Martin Jumbam

Catholic Meditation - Twenty-Fourth Sunday - Year B

The Universal Church invites us to celebrate Sunday, September 15, 2024, as the twenty-fourth Sunday in ordinary time, year B.  In the Entrance Antiphon, we pray: “Give peace, Lord, to those who wait for you, and your prophets will proclaim you as you deserve. Hear the prayers of your servant and of your people Israel. Amen”.

Catholic Meditation - Twenty-Third Sunday – Year B

Mother Church invites us to celebrate Sunday, September 08, 2024 as the twenty-third Sunday in ordinary time, year B.  In the Entrance Antiphon, we pray: “Lord, you are just, and the judgments you make are right. Show mercy when you judge me, your servant. Amen.

Catholic Meditation - Twenty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year B

Sunday, September 01, 2024, is the twenty-second Sunday in ordinary time, year B.  In the Entrance Antiphon, we pray: “I call to you all day long, have mercy on me, O Lord. You are good and forgiving, full of love for all who call to you. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Twenty First Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B

Mother Church celebrates Sunday, August 25, 2024, as the twenty-first Sunday in ordinary time, year B.  In the Entrance Antiphon, we pray: “Turn your ear, O Lord, and answer me; save the servant who trusts in you, my God. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, August 18, 2024, as the twentieth Sunday in ordinary time, year B.  The Entrance Antiphon of this day’s Mass says: “Turn your eyes, O God, our shield; and look on the face of your anointed one; one day within your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Feast of the Assumption

August 15^th, Mother Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was assumed into heaven body and soul. In the entrance antiphon, we pray: “Let us rejoice in the Lord and celebrate this feast in honour of the Virgin Mary, at whose assumption the angels rejoice, giving praise to the Son of God. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Nineteenth Sunday - Year B

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, August 12, 2024, as the nineteenth Sunday in ordinary time, year B.  In the Entrance Antiphon, we pray: “Look to your covenant, O Lord, and forget not the life of your poor ones forever. Arise, O God, and defend your cause, and forget not the cries of those who seek you. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, August 04, 2024, as the eighteenth Sunday in ordinary time, year B.  In the Entrance Antiphon, we pray: “God, come to my help, Lord, quickly give me assistance. You are the one who helps me and sets me free. Lord, do not be long in coming. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Seventeenth Sunday – Year B

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, July 28, 2024, as the 17^th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B. In the entrance antiphon, we pray: “God is in his holy place, God who unites those who dwell in his house; he himself gives might and strength to his people. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, July 21, 2024, as the 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B. In the entrance antiphon, we pray: “See, I have God for my help. The Lord sustains my soul. I will sacrifice to you with a willing heart, and praise your name, O Lord, for it is good.