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Jun
27
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time - C June 27th, 2010
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Dear Friends
The gospel of the Thirteenth Sunday of the year tells us:” when the days drew for him to be taken up, Jesus set his face to go to Jerusalem.” (Lk.9.51). Jesus knew what awaited him in Jerusalem. He knew that he will be handed over to the chief priests ... Continue
Jun
20
12the Sunday in Ordinary Time - C June 20th, 2010
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Dear Friends
Today's Reading from the Gospel of Luke [Lk. 9:18-24] delivered a number of spiritual messages to us.
The attention is drawn on Jesus. Who was Jesus? Who did the crowds think that He was? Who did Saint Peter think that Jesus was? There were those who believed that Jesus was ... Continue
Jun
15
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time - C June 13th, 2010
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Dear friends:
Today's gospel describes to us many characteristics of Jesus, namely sociability, his enjoyment of hospitality, his sympathy towards the sinner, his power of forgiveness of sins.
The gospel says." And a woman in the city. who was a sinner, having learned that Jesus was eating in the Pharisee's house, brought ... Continue
June
6
Solemnity Body & Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) - C June 6th, 2010
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Dear Friends:
Last Sunday we celebrated the feast of the Most Holy Trinity. We praised God for the wisdom, the power and the love displayed in the creation of the world and still more in His work to save all men. We praise Him in particular for His wonderful ways in ... Continue
May
30
Trinity Sunday - C May 30th, 2010
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Dear Friends:
Today we are celebrating the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday. One God three persons, truly distinct from one another. Many of us think, the Holy Trinity is a myth but a mystery. A myth is unreal but conceivable. A mystery is real but incomprehensible. Trinity is about ... Continue
May
26
Pentecost - C May 23rd, 2010
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Dear Friends:
Today we have come to the feast of Pentecost, the most solemn day of the year, after that of Easter. The two feasts are intimately connected: the Feast of the Resurrection of Jesus marks the beginning of Easter time which is brought to completion by the feast of Pentecost. ... Continue
May
16
Ascension of the Lord - C May 16th, 2010
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Dear Friends:
We celebrate today the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven. We find in the readings of today two accounts of the Ascension of Jesus into heaven, both given by St. Luke, one at the end of his gospel (Lk.24.50-55) and the other at the ... Continue
May
9
Sixth Sunday of Easter - C May 9th, 2010
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Dear Friends:
In the Liturgy of the word today, Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words.” (Jn.14,23.24a) There ... Continue
May
2
Fifth Sunday of Easter - C May 2nd, 2010
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Dear Friends:
Jesus says:
"I give you a new commandment, that you Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also must love one another . By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another," (John 13:34-35)
In today's gospel Jesus asks us ... Continue
Apr
25
Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday) - C April 25th, 2010
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Dear Friends;
Today is the fourth Sunday of Easter. It is also known as Good Shepherd Sunday. We find three dimensions in the readings of the liturgy of the word, namely Christological, ecclesiological and eschatological.
First of all the Christological dimensions. Jesus says, “My sheep hear my voice. I know them and ... Continue
