Prayers of the Faithful
Look not to our weaknesses but look to Jesus. Over a month ago I was asked to celebrate Mass for the Religious of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary on the feast of their foundress, Blessed Elisabeth Turgeon. The following is a reworking of my homily. Blessed Elisabeth...
The last chapter of the Vatican II Constitution on the Church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In her we can recognize a model of being a member of the church, and see her role as mother of the church. Mary is a model because she allowed herself to be shaped by the...
Pope Leo on the Church – teaching from Vatican II document “Lumen Gentium” May 6, 2026 The Pope focused his remarks on May 6 on chapter 7 of the Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Church. An essential dimension of the Church is its focus on eternity. “The Church is...
Pope Leo’s Teaching on the Documents of Vatican II, Continued This week Pope Leo taught about Chapter 5 of “Lumen Gentium”, the Constitution on the Church. The theme of this entire chapter is that every one of us is called to live in the grace of God, practicing the...
Pope Leo’s Teaching on the documents of Vatican II – The Constitution of the Church (Lumen Gentium) continued The Pope looks at Chapter 4 which deals with the laity. He begins by quoting Pope Francis “lay people are, put simply, the vast majority of the people of God....
Pope’s Leo’s teaching on the Documents of Vatican II – on the Constitution of the Church (continued) March 25, 2026 Last week the Pope spoke of the Church as the People of God. In his remarks today he considers the structure of the Church. The Church is founded on the...
Baptism as the Participation in the Priesthood of Christ (for all the baptized). On March 18 Pope Leo continued teaching on the Vatican II Constitution of the Church “Lumen Gentium” Chapter 2 The priesthood of the faithful is given with Baptism which enables all the...
Teaching of Pope Leo on the documents of Vatican II - Part 8 On March 11, 2026, Pope Leo continued his reflection on the Vatican II document “Lumen Gentium” – the Constitution of the Church, Chapter 2, dedicated to the People of God. Defining the Church as the “People...
Pope Leo’s Teaching Part Seven: March 4, 2026 Pope Leo continues his catechesis at his Wednesday General Audience speaking on the Vatican II document Lumen Gentium - which is the Constitution of the Church. Lumen Gentium states that the Church is a “complex reality.”...
On February 18, Pope Leo began his teaching on a second document of the Second Vatican Council, “Lumen gentium” (light of the nations). This document is the Constitution on the Church. Fr, Donald Campion, SJ, writing when the document was adopted in 1965, stated that...