Tag Archive for ‘Rome’
Fr Jean- Claude Colin in Rome (3)
The Third Visit: July-August 1846 In June 1846, Fr Colin heard that Propaganda Fide had added Wallis, Futuna and Tonga to Bishop Pompallier’s responsibilities. Taken aback by this turn of events, Fr Colin wanted to speak directly with authorities in Rome about what was going on, and about other issues to do with the mission […]
Friday 9 March
ST FRANCES OF ROME, RELIGIOUS (OPTIONAL) Hosea 14:2-10; Psalm 81:6, 8-11; Mark 12:28-34 I am the Lord, your God: hear my voice St Frances of Rome embodied the great commandment of Jesus: love God and our neighbour as myself. She listened to Jesus’ call. Frances was a wife, a mother, a woman of prayer who […]
Sunday 9 July
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Zechariah 9:9–10; Psalm 145; Romans 8:9,11–13; Matthew 11:25–30 Yoke of God A yoke was a frame used to control animals. Under the yoke of Egypt or Rome was a way of speaking of oppressive rulers and nations. The word translated as ‘wearied’ was used for beatings, physical weariness from work, […]
Wednesday 16 November
Apocalypse 4:1-11; Ps 150; Luke 19:11-28 Parable of Trust The parable of the talents is famous, but do we understand it? It was based on a real event – when Herod the Great died in 4BC, Archelaus had to go to Rome to be confirmed in Herod’s place and the Jews sent a delegation to […]
Wednesday 16 November
Apocalypse 4:1-11; Ps 150; Luke 19:11-28 Parable of Trust The parable of the talents is famous, but do we understand it? It was based on a real event – when Herod the Great died in 4BC, Archelaus had to go to Rome to be confirmed in Herod’s place and the Jews sent a delegation to […]
Friday 29 April
St Catherine of Siena,Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57; John 15:12-17 True friendship Today’s Gospel reminds us that Jesus not only chooses us and calls us friends – he also sends us out to ‘bear fruit.’ And so our faith is to be something alive and active. Catherine understood that and became a major figure in the […]
Market Logic and Meeting of ICCJ
Jesus counters market logic with the logic of giving Vatican City, 26 July 2015 (VIS) – At midday today Pope Francis appeared at the window of his study in the Vatican Apostolic Palace to pray the Angelus with the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square. He commented on the day’s Gospel passage, which narrates “the […]
The Book of Revelation (6) Chapters 15 and 16
Chapter 15 of Revelation begins with mighty praise of God. John sees a “sea of glass mixed with fire,” another image in which John stretches our imaginations. This sea functions as a sort of heavenly Red Sea through which the martyrs have passed. The martyrs play harps and sing “the song of Moses…and the song […]
October Saints
Saint Gerard Majella (1726-1755) Born in Muro, Italy, in 1726, the son of a tailor, Gerard worked for a time as a servant to a bishop. In 1745 he opened a tailor shop, but three years later he became a Redemptorist and was professed by St Alphonsus Liguori. A mystic with incredible gifts, Gerard served […]
Pompallier Madonna
The Pompallier Madonna is a painting of the Blessed Virgin brought to Rome from Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul) by the nuns of the Immaculate Conception in the Campus Martius in the year 750. It was given to Bishop Pompallier by Pope Pius IX when the bishop visited Rome in 1847 and the bishop brought it to […]
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