>>> St BONAVENTURE – Pray for Us! I DESIRE MERCY, NOT SACRIFICE Introduction St. Bonaventure, a Franciscan, was a peacemaker […]

>>> St CAMILLUS de LELLIS – Pray for Us! COME TO ME—ALL OF YOU Introduction After a rather turbulent youth […]

MYSTERY REVEALED TO CHILDREN Introduction God uses Assyria as an instrument to punish God’s people for their infidelity. Isaiah scolds […]

SEEING SIGNS—CONVERSION Introduction God had assured the house of David that he would protect it. We hear Isaiah scold the […]

>>>> St BENEDICT – Pray for Us! Introduction St. Benedict’s time, between 480 and 550 A.D., was one of crisis […]

THE LAW IS TO PROVE YOURSELF A NEIGHBOUR Greeting (Cf. First Reading) May the Word of God be very near […]

IN GOD’S HANDS Introduction Isaiah (Yahweh is salvation) experienced the holiness of God and was so haunted by it that […]

SENT WITHOUT SECURITY Introduction The closing chapter of Hosea is an emotional call for conversion, for a loyal return to […]

SENT IN POVERTY AMIDST TRIALS Introduction In poignant terms, Hosea describes how much God loves his child Israel. Even when […]

APOSTLES—PROCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS >>> St. Maria Goretti – Pray for Us! Introduction In the name of God, the prophet Hosea […]