Lectio Divina Reflectión V Sunday in Ordinary Time
Words for life 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time In the three readings of this Sunday, we meet three people who have something in common. What they have in common was that they were called by God, but felt unworthy, incomplete sinners. Isaiah says: «Poor me! I am doomed. For…
V Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday´s Gospel
GOSPEL (Lk 5, 1-11): Jesus was standing one day by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the crowd pressing round him listening to the word of God, when he caught sight of two boats close to the bank. The fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.…
There is no humility without humiliation, Pope Francis
POPE FRANCIS – Mass at Santa Marta- There is no humility without humiliation (2016-02-01) “The only path to humility is humiliation. David’s goal, which is holiness, is reached through humiliation. The goal of holiness that God gives to his children and to the Church, comes through the humiliation of…
Saints´Feast Days Coming Up V Sunday in Ordinary Time
St Josephine Bakhita– 8th February. Josephine was born in a small village in the western Sudanese region of Durfur. Her father was a land owner and the family were well respected. When she was only about 7 years old she was abducted by Arab slave traders, as her sister had…
Lectio Divina Reflectión IV Sunday in Ordinary Time
Words for life: IV Sunday Ordinary Time St.Paul is telling us that the ability to love is a gift superior to others which God has given to humankind. We find in this hymn an important insight on what our love for our neighbour should be like. For a Christian,…
IV Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday´s Gospel
GOSPEL (Lk 4,21-30): Then he said to them, «Today these prophetic words come true even as you listen.» Allagreed with him and were lost in wonder, while he kept on speaking of the grace ofGod. Nevertheless they asked, «Who is this but Joseph’s son?» So he said,»Doubtless you…
Feast of conversion of St Paul, apostle
POPE BENEDICT – FEAST OF CONVERSION OF ST PAUL, APOSTLE Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The feast of the conversion of St. Paul puts us once again in contact with the great Apostle chosen by God to be God’s «witness to all people » (Acts 22:15) Encountering…
Saints´Feast Days Coming Up IV Sunday in Ordinary Time
St.Brigid– 1st February. Brigid is Patroness of Ireland and was an early Christian nun, abbess and founder of several monasteries. Brigid was the daughter of Dubtach a Scottish noble man from Leinster and Brocca a Pictish slave baptized by St Patrick. Her father attempted to arrange a marriage for her…
Pilgrimage to El Rocio
Pilgrimage to El Rocio Next Saturday, 13th February the Parish Church Santo Cristo del Calvario has organized a pilgrimage to El Rocio. Departure 6:45 from the Parish Church. Breakfast en route.Holy Mass at the Hermitage of El Rocio at 13:00 pm. Lunch at Bodegon Reyes in Bollullos.Return journey to…
Lectio Divina Reflectión III Sunday in Ordinary Time
Words for life: St.Paul compares the Church to a human body. Each of us is a member and together we form one body which is the Church. This vision of the Church as a body in which we are all members, helps to explain what we mean in the Creed:…