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Kikidell / Dwight BurdetteLeft: Emmett J. Culligan. Right: A Culligan delivery truck is seen in Dundee Township, Michigan. COMMENTARY: Emmett and Anna Culligan’s story shows that faith, perseverance and openness to Divine Providence can ripple far beyond one household — even to the whole world. Read More
Our Lady of Sorrows First reading Hebrews 5:7-9 He learned to obey and he became the source of eternal salvation During his life on earth, Christ offered up prayer and entreaty, aloud and in silent tears, to the one who had the power to save him out of death, and he submitted so humbly that … Read moreMon 15 September
Elias TurlPope Leo XIV presides over an ecumenical commemoration of the martyrs and witnesses of faith of the 21st century at Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on Sept. 14, 2025. The Sept. 14 liturgy brought together Orthodox, Eastern and Protestant leaders. Read More
Courtney MaresIlluminated drones reproduce Michelangelo’s ‘Pietà’ over St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on September 14, 2025. More than 3,000 drones illuminated the night sky. Read More
Pope Leo XIV, at a window of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, leads pilgrims in reciting the Angelus on Sept. 14, 2025, the Pope’s 70th birthday. Leo was visibly moved when musical groups in the square played ‘Happy Birthday,’ a gesture greeted with applause, cheers, and the waving of signs bearing messages of gratitude and blessing. … Read morePope Leo XIV Marks 70th Birthday at Sunday Angelus: ‘I Give Thanks to the Lord and to My Parents’
Courtney MaresItalian Davide Andreoli and his family visit St. Peter’s Square for the Jubilee of People with Disabilities, Monday, April 28, 2025. Welcome and support are key, with accommodations provided as needed. Read More
The Raimundo family meets Pope Leo XIV. A Family’s Motorhome Adventure, From Fátima to the Vatican (and Back) Read More
O Lord, … be not silent. Do not be far from me, O Lord. Awake, and rise to my defense! Contend for me, my God and Lord. The post Psalm of the Day: Psalm 35:22-23 appeared first on NOVENA PRAYER.
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Feast date: Sep 14 The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross celebrates two historical events: the discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constantine, in 320 under the temple of Venus in Jerusalem, and the dedication in 335 of the basilica … Read moreThe Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Reading 1 Numbers 21:4b-9 With their patience worn out by the journey, the people complained against God and Moses, “Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in this desert, where there is no food or water? We are disgusted with this wretched food!” In punishment the LORD sent among the people saraph … Read moreFeast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross