Saints´Feast Days Coming Up III Sunday of Lent
St. David of Wales– 1st March. David was born in 520 in Pembrokeshire Wales, he was the son of a chief of Cardigan called Sant and his mother was St Non. For ten years he was educated by the scribe Paulinus . As he grew older he embarked on…
Lectio Divina Reflectión II Sunday of Lent Sunday´s Gospel
Words for life II Sunday of Lent Today on the 2nd Sunday of Lent we have read about the Transfiguration of the Lord in the Gospel of St. Luke. Jesus took Peter, John and James and went up the mountain to pray and talk to his Father. The mountain is…
II Sunday of Lent Sunday´s Gospel
GOSPEL (Luke 9, 28b-36): Jesus took with him Peter and John and James and went up the mountain to pray. As he prayed, the aspect of his face was changed and his clothing became brilliant as lightning. Suddenly there were two men there talking to him; they were…
The Transfiguration of the Lord
Benedict XVI, Angelus from 17th February 2008 Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Transfiguration occurs when Jesus is praying. In prayer Jesus immerses himself in God and becomes one with Him, his human spirit merging with the willing love of the Father.Thus the Light overwhelms Him and reveals the…
Saints´Feast Days Coming Up II Sunday of Lent
The Feast of Saint Peters chair – 22nd February. The feast is a very ancient tradition proven to have existed in Rome since the fourth century. The chair originally a wooden oak structure believed to have been used by St Peter in Rome is enclosed in a sculpted bronze…
Lectio Divina Reflectión I Sunday of Lent Sunday´s Gospel
Words for life First Sunday of Lent In this reading we find a summary of how the Lord was tempted and how we are tempted. What is temptation? It always includes some form of deception although it wouldn’t encourage us to do some kind of wrong directly. That wouldn’t…
I Sunday of Lent Sunday´s Gospel
GOSPEL (Luke 4:1-13) Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit through the wilderness, being tempted there by the devil for forty days. During that time he ate nothing and at the end he was hungry. Then the devil said to him,…
Stations of the cross with 14 works of mercy
STATIONS OF THE CROSS with 14 Works of Mercy 1st Station: Jesus condemned to death (Visit the sick) 2nd Station: The Lord carrying the Cross (Feed the hungry) 3rd Station: Jesus falls for the first time (Give drink to the thirsty) 4th Station: Jesus meets his Mother (Give shelter…
What does it mean to start Lent
Pope Benedict XVI – ANGELUS – from 10th February 2008 Dear Brothers and Sisters, We start Lent by fasting and the imposition of Ashes. But what does it mean «to start Lent»? It means concentrating our energies on fighting the evil in the world, in ourselves and…
Saints´Feast Days Coming Up I Sunday of Lent
St.Claude la Colombiere– 15th February. Born in France of noble parents in 1634 he spent his earlier years studying philosophy and rhetoric in Vienne in Lyon. Having encountered a call to the religious life, he entered the Jesuit novitiate in Avignon at 17 and commenced a life of study and…