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One of the treasures of our rich liturgical tradition in the Catholic Church is repetition. In fact, one of the definitions of “ritual” is “the established form for a ceremony; specifically, the order of words and actions prescribed for a …
The Church remembers the martyr St. Lucy today. Her name is drawn from the Latin “lux” (light, bright, and daylight) and “lucere” (glimmer, bright, and star). In fact, in astronomy a star that is easily seen …
Nuestro Dios conduce la historia de la humanidad, nada queda fuera de su poder, que es ternura y amor providente. Se hace presente a través de un gesto, de un acontecimiento, y de una persona. No deja de asomarse …
Today’s feastday, honoring the patroness of the America’s, is about the mystery of Jesus and the revelation of God’s love through Him. The message for today is also a “revelation” of the vocation of Mary. Thus, this double revelation about …
St. John the Baptist’s message in Mark 1, 1-8 challenges us to consider what our words and deeds are saying (each day) about who Jesus is for us and what are the priorities we have in life. For example, are …
En el camino del Adviento, cada año nos acompañan varias figuras importantes en la Historia de la Salvación. Hoy (en Marcos 1,1-8) aparece la primera, San Juan el Bautista. “El mayor de entre los nacidos de mujer,” según dijo …
About 800 years before Jesus was born, our Jewish ancestors began a remarkable and consistent “slide” away from God. After the time of King David, they grew more and more obstinate, selfish, and wayward. God’s response was to send …
A lo largo de este nuevo año litúrgico, iremos leyendo los domingos el Evangelio de San Marcos. Su pequeño escrito arranca con este título: “Comienzo de la buena noticia de Jesús, el Mesías, Hijo de Dios.” (Marcos 1,1) Estas …
Cada 9 de diciembre, pocos días antes de celebrar la Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, recordamos a San Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, en cuyos vestidos quedó impresa la imagen de la Madre de Dios.
“¡Amado San Juan Diego, ‘el …
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On today’s Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Church offers us the account of Adam and Eve in the Garden (Genesis, 3, 9-15. 20). If we back up a few verses, all the way to chapter 1, verse 1 …
