Tag: Holy Spirit
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Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year A) – 21st May 2017
Theme: JESUS GIVES US THE HOLY SPIRIT SO THAT HE WILL BE WITH US FOREVER Acts 8:5-8. 14-17; Psalm 65:1-7. 16. 20. R/ v. 1; 1 Peter 3:15-18 John 14:15-21 A Happy and Blessed Easter to all of you! Today is the 6th Sunday of Easter, Liturgical Year A, and next Sunday will be Ascension Sunday…
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Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year A) – 14th May 2017
Theme: THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Acts 6:1-7 John 14:1-12 Today is the 5th Sunday of Easter! Notice I did not say 5th Sunday after Easter! This is because we are still celebrating Easter! We celebrate Easter for 50 days, that is, from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday! We are now 4 weeks away…
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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
Theme: WE ARE THE LIGHT THAT SHOWS PEOPLE THE WAY TO GOD Isaiah 58:7-10 Psalm 111:4-9. R. v. 4 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 John 8:12 Matthew 5:13-16 Today is the 5th Sunday of the Year, and the Church has chosen the readings of today to tell us that we are the light that shows people the…
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3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
Theme: JESUS, THE LIGHT OF LIFE AND THE LIGHT OF HAPPINESS Isaiah 8:23 – 9:3 Psalm 26:1. 4. 13-14. R. v. 1 1 Corinthians 1:10 – 13. 17 Matthew 4:12 – 23 Today is the 3rd Sunday of the Year. The readings today tell us that Jesus Christ is the light of life and the…
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Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
Theme: IN BAPTISM JESUS BECAME THE SON OF GOD, THE SUFFERING SERVANT OF GOD, AND THE LAMB OF GOD Isaiah 49:3. 5-6 Psalm 39:2. 4. 7-10. R. v. 8. 9 1 Corinthians 1:1-3 John 1:29-34 Today is the Second Sunday of the Year. Last Sunday we celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord and…
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The Epiphany of The Lord (Year A, B, C)
Theme: THE REVELATION OF THE LORD, WHO IS KING, GOD, AND SAVIOR TO ALL THE NATIONS Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 71:1-2. 7-8. 10-13. R. v. 11 Ephesians 3:2-3. 5-6 Matthew 2:1-12 Today we celebrate the solemnity of the epiphany of the Lord! The word “epiphany” is from a Greek word meaning “manifestation” or “revelation”. Today we celebrate…
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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) – 4th September 2016
Theme: LOVE GOD MORE THAN FATHER, MOTHER, WIFE, HUSBAND, CHILDREN, PARENTS, BROTHERS, SISTERS AND ONESELF Wisdom 9:13-18; Psalm 89 (90): 3-6. 12-14. 17. R/ v. 1; Philemon 9-10. 12-17; Luke 14:25-33 Today is the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Liturgical Year C. The gospel today tells us to love God more than father, mother, wife, children,…
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THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY – 14th August 2016
Theme: MARY WAS TAKEN UP INTO HEAVEN BODY AND SOUL Apocalypse (Revelation) 11:19; 12:1-6. 10; Psalm 44:10-12. 16. R/ v. 10; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26 Luke 1:39-56 Today we celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven! Mary was taken up into heaven body and soul after her life on earth! Her body did…
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19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) – 7th August 2016
Theme: THE END OF THE WORLD: THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST Wisdom 18:6-9; Psalm 32 (33):1. 12. 18-20. 22. R/ v. 12; Hebrews 11:1-2. 8-12. (Shorter Form) Luke 12:35-40 (Shorter Form) Today is the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Liturgical Year C. The gospel today tells us about the end of the world, that…
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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) -31st July 2016
Theme: MONEY CANNOT BUY LIFE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS Ecclesiastes/Qoheleth 1:2; 2:21-23; Psalm 89 (90):3-6. 12-14. 17. R/ v. 1; Colossians 3:1-5. 9-11 Luke 12:13-21 Today is the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Liturgical Year C. The readings today tell us that money cannot buy life, love and happiness. Life, love and happiness are the three…
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