This Sunday begins the final week of Advent! If you missed the reflections on last Sunday’s readings you can still view them here.
Check out the readings for this Sunday.
And here are some reflections for you to ponder:
4th Sunday of Advent – Matthew
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We are now in the 3rd week of Advent! If you missed the reflections on last Sunday’s readings you can still view them here.
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I hope you all enjoyed time with family and friends last week and didn’t get too stuffed on turkey!
We are in the 1st week of Advent! If you missed the reflections on last Sundays readings you can still view them here.
Check out the readings for this Sunday…you will definitely recognize the story from Isaiah, and the announcement from John the Baptist in the Gospel reading.
And here are some reflections for you to ponder:
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Can you believe it is almost December? I know this is a busy week of stuffing ourselves with turkey and watching parades and football, but the 1st week of Advent is this Sunday! Take a few minutes this week to read over the readings for this Sunday. Then you can use these guides to reflect on your own or discuss with a small group of family or friends. You don’t have to do all 3 – just pick one to start!
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Last week we had a historic event in the Diocese of Dallas – 2 new auxiliary Bishops were ordained to assist Bishop Farrell.
Bishop Farrell gave a wonderful homily! Click here to check it out.
EASTER TRIDUUM LEADS US TO CHRIST
VATICAN CITY, 31 MAR 2010 (VIS) – The Easter Triduum was the central theme of Benedict XVI ‘s catechesis during his general audience, held this morning in St. Peter’s Square.
“We are”, the Pope began, “living through the holy days that invite us to meditate upon the central events of our Redemption, the essential nucleus of our faith”. In this context, he encouraged everyone “to experience this period intensely, that it may decisively guide everyone’s life to a generous and strong adherence to Christ, Who died and rose again for us”.
At the Chrism Mass of Holy Thursday, apart from the blessing of the oil used for catechumens, the sick and those being confirmed, priests will renew their vows. “This year the gesture has particular significance because it takes place in the context of the Year for Priests, which I called to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of the holy ‘Cure of Ars’. To all priests I would like to reiterate the hope I expressed at the end of my Letter inaugurating the Year: ‘In the footsteps of the Cure of Ars, let yourselves be enthralled by Christ. In this way you too will be, for the world in our time, heralds of hope, reconciliation and peace!’”.
On the evening of Holy Thursday “we will celebrate the moment of the institution of the Eucharist” when Christ, “in the species of the bread and the wine, makes Himself truly present with the Body He gave and the Blood He split as a sacrifice of the New Covenant. At the same time He made the Apostles and their successors ministers of this Sacrament, which He consigned to His Church as the supreme proof of His love”.
On Good Friday, in memory of the passion and death of the Lord, we will recall how “Jesus offered His life as a sacrifice for the remission of the sins of humankind, choosing the most cruel and humiliating death: crucifixion. There exists an indissoluble link between the Last Supper and the death of Jesus”, said Pope Benedict , explaining how in the Upper Room “Jesus offered His Body and Blood (that is, his earthly existence, Himself), anticipating His own death and transforming it into an act of love. And so death, which by its nature is the end, the destruction of all relations, is made by Him an act of communication of Self, an instrument of salvation and a proclamation of the victory of love”.
Easter Saturday “is characterised by a great silence. … At this time of expectation and hope, believers are invited to prayer, reflection and conversion, also through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, so that, intimately renewed, they may participate in the celebration of Easter”, said the Holy Father.
On the night of Easter Saturday, “that silence will be broken by the cry of Alleluia, which announces the resurrection of Christ and proclaims he victory of light over darkness, of life over death. The Church will joy in the meeting with her Lord, entering the day of Easter which the Lord inaugurated by rising from the dead”, the Pope concluded.
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We should remember that some young adults in our diocese are in the seminary or in monasteries. Some are preparing for religious life and ordained life. We should definitely keep these young adults in our prayers!
Check out this story on Brother Lawrence, a 27-year-old at the Cistercian monastery in Irving. You’ll notice in the article that all the novices mentioned are young adults! Great story on the experience and discernment these men go through.
Special thanks to AggieCatholics.
World Water Day is today.
Check out the CRS World Water Day page and take a moment to learn about water and sanitation problems around the world, and how CRS addresses them.
SMU Catholic Campus Ministry has a new website with videos about peoples’ true callings. Perhaps you will connect with the Dallas Diocese’s own Fr. Tony Lackland:
Or maybe you can relate more to the lawyer who represents the underserved:
There are several other videos on the SMU True Callings website. Be sure to check them out. You can also become a fan on Facebook to keep up as more people share about their True Callings.
