St Peter Claver, SJBorn : June 26, 1580 Died: Sept. 8, 1654 Beatified: July 16,1850 Canonized: January 15,1888 St Peter Claver was born in Catalonia, Spain, and the youngest of 4 children of a well-to-do country farmer. At 13, Peter already decided to become a priest. At 16, he went to Barcelona to study at…
S.G. Richard Tena, SJBorn : Dec 1877 Died: Sept 8, 1936 Richard Tena was born at Azuaga, in the province of Badajoz, near the Portuguese border. At seventeen, he entered the Jesuit novitiate in Granada on August 3, 1894. After his early studies there, he spent a year teaching in Malaga before going for further…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 6:1-5 One Sabbath Jesus was walking through the cornfields, and his disciples were picking ears of corn, rubbing them in their hands and eating them. Some of the Pharisees said, ‘Why are you doing something that is forbidden on the Sabbath day?’ Jesus answered them, ‘So you have not read what…
Be conscious of other's needs rather than keeping rules and laws22nd Week in Ordinary Time: Saturday 7th September 2019Col. 1:21-23; Ps. 54(53):3-4,6,8; Lk. 6:1-5 (Ps Wk II) In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus pointed out an important aspect of Christian living. For Jesus, the human person is more important than the observance of the law of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “The Sabbath”: Observance of the Sabbath Laws and the Sunday obligations for Catholics should not be done rigidly, blindly and inhumanely. If we are not able to attend Mass due to illness, the caring of someone in great need, etc. such compassionate reasons justify the non-attendance…
Servant of God Emmanuel Gonzalez; Joseph Sanchez and 2 CompanionsS.G. EMMANUEL GONZALEZ , SJ Born: Oct 17, 1889 Died: Sep 8, 1936 S.G. JOSEPH SANCHEZ & 2 COMPANIONS , SJ Born: Nov 10, 1891 Died: Sep 8, 1936 Fr Emmanuel Gonzalez Hernandez, Fr Joseph Sanchez Oliva, Bros Dominic Ibarlucea Oregui and Anthony Sanchiz Martinez were…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 5:33-38 The Pharisees and the scribes said to Jesus, ‘John's disciples are always fasting and saying prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees, too, but yours go on eating and drinking.’ Jesus replied, ‘Surely you cannot make the bridegroom's attendants fast while the bridegroom is still with them? But the time…
Jesus, you are my all in all22nd Week in Ordinary Time: Friday 6th September 2019Col. 1:15-20; Ps. 100(99):2,3,4,5; Lk. 5:33-39 (Ps Wk II) Today’s Gospel reading involves the third conflict (1st on Forgiveness of sin Lk. 5:17-26 and 2nd on Call of Levi and fellowship with sinners Lk. 5:27-32). This 3rd conflict deals with the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus – “New Wine”: Reflect on our lives more deeply, and ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten us on the gift of faith in Jesus, our Risen Lord, who offers us eternal happiness. The Spirit enlightens our minds and fills our hearts with Jesus’ Truth and…
Saints Melchior Grodziecki and Stephen Pongracz , SJSt. Melchoir Grodziecki Born : 1584 Died : Sept. 7,1619 Beatified : 1905 Canonised : July 2, 1995 St Stephen Pongracz, SJ Born: 1583 Died: Sept 7,1619 Beatified: 1905 Canonized: July 2, 1995 Frs Melchior Grodziecki and Stephen Pongracz became acquainted when they were both at the Jesuit…