NINETEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME SEVENTY-SEVEN TIMES Introduction In an epic style, imitating that of the crossing of the Sea of Reeds at the Exodus, the author of the Book of Joshua narrates how the people of Israel crossed the Jordan and entered into the Promised Land. God is good and merciful by nature, […]
NINETEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME CARRYING ONE ANOTHER Introduction God shows to Moses the land he had promised to his people. They will enter and occupy it under the leadership of Joshua. What if my brother or sister goes astray? One of the most difficult and delicate tasks is to bring a brother or […]
OUR LADY’S ASSUMPTION Mary’s Song Is Also Ours Greeting Glory and honor to our risen Lord, whose victory over death was shared first by her who was closest to him, his Mother, the Virgin Mary. May her Son, the Lord Jesus, be always with you. R/ And also with you. Introduction by the Celebrant […]
July 8, Thursday FOURTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME When Joseph was sold to Egyptians, he was “sent” on the mission of saving his brothers, as he realized years later. He repaid the evil his brothers had done to him with the good of saving them from famine. Jesus sends his twelve apostles to announce the […]
NINETEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME St Lawrence Introduction As a deacon, Lawrence was placed in charge of the poor of Rome. When he was ordered to surrender the goods of the Church to the persecutors, he distributed them to the poor. When asked where the treasures of the Church were, he showed the poor… […]
NINETEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME SEEK NO PRIVILEGES Introduction A mixed assortment of slaves had been made into a people, obtained freedom, and was on its way to a land of its own. People without hope had been given dreams of a great future. All this because there was a God “foolish” enough to […]
NINETEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Get Up and Eat Greeting (see Second Reading) As God’s beloved children, follow Christ by loving as he loved you, giving himself up as a sacrifice to God. May the Lord Jesus be always with you. R/ And also with you. Introduction by the Celebrant What keeps people alive […]
EIGHTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME LOVE THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART Introduction The beautiful first reading of today is the Shema Israel, “Hear, O Israel,” named after the opening words. It is a text recited three times a day, or at least once in the morning, by every pious Jew, even up to this […]
TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD An Advance Glimpse of Glory Greeting Today God our Father tells us: This is my beloved Son. Listen to him. May the Word of our Lord Jesus Christ resound in your hearts and in your lives. May the Lord be with you always. R/ And also with you. Introduction by […]