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4th Sunday of Advent
Posted by Christy .. on 12/21/21
My Dear People,
As we draw closer to Christmas, the theme of the readings concentrates on the Birth of Christ in Bethlehem. Bethlehem was the city of David. The Messiah who is to sit on the throne of David and is a descendant of the line of David was ... Read More »
3rd Sunday of Advent 2021
Posted by Christy .. on 12/21/21
My Dear People,
This is a Joyful Sunday, and the readings today indicate just that. From the prophet Zephaniah, one of the minor prophets, we find his Reading ending in a note of hope: “In the future all the nations will call on the name of the Lord, and ... Read More »
2nd Sunday of Advent, 2021
Posted by Christy .. on 12/02/21
My Dear People,
In today’s reading, the Gospel describes how and when God would fulfill the promises of a new exodus. St. Luke identifies John the Baptist as the primary fulfillment of a famous prophecy. (Isaiah 40:3-5). An unidentified voice issued a call for a road to be made ... Read More »
1st Sunday of Advent, 2021
Posted by Christy .. on 12/02/21
My Dear People,
Today on this first Sunday of Advent we begin year C. And the Gospels on Sundays for this liturgical year are the Gospels of Luke. Jesus speaks to us of human history and his return in glory. Many of the natural signs that Jesus mentions as ... Read More »
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, 2021
Posted by Christy .. on 11/15/21
My Dear People,
Today, the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year, is the Feast of Christ the King. Jesus is going to come again as King. The goal of God’s plan is to establish the Kingdom of God on the earth. This will happen when the Divine Will is ... Read More »
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2021
Posted by Christy .. on 11/15/21
My Dear People,
In the First Book of Kings, Elijah travels to Zarephath because God sent him. Upon arriving in the city, Elijah sees a widow gathering firewood. He asks her for a cupful of water and a piece of bread. She tells him she has only a little ... Read More »
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021
Posted by Christy .. on 11/02/21
My Dear People,
In the First Book of Kings, Elijah travels to Zarephath because God sent him. Upon arriving in the city, Elijah sees a widow gathering firewood. He asks her for a cupful of water and a piece of bread. She tells him she has only a little ... Read More »
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021
Posted by Christy .. on 11/02/21
My Dear People,
Today Jesus is asked which is the greatest commandment. Jesus replies quoting Deuteronomy 6:4-5, the Israelite confession of faith known as the Shema (Hebrew for “hear”): Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! By the time of Jesus, this statement was understood to ... Read More »
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021
Posted by Christy .. on 11/02/21
My Dear People,
Jesus and his companions arrive at Jericho, an ancient city fifteen miles from Jerusalem, the site of Israel’s first conquest in the Holy Land (Joshua 6). After passing through the city, they are accompanied by a sizable crowd, probably including both Jesus’ followers and pilgrims heading ... Read More »
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021
Posted by Christy .. on 11/02/21
My Dear People,
James and John, two of Jesus’ earliest and closest disciples, could hardly have chosen a more tactless moment for their request. Perhaps they were dreaming so much about their future prominence that they were completely oblivious to his words about imminent suffering and death. Their approach ... Read More »