When St. Mary of the Falls was founded, the United States was barely 78 years old, Franklin Pierce was President and the Civil War was yet to be fought. In 1854 our first parishioners gathered for Mass on Sunday in a log ...
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First Reading - 1 Cor 4: 1-5 1 Accordingly, let man consider us to be ministers of Christ and attendants of the mysteries of God.
2 Here and now, it is required of attendants that each one be found to be faithful.
3 But as for me, it is such a small thing to be judged by you, or by the age of mankind. And neither do I judge myself.
4 For I have nothing...
First Reading - Ps 37: 3-6, 27-28, 39-40 3 Hope in the Lord and do good, and dwell in the land, and so you shall be pastured with its riches.
4 Delight in the Lord, and he will grant to you the petitions of your heart.
5 Reveal your way to the Lord, and hope in him, and he will accomplish it.
6 And he will bring forth your justice like the light, and your judgment...
First Reading - Wis 9: 13-18b 13 For who among men can know the counsel of God? Or who can imagine the will of God?
14 For the thoughts of mortals are timid, and our foresight is uncertain.
15 For the corruptible body weighs down the soul, and this earthy dwelling presses many thoughts upon the mind.
16 And we assess with difficulty the things that are of earth, and
we discover with labor the...
Gospel - Lk 5: 33-39 33 But they said to him, "Why do the disciples of
John fast frequently, and make supplications, and those of the
Pharisees act similarly, while yours eat and drink?"
34 And he said to them: "How can you cause the sons of the groom to fast, while the groom is still with them?
35 But the days will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and...
Saint of the Day
St. Gregory the Great "If we knew at what time we were to depart from this world, we would be able to select a season for pleasure and another for repentance. But God, who has promised pardon to every repentant sinner, has not promised us tomorrow. Therefore we must always dread the final day,...