FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A ‘SMALL’: THE ONLY HONORIFIC TITLE RECOGNIZED IN HEAVEN Download version Introduction In liturgical assemblies, shared meals, trips in a caravan, public meetings, and any get-together, in Jewish society, there was a discussion about who was the greatest, to whom greater honor belonged. The blessed in heaven were […]
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A THE ONE WHO HAS A BIG HEART IS NOT CONTENT WITH A SMALLHOUSE Download version Introduction The Hebrew word house does not just refer to the building, but also the family, the cell of the society in which, especially in ancient times, people found asylum and felt welcomed and protected. It is impossible to survive outside this
TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A IT IS REALLY RISKY TO GO AGAINST THE TRAFFIC Download version Introduction Before entering a street, we pay attention to the signs. It is necessary to determine if we are on a collision course with anyone. When observing movement, the disciple of Christ has an immediate and
ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A FIRSTBORN: A RESPONSIBILITY–NOT A PRIVILEGE Download version Introduction “Do not visit pagan territory and do not enter a Samaritan town. Go instead to the lost sheep of the people of Israel” (Mt 10:5-6). This is a strange injunction that Jesus gives to his disciples before sending them on
MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST – YEAR A THERE IS BREAD FOR TODAY AND FOOD FOR ETERNAL LIFE Download version Introduction When we enter a building, we immediately realize what function is assigned to it. A classroom is decorated differently from an infirmary, a discotheque, or an office. It is easy to recognize
SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY – YEAR A IN WHAT GOD DO YOU BELIEVE IN? Download version Introduction https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cCs3yIJ6l8Nrk8ZAIIq10nNnDjjBL2_D/viewIt is not enough to believe in God. It is important to check what you believe about God. The Muslims profess their faith in Allah, the creator of heaven and earth. He is the one who
PENTECOST SUNDAY – YEAR A THE SPIRIT: HOPE FOR A NEW WORLD Download version IntroductionThe natural phenomena that most impress the human imagination—fire, lightning, hurricane, earthquake, thunder (Ex 19:16-19)—are used in the Bible to describe manifestations of God. The sacred authors also used images to depict the outpouring of the Spirit of the Lord. They
ASCENSION OF THE LORD – YEAR A A DIFFERENT WAY OF BEING NEAR Download version Introduction With the coming of Jesus in the glory of the Father, did anything on earth change? Outwardly, nothing. The people’s lives continued to be what they were before: sowing, reaping, trading, building homes, traveling, crying and partying as usual.
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR A WITHOUT THE SPIRIT, THE GOSPEL IS BUT A DOCTRINE Download version Introduction We usually imagine the Spirit as something invisible, intangible, quite the opposite of what we see, hear, smell or touch, but this is not the biblical understanding. The Spirit is real, is breath, strong breath. God
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR A ONLY ONE LIFE BUT SO MANY WAYS TO OFFER IT Download version Introduction One of the primitive community characteristics described in the Apostles Acts is the absence of classes, titles, honorifics, prestige, or any recognized dignity of eminent members. All believers are considered with equality. No one would
