Martin Jumbam

The Petrine and Pauline elements in Christian Cardinal Tumi.

(First published in Summit Magazine, July-September 2021 edition).

There is, or there should be, a Petrine and a Pauline element in every Catholic priest, bishop, archbishop, cardinal, or pope.  The Petrine element emerges when the priest, like Saint Peter, governs, directs and establishes order in the church, and guides his flock to recognise Christ as the “Son of the living God,” (Mt 16: 16).

Catholic Meditation - Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year C

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, February 13, 2022 as the sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray, “Be my protector, O God, a mighty stronghold to save me. For you are my rock, my stronghold! Lead me, guide me, for the sake of your name. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year C

Mother Church invites us to celebrate Sunday, February 06, 2022 as the fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “O come, let us worship God, and bow low before the God who made us, for he is the Lord our God. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year C

Mother Church celebrates Sunday, January 30, 2022 as the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “Save us, Lord our God, and gather us together from the nations, that we may proclaim your holy name and glory in your praise. Amen.”