Reading 1, Numbers 21:4-9 4 They left Mount Hor by the road to the Sea of Suph, to skirt round Edom. On the way the people lost patience. 5 They spoke against God and against Moses, 'Why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in the desert? For there is neither food nor water here; we are sick of this meagre diet.' 6 At this, God sent fiery serpents among the people; their bite brought death to many in Israel. 7 The people came and said to Moses, 'We have sinned by speaking against Yahweh and ...

Considered by some historians to be the founder of the Carmelite Order. He was born in Limoges, France, and proved a brilliant student at the University of Paris. Ordained a priest, Berthold joined his brother, Aymeric, the Latin patriarch of Antioch, in Turkey, on the Crusades. On Mount Carmel he found a group of hermits, joined them, and established a rule. Aymeric appointed Berthold the first Carmelite superior general. Berthold tried to reform the Christian soldiers in the region, having ...

Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the sick, we turn to you in this time of illness. O dearest comforter of the troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden. Dear God, we place our worries in your hands. We place our sick under your care and humbly ask that you restore your servant to health again. Above all, grant us the grace to acknowledge your will and know that whatever you do, you do for the love of us. Amen.

Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the sick, we turn to you in this time of illness. O dearest comforter of the troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden. Dear God, we place our worries in your hands. We place our sick under your care and humbly ask that you restore your servant to health again. Above all, grant us the grace to acknowledge your will and know that whatever you do, you do for the love of us. Amen.

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Considered by some historians to be the founder of the Carmelite Order. He was born in Limoges, France, and proved a brilliant student at the University of Paris. Ordained a priest, Berthold joined his brother, Aymeric, the Latin patriarch of Antioch, in Turkey, on the Crusades. On Mount Carmel he found a group of hermits, joined them, and established a rule. Aymeric appointed Berthold the first Carmelite superior general. Berthold tried to reform the Christian soldiers in the region, having ...

Reading 1: Ezekiel 37:12-14, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 130:1-8, Gospel: John 11:1-45, Reading 2: Romans 8:8-11

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This Sunday is the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Next Sunday will be Palm or Passion Sunday. This is a Lenten Season which we will never forget. The readings appointed to be read during the Liturgy of the Word, the first part of Holy Mass, are filled with hope. The Lord, speaking through the Prophet Ezekiel, promises His chosen people Israel �¢���� I will open your graves and have you rise from them�¢���¦�¢���� The Apostle Paul in his letter to the Romans, and to us, �¢����If the Spirit of the one ...

This Sunday is the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Next Sunday will be Palm or Passion Sunday. This is a Lenten Season which we will never forget. The readings appointed to be read during the Liturgy of the Word, the first part of Holy Mass, are filled with hope. The Lord, speaking through the Prophet Ezekiel, promises His chosen people Israel �¢���� I will open your graves and have you rise from them�¢���¦�¢���� The Apostle Paul in his letter to the Romans, and to us, �¢����If the Spirit of the one ...