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Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO Solemnity of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (Wisdom 7: 7-10, 15-16, Philippians 3:17-4:1, John 17: 20-26) Following the example of Saint Bernard, we should strive to serve the Church. We are called to be a sacrament to the world of the risen Lord in simplicity and truth.... read more →

Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO Memorial of Saint Claire (Deuteronomy 34:1-12, Matthew 18:15-20) “So there, in the land of Moab, Moses, the servant of the Lord, died as the Lord had said; and he was buried in the ravine opposite Beth-Peor in the land of Moab, but to this day no... read more →

Fr. John Denburger, OCSO The Feast of St. Lawrence (2 Cor 9: 6 - 10; Ps. 112; John 12: 24 - 26) St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr, those two titles beautifully describe his life - a man who served the people of God graciously and a witness to Jesus Christ... read more →

Fr. John Denburger, OCSO The 18th Week in Ordinary Time The holy man, Simeon, held the Child Jesus and proclaimed, “...a light of revelation to the Gentiles and the glory of your people, Israel!” (Luke 2: 32) In today’s Gospel Jesus shows Himself as this Light but the passage is... read more →

Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO The 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time In one of his hymns for the feast of Corpus Christi, St Thomas Aquinas called the Eucharist “the living and life-giving bread”. This is based on what Jesus says in this morning’s Gospel, I am the bread of life, and... read more →

Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola Leviticus 25: 1, 8-17, Matthew 14: 1-12 The whole notion of jubilee carries with it an animated and high-spirited celebration. “Let the trumpet resound… let the trumpet blast re-echo throughout the land” (Lv. 25:9). The trumpets were to be sounded... read more →

Fr. John Denburger, OCSO Leviticus 23: 1, 4 - 11, 15 - 16, 27, 34b - 37; Ps. 81; Matthew 13: 54 - 58 Jesus’ presence and teaching at first filled the people with astonishment and then, astonishment, admiration became anger, they took offense at Him. They knew hIm as... read more →

The Feast of St. Mary Magdalene Fr. John Denburger, OCSO Song 3: 1 - 4b; Ps. 63; John 20: 1 - 2, 11 - 18 There is a word, a sense that flows through the Liturgy for this feast of St. Mary Magdalene - it is “longing”. Not just the... read more →

Memorial of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Fr. John Denburger, OCSO Ex 11: 10 - 12: 14; Ps. Is 38; Matthew 12: 1 - 8 We know the passage as “The Finding in the Temple; St. Luke reports: “On the third day they (Mary & Joseph) came upon Him in... read more →

Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO Thursday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time So there they were, Cassian and his sidekick Germanus, somewhere in the desert of 4th-century Egypt, when the temperature was about what it is now, and Germanus had a problem with today’s Gospel. He had heard Jesus say,... read more →