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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

Please read the passage before the homily. We have to believe in signs for a sign to have meaning.  A wedding can be a sign.  People want to commit themselves to a common life for their own growth and development … Continued

 Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Tenemos que creer en los signos para que un signo tenga significado. Una boda puede ser una señal.  Las personas quieren comprometerse con una vida común para su propio crecimiento y … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary. In the book of Genesis, on the seventh day of creation, God rested from his labors.  Psalm 95 ends with a reference to God’s rest (Ps 95:11).  Jesus, however, tells us that … Continued