Catholic Daily Brief

Reflections from Pere Montmorel and French mystic Jeanne Guyon on what it means to keep the Lord's Day.

Third Part, Question 64, Articles 2 & 5; Article 2: Whether the Sacraments Are Instituted by God Alone; Article 5: Whether Sacraments Can Be Conferred by Evil Ministers

Hebrews 13: 15-17, 20-21; Mark 6: 30-34; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Third Part, Question 62, Articles 1 & 5; Article 1: Whether the Sacraments Are Causes of Grace; Article 5: Whether the Sacraments Derive Their Power from Christ's Passion

Hebrews 13: 1-8; Mark 6: 14-29; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Hebrews 12: 18-19, 21-24; Mark 6: 7-13; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Third Part, Question 61, Article 1: Whether Sacraments Are Necessary for Man's Salvation

St. John Chrysostom and Frs. Crasset and Nepvue S.J. on the delights of heaven

Hebrews 12: 4-7, 11-15; Mark 6: 1-6; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Hebrews 12: 1-4; Mark 5: 21-43; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Second Part of the Second Part, Question 26, Article 8: Whether We Ought To Love More Those Connected To Us By Ties of Blood

The vindication of the just on the Last Day; the necessity of humility and the fear of God's justice.

Mark 5: 1-20; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Malachi 3: 1-4; Hebrews 2: 14-18; Luke 2: 22-40; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Hebrews 11: 1-2, 8-19; Mark 4: 35-41; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Second Part of the Second Part, Question 21, Articles 1 & 2; Article 1: Whether Presumption Regards God's or Our Own Power; Article 2: Whether Presumption is a Sin

Exhortation to reflect on that moment, immediately after our death, when we stand before the judgment seat of Christ to receive our eternal reward or condemnation

Second Part of the Second Part, Question 20, Articles 3 & 4; Article 3: Whether Despair is the Greatest of Sins; Article 4: Whether Despair Arises from Sloth

Hebrews 10: 32-39; Mark 4: 26-34; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Hebrews 10: 19-25; Mark 4: 21-25; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Second Part of the Second Part, Question 7, Articles 1 & 2; Article 1: Whether Fear is an Effect of Faith; Article 2: Whether Faith Purifies the Heart

Second Part of the Second Part, Question 6, Article 1: Whether Faith is Infused into Man by God

Frs. Paolo Segneri and Frederick William Faber on preparing for the unknown hour of death

Second Part of the Second Part, Question 2, Articles 1, 4 & 10; Article 1: Whether Faith is "To Think With Assent"; Article 4: Whether it is Necessary to Believe Things Knowable by Natural Reason; Article 10: Whether Reasoning About Faith Lessens its Merit

Hebrews 10: 1-10; Mark 3: 31-35; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Hebrews 9: 15, 24-28; Mark 3: 22-30; Haydock Biblical Commentary + Great Commentary by Cornelius a Lapide

St. John Chrysostom, St. Francis de Sales, and St. Augustine on the value of temptations and our ability, by God's grace, never to be overcome by them.

St. Ephrem and St. John Chrysostom on working out our salvation with fear and trembling

Nehemiah 8: 2-4, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12: 12-30; Luke 1: 1-4; 4: 14-21 Haydock Biblical Commentary

Acts 22: 3-16; Mark 16: 15-18; Haydock Biblical Commentary + Great Commentary of Cornelius a Lapide

Third Part, Question 25, Article 6: Whether any kind of worship is due to the relics of the saints

Hebrews 8: 6-13; Mark 3: 13-19; Haydock Biblical Commentary

St. John Chrysostom and St. Ambrose on the peril of doing even good works for earthly praise

St. Ambrose and Fr. Louis François D'Argentan on seeking perfection despite our weaknesses

Hebrews 7:25 - 8:6; Mark 3: 7-12; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Meditations taken from the visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (+1824)

Hebrews 7: 1-3, 15-17; Mark 3: 1-6; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Meditations taken from the visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (+1824)

Meditations taken from the visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (+1824)

St. Philip Neri and Frs. Segneri and Croiset on making use of every moment for working out our salvation.

Hebrews 5: 1-10; Mark 2: 18-22; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Isaiah 62: 1-5; 1 Corinthians 12: 4-11; John 2: 1-11; Haydock Biblical Commentary + Great Commentary of Cornelius a Lapide

Third Part, Question 43, Articles 1, 3 & 4; Article 1: Whether Christ Should Have Worked Miracles; Article 3: Whether Christ Began His Miracles at the Wedding in Cana; Article 4: Whether Christ's Miracles Are Sufficient Proof of His Divinity

Hebrews 4: 12-16; Mark 2: 13-17; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Third Part, Question 41, Article 1: Whether It Was Becoming That Christ Should Be Tempted

Hebrews 4: 1-5, 11; Mark 2: 1-12; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Third Part, Question 22, Articles 1, 2 & 5; Article 1: Whether it is Fitting That Christ Should Be a Priest; Article 2: Whether Christ Was Himself Both Priest and Victim; Article 5: Whether the Priesthood of Christ Endures Forever

Hebrews 2: 14-18; Mark 1: 29-39 Haydock Biblical Commentary

St. Francis de Sales, Fr. Jean Baptiste Masillon, and Fr. Alphonsus Rodriguez S.J. on the importance of daily meditation

Third Part, Question 21, Articles 1, 3 & 4;Article 1: Whether it was Becoming of Christ to Pray; Article 3: Whether it was Fitting that Christ Should Pray for Himself; Article 4: Whether Christ's Prayer Was Always Heard