Fr. Kubicki 2 Minute Prayer Reflections

Today is the feast of Saint Maria Goretti, a girl who was murdered because she refused to forfeit her purity at the harsh advances of a young man. This young man spent hours viewing impure images leading up to him being able to objectify Saint Maria. We need to banish Pornography in our lives.

Today is the feast of Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria, a great preacher who founded a congregation known as the Barnabites. Father Kubicki relates a part of one of Saint Anthony’s sermons about love of neighbor to help us love God.

Happy Independence Day! As we remember the gift of freedom given to the United States of America today, Father Kubicki invites us to join in a prayer, written by the bishops to pray especially for the protection of conscience rights in health care.

Today is the feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle. Saint Thomas was a bold apostle who was willing to follow Jesus even if meant to death. Father Kubicki shares some thoughts from Pope Benedict regarding this great saint.

Jesus teaches that his followers must not love anyone or anything more than him in today’s readings from the end of Chapter 10 in the book of Matthew. We are made for a union with Jesus and that union will lead to a communion of saints and all our loved ones.

Today is the feast of Saint Junípero Serra. Saint Junípero was a Franciscan missionary who named some of the popular cities in California, such as: Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and others. Father Kubicki shares a club named after this saint.

Today is the feast of the First Holy Martyrs of the Church. On the night of July 18th in the year AD 64 a great fire broke out in Rome and destroyed large sections of the city. Christians were blamed for these fires and suffered greatly because of it.

Today we celebrate the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Father Kubicki shares some words from Pope Francis about words written by Saint Paul in the Bible, and how the Bishop of Rome is supposed to be Christ for others and become all things to everyone.

Today is the feast day of Saint Irenaeus, a disciple of Saint Polycarp who was the disciple of John the Apostle. Father Kubicki reads some words from Saint Irenaeus about how we are strengthened by the body of Christ in communion.

Today is the feast of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem. Father Kubicki reads some words from this saint about the vine and the branches referred to in the Bible. As we reflect on Jesus the vine let us draw sustenance from him through the Eucharist.

Today is the feast of Saint Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei, a group which Father Rocky is a part of. Father Kubicki reads some words from Pope Francis about growing in holiness through everyday living, a chief principle of Opus Dei.

Father Kubicki shares some insights from today’s Gospel, Matthew chapter 10. Do you carry secrets that you don’t want revealed? Jesus talks about how all secrets will be revealed. In heaven there will be nothing secret because there can be no shame in heaven.

Today is the solemnity of the birth of Saint John the Baptist. As the “best man” to Jesus the "bride groom," Saint John the Baptist points to Jesus as the person we ought to follow. Let us pray the prayer Saint John prayed and let the Lord increase in our life.

After Saint Peter, Pope Leo XIII was the third longest reigning pope in history, being pope for 25 years. Through his entire time as pope, Pope Leo XIII considered the consecration of the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus his most important action.

Today is the feast day of both a bishop, John Fisher, and a statesman, Thomas More. These two men were martyrs who did not give up their faith and morals despite it costing them their lives at the hand of King Henry VIII.  

Today is the feast of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, a young man known as a saint for the youth. Saint Aloysius wanted to become a Jesuit despite his father’s wishes. As a seminarian he served the sick during a plague and died at the age of 23.

Father James Kubicki shares some words from Saint Pope John Paul II about the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Jesus’ Heart is revealed in gentleness and Lowliness as stated in the bible. Let us turn to Jesus’ Heart to learn these profound traits.

Today is the feast of Saint Romuald. Saint Romuald founded an order known as the Camaldolese, Father Kubicki shares some words from a homily Pope Benedict gave on the anniversary of the founding of this order.

Happy Father’s Day! Father Kubicki shares the meaning of his spiritual fatherhood as a priest. Some people think that the bible says we should call no man our father, but Father Kubicki explains how this verse in the bible should not be taken out of context.

Today is the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Father Kubicki shares a prayer from Pope Benedict about entrustment and consecration to her Immaculate Heart which he prayed on a visitation to Fatima in years past.

Today is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Jesuits have played a significant role in promoting the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Father Kubicki shares some words from Pope Francis, who is a Jesuit with a special place in his heart for the Sacred Heart.

With the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus being celebrated tomorrow, Father Kubicki shares what it means for us to celebrate the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Jesus sharing His heart with us helps us understand that Jesus wants to share His entire self with us.

Father Kubicki shares a book he wrote about the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus called “A Heart on Fire.” By uniting our heart with Jesus’ heart, we can be transformed by Him and truly be His body living and acting in our world today.

Today is the feast of Saint Anthony of Padua, best known for being the patron saint of lost articles. Saint Anthony was born in Lisbon Portugal and wanted to go to Africa to spread the faith but ended up in Italy where he was known as a great Franciscan preacher.

Father Kubicki shares the origin of the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which we will be celebrating later this week. Jesus appeared to a Saint Margaret Mary and told her of his heart which burns for love of humanity and wants to bestow many graces on us.