IN BRIEF: WHY THREE BISHOPS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE ORDINATION OF A NEW BISHOP Introduction In Catholic theology, only one bishop is necessary for a valid consecration of another …
LITURGY COME ALIVE (By Fr. Anthony Agnes) Saints of the Liturgy: St. Hippolytus of Rome Every August 13 is celebrated as the Memorial of St. Hippolytus, a strange figure of …
COMMENTARIES FROM THE HEART (By Fr. Anthony Agnes) 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A (13.08.2023) First Reading: 1 Kings 19:9,11-13 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 84(85):9-14 Second Reading: Romans 9:1-5 Gospel: …
LITURGY COME ALIVE (By Fr. Anthony Agnes) Reflection: “Nobis quoque peccatoribus…” The single moment in the Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer) when the celebrating priest acknowledges our ‘human identity’ before the …
COMMENTARIES FROM THE HEART (By Fr. Anthony Agnes) Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Year A (06.08.2023) First Reading: Daniel 7:9-10,13-14 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 96(97):1-2,5-6,9 Second Reading: 2 Peter …
COMMENTARIES FROM THE HEART (By Fr. Anthony Agnes) 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A (30.07.2023) First Reading: 1 Kings 3:5,7-12 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118(119):57,72,76-77,127-130 Second Reading: Romans 8:28-30 Gospel: …
COMMENTARIES FROM THE HEART (By Fr. Anthony Agnes) 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A (23.07.2023) First Reading: Wisdom 12:13,16-19 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 85(86):5-6,9-10,15-16 Second Reading: Romans 8:26-27 Gospel: Matthew …
COMMENTARIES FROM THE HEART (By Fr. Anthony Agnes) 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A (16.07.2023) First Reading: Isaiah 55:10-11 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 64(65):10-14 Second Reading: Romans 8:18-23 Gospel: Matthew …
DO INFANTS RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION? Did you know that in the Eastern Rites Catholic Church (the other half of the universal Catholic Church) infants and children start receiving Holy Communion …
HOW TO MENTION NAMES IN THE LITURGY In Catholic theology and in the Christian tradition in general, and in the Liturgy in particular, when we use “your name” the understanding …