"Jesus came to his home town and began to teach the people in their synagogue, so that they were astounded and said, ‘Where did this man get this wisdom and these deeds of power? Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all this?’ And they took offence at him. But Jesus said to them, ‘Prophets are not without honour except in their own country and in their own house.’ And he did not do many deeds of power there, because of their unbelief." Mt 13: 54 - 58
Saint of the Day
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
According to the Legend of St. Catherine, this young woman converted to Christianity after receiving a vision. At the age of 18, she debated 50 pagan philosophers. Amazed at her wisdom and debating skills, they became Christians—as did about 200 soldiers and members of the emperor’s family. All of them were martyred.
Sentenced to be executed on a spiked wheel, Catherine touched the wheel and it shattered. She was beheaded. Centuries later, angels are said to have carried the body of Saint Catherine to a monastery at the foot of Mt. Sinai.
The Syrian People Have Been brutally Driven Into Poverty
November 25, 2020. Interview with Jesuit Antoine Audo, Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo in Syria.
In Europe or rather countries of the West, hardly anyone is still talking about Syria. Is the war there really over?
Pope Moves 8 Closer to Sainthood
November 24, 2020. Includes Decree on Martyrdom of 127 Spaniards.
Pope Francis authorized the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate 8 decrees, including a decree on the martyrdom of 127 Spaniards, Vatican News reported on November 24, 2020. Bishop Marcello Semeraro, the Prefect of the Congregation, presented the causes to the Pope, who approved them.
FEATURE: ‘Never Again: Confronting the Global Rise of Anti-Semitism’– US Embassy to Holy See & Holy See Join Forces
November 23, 2020. Cardinal Parolin: ‘The Holy See Condemns All Forms of Anti-Semitism, Recalling That Such Acts Are Neither Christian Nor Human’.
Condemning any form of anti-Semitism is fundamental … As we see its resurgence, we must say ‘Never Again!’
NEW: ‘Let Us Dream’ – A Conversation between Pope Francis & Austen Ivereigh
November 23, 2020. ‘Spiritual guidance for a world in crisis, a personal manifesto for profound social change, and a summons to each person to choose a better future’.
“Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future” is the first book written by a Pope in response to a major crisis, and offers the Pontiff’s practical guidance on how to reflect on the pandemic as an opportunity to make a better world.
Pope Francis at Angelus Reflects on Shepherd Who Will Judge
November 22, 2020. ‘The One Whom Men are About to Condemn is, in Reality, the Supreme Judge.
Pope Francis in his November 22, 2020, Angelus commentary spoke of the supreme irony that the one men condemned — Jesus — would, in the end, be the judge of all. And the judge would be one who served rather than enjoying the trappings of office.
Christ is the Only Hope for Happiness
November 23, 2020. A Homily on the Feast of Christ the King.
The following homily was presented on November 22, 2020, the Feast of Christ the King, at St. John Vianney Parish, Northlake, Illinois by Deacon James Sinacore.
Pope Celebrates Mass on Feast of Christ the King
November 22, 2020. ‘Let us not Give up on Great Dreams’.
Pope Francis wants people to persure their dreams — and he said today that God wants people to “race boldly and joyfully toward lofty goals.”
Video Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to Participants in Meeting ‘Economy of Francesco’
November 21, 2020. Planned for Assisi but Held Virtually.
Pope Francis called told the young participants in “The Economy of Francesco” that it is time for change and urged them to be a part of it.
Vocations to Priesthood Increase in Venezuela
November 20, 2020. Despite Economic and Social Crisis and Pandemic.
The work of promoting vocations in Venezuela is bearing fruit. This year, despite the full social and economic crisis that the country is going through, aggravated by the pandemic situation caused by Covid-19, the vocational response to the ministerial life of priesthood has increased, with a total number of 804 seminarians, including young people who are in the preparatory phase or are studying philosophy and theology, reported Fides News Agency.
