January 7: Friday after Epiphany
1 John 5:5-13 / Luke 5:12-16
Jesus is the Son of God; Water, blood, and Spirit testify to Jesus.
January 3-8: After Epiphany
3 Monday (The Most Holy Name of Jesus):
The context: Today’s Gospel describes the beginning of Jesus’ mission of preaching and healing in Galilee, an ideal spot because it was the most fertile land in Palestine and well-populated with 204 villages around the Sea of Galilee housing Jews and Gentiles. The Jews there largely belonged to the tribes of Asher, Naphtali, and Zebulon. The people were open to new ideas because they had been exposed to various religious beliefs and the culture of traders from all over the known world.
January 5th; Wednesday after Epiphany
January 5th; Wednesday after Epiphany
1 John 4:11-18 / Mark 6:45-52
Love casts out fear; Have courage on judgment day.
4th January, Weekday of Christmas Time
4th January, Tuesday, Weekday of Christmas Time
1 John 3:7-10 / 1:35-42
Whoever acts rightly is righteous; Whoever sins belongs to the devil.
3rd January, Monday after Epiphany
3rd January, Monday after Epiphany
Do not trust every spirit; Test each spirit to see if it is of God.
1 John 3: 22-4:6; mt 4:12-17;23-25
Christmas - Liturgy
Greeting (See Second Reading)
In our own time God has spoken to us
through his own Son,
the radiant light of God's glory
through whom he made everything.
May this Son, Jesus the Lord, be with you.
R/ And also with you.
January 1st: Mary, Mother of God and New Year
One of our traditional invocations, when we want to wish people well, is to say ‘God bless you’. A Blessing implies finding favour with God.
Octave of Christmas, 31st December
Octave of Christmas, 31st December
1 John 2:18-21 / John 1:1-18
Antichrists have appeared; They came from our ranks.
Christmas Octave, 30th December
Christmas Octave, 30th December
1 John 2:12-17 / Luke 2:36-40
Shun the world's attractions; The world passes; God alone remains
Feast of the Holy Family: December 26
The first reading reminds us of the duties of children towards their parents, the duty of respecting and obeying parents, the authority that stands in the place of God.
St. John, Apostle & Evangelist, December 27
St. John, Apostle & Evangelist, December 27
1 John 1:1-4 / John 20:2-8
Eternal life becomes visible; We touched him with our hands.
Christmas - Stories
Christmas Stories from Father Tony Kadavil
1) Origin of the Christmas celebration: Many scholars believe that Christmas came to be placed on December 25th in order to counteract a pagan celebration called the Birth of the Unconquered Sun. The Romans called their winter holiday
Christmas - Liturgical Prayers
Greeting (See Second Reading)
In our
own time God has spoken to us
through his own Son,
the radiant light of God's glory
through whom he made everything.
May this Son, Jesus the Lord, be with you.
R/ And also with you.
Advent 4th Week: Dec 20-24
Advent 4th Week: Dec 20-24
Dec 20 Monday:
The context: Today’s Gospel describes the story of the Annunciation, explaining how God began to keep the promise
Christmas 2021
Christmas is here and we are called to celebrate. Have we prepared ourselves for His coming? Whether we are ready or not, He is ready and willing to come to us if only we let him into our hearts. He is in our midst; His name is Emmanuel, God with us!
May his word open our eyes, May his Spirit open our hearts! Have a Blessed and Merry Christmas!
Advent 4th Sunday C: Liturgical prayers
Greeting (See the Gospel)
Blessed are they who believe with Marythat the Lord will fulfill his promises.
The Lord be with you. R/ And also with you.
Advent 18th December, Saturday
Advent 18th December, Saturday
Jeremiah 23:5-8 / Matthew 1:18-24
Jeremiah prophesies: A descendant of David will rule as king.
3rd Week of Advent, Wednesday, Dec 15
3rd Week of Advent, Wednesday, Dec 15
Isaiah 45:6-8, 18, 21-26 / Luke 7:19-23
Isaiah’s prophesies; Turn to me and be saved.
Dec 13-18: Advent
Dec 13 Monday (St. Lucy, Virgin, Martyr)
The context: After casting out the animal-merchants and moneychangers from the Temple immediately after the Palm Sunday procession, Jesus started teaching in the Temple courts.
3rd Week of Advent, Monday, Dec 13
3rd Week of Advent, Monday, Dec 13
Numbers 24:2-7, 15-17 / Matthew 21:23-27
Balaam prophesies; A star shall advance from Jacob.
Advent 4th Sunday: Mary Visits Elizabeth
1. Two Kids on an anti-Christmas Campaign
The big celebration begins, a festival of light and love, of joy and laughter, of family and community and world. Light is mentioned almost twenty times in the course of today's liturgy. On one of the darkest days of the year, light explodes all around us. The sun is sneaking back, just as Jesus kind of sneaked into the world in the quiet of Bethlehem.
Advent 3rd Sunday C: Gaudete Sunday (Rejoice)
In the first reading the prophet Zephaniah invites the Israelites to shout for joy: “Rejoice, exult with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem.
2nd Week of Advent, Thursday, Dec 9
2nd Week of Advent, Thursday, Dec 9
Isaiah 41:13-20 / Matthew 11:11-15
I am the Lord your God; I will turn deserts into marshes.
Advent 2nd Week: Dec 6-11
Dec 6 Monday (St. Nicholas, Bishop)
The context: Beyond showing his authority over temptation,
Dec 8: Immaculate Conception of Mary
One page synopsis: Mary’s prophecy, given in her Magnificat, “Behold all generations will call me blessed,” was fulfilled when the Catholic Church declared four dogmas of Faith about her: 1-The Immaculate Conception, 2-The Perpetual Virginity, 3-The Divine Maternity, 4-The Assumption. The Immaculate Conception is a dogma based mainly on Christian tradition and theological reasoning. It was defined in 1854 by Pope Pius IX as a dogma of Faith through Ineffabilis Deus.
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