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Jesus, our king, will remain with us forever
Feast of Christ the King John 18:33b-37 This weekend, in great joy and thanksgiving, the Church closes its year. As it looks back through the days and months of 2018, […]
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Nothing is strong enough to stand against God
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 13:24-32 The Book of Daniel provides the first reading this weekend. Michael, the “great prince” of the angels, is the center of attention. He […]
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Those who trust in the Lord are rich in the Spirit
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 12:38-44 The First Book of Kings furnishes this weekend’s first reading from the Scriptures. Political governance, in the minds of the ancient Hebrews, was […]
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Which is the first of all the Commandments?
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 12:28b-34 The Book of Deuteronomy is the source of the first reading this weekend. One among the first five books of the Bible, Deuteronomy […]
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Whoever wishes to be great should become a servant of others
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 10:35-45 The first reading for this weekend is from the Book of Isaiah, precisely from its third and last part. Isaiah, on several occasions, […]
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God’s word challenges us to be attached to Jesus, and Him alone
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 10:17-30 The Book of Wisdom is the source of the first reading. This book came to be centuries ago, as devout Jews, distant from […]
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Marriage is a manifestation of the kingdom of God
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 10:2-16 The Book of Genesis is the source of the first reading for this weekend. Among the first five books of the Bible, Genesis […]
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Only that which is of the Holy Spirit endures
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 The Book of Numbers, the source of the first reading for this weekend, is one of the first five books of […]
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‘If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all’
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 9:30-37 Protestants, accustomed to reading the King James, or Authorized Version, of the Bible, often ask why Catholic versions of the Scriptures include the […]
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Discipleship means denying ourselves, following the Lord
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 8:27-35 The last and third section of the Book of Isaiah provides the first reading for this weekend in ordinary time. This passage is […]
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God, in Christ, is our hope and our life
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 7:31-37 The first reading for this weekend, from the Book of Isaiah, speaks of the blind, the deaf and the lame. Today’s culture is […]
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God strives to keep us from misfortune
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 The Book of Deuteronomy is the source of this weekend’s first reading. Deuteronomy is from the Pentateuch, the collection of five […]