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We have to get over the idea that when Jesus says, “Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers for His harvest,” He is suggesting that we should pray that someone else will go. That sort of thinking …
A word appears several times in this Sunday’s readings: peace. In the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, “peace flows like a river” through the ideal future landscape that the Prophet predicts. Then, St. Paul prays for peace for all …
Durante muchos siglos, la tarea “Evangelizadora,” la acción misionera, la responsabilidad en las comunidades cristianas ha estado casi totalmente en manos de los que llamamos “pastores,” del clero. O si acaso de algún laico bajo la supervisión total de algún …
St. Junipero Serra was born in Spain in 1713. As a young man, he joined the Franciscans and quickly gained prominence as both a scholar and professor. He chose, however, to give up his academic career to become a missionary …
El 1 de julio en Estados Unidos se conmemora al San Junípero Serra, un sacerdote franciscano que encabezó varias misiones que hoy se han convertido en grandes ciudades norteamericanas. Nació en 1713 en España. En 1749 y motivado por su …
Tanto los historiadores paganos como los primeros cristianos testifican que muchos creyentes sufrieron martirio en medio de indecibles tormentos con la persecución desencadenada por el emperador Nerón después del incendio de Roma, en el año 64. Algunos de ellos fueron …
The “first martyrs” of Rome, whom we celebrate today on the Church’s calendar, were the first Christians persecuted en masse by the Emperor Nero in the year 64, before the martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul. Nero was widely believed …
With joy, we celebrate today the Feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul. They are the two pillars on whom Christ built His Church and entrusted the Faith. Their own Faith had been tested, when Peter denied Jesus and when …
Celebramos hoy con gozo la Fiesta de los Santos Pedro y Pablo, Apóstoles. Ellos son los dos pilares sobre los cuales el Señor construyó su Iglesia y a quienes confió la fe. Su misma fe había sido probada, cuando Pedro …
The Universal Church celebrates today St. Irenaeus. While some of his most important writings have survived, the details of his life are not as well-preserved. He was born around the year 140. As a young man he heard the preaching …
