The Feast of Saint James, Apostle, places before the Church the mystery of apostolic discipleship: a life in which the power of God is revealed through human weakness and faithful service. Saint James, one of the sons of Zebedee and among the first disciples called by Jesus, was chosen to become a witness of Christ’s […]
24 July 2026 | Friday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time | First Reading: Jeremiah 3:14–17 | Responsorial Psalm: Jeremiah 31:10, 11–12ab, 13 | Gospel: Matthew 13:18–23
The readings for today reveal the merciful initiative of God who continually calls his people back to covenant faithfulness and invites them to become fruitful in his Kingdom. Through the prophet Jeremiah, the Lord speaks words of restoration to a people who have wandered away, promising to gather them again and provide shepherds who will […]
23 July 2026 | Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time | First Reading: Jeremiah 2:1–3, 7–8, 12–13 | Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 36:6–7ab, 8–9, 10–11 | Gospel: Matthew 13:10–17
The readings for this day invite the faithful to examine the condition of their hearts before God. Through the prophet Jeremiah, the Lord recalls the covenant love that existed between himself and Israel, comparing their early devotion to the love of a bride who follows her beloved. Yet the people gradually turned away, abandoning the […]
22 July 2026 | Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene | First Reading: Song of Songs 3:1–4a | Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 63:2, 3–4, 5–6, 8–9 | Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:14–17 (optional) | Gospel: John 20:1–2, 11–18
The Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene celebrates the woman whom the Risen Christ chose as the first witness of his Resurrection and whom the Church venerates as the “Apostle to the Apostles.” The readings reveal the mystery of a soul searching for the Lord with a love that cannot be satisfied by anything less than […]