17 Apr 24 – Assyrian Orthodox Bishop Stabbed During Divine Liturgy

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - Jn 15:1-8 - Jesus said to His disciples:“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you. Remain in Me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in Me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without Me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in Me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned. If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you. By this is My Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become My disciples.” Memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker Saint Joseph, pray for us! Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2, 3) Jesse Romero and Paul Zuccarelli on their new book: One Lord, One Faith, One Church (Sophia Press) https://sophiainstitute.com/product/one-lord-one-faith-one-church/ 4) Mary Dannielle Barber on what she will share at the upcoming VMPR Women's Conference, True Feminine Mystique: Bearers of the Mystery of Life, at the Historic Sacred Heart Chapel, 381 West Center Street, Covina, CA  91723 on Saturday, 04 May 2024, featuring Mary Dannielle Barber, Vanessa Forsblad,  and Luis Sandoval, M.D.

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - Jn 14:27-31a - Jesus said to His disciples: "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. You heard Me tell you, 'I am going away and I will come back to you.' If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you this before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe. I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of the world is coming. He has no power over Me, but the world must know that I love the Father and that I do just as the Father has commanded Me." Memorial of Saint Pius V, Pope and Religious Saint Pius, pray for us! Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2, 3, 4) Vanessa Forsblad "That One Catholic Girl" on the upcoming VMPR Women's Conference, True Feminine Mystique: Bearers of the Mystery of Life, at the Historic Sacred Heart Chapel, 381 West Center Street, Covina, CA  91723 on Saturday, 04 May 2024, featuring Vanessa Forsblad, Mary Dannielle Barber, and Luis Sandoval, M.D. https://virginmostpowerfulradio.org/events/2024-womens-conference/

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - Jn 14:21-26 - Jesus said to His disciples: "Whoever has My commandments and observes them is the one who loves Me. Whoever loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him." Judas, not the Iscariot, said to Him, "Master, then what happened that You will reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Whoever loves Me will keep My word, and My Father will love him, and we will come to Him and make our dwelling with Him. Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words; yet the word you hear is not Mine but that of the Father Who sent Me. "I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the Holy Spirit Whom the Father will send in My Name -- He will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you." Memorial of Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church Saint Catherine, pray for us! Bishop Sheen quote of the day

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - Jn 14:1-6 - Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in Me. In My Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to Myself, so that where I am you also may be. Where I am going you know the way.” Thomas said to Him, “Master, we do not know where You are going; how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2, 3) We need to return to tradition I https://catholicstand.com/for-eucharistic-revival-we-need-to-return-to-tradition-part-1/ 3, 4) We need to return to tradition II https://catholicstand.com/for-eucharistic-revival-we-need-to-return-to-tradition-part-ii/

Today's Topics: 1) Reading I - 1 Pt 5:5b-14 - Beloved: Clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for: God opposes the proud but bestows favor on the humble. So humble yourselves under the mighty Hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. Cast all your worries upon Him because He cares for you. Be sober and vigilant.  Your opponent the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, steadfast in faith, knowing that your brothers and sisters throughout the world undergo the same sufferings. The God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory through Christ Jesus will Himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you after you have suffered a little.To Him be dominion forever.  Amen. I write you this briefly through Silvanus, whom I consider a faithful brother, exhorting you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Remain firm in it. The chosen one at Babylon sends you greeting, as does Mark, my son.  Greet one another with a loving kiss. Peace to all of you who are in Christ. Gospel - Mk 16:15-20 - Jesus appeared to the Eleven and said to them: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. These signs will accompany those who believe: in My Name they will drive out demons, they will speak new languages. They will pick up serpents with their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” Then the Lord Jesus, after He spoke to them, was taken up into heaven and took His seat at the right hand of God. But they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through accompanying signs. The Feast of Saint Mark, Evangelist Saint Mark, pray for us! Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2) Melissa Crew, from Mom's on the Ground discusses how public schools are usurping parental control by taking away parental rights, and ordering tran-surgery for children without even notifying parents https://www.instagram.com/momsontheground.ca/?hl=en https://linktr.ee/momsontheground.ca https://protectkidsca.com/ 3) Brenda Lebsack discusses public schools and  libraries promoting "gender" confusion to children, forcing use of certain gender terms, distributing pornography, promoting racial hatred against whites, and keeping what schools are doing to children "secret" from parents https://interfaith4kids.com/ https://protectkidsca.com/ 4) Bishop Strickland in an address to Bishops six years ago calling out some of the evil promoted by priests and prelates

