To Pray as We Ought
“‘I do will it. Be made clean.’ The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean.”
Saints Sergius and Bacchus Chapel
Palm Springs, California
“‘I do will it. Be made clean.’ The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean.”
“He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them.”
“I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Second Sunday Scripture Readings Today, we begin to follow the ministry of Jesus—a ministry that commenced when his true identity was revealed at his baptism by John in the Jordan […]
“They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother.”
"And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart."
"The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him."
"Behold, I am the servant of the Lord, may it be done to me according to your word."
“I baptize with water; but there is one among you whom you do not recognize, the one who is coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.”
"John went throughout the whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.”
"What I say to you, I say to all: ‘Watch!"
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne.”
“’Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities.’”
"‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us!’ But he said in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.’"
"Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted."
"Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?"
"Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God."
"Bind his hands and feet and cast him into the darkness outside."
"The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone."