Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles

Year of Saint Joseph

Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love" 

Month of May Dedicated to Our Lady and a “Marathon” of Prayer to End the Pandemic 

Readings of the Day

RB: Prologue 8-13

Mass: 1 Cor 15:1-8; Resp Ps 19; Jn 14:6-14

Their message goes out through all the earth.

MARY, QUEEN OF APOSTLES,

PRAY FOR US.

The next day, Jesus decided to go to Galilee, and He found Philip. And Jesus said to him, "Follow me."

(Jn 1:43)

If the Lord wills it, we shall live to do this or that.

(James 4:15)

Happy Feast Day! We turn to the Apostles Philip and James for inspiration and encouragement as we continue to seek God and respond to Saint Benedict's call in today's passage from the Holy Rule.

Let us get up then, at long last, for the Scriptures rouse us when they say: It is high time to arise from sleep. Let us open our eyes to the light that comes from God, and our ears to the voice from heaven that every day calls out this charge: If you hear his voice today, do not harden your hearts. And again: You who have ears to hear, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. And what does he say? Come and listen to me, sons; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Run while you have the light of life, that the darkness of death may not overtake you.

(Rule of Saint Benedict, Prologue 8-13)

SAINTS PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES

SAINT JOSEPH, SERVANT OF CHRIST,

MARY, MOTHER OF MERCY,

PRAY FOR US.

Today's photo: You have not seen this beauty from the Gorge. Compare it to the photo of Saturday, April 24th post. Our Lord is glorious on high.

© Gertrude Feick 2021