John the Baptist - June 24 - Several Homilies -3
John
the Baptist - June 24
Homily from
Father Joseph Pellegrino
http://www.st.ignatius.net/pastor.html
John the Baptist
Nativity of John
the Baptist: The Exigency to Prophesy
John the Baptist June 24 - Homily-2
Solemnity of the birth
of St. John the Baptist
(June 24) L/12
Is 49: 1-6; Acts 13: 22-26; Lk 1: 57-66, 80
(June 24) L/12
Is 49: 1-6; Acts 13: 22-26; Lk 1: 57-66, 80
Anecdote: Be the finger of John the Baptist: Karl Barth the great 20th century Calvinist theologian would wake up early in the morning, read the newspaper, and
stare at a painting by Grunewald called Crucifixion. Jesus is hanging from the cross, apparently dead,
while Mary and others morn. John the Baptist, holding the Scriptures and leaning away from Christ, is pointing to Jesus on the Cross. Before he would teach theology or write in his famous work Church Dogmatics, Karl Barth would meditate on this painting, particularly on John the Baptist. He said that, as a Christian (whether a theologian, pastor, teacher, mother, doctor, storekeeper, etc.), our job is to be the finger (and only the finger), of John the Baptist. The only thing we should do – indeed, the only thing we can do – is simply point to Jesus on the cross. This scene painted by Grunewald is the sum of all history, from Creation in the past to eternity. And we are that finger, and within that finger rests the weight of salvation.
John the Baptist - June 24
Our God-Given Names
Isaiah 49:1-6 | Acts 13:22-26 | Luke 1:57-66, 80 |
“Among those born
of women no one is greater than John” (Luke 7:28). These words which our
Lord said about John the Baptist are probably behind the solemn feast of the
birthday of John the Baptist which we celebrate today. As a rule, the church
celebrates the feast of a saint once a year, on the anniversary of the saint’s
death. In the case of John the Baptist we celebrate his death as well as his
birth. John is the only saint after Christ whose birth we celebrate with a
solemn feast. This is the church’s way of saying with Jesus that “among those
born of women no one is greater than John.”
The gospel story of the birth of John focuses on
the naming ceremony. Why does the gospel show such an interest in the naming of
the child? We tend to ask Juliet’s famous question to Romeo in Shakespeare’s
Romeo and Juliet, “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose/ By any
other name would smell as sweet.” But not everybody would agree with this view.
In biblical times, and still today in many African cultures, personal names
function the way business names do, that is, they aim to convey what the bearer
of the name stands for. When Simon shows that he could be relied on as a leader
of the apostles, he gets the name “Rock.” When the sons of Zebedee, James and
John, petition Jesus to call down lightning from heaven to burn up the
inhabitants of a Samaritan village who do not welcome Jesus, they get a new name
“Sons of Thunder.” Names reveal an essential character or destiny of the
bearer.
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12 Sunday-B June 24 - Sermon -1
12 Sunday
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Mary Magdalene - New Perspectives
Scholars seek to correct Christian tradition on Mary Magdalene | ||||
They are also trying to set straight centuries of erroneous Christian tradition regarding her that developed, especially in the West. In A.D. 591 Pope St. Gregory the Great preached a sermon in which he identified as one person the New Testament figures of Mary Magdalene, the sinful woman who anointed Jesus’ feet and washed them with her tears, and the Mary who was the sister of Lazarus and Martha of Bethany. Although he was only reflecting a tradition that had gained some ground in the West (and was resisted by many of the church’s early theologians), the sermon became a reference point for later scholarship, teaching and preaching in the West, Father Raymond F. Collins, a New Testament scholar at The Catholic University of America, said in an interview. |
Father's Day
Hear – Paul Anka’s song dedicated to fathers:
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=CpQIfuxmgT4&NR=1
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ6LwbmlZ-E&feature=email
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=CpQIfuxmgT4&NR=1
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ6LwbmlZ-E&feature=email
Potato Story
Prayer Life
The Ten Steps To A Good Prayer Life
Prayer is communication With God. It is not a one sided communication, it is a commitment to be in touch with the Creator of this universe. It is an opportunity to open up to God and let Him perform his interaction with you. The preparations we make will have an effect on the power of prayer in your life.
Prayer is communication With God. It is not a one sided communication, it is a commitment to be in touch with the Creator of this universe. It is an opportunity to open up to God and let Him perform his interaction with you. The preparations we make will have an effect on the power of prayer in your life.
Seed and growth - Prayer - June 17
Prayer Reflection
Lord we thank you for the times that a bible passage touched us deeply.
When we first read it we knew it was a beautiful word;
so we just received it like a seed sown on the land.
Then we carried on with our daily lives
knowing that somehow the words of the passage were there within us
weaving in and out of our experience.
Gradually we began to catch glimpses of its meaning.
Then, quite unexpectedly, it all came together
and we knew that the passage was ours
and all we had to do was enjoy it and give you thanks.
Lord we thank you for the times that a bible passage touched us deeply.
When we first read it we knew it was a beautiful word;
so we just received it like a seed sown on the land.
Then we carried on with our daily lives
knowing that somehow the words of the passage were there within us
weaving in and out of our experience.
Gradually we began to catch glimpses of its meaning.
Then, quite unexpectedly, it all came together
and we knew that the passage was ours
and all we had to do was enjoy it and give you thanks.
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