2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Who is Jesus for us? John calls Jesus the Lamb of God and thus signifies Jesus' mission as the One who redeems us from our sins. The blood of the Passover Lamb (Exodus 12) delivered the Israelites from their oppression in Egypt and from the plague of death. The Lord Jesus freely offered up his life for us on the cross as the atoning sacrifice for our sins (1 Corinthians 5:7). The blood which he poured out for us on the cross cleanses, heals, and frees us from our slavery to sin, and from the "wages of sin which is death" (Romans 6:23) and the "destruction of both body and soul in hell" (Matthew 10:28).
It is significant that John was the son of the priest, Zachariah, who participated in the daily sacrifice of a lamb in the temple for the sins of the people (Exodus 29). In Jesus, John saw the true and only sacrifice which could deliver us from the bondage of sin, death, and the powers of hell. How did John know the true identity of Jesus, as the Son of God and Savior of the world (John 1:29)? The Holy Spirit revealed to John Jesus' true nature in such a way that John bore witness that this is the Son of God. How can we be certain that Jesus is truly the Christ, the Son of the living God? The Holy Spirit makes the Lord Jesus Christ known to us through the gift of faith. God gives us freely of his Spirit that we may comprehend - with enlightened minds and eyes of faith - the great mystery and plan of God to unite all things in his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us pray: Lord Jesus Christ, fill me with the power of your Holy Spirit that I may grow in the knowledge of your great love and truth. Let your Spirit be aflame in my heart that I may joyfully seek to do your will in all things.
Have a Blessed and Joyful Week
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Who is Jesus for us? John calls Jesus the Lamb of God and thus signifies Jesus' mission as the One who redeems us from our sins. The blood of the Passover Lamb (Exodus 12) delivered the Israelites from their oppression in Egypt and from the plague of death. The Lord Jesus freely offered up his life for us on the cross as the atoning sacrifice for our sins (1 Corinthians 5:7). The blood which he poured out for us on the cross cleanses, heals, and frees us from our slavery to sin, and from the "wages of sin which is death" (Romans 6:23) and the "destruction of both body and soul in hell" (Matthew 10:28).
It is significant that John was the son of the priest, Zachariah, who participated in the daily sacrifice of a lamb in the temple for the sins of the people (Exodus 29). In Jesus, John saw the true and only sacrifice which could deliver us from the bondage of sin, death, and the powers of hell. How did John know the true identity of Jesus, as the Son of God and Savior of the world (John 1:29)? The Holy Spirit revealed to John Jesus' true nature in such a way that John bore witness that this is the Son of God. How can we be certain that Jesus is truly the Christ, the Son of the living God? The Holy Spirit makes the Lord Jesus Christ known to us through the gift of faith. God gives us freely of his Spirit that we may comprehend - with enlightened minds and eyes of faith - the great mystery and plan of God to unite all things in his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us pray: Lord Jesus Christ, fill me with the power of your Holy Spirit that I may grow in the knowledge of your great love and truth. Let your Spirit be aflame in my heart that I may joyfully seek to do your will in all things.
Have a Blessed and Joyful Week
Our Lady Of Grace Romney
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Next week’s readings:
Job 38: 1, 8-11;
Psalm 107: 23-24, 25-26, 28-29, 30-31; 2 Corinthians 5: 14-17;
Mark 4: 35-41
Category
Easter
The Question
In Luke 24;13-35. The risen Jesus met two disciples who were on the road to this town
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Category:
March Madness
Catholic Style
Question:
In 1963 this Jesuit university from “The Windy City” upset heavily favored Cincinnati in the NCAA Championship Game, 60-58 in OT
Answer
Who was Loyola (Chicago)
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Category:
The Saints Go
"March" -ing In
Question:
Saint Joseph’s feast day is March 19. Appropriately,
he is the patron saint of this profession
Answer
What is a Carpenter ?
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Category:
March Madness
Catholic Style
Question:
This west coast Jesuit University won consecutive NCAA men’s basketball championships in 1955-56
Answer
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Category:
The Saints Go
"March" -ing In
Question:
Saint Katherine Drexel, an American whose feast day is March 3, was born into a wealthy, prominent family in this large eastern city
Answer
Where is Philadelphia?
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Category:
Catholics in American Goverment
Question:
He was the only Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence
Answer
Who was John Caroll?
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Category:
Catholics in American Goverment
Question:
There are this many Catholics on the current U.S. Supreme Court
What are six?
Answer
(Chief Justice John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito Jr., Sonia Sotomayor)