Blog Post by William Manaker S.J.
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24 January 2026
Memorial of Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Today’s first reading relates David’s reaction to the death of Saul and ...
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23 January 2026
Friday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time In today’s first reading, the fugitive David shows great generosity and liberality to Saul, his king ...
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22 January 2026
Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children [USA] For a Christian, glory belongs to God alone, and any inclination to glorify ...
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21 January 2026
Memorial of Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr It is perhaps fitting that today, when the Church celebrates the memorial of Saint Agnes, a ...
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20 January 2026
Tuesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time In today’s first reading, Samuel goes to anoint the new king God has chosen for Israel in place of ...
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19 January 2026
Monday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Throughout this week, our first reading at Mass comes from the first and second book of Samuel and ...
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18 January 2026
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time The one who sent me to baptize with water told me, “On whomever you see the Spirit come down and remain, he is ...
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15 November 2025
Optional Memorial of Saint Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Will not God . . . secure the rights of his chosen ones who call ...
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14 November 2025
Memorial of Saint Joseph Pignatelli, Religious Today, Jesuit churches celebrate another one of our own: Saint Joseph Pignatelli (1737–1811), a ...
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13 November 2025
Memorial of Saint Stanislaus Kostka, Religious (Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin) In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus tells the Pharisees who are ...
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