Lord’s Christmas
Readings: Is 9:1-6; Tit 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14
In Luke's Gospel, while the birth of John the Baptist is narrated in…
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IV Sunday Of Advent C
Readings: Mi 5:1-4a; Heb 10:5-10; Lk 2:39-45
“Where will the Messiah be born?” all Israel wondered. The answer is…
III Sunday Of Advent Year C
Readings: Zeph 3:14-17; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18
Luke, in accordance with the other synoptics, and John, opens the…
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Gen 3:9-15,20; Phil 1:4-6,8-11; Lk 1:26-38
Monsignor Tonino Bello wrote: “I am sometimes concerned because in…
Sunday I Advent Year C
Ger 33,14-16; 1 Ts 3,12-4,2; Lc 21,25-28.34-36
The apocalyptic genre (from apo-kaluptein = s-veil, remove the veil…
Sunday XXXIV Year B – Lord Jesus, you are a very strange king!
Readings: Dan 7:13-14; Rev 1:5-8; Jn 18:33-37
Lord Jesus, you are a most strange king! The book of Daniel, in the…
Sunday XXXIII Year B – Between the “already” and the “not yet”
Readings: Dan 12:1-3; Heb 10:11-14.18; Mk 13:24-32
The apocalyptic genre (from “apo-kaluptein” = “s-veil”, to…
Sunday XXXII Year B – In the school of the poor
Readings: 1 Kings 17:10-16; Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44
The First Reading (1 Kings 17:10-16) presents us with a poor…
All Saints – The Feast Of The Last
Readings: Rev. 7:2-4,9-14; 1 Jn. 3:1-3; Mt. 5:1-12
On the feast of “All Saints' Day,” the Church, in order for us…
Sunday XXXI Year B – One Love
Readings: Deut. 6:2-6; Heb. 7:23-28; Mk. 12:28-34
In today's Gospel (Mk. 12:28-34) a classic rabbinic “torment” is…