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The Value of Our Blood, Sweat and Tears – April 3rd

Posted on April 3, 2017 by mikatsa6

We have all heard the old adage…if you want anything in this world, you’ve got to put in the work…you’ve got to give it your blood, sweat and tears. In 1940 Winston Churchill coined the phrase  “I have nothing to … Continue reading →

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Saint Gontran – King and Confessor March 28th

Posted on March 29, 2017 by mikatsa6

As we travel through these last weeks of lent…with our eyes gazing longingly, towards the Cross, let us remember that even though we are in penitential days filled with prayers, fasting and alms giving… there is a kind of subtle … Continue reading →

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March 23 – Saint Joseph Oriol – Wonder-worker of Barcelona

Posted on March 23, 2017 by mikatsa6

Saint Joseph Oriol was born in Barcelona, Spain in the year 1650, to a poor working-class family. Even though his father died while he was still a boy, he was able to go to school and receive an education. He … Continue reading →

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Gospel John- 4: 5-42 Third Sunday of Lent

Posted on March 22, 2017 by mikatsa6

Gospel – John 4 : 5 – 42 Jesus came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there. Jesus, tired from his journey, sat … Continue reading →

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Feast of Saint Joseph – March 20- Patron of the Universal Church

Posted on March 21, 2017 by mikatsa6

Since the 19th fell on a Sunday this year, the Feast of St. Joseph was transferred to the 20th of March. Because of the very special nature of  St. Joseph in the life of Jesus, the Holy Mother Church chooses … Continue reading →

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Saint Patrick’s Day – March 17th

Posted on March 17, 2017 by mikatsa6

  Saint Patrick of Ireland is quite possibly the most renowned saint of modern times. It is rather sad though, that most of those who will be celebrating the feast day will do so in a secular way. They will … Continue reading →

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Saint John de Brebeuf – March 16

Posted on March 16, 2017 by mikatsa6

Born in Normandy, France in 1593, rather fittingly, to a family of farmers. Even though he suffered from ill health from an early age, he worked with his parents on their land,until he left for school. He then attended a … Continue reading →

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Blessed Giacomo Cusmano – March 14th

Posted on March 15, 2017 by mikatsa6

Giacomo was an Italian Blessed who was born on March 15, 1834, to a well to do family, on an island in Sicily. His mother died when he was very young, and his father had a priest tutor his young … Continue reading →

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Second Sunday of Lent – March 12th

Posted on March 12, 2017 by mikatsa6

Gospel according to Matthew 17: 1-9 Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white … Continue reading →

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March 10 – Saint John Ogilvie

Posted on March 11, 2017 by mikatsa6

They always say, that God sends precisely the saint that is needed for the particular period in time. Well, John Ogilvie is exactly one of those saints. Not only for the time in which he was born, but also for … Continue reading →

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