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Weekly Reflections

World Youth Day - Panama

Let it Be Done Unto Me According to His Word

"They caught a great number of fish." Lk 6:5

Jesus, Son of Joseph

An Ongoing Mission

"Isn't this the son of Joseph?" (Lk 4:22)

"The spirit of the Lord is upon me" Luke 4:18

Time

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me," (Lk 4:18)

The Baptism of the Lord

This is My Beloved Son

"Heaven was opened and the holy Spirit descended upon him." (Lk 3:21-22)

Visit of the Magi

The Epiphany of the Lord

"Behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem." Mt 2:1

Home is Where the Family Is

"After three days they found him in the temple." (Lk 2:46)

Jesus is Coming!

"And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" (Lk 1:43)

Second Sunday of Advent

A Special Guest For This Christmas

"John went throughout the whole region, proclaiming a baptism of repentance." (Luke 3:3

First Sunday of Advent

Anxiety

"Be vigilant at all times." (Lk 21:36)

"And then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in the clouds' with great power and glory." Mark 13:26

Encouragement

"And then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in the clouds' with great power and glory." (Mk 13:26)

The More We Give, The More We Receive

"This poor widow put in more than all others." (Mk 12:43)

Jesus Preaching in the Synagogue

Too Much Information

"For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many." (Mk 10:45)

Christ with children by Carl Heinrich Bloch

He Embraced Them and Blessed Them

"Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." (Mk 10:14)

Christ with children by Carl Heinrich Bloch

Not Against Us

"For whoever is not against us is for us." (Mk 9:40)

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me

Listening and Responding

“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me." (Mk 8:34)

Christ healing the deaf mute of Decapolis, by Bartholomeus Breenbergh, 1635

See Beyond Outward Appearances

"'Ephphatha!' (That is 'Be opened!')" (Mk 7:34)

The one who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord. – Psalms 15:1

The Highest Law

"The one who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord." (Psalms 15:1)

Households in God's Service

Households in God’s Service

"We have come to believe that you are the holy one of God." (John 6:69)

Vigésimo Domingo en Tiempo Ordinario

Households in God’s Service

"The bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world." (John 6:51)

Strengthened by the Bread of Life

"Whoever eats this bread will live forever." (John 6:51)

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