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Ash Wednesday

angfrayle — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:36:40 +0000

Ash Wednesday is named after the ashen cross that is placed on our foreheads. Two declarations are used interchageably as the mark is made. The first is the more "classical" one "From dust thou art, to dust thou shalt return." It is a reminder of our mortality. Behind the declaration is also an implicit exhortation to continue on the program of Christian life as a preparation for death. The other declaration, "Repent and believe in the Gospel" is a direct echo of the Lord's proclamation about the Kingdom. Because the Kingdom of God is about to break forth, one responds with repentance and belief in the good news of the Lord. In the ashen cross, therefore, we are also reminded of the journey of on-going conversion.

Sunday III to Sunday V (OT B)

angfrayle — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:15:37 +0000

Sunday III to Sunday V (OT B)

angfrayle — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:15:37 +0000

(Sunday III — B) The Call of the Fishermen

angfrayle — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:47:11 +0000

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

(Sunday III — B) The Call of the Fishermen

angfrayle — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:47:11 +0000

From Epiphany to Santo Nino (Year B)

angfrayle — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:55:19 +0000

From Epiphany to Santo Nino (Year B)

angfrayle — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:55:19 +0000

Visitors from the East

angfrayle — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:33:34 +0000

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 [...]

Visitors from the East

angfrayle — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:33:34 +0000

The Solemnity of Mary’s Motherhood (2012)

angfrayle — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:45:13 +0000

"God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons" (Gal 4: 4).

At the beginning of the civil New Year, we turn to Mary, Our Mother. The 8th day of a child's birth was for the Jews the time of its insertion into the life of the family and therefore to the network of relationships to which the family is inserted. "Jesus" is now legally, "son of Joseph, of the house of David, of the tribe of Judah, son of Jacob -- an Israelite. But we could not forget that the name given to Jesus was the name given by God the Father through the angel Gabriel -- a name made known to Mary (Luke) and to Joseph (Matthew) even before the infant was conceived. Joseph is the legal father, but Mary is the real mother, as Matthew himself underlines in his genealogy.

The Solemnity of Mary’s Motherhood (2012)

angfrayle — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:45:13 +0000

"God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons" (Gal 4: 4).

Readings for the Christmas Season (Year B)

angfrayle — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:59:31 +0000

Matthew 2:1-12View in: NAB NIV KJV NJB Vulg Greek1When Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.2Saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come [...]

Readings for the Christmas Season (Year B)

angfrayle — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:59:31 +0000

Advent Readings (Year B, 2011)

angfrayle — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:52:35 +0000

33rd to the 34th Sunday OT — A

angfrayle — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:58:40 +0000

33rd to the 34th Sunday OT — A

angfrayle — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:58:40 +0000

(Sunday XXXI — A) Be Humble Servants of the Lord

angfrayle — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:30:44 +0000

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.

(Sunday XXXI — A) Be Humble Servants of the Lord

angfrayle — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:30:44 +0000

Sunday XXVIII — XXXI OT — A

angfrayle — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:27:31 +0000

Sunday XXVIII — XXXI OT — A

angfrayle — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:27:31 +0000