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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Solemnity of the Lord’s Christmas
Massimo Palombella “Everything has been assumed because everything has been redeemed” (cf. Leo I, Tomus ad Flavianum) So wrote Pope
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Fourth Sunday of Advent/B
Massimo Palombella Today’s Gospel (Lk 1:26-38), as Christmas approaches, presents us with the Annunciation of the angel to Mary. Mary’s
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Third Sunday of Advent/B
Massimo Palombella The present Sunday is called “Gaudete” from the first word of the Introitus, whose text (Gaudete in Domino
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Second Sunday of Advent/B
Massimo Palombella The Gospel proclaimed today contains the beginning of Mark’s Gospel (Mk 1:1-8), where the text of the prophet
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Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Massimo Palombella The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a Dogma of faith proclaimed by Pope Pius IX on 8 December
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First Sunday of Advent/B
Massimo Palombella In the Roman Rite, the four weeks preceding the solemnity of Christmas took shape in Rome at the
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