Ash Wednesday
Massimo Palombella Happy beginning of Lent. With today’s day, the Church gives us a time for the quality of our
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Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mk 1:40-45) a leper kneeling before Jesus implores “If you are willing, you can cleanse
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Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mk 1:29-39) Jesus heals many people suffering from various illnesses and casts out many demons.
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Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time/B
In today’s Gospel (Mk 1:21-28), in the synagogue of Capernaum, an unclean spirit cries out to Jesus “What do you
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Third Sunday of Ordinary Time/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mk 1:14-20), Jesus, passing along the Sea of Galilee, calls Simon, Andrew, James and John.
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Second Sunday of Ordinary Time/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Jn 1:35-42) Jesus is referred to by John the Baptist as “the Lamb of God”
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Feast of the Baptism of the Lord/B
Massimo Palombella In ancient times, the Churches of Byzantine tradition called this feast ‘Epiphany’ where three manifestations of Jesus were
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Solemnity of Epiphany
Massimo Palombella The term ‘epipháneia‘ was used by the Greeks to indicate the action or manifestation of a deity (through
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Solemnity of Mary Most Holy Mother of God
Massimo Palombella In the Roman Rite Calendar, the Solemnity of the Circumcision of Jesus was celebrated on this day until
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Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Joseph and Mary/B
Massimo Palombella Today’s feast day has been celebrated locally since the 17th century. In 1895 Pope Leo XIII fixed the
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