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Sixth Sunday of Easter 2020-English/Español

Sunday’s Readings: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; Psalms 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21 MEDITATIONS There are as many and varied methods of meditation as there are spiritual masters. Christians owe it to themselves to develop the desire to meditate regularly, lest they come to resemble the three first kinds of soil in the…

Fourth Sunday of Easter 2023-English/Español

Sunday’s Readings: Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Ps 23: 1-3a, 3b4, 5, 6; 1 Pt 2:20b-25; Jn 10:1-10 OUR PROTECTOR Today’s readings invite us to recognize our need for one who ensures our safety, nourishes us, and leads us to peace and security, like sheep who rest in the care of a good shepherd. Such a shepherd…

2nd Sunday of Easter 2023 (Divine Mercy) -English/Español

Sunday’s Readings: Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Pt 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 EXEMPLAR OF THE FAITHPoor Thomas. Singled out from among the disciples because he refused to believe what they were telling him— that they had seen, in the flesh, their friend and their Lord, Jesus Christ. Can any of us really blame him? All…

5th Sunday of Lent – 2023

Sundays Readings: Ezekiel 37:12-14; Psalms 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 LIFE FROM GOD As we approach Holy Week, our readings speak of a God who, in the midst of death, brings new life to the people. In Ezekiel, we hear that God will open the graves of the people of Israel, who faced…

4th Sunday of Lent 2023-English/Español

Sunday’s Readings: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a;Ps 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6;Eph5:8-14;Jn 9:1-41;JN 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 SEEING THE LIGHT Our Lenten journey continues this Sunday as we hear of Jesus healing a blind man in the Gospel of John. Jesus pro- claims himself the light of the world, a light that overcomes darkness and…

3rd Sunday of Lent – 2023

Sundays Readings: Ex 17:3-7; PS 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 GOD EVER PURSUES US We hear today of God’s unrelenting pursuit of us. Our readings tell stories of God’s intense desire to share the divine life with us. From Exodus, we see how God shows endless persistence and compassion, even to those…

2nd Sunday of Lent 2023 – English/Español

Sunday’s Readings: Gn 12:1-4a; Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22; Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9 TURNING POINTS Our readings today describe turning points for those whom God has chosen. In Genesis, God calls Abram to leave his homeland, with the promise of forming a people in a new land. In the Gospel, the disciples see Jesus literally in…