Tuesday of the Twenty-eighth week in Ordinary Time
Commentary of the day
Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), Carmelite, Doctor of the Church
Way of Perfection, ch.28 (© Institute of Carmelite Studies)
"Did not the maker of the outside also make the inside?"
In my opinion, if I had understood as I do now that in this little palace of my soul dwelt so great a King, I would not have left Him alone so often. I would have remained with Him at times and striven more so as not to be so unclean. But … [More]

Tuesday of the Twenty-eighth week in Ordinary Time

Letter to the Romans 1:16-25.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel. It is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: for Jew first, and then Greek.
For in it is revealed the righteousness of God from faith to faith; as it is written, "The one who is righteous by faith will live."
The wrath of God is indeed being revealed from heaven against every impiety and wickedness of those who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
For … [More]

OCTOBER 11, 2011
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
LAWS THAT BIND OR FREE
Father Daniel Ray, LC
Luke 11: 37-41
After Jesus had spoken, a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home.
He entered and reclined at table to eat. The Pharisee was amazed to
see that he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal.
The Lord said to him, "Oh you Pharisees! Although you cleanse the
outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are filled with plunder
and evil. You fools! Did not the maker of the … [More]

Oct. 11 Pope Blessed John XXIII

Also known as

Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
Born to an Italian peasant family. Educated at Bergamo and the Pontifical Roman Seminary. Ordained on 10 August 1904. Secretary to the bishop of Bergamo, Italy from 1904 to 1914, during which he wrote the basis for his five-volume biography of Saint Charles Borromeo. Served in World War I in the medical corps, and as a chaplain. Worked in Rome, Italy after the war, and reorganized the Society for the Propagation of the … [More]