Twenty-fourth and Last Sunday after Pentecost

This Sunday is the Twenty-Fourth and Last Sunday after Pentecost. The last Sunday after Pentecost being the last of the liturgical year, it is fitting that the liturgy directs our attention to the end of days: the final triumphant consummation of God’s work with regard to His Creation.

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Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost

This Sunday is the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost. In the Gospel reading for Sunday, Jesus heals the daughter of Jarius, the synagogue’s ruler (Matthew 9:24), but not before first healing a woman suffering from an issue of blood.

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Dedication of the Archbasilica of Saint Savior

This Sunday is the Dedication of the Archbasilica of the Most Holy Savior, otherwise called the Basilica of Saint John in Lateran, the “Mother and Mistress of all Churches throughout the world” as described in the Baronius Press Daily Missal. It is the dedication of the Cathedral of Rome.

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Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

This Sunday is the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost. In the Gospel reading for Sunday, Jesus offers a parable illustrating the importance of, “And dismiss our debt as we dismiss those of our debtors.”

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All Saints and All Souls update

We share some of the announcements from Sunday about the Chapel and information about the Feasts of All Saints and All Souls (which is a bit complicated this liturgical year).

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Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ

This Sunday is the Feast of the Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Also called simply Christ the King, this first-class feast is always celebrated on the last Sunday in October.

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Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

This Sunday is the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost. In the Gospel reading for the day (Matthew 22:1-14), Jesus tells about the parable of the marriage feast, which likens the Kingdom of heaven to a wedding banquet.

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