In the Gospel, Christ encounters a funeral procession outside the city of Nain. The widow has lost her only son. Before anyone asks Him to act, the Lord sees her sorrow and is moved with compassion. He tells her…

After a night of fruitless labor, Simon Peter obeys Christ and lets down the nets once more. The abundance that follows reveals both the Lord’s power and Peter’s own unworthiness.

The Church continues in the light of the Elevation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross. On the Sunday after the feast, Christ’s words are placed before us plainly: “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and…