“IF YOU WISH, YOU CAN MAKE ME CLEAN” (February 11, 2018)

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B - Green) ANTIPHON (cf. Psalm 31[30]:3-4) Be my protector, O God, a mighty stronghold to save me. For you are my rock, my stronghold! Lead me, guide me, for the sake of your name. INTRODUCTION: Today’s Gospel presents the moving story of Jesus healing the leper. The healing declares …

“JESUS WALKS WITH US IN THE MOST DIFFICULT MOMENTS OF LIFE” (February 4, 2018)

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B - Green) ANTIPHON (Psalm 95[94]:6-7) O come, let us worship God and bow low before the God who made us, for he is the Lord our God. INTRODUCTION: We live in a world of pain. We undergo physical, emotional, and moral suffering. There are times when, like Job, we …

“UNNAMED, BUT BELOVED STILL” (January 14, 2018)

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B - Green) ANTIPHON (Psalm 66(65):4) All the earth shall bow down before you, O God, and shall sing to you, shall sing to your name, O Most High! INTRODUCTION: In the Gospel, Jesus asks the disciples of John, “What are you looking for?” Today, Jesus is also asking us, …

“WATCH AND ACT… FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD IS COMING!” (November 19, 2017)

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (A - Green) ANTIPHON (Jeremiah 29:11, 12, 14): The Lord said: I think thoughts of peace and not of affliction. You will call upon me, and I will answer you, and I will lead back your captives from every place. INTRODUCTION: God's blessings are bestowed on us not only for …

“IT’S TIME TO FOCUS AND COMMIT FULLY” (November 12, 2017)

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (A - Green) ANTIPHON (Psalm 88 (87):3): Let my prayer come into your presence. Incline your ear to my cry for help, O Lord. FIRST READING (Wisdom 6:12-16) God shares divine wisdom with all who seek and are ready for it. God's wisdom is presonified as a woman who is …

“WHAT IS TRULY IMPORTANT” (October 29, 2017)

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A - Green) FIRST READING (Exodus 22:20-26): Love and obedience to the Lord require that the people of Israel show charity and compassion toward others, especially the weak, the alien, and the captives. THUS SAYS the LORD: "You shall not molest or oppress an alien, for you were once aliens …

“MISSION: HEART OF CHRISTIAN FAITH” (October 22, 2017)

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A - Green) GOSPEL READING: (Matthew 22:15-21) THE PHARISEES went off and plotted how they might entrap Jesus in speech. They sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are a truthful man and that you teach the way of God in accordance with …

“THE REAL BANQUET” (October 15, 2017)

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A - Green) GOSPEL READING: (Matthew 22:1-14) JESUS again in reply spoke to the chief priests and elders of the people in parables, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. he dispatched his servants to summon the invited …

“THE CROWN OF GOD’S CREATION” (October 8, 2017)

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A - Green) GOSPEL READING: (Luke 10:13-16) JESUS said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: "Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to …

“Solidifying Our ‘Yes’ to God” (October 1, 2017)

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A - Green) GOSPEL READING: (Matthew 21:28-32) JESUS said to the chief priests and elders of the people: "What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He came to the first and said, 'Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.' He said in reply, 'I will …