1st Sunday of Advent, Year C Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14 1 Thessalonians 3:12 – 4:2 Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 November 29, 2015 Through Jeremiah the prophet, the Lord reminds the people that He “will fulfill the promise” He had made a promise to Israel and Judah of an heir to David. The Lord …
Today we celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday in the United States. The first Thanksgiving happened almost 400 years ago when the Puritans came to the colonies and arrived in what would become Massachusetts. It was very hard for them to find food and basic necessities of life. Fortunately, they received help from the Native …
Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe, Year B Daniel 7:13-14 Psalm 93:1-2, 5 Revelation 1:5-8 John 18:33b-37 November 22, 2015 We call Jesus “king” but what does this really mean for us? The Jews had long been waiting for a new messiah. The messiah they were looking for was heir to the throne …
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33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Daniel 12:1-3 Psalm 16, 5, 8-11 Hebrews 10:11-14, 18 Mark 13:24-32 November 15, 2015 Once again we draw to a close of another year. The year 2015 draws to a close in a month and a half but before then, in just two weeks, we end our liturgical …
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32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 1 Kings 17:10-16 Psalm 146:7-10 Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44 November 8, 2015 Do we trust in God? The fact that we are here says we want to but do we live like trust God? Our readings today speaking about trusting God. The very first line from 1 Kings …
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All Saints Day, Year B Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 Psalm 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 1 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12a November 1, 2015 While we might not know a lot about the saints, they are familiar to us. Often our churches are named after them. Our parish is named in honor of Mary. In our area, there is …
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Jeremiah 31:7-9 Psalm 126:1-6 Hebrews 5:1-6 Mark 10:46-52 October 25, 2015 Today we hear of Jesus doing another miracle healing. This time it is the healing of Bartimaeus who is blind. Without a doubt this is a wonderful thing for Bartimaeus but is it all Jesus is for …
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29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Isaiah 53:10-11 Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 Hebrews 4:14-16 Mark 10:35-45 October 18, 2015 Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you. We know God is merciful. We count on His Mercy. Because we know we can count on God’s Mercy, we …
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We continue to see stories in the news about surveys that say people of faith hold the same values as people who don’t go to church. For example, the divorce rate among Catholics is nearly the same as among the general population. I will note that some of the surveys are finally beginning to distinguish between …
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Wisdom 7:7-11 Psalm 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-1 Hebrews 4:12-13 Mark 10:17-30 October 11, 2015 Our responsorial verse speaks of asking God to fill us with His Love so that we might sing for joy! Do we make known the joy we have in the Lord? Hebrews describes the Word of …
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