Cycle A Thirty First Sunday Ordinary Time

CYCLE A 31ST ORDINARY (2011) Malachi 1: 14; 2: 2, 8-10, 1 Thessa 1: 7-9, 13, Matt 23: 1-12 1. God has always tried to raise up good leaders for His people to help them live in TRUTH. And we all know that Jesus was sent as the ultimate TEACHER and LEADER of TRUTH. And we also know Jesus himself,...

Cycle A Third Sunday Ordinary Time

CYCLE A 3RD ORDINARY (2011) Isaiah 8:23, 1 Cor. 1: 10-14, 17, Matt. 4: 12-23 1. The sin of Adam and Eve was in a nut shell, a sin of disobedience. The etymology of ‘disobedience’ tells us they DID NOT LISTEN to God. That’s why in a number of scripture verses we have the words: “HEAR O Israel”...

Pre-Nuptial Blessing

PRE-NUPTIAL BLESSING Groom: With great joy, [__] and I stand before you and ask for your blessing upon our forth coming marriage. Bride: And we ask for your continued prayers as well, so that [__] and I will grow in love and knowledge of one another. Father of the...

Marriage Homily: Wedding Feast at Cana

Wedding/ Gospel Cana You remember the BIG wedding that took place this spring in England: Prince William and Kate Middleton? The Carters were there at the time and they saw the 1ST KISS. Maybe you were among the Millions who viewed the pageantry and WEDDING VOWS on TV. I was most interested in the HOMILY....

Cycle A Trinity Sunday

TRINITY SUNDAY CYCLE A 2011 Today, the Church liturgically celebrates the CLIMATIC mystery of Revelation known as the TRINITY. In this Mystery we believe that in One God, there are 3 persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who each possess in themselves a separate task to perform, but at the same time each...