In the morning long before dawn – Fr. Innocent Abonyi's pastoral Diary

In the morning, long before dawn, he got up …

In the middle of sentences loaded with actions such as healing, attending to suffering people, casting out devils, responding to impatient disciples, traveling from town to town and preaching from synagogue to synagogue, etc., one […]

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena

OPENING PRAYER O Mary, Mother of Perpetual Help, I salute thee with the filial devotion. I renew the consecration of myself, and all I have, to thee. I thank thee for thy maternal protection and […]

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The Holy Innocents, December 28

Herod “the Great,” king of Judea, was unpopular with his people because of his connections with the Romans and his religious indifference. Hence he was insecure and fearful of any threat to his throne. He […]

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2nd Sunday of Advent, Year C

Reflecting on the meaning of advent and Christmas, Mother Theresa of Calcutta said: “The season of Advent is like springtime in nature when everything is renewed and so is fresh and healthy. Advent is meant […]

Prayers

Prayers for various needs

Lord, we thank you for our mothers and the gift of their tenderness and understanding, their patience and thoughtfulness, their kindness and love. We can be so wilful, so thoughtless, so impatient, and so unkind; […]

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5th Sunday of Easter Year C

Love one another as I have loved you. This is Jesus’ remark at the banqueting table. Of all the commandments, this is the most important. It includes others. The only failure of a Christian is […]