10th Sunday of O.T. (B) THE TRUE BRETHREN OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST Today’s Sunday Gospel, taken from Mk 3:20-35, teaches us the following important ideas: Jesus’ immense love for souls The devil really exists. Jesus is far stronger than the devil because He is True God. To attribute to the devil the good works…
Category: Fulfilling God’s Will
HAVE WE ASKED OUR LORD WHAT HE WANTS FROM US, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS SEASON OF LENT?
HAVE WE ASKED OUR LORD WHAT HE WANTS FROM US, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS SEASON OF LENT? Lent is not a season of sadness but rather of joy which stems from self-giving and sacrifice, especially when it comes to doing what Jesus wants from each one of us. Let us be daring and generous to discern…
2nd Sunday O.T. Year B: “HERE I AM LORD, I COME TO DO YOUR WILL.”
2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B HERE I AM LORD, I COME TO DO YOUR WILL (Ps 39). OUTLINE Divine vocation: universal and particular. Summary of ideas of today’s readings Putting our part to discern our specific vocation and help others to do so as well. Generosity and coherence between our vocation and our…
STRIVE TO PLEASE GOD IN EVERYTHING.
STRIVE TO PLEASE GOD IN EVERYTHING. “Grant, Almighty God, that with our thoughts always on the things of the Spirit, we may please you in all that we say and do.” Collect prayer, 7th Sunday O.T. Jesus spent his whole life on earth fulfilling God’s will. My food, he told his disciples, is to do…
WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP TO HOLINESS?
THE FIRST STEP TO HOLINESS? TO WANT IT! “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love….
22nd Sunday O.T (A) JESUS REMINDS US OF THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS TO REACH HEAVEN.
22nd Sunday O.T (A) JESUS REMINDS US OF THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS TO REACH HEAVEN. OUTLINE Summary of ideas of today’s Sunday readings Self-renouncement and carry Christ’s Cross. Losing one’s life for Christ’s sake in order to gain it. How to lose one’s life? God’s will be done, and not ours. 1. Summary of ideas of…
JESUS, MAY I ALWAYS WANT WHAT YOU WANT.
JESUS, MAY I ALWAYS WANT WHAT YOU WANT. Loving God entails identifying our will with His Most Divine Will. May we want what He wants in everyting even if it might cost us our wealth, honor, material possessions…life. For this to be a reality, we need to deny ourselves many times during the day to…
Mar. 25: ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD (Solemnity). Summary vid + full text
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Feb. 2: THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD. Meaning and consequences of the feast. AV prayer + text.
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POPE FRANCIS. CHRISTIAN LIFE IS A CONTINUOUS DESIRE TO RESPOND TO OUR LORD, “HERE I AM, I COME TO DO YOUR WILL!”
POPE FRANCIS. CHRISTIAN LIFE IS A CONTINUOUS DESIRE TO RESPOND TO OUR LORD, “HERE I AM, I COME TO DO YOUR WILL!” (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Tuesday explained that doing God’s will doesn’t necessarily mean never getting angry with the Lord. Speaking during morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta the Pope told the…
THE FLIGHT TO EGYPT: ST. JOSEPH’S FAITH AND OBEDIENCE. AV Summary & text
THE FLIGHT TO EGYPT: ST. JOSEPH’S FAITH AND OBEDIENCE AV Summary & text “Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to…
POPE FRANCIS ON THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (2016): Through Mary’s complete and unconditional “yes”, God comes to dwell among us. God awaits our “yes” this Advent.
POPE FRANCIS ON THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION: Through Mary’s complete and unconditional “yes”, God comes to dwell among us. God awaits our “yes” this Advent. Below you have the Vatican report on Pope Francis’ Angelus after the Mass of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Please do us the kind favor of liking our FB page…
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