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Our Lenten journey prepares us for the renewal of our baptismal vows during the Easter Vigil. But the journey is not just to help us fulfill a ritual practise. The idea should be that each year that we go through this journey, our faith is deepened and that we are further trained in Christian wisdom.
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Our Lenten journey prepares us for the renewal of our baptismal vows during the Easter Vigil. But the journey is not just to help us fulfill a ritual practise. The idea should be that each year that we go through this journey, our faith is deepened and that we are further trained in Christian wisdom.
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Repent and believe in the Gospel!” We hear this admonition during Ash Wednesday as a reminder that it should be one of the characteristics of the pilgrim Church’s lifestyle. The Church must always be on the way of conversion. Conversion is turning to God in fidelity and love. In the beginning of his ministry, a ministry carried out in the shadow of the Cross, Jesus calls four fishermen who would later on become members of his core group. In these four fishermen, we see the first fruits of Jesus’ preaching. Peter and Andrew, James and John — all four will later on become apostles and martyrs for the Gospel of Christ
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Repent and believe in the Gospel!” We hear this admonition during Ash Wednesday as a reminder that it should be one of the characteristics of the pilgrim Church’s lifestyle. The Church must always be on the way of conversion. Conversion is turning to God in fidelity and love. In the beginning of his ministry, a ministry carried out in the shadow of the Cross, Jesus calls four fishermen who would later on become members of his core group. In these four fishermen, we see the first fruits of Jesus’ preaching. Peter and Andrew, James and John — all four will later on become apostles and martyrs for the Gospel of Christ
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Epiphany Sunday is about the glory of God shining in Christ. "Epiphany" comes from the Greek "epi" and "phanein" which means "to shine on". The glory of God shines forth through Jesus whose birth we celebrate. The gospel selection is from Mateo 2:1-12, a traditional reading associated with the episode of the visit of the [...]
Epiphany Sunday is about the glory of God shining in Christ. "Epiphany" comes from the Greek "epi" and "phanein" which means "to shine on". The glory of God shines forth through Jesus whose birth we celebrate. The gospel selection is from Mateo 2:1-12, a traditional reading associated with the episode of the visit of the [...]
In the parable of the ten virgins the five wise virgins were able to join the wedding banquet precisely because they were wise. “Wisdom” is one of the requirements of the life of faith. We were baptized, that is, enlightened by the Wisdom of God Himself — Jesus Christ.
In the parable of the ten virgins the five wise virgins were able to join the wedding banquet precisely because they were wise. “Wisdom” is one of the requirements of the life of faith. We were baptized, that is, enlightened by the Wisdom of God Himself — Jesus Christ.
Matthew 23 is the judgment that Jesus utters against the scribes and the Pharisees. It begins with an admonition to respect the authority of those sitted on the chair of Moses but not to follow their example, and ends up with a lament on Jerusalem, the symbol of resistance to God’s will epitomized in the external piety of the scribes and Pharisees. The 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time (A) highlights Matthew 23:1-12 and Jesus’ command that his disciples be humble servants. Love for adulation or ambition should not characterize them. Their greatness should be in their humility and desire to be like the Servant of Yahweh.
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Matthew 23 is the judgment that Jesus utters against the scribes and the Pharisees. It begins with an admonition to respect the authority of those sitted on the chair of Moses but not to follow their example, and ends up with a lament on Jerusalem, the symbol of resistance to God’s will epitomized in the external piety of the scribes and Pharisees. The 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time (A) highlights Matthew 23:1-12 and Jesus’ command that his disciples be humble servants. Love for adulation or ambition should not characterize them. Their greatness should be in their humility and desire to be like the Servant of Yahweh.
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God’s Word is efficacious (see reading from Isaiah 55). It carries out whatever God wills. “Word of God” is first of all Christ Himself, the tradition of the apostles, and thirdly, the Scriptures. Scriptures is “word of God” in the liturgical assembly; the Church is its home. When we read and meditate on the Scriptures with the Church, we become the ones who carry out God’s will when we allow ourselves to be under His reign and create in our world a space where His reign is realized.
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God’s Word is efficacious (see reading from Isaiah 55). It carries out whatever God wills. “Word of God” is first of all Christ Himself, the tradition of the apostles, and thirdly, the Scriptures. Scriptures is “word of God” in the liturgical assembly; the Church is its home. When we read and meditate on the Scriptures with the Church, we become the ones who carry out God’s will when we allow ourselves to be under His reign and create in our world a space where His reign is realized.
Continue reading about (Sunday XV — A) The Sower, the Seed and the Earth
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