New Year: Prayer Service
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 6; Thursday after Epiphany
January 6; Thursday after Epiphany
1 John 4:19 - 5:4 / Luke 4:14-22
January 5th; Wednesday after Epiphany
January 5th; Wednesday after Epiphany
1 John 4:11-18 / Mark 6:45-52
January 4: Tuesday after Epiphany
January 4: Tuesday after Epiphany
1 John 4:7-10 / Mark 6:34-44
God is love; Whoever loves knows God.
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
Jan 1: Mary, Mother of God - Liturgical Prayers
A. Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Option 1)
God sent his Son, born of a woman,
to enable us to become God's children.
Through the Spirit of the Son we can cry out to God:
"Father, my Father!"
May Jesus, this Son, be always with you.
R/ And also with you.
Octave of Christmas, 29th December, St. Thomas Becket
Octave of Christmas, 29th December, St. Thomas Becket
1 John 2:3-11 / Luke 2:22-35
Holy Family - Liturgical Prayers
We are already the children of God;
we need not be afraid in his presence.
May the Lord Jesus be always with you.
R/ And also with you.
Feast of the Holy Family
A little boy greets his father as he returns from work with a question: “Daddy, how much do you make an hour?” The father is surprised and says: