The feast of Pentecost draws us closer to the fact that God’s saving love for everyone is made manifest by His Spirit that unites the Church. As the first reading clearly states, the love of God is for all and the Spirit of God empowered the Apostles to proclaim the Good News in different languages. The Spirit of Unity manifests …
When we reflect upon our current situation, we may be inclined to think that, humanly speaking, we are simply standing in one spot. Judging by human standards, we may think that things have not moved from where they were a while ago or that the struggles we face are getting tougher because we are Christians. Today’s readings remind us of …
7TH SUNDAY IN EASTER: CONFIDENCE IN GOD THROUGH PRAYER Read More »
A story was once told of a Protestant Pastor who had it rough with his parishioners. The people happened to be influential and decided to remove him from their parish. Their effort yielded fruit and he was eventually made the prison chaplain of the maximum security prison in that country. On the last Sunday of his stay with them, he …
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER: MAY YOUR LOVE BE UPON US O LORD AS WE PLACE OUR HOPE IN YOU Read More »
In the first reading, Peter explains the phenomenon of Pentecost. Peter had earlier explained that speaking in tongues is not the result of drinking fresh wine but is the intoxication of the Spirit, of which the prophet Joel spoke. He that the events which have happened in Jerusalem are the fulfilment of scripture. Peter first explains that the resurrection of …
Today we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. Since 2000, the Church has set aside the Second Sunday of Easter for the celebration of the Divine Mercy Sunday. The devotion to the Divine Mercy stems from the revelations made to the Polish nun St. Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938) over a number of years and at several convents, including the one in Krakow where …
The event of the empty tomb is a reality that none of the disciples could forget. Nothing can beat the mixed feeling of fear and doubt that gives way to unquantifiable joy as they gradually realized what had happened. Christ is risen! Now the Holy Week event is over: the hard moments of the Triduum give way to the joy …
We have spent the whole day in prayer and silence as we contemplate the reality of Our Lord’s crucifixion and death. Tonight, we are full of joy because the tomb is empty. The readings trace salvation history from creation and fall to the fulfilment of the divine plan of salvation that we celebrate tonight. We are joyful because our Lord …
Last night we followed Jesus from the Upper Room to Gethsemane where his passion began. We have followed him from there to his betrayal by one of his own, the false accusations, the severe scourging, the noise of the crowd as he carried his cross, his crucifixion and death. For some, it was just another show in which a common …
When someone we love says goodbye to us, we sometimes exchange gifts. This gift helps us to have good memories of the shared time. Tonight we celebrate the exchange of a gift that surpasses any other. Christ the Son of God gives us the gift of himself. He does this in three ways: the Eucharist, the Priesthood, and the command …
The Holy Week is the most important in the Liturgical Year. In the coming days, we will celebrate the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Our Lord. After having listened to the readings, and after having participated in the procession, we realize that something special is happening here and now. Not two thousand years ago, not on Passion Sunday of previous …
