“Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, ‘Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?’ And Jesus answered and said to them: ‘Take heed that no one deceives you.”
October 21, 2026
Our Lord Jesus Christ performed miracles with this view:
that by those miracles He might signify something further,
that besides that they were wonderful and great, and divine in themselves,
we might also learn something from them.
Let us then see what He would have us learn in those three dead persons whom He raised.
He raised the dead daughter of the ruler of the synagogue…
He comes to the house, and finds the customary funeral obsequies already prepared,
and He says to them, “Weep not, for the damsel is not dead, but sleeps.”…
Consecrated Sisters
The word “consecrated” means separated from common use to sacred use; by which a person or a thing is dedicated to the service and worship of God by prayers, rites, and ceremonies. Following in the footsteps of the Mother of God, many females responded to the call of service and virginity. St. Phoebe was a deaconess who helped St. Paul (Rom 16:1-2).
