Martin Jumbam

Catholic Meditation - Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year C

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, February 17, 2019 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 10, 2019 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.”

Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year C

Mother Church celebrates Sunday, February 03, 2019 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.”

Third Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year C

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, January 27, 2019, 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.”

Second Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year C

 

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, January 20, 2019, 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.

There once was a man named Chief Justice SML Endeley

I notice as I grow older that the fingers of my mind frequently reach into the hidden recesses of my memory from where they pull out, and intermittently flash before my eyes, the names and faces of people I might have met, sometimes just once in my life. Then, no matter how hard I try to ignore them, they cling, like a leech, onto the edges of my thoughts and peace only returns to my mind when I release them on paper.

The Solemnity of the Baptism of our Lord - Year C

The Church celebrates Sunday, January 13, 2019, as the Solemnity of the Baptism of Our Lord. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “After the Lord was baptized, 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. Amen.”

The Feast of the Epiphany

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, January 06, 2019 as the feast of the Epiphany – the manifestation of Jesus as Messiah of Israel, Son of God and Saviour of the world. The entrance antiphon of this Mass says: “The Lord and ruler is coming; kingship is his, and government and power. Amen.”

Feast of the Holy Family - Year C

The Universal Church celebrates the first Sunday after Christmas as the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “The shepherds hastened to Bethlehem, where they found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. Amen.”

Ms. Pamela Martin, I salute and thank you!

The other day, I stumbled on Ms. Pamela Martin’s FaceBook page by chance and waves at memory beach came washing up the shores of my mind bringing with them, and in stark clarity, something that happened in the early days of my school life in CCAST Bambili (1970-1972).