Morning Voice

May 26, 2024. The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity – B. Readings: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40; Ps 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22;Rom 8:14-17; Mt 28:16-20. Glory be to God the Father. Glory be to God the Son. Glory be to God the Holy Spirit. Three persons in an undivided, unconfused, and co-equal divinity. We profess faith in One God in Three Persons. Because we are, since our Baptism, immersed in this mystery. All our prayers are centered on this reality of the Trinity. And to say it right, we are a Trinitarian being, a Trinitarian People. There is nothing we can do without the Holy Trinity. For, the Holy Spirit gives us the strength of sons and daughters to cry out to the Father as the Son does, "Abba". An Akan proverb says: “In a community, it's better for every person to have a little of something than one person to have everything.” An Argentinian proverb adds: “Two in harmony are in god’s company.” We are celebrating today an unprecedented revelation. God manifests to us ...

May 19, 2024. Solemnity of the Pentecost – B. Readings: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; 1 Cor12:3b-7, 12-13 or Gal 5:16-25; Jn 20:19-23. “There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord…” 1 Cor 12:4 An Irish proverb says: “There is not strength without unity.” A Bajan proverb adds: “The war that has no unity will make no prey.” Tradition and the Scriptures (New Testament) relay that Pentecost is a historic event that took place fifty days after the Resurrection of Christ. The disciples, filled with fear of the Jewish leaders, closed themselves in an upper-room, the Cenacle awaiting the coming of the Advocate Jesus promised them before his Ascension into heaven. Then, on this day, the Holy Spirit came, filled their hearts, and made them fearless proclaimers of the Gospel of Christ. Pentecost, thus, marks the beginning of the Church. Led by the power of the Holy Spirit, the Apostles proclaimed the ...

May 12, 2024. Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord – B. Readings: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9; Eph 1:17-23 orEph 4:1-13 or 4:1-7, 11-13; Mk 16:15-20. “Go and teach all nations, says the Lord; I am with you always, until the end of the world.” Mt 28:20 A Hebrew proverb says: “The world's like a ladder: one ascends, and one descends.” A Maori proverb adds: “Many make the descent to eternal darkness but few ascend to heaven.” When we profess our faith, in the Credo, here is what we say: "He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end." The Ascension of the Lord is a mystery that flows from his resurrection. But above all, it is a mystery that is deeply rooted in his Incarnation. It is because he once descended to be one of us that now he is ascending to be one with God. The one who as Christmas shared into our humanity, bore that humanity,...

May 5, 2024. Sixth Sunday of Easter – B. Readings: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4; 1Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9-17. “As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love…” John 15:9 A Bantu proverb says: “A mother of twins should have impartial breasts.” An Indian proverb adds: “If you are buying a cow, make sure that the price of the tail is included.” One of the greatest and most beautiful truths that we learn from the Resurrection of the Lord is that the Salvation of God is an offer to all. God shows no partiality. Or to sing it with the Psalmist, “The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.” In the teaching of the Church, the doctrine of universal salvation is known as Apokatastasis or Apocatastasis. It is said that in theology, apocatastasis is the restoration of creation to a condition of perfection. It is a form of Christian universalism that includes the ultimate salvation of everyone—including the damned in Hell and the Devil. The New Testame...