Blog Post by Michael Maher S.J.
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24 March 2026
Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent In today’s first reading we hear of the people of Israel who recently escaped from Egypt and are now moving ...
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23 March 2026
Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent The earliest examples of Christian art may be found in the catacombs of Santa Priscilla in the north of Rome. ...
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22 March 2026
Fifth Sunday of Lent Before the liturgical renewal begun by Pius XII, the fifth Sunday of Lent was referred to as Passion Sunday, beginning a ...
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17 January 2026
Memorial of Saint Anthony, Abbot Jesus tells his followers that he was not called to be with the righteous but with sinners. One of the great ...
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16 January 2026
Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Today's gospel describes how everyone wanted to see Jesus and the crowds prohibited someone who was ...
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15 January 2026
Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Today’s gospel tells the story of Jesus curing a leper. Leprosy at the time of Jesus sent its ...
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14 January 2026
Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time The reading from the first Book of Samuel recalls how Samuel was confused as to who was calling ...
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13 January 2026
Tuesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Today’s gospel identifies the preaching of Jesus as a new teaching with authority. New teachings and ...
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12 January 2026
Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Today’s gospel reiterates the theme of the Baptism of the Lord in that it identified the mission of ...
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11 January 2026
The Baptism of the Lord Important beginnings usually are marked by a ritual that helps those either attending or undergoing the ritual to ...
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