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Holy See Grants Plenary Indulgence during the Extraordinary Jubilee of St. Arethas

On 29th August 2023, Pope Francis through the Apostolic Penitentiary graciously granted the request of Their Excellencies, Bishop Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T., Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, and Bishop Paolo Martinelli, OFM Cap., Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, for a Plenary Indulgence on the occasion of the Extraordinary Jubilee of St. Arethas and Companions from 24th […]

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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 3rd September 2023

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Understanding the Cost of Discipleship Jer 20: 7-9: Rom 12: 1-2; Mat 16: 21-27 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: Everybody wants to go to Heaven but not many are willing to pay the price to get there. Just “desiring” or “wanting” to be like Jesus and to be with Jesus aren’t enough. There is

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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, 27th August 2023

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WHO IS JESUS TO YOU? Isaiah 22:19-23; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20 Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Although Jesus Christ did not come to please people like the politicians; we find Jesus in Mat 16:13 taking a poll amongst His disciples. At this point in Jesus ministry, the news of His preaching and miracles had spread

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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 20th August 2023

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\”My House will be called a House of Prayer for all Nations.” Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; Rom 11:13-15, 29-32; Mt 15:21-28 Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap FIRST READING: R. Scott Richards wrote in his book, “Myths the World Taught Me” that every one of us starts life as a little savage, selfish and self-centered. We want

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19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 13th August, 2023

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Peace in times of Fear & Depression 1 Kings 19:9A, 11-13A: Rom 9:1-5; Mat 14:22-33 Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap FIRST READING: Depression is very real part of life for many people. It is a very real problem. Depression is marked by a sense of being pressed down, weighed down, or burdened, which affects a

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H.E. Bishop Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T. Announces the Jubilee Year

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In the video below, the Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, H.E. Bishop Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T. introduces the Jubilee Year and highlights how it will be celebrated in our vicariate.

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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 30th July 2023

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Seeking Wisdom, Surrendering to God, Finding the Treasure/Pearl Green, Psalter Week -1 Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap 1st Reading: (1Kings 3:5, 7-12)- Solomon could have asked for riches, but rather he asked for the ability to fulfil his God given calling – to be a fair and just ruler in Israel. Solomon wanted the things

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16th Sunday in Ordinary Time- 23rd July 2023

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WHY PARABLES? WHY DARNEL? WHY MUSTARD SEED? WHY LEAVEN? Wis 12:13, 16-19; Rom 8: 26-27; Mt. 13: 24-43 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Why Jesus used parables in his teaching & preaching? Parables were stories that Jesus told to describe spiritual truths & realities people would have never seen or would never see. No one

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15th Sunday in Ordinary Time- 16th July 2023

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The Parable of The Sower, The Seed and The Soils Isaiah 55:10-11; Romans 8: 18-23; Mt. 13:1-9 Green, Psalter Week III Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: The first recorded parable of Jesus most probably was “The Parable of the Sower and the seed”. It is a foundation parable of the Kingdom of God. Interpretations

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14th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 9th July 2023

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COME TO ME AND REST Year A-Green, Psalter Week II Zech 9:9-10; Rom 8:9, 11-13; Mt 11:25-30 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap STORY: One of the classic films of 1987 was The Mission. In it, a soldier, Captain Mendoza, kills his brother in a feud over a woman they both love. Afterward, desperately depressed and

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