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29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Christy .. on 10/22/18
My Dear People,
Today the reading refers to the suffering servants. Chapter 53 of Isaiah can be understood most satisfactorily on the model of Ezekiel. The Servant is a light. The experience of Israel is to catch the attention of the other nations, lead them to reflect on their ... Read More »
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Christy .. on 10/22/18
My Dear People,
Solomon was a great king, but what makes him more important was that he, having no special advantage of birth, chose to turn to God in prayer. In answer he received prudence, which is another word for wisdom. It is clear to Solomon that wisdom is ... Read More »
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Christy .. on 10/22/18
My Dear People,
First, I would like to thank the ones who participated in the Choose Life State Conference. There were great motivational speakers, and it was very informative. Being this is pro Life Sunday. I will mention briefly some small aspects where one speaker, presented the way that ... Read More »
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Christy .. on 10/22/18
My Dear People,
In the incident in Exodus when Moses picked seventy elders, and they prayed, and the spirit came upon them, note that two of the people chosen (Eldad and Medad) were not at the prayer service. They were prophesizing in the camp. Joshua wanted to stop them. ... Read More »
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Christy .. on 9/26/18
My Dear People,
In the Book of Wisdom, the author tells exactly what will happen and what in actuality happened to Jesus. Not content with enjoying the pleasures of life, the ungodly go further: they persecute the just man because he is a constant reproach to them. They want ... Read More »
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Christy .. on 9/19/18
My Dear People,
The incidence on Caesarea Philippi is a very interesting incident and very important. When Peter, whose words were put in by Mark the Evangelist, indicated the important of the chair of Peter and of the Papacy, Peter spoke on behalf of the apostles. He was the ... Read More »
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Christy .. on 9/19/18
My Dear People,
Jesus is in the Gentile territory. This is the place Isaiah references in the passage of Chapter 8:23 and 9:1: “First, he degraded the land of Zebulon and the land of Naphtali; but in the end he has glorified the seaward road, the land West of ... Read More »
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Christy .. on 9/19/18
My Dear People,
Today both readings deal with following the Law. In Deuteronomy, Moses exhorts the people to follow the law of God, in the gospel Jesus tells the people that we must follow the Law of God from our hearts.
Moses is giving exhortation to the new generation ... Read More »
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Christy .. on 9/19/18
My Dear people,
Jesus has a very emphatic discourse about the Living bread. He says “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”
Those ... Read More »
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Christy .. on 9/19/18
My Dear People,
Jesus begins the second part of his discourse, in which he explicitly reveals the great mystery of the Blessed Eucharist. Christ’s words have such a tremendous realism about them that they cannot be interpreted in a figurative way: if Christ were not really present under ... Read More »