...last Sunday of November marks the beginning of Advent and the new liturgical year. The liturgical color changes to purple, representing a time of penance, preparation, and sacrifice. The month...
...of the Tz’utujil, who are decedents of the Mayans. Father Rother learned Spanish and the Tz’utujil language in Guatemala. He celebrated Mass in their language and helped translate the New...
...Forty is typically indicative of a time of testing, trial, penance, purification, and renewal. The number forty is used many times in both the Old and New Testaments: Mark 1:12-15:...
...reading is from the Old Testament and the second reading is from one of the New Testament letters. During the Easter season, the first reading is taken from the Acts...
Do not let your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me… I am the way and the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me.