THIS WEEK
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord ends the Christmas cycle. Christmas is such an important celebration that one day (Dec.25) does not fully explain it. Therefore through the liturgy the Church delves deeper into the greatest event in history...God becoming one of us.
I have put the Great Doxology on the blog this week. this magnificent prayer comes from the Eastern Church. It is song on special days. The feast of the Baptism of the Lord is one of them. Great celebration..
NEXT WEEK...beginning next week there will be a series of reflections on the Ten Commandments. I found myself using them the same way I did years ago. Things have changed so a little revisiting was necessary to keep them alive. After all they are a gift from God. These reflections will be the form of a conversation with God. We have all seen the poster: What would Jesus do? These reflection ask the question: What would God say if He was giving the Commandments today? Next week's reflection will be a simple introduction to the Commandments.
For your daily reflections go to: http://www.usccb.org/video/reflections.shtml. Please put this on your favorites,
About Me
- fr.Bill,ofm
- It really is about time I got to do this profile. Because of the nature of the animal there are going to be a lot of "I" please excuse. I was born in NYC many years ago. I entered the Franciscan Order, Holy Name Province, in July 1960.ordained a Franciscan Priest in 1966. Shortly after Ordination I was sent to Japan where I spent the next glorious 28 years working as missionary. In 1994 I went to India to work with lepers, Unfortunately, I got sick and had to cut my stay short.The next stop was the Holy Land. Two more very happy years. Finally, after 30 years out of the country I returned to the States. My first posting was to a Chapel in a shopping mall outside of Albany NY. In my spare time I worked with the fillipino Community in Albany and also with the collegiates at Siena College. In 2002 I was transferred to St.Francis Inn, a soup kitchen run by the Franciscans of the NY Province.
No comments:
Post a Comment