Do You Fulfill Your Vow?

Lit Advent wreath with purple and pink candles

For this child I prayed; and the LORD has granted me my petition which I made to him. 1 Samuel 1 :27 Never be rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be quick to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven, and you upon earth; therefore, let your words be few.…

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Made Holy

Baroque painting of robed figure among crowd

‘For they will be made holy who observe holy things in holiness, and those who have been taught them will find a defense.’ (Wisdom 6:10) Today Holy Mother Church in the first reading reveals the arrogance of King Antiochus who thought that he had all power to do what he wants and contrasts him with…

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Sin leads to Death; Obedience leads to Righteousness

Priest hearing confession in church confessional booth

Sirach 7:36 In all you do, remember the end of your life, and then you will never sin. The Power of Sin Praise the Lord my Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, Holy Mother Church has been reading from the book of Romans these days as the first reading, and I should confess that…

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Worship

Hands holding rosary beads with cross

Luke 8:17 ‘17 For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not become known and come to light.’ Every act and move in a believer’s life is divinely driven. There is no chance or it so happened. There is the perfect will and plan of God in everything.…

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Queenship of the Virgin Mary

Medieval tapestry: angel crowning kneeling woman

For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. – (Isaiah 9:6) Today, the Holy Mother church celebrates the Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the Old Testament, the…

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