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Rev. Msgr. Wilfredo Andrey

Love

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 961 total views From the gospel today comes the most quoted and even memorized verse: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life” (3:16). The verb “agapaō” ( άγαπάω ), occurred more than a hundred times in

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Sign/Temple

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 998 total views All four gospels has the account of the purification of the temple by Jesus. In the synoptics, it precedes Jesus’ arrest at the end of his public life, coinciding with his only visit to Jerusalem during his ministry: Matthew (21:12-13) and Luke (19:45-47) on the day Jesus entered Jerusalem; Mark (11:15-17), on the

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Transfigure

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 1,509 total views All three synoptic gospels narrate the Transfiguration of Jesus (Mk 9:2-10; Mt 17:1-9; Lk 6:28-36). Following the priority of the Markan gospel, one can say that both Matthew and Luke have drawn their account from that of Mark sharing in many of its features. The term “metamorphoō” ( μεταμορόω ) is a verb

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Desert

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 2,404 total views Today’s gospel (Mk 1:12-15) narrates the event after Jesus’ baptism. He was led by the Spirit, the same Spirit present to Jesus in his baptism (1:10), into combat with the evil one, then followed by the beginning of his public ministry. In the synoptic tradition, the Markan account of Jesus’ temptation (1:12f) is

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Ash Wednesday ‘24

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 2,338 total views s1S#77 Repent 3/20/22) Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the season of Lent, 40 days of preparation for Easter. The day is marked by fasting, abstinence, and the blessing with ashes. These remind us of the need for reconciliation with God. They indicate our mortality. It was an early practice in Rome for

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Bethlehem

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 4,759 total views “Oh little town of Bethlehem …” so goes the song. Jesus was born in the little town of Bethlehem, בֵּֽית־לֶ֣חֶם, Beyt-lechem, (cf. Lk 2:4; Mt 2:5-6). It is but fitting that the Messiah should be born in the city from which King David hails, (1Sam 16:1;17:12), and the place of his annointment as

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Light

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 5,397 total views The Third Sunday of Advent is liturgically called “Gaudete” (meaning “Rejoice”) Sunday (cf s1S#9 Rejoice; 12/10/22; Rose-colored vestments may be worn and rose-colored candle in the Advent Wreath is lit.) The readings today (Is 61:1-2; 10-11; 1 Thes 5:16-24) emphasize the joyous anticipation of the Lord’s coming. Indeed the Lord comes, as testified

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