HE’S COMING…PREPARE! ADVENT 1, 2020
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HE’S COMING…PREPARE! ADVENT 1, 2020

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FR RICHARD BAKER PROCLAIMS THE GOSPEL AND FR LOUIS SCURTI PREACHES THE HOMILY “HE’S COMING; PREPARE”, ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT, 2020 (B cycle). MASS IS CELEBRATED AT ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE, MANHATTAN, NY. Check out our website: https://www.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.FriendsoftheWord.org Donate and support FRIENDS OF THE WORD, INC.: PAYPAL.ME/FRIENDSOFTHEWORD

THANKSGIVING 2020, Invited to the Table of the Lord
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THANKSGIVING 2020, Invited to the Table of the Lord

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THE READINGS OF THANKSGIVING DAY REMIND US TO ALWAYS GIVE THANKS, AND TO NEVER LOOK DOWN ON ANYONE! JESUS ALWAYS WELCOMES US TO THIS TABLE. _______________________________________________________ Check out our website: https://www.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.FriendsoftheWord.org Donate and support FRIENDS OF THE WORD, INC.:PAYPAL.ME/FRIENDSOFTHEWORD

HOMILY ST CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA
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HOMILY ST CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA

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IN HIS HOMILY, COMMEMORTATING ST. CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA, FR LOUIS SCURTI NOTES THAT HER FEAST COMES DURING THE LAST WEEK OF THE LITURGICAL YEAR SO THE READINGS REFLECT APOCALYPTIC THEMES AS APPLICABLE TO ST. CATHERINE. READINGS OF THE DAY  Check out our website: https://www.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.FriendsoftheWord.org Donate and support FRIENDS OF…

JESUS OUR IRONIC KING Feast of Christ the King of the Universe
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JESUS OUR IRONIC KING Feast of Christ the King of the Universe

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JESUS GIVES US AN INVITATION AND CHALLENGE. WE ARE INVITED INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD, IF WE ACCEPT THE TERMS….THE WORKS OF MERCY. FR LOUIS SCURTI PRESENTS THE HOMILY OF THE FEAST OF CHRST THE KING OF THE UNIVERSE, AS THE ‘IRONIC KING’. READINGS ARE SEPARATE: READINGS FROM SACRED SCRIPTURE OF CHRIST THE KING Check…

THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES Homily Getting Ready 33rd Week
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THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES Homily Getting Ready 33rd Week

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THE THEME OF TODAY’S HOMILY IS APOCALYPTIC, THE END TIMES. FR LOUIS SCURTI PRESENTS THEM IN HIS HOMILY FOCUSING ON PREPARING OUR WORLD AS ‘PRIESTS’ PRESENTING IT TO CHRIST…WHILE BRINGING CHRIST TO ALL PEOPLE.  READINGS OF THE DAY Check out our website: https://www.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.FriendsoftheWord.org Donate and support FRIENDS OF THE…

OUR CHURCH FROM CREATION TO TODAY Honoring the Dedication of the Basilicae of Sts. Peter & Paul
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OUR CHURCH FROM CREATION TO TODAY Honoring the Dedication of the Basilicae of Sts. Peter & Paul

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IN HONOR OF THE HISTORICAL PLACE OF THE DEDICATION OF THE BASILICAE OF ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL, FR LOUIS TARCES THE BEGINNINGS OF OUR CATHOLIC CHURCH FROM CREATION TO TODAY. AFTER THE HOMILY, FR LOUIS ANOINTS A PARISHIONER WHO IS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TESTS. The Holy Scriptures of the Day are below: HOLY SCRIPTURE READINGS…

BREAD AND ROSES St Elizabeth of Hungary Homily & Readings
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BREAD AND ROSES St Elizabeth of Hungary Homily & Readings

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THE SAINTS ARE OFTEN SET ALONGIDE THE HOLY SCRIPTURES AS EXAMPLES OF CHRIST’S WILL IN OUR LIVES. TODAY FR LOUIS SCURTI FOCUSES ON ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY AS AN EXAMPLE OF CHRIST’ LOVE AND CHARITY. READINGS ARE PRESENTED SEPARATELY. READINGS FROM HOLY SCRIPTURE Check out our website: https://www.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.FriendsoftheWord.org Donate…

HOMILY, POPE ST. LEO A MAN OF COURAGE AND FAITH
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HOMILY, POPE ST. LEO A MAN OF COURAGE AND FAITH

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THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW DEPICTS JESUS COMMISSIONING SIMON PETER AS THE ROCK OF HIS CHURCH. FR LOUIS SCURTI FOCUSES ON ST. LEO THE GREAT AS A POPE OF COURAGE, INTELLIGENCE AND STRENGTH, COMPARING EVERY CHRISTIAN TO HIM. THE READINGS ARE PRESENTED IN A SEPARATE POSTING.  Check out our website: https://www.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook:…

GOD KNOWS EVERYTHING Homily & Readings of 32nd Sunday
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GOD KNOWS EVERYTHING Homily & Readings of 32nd Sunday

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THE READINGS OF THIS SUNDAY INSPIRE FR LOUIS SCURTI PRESENT HIS HOMILY AS THE WISDOM OF GOD, WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING. CONTRARY TO HOW WE OFTEN PRAY, ON OUR TIMELINE, GOD INSPIRES US TO PRAY ON GOD’S TIMELINE…ACCORDING TO “HIS WILL”.    Readings, 32nd Week of the Year     Check out our website: https://www.friendsoftheword.org Join…

ST MARTIN DE PORRES, Barber, Healer, Monk, Saint of Peru
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ST MARTIN DE PORRES, Barber, Healer, Monk, Saint of Peru

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FR LOUIS SCURTI SHARES THE HOMILY  COMMEMORATING ST. MARTIN DE PORRES, PERU. MARTIN WAS A BARBER, HEALER, MONK, AND SAINT. READINGS BELOW: Check out our website: https://www.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.Friendso… Donate and support FRIENDS OF THE WORD, INC.: PAYPAL.ME/FRIENDSOFTHEWORD