Martin Jumbam

Catholic Meditation - 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year C

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, June 26, 2022, as the thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “All nations, clap your hands. Shout with a voice of joy to God. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Solemnity of Corpus Christi, Year C

Mother Church celebrates Sunday, June 19, 2022, the ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C, as the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, more commonly known by its Latin title, “Corpus Christi” (the Body of Christ).  Corpus Christi is a special feast to the Body and Blood of Christ introduced into the calendar of the Universal Church in 1264 when Saint Thomas Aquinas wrote the prayers and hymns for this feast.

Catholic Meditation - Feast of the Most Holy Trinity - Year C

Mother Church invites us to celebrate Sunday, June 12, 2022, the eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, as the Feast of the Holy Trinity: God as Father, God as Son and God as Holy Spirit, Three Persons in One. In the entrance antiphon we pray, “Blest be God the Father, and the Only Begotten Son of God, and also the Holy Spirit. For he has shown us his merciful love. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Pentecost Sunday – Year C

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, June 5, 2022 as Pentecost Sunday in liturgical year C.   In the entrance antiphon, we pray: “The Spirit of the Lord fills the whole world. It holds all things together and knows every word spoken by man. Alleluia.”

Catholic Meditation - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year C

Mother Church celebrates Sunday, May 29, 2022, the last Sunday before Pentecost, as the seventh Sunday of Easter – Year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray: ‘Lord, hear my voice when I call to you. My heart has prompted me to seek your face; I seek it, Lord; do not hide from me. Amen. Alleluia.’

Catholic Meditation - Sixth Sunday of Easter - Year C

 The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, May 22, 2022 as the sixth Sunday of Easter – Year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray: ‘Alleluia, alleluia. Proclaim a joyful sound and let it be heard; proclaim to the ends of the earth: The Lord has freed his people, alleluia. Amen. Alleluia.’

Catholic Meditation - Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year C

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, May 15, 2022, as the fifth Sunday of Easter – Year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray: ‘O sing a new song to the Lord, for he has worked wonders; in the sight of the nations he has shown his deliverance. Amen. Alleluia.’

Catholic Meditation - Fourth Sunday of Easter - Year C

The Universal Church celebrates May 08, 2022 as the fourth Sunday of Easter – Year C. In the entrance antiphon of this day’s Holy Mass we pray: “The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord; by the word of the Lord the heavens were made, alleluia.”

Catholic Meditation - Third Sunday of Easter - Year C

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, May 01, 2022, as the third Sunday of Easter – Year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “Cry out with joy to God, all the earth; O sing to the glory of his name. O render him glorious praise, alleluia.”

Catholic Meditation - Second Sunday of Easter - Year C

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, April 24, 2022, as the Second Sunday of Easter – Year C, the Sunday of Divine Mercy. The readings for this Sunday are about mercy, trust and the forgiveness of sins.  In the entrance antiphon we pray: “Rejoice to the full in the glory that is yours, and give thanks to God who called you into his heavenly kingdom, alleluia.”