Wednesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time
Eph 6:1-9; Ps 145:10-14; Lk 13:22-30 : With every generation of believers we join in praying today’s Responsorial Psalm. We are among those who are falling; we are among those who are bowed down. Yet, the LORD is faithful, and we are lifted up and we are raised on high. Everything that the Scriptures have revealed […]
Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time
Eph 5:21-33; Ps 128:1-5; Lk 13:18-21: Our true blessedness is the fear of the LORD. Not that we are afraid of God, but we stand in awe and wonder at His revelation as the psalm proclaims—“Be still and know that I am God.” We fear the LORD because He is God and there is no […]
Monday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time
Eph 4:32–5:8; Ps 1:1-4,6; Lk 13:10-17: The way of the just is to behave like God as his very dear children. We find our blessing in putting the counsel of the wicked into context. When the judgments of the crooked and perverse are seen in the context of the Word of God, the entire revelation […]
Saturday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time
Eph 4:7-16; Ps 122:1,2, 3,4ab, 4cd,5; Lk 13:1-9:The only way to go is to go rejoicing. The only way to travel along the way of the LORD is to travel with song and dancing within our hearts and even in our feet. When we hear the invitation of the saints: “We will go up to […]
Friday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
Eph 4:1-6; Ps 24:1,2,3,4ab,5,6; Lk 12:54-59: In many ways it is desire that dominates our lives, even our spiritual lives. The great saints of our church teach us to be detached from desires and attached to God alone. Only when our needs are our desires are we truly free; when our desires are our needs […]
Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time
Eph 3:14-21; Ps 33:1,2, 4,5,11,12, 18,19; Lk 12:49-53: It is the design of God’s heart that matters most. It’s not about us and our design for life and the universe; it’s about God and his design. We are the upright who give thanks and chant his praises. Indeed, we exalt in the LORD! All his […]
Wednesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time
Eph 3:2-12; Isaiah 12:2,3,4bcd,5,6; Lk 12:39-48: Saint Paul is his glorious achievement. Everyone who is bold of speech and confident of access through faith in Christ is his glorious achievement. We are his glorious achievement when we live lives of vigilant servants. God, himself is our savior, and we are confident and unafraid. Like Isaiah […]
Tuesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time
Eph 2:12-22; Ps 85:9ab-10-14; Lk 12:35-38: If glory dwells in our land, the Holy Spirit is near indeed. It is the Lord himself who gives his benefits, and our land shall yield its increase. The blessings of peace and justice come into our world when we walk along the way of His steps. When we […]
Monday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time
Eph 2:1-10; Ps 100:1-5; Lk 12:13-21: Joy travels with those who come into the presence of the Lord. Joy bursts into song and gladness. Joy comes from knowing that the Lord is God, and He has made us; we are his people, and the sheep of his flock. We hear his voice calling, and […]
Love Your Neighbor As Yourself: 21st Century Imperatives
On Tuesday, November 6, Saint Vincent will host Rabbi Ron Symons in a lecture entitled “Love Your Neighbor As Yourself: 21st Century Imperatives” at 7 p.m. in the Fred Rogers Center. The lecture is part of the Rabbi Jason Edelstein Chair Lecture Series. Rabbi Symons serves as the senior director of Jewish Life at the […]
Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
Gal 3:22-29 ; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 11:27-28 “Descendants of Abraham” Abraham heard the Word of God and observed it. When we hear and obey, we are the descendants of Abraham. The LORD made a covenant with Abraham; he promised him countless descendants. We are among those countless descendants. We join with our ancestors who chanted the […]
Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
Gal 3:7-14; Ps 111:1-6; Lk 11:15-26 “Majesty and glory are his work.” We join in thanks with all who pray Psalm 111. We give thanks to the LORD with whole and humbled hearts. In the company of all who seek to do the will of God, we give thanks. The works of the LORD are […]
Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
Gal 3:1-5; Rs: Lk 1:69-75; Lk 11:5-13 “He promised to show mercy.” Israel is the special possession of the LORD. Throughout history the LORD, the God of Israel, has been there for his chosen people to rescue, restore, and redeem his Beloved. Again and again the LORD has raised up a mighty savior, born of the […]
Wednesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
Gal 2:1,2,7-14; Ps 117:1bc,2; Lk 11:1-4 “For steadfast is his kindness toward us.” The apostolic urgency of the early church puts us to shame. Saint Paul and the Twelve had a driving desire to go out to all the world and tell the Good News. Does this desire motivate us? Does it even enter our minds […]
Monks Studying At Seminary
Studying at Saint Vincent Seminary for the 2018-2019 school year are nine Benedictines from Saint Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe. Pictured, front, from left, Deacon Lawrence Sutton, Ph.D., director of pre-theology formation; Rev. Nathan Munsch, O.S.B., director of pastoral formation; Very Rev. Edward Mazich, O.S.B., rector; Rev. John-Mary Tompkins, O.S.B., vice rector and director of human formation; […]
Tuesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
Gal 1:13-24; Ps 139:1-3,13-15; Lk 10:38-42 “You knit me in my mother’s womb.” In the responsorial psalm, selected from parts of Psalm 139, we pray that the LORD guide us along the everlasting way. We plead repeatedly for the LORD to guide us because we repeatedly get lost. Even when we are not lost we […]
Monday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
Gal 1:6-12; Ps 111:1,2,7-10; Lk 10:25-37 “He has ratified his covenant forever.” If the LORD forgets something, it ceases to exist. All creation is kept in existence by the very thought of the Living God. For the LORD to remember his covenant for ever is the announcement that his covenant will last forever. Even when […]
Seventh National Catholic Arts Competition
The seventh Biennial Nationwide Juried Catholic Arts Competition and Exhibition will be held at the Saint Vincent Gallery this fall. Entries were being accepted through August 3 for the exhibit, which will open on Sunday, October 28. The exhibition will run during regular gallery hours through December 2. The nationwide exhibition was established in 2001 […]
Camerata Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The Saint Vincent Camerata celebrates its 50th anniversary season in 2018-2019. “We are confident there’s no better way to celebrate this milestone than by giving homage to the mission of our founding and sustaining institution, Saint Vincent Archabbey, with performances of great choral classics,” said Father Stephen Concordia, O.S.B., camerata director. “Our first program, on […]
Saturday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time
Jb 42:1-3,5,6,12-17 ; Ps 119:66,71,75,91,125,130; Mt 18:1-5,10 “For God commands the angels to guard you.” Only when the LORD lets his face shine upon us do we gain understanding. The LORD loves the simple hearts; his face shines upon those whom he loves. We rely upon the LORD to teach us wisdom, and we grow in […]
