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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Holy lives of inspiration | Love thy Neighbor
In the year 1886 in my home country of Uganda when Christianity had been introduced in the country for around 20 years, the King of Buganda then, Mwanga, issued an order that there was not to be any more practice of the faith in his kingdom. He ordered all who had embraced the faith and were practicing it to renounce it or he would put them to death.
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Today we celebrate the Memorial of Saint John Bosco, the founder of the Salesians of Don Bosco who are dedicated to educating the youth. It is currently one of the largest orders in the Catholic Church with more than 15,270 members. We continue praying for more vocations to the Salesians and for their ministry in the Church.
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In the Gospel of Matthew, the Lord expresses frustration about the behavior of the people to whom he was trying to bring the Good News. They found fault in the way he tried to talk to them and in the way he behaved.
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Seasonal Reflections | Strengthening family unity
In both our First Reading and the Gospel we hear reference to “blindness.” The Prophet Isaiah, speaking of the Messianic time, notes that a time is coming when “out of the gloom and darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see.” Many centuries down the road in the gospel we hear Jesus heal two blind men, painting a fulfillment of the Messianic prophecies.
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November 11th is the Memorial of Saint Martin of Tours, who was born in 316 AD and grew up in a military family. As a teenager, he also served in the army. He is the patron saint of soldiers. It is not a coincidence that Veteran’s Day in the United States is celebrated on the 11th of November in honor of those who have served, or who currently serve, in the military.
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Holy lives of inspiration | Learn more about our faith
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints. Declared by Pope Boniface IV in 609 A.D, the day celebrates all holy men and women of God we do not know about, men and women who are not on the list of canonized saints, yet we know they lived, and we believe they enjoy eternal fellowship with God. These are the uncanonized saints who form part of the “great multitude” in heaven, men and women “who have washed their robes and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb” as the John tells us in the Book of Revelation. Besides celebrating their lives and seeking their intercession, we also look at them as role models who can inspire us in our own pursuit of holiness.
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