Liturgical Bible Study Guide: Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Cycle A
Introduction The doctrine of the Trinity describes the unique ways that we experience God’s presence in our lives. It is a confusing doctrine, even for adults, because it seems to imply three gods who are yet One God. When we speak of the mystery of creator and creation, we can only apprehend that mystery by […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: Pentecost Sunday Cycle A
Introduction Pentecost is an Israelite-Jewish festival. In Exodus 23:14-17 it is called simply the harvest festival, the feast of first-fruits of the grain harvest. In Exodus 34:22 it is called the feast of weeks, the first-fruits of the grain harvest. In Leviticus 23:15-21 the feast is reckoned by counting seven weeks from the beginning of […]
DOCILE OR NOT? – One Bread, One Body, Jun 8, 2014
Pentecost Acts 2:1-11 | 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 | Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34 | John 20:19-23 “Then He breathed on them and said: ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’ ” —John 20:22 Most of us reading this reflection are baptized and confirmed Catholics. We went to Mass today and possibly have been praying the Pentecost novena for the past nine days in imitation of the very first Novena ever prayed (see Acts 1:4; 2:1).
LOVE-PENTECOST – One Bread, One Body, Jun 6, 2014
St. Norbert, Pentecost Novena – Day 8 Acts 25:13-21 | Psalm 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20 | John 21:15-19 “A third time Jesus asked him, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love Me?’ ” —John 21:17 As we draw near to the conclusion of the Pentecost Novena and to the celebration of Pentecost in this year of the Great Jubilee, Jesus simply and repeatedly asks us: “Do you love Me?” We have come to Jesus; we pray; we go to Mass. Of course, we …
THE BEST LAID PLANS OF MEN – One Bread, One Body, Jun 5, 2014
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