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WHAT IS PENTECOST? “Originally called the Feast of Weeks, it took place seven weeks after the Feast of Firstfruits. (Leviticus 23:15-21) The Jews celebrated many feasts, all within an agricultural context. Seven weeks are fifty days; hence the name Pentecost, which it later received. According to Exodus 34:22, it was celebrated at the end of … Read more

Ordinary Time begins, after many feasts and solemnities. I’ll briefly explain what feasts and solemnities are within the liturgical year, and then explain what Ordinary Time is.Normally, we live and move within a chronological year (chronos, which means time), that is, we live days, weeks, months, and years. For example, we are in the month … Read more

There is a morning prayer in the Church that priests and lay people pray, but especially priests, called Lauds, that is, praises to God. This prayer always begins like this: MY GOD, COME TO MY AID. LORD, HURRY TO HELP ME.Help and haste.We all need God’s help and we long for it to be quick. … Read more

On Sunday, June 22, the Church celebrates the body and blood of Jesus. Today, Catholics—not all, of course—think that the bread they consume at Mass is a symbol representing the body of Jesus, but they doubt that this bread has become the body of Jesus, with all his blood, soul, and divinity.But since God’s plans … Read more

A sociological and philosophical study was conducted. Every era marks a time, a way of living and understanding things. Music changes, fashions, places of entertainment, food, technology, etc. Twenty years ago, for example, the cell phones we use today and are glued to all the time were unknown; they were small and not digital, they … Read more

INDIFFERENCE.Not to go into definitions of the word, we can give an example: the parable of the rich man who feasted, dressed, ate, and drank lavishly. And Lazarus ate the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. The rich man’s attitude describes what INDIFFERENCE is. If you read the parable carefully, at no point … Read more

Worldwide, the Mass has become an activity of tradition, not of the conviction of a living faith, left by our Lord Jesus Christ. Some think the Mass was an invention of some bishops or clergymen in the 15th century; they think this way because they don’t know history or the Bible. And among those who … Read more

El sacerdote en la misa, no es un animador de multitudes; el sacerdote no es un anfitrión, ni maestro de ceremonias, para que la misa sea entretenida. El sacerdote frente al altar no es un cómico que debe hacer reír para que los asistentes no se aburran. El sacerdote en la misa no debe ser … Read more

A FALSE GOSPELTHE GOSPEL, a word we sometimes don’t understand. Gospel means good news, good news. News that is not only new but good. And what’s so good about it? That Jesus took away the burden of original sin; that He gives us new life, a life in heaven after we die; that salvation is … Read more

These short articles, published every Sunday, entitled WORDS FROM THE PARISH PRIEST, are a small space that the priest in charge of this parish directs to the community so they can learn and become familiar with some of the realities of the Church’s faith. Unfortunately, people today don’t read; it’s a worldwide phenomenon. In any … Read more