6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2025

Posted by Christy .. on 3/10/25

My Dear People, 

Today we have the famous speech—the “Sermon On The Plain.” This is little different from Matthew’s “Sermon on the Mount.” Matthew was writing for the Jewish Christians, who understood that the meaning of  “mountain” was a special place where God is revealed. Luke’s  “sermon on the ... Read More »

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2025

Posted by Christy .. on 2/04/25

My Dear People,

In today’s reading we have the calling of Isaiah and the calling of Peter. First, the Calling of Isaiah in seeing the glory of the Lord, with the Seraphim etc. He saw himself as a sinner, and he thought he was doomed. Whenever the Lord appeared ... Read More »

Presentation of the Lord, 2025

Posted by Christy .. on 2/04/25

My Dear People,

Today we celebrate the presentation of Jesus to the Lord. As it was prescribed by the law of Moses, the first-born male must be dedicated to God. This law was to counteract the pagan procedure of dedicating the first-born son to a pagan god. For that ... Read More »

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 »

The Holy Family

Posted by Christy .. on 12/23/24

My Dear People,

The Holy Family returned to Jerusalem to fulfill the prescriptions of the Law of Moses—the purification and then redemption or buying back the first born. According to Leviticus 12:2-8, a woman who bore a child was considered unclean. In the case of a mother of a ... Read More »

4th Sunday of Advent, 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 12/09/24

My Dear People, 

I wish for each of you a Merry Christmas. Christmas is a special time when we come “to know” how great the Love of God is. He was willing to become a human so that He could share His abundant love; and in becoming man, we ... Read More »

3rd Sunday of Advent, 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 12/09/24

My Dear People, 

This is Gaudete Sunday (Joyful Sunday), and the readings today indicate just that. The message is more upbeat. 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 ... Read More »