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Palm Sunday March 24, 2024
Readings: Is 50: 4-7; Ph 2: 6-11; Mk 14: 1-15:47
Let us try to pick up some significant things in the passion narrative. I can think of three sad things: a) betrayal; b) abandonment; and c...
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5th Sunday of Lent March 17, 2024
Readings: Jeremiah 31.31-34, Hebrews 5.7-9, John 12.20-33
While Jesus was in Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, several Greeks, curious because of what he had been doing, express the wish to see him...
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4th Sunday of Lent March 10, 2024
Readings: 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23, Ephesians 2:4-10, John 3:14-21
There is often a time in a long journey when we find the going hard. The enthusiasm with which we set out has faded...
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3rd Sunday of Lent March 3, 2024
Readings: Exodus 20:1-17,1 Corinthians 1:22-25, John 2:13-25
In today’s Gospel we read about how Jesus overturned the tables of the merchants and the moneychangers in the Temple at Jerusalem. Worship at...
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2nd Sunday of Lent February 25, 2024
Readings: Gen 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18, Rom 8:31b-34, Mark 9:2-10
Let us give all to the Lord and receive from the Lord whatever He sends us. That is the invitation of...
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1st Sunday of Lent February 18, 2024
Readings: Genesis 9:8-15, 1 Peter 3:18-22, Mark 1:12-15
Forty days in the wilderness was not easy, but Jesus conquered them all as a true man. Jesus proclaimed: “This is the time of fulfillment...
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6th Sunday Ordinary Time February 11, 2024
Readings: Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46, 1 Corinthians 10:31—11:1, Mark 1:40-45
The first reading today is from the Book of Leviticus, which is one of the early books of Hebrew Scripture, one of...
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5th Sunday Ordinary Time February 4, 2024
Readings: Job 7:1-4, 6-7,1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23, Mark 1:29-39
Most of us probably already know the story of Job. He was a man who believed completely in the Lord and...
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4th Sunday Ordinary Time January 28, 2024
Readings: Deuteronomy 18:15-20, 1 Corinthians 7:32-35, Mark 1:21-28
God’s authority in our daily lives is important. Who speaks for God? Do we want to listen to God? Are we...
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3rd Sunday Ordinary Time January 21, 2024
Readings: John 3.1-5,10, 1Cor 7:29-31, Mk 1:14-20
Repent! Here we are in Ordinary Time and it sounds like Lent! The beginning of the ministry of Jesus Christ begins with Jesus calling...
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2nd Sunday Ordinary Time January 14, 2024
Readings: 1Samuel 3.3b-10,19, 1Corinthians 6.13-15a, 17-20, John 1.35-42
The First reading from the first Book of Samuel was explicit in the presentation of the voice of God calling on Samuel to serve...
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The Epiphany of the Lord January 7, 2024
Readings: Is 60, 1-6; Eph 3, 2-3.5-6; Mt 2, 1-12
Today God reveals himself to us because he is good and loving. The light that shines forth upon us today is the light of life...
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Mary Mother of God January 1, 2024
Readings: Numbers 6:22-27, Galatians 4:4-7, Lk 2:16-21
The first day of the year is the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. The early Christians already called her “Theotokos”, which means &ldquo...
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Christmas December 25, 2023
Readings: Is 52:7-10; Heb 1:1-6; John 1:1-18
Today, revelation has reached its climax. The hidden mystery of the old covenant has been revealed in the Word made flesh. Therefore, we need no further revelation...
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Third (Gaudete) Sunday December 17, 2023
Readings: Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24, John 1:6-8, 19-28
This is the 3rd Sunday of Advent and called “Gaudete” Sunday in Latin. It is a Sunday of rejoicing. The...
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Second Sunday of Advent December 10, 2023
Readings: Isaiah: 11:1-10, Romans: 15:4-9, Mathew: 3:1-12
Christmas is a worldwide feast that many people prepare for in different ways. For many it is a time for family reunions, for others, it is a...
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First Sunday Advent December 3, 2023
Readings: Isaiah :2, 1-5; Romans:13, 11-14; Mathew: 24, 37-44
God wants all men to be saved. In Christ he has called all peoples and nations to salvation. We are to appreciate all that is...
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Christ the King November 26, 2023
Readings: Ezekiel 34.11-12,15-17,1Corinthians 15.20-26,28, Mathew 25.31-46
The Solemnity of Christ the King, which every Catholic throughout the entire world is celebrating today, is a new thing. The Church has...
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Red Wednesday: For Persecuted Christians Worldwide
For almost ten years now, Red Wednesday has been a must-attend international event for a growing number of Christians around the world. "Not only do our national offices raise awareness among Catholics, as well as the benefactors and friends...