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Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – C
Readings: Jer 1:4-5,17-19; Ps 71: 1-6,15-17; 1 Cor 12:31-13:13; Lk 4:21-30 BORN FOR GREATER THINGS! Most of the time we like people who please us, who say nice things about us, and do not confront us. Even if we are … Continue reading
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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time – C
Readings: Neh 8:2-6,10; Ps 19:8-10,15; 1 Cor 12:12-30; Lk 1:1-4, 4:14-21 THE GOOD NEWS We spend much time listening to people talking to us. But do we believe what they say? We like to match what people say with their … Continue reading
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Our Lady of Arabia / Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – C
Readings: Is 62:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-10; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Jn 2:1-12 “MAKE SURE YOU INVITE JESUS AND MARY!” Johnny Carson (who hosted the Tonight Show for 30 years), was interviewing an eight-year-old boy one night. The young man was asked … Continue reading
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The Baptism of the Lord – C
Readings: Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ti 2:11-14, 3:4-7; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22 CLAIMING OUR INHERITANCE AS ‘ADOPTED SONS & DAUGHTERS’ I read this story of two pastors and one priest talking about the problem of cats invading their churches. The Baptist minister … Continue reading
The Epiphany of the Lord
Readings: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:-12,7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3,5-6; Mt 2:1-12 COME LET US ADORE HIM! Have you ever noticed how life doesn’t always turn out the way we carefully plan it to? Sometimes circumstances don’t always follow our plans. Often, … Continue reading
Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God
Readings: Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3,5,6,8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 BE WITH US MARY, ALONG THE WAY! Today’s solemnity is a celebration of Mary’s motherhood of Jesus and the role she played in the history of our salvation. The title “Mother … Continue reading
Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
Readings: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6, Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 CHRISTMAS IS “GOOD NEWS” FOR ALL PEOPLE The speakers in the mall are playing sleigh-bell songs, Santa is in his grotto with a long line of children waiting … Continue reading
Fourth Sunday of Advent – C
Readings: Mic 5:1-4; Ps 80:2-3,15-16,18-19; Heb 5:5-10; Lk 1:39-45 A “MAGNIFICAT” CHRISTMAS One night, during the six o’clock news on TV, the financial reporter said among other things, “The stock market gained today, and the value of the dollar is … Continue reading
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Third Sunday of Advent – C
Readings: Zeph 3:14-18; Is 12:2-6; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18 RECOICE, THE LORD IS NEAR! Today, the third Sunday of Advent, is known as ‘Gaudete’ Sunday from the first word of the entrance antiphon, which is in turn the first verse … Continue reading
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Second Sunday of Advent – C
Readings: Bar 5:1-9; Ps 126:1-6; Phil 1:4-6,8-11; Lk 3:1-6 PREPARING THE WAY FOR THE LORD IN MY LIFE! Advent is a season of HOPE. Hope is such an important Christian virtue. Hope is more than optimism. We can be optimistic … Continue reading
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First Sunday of Advent – C
Readings: Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25:4-5,8-10,14; 1 Thess 3:12-4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 WAITING IN JOYFUL HOPE! ******************* Advent is a time for new thoughts, new beginnings, new projects, as we start a new year of Christian prayer and worship. The Gospel … Continue reading
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