Day: January 24, 2013

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Thursday, 24 January 2013 : 2nd Week of Ordinary Time, Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor (Gospel Reading)

Mark 3 : 7-12

Jesus and His disciples withdrew to the lakeside, and a large crowd from Galilee followed Him. A great number of people also came from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, Transjordan, and from the region of Tyre and Sidon, for they had heard of all that He was doing.

Because of the crowd, Jesus told His disciples to have a boat ready for Him, to prevent the people from crushing Him. He healed so many, that all who had diseases kept pressing towards Him to touch Him. Even the people who had evil spirits, whenever they saw Him, they would fall down before Him and cry out, “You are the Son of God.”

But He warned them sternly not to tell anyone who He was.

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Thursday, 24 January 2013 : 2nd Week of Ordinary Time, Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor (Psalm)

Psalm 39 : 7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 17

Sacrifice and oblation you did not desire; this you had me understand. Burnt offering and sin offering you do not require.

Then I said, “Here I come! as the scroll says of me. To do Your will is my delight, o God, for Your law is within my heart.”

In the great assembly I have proclaimed Your saving help. My lips, o Lord, I dd not seal – You know that very well.

But may all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You, and may all who love Your saving grace continually say, “The Lord is great.”

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Thursday, 24 January 2013 : 2nd Week of Ordinary Time, Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor (First Reading)

Hebrews 7 : 25 – Hebrews 8 : 6

Consequently He is able to save for all time, those who approach God through Him. He always lives to intercede on their behalf. It was fitting that our High Priest be holy, undefiled, set apart from sinners and exalted above the heavens; a priest who does not first need to offer sacrifice for himself before offering for the sins of the people, as high priests do.

He offered Himself in sacrifice once and for all. And whereas the Law elected weak men as high priests, now, after the Law, the Word of God with an oath appointed the Son, made perfect forever.

The main point of what we are saying is that we have a High Priest. He is seated at the right hand of the divine Majesty in Heaven, where He serves as minister of the true temple and sanctuary, set up not by any mortal, but by the Lord.

A high priest is appointed to offer to God gifts and sacrifices, and Jesus also has to offer some sacrifice. Had He remained on earth, He would not be a priest, since other offer the gifts according to the Law. In fact, the ritual celebrated by those priests is only an imitation and shadow of the heavenly sanctuary.

We know the word of God to Moses with regard to the construction of the holy tent. He said : “You are to make everything according to the pattern shown to you on the mountain.” Now, however, Jesus enjoys a much higher ministry in being the mediator of a better covenant, founded on better promises.

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1 Week of My Blog : Thank you for all those who came and visited my humble blog!

My blog is now 1 week old. Though it may be difficult for me at times to write due to my heavy schedule, I persevered. Thank you for all those who has come and has read my posts!

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Passing of Cardinal Jozef Glemp, Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa, former Primate of Poland

Cardinal Jozef Glemp passed away yesterday, 23 January 2013 at the age of 83. He was the Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa and Primate of Poland when he was Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno.

College of Cardinals stands at 210 members, 119 electors and 91 non-electors (above 80)

Details of Cardinal Jozef Glemp (From http://www.gcatholic.com)

http://www.gcatholic.com/hierarchy/data/cardJP2-2.htm#61

Bishop of Warmia (Poland) (1979.03.04 – 1981.07.07)

President of Konferencja Episkopatu Polski (1981 – 2004.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) (1981.07.07 – 1992.03.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland) (1981.07.07 – 2006.12.06)

Ordinary of Ordynariat dla wiernych obrządku wschodniego of the Eastern Rite (Poland) (1981.09.18 – 2007.06.09)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1983.02.02 – 2013.01.23)

Apostolic Administrator of Warszawa (Poland) (2007.01.07 – 2007.03.03)