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The seven readings from the Old Testament selected for the Easter Vigil are discussed at length at the Mystical Geek. The Gospel reading for that celebration is about the discovery of the empty tomb and the angel’s proclamation of the resurrection of Christ. The second reading, selected from Romans, is about baptism itself. The mystery of the Total Christ is somehow delineated in both these readings. The resurrection of Christ also anticipates the resurrection of those who will be incorporated to Him.
So, I have started podcasting, that is, instead of just using the webpage to get my idea across, I am now using also my voice — albeit recorded — in an MP3 file which you can listen to using Windows Media Player or whatever player you have installed in your computer, or any digital audio player. Since December, I have uploaded four MP3 files at http://biblista.podbean.com.
Since we will be reading the Gospel of Matthew during the course of Liturgical Year A, our BEC Advanced Trainings will concentrate on the Gospel of Matthew as it is distributed throughout the Sundays of Ordinary Time A. Below is a table of the liturgical readings beginning January 9,2011.
This year’s Simbang Gabi readings are quite regular except for December 19 which falls this year on the Fourth Sunday of Advent. So, instead of reading about Zechariah’s lack of faith in the angel’s proclamation, we read about Joseph the just man who brings forward the Divine Agenda when he accepts Mary for his bride [...]
For the Church in the Philippines, December 16-24 is a special period in Advent. During these days, we celebrate the Simbang Gabi, a. k. a. Misa del Gallo — a series of Masses that begin at 4 AM. These are masses where the Gloria is sung and the vestment worn is white. By intent then, [...]
In our workshops, we have seen in separate sessions how the following activities function: Creating a Sentence Flow Comparing Translations Studying the Text within Its Context Checking the Marginal Notes and Footnotes of our Translations Looking for additional information from Concordances, Dictionaries, Atlases and Commentaries Checking the Biblical index of the CatechismJohn 5:33-36View in: NAB [...]
Below is this afternoon’s exercise with making a sentence flow on the basis of Matthew 16:21-28. On the basis of this sentence flow, one can immediately see the answers to the following questions about the text: “From that time on…” To which episode is Matthew referring here? Which are the two big sections of the [...]
I am working fast to cover the materials until the 26th Sunday of OT Year A Feast of Christ the King. As new posts multiply, the others will be pushed backwards. By mid-September, you might find these posts pushed way way back that they won’t be referenced anymore in this index page. So here they [...]
People generally use the Sambuhay Missalette as a help for getting through the Mass. After Vatican II, it was one of the means used by parishes to educate the lay faithful in the ways of the then “new” Mass and help them become more participative. While the form of the Missalette has not changed during [...]
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Below is an old article I wrote about studying Scriptures with the Biblical Index of the CCC. CCC editions published in the Philippines nowadays do not have the biblical index. For some reason, the publishers have omitted it. The biblical index is found in editions published outside of the Philippines. As far as Philippine editions [...]
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