Répondez s\’il vous plaît, (RSVP) Isaiah 25:6-10A; Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; Matthew 22:1-14 Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: The eastern weddings were several days long and were a highlight of social activity, the banquet was the climax of the festivities, royal weddings lasted for several weeks and the banquet was the key social event […]
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time- 15th October 2023 Read More »
Taking Care of the Kingdom of God Isaiah 5:1-7; Phil 4:6-9; Mt 21: 33-43 Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: The vineyard immediately brings to mind Israel (Is 5:1-7). The landowner who planted the vineyard is God. The wicked vinedressers [husbandmen] represent Israel’s leaders (Mt 21:45). The servants who were sent on behalf of the
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time- 8th October 2023 Read More »
Good Son vs Bad Son Ez 18:25-28; Phil 2:1-11; Mt 21:28-32 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap This Sunday the master teacher changes his method of teaching. It’s no longer an exciting street lined with many people. Today it is a kind of classroom teaching. Not a classroom with desks and chalkboards. But a classroom with
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(by Bishop Paolo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia) There are over one million Catholics in the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia Christianity in Arabia is a very ancient reality. The current reality is very different from the past. Throughout the Arabian Peninsula there are almost three million Catholics, although having the exact number, especially
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Living for Christ & Dying for Christ Isaiah 55: 6-9; Philippians 1: 20c-24, 27a; Matthew 20: 1-16 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap When the Apostle Paul originally wrote the letter to the church of Phillipi, he was in prison – under house arrest in Rome – chained to a Roman soldier as his guard.
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time-24th September 2023 Read More »
Forgiveness is a Journey, not a One Time Event. Sir 27:30—28:7; Rom 14:7-9; Mt 18:21-35 Fr Nelson Lobo OFM cap Story of The Fall of Troy-A Trojan horse sits just outside the gate of your heart. Its name is anger, resentment, and bitterness. It is a monument to every attack you have endured from your
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 17th September 2023 Read More »
In the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia (by Bishop Aldo Berardi, Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia) The presence and testimony of Christians in the Arabian Peninsula is an interesting topic that deserves serious attention. From the perspective of external observers, and in particular the Western Church, it is often assumed that the region throughout its
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L’Osservatore Romano (by Roberto Cetera) To anyone who attends a course on the history of religions it is almost always represented, hastily and superficially, that the situation of the Arabian Peninsula before the advent of Islam was socially characterized by tribalism and, from a religious point of view, from a widespread paganism made up of
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Prayer Partners Ezekiel 33: 7-9; Romans 13: 8-10; Matthew 18: 15-20 Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: God tells Ezekiel in the first reading to tell the wicked man, that he may be converted from his ways otherwise he shall die in his iniquity. St. Paul tells us in the second reading that we should
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 10th September 2023 Read More »
On 29th August 2023, Pope Francis through the Apostolic Penitentiary graciously granted the request of Their Excellencies, Bishop Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T., Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, and Bishop Paolo Martinelli, OFM Cap., Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, for a Plenary Indulgence on the occasion of the Extraordinary Jubilee of St. Arethas and Companions from 24th
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