What can we learn from the wise magi? Isaiah 60:1-6; Eph 3;2-6; Mt 1:1-12 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: In some countries, the feast of Epiphany is a big event. Epiphany in the early church was one of the great feast days–second only to Easter in its importance. The third great feast was Pentecost. […]
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The A, B, C, D of New Year Resolutions Numbers 6:22-27; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2: 16-21 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: A son called his parents to wish them a happy new year and when his Dad answered the phone, He asked his dad,” well Dad, what’s your new year’s resolution? His dad
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FAMILY LIFE THROUGH THE EYES OF MARY & JOSEPH Genesis 15: 1-6, 21: 1-3; Psalm 105 1-9; Hebrews 11:8,11-12,17-19; Luke 2: 22-40 Alternative Readings: Sirach 3: 2-6, 12-14; Colossians 3: 12-21 Introduction: If you were going to make a list of the great loving couples of history, who would be on your list? Romeo &
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Have we lost the real reason for the season? Isaiah 9: 2-7; Titus 2: 11-14; Luke 2:1-14 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap The first Christmas Mary’s Christmas was not a commercial one. It was about a coming, God coming down to be with us. God through His Son came to seek and to save
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Epiphany: God is made visible! (Mt 2:1-12) In most cultures, one of the games that children play is “hide and seek”, with many variants – tag, sardines, or hidey (in Scotland). There is a lot of fun in finding hidden objects and people! God seems to play ‘hide and seek’ with human beings. Isaiah cries
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HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH Abraham Lincoln was asked “If you had a second chance to be horn, how would you like your birth to be?” “I want to be born to the same parents, same poverty, and cobblers by professions.” “Why?” “Because, it is there that I found the fullness of love!” Today, feast of
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Wish you a holy, peaceful and joyful Christmas! Here is the Christmas Video Message of our Apostolic Administrator HE Bishop Paul Hinder, OFM Cap.
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Called to be Active Participants Today we celebrate the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. With this feast we conclude the Christmastide. What could this feast mean for us? To answer this question, first we need to ask ourselves another question: what did this event mean for Jesus Himself? Why was Jesus Baptized? This
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ENCOUNTERING JESUS The Gifts Gold, frankincense and myrrh may be thought of as prophesying Jesus’ future. Gold was a gift for kings; frankincense (an ancient air purifier and perfume) was offered to God in Temple worship (Ex. 30:37); and myrrh (an oriental remedy for intestinal worms in infants) was used by the High Priest as
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MARY MOTHER OF GOD Let us as we begin this Eucharist that is, THANKSGIVING, by bringing to our mind the many things we would like to thank the Good Lord that we received in 2021. To prepare ourselves to enter into another year let us ask the Lord to forgive our sins. Today we celebrate
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