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Still the Easter season! Rejoice! Jesus has risen! Amen! Alleluia! In the first reading, Peter addressed the crowd after healing a man in the name of Jesus. He explained what they did to Jesus and that he fulfilled the promises the prophets spoke of in the Old Testament. In the gospel, it follows the reading…

Today’s first reading is the first account of the apostles healing through the name of Jesus. It was a crippled beggar outside the temple and people instantly recognized him as the one who couldn’t walk, but was walking. Amen! Alleluia! Christ is risen! Easter miracles! The psalm today uses my word of the year, proclaim…

It’s still Easter! Amen! Alleluia! Christ is risen! In the first reading from Acts, Peter tells the people to be baptized with the Holy Spirit and 3000 were baptized that day! In the gospel, Mary Magdalene is at the tomb and sees Jesus. Of course she doesn’t recognize Him until He calls her name. Then…

Happy Easter! Did you know that it is the Easter season until Pentecost, the day the Holy Spirit descends on the apostles, fifty days after Easter Sunday. So keep rejoicing! Our Lord has risen! Amen! Today’s first reading is Peter telling the Jews that they killed God in the flesh, one who David spoke about….

The Resurrection of the LordThe Mass of Easter Day Happy Easter! Our Lord has risen! Alleluia! In the first reading, Peter proclaims to the people in the book of Acts who Jesus was and that he died for our sins and rose from the dead and now judges the living and the dead. There are…

Holy Saturday At the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of EasterEaster Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord Wow! What a title for today! It is finally here! Jesus has risen from the dead! Alleluia! Yesterday was so solemn with the encounter of the death of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. There are 7…

Today we experience what Jesus did for us, he died for our sins and our salvation. Amen! In the first reading, Isaiah describes the suffering of Jesus. Jesus is the fulfillment of all the promises of the Old Testament. Today my church will make a way of the cross. In downtown San Antonio they also…

Today there are three options for readings. The first is the Chrism mass where the priest blesses the oils used by the church throughout the year. There is the oil of the sick, the oil of the catechumens, and the holy chrism oil. The second is the day mass Thursday of Holy Week. And then…

Today’s first reading is from Isaiah. This book of the Bible is hardest for me since it is prophetic. I read many commentaries and still not sure about its message. They say it is the song of the servant and that it is talking about Jesus’ suffering. The gospel is much easier to comprehend. Judas…

Today’s first reading is from Isaiah and he talks about salvation, the salvation of Jesus. The gospel is from John. Jesus tells Judas that he knows he will betray him and then he says to Peter that he will deny him three times. I do relate to Peter’s story. When I heard the story of…