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Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía.  “Los padres de Jesús solían ir cada año a Jerusalén para las festividades de la Pascua. Pasados aquellos días, se volvieron, pero el niño Jesús se quedó en Jerusalén, sin que … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary. Let me paraphrase. In the beginning, the Word of God came to live among us, and we saw his glory.  The first disciples saw and heard the Word among us.  They came … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary. 25 December: Luke 2:15-20 Please read the passage before reading the commentary. The angels left the shepherds.  The shepherds are asking what happened and what they are to make of all this.  … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary. In these last few days before Christmas, we focus on John the Baptist.  The first chapter of the Gospel according to Luke tells of John’s conception and birth.  It can prompt the … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. Sometime around the year 950 B.C., a royal procession danced its way to Jerusalem.  It was King David and the arc of the covenant with the ten words God had given Moses on … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía.  En algún momento, cerca de novecientos cincuenta años antes de Cristo, una procesión real bailaba hacia Jerusalén.  Era el rey David con el arca del pacto con las diez palabras que … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary. I learned as a child I was not to ask God for signs.  I was to live a life of faith in God.  When I first heard the story of Ahaz, I … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary. Jeremiah lived at the end of the monarchy.  He walked with his people into exile.   His task, before the Exile, was to call the people to repent of their sins.  His constant … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary. In Balaam’s time the Israelites were poised at the border of the Promised Land.  This was not good news for the King of Moab.  He, therefore, sent for Balaam who had great … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. After the death of John the Baptist, his fame spread as far as Ephesus where Paul in his travels met some of John’ disciples.  Jesus was a disciple of John as he began … Continued