DAILY GOSPEL, COMMENTARY AND TIPS. Jan. 5. “Follow me.” GOSPEL Jn 1:43–51 Jesus decided to go to Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote…
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3rd Sunday O. T. (B): “TEACH ME YOUR WAYS, O LORD (Ps 24).”
3rd Sunday O.T (B). TEACH ME YOUR WAYS, O LORD! OUTLINE Conversion entails repentance and faith in the Gospel Why the call to conversion? “Teach me your ways, O Lord (Ps 24).” 1. Conversion entails repentance and faith in the Gospel Conversion, which consists in repentance from our sins and faith in the Gospel,…
3rd Sunday O.T. (C) JESUS, SAVIOR, MESSIAH & THE LIVING WORD OF GOD.
3rd Sunday O.T. (C) JESUS, SAVIOR, MESSIAH & THE LIVING WORD OF GOD OUTLINE The renewal of Israel in preparation for the Definitive Covenant. The Church, Mystical Body of Christ, symbol of God’s Perfect Covenant with His People. Fulfillment of the Messianic prophecy in Jesus Christ. Dear friends, today’s Sunday liturgy has the WORD…
POPE FRANCIS ON THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST: The Shepherds and the Magi.
POPE FRANCIS ON THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST: The Shepherds and the Magi. Dear friends, below is a ZENIT translation of Pope Francis’ beautiful Angelus Address yesterday, Jan. 6, 2016 at noon to the faithful in St. Peter’s Square on the Solemnity of the Epiphany. Caps mine. As Pope Francis prayed, “MAY THE…
Pope Francis’ Angelus Speech: KNOW JESUS BETTER, OPEN YOUR HEARTS TO HIM. GIVE HIM TO OTHERS.
Pope Francis’ Angelus Speech: KNOW JESUS BETTER, OPEN YOUR HEARTS TO HIM. GIVE HIM TO OTHERS. (Vatican Radio) At St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis lead the faithful in the recitation of the Angelus on the first Sunday of the new year. Speaking on the day’s Gospel, the Holy Father noted the dramatic contrast between…
28th Sunday of O.T. (B). The RICH YOUNG MAN: Attachment to Wealth is an Obstacle to Heaven
28th Sunday of O.T. (B) The RICH YOUNG MAN: Attachment to Wealth is an Obstacle to Heaven Today’s Sunday liturgy reminds us the importance to put our heart, our head, our desires and ambitions in what really matters in the end: TO BE RICH BEFORE GOD AND NOT BEFORE MEN. Wealth, riches, money, in themselves,…
25th Sunday O.T. (B): TO LEAD IS TO SERVE “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and servant of all (Mk 9:35).”
25th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) TO LEAD IS TO SERVE. Today’s Sunday readings provide us an opportunity to reflect on the nature of AUTHORITY AS A SPIRIT OF SERVICE. In the 1st reading, the Book of Wisdom describes the sufferings of the just man who is chastised and persecuted for his upright behavior because:…
WANT TO KNOW AND FALL IN LOVE WITH JESUS CHRIST? READ THE GOSPEL DAILY.
WANT TO KNOW AND FALL IN LOVE WITH JESUS CHRIST? READ THE GOSPEL DAILY. Dear friends, AS CHRISTIANS, FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST, OUR LORD EXPECTS FROM EACH ONE OF US AN INTIMATE LOVING RELATIONSHIP, FOR THIS IS WHAT MATTERS IN THE END, FOR HE IS “THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE (Jn 14:6)” WHICH LEADS…
24th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B): WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A CHRISTIAN? “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me (Mk 8:34).”
24th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B): WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST? Outline SUMMARY OF IDEAS OF TODAY’S READINGS. WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST? REQUISITES TO FOLLOW CHRIST (1) SAY “NO” TO OURSELVES (2) EMBRACE OUR DAILY CROSS: What does this “daily Cross” comprise of? 1. SUMMARY OF…
POPE FRANCIS ON RECONCILIATION AND THE NEED TO RESTORE COMMUNICATION BY OVERCOMING OUR EGOTISM.
POPE FRANCIS God opens Himself and seeks to communicate and reconcile with mankind. We too should do the same. Dear friends, in yesterday’s Angelus, Pope Francis, commenting on the miracle brought about by Our Lord Jesus Christ who healed the deaf mute from Decapolis which symbolizes the unbeliever, incapable of listening to God’s Word, reminded…
23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) HOPE IN GOD, LISTEN TO GOD, SPEAK TO AND FOR GOD.
23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) HOPE IN GOD, LISTEN TO GOD, SPEAK TO AND FOR GOD. OUTLINE Summary of ideas of today’s readings HOPE IN GOD LISTEN TO GOD AND PROCLAIM THE FAITH. Dear friends, today’s Sunday liturgical readings encourage us to put our firm trust and unwavering hope in Our Lord Jesus…
