Before going for some errands today, I first took the chance to post the Gospel for the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel here at OTWOMD and shared it on the Official OTWOMD Facebook fan page. Feeling that there is...
FIRST READING: As I watched : Thrones were set up and the Ancient One took his throne. His clothing was bright as snow, and the hair on his head as white as wool ; His throne was flames of fire,...
FIRST READING: Job opened his mouth and cursed his day. Job spoke out and said: Perish the day on which I was born, the night when they said, “The child is a boy!” Why did I not perish at birth,...
FIRST READING: But you, man of God, pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness. And the LORD said to Satan, “Whence do you come?” Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “From roaming the earth and patrolling it.” And...
Saint Francis of Assisi would be one of the most popular saints of the Church, yet, strangely enough his true depth and spirituality is often hidden behind the popular image of a carefree man always surrounded by birds.The truth of...
FIRST READING: Woe to the complacent in Zion, to the overconfident on the mount of Samaria, Leaders of a nation favored from the first, to whom the people of Israel have recourse! Lying upon beds of ivory, stretched comfortably on...
Previously: On September 12, 1948, the Lady appeared to Teresing Castillo inside the convent grounds on a vine perched on a cloud. The Lady requested Teresing to return for 15 days to the same spot. The Carmelite Chaplain, Bishop Maria...
Chiara Badano was born on October 29, 1971, in Sassello, a lively town in the Ligurian Apennines, part of the diocese of Acqui, after her parents had waited for her for 11 years. Her arrival is considered a blessing from...
I just received this news a few moments ago and I immediately blogged this to share it with your. It struck me. A modern day teenager who lived in the 80′s and 90′s era will be beatified today. Yes my...
O Holy Angel, whom God, by the effect of His goodness and His tender regard for my spiritual welfare, has charged with the care of my conduct, and who assists me in all my wants and comforts me in all...
O HOLY ANGEL, whom God, by the effect of His goodness and His tender regard for my welfare, has charged with the care of my conduct, and who assists me in all my wants and comforts me in all my...
Thérèse of Lisieux (2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), or Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, born Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin, was a French Carmelite nun. She is also known as “The Little Flower of Jesus”. She...
Hi OTWOMD. My name is Rachel from the Archdiocese of Dubuque in Iowa. I stumbled upon your blog through a friend and she said you respond to queries about faith and everything catholic. I just want to shed some light...
FIRST READING: Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are vanity! What profit has man from all the labor which he toils at under the sun? One generation passes and another comes, but the world forever stays....
St. Michael the Archangel, loyal champion of God and His people, I turn to you with confidence and seek your powerful intercession. For the love of God, Who made you so glorious in grace and power, and for the love...
St. Gabriel the Archangel, I venerate you as the “Angel of the Incarnation,” because God has specially appointed you to bear the messages concerning the God-Man to Daniel, Zechariah, and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Give me a tender and devoted...
Holy Archangel Raphael, standing so close to the throne of God and offering Him our prayers, I venerate you as God’s special Friend and Messenger. I choose you as my Patron and wish to love and obey you as young...
Everybody loves a miracle. In fact, people love miracles so much that they tend to look for grandiose experiences just to know what it feels like to be touched by God. Some wanted to experience miraculous levitations, apparitions and phenomena. Others seek...