St LukeDec 08, 2022
Evangelist. Patron of artists and doctors. All we know of Saint Luke comes from the New
Testament. He was a Greek physician, and accompanied St Paul on some of his
missionary journeys. According to tradition he was one of the founder members of the
community at Antioch. Read more
St Ignatius of Antioch and St John the DwarfDec 08, 2022
St Ignatius of Antioch Bishop and martyr. Born in Syria, Ignatius converted to Christianity and eventually became bishop of Antioch.
In the year 107, Emperor Trajan visited Antioch and forced the Christians there to choose between death and apostasy. Ignatius would not deny his faith was condemned to… Read more
Thursday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary TimeDec 08, 2022
Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather
division. From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two
against three; a father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a
mother against her daughter and a daughter… Read more
Wednesday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary TimeDec 08, 2022
Jesus said to his disciples: “Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.” Read more
Feast of Saint Luke, EvangelistDec 08, 2022
“The harvest is abundant but the labourers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to
send out labourers for his harvest. Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs
among wolves.” Read more
