December 19, Sunday FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Our world is full of humble, ordinary people living in obscure hamlets, and yet some people like these have changed the course of the world. Within the history of the Church we are shown today the first person coming from such an ordinary milieu who by a […]
Dec
Reflection: Luke 1:39-45 The liturgy of this Fourth Sunday of Advent focuses on the figure of Mary, the Virgin Mother, expecting the birth of Jesus, the Saviour of the world. What were her thoughts in these months while she was expecting? The answer comes precisely from today’s Gospel passage, the narrative of Mary’s visit to […]
Dec
PROVINCE OF COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA On 16 December the Province of Colombia and Venezuela completed the elections of Provincial Government team. The team is made up of Fr. Luis Armando Valencia cmf, who was elected as Major Superior yesterday, Anselmus Baru cmf, as Consultor and Prefect of Apostolate, Br. Jhon Jairo Flórez cmf, as Consultor and Prefect of Formation […]
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT God Visits His People God’s Way of Coming Greeting (See the Gospel) Blessed are they who believe with Mary that the Lord will fulfill his promises. The Lord be with you. R/ And also with you. Introduction by the Celebrant God Visits His People Our world is […]
December 18, Saturday THIRD WEEK OF ADVENT When the kings of God’s people had not fulfilled their mission of guiding the people to God, the prophet Jeremiah announces that God would do away with them and become himself the shepherd of his people. But he will make this new beginning through a man, a […]
Dec
Reflection: Matthew 1:18-25 In today’s Gospel, the theme of God’s closeness to humanity is the focal point. It shows us the two people who, more than anyone else, were involved in this mystery of love: the Virgin Mary and her husband, Joseph. the Gospel (cf. Mt 1:18-24) guides us to Christmas through the experience of […]