The Church celebrates the feast day of St. Anthony of Egypt on January 17th. St. Anthony is called the “Father of Monasticism,” and is seen as the one of the great men known as the “Desert Fathers.” Anthony was born into a wealthy family, but after the death of his parents, he heard the call […]
The “O Antiphons” of Advent
One of the Church’s ancient liturgical traditions, dating back to at least the 8th century, is the use of the “O Antiphons” for this final week of Advent — our final preparation for the coming of Christ at Christmas. Each of these antiphons points to a Scriptural title of Christ found in the Book of […]
St. Monica & St. Augustine
One of the patron saints of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Mercy is St. Augustine of Hippo. He was chosen to be one of our patrons because he was a sinner – a sexual addict, who kept a mistress for about twenty years – who, through the Mercy of God was converted and became […]
Transfiguration of the Lord
On August 6th, the Church celebrated the mystery of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ upon Mount Tabor. Jesus had taken the “inner circle” of His disciples, Peter, James and John, up the mountain, and there “He was transfigured before them. And His clothes became dazzlingly white, such as no fuller on earth could […]
Birth of St. John the Baptist
Today the Church celebrates the ancient feast day in which we commemorate the birth of St. John the Baptist. Normally, the Church celebrates the day in which a saint left this world to enter our true and heavenly homeland. But today the Church celebrates the birth of St. John into this world of time. Why […]
Fatima’s message for us — 99 years later
The message delivered by Our Lady of Fatima, beginning on May 13, 1917, still applies to us today, a full 99 years later. It is a message of prayer, especially prayer and penance for the conversion of sinners. In a very real way, it reminds us of the words of Our Lord Jesus when He […]
Spiritual Works of Mercy: To Bear Wrongs Patiently
One of the Works of Mercy that can be the hardest to live, but is absolutely necessary for all of us is to “Bear Wrongs Patiently.” There are many times in our lives in which people mistreat us, or speak to us in ways that might hurt our feelings. And so often … we just […]
Corporal Works of Mercy: Shelter the Homeless
The fourth Corporal Work of Mercy is “Shelter the Homeless,” but in some older listings, it is “Harbor the Harbor-less.” What, essentially, does it mean? Down through history, there have always been a certain number of people who were homeless, or, for those who were sailing but didn’t have a home port, they were “harbor-less.” […]
Spiritual Works of Mercy: Admonish the Sinner
One of the most difficult Works of Mercy for any of us to perform is to “Admonish the Sinner.” It is very difficult to correct someone, especially when the thing they are doing is morally wrong! Oh, we can correct someone for holding their knife and fork incorrectly, or for chewing with their mouth open, […]
Corporal Works of Mercy: Clothe the Naked
The third Corporal Work of Mercy is “Clothe the Naked.” In times past, there may have been many people who only possessed the clothes on their backs, and those might have been so threadbare and worn out that the person might have been virtually naked. Although times have changed, and there are few people (in […]
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