Sunday, June 1, 2025 Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:1-11; Eph 1:17-23; Lk 24:46-53 The solemnity of the Ascension celebrates that Jesus, having risen from the dead, now ascends to heaven, returning to the Father in glory. Christ lifted up has entered his heavenly abode and opened heaven for us. Hence, his […]
Saturday, May 31, 2025 Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Zeph 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Lk 1:39-56 The feast of the Visitation invites us to practice humility as the overarching Christian virtue. All the principal characters in today’s Gospel, namely God, Mary, Elizabeth, and John, live out the virtue of humility in
Friday, May 30, 2025 Acts 18:9-18; Jn 16:20-23 Today’s Gospel is a continuation of yesterday’s text on the need for Christians to transition from sorrow to joy as a foundational Christian experience. Jesus makes use of a common Jewish metaphor – childbirth – to describe the transition from sorrow to joy in Christian life. Two
