Day: March 31, 2013

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25,000 views. Another milestone had been passed on Holy Thursday. Praise to God and pray for me

My blog has received its 25,000th view on this past Holy Thursday. Since I had been very busy during the Easter Triduum, I had not been able to update this blog with this news earlier. Nevertheless, I thank God who has guided me all these while, and allowing me to persevere, and still be able to update my blog as best as I can, despite my busy Holy Week schedule.

Pray for me, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, and pray for our Holy Catholic Church!

 

Statistics (As of Sunday, 31 March 2013 at 4.32 pm Singapore time)

Total view : 27,170

Total visitors : 17,377

Days since beginning : 74

 

View Statistics by Country (Total listed : 26,697)

1. United States of America : 11,726

2. Singapore : 3,736

3. United Kingdom : 1,790

4. Canada : 1,357

5. Philippines : 1,271

6. Italy : 773

7. Australia : 543

8. Germany : 425

9. Poland : 307

10. Ireland : 295

11. France : 278

12. India : 253

13. Malaysia : 238

14. Netherlands : 231

15. Indonesia : 173

16. Belgium : 164

17. Hungary : 142

18. Brazil : 127

19. Austria : 119

20. Portugal : 115

21. Mexico : 115

22. Spain : 112

23. Switzerland : 108

24. Hong Kong : 100

25. New Zealand : 91

26. Sweden : 91

27. Croatia : 77

28. Finland : 76

29. South Africa : 73

30. Nigeria : 72

31. United Arab Emirates : 67

32. Slovakia : 65

33. Saudi Arabia : 65

34. Thailand : 64

35. Malta : 62

36. Japan : 61

37. Czech Republic : 61

38. Romania : 59

39. Norway : 57

40. Greece : 53

41. Russia : 51

42. Argentina : 47

43. Taiwan : 42

44. Vietnam : 41

45. Botswana : 38

46. Lithuania : 36

47. Puerto Rico : 36

48. Sri Lanka : 34

49. Colombia : 32

50. South Korea : 32

51. Lebanon : 27

52. Denmark : 27

53. Slovenia : 27

54. Trinidad and Tobago : 26

55. Israel : 25

56. Vatican City : 23

57. Ghana : 23

58. Mauritius : 21

59. Egypt : 19

60. Uganda : 19

61. Tanzania : 17

62. Costa Rica : 16

63. Bosnia and Herzegovina : 16

64. Kenya : 15

65. Latvia : 14

66. Senegal : 14

67. Cyprus : 13

68. Bulgaria : 12

69. Ukraine : 12

70. Guam (USA) : 12

71. Serbia : 12

72. Kuwait : 11

73. Dominican Republic : 11

74. Guatemala : 11

75. Luxembourg : 10

76. Brunei Darussalam : 10

77. Chile : 10

78. Cameroon : 10

79. Pakistan : 10

80. Panama : 10

81. Venezuela : 10

82. El Salvador : 9

83. Cambodia : 9

84. Jamaica : 9

85. Jordan : 9

86. Zimbabwe : 8

87. Belarus : 8

88. Qatar : 8

89. Turkey : 8

90. Rwanda : 8

91. Bolivia : 8

92. Bahamas : 8

93. Bangladesh : 7

94. Djibouti : 7

95. Namibia : 7

96. Gibraltar (UK) : 6

97. Nepal : 6

98. Moldova : 5

99. Peru : 5

100. Estonia : 5

101. Macau : 4

102. Northern Mariana Islands (USA) : 4

103. Nicaragua : 4

104. Albania : 3

105. Honduras : 3

106. Laos : 3

107. Ecuador : 3

108. Lesotho : 3

109. Ivory Coast : 3

110. Cayman Islands (UK) : 3

111. Haiti : 2

112. Fiji : 2

113. Mozambique : 2

114. Marshall Islands : 2

115. Sierra Leone : 2

116. Uruguay : 2

117. Bermuda (UK) : 2

118. Grenada : 2

119. Zambia : 2

120. Papua New Guinea : 2

121. Timor-Leste : 2

122. Martinique (France) : 2

123. Monaco : 2

124. Oman : 2

125. Turk and Caicos Islands (UK) : 2

126. Ethiopia : 2

127. Saint Lucia : 1

128. Guernsey (UK) : 1

129. Togo : 1

130. Iraq : 1

131. Belize : 1

132. Swaziland : 1

133. Iran : 1

134. Armenia : 1

135. French Polynesia (France) : 1

136. Dominica : 1

137. Greenland (Denmark) : 1

138. Macedonia : 1

139. Montenegro : 1

140. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : 1

141. Libya : 1

142. Uzbekistan : 1

143. Isle of Man (UK) : 1

144. Paraguay : 1

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(Easter Sunday) Sunday, 31 March 2013 : Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, Holy Week, Easter Octave (Gospel Reading)

John 20 : 1-9

Now, on the first day after the Sabbath, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning while it was still dark, and she saw that the stone blocking the tomb had been moved away. She ran to Peter, and the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and she said to them, “They have taken our Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have laid Him.”

