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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)...
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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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MAY 4, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Nick Baumgardner -
If you’ve ever had to take care of someone else, you know that it’s easy to become so consumed with taking care of that...
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ST. PHILIP & ST. JAMES

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FEAST: MAY 3 St. Philip and James are two of the lesser-known Apostles. However, when we take a closer look, they are all over the...
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ST. ATHANASIUS

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MEMORIAL: MAY 2 St Athanasius lived in the 4th century AD and eventually became a Bishop in the Catholic Church. He was influential in the...
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ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER

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MEMORIAL: MAY 1 St. Joseph the Worker is one of two major St. Joseph celebrations throughout the year (the other being March 19th). The Feast...
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POPE ST. PIUS V

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MEMORIAL: APRIL 30 St. Pius V was born during the height of the Protestant reformation. He first became a brother and eventually became Bishop and...
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ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA

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MEMORIAL: APRIL 29 St. Catherine of Siena was born in the fourteenth century as the 25th child of her parents. While many of her siblings...
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ST. PETER CHANEL

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MEMORIAL: APRIL 28 St. Peter Chanel was born in the 19th century in France. After becoming a priest, St. Peter joined the Society of Mary...
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APRIL 27, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Isaac Summers -
When we are kids, there are some things that we so desperately want to be true, but no matter how much we try to...

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