Wednesday of 5th Week in Ordinary Time Pure and Sincere Hearts The Old Testament heaps praise on Solomon as the typical wise man, who understood the meaning of life, of the world, of right and wrong. People came to him from distant countries to seek his advice. And yet, as we know, in later […]
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Tuesday of 5th Week in Ordinary Time The Temple is for People At the dedication of the Temple of Jerusalem, King Solomon prayed to the Lord. He asked God to be always present in the temple for the sake of the covenant; thus, he would be available to people expressing their needs. After a […]
Monday of 5th Week in Ordinary Time A God So Near We Can Touch The first reading describes the dedication of the Temple built by King Solomon. God comes to take possession of his temple. It was so holy that the priests could not stay inside to perform their duties. In the New Testament, […]
FIFTH SUNDAY of ORDINARY TIME The Rich Word of God It is fortunate that the new liturgy has opened the Bible for us. Not only do we hear it now in our own language but also the number and selection of texts read to us has improved immensely. No wonder many people now have […]
Saturday of 4th Week in Ordinary Time AGATHA, Virgin and Martyr St. Agatha, “the good one,” patroness of Sicily, refused marriage to dedicate herself to her fellow Christians by doing diaconal work at a time of persecution, especially care of the sick and of the poor. She was denounced and tortured to death in […]
Friday of 4th Week in Ordinary Time Two Great Persons After we have heard in recent days the story of King David, Jesus Ben Sirach reinterprets for his time the personality of David: a valiant king whose power comes from God, a singer of psalms and an organizer of the liturgy, the covenant king […]
Thursday of 4th Week in Ordinary Time Poor and Free for the Gospel The core of today’s first reading is an interpolation by a later biblical author on fidelity: the king embodies the people and faithfulness to the covenant. This is presented as David’s testament given on his deathbed to his successor, his son, […]
Wednesday of 4th Week in Ordinary Time PRESENTATION OF THE LORD We follow Christ Our Light Today we celebrate the Presentation of the Child and Lord Jesus in the Temple. Eastern Churches call this feast: “the encounter”. Jesus comes to the Temple to encounter his people in the persons of Simeon and Anna, […]
Tuesday of 4th Week in Ordinary Time Power Went Out From Him Absalom is defeated and killed. The victory of the king’s army turns into a party of mourning, for notwithstanding Absalom’s rebellion, David still loved him very much. Jesus uses his power to do good and to give an object lesson on faith […]
Monday of 4th Week in Ordinary Time DON BOSCO: MAN OF HIS TIME In the beginning of the 19th Century, social concern was almost inexistent and poverty considered an insoluble problem, with children as the great victims. Especially in cities they grew up in alleys and slums and roamed the streets. Turin had thousands of them. […]