Having celebrated the Baptism of the Lord last Sunday and the feast of the Epiphany the Sunday before, the Church now sets off into the still fresh new year with a series of what could be termed “call narratives.” Today we hear Samuel and Peter being called to their respective ministries in the service of […]
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Gospel – Mark 1:7-11 The Baptism of the Lord marks the end of the Christmas Season. In a few short weeks we have gone from the baby in the manger to the thirty-year-old Jesus preparing to begin his ministry. This Baptism of Jesus by John was not Baptism as we understand it as a Sacrament […]
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The Church marks the first Sunday of this new year by celebrating the great feast of Epiphany. While it may be overshadowed in our contemporary society by the celebration of Christmas, Epiphany is directly related to Christmas and it ranks as one of the most important days of the Church year, recalling the revelation of […]
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We begin the New Calendar Year with the celebration of the Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God. All Marian Doctrines focus on Mary’s relationship with Jesus. This Solemnity acknowledges that the child born of Mary was fully human and fully Divine. Mary is honored because of the Divine Nature of Jesus as the Mother […]
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