Use of the phrase Thank God was – and still is – so common among our people! Today’s Gospel presents a God who expects GRATITUDE from us, a God who feels disappointment when we are ungrateful. In the First Reading, Naaman, an Ethiopian leper, returned to thank Elisha, when he was cured in the Jordan river. In the Gospel today other lepers,...
The disciples ask “Lord, increase our faith”. They made this request after Jesus had told them to forgive. “If he (your brother) wrongs you seven times in one day ... you should forgive him.” They realized that to be able to forgive like this they were going to need help. They were going to have to live like Jesus and trust like Jesus.
The Feast of Michael the Archangel Have you ever listened to a child talking about his or her guardian angel? I have. During my recent vacation in Sierra Leone, I went to celebrate Mass one morning. I was getting ready when a boy aged 9 came into the sacristy with an infectious smile. I smiled back, nodded. and we shook hands. 'Michael is my name, and you?'
We are a Roman Catholic Congregation of Priests, Brothers and Lay Associates. Our congregation was founded in Paris in 1703 by a young 24 year old Breton Lawyer, Claude Poullart des Places.
He founded a community for young men who wished to become priests and dedicated it to the Holy Spirit.
