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Hannah was barren. She could not have children. In the ancient times, this was a disgrace, but her husband loved her and did not care. Hannah cared. She stood deeply ashamed in the presence of other women. She was an underdog. Like so many of us who turn to the Lord when we need help,…
This is a story of two kings. The first lived in a lavish palace, and was surrounded advisors, groupies, and underlings. His domain was always growing, covering large expanses of geography from Palestine to parts of modern-day Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. He built great infrastructures – giant fortresses, waterways, and theaters. The people in his…
This past Wednesday, January 25, marked in our church calendar the Festival Day of the Conversion of Saint Paul, and with it, the conclusion of this year’s annual observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Not familiar with the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity? Well, the Week – sometimes referred to as…
[NOTE TO READER: “Lectio divina” is pronounced “LEK-tsea-oh di-VEEN-ah.”] The collect for this Sunday begins “Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation.” Do we seriously make that request of God? The reading from Mark in today’s…
“In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.” It is the narrative simplicity of this verse from the first chapter of Mark that stuns at first reading. John the Baptizer had been working hard on the banks of the river, calling people to repentance and proclaiming…
We know very little about Jesus’ childhood. There is nothing in Mark or John. From Matthew, we learn that an angel told Joseph to name Mary’s child “Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” This, he reports, they did, and then he relates the account of the Wisemen’s visitation, followed by the…
“Al octavo día, al tiempo de circuncidarlo, le pusieron por nombre Jesús, como le había llamado el ángel antes de que fuera concebido” (Lc. 2:21). Hoy celebramos en la Iglesia el santo nombre de Jesús, este nombre en si mismo significa “el que salva”. En la Biblia encontramos que Jesús tiene varios nombres o títulos: Hijo…
“No tengan miedo, pues yo vengo a comunicarles un buena noticia que será de mucha alegría para todo el pueblo; hoy en la ciudad de David ha nacido para ustedes un Salvador que es el Mesías, el Señor. Esto les servirá de señal: encontrarán a un niño envuelto en pañales y acostado en un pesebre”….
Las misas del Día de Navidad no suelen ser muy concurridas. La mayoría de los fieles cristianos –más devotos- participan en la que popularmente se conoce como “Misa del gallo”, -misa de medianoche, o en otras misas del día anterior a la Navidad, como las pastorelas celebradas para los niños. Hoy muchos se encuentran desvelados…
And is it true? The choices of lessons for Christmas Day approach that question in two ways. St. Luke tells us the story, a story we’ve heard year by year. Because we are so familiar with the tale, its truth may not engage us anymore. Yes, it’s a beautiful story. A young girl gives birth…
Isaías 9:2-7; Salmo 96; tito 2:11-14; Lucas 2:1-14, (15-20) “No tengan miedo, pues yo vengo a comunicarles un buena noticia que será de mucha alegría para todo el pueblo; hoy en la ciudad de David ha nacido para ustedes un Salvador que es el Mesías, el Señor. Esto les servirá de señal: encontrarán a un…
Part of the wonder of this night is the possibility of the meeting of worlds, the coming together of time. We sing, “the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.” Though we live so long after those events in Bethlehem, tonight we find ourselves at the manger. In our mind’s…
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