The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010526.cfm On this twelfth day of Christmas, Fr. Matthew Tomeny, MIC reflects on the memorial of St. John Neumann—a man small in stature but immense in his love for Christ and His people. Born in Bohemia and ordained at a time when Europe had more priests than it needed, St. John Neumann heard a different call: to bring the Sacraments to Catholics scattered across a young and growing America.

On this Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Fr. Matthew Tomeny reminds us that the Rosary is far more than a set of prayers — it is a spiritual weapon, a chain linking Heaven and earth. From the victory at Lepanto in 1571 to modern miracles of peace and protection, the Rosary has changed the course of history — and it still has the power to change our world and our hearts today.

Today we celebrate St. Luke the Evangelist—the physician, artist, and companion of St. Paul who gave us one of the most merciful portraits of Christ in all of Scripture. In his Gospel, we meet Jesus as the Divine Physician: healing the sick, forgiving sinners, and lifting the poor and forgotten into His Heart. From the parables of mercy—the prodigal son, the lost sheep, the good Samaritan—to Christ’s words from the Cross, “Father, forgive them,” St. Luke reveals the face of a God who is infinite in compassion.