by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“… Jesus … said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again; but whoever drinks the Water I shall give will never thirst; the Water I shall give will become in him a Spring of Water welling up to Eternal Life. …”
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“… In addition to Sunday, the days to be observed as holy days of obligation in the Latin Rite dioceses of the United States of America, in conformity with canon 1246, are as follows: January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter, the solemnity of the Ascension August 15, the solemnity of
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“Bishop Michael Barber, S.J., of the Diocese of Oakland, California, has said he would sooner accept arrest and prison than comply with a state law that would force priests to violate the seal of confession. … ‘I will go to jail before I will obey this attack on our religious freedom’ …. ‘Even if this bill passes, no priest may
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“Jesus revealed Himself again to His Disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. … He said to them, ‘Cast the net over the right side of the boat and you will find something.’ … they cast it, and were not able to pull it in because of the number of fish. So the Disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It
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“On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. … she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other Disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them … So Peter and the other disciple went out and
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“At daybreak on the first day of the week the women who had come from Galilee with Jesus took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb; but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. … behold, two men in dazzling garments appeared
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“… It was now about noon and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon because of an eclipse of the sun. Then the veil of the temple was torn down the middle. Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Father, into Your Hands I Commend My Spirit’; and when He had said this He Breathed His
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“… Jesus said to him, ‘Rise, take up your mat, and walk.’ Immediately the man became well, took up his mat, and walked. …”
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“… Jesus Himself testified that a Prophet has no honor in his native place. When He came into Galilee, the Galileans welcomed Him, since they had seen all he had done in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves had gone to the feast. … a royal official whose son was ill in Capernaum. … asked Him to come down
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“The fourth Sunday of Lent is rather unique; like the third Sunday of Advent (‘Gaudete Sunday’), the fourth Sunday of Lent is a break in an otherwise penitential season. The vestments for this day will be rose, as they are on Gaudete Sunday in Advent, and flowers may adorn the Altar. This day is called ‘Laetare Sunday’ (also ‘Rose Sunday’),
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