Month: June 2020

2nd Book of Kings 4, 8-16; Psalm 89; Romans 6, 3-11; Matthew 10, 37-42 June 28th, 2020    Possibly the key lesson of this Sunday is summarized in the last line of the 2nd reading that says “Think of yourself as dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus.”  Everything else we read can … [Read more…]

On June 27th, the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. We can trace the origin of this devotion in the Western Church in the year 1499 when a beautiful icon from the Mediterranean island of Crete was installed in the Church of St Matthew in Rome. This icon speaks a thousand … [Read more…]