The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night (B); 3-30-2024 8 Old Testament readings. Rom 6:3-11. Mk 16:1-7 Deacon Jim McFadden Tonight we celebrate with utter joy the Resurrection of Jesus, which confirms that Jesus is truly the Son of God, that his love for us has no limits, and that He is God…
Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper (B); March 28, 2024 Ex 12:1-8,11-14. Ps 116. 1 Cor 11:23-26. Jn 13:1-5 Deacon Jim McFadden We begin the Triduum, the most sacred time of our liturgical calendar. The Gospel has the account of the Washing of the Feet and St. Paul’s 1st Letter to the Corinthians in…
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord (B) Mark 11:1-10 (Procession) Deacon Jim McFadden Palm Sunday is the great doorway leading into Holy Week—the week in which the Lord Jesus makes his way to the culmination of his earthly existence. He goes to Jerusalem, where he will fulfill the promises of the Messianic…
V domingo de Cuaresma (B); 17 de marzo de 2024 Jeremías 31:31-34. Sal 51. Heb 5:7-9. Juan 12:20-33 Diácono Jim McFadden Mientras la Cuaresma llega a su fin, la Iglesia nos da un texto extraordinario para nuestra meditación: Jeremías 31:31ss que dice: “Vienen días, dice el Señor, en que haré un nuevo pacto con la…
5th Sunday of Lent (B); March 17, 2024 Jer 31:31-34. Ps 51. Heb 5:7-9. Jn 12:20-33 Deacon Jim McFadden As Lent comes to closure, the Church gives us an extraordinary text for our meditation: Jeremiah 31:31ff which reads, “The days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the House…
Laetare/4th Sunday of Lent (B); March 10, 2024 2 Chr 36:14-16,19-23. Ps 137. Eph 2:4-10. Jn 3:14-21 Deacon Jim McFadden Today is the 4th Sunday of Lent, a.k.a. as “Laetare,” that is, “rejoice,” because the opening antiphon of the Eucharistic liturgy invites us to that joy: “Rejoice, Jerusalem—“Be joyful, all who were in mourning.” …
3er domingo de Cuaresma (B);3 de marzo de 2024 Éxodo 20:1-17. Sal 19. 1 Cor 1:22-25. Juan 2:13-2 Diácono Jim McFadden En el evangelio de hoy, se muestra a Jesús expulsando a los cambistas y a todos los compradores y vendedores del templo de Jerusalén. Realiza este acto con la ayuda de un látigo de…
3rd Sunday of Lent (B); March 3, 2024 Ex 20:1-17. Ps 19. 1 Cor 1:22-25. Jn 2:13-25 Deacon Jim McFadden St. Paul has told us in our first reading that “Christ (is) the power of God and the wisdom of God” (1 Cor 1:24b). Jesus revealed that power and wisdom by offering forgiveness and…
La atadura de Isaac/La atadura de Jesús 2º domingo de Cuaresma (B); 25 de febrero de 2024 Génesis 22:1-2,9a, 10-13. Sal 116. Romanos 8:31b-6:34. Marcos 9:2-10 Diácono Jim McFadden Durante el segundo domingo de Cuaresma nos encontramos con una historia muy inquietante en la primera lectura que tradicionalmente se llama “La atadura de Isaac”. La…
Divine Mercy Sunday (A); April 12, 2026 Acts 2:42-47. Ps 118. 1 Pt 1:3-9. Jn 20:19-31 Deacon Jim McFadden During the ‘90s, a popular, albeit off-beat television show was the X-Files, featuring agent Fox Mulder, an investigator of the…
Easter Sunday: The Resurrection of Our Lord; 4-06-2026 Acts 10:334,37-43. Ps 118. Col 3:1-4. Jn 20:1-9 Deacon Jim McFadden Today we are celebrating the apex of the liturgical calendar; indeed, it is the nucleus of our Faith: The Resurrection of…
Good Friday: The Passion of the Lord (A); 2026 Deacon Jim McFadden Can you imagine was must have transpired in Hell when Jesus died on the Cross? No doubt some serious infernal celebration must have erupted when the Son of…
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