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Introduction (13 th Sunday Ordinary Time) June 30, 2013   Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, good morning! Doing the Father’s will is Jesus’ “food,” his nourishment and delight.  The Gospel presents Him as resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, the city of His destiny.  There He will undergo His “exodus,” His liberation of the people by His passion, death, and resurrection.  Not even the close-mindedness and rejection of the Samaritans can stop Him. The Lord expects the same kind of decisiveness from his followers.  Proclaiming the kingdom of God is so important that everything else is subordinate to it.         Let us all stand for the entrance hymn! Prayers of the Faithful (13 th Sunday Ordinary Time) (Priest):                        The road to disciplesh...

Introduction (12 th Sunday Ordinary Time) June 23, 2013 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, good morning! In life, we pass through various problems and hardships.  The way we face them marks our identity as Christians. Believing in Jesus, we cannot but live by his words and face life’s difficulties with hope. Behind Jesus’ words for us today is a challenge.  If we want to belong to Jesus, we must deny ourselves in love, take up our cross in sacrifice and follow Him in service.         Let us all stand for the entrance hymn! Prayers of the Faithful (12 th Sunday Ordinary Time) (Priest):                        The Lord invites us to carry our own cross after Him. St Paul says that it is our way of filling up what is lacking in the suffering of Christ, for the sake of Christ’s Body, whic...

Introduction (11 th Sunday Ordinary Time) Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, good morning! Sometimes we can’t but ask:  Does God love people of bad moral character - people, for instance, who lie and steal, who hurt others?  Or does God love only the good, who can claim a reward because of their upright lives? Today’s liturgy teaches us that salvation is God’s free gift.  May this celebration make us realize and be grateful for God’s freely granted love and forgiveness.  May we rejoice in His unlimited goodness.         Let us all stand for the entrance hymn! Prayers of the Faithful (11 th Sunday Ordinary Time) (Priest):                        Having experience the compassion of Christ in our lives, let us pray that we, too, may be willing to show compassion to others.  In...

Introduction (10 th Sunday Ordinary Time) Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, good morning! Today, the disciples and the large crowd witness Jesus revealing his compassion by bringing back to life the only son of the widow.  For the Jewish society, the orphans and the widows are traditionally considered helpless and insignificant.  By raising and giving back the young son to his mother, Jesus shows a gesture that evokes God’s mercy and love regardless of the human person’s status in the society.  Jesus indeed reveals, through His words and deeds, the mind and purpose of the Father when He takes care of the poor and weak not only physically but also spiritually.         To begin our Eucharistic celebration, let us all stand for the entrance hymn! Prayers of the Faithful (10 th Sunday Ordinary Time) (Priest):          ...