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - Jn 12:44-50 - Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in Me believes not only in Me but also in the One Who sent Me, and whoever sees Me sees the One Who sent Me. I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in Me might not remain in darkness. And if anyone hears My words and does not observe them, I do not condemn him, for I did not come to condemn the world but to save the world. Whoever rejects Me and does not accept My words has something to judge him: the word that I spoke, it will condemn him on the last day, because I did not speak on My own, but the Father Who sent Me commanded Me what to say and speak. And I know that His commandment is eternal life. So what I say, I say as the Father told Me.” Memorial of Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest and Martyr Saint Fidelis, pray for us! Bishop Sheen quote of the day2, 3, 4) Dan Donaldson, Vice President of the Catholic Men’s Leadership Alliance joined the Alliance in 2022 and is passionate about expanding this ministry to men worldwide

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - Jn 10:22-30 - The feast of the Dedication was taking place in Jerusalem. It was winter. And Jesus walked about in the temple area on the Portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around Him and said to Him, “How long are You going to keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered them, “I told you and you do not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify to Me. But you do not believe, because you are not among My sheep. My sheep hear My Voice; I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of My Hand. My Father, Who has given them to Me, is greater than all, and no one can take them out of the Father’s Hand. The Father and I are one.” Memorial of Saint Adalbert, Bishop and Martyr Memorial of Saint George, Martyr Saints Adalbert and George, pray for us!Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2) An open letter to his holiness Pope Francis https://cforc.com/2024/03/an-open-letter-to-his-holiness-pope-francis/ 3) Book lays bare the historical reasons for Francis’ subversive pontificate https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/new-book-lays-bare-the-historical-reasons-for-francis-subversive-pontificate/ 4) DeSantis signs law allowing religious chaplains into schools, says satanists won’t be recognized https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/desantis-signs-law-allowing-religious-chaplains-into-schools-says-satanists-wont-be-recognized/

Today's Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel - Jn 10:1-10 - Jesus said: "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber. But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has driven out all his own, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice. But they will not follow a stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers." Although Jesus used this figure of speech, they did not realize what he was trying to tell them. Bishop Sheen quote of the day Father Chars Murr joins Terry to discuss the stabbing of Assyrian Orthodox Bishop Mari Emmanuel, and how most Catholics neither know nor understand their Catholic Faith.  Why is that, and how can this be rectified?

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - Jn 6:52-59 - The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, "How can this Man give us His Flesh to eat?" Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink His Blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For My Flesh is true food, and My Blood is true drink. Whoever eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood remains in Me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent Me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will have life because of Me. This is the Bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this Bread will live forever." These things He said while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2, 3) Connie Marshner author of "Monastery and High Cross - The Forgotten Eastern Roots of Irish Christianity" (Sophia Press) https://sophiainstitute.com/product/monastery-and-high-cross/ 4) Actor Rob Schneider unveils his Catholic conversion story https://www.churchpop.com/actor-rob-schneider-unveils-his-catholic-conversion-story-ive-never-felt-more-peaceful/

1) Gospel - Jn 6:44-51 - Jesus said to the crowds: "No one can come to Me unless the Father Who sent Me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day. It is written in the prophets: They shall all be taught by God. Everyone who listens to My Father and learns from Him comes to Me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the One Who is from God; He has seen the Father. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the Bread of Life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the Bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. I am the Living Bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this Bread will live forever; and the bBread that I will give is my Flesh for the life of the world." 2, 3, 4) Daniel Fitzpatrick on how reclaiming Sunday can revive our human nature in his book: Restoring the Lord's Day (Sophia Press) https://sophiainstitute.com/product/restoring-the-lords-day/