In the latest episode of our series, Homilies for Busy People, Fr. Byron explores the Sunday Gospel Reading for September 1, 2024. Tune in each Sunday for a new video from Fr. Byron: bit.ly/homily9-1-24

May I not be fascinated too much by external appearance that I have no time to cleanse my internal space. May I seek holiness mostly from within and may everything I do outside be rooted from within. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

View the liturgical calendar for the month of September and keep up-to-date on this month's feast days and other celebrations: bit.ly/litcalsept

We invite you to join us this Wednesday, September 4th, as we call upon St. Jude for the healing of cancer. Petitions submitted will be prayed for in a special way throughout Wednesday's liturgies at the National Shrine. Send your petitions here: bit.ly/cancerprayerpe…

If God has chosen us to be his sons and daughters through baptism and Christian education, it is not because he is not interested in the pagans; it is because he wants to use us in attracting the pagans to the true God through our good example.

National Shrine of St. Jude Weekly Devotion - September 2nd: bit.ly/devotion9-2-24 We pray together: St. Jude, I ask for your guidance to make me pure in thought, word, and deed in imitation of your own holy purity.

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Lord, help me to change my own attitude for the better, so that peace may start with the way I behave towards those who have hurt me.

Feast of St. Gregory the Great: Sept 3 "Holy Scripture by the manner of its language transcends every science, because in one and the same sentence, while it describes a fact, it reveals a mystery." - St. Gregory the Great

Join us today, and the first Wednesday of every month, to pray for all those affected by cancer. Learn more: bit.ly/sept24cancer Send your petitions: bit.ly/cancerprayerpe…

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We must believe that our laws come from God. Each Christian must equally pay attention to their details. God’s words cannot be followed in an abstract way.

St. Jude Thaddeus: Patron of Hope and Difficult Causes This comprehensive account of the Patron of Hope and Difficult Causes, by Claretian Father John Lozano, explores the life, the ministry, the death, and the devotion of St. Jude Thaddeus: bit.ly/stjudebook

Feast of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta "Stay where you are. Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering, and the lonely right where you are—in your own homes and in your own families, in your workplaces and in your schools." - Mother Teresa

Our sins, when they are humbly confessed, do not drive Jesus away from us. Only pharisaism, the conviction of being holy and above reproach before God draws up an insurmountable barrier between God and his creature.

In letters of gratitude, we give thanks. ". . .It’s been an endless series of illnesses in our family and with our friends these past few years. With the help of Our Blessed Mother and St. Jude, we continue to get good and encouraging results. Praise Jesus!" — T.M., Chalfont, PA

We’re excited to announce that Fr. Byron Macias, CMF, and Fr. Agustin Carrillo, CMF, are stepping in as the new Co-Directors of the National Shrine of St. Jude! Let’s welcome them warmly and keep them in our prayers as they start this meaningful journey: bit.ly/MeettheCoDirec…