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Responding to the Christmas message
24 Dec 2018

Responding to the Christmas message

by Diana Macalintal | posted in: Christmas, Living Liturgy | 0

Readings for Christmas Day, Mass at Dawn The story of Christmas does not end with the angels’ song glorifying God. Here we see the shepherds’ response to the revelation given to them by that heavenly host. They “went in haste,” … Read More

The Trinity is a mystery even a child could understand
21 May 2018

The Trinity is a mystery even a child could understand

by Diana Macalintal | posted in: liturgical year, Living Liturgy | 0

Readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Year B About Liturgy Homilists often dread preparing the homily for this Sunday’s solemnity because it is so easy to get caught up in trying to explain either a mathematical conundrum … Read More

sign of the cross, Trinity
Moveable Feasts
9 May 2018

Moveable Feasts

by Diana Macalintal | posted in: Easter, liturgical year, Living Liturgy | 0

Readings for the Solemnity of the Ascension, Year B About Liturgy Why do some places celebrate Ascension on Thursday while others move it to the following Sunday? The Synoptic Gospels give us the tradition of placing the Ascension forty days … Read More

Ascension, Pope Benedict XVI
Being witnesses for Christ and one another
25 Apr 2018

Being witnesses for Christ and one another

by Diana Macalintal | posted in: Easter, Living Liturgy | 0

Readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year B About Liturgy We know well that to be disciples we are to be witnesses for Christ. Yet we are also called to be witnesses for one another, speaking on behalf of … Read More

witnesses
From altar to table: Christ present there
8 Apr 2018

From altar to table: Christ present there

by Diana Macalintal | posted in: Easter, Living Liturgy | 0

Readings for the Third Sunday of Easter, Year B About Liturgy Let us continue our mystagogical reflection on the symbols of Easter. We see in today’s gospel the risen Christ ask for something to eat, and he eats what is … Read More

table
Christmas: The Vigil Mass – Living Liturgy: Traditions and Genealogies
21 Dec 2017

Christmas: The Vigil Mass – Living Liturgy: Traditions and Genealogies

by Diana Macalintal | posted in: Christmas, liturgical year, Living Liturgy | 0

Reflecting on the Gospel and Living the Paschal Mystery To ponder and pray: Christmas is a season for traditions. We return to familiar rituals of our childhood. We renew the bonds of friendship through customs of gathering and greeting. And … Read More

Matthew's genealogy, traditio
Advent 04B – Living Liturgy: The gradual nature of seasons
19 Dec 2017

Advent 04B – Living Liturgy: The gradual nature of seasons

by Diana Macalintal | posted in: Advent, Christmas, environment and art, liturgical year, Living Liturgy | 0

About Liturgy The gradual nature of seasons: Our secular calendar marks the days one season ends and another begins. Yet in our daily life, that line is not as sharply defined. Fall colors gradually turn to winter cold as, day by … Read More

Las Posadas
Advent 03B – Living Liturgy: Liturgy doesn’t lie
13 Dec 2017

Advent 03B – Living Liturgy: Liturgy doesn’t lie

by Diana Macalintal | posted in: Advent, liturgical year, Living Liturgy | 0

About Liturgy Liturgy doesn’t lie: In today’s gospel, John the Baptist testifies to the light “so that all might believe through him.” In other words, he was to tell the truth about the light. At the midway point of Advent, today’s … Read More

Gaudete, Pope Francis
Advent 02B – Living Liturgy: Roaring like a lion
9 Dec 2017

Advent 02B – Living Liturgy: Roaring like a lion

by Diana Macalintal | posted in: Advent, liturgical year, Living Liturgy | 0

About Liturgy Roaring like a lion: Have you ever seen an ambo, gospel book, or another item in your church decorated with four winged creatures? Take a closer look. You’ll probably find a human, a lion, a bull, and an eagle. … Read More

gospels
Advent 01B – Living Liturgy: What Matters Most
1 Dec 2017

Advent 01B – Living Liturgy: What Matters Most

by Diana Macalintal | posted in: Advent, liturgical year, Living Liturgy | 0

About Liturgy What matters most: Despite our expectation that Advent is a quieter time, this first Sunday of the new liturgical year is a flurry of activity in parishes. We switch out old missalettes, worship aids, and liturgical calendars. The environment … Read More

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