The Advent Wreath
The Advent wreath is part of our long-standing Catholic tradition. However, the actual origins are uncertain. There is evidence of pre-Christian Germanic peoples using wreathes with lit candles during...
View ArticleAdvent and Christmas Season – 2011 Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar
Every year, the Catholic Church all over the world celebrate her seasons, solemnities and feasts by following the Liturgical Calendar. The Liturgical Calendar is a cycle of three years wherein the...
View Article2011 Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar – Cycle A Year I
Every year, the Catholic Church all over the world celebrate her seasons, solemnities and feasts by following the Liturgical Calendar. The Liturgical Calendar is a cycle of three years wherein the...
View ArticleSUNDAY GOSPEL READINGS: November 28, 2010 – Stay Awake – Matthew 24:37-44 –...
FIRST READING: This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to come, The mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established as the highest mountain and raised above the...
View ArticleSUNDAY GOSPEL READINGS: December 5, 2010 – Mightier than John the Baptist –...
FIRST READING: But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. The spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him: a spirit of wisdom and of understanding, A spirit of...
View ArticleDAILY GOSPEL READINGS: December 8, 2010 – Luke 1:26-38 – Solemnity of the...
FIRST READING: The LORD God then called to the man and asked him, “Where are you?” He answered, “I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid myself.” Then he asked, “Who...
View ArticleSUNDAY GOSPEL READINGS: December 12, 2010 – The one Who is to come – Matthew...
FIRST READING: The desert and the parched land will exult; the steppe will rejoice and bloom. They will bloom with abundant flowers, and rejoice with joyful song. The glory of Lebanon will be given to...
View ArticleDAILY GOSPEL READINGS: Dec. 16, 2010 – DAY 1 – Christmas Novena Mass
FIRST READING: Thus says the LORD: Observe what is right, do what is just; for my salvation is about to come, my justice, about to be revealed. Happy is the man who does this, the son of man who holds...
View ArticleDAILY GOSPEL READINGS: Dec. 17, 2010 – DAY 2 – Christmas Novena Mass
FIRST READING: “Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob, listen to Israel, your father. “You, Judah, shall your brothers praise –your hand on the neck of your enemies; the sons of your father shall bow down...
View ArticleDAILY GOSPEL READINGS: Dec. 18, 2010 – DAY 3 – Christmas Novena Mass
FIRST READING: Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will raise up a righteous shoot to David; As king he shall reign and govern wisely, he shall do what is just and right in the land. In...
View ArticleSUNDAY GOSPEL READINGS: Dec. 19, 2010 – Mary and Joseph – Fourth (4th) Sunday...
FIRST READING: The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! I will not tempt the...
View ArticleDAILY GOSPEL READINGS: Dec. 20, 2010 – DAY 5 – Christmas Novena Mass
FIRST READING: The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! I will not tempt the...
View ArticleSUNDAY GOSPEL READINGS: November 27, 2011 –“Be Alert”– Mark 13:33-37 – First...
This Sunday is the fist Sunday of advent. The Church celebrates the entrance of the whole Catholic church into a new Liturgical year and at the same time in the season of joyful waiting for the Lord....
View ArticleSUNDAY GOSPEL READINGS: December 4, 2011 –“John the Baptist”– Mark 1:1-8 –...
Today is the second Sunday of advent, Our Gospel is from the first chapter of the Gospel of St. Mark. St. Mark narrates the precursor of the Lord, who is John the Baptist, born 6 months earlier to...
View ArticleSUNDAY GOSPEL READINGS: December 11, 2011 – Who are you? – John 1:6-28 –...
This Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent which the Catholic Church calls as the Gaudete Sunday or the Sunday of Joy. Our readings for this third Sunday of advent centers on the Joyful waiting and...
View ArticleSUNDAY GOSPEL READINGS: December 18, 2011 – The Annunciation – Luke 1:26-38 –...
This Sunday is the 4th Sunday of Advent, the last Sunday before the official Christmas Season begins. Our Readings for this Sunday all points to the coming of the Lord. The First Reading taken from...
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