel, Our Lord says: “I give you a new commandment: love one another.” This is a very famous saying of Jesus. If...
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POPE ST. JOHN I

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MEMORIAL: MAY 18 Pope St. John I was born in the 6th century in Tuscany, Italy. At that time the western region was under the...
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ST. ISIDORE, FARMER

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MEMORIAL: MAY 15 St. Isidore was born in Madrid, Spain in the 11th century. He was a poor farmer who worked the land of a...
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ST. MATTHIAS

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FEAST: MAY 14 Little is known of St. Matthias other than what is mentioned in the first chapter of Acts of the Apostles. One of...
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OUR LADY OF FATIMA

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MEMORIAL: MAY 13 On May 13, 1917, a Lady dressed in white more brilliant than the sun appeared to three children (Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta)...
Gospel Reflections

MAY 11, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Sam Kachuba -
The Fourth Sunday of Easter is also the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The happy convergence of Mother’s Day (in the United States)...
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ST. JOHN OF AVILA

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MEMORIAL: MAY 10 St. John of Avila was born in Spain in the 1500s. It was a time of great turmoil in the Church, but...

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