June 29th 2014 – Solemnity of Ss. Peter and Paul
Listen Here! The Apostles’ Church Readings: Acts 12:1–11 Psalm 34:2–9 2 Timothy 4:6–8, 17–18 Matthew 16:13–19 This Sunday’s celebration of the great apostles Peter and Paul is a celebration of the Church. Peter’s deliverance from jail is compared to the deliverance of Israel from Egypt. Like Israel he is rescued at Passover from “the hand” of his enemy by an “angel of the Lord” after girding himself with belt, sandals, and cloak (see Ex 3:8; 12:8, 11–12; 14:19)
THE MYSTERY AND GLORY OF TRINITARIAN LOVE – One Bread, One Body, Jun 15, 2014
Trinity Sunday Exodus 34:4-6, 8-9 | 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 | Daniel 3:52-56 | John 3:16-18 “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all!” —2 Corinthians 13:13 The Trinity is the heart of divine revelation and of the Christian faith. The Church teaches: “The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith and life. It is the mystery of God in Himself
June 8th 2014 – Pentecost Sunday
Listen Here! A Mighty Wind Readings: Acts 2:1-11 Psalm 104:1,24,29-31,34 1 Corinthians 12:3-7,12-13 John 20:19-23 The giving of the Spirit to the new people of God crowns the mighty acts of the Father in salvation history. The Jewish feast of Pentecost called all devout Jews to Jerusalem to celebrate their birth as God’s chosen people, in the covenant Law given to Moses at Sinai (see Leviticus 23:15-21; Deuteronomy 16:9-11). In today’s First Reading the mysteries prefigured in that feast are fulfilled in the pouring out of the Spirit on Mary and the Apostles (see Acts 1:14)
AT HOME WITH JESUS – One Bread, One Body, May 26, 2014
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SUBMISSION, UNITY, AND WORK – One Bread, One Body, May 22, 2014
St. Rita of Cascia Acts 15:7-21 | Psalm 96:1-3, 10 | John 15:9-11 “It is my judgment, therefore, that we ought not to cause God’s Gentile converts any difficulties.” —Acts 15:19 The early Church had been working for almost twenty years in proclaiming the Gospel and building God’s kingdom. Many of them had been martyred.