Bishop Anthony’s Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Lent (Year A), Filipino Chaplaincy, St Michael’s Church, South Blacktown, 20 March 2011
Bishop Anthony’s Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Lent (Year A), Filipino Chaplaincy, St Michael’s Church, South Blacktown, 20 March 2011
Lenten recollection is one of the Lenten preparations organized by the Filipino Chaplaincy annually. The Lenten recollection is led by one of the Filipino priests in the diocese. It is a whole day affair culminating with a Holy Mass.
Pabasa or sometimes referred to as Pasyon is a verse narrative about the life and suffering of Jesus Christ. The verses are structured in five-line stanzas with each line containing eight syllables.
Stations of the Cross refers to the depiction of the final hours (or Passion) of Jesus.
Salubong refers to the act of meeting someone who is arriving.
St. Joseph is the patron saint of the Filipino Chaplaincy. The feast of St. Joseph honors the foster father of Jesus, St. Joseph. His main feast falls on March 19 while the feast of St. Joseph the Worker falls on May 1.
Celebrating the feast of St Joseph the Husband of Mary always starts with a novena and is starting on 13 March 2009.
The word “time” is nuanced in Greek. In today’s Gospel, when Jesus says “This is the time of fulfillment,” he uses the Greek term kairos for “time.” Kairos is “sacred time.” The “time” used in the Corinthians passage is different and means “has been drawn together, compacted, made short.” The same word was used in classical Greek for stowing sails, packing luggage, and reducing expenses. Our modern term would be “downsizing.”
This story of mine is about how; my prayer was answered with his intercession, the Blessed Pedro Calungsod.
Catholics mark the month of December as Divine Infancy Month as a reminder to all that in today’s hurried existence, “Jesus must always be the center of all preparation and celebration during the holiday season.”
On the Second Sunday of Advent, two persons are presented to us in our liturgy on Sunday – the prophet Isaiah and John the Baptist. They are key players in preparing Israel for the coming of the Lord.
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The Living Word Servant Community is a Charismatic Renewal Group based at St. Aidan’s Parish, Rooty Hill with Fr Renato Paras as our Spiritual Adviser.
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The Australian Devotees of Our Lady of Penafrancia under the guidance of the Filipino Chaplaincy, Diocese of Parramatta and the Basilica of Penafrancia.
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