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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton

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Healing Deep Wounds

It was a shocking moment for onlookers: a man full of leprosy comes close to Jesus and throws himself down. Jesus touches him and he is immediately cured. Leprosy was not only horrifying to people at that time, the Levitical Law even mandated that those with leprosy be declared unclean and live in isolation!

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Saint André Bessette - Family Reflection Video

At birth his name was Alfred. He was born on August 9, 1845 in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Quebec, Canada. Because he was sickly, he was given emergency baptism. When he was 10, his father died in an accident at work in the woods and at 12 his mother followed suit. Now an orphan, he moved from one poor relative’s home to another.

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To Love is to Know God - Family Reflection Video

It was a quiet afternoon in the ministry. With the cold weather, and the closures due to the pandemic, few people passed through the offices and chapel. Even the Gregorian chant that is heard in our foyer was quiet, due to a mechanical problem. Together these happenings created a still environment for me to review the Scriptures. It wasn’t long before receiving an inspiration: "If we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is brought to perfection in us."

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God Gives Us What We Need

In today’s gospel, we witness how Jesus cares for people’s spiritual and physical needs. Mark’s gospel begins abruptly by stating, "When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd."

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The Holy Name of Jesus, Saint Bernadine of Siena, IHS

Friends, today we keep the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. This past weekend, we celebrated the Solemnity of the Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles, and the Star of Bethlehem shining directly and brightly on the child in the Manger, Whose Holy Name we revere today.

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The Mother of God Shows Us the Way

“Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you.” More beautiful words have never been spoken! I thank the Lord that hundreds of times I have been blessed to proclaim them to people. Each time I do, emotion wells up from the depths and often my eyes fill with tears: “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you.”

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