Martin Jumbam

Catholic Meditation - Third Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year C

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, January 23, 2022, as the third Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “Sing a new song to the Lord! Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Truth and beauty surround him, he lives in holiness and glory. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Second Sunday - Year C

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, January 16, 2020, as the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “May all the earth give you worship and praise, and break into song to your name, O God, Most High. Amen.” The sacrament of matrimony is very much at the center of this day’s Eucharist.

Catholic Meditation - The Baptism of Our Lord - Year C

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, January 09, 2022, as the Baptism of our Lord. This feast concludes the Christmas cycle and is at the same time the First Sunday of the year.  In the entrance antiphon we pray, "After the Lord was baptised, the heavens were opened, and the Spirit descended upon him like a dove, and the voice of the Father thundered: This is my Beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

Catholic Meditation - The Epiphany of the Lord - Year C

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, January 02, 2022, as the feast of the Epiphany, that is, the manifestation of Jesus as Messiah of Israel, Son of God and Saviour of the world. When our Lord is born on Christmas day, God’s Angel announces his birth to the Jewish world through the shepherds. The evangelist Luke tells us that at the announcement of our Lord’s birth, a multitude of other angels appeared to the shepherds singing and praising God (Lk 2: 8-20). Today, the Feast of the Epiphany, provides the non-Jewish world, represented by the Wise Men (the Magi) from the East, the opportunity to also celebrate the birth of the Saviour.