Category: feast

  • 3 Holy Hierarchs

    3 Holy Hierarchs

    Today is the feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and St John Chrysostom. The story is that the people of Constantinople were trying to figure out which was the greatest. All three appeared in a vision saying “We all teach the same thing.” That should be true of everyone…

  • Same Problems

    Same Problems

    Certain it is that the critical issues, the thorny problems that wait upon man’s solution, have remained the same for almost twenty centuries. And why? Because the whole of history and of life hinges on the person of Jesus Christ. Either men anchor themselves on Him and His Church, and thus enjoy the blessings of…

  • Holy, Mighty!

    ST PATRICK Is the copatron of our Archdiocese and so today’s Lenten commemoration is observed as a Solemnity here in San Francisco (as in NYC). We usually hear of driving the snakes out of Ireland (there’s never been any snakes there…) but while miracles are cool, the proof of anyone’s sanctity is the life of…

  • Even this is for our good.

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MarySaturday in the 22nd Week of Ordinary Time (B2) Romans 8:28-30 Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23 Omnia cooperantur in bonum.All things work for the good.This is one place where I feel woefully weak in my faith. For I need to have all my ducks…

  • Pass me a stone…

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for St Stephen’s Day: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59 Matthew 10:17-22 Cavete autem ab hominibus. Tradent enim vos in conciliis, et in synagogis suis flagellabunt vos:  et ad præsides, et ad reges ducemini propter me in testimonium illis, et gentibus.Beware of men. For they will deliver you up in councils, and they will scourge…

  • Ye who own the faith of Jesus

    ✙ JMJ The Readings for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception: Genesis 3:9-15, 20 Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12 Luke 1:26-38 Ave gratia plena: Dominus tecum.Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you. Unto whomst (as all the cool kiddies say on Twitter) else has the Lord ever said “Full of Grace”? Unto which of the…