Exaltation of the Cross

NUMBERS 21: 4-9PSALM 77: 1-2, 34-38 R. v. 7PHILIPPIANS 2: 6-11JOHN 3: 13-17 The feast of the exaltation of the cross goes back a long way. In 326 the Emperor Constantine’ mother, Helena, at the grand age of 80, set sail for Jerusalem to find the cross of Jesus and his tomb. She found the … More Exaltation of the Cross

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C (2025)

WISDOM 9: 13-18PSALM 89: 3-6, 12-14, 17 R. v. 1PHILEMON 9-10, 12-17LUKE 14: 25-33 As we celebrate Father’s Day today/tomorrow, our Gospel reading seems to be inappropriate.However in fact it is quite apt. Today’s reading is a continuation of Jesus’ teaching in Luke’s Gospel about Christian discipleship. Here, Jesus stresses that the essential condition for … More 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C (2025)