– Tej Francis “The contagion of hope” (Vatican News) No banner hung from the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica. No bands played the Vatican anthem. No floral arrangements decorated St Peter’s Square. Nearby streets were empty and silent, as…
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MEDITABOR – Music by Aurelio Porfiri
Liturgical Mass Sheet
THE FRIEND OF MY FRIEND
– Carlos M. Frota Three weeks ago I decided to take the challenge of a very good old friend to have a conversation with him every day. He convinced me that it was worthwhile, for practical reasons, not just philosophical…
THE NECESSITY OF THE ROSARY
– Corrado Gnerre Dear friends , I am very fond of the prayer of the Rosary. I like to recite it several times a day and also when I am in church before the Blessed Sacrament. Someone, however, reproaches me,…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (75) – What does the fire of Pentecost mean?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía “When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house…
SELF RECOLLECTION AND REFLECTION IN THE TIMES WE ARE IN
– Ross Belle Santos-Balatbat “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we…
DEVOTIONAL MUSIC FOR LENT – Haydn’s Seven Last Words from the Cross
– Maria Kwak* Haydn’s The Seven Last Words from the Cross is perhaps the most well-known music that reflects the spirit of Holy Week. The Seven Last Words from the Cross are seven expressions biblically attributed to Jesus during his…
DO NOT LOOK FOR THE LIVING AMONG THE DEAD – Easter Vigil / Holy Saturday – Year A
MATTHEW 28:1-10 – Fernando Armellini Claretian Publications, Macau The closed tomb stood for an apparent victory of the wicked. Faced with this tragedy, one wonders: will the darkness and the silence of the grave extinguish forever even the memory…
SAN LORENZO FUORI LE MURA – The memorial of martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
– Anastasios Even if San Lorenzo fuori le mura (“outside the walls”) is not really in the center of Rome, it is still to be considered one of the most important churches in the city. The church is very ancient,…
A SILENT EASTER
– Aurelio Porfiri The Lenten season of 2020 will certainly always remain in our minds because of the peculiar situation we are all in, and when I say all, I mean the whole world. I was reading that half of…