VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO, PRAY FOR US! Mother Mary, Our Lady of Rocío, as we await the commemoration of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we ask you to obtain for us a great love for God here in this life and to lead us to our heavenly port. May a lot of people go…
Category: Advent
POPE FRANCIS ON THE 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT (C). MARY, THE MODEL OF FAITH AND CHARITY.
POPE FRANCIS: MARY, MODEL OF FAITH AND CHARITY. Below you have the ZENIT translation of the address Pope Francis gave today, Sec. 23, 2018 before and after praying the midday Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter’s Square. * * * Before the Angelus: Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! The liturgy of this Fourth…
December 24. MORNING MASS AND READINGS.
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4th Sunday of Advent. Mass and readings.
4th Sunday of Advent. Mass and readings. ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Roráte, cæli, désuper, et nubes pluant iustum; aperiátur terra et gérminet Salvatórem. Drop down dew from above, you heavens, and let the clouds rain down the Just One; let the earth be opened and bring forth a Savior. [–» Greeting] COLLECT Pour forth, we beseech you, O…
POPE FRANCIS’ ADDRESS ON GAUDETE SUNDAY 2018
POPE FRANCIS’ ADDRESS ON GAUDETE SUNDAY 2018 Dear brethren in Christ, below you have the ZENIT translation of the address Pope Francis gave today, before and after praying the midday Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter’s Square. Present on this Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) were children of the Roman Oratories Center, and of the parishes and…
Nativity scene of Iglesia del Señor San José (Seville, Spain)
Nativity scene of Iglesia del Señor San José (Seville, Spain) Sharing you a vid which I took this afternoon before the Advent Penitential Rite and Holy Mass. Best with sound. Happy viewing! Fr. Rolly Arjonillo CSFH video
ST. AUGUSTINE ON AUTHENTIC HAPPINESS AND WORLDLY JOY.
ST. AUGUSTINE ON AUTHENTIC HAPPINESS AND WORLDLY JOY. “What is it to rejoice in the ‘world’? It is to find delight in evil, in foolishness, in dishonorable and distorted things. In all these things the ‘world’ finds its joy … So, brethren, rejoice in the Lord [Philippians 4:4], not in the world. That is,…
IMPRESSIVE NAPOLITAN NATIVITY SCENE (17th-20thc.) OF HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CARIDAD (Seville, Spain)
IMPRESSIVE NAPOLITAN NATIVITY SCENE (17th-20thc.) OF HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CARIDAD (Seville, Spain). Sharing you this impressive Napolitana style Nativity scene displayed in the Hospital de la Santa Caridad. They were owned and donated by Rev. Msgr. Gianfranco Lanfame to the institution and is composed of pieces dating from the 17th century to the 20th…
3rd Sunday of Advent C: “What should we do?” Summary of ideas of today’s liturgy.
3rd Sunday of Advent C. “WHAT SHOULD WE DO?” Summary of ideas of today’s liturgy. The joy before the proximity of Christmas is the characteristic trait of the 3rd Sunday of Advent. That is why, in the Entrance Antiphon and in the 2nd reading, we pray: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice….
THE NATIVITY SCENE OF OUR SCHOOL CHAPEL.
THE NATIVITY SCENE OF OUR SCHOOL CHAPEL. Thank God, Jesus is well-loved in our school. Everyday, when children and their parents arrive, they visit and greet Jesus in the school oratory with a short prayer and a genuflection. During this season of Advent, they also give Baby Jesus a loving kiss. Jesus, Mary and Joseph,…
JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH, MAY CHRIST’S LOVE REIGN IN OUR FAMILIES.
JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH, MAY CHRIST’S LOVE REIGN IN OUR FAMILIES. The meme above shows a beautiful and doable quote from St. John of the Cross. The surest way to act is to sow Christ’s love especially in situations where discord, indifference and enmity abound. With patience and perseverance, when what is sowed is…
3rd Sunday of Advent. Mass and readings.
3rd Sunday of Advent. Mass and readings. In this Mass the color violet or rose is used. ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Gaudéte in Dómino semper: íterum dico, gaudéte. Dóminus enim prope est. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Indeed, the Lord is near. [–» Greeting] COLLECT O God, who see how your people faithfully await…
