13 Sunday C: Radicality of Discipleship

13th Sunday C from Jaimelito Gealan

Gospel Text: Luke  9:51-62

Samaritans did not accept Jesus because he was going to Jerusalem

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Michel de Verteuil
General Textual Comments
Today’s gospel reading is divided into sections, and the general theme of commitment is running thorough them all. In verses 51 to 56, Jesus is presented as a model of commitment; in 57 to 62, he gives three teachings which concretize in dramatic form the implications of a commitment.

12 Sunday C - Liturgy

Greetings (See Second Reading)

We are all sons and daughters of God
through faith in Christ Jesus;
we belong to Christ.
May we also follow Christ our Lord
and may his strength be with you.
R/ And also with you.

Introduction by the Celebrant

A. Jesus' Identity And Ours 

Jesus asks of us, his disciples today, "You, who do you say I am?" I hope that we can say with Peter that for us he is Jesus, our Savior. This is a very important question for us, for our own identity depends on it. Who are we? We are Christians, followers of Christ, and therefore people who try as much as we can to become like him. And that will include also at times that we have to bear the cross with him. But don't you worry: he is our "com-pan-ion" in life, literally, the one who breaks bread with us.

12 Sunday C: Who do you Say that I am?

12th Sunday C from Jaimelito Gealan

Michel de Verteuil
General Textual Comments
Today’s gospel reading is clearly divided into sections. In your meditation, start with one alone, although you may eventually find a connection between the different sections.

11 Sunday C - Liturgy

Sunday June 12

1. A Meal of Forgiveness
2. Friendship Forgives
Greeting (See Second Reading)
It is not our own life we should live
but the life of Christ who lives in us.
Christ loves us
and he sacrificed himself for our sake.
May his forgiveness and peace be always with you.
R/ And also with you.

11 Sunday C - Much Love, Much Forgiveness

11th Sunday C from Jaimelito Gealan

Introduction to the Celebration 

Today is one of the very few times in the year when the actions of women towards Jesus are at the centre of our recollection. We recall that Jesus was supported and helped by women in his work as he moved around Palestine. We also recall the incident when an unnamed woman anointed his feet with oil, kissed his feet, and wiped away her tears with her hair. Her sins were forgiven because she had shown such love.

10 Sunday C: Compassion of Jesus - Raising the dead

10th Sunday C from Jaimelito Gealan

 Introduction: 

We see it every day on the news—the raw grief of a parent whose child has died, perhaps in a drive-by shooting or while serving in Afghanistan. Sometimes the tragedy is tied to an automobile accident. We hear of these deaths so often that we become numb to the pain. Then comes something like the shooting in Newton, Connecticut. Parents, friends and neighbors weep.

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Feast of Corpus Christi: Liturgical Prayers

Greetings

The Lord Jesus is here among us,
he has brought us together.
He speaks to us today;
he gives himself to us
to eat and to drink.
May he always be with you
R/ And also with you.

Introduction by the Celebrant

A. Take and Eat
The most frequent form of contact with the Church is, for almost all Catholics, the Sunday Mass. It is good to ask ourselves today: Why are we here? What are we doing here? Why must it be the eucharist that brings us together? Because the eucharist is the Lord himself. It assures us, believers, that the Lord is here, that he is present not only in the Blessed Sacrament but in each of us and in our communities. He guarantees to those who believe in him that he is walking with us as our companion in life. Even more, he shows us in the eucharist how to live like him, give ourselves with him; how with him to break ourselves for one another and to give thanks to God, and to each other too. We join Jesus now in his thanks to the Father.
B. An Active Presence