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The scene that this Gospel opens with is Jesus arriving in Jerusalem. It was almost time for Passover and Jesus wanted to be in Jerusalem during Passover. When he arrived he immediately went to the Temple to worship. Expecting a quiet, prayerful atmosphere, when Jesus arrived there he found the temple filled with animals as…

Almost the entire month of November falls during the liturgical season known as Tempus per Annum or Ordinary Time (formerly Time After Pentecost), which is represented by the liturgical color green. Green is a symbol of hope, as it is the color of the sprouting seed and arouses in the faithful the hope of reaping the eternal harvest of heaven, especially the hope of…

Oleksa Zarytsky was born in Lviv (Western Ukraine) in 1912, the son of a Catholic family. He has only one desire in his heart: to become a priest. In the cathedral of his city, in 1936, at the age of 24, he was ordained a priest. Fr. Oleksa was truly in love with Jesus and…

“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”  Matthew 11:28-30 What a beautiful invitation from Jesus!  This…