Mass Readings: 4/2/2025
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Resp:
Gospel:
Saint of the Day
Bl. Vilmos Apor (1892-1945)
Vilmos, a bishop in Hungary during Word War II, gave aid to deported Jews. He also hid and protected women from the Russians. He was shot on Good Friday by a drunken Red Army officer when several women ran to him for protection.
Bl. Vilmos Apor Speaks
The Cross strengthens the weak, it curbs the powerful.
Scripture Verse of the Day
The Words of St. Escriva
Spreading the Faith
"Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."
And at the end of his time upon earth, Christ commanded: Euntes docete – go out and teach. He wants his light to shine in the behaviour and words of his disciples, and in yours too.
(Furrow, #930)
Catholic Catechism #2201
The conjugal community is established upon the consent of the spouses. Marriage and the family are ordered to the good of the spouses and to the procreation and education of children. The love of the spouses and the begetting of children create among members of the same family personal relationships and primordial responsibilities.