Peter then set out with the other disciple to go to the tomb. They ran together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down and saw the linen cloths lying flat, but he did not enter.

Then Simon Peter came, following him, and entered the tomb; he, too saw the linen cloths lying flat. The napkin, which had been around His head, was not lying flat like the other linen cloths, but lay rolled up in its place.

Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in; he saw and believed. Scripture clearly said that He must rise from the dead, but they had not yet understood that.

Alternative reading

 

Luke 24 : 1-12

On the Sabbath the women rested according to the commandment, but the first day of the week, at dawn, they went to the tomb with the perfumes and ointments they had prepared. Seeing the stone rolled away from the opening of the tomb, they entered, and were amazed to find that the body of the Lord Jesus was not there.

As they stood there wondering about this, two men in dazzling garments suddenly appeared beside them. In fright the women bowed to the ground. But the men said, “Why look for the living among the dead? You won’t find Him here. He is risen. Remember what He told you in Galilee, that the Son of Man had to be given into the hands of sinners, to be crucified, and to rise on the third day.” And they remembered Jesus’ words.

Returning from the tomb, they told the Eleven and all the others about these things. Among the women, who brought the news, were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. But however much they insisted, those who heard did not believe the seemingly nonsensical story.

Then Peter got up and ran to the tomb. All he saw, when he bent down and looked into the tomb, were the linen cloths, laid by themselves. He went home wondering.

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(Easter Sunday) Sunday, 31 March 2013 : Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, Holy Week, Easter Octave (Second Reading)

Colossians 3 : 1-4

So then, if you are risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things that are above, not on earthly things.

For you have died and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, reveals Himself, you also will be revealed with Him in Glory.

 

Alternative reading


1 Corinthians 5 : 6b-8

Do you not know that a little yeast makes the whole mass of dough rise? Throw out, then, the old yeast and be new dough. If Christ became our Passover, you should be unleavened bread.

Let us celebrate, therefore, the Passover, no longer with old yeast, which is sin and perversity; let us have unleavened bread, that is purity and sincerity.

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(Easter Sunday) Sunday, 31 March 2013 : Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, Holy Week, Easter Octave (Psalm)

Psalm 117 : 1-2, 16ab-17, 22-23

Alleluia! Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, His loving kindness endures forever. Let Israel say, “His loving kindness endures forever.”

The right hand of the Lord is lifted high, the right hand of the Lord strikes mightily! I shall not die, but live to proclaim what the Lord has done.

The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone. This was the Lord’s doing and we marvel at it.

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(Easter Sunday) Sunday, 31 March 2013 : Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, Holy Week, Easter Octave (First Reading)

Acts 10 : 34a, 37-43

Peter then spoke to them, “No doubt you have heard of the event that occured throughout the whole country of the Jews, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism John preached. You know how God anointed Jesus the Nazarean with Holy Spirit and power.

He went about doing good and healing all who were under the devil’s power, because God was with Him; we are witnesses of all that He did throughout the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem itself. Yet they put Him to death by hanging Him on a wooden cross.

But God raised Him to life on the third day and let Him manifest Himself, not to all the people, but to the witnesses that were chosen beforehand by God – to us who ate and drank with Him after His resurrection from death. And He commanded us to preach to the people and to bear witness that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.

All the prophets say of Him, that everyone who believes in Him has forgiveness of sins through His Name.