Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent – Lk 7:18B-23 Today’s Gospel brings us face to face with John the Baptist, in prison and wondering about Christ. Fulton Sheen calls John the Baptist “the most frustrated man in the Gospel,” since the only reward he received for his preaching and for pointing out the Lamb […]
Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent – Mt 21:28-32 Today’s Gospel is the first of three parables that Jesus uses to explain the judgment of the people of Israel. We can see two different points for us today: first, a warning, and, secondly, a message of hope. First, the warning. The chief
Our Lady of Guadalupe – Option 1 – December 12th Today we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a feast, not only for Mexicans but also for everyone who lives or is from the Americas, since she is the patroness of the America. In a special way, we celebrate that She, who
Third Sunday of Advent – Year A Is 61:1-2a, 10-11, Lk 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54, 13-14, 1 Thes 5:16-24, Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 Brothers and sisters, today we celebrate the Third Sunday of Advent. This Sunday is sometimes called Gaudete Sunday, which literally means All of you, rejoice Sunday. That name comes from the entrance antiphon for
Saturday of the Second Week of Advent – Mt 17:9a, 10-13 Today’s Gospel presents us with a scene that follows right after the Transfiguration, where Jesus appeared with both Moses and Elijah. The disciples then ask Christ about Elijah, and why he hadn’t come back yet. Christ replies that in fact he has, and the
Friday of the Second Week of Advent – Mt 11:16-19 In today’s Gospel, Jesus compares the different ways in which He and John the Baptist called the people of Israel to conversion. John’s austere discipline and preaching drew many, as did Christ’s more overtly joyful tone, but, in the end, many refuse to be drawn
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception – December 8th Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, the patroness of the United States. The Solemnity was established by Pope Pius IX in 1854, with his Apostolic Constitution Ineffabilis Deus. In that document, the Pope explains what this teaching means, when he makes the official proclamation:
Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent – Option 1 – Mt 11:28-30 Today’s first reading from Isaiah repeatedly emphasizes the greatness of God’s power and strength: “By his great might and the strength of his power” all creatures obey Him, and God Himself “does not faint nor grow weary.” He lets His creatures share
[1] The Priesthood of Jesus Christ Since the dawn of time, there have been priests on the earth, at least in the sense of their fundamental function of being a media-tor between God and man, especially by means of offering sacri-fice. A priest is he who is taken from among men and made their representa-tive
Tuesday of the Second Week in Advent – Mt 18:12-14 Today’s very short Gospel presents us with one of the best known and well-loved images that Jesus presents of God the Father: that of a shepherd seeking out a lost sheep. The scene would have been very familiar to his listeners, who knew how shepherds
