"At once the Spirit drove him out into the desert,  and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild b...

"If you refrain from trampling the Sabbath, from following your own pursuits on my holy day; If you call the Sabbath a delight, the L...

“Why do we fast, but you do not see it? afflict ourselves, but you take no note?”  (Isaiah 58: 3). The people queried God and He answered th...

“Why do we fast, but you do not see it? afflict ourselves, but you take no note?”  (Isaiah 58: 3). The people queried God and He answered t...

"Moses said to the people: “Today I have set before you life and prosperity, death and doom. If you obey the commandments of the LORD,...

"Yet even now—oracle of the Lord— return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Rend your hearts, not your...

"Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers and sisters: all good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father...

"Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance...

"A leper came to Jesus [and kneeling down] begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make me clean.”  Moved with pity, he stretched ou...

"They ate and were satisfied."  (Mark 8:  8). Jesus fed 4000 people with seven loaves and a few fish. They all ate and were satis...

Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Noon Confession on.  Holy Mass will start in 13 minutes.  Msgr Steve Churchwell will be celebrant. Ex...

"They were exceedingly astonished and they said, “He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”  (Mark 7: 37...

"Soon a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him.  She came and fell at his feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoen...

“But what comes out of a person, that is what defiles.  From within people, from their hearts, come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder...

“Why do your disciples not follow the tradition of the elders but instead eat a meal with unclean hands?”  (Mark 7: 5). The Pharisees and t...

"The five wise virgins brought flasks of oil with their lamps. Then at midnight, the cry went up: Behold the Bridegroom is coming; c...

"That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed.  The whole town gathered at the door, and Jesu...

In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said: Whatever you ask I shall give you."  (1 Kings 3: 5). "Solom...

"When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the...

February 2nd , 2018 First Friday in February 2018. The 12 Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus:  Jesus promised 12 special favors to all t...