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One Anniversary Death of my mother's passing at St Paul's Chapel, 2021
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4 items found in the database within the above time frame. Read or Listen to the homilies by clicking on the links below or use the Prev or Next buttons to select a different month of the year.
- The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
Sun, Feb 2
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Today’s gospel story is a part of the birth of Jesus and, it takes place forty days after His birth in the Temple in Jerusalem. It is called the presentation or dedication of Jesus in the temple. The origins of the custom of the dedication of a child go back centuries earlier to the time when God delivered the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. Read more »
- Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A)
Sun, Feb 9
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Many biblical stories and the lives of the saints teach us that fasting is a powerful spiritual tool that brings us closer to God and others around us, strengthens our resolve, instils discipline, makes us more humble, helps us to appreciate the goodness of the food that breaks our fast, and increases our capacity to live greatly for God, Jonah (3:5); Acts (14:23) and Matthew (4:2). Read more »
- Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A)
Sun, Feb 16
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Even today, some of Jesus' teachings still seem very radical to many people. All of us continually struggle to obey the commands of our Lord. But the Book of Sirach in today's first reading reminds us that if we "Choose to keep the commandments, they will save us; if we trust in God, we too will live", Sirach (15:15). Read more »
- Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A)
Sun, Feb 23
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Jesus neither expects sinless perfection nor demands of us moral equality with God. But he does expect us to grow in the faith, and spiritually mature in the faith. The longer we are in the faith the better we must be as a Christian. Read more »