Martin Jumbam

Catholic Meditation - Fourth Sunday of Lent - Year C

Mother Church celebrates Sunday, March 27, 2022, as the fourth Sunday of Lent – Year C. In the Entrance Antiphon we pray: “Rejoice, Jerusalem! Be glad for her, you who love her; rejoice with her, you who mourned for her, and you will find contentment at her consoling breasts. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Third Sunday of Lent - Year C

Mother Church invites us to celebrate Sunday, March 20, 2022 as the third Sunday of Lent – Year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “My eyes are always on the Lord, for he rescues my feet from the snare. Turn to me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and poor. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - Second Sunday of Lent - Year C

Second Sunday of Lent – Year C

Mother Church invites us to celebrate Sunday, March 13, 2022, as the Second Sunday of Lent – Year C. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “Remember your mercies, Lord, your tenderness from ages past. Do not let our enemies triumph over us; O God, deliver Israel from all her distress. Amen.”

Catholic Meditation - First Sunday of Lent - Year C

Mother Church invites us to celebrate Sunday, March 06, 2022, as the First Sunday of Lent in the Church’s Year C. As we enter the Lenten season, it is appropriate to ask the question: What is Lent?

Catholic Meditation - Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year C

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, February 13, 2022 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 06, 2022 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.”

Catholic Meditation - Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year C

Mother Church celebrates Sunday, January 30, 2022 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.”

Catholic Meditation - Third Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year C

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, January 23, 2022, 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.”

Catholic Meditation - Second Sunday - Year C

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, January 16, 2020, 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.

Catholic Meditation - The Baptism of Our Lord - Year C

The Universal Church celebrates Sunday, January 09, 2022, as the Baptism of our Lord. This feast concludes the Christmas cycle and is at the same time the First Sunday of the year.  In the entrance antiphon we pray, "After the Lord was baptised, 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."