Fourth Sunday Mass Readings: Pages 130-133 Order of Mass: Pages 6-60 All week long we are smoothly and slickly bombarded by values that are different from we hear at church on Sundays. For example, the world teaches us that power, prestige, possessions and popularity are the keys to happiness; or when faced with problems, we…
Third Sunday Mass Readings: Pages 127-130 Order of Mass: Pages 6-60 John the Baptist message of repentance, a preparation for the coming of the Lord Jesus, did not cease even when he was thrown in jail. The Lord, the messiah brought to the people an invitation to discipleship. His message and arrival leads to the…
Second Sunday Mass Readings: Pages 125 – 127 Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 The first reading talks about the servant that God has chosen to bring Israel back to him, and not just Israel, but all peoples. The Second Reading reminds the Christians at Corinth of their call to holiness. In the…
Epiphany of the Lord Mass Readings: Pages 114 – 118 Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 The Wise men stand for the wisdom of the time which was thought to be in the science of the stars and philosophy. Even this wisdom recognises that Jesus is the great King. They come from far to show…
Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God Mass Readings: Pages 109 – 111 Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 Mary was able to see the fullness of her son’s life and mission. Not only was she there to hear the story of the shepherds and wise men but she was there at the…
Nativity of the Lord Mass Readings: Pages 95 – 106 Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 Each Christmas, we celebrate the feast by using the same reading. We do not change according to the normal cycle of the years 1, 2 or 3 (A, B, C). But there are three different masses given…
Fourth Sunday of Advent Mass Readings: Pages 90 – 93 Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 Mary becomes, in a way that not even the prophets could have fully suspected, the House of God. In faithfulness to his promises, God not only draws near to his people, he identifies himself with them, the Good…
Third Sunday of Advent Mass Readings: Pages 88 – 90 Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 First Reading: God is hope of his people who are crushed by misfortune. Second Reading: St. James urges us to be patient with one another and patient regarding the Lord’s final coming. Gospel: We see Jesus at…
