Thursday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary TimeLK 17:20-25Asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come,Jesus said in reply,“The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed,and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’For behold, the Kingdom of God is among you.”

Memorial of Saint Frances Xavier CabriniLk 17:11-19And when he saw them, he said,“Go show yourselves to the priests.”As they were going they were cleansed.And one of them, realizing he had been healed,returned, glorifying God in a loud voice;and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.He was a Samaritan.

Tuesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary TimeLk 14:15-24One of those at table with Jesus said to him,“Blessed is the one who will dine in the Kingdom of God.”He replied to him,“A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many.When the time for the dinner came,he dispatched his servant to say to those invited,‘Come, everything is now ready.’But one by one, they all began to excuse themselves."

Solemnity of All SaintsMt 5:1-12a"Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,for they will be satisfied.Blessed are the merciful,for they will be shown mercy.Blessed are the clean of heart,for they will see God.Blessed are the peacemakers,for they will be called children of God."

Join us in this One on One interview with Robert Ellsberg and author, Libby Osgood, as they discuss "Green Saints for a Green Generation".Get your copy today at https://maryknoll.link/b06171In Laudato Si’ Pope Francis established care for creation as one of the central themes of Catholic social teaching. Yet that ecological consciousness has yet to take root en masse among the Catholic faithful. In Green Saints for a Green Generation young Catholic women on “saints”—canonized and not—who connected their faith to concern for the earth.   The writers include a wide range of figures, from the traditional, such as Sts. Clare of Assisi, Ignatius of Loyola, and Marguerite Bourgeoys, to contemporary figures like Thomas Merton, author Toni Morrison, and the Martyrs of the Amazon. By connecting these key figures to environmental responsibility, the contributors encourage the not-yet informed to become active, inviting younger generations to join the ecological movement, to take taking on the responsibility from their elders, and to shoulder the ecological burden for themselves.   Libby (Elizabeth) Osgood, CND, PhD, PEng, is co-editor with Kathleen Deignan of Teilhard de Chardin: A Book of Hours (Orbis, 2023). She is also an aerospace engineer who teaches sustainable design engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada. She is a religious sister of the Congregation of Notre Dame de Montreal.Order your copy: https://maryknoll.link/b06171

Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary TimeLk 13:18-21Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like?To what can I compare it?It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in the garden.When it was fully grown, it became a large bushand the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches.”

Feast of Saint Luke, EvangelistLk 10:1-9"Whatever town you enter and they welcome you,eat what is set before you,cure the sick in it and say to them,'The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.'"

Join us in this One on One interview with Robert Ellsberg and author, Joyce Rupp, as they discuss "Vessels of Love: Prayers and Poems for the Later Years of Life".Get your copy today at https://maryknoll.link/vd2Joyce Rupp is well known for her work as a writer, international retreat leader, and conference speaker. She is the author of numerous bestselling books, including Praying Our Goodbyes, Open the Door, and Fragments of Your Ancient Name. Her Orbis books include Prayer; Walk in a Relaxed Manner: Life Lessons from the Camino; and The Cosmic Dance (with art by Mary Southard). Rupp is a member of the Servite (Servants of Mary) community and the codirector of the Boundless Compassion program. She lives in West Des Moines, Iowa.Get 25% off  Vessels of Love by Joyce Rupp through 27 October 2024#VesselsOfLove #JoyceRupp #LaterYearsOfLife #RobertEllsberg #OrbisBooks #Spirituality#BookLovers #CatholicWriters #PrayerfulLiving #Inspiration

Wednesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary TimeLK 11:42-46Then one of the scholars of the law said to him in reply,“Teacher, by saying this you are insulting us too.”And he said, “Woe also to you scholars of the law!You impose on people burdens hard to carry,but you yourselves do not lift one finger to touch them.”

Tuesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary TimeLK 10:38-42The Lord said to her in reply,“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better partand it will not be taken from her.”

Memorial of Saint Francis of AssisiMatthew 11:25-30"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,for I am meek and humble of heart;and you will find rest for yourselves.For my yoke is easy, and my burden light."

Join us in this One on One interview with Robert Ellsberg and author, Megan McKenna, as they discuss "A Bowl of Perfect Light: Stories of Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Repairing the World".Get your copy today at  https://maryknoll.link/245cddA native of New York City, Megan McKenna is an internationally known theologian, storyteller, and lecturer. She leads retreats, workshops and parish missions, around the world, and counsels communities facing violence, trauma, and struggles for justice. She holds graduate degrees in scripture, adult education, and literacy from the Graduate Theological Union and the University of California, Berkeley, and a masters in systematic theology from Catholic University, Washington, DC.  Her many books include And Morning Came: Scriptures of the Resurrection (Sheed & Ward), Prophets: Words of Fire; Rites of Justice: The Sacraments and Liturgy as Ethical Imperatives; On Your Mark: Reading in the Shadow of the Cross and Not Counting Women and Children: Neglected Stories from the Bible (all from Orbis Books). She resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Get 25% off A Bowl of Perfect Light by Megan McKenna through 20 October 2024#ABowlOfPerfectLight #MeganMcKenna #RobertEllsberg #ForgivenessAndReconciliation #RepairingTheWorld #OrbisBooks #FaithAndJustice #CatholicFaith #TheologicalReflection #Storytelling #SpiritualGrowth