Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019 The imagery of Jeremiah in the first reading can help us understand more fully the sense of the Beatitudes recorded in St. Luke. Surely, none of us wants to be a barren bush, a bit of tumbleweed in the desert, tossed about by the wind. We would rather imagine…
Sexta Semana del Tiempo Ordinario La visión que tenemos de Jeremías en la primera lectura puede ayudarnos a comprender mejor el sentido de las Bienaventuranzas citadas en San Lucas. Ciertamente ninguno de nosotros quiere ser un arbusto estéril, o una de esas plantas rodadoras del desierto, soplada por el viento de un lado a otro….
By Fr. Simione Volavola, MSC (St. John the Baptist Parish-Ottosville, PA) Dear brothers and sisters, “Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours. (Luke 6:20) Last Sunday, we were led by our Lord to experience our own place in His presence. It is a lowly state, a sinful state, a state…
Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019 There are times when we consider the glory of God and feel so insignificant and unworthy before his majesty. It might be a moment of awe looking at a star-filled sky at night or astonishment at the sheer power behind a volcanic eruption. Or it might be the amazement…
5º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Hay ocasiones en que consideramos la gloria de Dios y nos sentimos tan insignificantes e indignos ante su majestad. Puede ser un momento de asombro al ver un cielo lleno de estrellas en la noche o de asombro ante el poder absoluto detrás de una erupción volcánica. O podría ser…
Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019 From the beginning of time, God has already loved us and then has called each of us into existence to reveal his love in a unique way. Jeremiah was aware of his call in the first reading and Jesus clearly expressed his sense of his call in today’s Gospel….
Cuarto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Desde el principio de los tiempos, Dios ya nos ha amaba. Su amor nos ha llamado a la existencia y Él revela su amor en la particularidad de cada persona. Jeremías estaba consciente de su llamado en la primera lectura y Jesús expresó claramente el sentido de su llamado en…
Third Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019 It almost seems impossible that an entire people could forget the essential content of their faith. Yet, it happens. It happened in Nehemiah and Ezra’s time because of the Babylonian captivity. In our time, it can also happen for many different reasons. That is why today’s readings want to…
Tercer Domingo de Tiempo Ordinario 2019 Parecería casi imposible que un pueblo pudiera olvidarse del contenido esencial de su fe. Sin embargo, a veces esto si ocurre. Por causa del cautiverio de Babilonia así paso en la época de Esdras y Nehemías. Este olvido también puede suceder en nuestros tiempos aunque por otros motivos. Por…
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019 For St. John, the experience of the Lord is like a great marriage feast filled with so much joy that everything changes. Sadness is turned into joy; despair into hope; water into wine. We have already celebrated Jesus coming among us at his birth (Christmas), his coming to enlighten…