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Sunday Reflection
All Saints (Solemnity)
What does it take to become a saint? On 16 July 1228, barely two years after his death, Pope Gregory IX canonised St. Francis of Assisi. Francis embraced poverty and served lepers.
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Sunday Reflection
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
St Francis of Assisi once feared lepers. In today’s Gospel, Jesus places before us the heart of Christian life: love God with all our being and our neighbour as ourselves. But how do we love when uncertainty surrounds u…
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Sunday Reflection
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Pope Benedict XVI recalls how St Francis of Assisi renounced his inheritance to follow Christ. Before the bishop of Assisi, he relinquished his father’s wealth, choosing to belong entirely to his heavenly Father.
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Liturgical Music
The Entrance Processional Chant: A Sign of the Ascent Toward God
Among processional chants, the entrance processional chant of the Mass stands out as the first act of the gathered people. Its liturgical meaning deserves to be rediscovered, as do its participants, its modes of executi…
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From the Church’s documents
How Can the Faithful Participate in the Sung Mass?
Sacred Congregation of Rites, Instruction on Sacred Music and the Sacred Liturgy according to the Spirit of the Encyclicals of Pius XII Musicae Sacrae Disciplina and Mediator Dei, September 1958, no. 25.
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Sunday Reflection
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
What would you do if a royal family invited you to a banquet? Would you gladly accept or find an excuse to stay away? Imagine our country, where so many of our brothers and sisters go to bed hungry, while someone reject…
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DIVINE WORSHIP
A Sign of the Ascent Toward God
Throughout human history, music and song have accompanied the most significant as well as the ordinary moments of life. The genius of peoples in this field abundant and creative has developed a repertoire as r…
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Sunday Reflection
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Franciscan tradition tells a story about St Francis of Assisi and Lady Poverty. Francis understood that the danger is not possessing things, but allowing possessions to possess our hearts. He embraced Poverty as a “…
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Sunday Reflection
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
St Francis of Assisi once encountered a poor man dressed in simple, worn clothing while he was still living with the ambitions and comforts of his former life. Something moved within him. Francis removed his fine clothi…
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Sunday Reflection
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
St Francis of Assisi once reminded his brothers that everything they possessed was a gift from God. For Francis, life was not something to possess or compare, but a gift to receive with gratitude. This beautifully echoe…
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Sunday Reflection
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
St Francis of Assisi once met a man bitterly complaining about his master. The man believed he had been wronged and was so angry that he cursed him. Francis listened and gave him a surprising piece of advice: “Forgive y…
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Sunday Reflection
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Christianity does not permit us the luxury of indifference. We often say, “Mind your own business. Stay in your lane.” But the Word of God reminds us that, in the family of God, we are responsible for one another. God m…
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Sunday Reflection
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Mass for the Care of Creation
Many of our communities in Nigeria suffer flooding. We cry, “God, save us from flood!” But we must also ask: Who blocked the drainage? Who filled the gutters with plastic? Who cut down the trees?
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Sunday Reflection
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Some crosses do not look like crosses. They appear in ordinary life as difficult conversations, forgiveness offered when the heart is not ready, unnoticed sacrifices, or the quiet choice to defend the vulnerable when si…
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Sunday Reflection
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
In his Canticle of Creation, St. Francis of Assisi praised God for the sun, moon, earth, and all creatures, calling them brothers and sisters. For Francis, creation was not something to divide, but one family under one …
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Sunday Reflection
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
During the Fifth Crusade, St. Francis of Assisi crossed enemy lines to meet Sultan al-Kamil in Egypt. His companions warned him that he could be killed, but Francis went without weapons or protection, carrying only the …
