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Please read the passage before reading the commentary. I went into the church, as I usually do.  I first turned on the lights, then unlocked the inner room.  I took out the service books, then the linens, then the plate … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. I have heard that the best fishing on the Sea of Galilee is during the night.  I have also heard that speaking from a boat offshore can act like a microphone to broadcast … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. He oído que la mejor pesca en el mar de Galilea es durante la noche, no en el día.  He oído también que hablar desde un barco en alta mar puede … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary. The author has considered the great task of the high priest Jesus Christ.  The author has briefly reviewed the great cloud of witnesses that have gone before us.  Now the author challenges … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary. The author of the letter to the Hebrews spells out the great work of Jesus Christ the high Priest of God’s creation (chapters 5-10).  He devotes chapters 11-12 to the many great … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary. What a list of heroes we have for us today in the reading, some well-known and some less well-known.  All of these lived by faith and overcame great obstacles and torments, yet … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. We celebrate the feast of the Presentation of the Lord into the Temple.  It is forty days after his birth.  It marks the end of liturgical references to Christmas.  The Presentation celebrates a … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Celebramos la fiesta de la Presentación del Señor en el Templo. Han pasado cuarenta días desde su nacimiento. Marca el fin de las referencias litúrgicas a la Navidad. La Presentación celebra … Continued

NOTE: this blog will take a break for the rest of January.  It will return after the first of February.  God bless you,

Please read the passage before reading the commentary. Jesus is the Son of God.  Jesus is the one who saves.  Jesus is high priest who replaces the priesthood derived from Aaron. Aaron died and his priesthood passed on to his … Continued