SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY — A Message From Saint Catherine of Siena
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich,
cir. 1750s.
Translation of the Holy Gospel According to Matthew (Matt 20:1-16)
At that time Jesus spoke to his disciples this parable: The kingdom of heaven is like to an householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. And […]
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY — A Message From St. Pope Gregory the Great
Vincent van Gogh, 1888
Translation of the Gospel According to Matthew (13:24-30)
At that time Jesus spoke this parable to the multitudes: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field. But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the […]
Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Translation of the Reading for the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I send My Angel, and he shall prepare the way before My face; and presently […]
Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary — A Message from St. Thomas Aquinas
Girolamo Romanino, 1529
Translation of the Gospel of Luke (2:22-32)
At that time, after the days of Mary’s purification according to the law of Moses, were accomplished, they carried Jesus to Jerusalem, to present Him to the Lord; as it is written in the law of the Lord: […]
Third Sunday After Epiphany — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Nicolaes Cornelisz Moyaert, 1632
Translation of the Epistle for the Third Sunday after Epiphany
Brethren: Be not wise in your own conceits. To no man rendering evil for evil: providing good things not only in the sight of God, but also in the […]
Second Sunday After Epiphany — A Message from St. Thomas Aquinas
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1819
Translation of the Holy Gospel According to John (2:1-11)
At that time there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee: and the mother of Jesus was there. And Jesus also was invited, and His disciples, to the marriage. And the wine failing, the mother of Jesus […]
Feast of the Holy Family – A Message From Pope Benedict XVI
Translation From the Holy Gospel According to Luke (2:42-52)
When Jesus was twelve years old, they going up into Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast, and having fulfilled the days, when they returned, the Child Jesus remained in Jerusalem, and His parents knew it not. […]
Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Arent de Gelder, cir. 1710
Translation of the Epistle for the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus
In those days, Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said, Rulers of the people and elders, if we are on trial […]
Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus — Messages From the Church Fathers
por um mestre desconhecido, cir. 1633
Translation of the Gospel According to Luke (2:21)
At that time, after eight days were accomplished, that the child should be circumcised; His Name was called Jesus, which was called by the Angel before He was conceived in the womb.