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August 29, 2021 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time – B. READINGS: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8; Ps 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5; Jas 1:17-18,21b-22, 27; Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23. A Romanian proverb says: “The law grows of sin, and chastises it.” And a Russian proverb adds: “There is no law written for fools.” The primary aim of every law and regulation is human life. To live however means to do what is good and avoid what is evil. In this sense, any social or legal regulation that does not find its primary end in our well-being is not only inhumane but is a bad law. The purpose of our life, not only as Christians, but also and before all as humans, can be summarized in this our opening prayer: to love the name of God, the giver of all that is good, to deepen our sense of reverence, and to nurture and keep in our heart what is good. That is the real vocation of man. Sadly, we lose sight of that vocation when we give way to evil. In today's first reading, Moses exhorts the children of Israel to th...

August 22, 2021 Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time – B. READINGS: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19,20-21; Eph 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-32; Jn 6:60-69. A French proverb says: “God alone understands fools.” And a Ganda proverb adds: “An ugly child of your own is more to you than a beautiful one belonging to your neighbor.” When one experienced all the graciousness and great actions of God in his life, he cannot turn another way around but adore him with sincerity. Assuredly, the heart of mankind is the most inconsistent thing that exists and it easily waves in confront of situations. But when one regains conscience, he realizes he has no other hope of life but God. With a little lucidity, I came to the conclusion that man is a situational or circumstantial being, nevertheless, after all, he is also a being for God, intrinsically linked to God as the husband is linked to his wife. Christian life could be seen as a spousal relationship with Christ. It has its ups and downs, bu...

August 15, 2021 Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. READINGS: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10, 11, 12, 16; 1Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56. "Mary is taken up to heaven; a chorus of Angels exults." An Ivorian proverb says: “The raised hand cares not for its own recognition, but for that of the body below.” And a Corsican proverb adds: “That which is written in Heaven, comes to pass on Earth.” The finality of life on earth is God's glory in heaven. While we live here below, we all dream of paradise, we dream of being one day welcomed by Angels in the heavenly kingdom. None of us live dreaming of hell and eternal damnation. God did not even create us for that. The way to heaven, however, is to live life on this earth wholly opened to God, make our priority his will. We celebrate today the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Dogmatic proclamation states that “Finally the Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of o...