Martin Jumbam

Twentieth Sunday of Year C

Mother Church celebrates August 18, 2019 as the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray, “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 - Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year C

Mother Church celebrates Sunday, August 11, 2019 as the 19^th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. The main theme of this day’s Holy Mass is Christ’s call for us to be vigilant and prepared for we know neither the day nor the hour of his return.  In the entrance antiphon we pray, “Lord, be true to your covenant, forget not the life of your poor ones forever. Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; do not ignore the shouts of your enemies. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - 18th Sunday - Year C

Mother Church celebrates Sunday, August 04, 2019, as the 18^th Sunday in ordinary time, year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “O God, come to my help. O Lord, quickly give me assistance. You are the one who helps me and sets me free: O Lord, do not be long in coming. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Seventeenth Sunday of Year C

Mother Church celebrates the 28^th day of July 2019 as the 17^th Sunday in ordinary time in the Church’s year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “God is in his holy dwelling; he will give a home to the lonely, he gives power and strength to his people. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year C

Mother Church celebrates Sunday, July 21, 2019 as the 16^th Sunday in ordinary time in the Church’s year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “See, I have God for my help. The Lord sustains my soul. I will sacrifice to you with willing heart, and praise your name, O Lord, for it is good. Amen.” This Sunday is generally called “hospitality Sunday” because the readings center on welcoming visitors into our homes.

Catholic Meditation - Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year C

Mother Church invites us to celebrate Sunday, July 14, 2019 as the 15^th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “In my justice I shall see your face, O Lord; when your glory appears, my joy will be full. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation -Fourteenth Sunday of Year C

Mother Church celebrates Sunday, July 07, 2019 as the 14^th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “Within your temple, we ponder your loving kindness, O God. As your name, so also your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with justice.  Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Thirteenth Sunday of Year C

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, June 30, 2019, 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 - Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time (Corpus Christi) - Year C

Mother Church celebrates Sunday, June 23, 2019, the Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C, as the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, more commonly known by its Latin title, “Corpus Christi” (the Body of Christ).  In the entrance antiphon we pray, "He fed them with the finest wheat and satisfied them with honey from the rock. Alleluia."

Catholic Meditation - Feast of the Holy Trinity - Year C

Mother Church invites us to celebrate Sunday, June 16, 2019, 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.”