Monday, September 25, 2017

26 SUNDAY ON ORDINARY TIME, A

Ezekiel 18:25-28
Psalm 25: “Remember your mercies, O Lord.”
Philippians 2:1-11 or 2:1-5
Matthew 21:28-32

Ezekiel 18:25-28

Thus says the Lord: You say, "The Lord's way is not fair!" Hear now, house of Israel: Is it my way that is unfair, or rather, are not your ways unfair? When someone virtuous turns away from virtue to commit iniquity, and dies, it is because of the iniquity he committed that he must die. But if he turns from the wickedness he has committed, he does what is right and just, he shall preserve his life; since he has turned away from all the sins that he has committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

Responsorial Psalm 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14
R. Remember your mercies, O Lord

Your ways, O Lord, make known to me;
teach me your paths,
guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my savior.
R. Remember your mercies, O Lord

Remember that your compassion, O Lord,
and your love are from of old.
The sins of my youth and my frailties remember not;
in your kindness remember me,
because of your goodness, O Lord.
R. Remember your mercies, O Lord

Good and upright is the Lord;
thus he shows sinners the way.
He guides the humble to justice,
and teaches the humble his way.
R. Remember your mercies, O Lord

Philippians 2:1-11 or 2:1-5

Brothers and sisters: If there is any encouragement in Christ, any solace in love, any participation in the Spirit, any compassion and mercy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the same love, united in heart, thinking one thing. Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but also for those of others. Have in you the same attitude that is also in Christ Jesus, Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Matthew 21:28-32

Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people: "What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He came to the first and said, 'Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.' He said in reply, 'I will not, ' but afterwards changed his mind and went. The man came to the other son and gave the same order. He said in reply, 'Yes, sir, ‘but did not go. Which of the two did his father's will?" They answered, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Amen, I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you. When John came to you in the way of righteousness, you did not believe him; but tax collectors and prostitutes did. Yet even when you saw that, you did not later change your minds and believe him."

Saturday, September 9, 2017

23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, year A

Ezekiel 33:7-9
Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9: 
If today you hear his voice harden not your heart
Romans 13:8-10
Matthew 18:15-20

Ezekiel 33:7-9

Thus says the Lord: You, son of man, I have appointed watchman for the house of Israel; when you hear me say anything, you shall warn them for me. If I tell the wicked, “O wicked one, you shall surely die, ” and you do not speak out to dissuade the wicked from his way, the wicked shall die for his guilt, but I will hold you responsible for his death. But if you warn the wicked, trying to turn him from his way, and he refuses to turn from his way, he shall die for his guilt, but you shall save yourself.

Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9:
If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts

Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord;
let us acclaim the rock of our salvation.
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us joyfully sing psalms to him.
R. If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts

Come, let us bow down in worship;
let us kneel before the Lord who made us.
For he is our God,
and we are the people he shepherds, the flock he guides.
R. If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts

Oh, that today you would hear his voice:
“Harden not your hearts as at Meribah,
as in the day of Massah in the desert,
Where your fathers tempted me;
they tested me though they had seen my works.”
R. If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts

Romans 13:8-10

Brothers and sisters: Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not covet, ” and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law.

Matthew 18:15-20

Jesus said to his disciples: “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that ‘every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen even to the church, then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector. Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again, amen, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”

CATECHESIS 1st HOLY COMMUNION 2017-2018

SEPTEMBER:
10. Catechesis
17. Catechesis
24. Catechesis

OCTOBER:
1. Catechesis
8. XX
15. Catechesis
22. Catechesis
29. Catechesis

NOVEMBER:
5. Catechesis
12. Catechesis
19. Catechesis
26. XX Thanksgiving Day
      Advent begins

DECEMBER:
3. Catechesis
10. Catechesis
17. Catechesis
24. XX Nativity of the Lord
30. XX Feast of the Holy Family

JANUARY (2018)
7. Catechesis
14. XX
21. Catechesis
28. Catechesis

FEBRUARY
4. Catechesis
11. Catechesis
   14. Ash Wednesday
   16. 1st Friday of Lent: Stations of the Cross
18. XX
   23. 2nd Friday of Lent: Stations of the Cross
25. Catechesis

MARCH
   2. 3rd Friday of Lent: Stations of the Cross
4. Catechesis
   9. 4th Friday of Lent: Stations of the Cross
11. Catechesis
   16. 5th Friday of Lent: Stations of the Cross
18. Catechesis
   23. 6th Friday of Lent: Stations of the Cross
25. Palm Sunday:
       Procession at Santuario de Chimayo
29. Holy Thursday:
      Mass of the Last Supper

APRIL
1. XX
8. Catechesis
15. Catechesis
22. Catechesis
29. First Holy Communion Mass