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Homily of H.E. Bishop Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T., at the Conclusion of the Extraordinary Jubilee of St. Arethas and Companions

– Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral, Awali, Bahrain   25 October 2024 Today, we celebrate Saint Arethas and his Companions, the conclusion of the Jubilee in their honor, and most importantly, we celebrate Jesus, our Risen Lord. He has opened the Gates of Heaven, revealing to us the boundless love of God the Father and

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31st  Sunday in Ordinary Time 3rd November 2024

The Great Commandment-Love of God & of Neighbour (Deut 6: 2-6; Psalm 18; Hebrews 7: 23-28; Mark 12: 28b-34) Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: In this passage, the Pharisees send an expert in their religious law to test Jesus by asking Him a highly debated question of the day. The Pharisees, the religious leaders,

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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, 27th October 2024

Learning from Bartimaeus the Blind Beggar (Jeremiah 31: 7-9; Psalm 126: 1-6; Hebrews 5: 1-6; Mark 10: 46-52) Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: Blindness in the 21st century is bad enough – but it was much worse in Jesus’ day. Today a blind person at least has the hope of living a useful life

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Being Witnesses of God and His Beauty: Thousands of Faithful at the Closing of the Holy Door of Awali

Awali (Agenzia Fides) – “We celebrate Saint Arethas and Companions, we celebrate the conclusion of this jubilee year but above all we celebrate Jesus, the Risen One who opens the doors of Paradise revealing to us the love of God the Father and infuses us with the Holy Spirit to live now as children of

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29th Sunday in Ordinary Time-Year B, 20 Oct 2024

World Mission Sunday “God’s only Son became a missionary.” (Isaiah 53: 10-11; Psalm 33: 4-22; Hebrews 4: 14-16; Mark 10: 35-45) Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap 1)       The Mission’s Purpose-The disciples had to know what it was that they were supposed to accomplish. These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: \”Do not go

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28 Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, 13 Oct 2024

“The Young Ruler-he left heaven when he left Jesus!” (Wis 7: 7-11 Ps 90: 12-17 Heb 4: 12-13; Mk 10: 17-30) Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction— Jesus loved meeting people. He was always ready to listen to their problems, to answer their questions as he walked in Palestine. Jesus longed to point men and

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