3rd SUNDAY OF LENT. Mass prayers and readings. On this Sunday the first scrutiny in preparation for the Baptism of the catechumens who are to be admitted to the Sacraments of Christian Initiation at the Easter Vigil is celebrated with the proper prayers. ENTRANCE ANTIPHON My eyes are always on the Lord, for he…
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POPE FRANCIS: LIKE JESUS, BE A WISE AND EXEMPLARY GUIDE OF OTHERS.
POPE FRANCIS: LIKE JESUS, BE A WISE AND EXEMPLARY GUIDE OF OTHERS. Below you have the ZENIT translation of the address Pope Francis gave March 3, 2019, before praying the midday Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter’s Square. * * * Before the Angelus: Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! Today’s evangelical page presents brief parables,…
ST. JOHN PAUL II ON THE PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL.
ST. JOHN PAUL II ON THE PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL. “May prayer strengthen us for the spiritual battle that the Letter to the Ephesians speaks of: ‘Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might’ (Ephesians 6:10). The Book of Revelation refers to this same battle, recalling before our…
KNOW AND LOVE YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH: “YOU SHALL NOT KILL (5TH COMMANDMENT Compendium nos. 466-483).”
KNOW AND LOVE YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH: “YOU SHALL NOT KILL (5TH COMMANDMENT Compendium nos. 466-483).” OUTLINE Why must human life be respected? Why is the legitimate defense of persons and of society not opposed to this norm? What is the purpose of punishment? What kind of punishment may be imposed? What is forbidden by the…
THE IMPORTANCE OF “WANTING THE GOOD.”
THE IMPORTANCE OF “WANTING THE GOOD”. [T]he good towards which the will inclines—and by which this connatural affinity is produced—can be very different from what is perceived from the outside. Two people who carry out the same assignment can be doing two very different things. One may be totally absorbed in not appearing bad in…
POPE FRANCIS’ HOMILY WYD 2019: “We may possess everything, but if we lack the passion of love, we will have nothing. Let us allow the Lord to make us fall in love!”
POPE FRANCIS’ HOMILY CLOSING MASS WORLD YOUTH DAY 2019 (PANAMA): “We may possess everything, but if we lack the passion of love, we will have nothing. Let us allow the Lord to make us fall in love!” “The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. And he began to say to them:…
A Sermon on the Holy Name of Jesus (St. Bernardine of Siena)
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DAILY GOSPEL: Jan. 3. “Behold, the Lamb of God.”
January 3: “Behold, the Lamb of God.” John 1:29–34: Behold the Lamb of God John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of…
POPE FRANCIS’ 2019 NEW YEAR’S DAY HOMILY: “God Himself needed a Mother: How much more so do we!”
SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS Vatican Basilica Tuesday, 1 January 2019 “All who heard were amazed at what the shepherds told them” (Lk 2:18). To be amazed: this is what is asked of us today, at the conclusion of the Octave of Christmas, as we continue to contemplate the Child…
POPE FRANCIS’ 2018 URBI ET ORBI CHRISTMAS MESSAGE.
POPE FRANCIS’ 2018 URBI ET ORBI CHRISTMAS MESSAGE. Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy Christmas! To you, the faithful of Rome, to you, the pilgrims, and to all who are linked to us from every part of the world, I renew the joyous proclamation of Bethlehem: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace…
Pope Francis on the 5th Commandment: “Do not kill” (II).
Pope Francis on the 5th Commandment: “Do not kill” (II). General Audience, Oct. 17, 2018 Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! Today I would like to continue the catechesis on the Fifth Word of the Decalogue, “Do not kill.” We already stressed how this Commandment reveals that in God’s eyes human life is precious, sacred…
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