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When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, he said to Philip, “Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?” He said this to test him, because he himself knew what [...]

Mark 4:35-41 On that day, as evening drew on, Jesus said to his disciples: “Let us cross to the other side.” Leaving the crowd, they took Jesus with them in the boat just as he was. And other [...]

Jesus said to his disciples: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and every one that does he prunes so that it bears [...]

They pressed into service a passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus,to carry his cross.      Mark 14:1—15:47   In the early Church [...]

Leviticus “The one who bears the sore of leprosy shall keep his garments rent and his head bare, and shall muffle his beard; he shall cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’ As long as the sore is on him he [...]

Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. They immediately told him about her. He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them. Mark 1:29-39 [...]

“I know who you are—-the Holy One of God!” Jesus rebuked him and said, “Quiet!  Come out of him!”  The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry came out of him.   The demon calls [...]

She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger,  because there was no room for them in the inn.   In a city with an abundance of heart-breaking images, one that stands out is [...]

A man named John was sent from God.   He came for testimony, to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.     John 1:6-8   This morning between Masses I headed out [...]

1 December 2014 First Week of Advent A project of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales,  DeSales Service Works welcomes volunteers to join  in service, prayer, and learning in our struggling [...]