First Sunday of Lent The season of Lent is essentially a time of purification. Purification from sin. A purification that includes the strong resolve to avoid sin in the future. This is the reason for today’s Gospel in which we see Our Blessed Lord…

Quinquagesima Sunday On this final Sunday before the beginning of Lent, Holy Mother Church issues the third clarion call. We have been warned of the arduous task ahead, of the steep mountain we must climb, of the narrowness of the path and the tribulations…

Sexagesima Sunday This Sunday brings us a second clarion call at the approach of Lent. Last week, the appearance of the violet vestments, the silencing of the paschal song of victory and the parable of the vineyard were all intended to wake us up…

5-7 February 2026 With this month’s triduum we have entered into the pre-Lent period of preparation called Septuagesima. Our Holy Mother the Church, by means of this time, wants to prepare us for the many graces the Lord wishes to give us during Lent….

Septuagesima Sunday Septuagesima Sunday is one of those focal points of the liturgical year that it is essential to get right. The Church does nothing ex abrupto. She does not parachute her children into Lent without preparation. Septuagesima serves the purposes of getting us…

Third Sunday after Epiphany Today’s Gospel passage ends with Our Lord saying to the Roman centurion: Go and let it be done to thee as thou hast believed. It is the faith of this pagan soldier that is rewarded, faith which stunned Our Blessed…

Second Sunday after Epiphany We’re all familiar with the story of the wedding feast of Cana and the miracle Our Blessed Lord performed on this occasion. Indeed, it is without doubt the best known miracles of Our Lord, and it was also the first….

First Sunday after Epiphany, Holy Family His parents did not know… (Lk 2:43)… They understood not the words He spoke to them (Lk 2:50).  These two sentences from today’s holy Gospel should give us great courage and hope. It should not surprise us that…

Epiphany  Such is the motivation the three kings give for their long journey from the East. We have come to adore. With this single phrase, these three brave men unwittingly set the tone for the entire history of the Catholic Church and, in particular,…