Acts 10: 34, 37-43 (The 1st reading from the Mass on Easter Day) Then Peter began to speak: “You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached—how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing goodContinue reading “Victory, Part Two”
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From Genesis to John
John 1:1-3, Genesis 1:1-5, John 1:9 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him, God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and theContinue reading “From Genesis to John”
Mercy
Introduction:The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.— Amen. God, come to my assistance.— Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:— as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Hymn: Softly and Tenderly Softly and tenderly JesusContinue reading “Mercy”
Canticle of the Creatures: The Goodness of God and Creation
The Life of St. Francis by Thomas of Celano, The First Book, Chapter 29: Even for worms he had a warm love, since he had read this text about the Savior: “I am a worm and not a man.” That is why he used to pick them up from the road and put them inContinue reading “Canticle of the Creatures: The Goodness of God and Creation”
The Good News of the Incarnation
The Story of Greccio from The Life of St. Francis by Thomas of Celano, Chapter XXX (A program for use in Fraternity Meetings or other similar settings.) Opening Hymn: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel; That mourns in lonely exile here, until the Son of God appear.Continue reading “The Good News of the Incarnation”
OFS Ongoing 