by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Feb 22, 2025 | A friendly word
Jesus Christ, besides being our Savior, was also our teacher of ethics and morals. The salvation that Christ gives us consists in the forgiveness of sins, in regeneration as children of God and in the promise of eternal life; these are gifts of God that we receive...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Feb 8, 2025 | A friendly word
If I ask: What is the most important teaching of Jesus, many answer that the main teaching of Jesus is the one commandment to love God and neighbor. Jesus said, and the Church teaches, that all the other commandments are summed up in those two. Furthermore, in his...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Feb 1, 2025 | A friendly word
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...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Jan 25, 2025 | A friendly word
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...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Jan 18, 2025 | A friendly word
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...
