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Por favor lean este pasaje antes del comentario. El 18 de enero, 2026: Isaias 49:3,5-6 Hoy es el segundo domingo del Tiempo Ordinario.  El fin de la semana pasada celebraba la fiesta del bautismo del Señor.  Eso fue el último … Continued

Please read the passage before the commentary. Words are just words.  We often say them with little thought to their meaning or effect.  Jesus said, “Your sins are forgiven.”  Were these just words?  The authorities apparently did not think so.  … Continued

Please read the passage before the commentary. It was a Sabbath day.  This was how Jesus spent it.  He went to synagogue and then came home.  He was a guest of Simon Peter and healed Simon’s mother-in-law.  After that it … Continued

Please read the passage before the commentary. It is the time of fulfillment, according to the opening words of this reading.  St Paul also speaks of a fulness of time when God sent his Son (Cf Galatians 4:4). What is … Continued

Please read the passage before the commentary. It is the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, the ending of the annual Christmas season.  We have the prophet Isaiah to shed some light on today’s feast. Jesús was baptized by … Continued

Por favor lean este pasaje antes del comentario. Es la fiesta del Bautismo del Señor.  Esta fiesta concluye las Navidades.  Ahora tenemos el profeta Isaías que puede dar su luz sobre la fiesta de hoy. Jesús fue bautizado por Juan … Continued

Please read the passage before the commentary. The readings the Church uses for the week after the Epiphany continue the theme of the revelation or manifestation of Christ as God.  The name epiphany means manifestation.  We are, then, invited to … Continued

Please read the passage before the commentary. It is the episode immediately following the multiplication of the loaves and fish.    The disciples had left to cross the sea while Jesus had stayed behind to pray. During night, Jeus strode over … Continued

Please read the passage before the commentary. It is the feast of the Epiphany.  In some cultures, as in Mexico, gifts are given on today’s feast instead of on Christmas.  The word epiphany means revelation.  We have minor epiphanies when … Continued

Por favor lean este pasaje antes del comentario. Es la fiesta de la Epifanía del Señor.  En unas culturas, como en México, regalos se dan en la fiesta de hoy, no en la Navidad.  La palabra epifanía significa revelación.  Tenemos … Continued