January 10, 2013 With Blessed Father Alberione and With Father Tom

Friday, January 10
OF THE DAY

1 Jn 5: 5-13
Lk 5: 12-16

Salvation or damnation depends on me. I am free to take one or the other way, but it is not in my power to change the outcome (BM35).

From Father Tom: And what will the outcome be? We must (not) grow complacent on that point. All around us people are dying in desperate circumstances and that we can see. But we have no guarantee of doing any better unless we pray and watch all the time

Please Pray For Our Deceased: Sr. Bernadita Arcila FSP (1987)--Mary Kennedy (2005)

January 9, 2014 With Blessed Father Alberione and With Father Tom

Thursday, January 9
OF THE DAY

1 Jn 4: 19-5: 4
Lk 4: 14-22

To know God means to employ your intelligence in the study of His existence, His perfections and His works. (BM30).

From Father Tom: This branch of the Church teaching is usually called "Philosophy" or the love of learning. It used to precede Theology in my day.

Please Pray For Our Deceased: Sr. Maria Orsola Gattel PD (1947)--Fr. Antonio Maccaferri IJP (1994)--Lucia Melotto HFI (1994)--Michele Budetta HFI (1997)--Maria da Assucao Pereira Pinto (2001)

January 8, 2014 With Blessed Father Alberione and With Father Tom

Wednesday, January 8
OF THE DAY

1 Jn 4: 11-18
Mt 6: 45-52

God has created me so that in my present life I may know Him, love Him and serve Him (BM30).

From Father Tom: And then we receive our reward...does this follow automatically? As we have often reflected: it doesn't. Even if we die for Him God owes us nothing...and yet, amazingly, He died for us!

Please Pray For Our Deceased: Fr. Manuel Marques SSP (1990)--Fr. Paolo Cirio SSP (1990)--Sr. M. Guglielmina Bufano PD (1995)--Sr. Maria Cristina Barieri FSP (1995)--Emilia Desatro HFI (1995)--Bro Crisostomo Cancini SSP (2000)--Angelo Falchi, Gabrielite (2004)--Ruth Helline (1986)

January 7, 2014 With Blessed Father Alberione and With Father Tom

Tuesday, January 7
CHRISTMAS WEEKDAY
ST. RAYMOND OF PENAFORT, PRIEST

First Tuesday of the month--the Souls in Purgatory
1 Jn 4: 7-10
Mt 6: 34-44

From Father Tom: On our lips must always resound a fervent word of thanks:"Deo gratias," --Thanks be to God" Gratitude is a duty and a sign of a healthy heart. (BM 29)

Please Pray For Our Deceased: Sr. M. Ambrosina Vargas Suena FSP (1996)--Sr. M. Oliva Garcia Allende FSP (1997)--Fr. Vincenzo Caterino IJP (1997)--Fr. Giovanni Scalone IJP (2002)

January 6, 2014 With Blessed Father Alberione and With Father Tom

Monday, January 6
OF THE DAY

First Monday of the month--St. Paul
1 Jn 3: 22-46
Mt 4: 12-25

Let us ignite ourselves with love and zeal for for th Eucharist and become ardent priests (Notes on Pastoral Theology, 220).

From Father Tom: The ardent voice of the young Founder--already blazing with enthusiasm for the basic pastoral ministry--and showing how he would develop in subsequent years.

Please Pray For Our Deceased: Fr. Gilberto Adaco Vasquez SSP (1985)--Esuperanzio Sdrubolini HFI (1987)--Bro Gilberto Zanchin SSP (1990)--Sr. Mart Prinotti FSP (1993)--Fr Giuseppe Cuva IJP (2002)--Sr Antida Labrettini FSP (2004)

January 5, 2014 With Blessed Father Alberione and With Father Tom

Sunday, January 5
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

First Sunday of the month--the Divine Master, Way, Truth and Life
Is 60: 1-6
Eph 3: 2-3
Mt 2: 1-12

True wisdom comes from above and descends from teh Father of LIght, drawing support from eternal wisdom (BM 66)

From Father Tom: We don't usually presume to have anything to do with 'the Father of Light"-that's for the Saints. But God is concerned about everyone and follow us always with care and love.

Please Pray For Our Deceased: Sr. Giacinta Cocciolone FSP (1945)--Bro Antonio Mollo SSP (1989)--Sr. Cristina BErtello FSP (1990)--Paternano Falcioni HFI (1985)--
Alfonso Romano HFI (2000) Sr. Elena Roallos FSP (2002)--Sr. Monica Lunkes FSP (2002)--Henry J. Berlo (1994)--Charles A. Bujol (1939)

January 4, 2014 With Blessed Father Alberione and With Father Tom

Saturday, January 4
ST ELIZABETH ANN SETON, Religious

First Saturday of the month--Mary, Queen of the Apostles
1 Cor 12: 4-13
Lk 10:38-42

Eucharistic love is love without limits or boundaries. Let us try to live in it (Bl Timothy Giaccardo)

From Father Tom: Very good sentiment, but not always easy to find. The old in our churches are admirable but are not being advised to try correcting their defects to correspond with their reception of the Blessed Sacrament. They young in our churches?--over to you!

Please Pray For Our Deceased: Sr. M. Luigina Grandi FSP (1974)--Sr. Maria Agostina Agnetti FSP (1988) Sr. M. Emanuella Pintus FSP (1989)--Fr. REmo Anseli IJP (1990)--Fr. Alfredo Bordon IJP (1996)--Sr. Cristina Leonardo FSP (1997)--Amalia Tomasello HFI (2000)

January 3, 2014 With Blessed Father Alberione and With Father Tom

Friday, January 3
CHRISTMAS WEEKDAY/THE MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS

First Friday of the month--The Sacred Heart
1 Jn 2: 29-36
Jn 1: 29-34

Those who posses the riches of the faith have the duty to share them with those who live in poverty, material or spiritual. Thus the Church has always been missionary (BM).

From Father Tom: This thought is no unconnected with the need to me 'missionaries' to the people next door--and we fail on that point quite a lot. This terrible fog of indifference is choking the faith out of millions just as badly as material fog is ruining the health of whole nations.

Please Pray For Our Deceased: Fr. Davide Cordero SSP (1958)--Fr. Antonio Sabarino SSP (1963)--Sr. Maria Domenica Bassi FSP (1984)--Cleric Jaira ENrique Gaitan Aguilar SSP (1987)--Fr. Benedetto De Stefano IJP (1989)--Fr. Nicola Cavotta IJP (1993)--Sr. M. Santos Gamez de Dios PD (2000)--Robert Walton Cadenhead III (1995)

January 2, 2014 With Blessed Father Alberione and With Father Tom

Thursday, January 2
SS BASIL THE GREAT AND GREGORY NAZIANZEN, Bishops

First Thursday of the month--The Guardian Angels
1 Jn 2: 22-28
Jn 1: 19-28
Mt: 8-12

Let our hearts be an altar, an offering of holy desires, holy prayers, holy works (BM16)

From Father Tom: Good thoughts and evil begins in the MIND. So first we must clear out minds of all that is not leading to or leading from our vocation. After that we make our (the) best effort we can to put our desires into action.

Please Pray For Our Deceased: Sr. Rosaria Nazari SGBP (1950)--Fr. Josep Labedz SSP (1967)--Sr. Aloisia Acciarri FSP  (1977)--Fr. Sperandio Ravenoldi IJP (1985)--Fr. M. Benedicta Aimo PD (1997)--Sr. Quirina Angeli FSP (1999)--Sr. M. Matilde Garzitto FSP (2000)--M. Cristina Canfarotta HFI (2000)--Mateo Albano (1945)