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Gaudete: Rejoice the Lord is Near
His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation (Lk 1:4).
Once again on this third Sunday of Advent we encounter the figure of John the Baptist, "the voice of one crying out...
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First Sunday of Advent: The Fulfilment of Revelation
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem (Lk. 21: 36).
The first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical year, a new year...
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Second Sunday of Advent: The Baptist’s Call to Repentance
The nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious (Is. 11:10).
The Gospel of the Mass on this second Sunday of Advent introduces us to John the Baptist, the voice of one...
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The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran: The First Church of Christendom, and a Universal Call to Holiness
Brothers and sisters, you are Godâs building. ... For Godâs temple is holy, and you are that temple. (1 Cor 3:9, 17)
November 9th, just before commemoration of Pope Leo the Great, we celebrate the anniversary...
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Twenty-Third Sunday and the Wisdom of the Cross
So you, O son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israelâ (Ez. 33:7).
This mission given by the Lord God to the Prophet Ezekiel is in turn, the task of...
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Twenty-First Sunday: Who is Christ?
Who do people say that the Son of Man isâ? (Mt. 16:16)
âYou are the Christ, the Son of the living Godâ (Mt. 16:16). St. Peterâs definitive response to Our Lordâs question is the foundation...
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Twentieth Sunday: Prayer and Tradition
For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples (Is. 56: 7).
In any given region or country, a common language is a source of unity. You may be familiar with...
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19th Sunday and Finding the Wisdom of the Cross
For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my own people, my kindred according to the flesh (Rom 9: 3).
The epistle reading of the...
