3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2025

Posted by Christy .. on 1/20/25

My Dear People, 

 2025 is a Jubilee year. What does the Jubilee year mean? A Jubilee year was celebrated every 50 years. It had its roots with the Hebrews. In a Jubilee year all debts were forgiven, all slaves were set free, and there was restoration of families. A ... Read More »

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2025

Posted by Christy .. on 1/14/25

My Dear People, 

Now we begin Sundays in Ordinary Time. This miracle at Cana links this Sunday with the feast of the Epiphany and with Jesus’ Baptism—all are epiphanies of his glory, which reveals Jesus as the Messiah. 

In Jesus was fulfilled today’s reading of Isaiah. This is also ... Read More »

The Baptism of the Lord, 2025

Posted by Christy .. on 1/14/25

My Dear People,

While using expressive imagery, John performs a Baptism (with water) and proclaims he is not the Messiah. He, who is on His way, will come with the dignity of one who has no human equal, and with the authority of a supreme Judge that belongs to God. 

In Christ’s baptism we can find a similarity in the way the sacrament of Baptism affects a person. Christ’s baptism was the exemplar of our own. In it, the mystery of the Blessed Trinity is revealed. The faithful, on receiving Baptism, are consecrated by the invocation of and by the power of the Blessed Trinity. Similarly, heaven opening signifies that the power, and the effectiveness of this sacrament comes from above, from God. The newly baptized have the road to heaven opened up for them, a road which original sin had ... Read More »

The Epiphany of the Lord, 2025

Posted by Christy .. on 1/14/25

My Dear People,

 Happy New Year to everyone!  May this year be blessed and fruitful for all. 

Today we think of the events that surrounded Christ’s birth. Having strange visitors from a great distance bring honor to a newborn king is indeed unusual. Let us concentrate on just how ... Read More »