Prayer & Gospel Reflections
The Father Who Runs
Rembrandt’s Prodigal Son and the mercy that does not wait for us to finish our apology.
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The Father Who Runs
Rembrandt’s Prodigal Son and the mercy that does not wait for us to finish our apology.
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Velankanni: Pilgrims of Good Health
On the Bay of Bengal coast, the white basilica of Our Lady of Good Health welcomes millions of every faith.
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Greccio: Where Francis Built the Crib
Christmas 1223: a cave, an ox, a donkey and a village that saw Bethlehem with new eyes.
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San Thome: Where the Apostle Rests
In Mylapore, Chennai, a white neo-Gothic basilica keeps the memory of St. Thomas, apostle of India.
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The Good Samaritan on Our Roads
Van Gogh painted the moment of lifting. Who is lying by our roadside today?
Read the storyThis week's issue · Issue 2 · 21 October 2026
Mother of Good Health
Pilgrim roads from Assisi to Velankanni
In this issue
- The Father Who Runs Prayer & Gospel Reflections
- Velankanni: Pilgrims of Good Health Mother Mary
- Greccio: Where Francis Built the Crib St. Francis of Assisi
- San Thome: Where the Apostle Rests Life of the Saints
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Daily readings, rosary and prayers
Saints this week
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St. John Paul II
Patron of: World Youth Day
Pope from 1978 to 2005, canonised in 2014. His optional memorial is kept on 22 October.
General Roman Calendar · 22 October 2026
23October
St. John of Capistrano
Patron of: Military chaplains
General Roman Calendar · 23 October 2026
24October
St. Anthony Mary Claret
General Roman Calendar · 24 October 2026
Feasts ahead
- All Saints
- Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
- Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
- First Sunday of Advent
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