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One of the most remarkable features of the First Book of Kings is the collection of stories featuring the prophet Elijah. The first of these comes after the rather generalized anecdotes about the royal house of kings following the death of Solomon. Without exception these monarchs “did what was displeasing to the Lord,” and then…
Proverbios 8:1-4; 22-31; Salmo 8; Romanos 5:1-5; Juan 16:12-15 Durante el año litúrgico usamos las lecturas para reflejar los actos de Dios, o lo que Dios espera de nosotros, o de lo tanto que nos ama Dios. Hoy día la celebración es única, y celebramos la Santa Trinidad – celebramos lo que es el misterio…
Does not wisdom call,and does not understanding raise her voice?On the heights, beside the way,at the crossroads she takes her stand;beside the gates in front of the town,at the entrance of the portals she cries out That passage from today’s reading in Proverbs invites us to consider wisdom, understanding, and mystery. In 1968, the crew…
Hechos 2:1-21 ó Génesis 11:1-19; Salmo 104:24-34, 35b; Juan 14:8-17, (25-27) Un día apareció un artículo en un periódico acerca de un joven mexicano en Long Island, Nueva York, que fue apuñalado por un muchacho anglosajón. El joven murió. El jurado encontró culpable al que lo apuñaló, pero no de homicidio intencional porque el muchacho…
[NOTE TO READER: In paragraph 22, the Hebrew word ruach is pronounced “ROO-ark.”] The promise of Pentecost is baptism. “The one coming after me,” the Baptist promised, “will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.” This Pentecostal promise speaks not of some infantile christening, the dribbling of water across the crown, water wiped…
Leccionario Dominical, Año CPreparado por el Rvdo. Canónigo Simón Bautista Hechos 16:16-34; Salmo 97; Apocalipsis 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; Juan 17:20-26 “No te ruego solamente por estos, sino también por los que después han de creer en mí al oír el mensaje de ellos. Te pido que todos ellos estén completamente unidos, que sean una sola…
There is a story or parable, variously ascribed to the wisdom traditions of Arab, Chinese, or rabbinic literature, which illustrates well “the changes and chances of this mortal life,” as the Book of Common Prayer describes the vicissitudes, the ups and downs, of this world. According to most versions, the story – no doubt apocryphal…
Hechos 1:1-11; Salmo 47 ó Salmo 93; Efesios 1:15-23; Lucas 24:44-53 A nadie le gustan las despedidas. Despedirse de una persona, de una comunidad o de un lugar suele ser emocional y espiritualmente difícil, aún cuando la despedida sea necesaria para poder ir a otro lugar mejor. Despedirse es duro a pesar de que sea…
Now is the turning of the tide. In our readings for this Ascension Day, we encounter an important shift for those who follow Jesus from being turned inward, focusing on their common life and learning at Jesus’ feet, to that same group looking outward to the needs of the world. In this way, the Gospel…
Hechos 16:9-15; Salmo 67; Apocalipsis 21:10, 22-22:5; San Juan 5:1-9 “Y Jesús le preguntó: ‘¿quieres recobrar la salud?’ El enfermo le contestó: “Señor, no tengo a nadie que me meta en el estanque cuando se remueve el agua. Cada vez que quiero meterme, otro lo hace primero. Jesús le dijo: Levántate, toma tu camilla y…
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