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The Fleet Sources – 7 September 2025 – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – 41-C
All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.
Scriptural Secrets (N)
Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_23_c
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_23.pdf
Miracles of Faith: Mother Teresa of Calcutta (N)
Mother Teresa:
https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20031019_madre-teresa_en.html
Church Builders – Mother Teresa of Calcutta (T)
Mother Teresa:
https://mycatholickids.com/mother-teresa-saint-of-the-poor/
The Fleet Sources – 31 August 2025 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – 40-C
All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.
Scriptural Secrets (N)
Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_22_c
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_22.pdf
Catechetical Corner (N)
Catholic News Agency – “One, holy, catholic, and apostolic: Scholars issue joint statement on marks of the Church”
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/263231/one-holy-catholic-and-apostolic-scholars-issue-joint-statement-on-marks-of-the-church
Miracles of Faith (N): Pope St. Gregory the Great
Pope St. Gregory the Great:
https://thecatholicheroes.com/history-biographies/st-gregory-the-great-the-pope-who-defined-an-era/
Church Builders – Pope St. Gregory the Great (T)
Pope St. Gregory the Great:
https://kids.kiddle.co/Pope_Gregory_I
The Fleet Sources – 24 August 2025 – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time – 39-C
All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.
Scriptural Secrets (N)
Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_21_c
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_21.pdf
Miracles of Faith (N)
St. Monica
https://christianapostles.com/st-monica/
Catechetical Corner (N)
Fr. Raymond de Souza series on The Seven Last Words in Light of the Creed:
7th – The 7 Last Words and the Nicene Creed: ‘It Is Finished’
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/seven-last-words-and-nicene-creed-it-is-finished
Church Builders – St. Monica (T)
Sts Monica and Augustine
https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/st-monica-mother-of-st-augustine-august-27/
The Fleet Sources – 17 August 2025 – 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 38-C
All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.
Scriptural Secrets (N)
Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_20_c
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_20.pdf
Catechetical Corner (N)
Fr. Raymond de Souza series on The Seven Last Words in Light of the Creed:
6th – The 7 Last Words and the Nicene Creed: ‘Father, Into Your Hands I Commend My Spirit’
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/seven-last-words-nicene-creed-de-souza-commend-my-spirit
Church Builders – Pope St. Pius X
Who was Pope St. Pius X?:
https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/saints/saints-stories-for-all-ages/saint-pius-x/
Pope St. Pius X and children’s reception of the Holy Eucharist:
https://thecatholicheroes.com/the-popes/why-are-children-allowed-to-receive-the-holy-communion-a-closer-look-at-pope-saint-pius-xs-quam-singulari/
The Fleet Sources – 10 August 2025 – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 37-C
All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.
Scriptural Secrets (N)
Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_19_c
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_19.pdf
Catechetical Corner (N)
Fr. Raymond de Souza series on The Seven Last Words in Light of the Creed:
5th – The 7 Last Words and the Nicene Creed: ‘I Thirst’
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/de-souza-seven-last-words-i-thirst
Church Builders – St. Maximillian Kolbe
St. Maximillian Kolbe
https://www.catholic.com/tract/st-maximilian-kolbe-the-knight-of-the-immaculata
The Fleet Sources – 3 August 2025 – 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 36-C
All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.
Scriptural Secrets (N)
Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_18_c
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_18.pdf
Catechetical Corner (N)
Fr. Raymond de Souza series on The Seven Last Words in Light of the Creed:
4th – The 7 Last Words and the Nicene Creed: ‘My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?’
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/seven-last-words-why-have-you-forsaken-me
Church Builders – St. John Vianney
St. John Vianney
https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=399
The Fleet Sources – 27 July 2025 – 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 35-C
All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.
Scriptural Secrets (N)
Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_17_c
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_17.pdf
The Psalms
Sr. Mary Timothea’s commentaries:
Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV58MvqfcLI
Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq7pCViN8Sg
The Psalms, New Catholic Version (NCV). A Saint Joseph Edition. Catholic Book Publishing Corp., N.J.k 2004.
Catechetical Corner (N)
Fr. Raymond de Souza series on The Seven Last Words in Light of the Creed:
3rd – The 7 Seven Last Words and the Nicene Creed: ‘Behold, Your Son’; ‘Behold, Your Mother’
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/2025-the-third-word-from-the-cross
Church Builders – Sts. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus (T)
Sts Martha, Mary and Lazarus
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saints-martha-mary-and-lazarus/
The Fleet Sources – 20 July 2025 – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 34-C
All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.
Scriptural Secrets (N)
Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_16_c
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_16.pdf
The Psalms
Sr. Mary Timothea’s commentaries:
Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV58MvqfcLI
Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq7pCViN8Sg
The Psalms, New Catholic Version (NCV). A Saint Joseph Edition. Catholic Book Publishing Corp., N.J.k 2004.
Catechetical Corner (N)
Fr. Raymond de Souza series on The Seven Last Words in Light of the Creed:
2nd – The 7 Seven Last Words and the Nicene Creed: ‘Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise’
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/de-souza-7-last-words-today-be-with-me-in-paradise-2
Church Builders – Sts. Joachim and Anne (T)
Sts. Joachim and Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/sts-anne-and-joachim-313
The Fleet Sources – 13 July 2025 – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 33-C
All Catechetical and Scriptural references are found in the articles posted this week in The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat issues.
Scriptural Secrets (N)
Agape Bible Studies:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_15_c
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/c_ot_15.pdf
The Psalms
Sr. Mary Timothea’s commentaries:
Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV58MvqfcLI
Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq7pCViN8Sg
The Psalms, New Catholic Version (NCV). A Saint Joseph Edition. Catholic Book Publishing Corp., N.J.k 2004.
Catechetical Corner (N)
Fr. Raymond de Souza series on The Seven Last Words in Light of the Creed:
1st – The 7 Last Words of Christ and the Nicene Creed: ‘Father, Forgive Them, for They Know Not What They Do’|
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/de-souza-the-7-last-words-of-christ-and-the-nicene-creed
Church Builders – Sts. Benedict and Scholastica (T)
The Twins- Benedict and Scholastica:
https://www.worksbyfaith.org/saint-benedict-and-st-scholastica/
The Last visit of Benedict and Scholastica
https://catholicinsight.com/2025/02/10/scholastica-and-benedict/
