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Jacob Boddicker S.J.

Blog Post by Jacob Boddicker S.J.

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16 May 2026

Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Saint Andrew Bobola, Priest and Martyr [Jesuit Churches] “For the Father himself ...
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15 May 2026

Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Saint Isidore [USA] G.K. Chesterton famously wrote, “The Christian ideal has not been ...
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14 May 2026 (before Ascension)

Feast of Saint Matthias, Apostle Some dioceses celebrate the Ascension today, on its proper Thursday. In that case, see today's alternate ...
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13 May 2026

Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima “He will take from what is mine and declare it to you.” Declare? ...
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12 May 2026

Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Saint Pancras, Martyr Optional Memorial of Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs Why is ...
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11 May 2026

Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter Jesus knows that we will suffer and struggle in this world. Yes, because we sin and suffer the consequences ...
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10 May 2026

Sixth Sunday of Easter Jesus makes a beautiful and touching promise to us today: “I will not leave you orphans.” Earlier He spoke to Philip, ...
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07 March 2026

Saturday of the Second Week of Lent How does God look at a sinner who comes back to Him in filthy rags, reeking of their sin, downcast, ready ...
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06 March 2026

Friday of the Second Week of Lent When the chief priests and Pharisees hear today’s Gospel, they wanted to arrest Jesus for it. They realized ...
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05 March 2026

Thursday of the Second Week of Lent The condemning sin of the rich man was not being rich, nor was it merely his failure to alleviate the ...
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