The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord celebrates that, from his infancy, Christ was already the one sent by God to save humanity through obedience to God, his Father. To clarify the meaning of this celebration, the second reading from the letter to the Hebrews is...
In the celebration of the Mass, two parts are clearly distinguished. The first is called the liturgy of the Word and the second the Eucharistic liturgy. In the first part a passage from the Gospel is read, preceded by one or two readings taken from other writings of...
Today’s Gospel concludes with a phrase that deserves our attention. It is the commentary that the evangelist makes about the miracle he has just narrated: This that Jesus did in Cana of Galilee was the first of his miraculous signs. Thus he showed his glory and...
This Sunday’s liturgy celebrates and recalls the Baptism of Jesus. It is the event in which God the Father presents his Son to us, as our Savior, and thus culminates the Christmas season. It is one of the events at the origin of Christian baptism. In the Gospel...
Christmas and Epiphany are two festivals that celebrate the saving presence of God among us. They are celebrations of different origins in the early centuries of Christianity. Christmas has its origins in the Latin-speaking world; the word “Christmas”...
