FAITHLINK Aquinas & More: “#Squanto was #Catholic? And Other #Thanksgiving Morsels”
“Reading up on #Catholicism and #Thanksgiving brings a bounty of different stories from history connecting both. …”
Month: November 2016
FAITHLINK: Catholic Mass Readings – Thanksgiving Day (USA), Thursday 11.24.16 – USCCB/NABRV
“… Jesus said in reply,
“Ten were cleansed, were they not?
Where are the other nine?
Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?”
Then he said to him, ‘Stand up and go;
your faith has saved you.'”
FAITHLINK: Catholic Mass Readings: Memorial of Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr, Tuesday 11.22.16
“‘… When you hear of wars and insurrections,
do not be terrified; for such things must happen first,
but it will not immediately be the end.”
Then he said to them,
‘Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
There will be powerful earthquakes, famines, and plagues
from place to place;
and awesome sights and mighty signs will come from the sky.'”
FAITHLINK News.Va: “Pope Francis: Full Text of Homily for Solemnity of Christ the King”
“The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, is the crown of the liturgical year and this Holy Year of Mercy. The Gospel in fact presents the kingship of Jesus as the culmination of his saving work, and it does so in a surprising way. ‘The Christ of God, the Chosen One, the King’ (Lk 23:35,37) appears without power or glory: he is on the cross, where he seems more to be conquered than conqueror. His kingship is paradoxical: his throne is the cross; his crown is made of thorns; he has no sceptre, but a reed is put into his hand; he does not have luxurious clothing, but is stripped of his tunic; he wears no shiny rings on his fingers, but his hands are pierced with nails; he has no treasure, but is sold for thirty pieces of silver. …”
FAITHLINK: Catholic Mass Readings: Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Monday 11.21.16
“When Jesus looked up he saw some wealthy people
putting their offerings into the treasury
and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins.
He said, ‘I tell you truly,
this poor widow put in more than all the rest;
for those others have all made offerings from their surplus wealth,
but she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood.'”
VIDEO: Catholic TV Mass: Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Monday 11.21.16 – Catholic TV (Boston)
Catholic Mass for the Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Monday, Nov. 22, 2016, from Catholic TV in the Archdiocese of Boston.
VIDEO: Catholic TV Mass: Solemnity of Christ the King, Sunday 11.20.16
#Catholic #TV #Mass for the Solemnity of #Christ the King, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
FAITHLINK: Benedict XVI Angelus, Solemnity of Christ the King, 2010 – Vatican.va
“… The Solemnity of Christ the King was established by Pius XI in 1925 and, later, after the Second Vatican Council, it was placed at the close of the liturgical year. The Gospel according to St Luke presents, as in a great painting, the kingship of Jesus at the moment of his Crucifixion. The leaders of the people and the soldiers taunt “the first-born of all creation” (Col 1:15) and put him to the test to see whether he has the power to save himself from death (cf. Luke 23:35-37). …”
VIDEO: Catholic TV Mass – Solemnity of Christ the King, Sunday 11.20.16 – Heart of the Nation (Wisconsin)
#Catholic #Mass for the Solemnity of #Christ the King, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, from “Heart of the Nation” in Wisconsin.
FAITHLINK Archdiocese of Washington: “King of Thieves and King of the Universe – A Homily for the Solemnity of Christ the King”
“… the good thief claims the victory through his choice for #Jesus #Christ. Will you have the victory? That depends on whether you choose the prince of this world or the King of the Universe, Jesus. Some think that they can tread some middle path, choosing neither Jesus nor Satan. But if you do that, you’ve actually chosen the prince of this world, who loves compromise. Jesus says, Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters ….”