‘May the Virgin of Guadalupe Sustain Your Hope,’ Pope Urges Rome’s Pontifical Latin American College
November 20, 2020. Encourages Community of the Pius Pontifical Latin American College (Full Text).
‘May the Virgin of Guadalupe sustain your hope…’
Economy of Francis: Pope Will Take Part Virtually on Closing Day
November 20, 2020. Through a Video-Message.
At the end of the event ”Economy of Francis,” on Saturday, November 21, confirmed is Pope Francis’ virtual participation with a Video-Message to the young participants, connected with the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Italy.
Archbishop Follo: Christ, the King who has the Power of Love, Draws Good from Evil
November 20, 2020. With the invitation to look at Christ the King who from the Cross rules with merciful love.
Roman Rite
XXXIV Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A – Christ the King of the Universe, November 22, 2020
Ez 34.11-12.15-17; Ps 23; 1Cor 15.20-26.28; Mt 25: 31-46
Cardinal Becciu: I Have Filed Civil Action for Compensation of the Enormous Damages Suffered
November 19, 2020. Press Release of Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu.
Press Release of Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu: In face of the press campaign that, since last September 24, L’Expresso,” has conducted seamlessly in relation to my person with a series of accusations, all absolutely without foundation, I have filed civil action through the law firm Callipari del Foro of Verona, for compensation of the enormous damages suffered.
Pope Praises Passionists Inaugurating Jubilee Year of 300th Anniversary of Their Foundation
November 19, 2020. Says ‘Contact with Word of God in Prayer & Reading Signs of the Times in Daily Events Will Enable You to Perceive Creative Presence of the Spirit Whose Outpouring Over Time, Points Out Answers to Humanity’s Expectations’.
A Holy Year on the occasion of the 300th Anniversary of its founding, will continue until January 1, 2022.
Pope Francis: Want a Model for Our Prayer? Look to Mary (FULL TEXT)
November 18, 2020. Focusing on Blessed Mother During General Audience, Says ‘How Beautiful It Would Be If We Too Could Be a Bit Like Our Mother!’.
A model for our prayer, at simple and at the most difficult of times? The Blessed Virgin Mary.
FEATURE: Cardinal Bo: ‘Adore the Tears : Avoid Intolerance’
November 17, 2020. Warning Against ‘Nauseating Uniformity,’ FABC President Acknowledges World Tolerance DaY.
Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, Myanmar, President of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC).
Another 200 Displaced Christians Families Return to Mosul and Nineveh Plain
November 17, 2020. News Released November 11, 2020.
There are about two hundred families of Christian displaced people who in recent weeks and in the near future have already returned or are preparing to return to their areas of origin, in the neighborhoods of Mosul and in the cities and villages of the Nineveh Plain, reported Fides News Agency.
Chemin Neuf: ‘A Life Without Risk Isn’t Christian,’ Was Pope’s Message
November 16, 2020. To a Delegation of Leaders that Arrived in the Vatican.
“A life without risk isn’t Christian,” warns Pope Francis in a video filmed by a French delegation of the Chemin Neuf [“New Way”] Community, which arrived in the Vatican on November 12, 2020. “The Lord will not leave you alone,” he also affirms.
Pope Francis Calls for Dialogue and Trust in Ivory Coast
November 15, 2020. Nation Embroiled in Post-Election Conflict.
Pope Francis on November 15, 2020, offered prayers for peace in the Ivory Coast, beset with violence in the wake of national elections.
Pope at Angelus: Parable of Talents Applies to All (Full Text)
November 15, 2020. Angelus Address on World Day of Poor.
Pope Francis urged the faithful gathered to pray the noonday Angelus today in St. Peter’s Square to take the day’s gospel – the parable of the talents from the Gospel of Matthew – to heart.
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Sentenced to be executed on a spiked wheel, Catherine touched the wheel and it shattered. She was beheaded. Centuries later, angels are said to have carried the body of Saint Catherine to a monastery at the foot of Mt. Sinai.