Universal Roman Catholic Faith and Traditions

First Friday of March 2019 First Reading: Sirach 6: 5 - 17 Psalm 119 Gospel: Mark 10: 1 - 12 Holy Gospel: Jesus then left that place and went to the province of Judea, beyond the Jordan River. Once more crowds gathered around him and once more he taught them, as he always did. Some (Pharisees came and) put him to the test with this question, “Is it right for a husband to divorce his wife?” He replied, “What law did Moses give you?” They answered, “Moses allowed us to write a certificate of dismissal in order to divorce.” Then Jesus said to them, “Moses wrote this law for you, because you are stubborn. But in the beginning of creation God made them male and female, and because of this, man has to leave father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one body. So they are no longer two but one body. Therefore let no one separate what God has joined.” When they were indoors at home, the disciples again asked him about this and he told them, “Whoever divo...

Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary First Reading: Joel 1: 13-15; 2: 1-2 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 9: 2-3, 6, 16, 8-9 Holy Gospel: Luke 11: 15-26 Holy Gospel: 15  Yet some of them said, “He drives out demons by the power of Beelzebul, the chief of the demons.” 16  So others wanted to put him to the test by asking him for a heavenly sign. 17  But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every nation divided by civil war is on the road to ruin, and will fall. 18  If Satan also is divided, his em­pire is coming to an end. How can you say that I drive out demons by calling upon Bee­lze­bul? 19  If I drive them out by Beelzebul, by whom do your fellow mem­bers drive out demons? They will be your judge, then. 20  But suppose I drive out demons by the finger of God; would not this mean that the kingdom of God has come upon you? 21  As long as the strong and armed man guards his house, his goods are safe. 22  But when a stronger one attacks and ...