Month: June 2022
June 7: Returning to Ordinary Time (p.2)
As you have read here in the past, we know that the term ‘ordinary’ in our common use typically refers to something being plain, unimpressive, or unexciting. We have developed a kind of “it is what it is” mentality. For …
June 6: Returning to Ordinary Time (p. 1)
As we were reminded this Sunday as we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, we are now leaving the Easter season (“the Great Fifty Days”) and returning to the “Ordinary Time” of the Church’s year. “Ordinary” in this sense does not …
6 de junio: Regresamos al Tiempo Ordinario (p. 1)
Tras la cincuentena Pascual, proseguimos “el tiempo ordinario.” No es decir que vamos a olvidar todo lo que hemos celebrado desde el Domingo de la Resurrección, pero vamos a regresar por un rato al “ministerio público” de Jesús, antes de …
June 5: The Feast of Pentecost
As we celebrate this great Feast of Pentecost, let us compare God breathing life into Adam with Jesus breathing the Holy Spirit into his disciples. What is the significance for us? Is there a new creation waiting for us …
June 4-5: Preparing to Celebrate Sunday’s Mass
Pentecost literally means “fiftieth.” It is a Feast celebrated on the fiftieth day after the Passover by the Jews and a Feast celebrated on the fiftieth day after the Resurrection of Jesus by Christians.
Pentecost marks the end and the …
4-5 de junio: Preparándonos Para Celebrar la Misa Dominical
El Día de Pentecostés, celebramos la primera efusión del Espíritu, la primera toma de conciencia con el Maestro del alma, la primera señal del amor de Dios, y la primera comunidad animada por el Espíritu. Siempre es Pentecostés porque el …
June 3: The Feast of St. Charles Lwanga and His Companions
St. Charles Lwanga is the patron of Youth and Catholic Action in most of tropical Africa. He was born in the Kingdom of Buganda, the southern part of modern Uganda. He was baptized on November 15, 1885. He served as …
3 de junio: Fiesta de San Carlos Lwanga y Sus Compañeros
San Carlos Lwanga, junto a otros 20 compañeros, fueron martirizados entre los años 1885 y 1887 en Uganda, por haber sido parte de la sociedad de los Misioneros de África, conocida como los “Padres Blancos,” comunidad que se había constituido …
2 de junio: El Mes del Sagrado Corazón
Todos los años, según la tradición, la Iglesia Católica dedica el mes de junio al Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, en el que se recuerda el amor fiel e incondicional de Cristo por la humanidad y se alienta a honrar …
June 2: Sacred Heart of Jesus
The month of June is traditionally dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Devotion to the Sacred Heart leads us to ponder the sacred humanity of Jesus, “God with us.” Using the universally accepted symbol of the heart as the …
