The following are homilies, images, clipart, videos, and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of the Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection (Year A).
Easter is the principal feast of the ecclesiastical year. Leo I (Sermo xlvii in Exodum) calls it the greatest feast (festum festorum), and says that Christmas is celebrated only in preparation for Easter. It is the centre of the greater part of the ecclesiastical year. Continue reading
Here is a high-resolution wallpaper I created in time for the Holy Week. It is available in various sizes to fit all commonly used desktop and tablet resolutions. You are free to use it as a worship background, presentation background, liturgy visual or for other purposes. Continue reading
While searching for images I could use this Holy Week, I discovered this beautiful photo set on Flickr. The set includes all the traditional 14 stations and the Resurrection (often included as the Fifteenth Station). Each image also comes with the usual Via Crucis prayer. Continue reading
Today I facilitated a workshop on “Film and Sacraments.” The main purpose of the day-long workshop was to teach participants how to use films to teach the seven Sacraments. As instructional tools, films help to focus on the nature, meaning and purpose of each of the seven Sacraments as well as provide pertinent points for discussion. Continue reading
The following are homilies, images, clipart, videos, and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of the Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year A).
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead to show that He is indeed the resurrection and the life – that whoever believes in Him, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in Him will never die. Continue reading
This week’s featured website is PlugInToChrist.ca. The main aim of this great looking website is “to help youth and young adults to discover their God given gifts and potential as signs of Christ’s presence in the world.” I love both its design and content. It provides youth ministry news, prayers, reflections and liturgical resources. It also offers a virtual retreat for netizens.
URL: http://www.plugintochrist.ca
Source: http://vimeo.com/14963029
This week’s featured short film is “Budding Love”. It is the creation of Michael Tse, a Vancouver Film School student. “Budding Love” is about completely accepting others despite their little imperfections.
The following are homilies, images, clipart, videos, and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of the third Sunday of Lent (Year A).
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus meets a woman at a well. Through her dialogue with Jesus the woman became convinced that Jesus indeed is the Messiah. Upon her return home the woman convinces many of her townsfolk about Jesus.
FIRST READING: Ex 17:3-7
PSALM: Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9
SECOND READING: Rom 5:1-2, 5-8
GOSPEL: Jn 4:5-42
Jesus Meets Woman at a Well
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7INnvnHrlg
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/happyfaith/year-a-second-sunday-of-lent-jn-4542
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Spiritual retreats are moments for reflection, meditation and prayer. While it is ideal to make a spiritual retreat with a spiritual director in a retreat house, it is possible to make one online. Online retreats are designed to facilitate busy people to experience God’s grace in the midst of their hectic lives.
The following is a list of online retreats made especially for the Season of Lent. All you need to do is to follow the guides and resources provide for each day/week. You also need to be solely focused on the One who seeks and invites you to spiritual communion.
SEVEN WEEKS FOR THE SOUL: A REFLECTIVE JOURNEY FOR LENT
Seven Weeks for the Soul is an online Ignatian retreat for Lent, based on the book of the same name by Gerard W. Hughes.
LENTEN RADIO RETREAT
Experience a “Radio Retreat” this Lent 2010 with U.S. Catholic bishops. Listen to inspiring words and songs for Sunday Lenten reflection.
ANCC Lenten Retreat
The ANCC (American National Catholic Church) Lenten Retreat offers gospel readings, reflections and action steps for each day of the entire Lenten season. Reflections are written by Fr. Matthew, Deacon Philip and Fr. Jason. Both Frs. Matthew and Jason are members of the Franciscan Community of Mercy.
THE LENTEN SEASON
This site includes both audio and video resources for a lenten retreat online.
The following are homilies, images, clipart, videos, and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of the second Sunday of Lent (Year A).
In this Sunday’s Gospel, the Father declares that Jesus is His beloved Son, with whom He is well pleased. Ask yourself – am I worthy of being called a beloved child of God? Do I do the things that please the Father?
FIRST READING: Gn 12:1-4a
PSALM: Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22
SECOND READING: 2 Tm 1:8b-10
GOSPEL: Mt 17:1-9
What is Lent?
Source: http://vimeo.com/19850374
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/happyfaith/year-a-second-sunday-of-lent-mt-1719
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The following are homilies, images, clipart, videos, and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C).
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus visits Martha and her sister Mary. Mary sits beside the Lord and listens to him speak while Martha, burdened with much serving, comes to Jesus and says, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving?” Jesus tells Martha that Mary has chosen the better part and that it will not be taken from her.
FIRST READING: Gn 18:1-10a
PSALM: Ps 15:2-3, 3-4, 5
SECOND READING: Col 1:24-28
GOSPEL: Lk 10:38-42
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/happyfaith/year-c-16th-sunday-ot-4634669
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