Martin Jumbam

Catholic Meditation - Pentecost Sunday - Year A

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, May 28, 2023, as Pentecost Sunday – Year A. 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 A

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, May 21, 2023 as the Seventh Sunday of Easter – Year A.  It is the last Sunday before Pentecost, and it is precisely on this Sunday each year that the Church celebrates the World Communications Day.  

Catholic Meditation - Solemnity of the Ascension

My brothers and sisters, the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord to heaven is one of the great solemnities in the Christian liturgical calendar and commemorates the bodily ascension of Jesus  into heaven. Ascension Day is traditionally celebrated on a Thursday, the fortieth day of Easter. The Latin term used for the feast, ascensio, signifies that Christ was raised up by his own powers, and it is from these terms that this holy day gets its name.

Catholic Meditation - Sixth Sunday of Easter - Year A

Mother Church invites us to celebrate Sunday, May 14, 2023 as the sixth Sunday of Easter – Year A In the entrance antiphon we pray: Speak out with a voice of joy; let it be heard to the ends of the earth: The Lord has set his people free, alleluia! 

Catholic Meditation - Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year A

Mother Church invites us to celebrate Sunday, May 07, 2023, as the fifth Sunday of Easter – Year A. 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, alleluia.”

Catholic Meditation - Fourth Sunday of Easter - Year A

Mother Church celebrates April 30, 2023 as the fourth Sunday of Easter, Year A. It is also called Good Shepherd Sunday. This image is meant to evoke the idea of a shepherd who knows his sheep by name and is willing to lay down his life for them, just as Jesus does for our salvation. In the entrance antiphon 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 A

Mother Church celebrates Sunday, April 23, 2023 as the third Sunday of Easter – Year A. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “Let all the earth cry out to God with joy; praise the glory of this name; proclaim his glorious praise, alleluia.” 

Catholic Meditation - Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) – Year A

Mother Church celebrates Sunday, April 16, 2023 as the Second Sunday of Easter. It is also known as Divine Mercy Sunday because it is originally based on the devotion to the Divine Mercy, which Saint Faustina reported as part of her encounter with Jesus. It is therefore associated with special promises from Jesus and indulgences issued by the Church.  In the entrance Antiphon we pray: “Like newborn infants, you must long for the pure, spiritual milk, that in him you may grow to salvation. Alleluia.”

Catholic Meditation - Palm Sunday – Year A

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, April 02, 2023, as Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday, because the theme of Jesus’ suffering and death begins with the reading of the passion. Palm Sunday begins Holy Week. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “Hosanna to the Son of David, the King of Israel. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Fifth Sunday of Lent - Year A

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, March 26, 2023, as the Fifth Sunday of Lent – Year A. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “Give me justice, O God, and defend my cause against the wicked; rescue me from deceitful and unjust men. You, O God, are my refuge. Amen.”