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Today's Readings
- Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
  
  Reading I Heb 10:11-18
  Responsorial Psalm 110:1, 2, 3, 4
  Gospel Mk 4:1-20
Catholic News Service
- WYD organizers release official theme song for Lisbon 2023 gathering
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — World Youth Day organizers released the winning theme song for the...
- Pope: Failure to remember Holocaust will lead world down same path
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Remembering the Holocaust and its victims is not only an act...
- UPDATE: Vatican officials hold funeral for man who used to live on streets nearby
  
  ROME (CNS) — Two cardinals, an archbishop and a dozen priests concelebrated a funeral Mass...
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Recent Deaths

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYER Carlos Cedillo, Oralia Eldridge, Maragarito Casares, Roland Herrera, Pedro Vasquez, Salvador Sam Sirilo, Jr., Peter Cenotti,Sr, Milda DeLeon, Ofelia Tristan, Omar Munguia, Carmen Leal, and all our parishioners who have died since All Souls Day, November 2. Requiescant en pace!
Updated on Jan. 13.
Todays Catholic Online

Our Archdiocesan newspaper, Today's Catholic, has launched an online version of the paper, to reach as many people as possible. Click here to view.
News from the Vatican
- Pope: Scripture not meant to be stuck on paper but fixed in one’s heart
  
  Praying with Scripture is not meant to be a mindless repetition of biblical quotes but instead is a gift that is meant to be accepted in people's hearts, Pope Francis said.
- Pope: Failure to remember Holocaust will lead world down same path
  
  Remembering the Holocaust and its victims is not only an act of solidarity but also serves as a warning to humanity that such horrors could happen again, Pope Francis said.
- Pope attends funeral of his personal physician
  
  Seated before a casket covered with flowers, Pope Francis attended the funeral of his personal physician, Dr. Fabrizi Soccorsi, Jan. 26.