Meditating on the litany of our Lady, today, we arrive at another fundamental human value under the invocation: “Mother Most Chaste”, in which Mary is for us a model of...
Author - Chinaka Justin Mbaeri
Mass Reflections, Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
REFLECTION FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF EASTER
The opening paragraph of the Vatican II “Decree On The Mission Activity Of The Church,” titled “Ad Gentes” (To the Nations), declares:...
Mass Reflections, Reflexões na lingua Portuguesa, Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
REFLEXÃO PARA QUARTA FEIRA DA QUARTA SEMANA DA PÁSCOA
Na leitura do evangelho (cf. Jo 12,44-50) desta manhã, Jesus fala daquele que lhe enviou. Frequentemente, no evangelho de João, Jesus falava de Deus como “Aquele...
Catholic Article, Catholicism, Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
MAY DEVOTION: UNDERSTANDING THE MARIAN TITLES IN THE LITANY OF LORETO. DAY 5: “MOTHER MOST PURE”
As we descend the ladder of the Litany of our Lady, we come to see that our Lady’s Litany is more than a prayer or invocation; it is a list of fundamental human...
We are quite familiar with the popular expression of Tertullian (197 A.D): “The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church”. Tertullian saw that the Church grow...
Catholic Article, Catholicism, Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
MAY DEVOTION: UNDERSTANDING THE MARIAN TITLES IN THE LITANY OF LORETO. DAY 4: “MOTHER OF DIVINE GRACE”
After invoking her with the title: “Mother of Christ”, next, the Church goes on to invoke her with the title: “Mother of Divine Grace”, and this becomes our topic for...
One of my favourite hymns in relation to pastoral works was composed by Alexcenah Thomas (1857 – 1910), titled: “Bring them in” (Hark! ’tis the Shepherd’s...
Psalm 8:5 explicitly tells us that man is lower than ‘gods’ (angels): “Yet you have made him a little lower than the angels; with glory and honour you crowned him.” The...
Catholic Article, Catholicism, Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
MAY DEVOTION: UNDERSTANDING THE MARIAN TITLES IN THE LITANY OF LORETO. DAY 3: “HOLY VIRGIN OF VIRGINS”, “QUEEN OF VIRGINS”
The third title of our Lady in the Litany of Loreto attests to her virginity; in fact, it refers to her as the “holy Virgin of virgins.” This is quite...
Mass Reflections, Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
REFLECTION FOR FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY)
The imagery of Shepherding (or Pastoring) pertains to a leader (or shepherd/pastor) exercising authority over a group of people known under the imagery of flock or sheep...
