CATHOLIC MASS: Third Sunday of Advent – Gaudete Sunday 12.13.15 – Video, Scripture, Links

Bishop Holding Host Aloft During Mass

“… Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! …” +++ “Shout for joy … Sing joyfully … The LORD has removed the judgment against you … the King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst…” +++ “Cry …

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Jesus is the Vine, We are the Branches: Pope Francis on the Gospel of John

Pope Francis, during his Regina Coeli address on the Fifth Sunday of Easter,  preached on the Gospel from Mass, from Jesus’ Last Supper Discourses in the Gospel of John. Jesus is the Vine, and we …

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FAITHLINK News.va: Pope Francis Bear the Fruits of Membership in Christ and the Church

Pope Francis file photo

… “Jesus is the vine,” Pope Francis continued, “and through Him, the very love of God passes” to us “the branches”: “The branches are not self-sufficient, but depend totally on the vine, in which is …

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FAITHLINK DailyGospel.org: “Bearing Fruit in Abundance,” Commentary by Saint Bernard (1091-1153), Cistercian Monk and Doctor of the Church

I must warn each of you about his vine: for who has never cut back everything that is superfluous in himself to the point of thinking that there is nothing more to cut? Believe me, …

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FAITHLINK DailyGospel.org: “A Good Shepherd Lays Down His Life for the sheep” – Saint Anthony of Padua Gospel Commentary

Historic Etching of Jesus the Good Shepherd, adapted from image at loc.gov

“I am the good shepherd”. The word “shepherd” comes from the word “to pasture”. Christ pastures us each day on his body and blood in the sacrament of the altar. Jesse, David’s father, said to …

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