Deacon Joseph Boyle, M.A.3 minWhat about me, Lord?The Fourth Sunday of Lent The Return of the Prodigal Son is Rembrandt's elegant rendition of today's Gospel reading. Within it, we see...
Deacon Joseph Boyle, M.A.2 minJealousy is Not a Fruit of FaithfulnessGenesis 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a, Psalm 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21, & Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 In today's Gospel, we hear the Parable of the...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta1 minThe Rich Man and LazarusMemorial Feast: Saint Patrick (c.385-+461)—Bishop, Patron Saint of Ireland Jeremiah 17:5-10, Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6, Luke 16:19-31 Today's...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta2 minFriday of the Third Week in Ordinary TimeMemorial Feast: Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-+1274) — Dominican Friar and Doctor of the Church, Patron Saint of Academics, Apologists,...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta2 minTuesday of the Third Week of Advent Memorial Feast: Saint John of the Cross (1542-+1591)—Patron Saint of Mystics and Contemplatives. Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-13, Psalm 34:2-3,...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta1 minFriday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary TimeDaniel 7:2-14, Psalm (Daniel 3:75-81), & Luke 21:29-33 Today's Gospel narrative relates the familiar parable of the "fig tree." The fig...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta2 minWednesday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary TimeMemorial Feast: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary—(1207-+1231) Patron Saint of Bakers, Countesses, Death of Children, Falsely Accused, the...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta2 minSaturday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary TimeMemorial Feast: Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini—(1850-+1917) Patroness of Immigrants Wisdom 18:14-16, 19:6-9, Psalm 105: 2-3, 36-37, 42-43,...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta2 minTuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary TimeRomans 8:18-25, Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6, & Luke 13:18-21 Chapters Eleven through Thirteen of the Gospel of Saint Luke highlights the...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta2 minSaturday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time1 Timothy 6:13-16, Psalm 100:2, 3, 4-5, & Luke 8:4-15 In today's Gospel narrative of Saint Luke, the parable of the sower is a very...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta2 minFriday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time1 Timothy 1:1-2, 12-14, Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 11, & Luke 6:39-42 'The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind' by Pieter Bruegel the...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta2 minTwenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary TimeBook of Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8, Psalm 15:2-5, Letter of Saint James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27, and Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Today, we return to...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta2 minFriday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary TimeMemorial Feast: Saint Monica—(331-+387) Patron Saint of Mothers 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8, Psalm 97:1, 2, 5-6, 10, 11-12, & Matthew 25:1-3...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta2 minThursday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary TimeMemorial Feast: Saint John Eudes—Priest and Mystic (1601-+1680) Patron of the Order of Our Lady of Charity Book of Judges 11:29-39a,...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta1 minWednesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary TimeBook of Judges 9:6-16, Psalm 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, & Matthew 20:1-6 Most of us have a strong sense of justice. The last six words of the...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta2 minWednesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary TimeBook of Exodus 34:29-35, Psalm 99:5, 6, 7-9, & Matthew 13:44-46 “Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, circa 1900 At...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta2 minMonday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary TimeMemorial Feast: Saints Joachim and Ann, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary Book of Exodus 32:15-24, 30-34, Psalm 106, & Matthew 13:31-35...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta2 minSaturday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary TimeBook of Exodus 24:3-8, Psalm 50:1-2, 5-6, 14-15, & Matthew 13:24-30 Today, the reading from Exodus ends with the 'Book of the Covenant'...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta2 minWednesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary TimeMemorial Feast: Saint Lawrence of Brindisi (1559-+1619) Patron of Brindisi, Italy Book of Exodus 16:1-5-19, Psalm 78:18-19, 23-24, 25-26,...
Deacon Anthony Cincotta2 minEleventh Sunday in Ordinary TimeBook of the Prophet Ezekiel 17:22-24, Psalm 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, & Mark 4:26-34 Can God really help us? Can we...