Fr. Mark J. Hunt, STD
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Fr. Mark J. Hunt, STD
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Fr Mark is a Philadelphia Roman Catholic diocesan priest and university professor who enjoys doing database and web programming as well as things mechanical as a former union Boilermaker and electrician.
“O God,
Whose only Begotten Son
has appeared in our very flesh,
grant, we pray,
that we may be inwardly transformed
through Him whom we recognize
as outwardly like ourselves.
Who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of…”
#Catholic #Epiphany #Prayer patrolo.gy/qeh
January 6, 2026 at 12:43 PM
#Origen ponders #Mark 6:40 on Tuesday after #Epiphany, “I believe that he ordered the people to sit down upon the grass because of what is said in Isaiah: “all flesh is grass,” that is, to humble the flesh, to make subject the…”
#Catholic #Dailymass patrolo.gy/bj8
January 6, 2026 at 12:42 PM
“Water and the Spirit” #StHippolytus — “That Jesus should come and be baptized by John is surely cause for amazement. To think of the infinite river that gladdens the city of God being bathed in a poor little stream of the eternal, the unfathomable…”
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January 6, 2026 at 12:42 PM
“Give me justice, O God, and plead my cause
against a nation that is faithless.
From the deceitful and the cunning
rescue me, O God.
You, O God, are my strength;
why have you rejected me?
Why do I go mourning,
oppressed by the foe?
O send…”
#Psalm43
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January 6, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Revised Grail Psalms - GIA Publications
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January 6, 2026 at 12:41 PM
“O God,
Who called the Bishop
#StJohnNeumann,
renowned for his
charity and pastoral service,
to shepherd Your people in America,
grant by his intercession
that, as we foster the
Christian education of youth
and are strengthened…”
#Catholic #Prayer patrolo.gy/wq4
January 5, 2026 at 12:46 PM
On the #Memorial (#Feast in Philadelphia) of #StJohnNeumann, #StChromatius ponders #Mt 4:16, “The Evangelist commemorated in this passage the prophet’s words: “Beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles: the people who sat in…”
#Catholic #Dailymass patrolo.gy/kd4
January 5, 2026 at 12:45 PM
“I have labored with all my powers to fulfill the duties of my office” — #StJohnNeumann — “Indeed, I have apparently delayed too long in writing to the Holy See the letter promised by the Archbishop of Baltimore in the name of the council. However…”
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January 5, 2026 at 12:45 PM
“Like the deer that yearns
for running streams,
so my soul is yearning
for you, my God.
My soul is thirsting for God,
the living God;
when can I enter and appear
before the face of God?
My tears have become my bread,
by day, by night, as ...”
#Psalm42
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January 5, 2026 at 12:45 PM
January 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM
“The Magi brought gold, incense and myrrh. Gold befits a king; incense is offered in sacrifice to God; the bodies of the dead are ...” #PopeStGregoryTheGreat #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Sunday #Mass #Christmas patrolo.gy/26Epiphany
January 4, 2026 at 12:09 PM
How does one become a disciple of Jesus? Ask the travelers from the East! - some reflections on being a disciple of #Jesus on the #Solemnity of the #EpiphanyOfTheLord. #Catholic #Sundaymass
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January 4, 2026 at 12:08 PM
“O God,
Who on this day
revealed Your Only Begotten Son
to the nations
by the guidance of a star,
grant in Your mercy
that we, who know You already by faith,
may be brought
to behold the beauty of Your sublime glory…”
#Catholic #Prayer #Epiphany patrolo.gy/917
January 4, 2026 at 12:08 PM
On the #Solemnity of the #Epiphany, #Origen ponders #saiah 60:1, “And the Logos, exhorting us to come to this light, says, in the prophecies of Isaiah, “Enlighten yourself, enlighten yourself, O Jerusalem, for your light is…”
#Catholic #Sundaymass patrolo.gy/ly9
January 4, 2026 at 12:08 PM
“The Lord has made His salvation known to the whole world” — #PopeStLeoTheGreat — “The loving providence of God determined that in the last days he would aid the world, set on its course to destruction. He decreed that all nations should be saved…”
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January 4, 2026 at 12:07 PM
“O God, you are my God; at dawn I seek you;
for you my soul is thirsting.
For you my flesh is pining,
like a dry, weary land without water.
I have come before you in the sanctuary,
to behold your strength and your glory.
Your loving mercy …”
#Psalm63
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January 4, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Revised Grail Psalms - GIA Publications
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January 4, 2026 at 12:07 PM
“Grant us, almighty God,
that the bringer of your salvation,
who for the world’s redemption
came forth with newness of
heavenly light,
may dawn afresh in our hearts
and bring us constant renewal.
Who lives and reigns…”
#Catholic #Prayer #Christmas patrolo.gy/u1n
January 3, 2026 at 12:53 PM
On Saturday before #Epiphany, #Origen ponders #John 1:29, “There are five animals that are offered on the altar, three being land animals and two winged. It seems worthwhile to me to ask why the Savior is said to be a “lamb” by…”
#Catholic #Dailymass patrolo.gy/83b
January 3, 2026 at 12:52 PM
“God became man so that man might become God” — #StAugustine — “Beloved, our Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal creator of all things, today became our Savior by being born of a mother. Of his own will he was born for us today, in time, so that he …”
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January 3, 2026 at 12:52 PM
“I call with all my heart;
LORD, answer me.
I will observe your statutes.
I call upon you; save me,
and I will keep your decrees.
I rise before dawn and cry for help;
have hoped in your word.
My eyes awaken before dawn,
ponder your promise…”
#Psalm119
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January 3, 2026 at 12:52 PM
“All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.” #Psalm98 patrolo.gy/3HqoCOz #Catholic #ChristmasSeason #DailyMass bible.usccb.org/bible/readin...
Revised Grail Psalms - GIA Publications
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January 3, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Happy 2/3 Cappadocian Feast Day! The Church recalls the memory of Saints #Basil and #Gregory. Basil’s younger brother, #StGregoryOfNyssa ‘rounds’ out the dynamic trio who brought great clarity to Trinitarian & Christological debates of the 4th Century. patrolo.gy/a5l
January 2, 2026 at 12:42 PM
“O God,
Who were pleased to give light to Your Church
by the example and teaching of the Bishops
Saints #BasilTheGreat and #GregoryOfNazianzus, grant, we pray,
that in humility we may learn Your truth and
practice it faithfully in.
#Catholic #Prayer patrolo.gy/c1s
January 2, 2026 at 12:41 PM
On the #Memorial of #Saints #BasilTheGreat and #GregoryOfNazianzus, #Origen ponders #John 1:20, “Someone may, perhaps, reasonably raise the question why in the world, when the priests and Levites inquire of John, not if he is…”
#Catholic #Dailymass patrolo.gy/6m1
January 2, 2026 at 12:40 PM