– Anastasios Today we talk of a companion of Sophronius of Jerusalem, John Moschus (550-619). He was a Byzantine monk who traveled with Sophronius extensively, and who died in Rome. His most important work is The Spiritual Meadow. It begins…
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PRAYER: A CONVERSION OF THE SELF – 28TH July 2019: 17Th Sunday In Ordinary Time (C)
LUKE 11:1-13 – Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau No evangelist insists so much on the subject of prayer as Luke. He remembers that Jesus prayed seven times. Luke also reports five prayers of Jesus including, “Father, forgive them, for…
SAINTS JOACHIM AND ANNE – Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saints Joachim and Anne are the parents of the Virgin Mary. There is no mention of them in the Bible or Gospels. Below is a short excerpt from “Mystical City of God” by Ven. Mary of Agreda. The Most High…
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA – The soul of the Sacred Word that became art
– Aurelio Porfiri We Catholics should be more aware of the great people who have honored our religion and continue to do so. Among these people is Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594), whose 425th death anniversary we commemorate. A composer…
CHANCERY NOTICE – Prayers for Hong Kong
Bishop Stephen Lee will offer Holy Mass in the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady on 26 July (Friday, Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne) at 6:45 for the prayer intention of peace and stability for the society of…
CHURCH FATHERS (65) – Saint Sophronius of Jerusalem
– Anastasios Our Sophronius (560-638) was born in Damascus and entered the monastery of Saint Theodosius in Jerusalem. He traveled frequently in Asia and in Rome. He was consecrated Patriarch of Jerusalem. During his life one of his most fierce…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (41) – What did the Magisterium say about Arianism? And Macedonianism?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía It was Jesus Christ who introduced mankind to the Blessed Trinity. From the early years of Christianity, Christians held a firm belief in and devotion to the Three Persons in one God. There were…
MARY OR MARTHA? – 21ST July 2019 – 16th Sunday In Ordinary Time
Genesis 18.1-10a; Colossians 1:24-28; Luke 10:38-42 – Shiu Lan www.FLL.cc This Sunday’s Gospel Reading about the familiar story of Mary and Martha reminds me of a very inspiring homily I heard recently about service. In life, we serve, we serve…
THE SECRET BENEATH ST PETER’S – A pathway under the earth
– José Maria C.S. André Unexpectedly (June 29), Pope Francis offered Patriarch Bartholomew, of Constantinople, nine bony fragments two thousand years old, from a tomb located beneath St Peter’s basilica. The tomb can be visited, although the application must be…
FIRST TIME IN MACAU – “JOYFUL FEAST 2019” – Eucharist, the heart of the event
– Miguel Augusto Macau welcomes for the first time the “Joyful Feast 2019 – Eucharistic Congress & Youth Festival FYI” taking place on the campus of the University of Saint Joseph in Ilha Verde. One of the founding members of…