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The Word of God in Creation

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:38:27 -0400

Feast of Simon and Jude, Apostles Reading I: Ephesians 2:19-22Resp. Psalm: Psalm 19:2-3,4-5Gospel Reading: Luke 6:12-16 Psalm 19 is most often used as the responsorial psalm for the feast of an apostle. It is a psalm ...

Summary: Message of the Synod 2008

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:00:24 -0400

The Message of the Synod of Bishops 2008 on The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church is accompanied by the following synthesis, also prepared by Card. Gianfranco Ravasi and ...

Be Imitators of God

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:48:21 -0400

Reading I: Ephesians 4:32-5:8Resp. Psalm: Psalm 1:1-2,6Gospel Reading: Luke 13:10-17Click on the image above to see a larger image of the text of Ephesians 4:32-5-9. There are three sections in the selection with the ...

Recovered Blogs

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:22:17 -0400

This is probably the third time that I am making available the blogs of AgustinongPinoy between the years 2004 and 2005. These are the same blogs that included articles about the Iglesya Ni Kristo ni ...

A Shower of Gifts for the Building up of the Church

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:00:14 -0400

Reading I: Ephesians 4:7-16 Resp. Psalm: Psalm 122:1-2,4-5 Gospel Reading:Luke 13:1-9 Communion is not just being together, it is building-up the Church that it may grow to maturity. And building-up the Church means investing ...

Waiting For The Message of the Synod

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:32:13 -0400

Next Friday, it is hoped that the Message of the Synod will be made known. While we await the final document, Zenit and ScriptureSynod continue to publish updates on the ongoing providing us with the Inside Stuff as it were of matters relevant to the Synod on the Word of God. Here are some of the articles that I found interesting.

Being Church and Communion

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:00:10 -0400

Reading I: Ephesians 4:1-6 Resp. Psalm: Psalm 24:1-2,5-6 Gospel Reading: Luke 12:54-59 At the head of Paul’s moral teaching in the letter to the Galatians, is his exhortation to communion. Take note of the ...

Paul’s Prayer

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:04:07 -0400

Reading I: Ephesians 3:14-21 Resp. Psalm: Psalm 33:1-2,18-19 Gospel Reading: Luke 12:49-53 Paul prays for strength to be granted the Ephesians. It is the strength that comes from the indwelling of Christ through faith and ...

Draw From The Waters of Salvation

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:00:04 -0400

Reading I: Ephesians 3:2-12Resp. Psalm: Isaiah 12:2-3,4.5-6Gospel Reading: Luke 12:39-48 Isaiah 12 is the cry of thanksgiving for the day of the Messiah prophesied in Isaiah 11. The root of Jesse whose growth will usher ...

First Draft of the Synod's Message

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:15:10 -0400

The first draft of the Synodal Message on the Word of God has been presented. Mons. Gianfranco Ravasi, famous italian exegete, is the president of the commission charged with producing the Message. Below is an excerpt of a report about the draft and some other first hand observations about the Synod.

ScriptureSynod.COM

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:49:01 -0400

If you would like to be updated on the goings on at the Synod on the Word of God, go to http://www.scripturesynod.com. It is a resource site that Jeff Cavins — remember him? — ...

A New Creation in Christ

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:00:58 -0400

Reading I: Ephesians 2:12-22 Resp. Psalm: Psalm 85:9-10,13-14 Gospel Reading: Luke 12:35-38 Ephesians 2:12-22 continues from yesterday’s selection. I have chosen Cerezo’s illustration for All Saints’ day as the passage’s pictorial application. The image ...

Issues at the Synod

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:56:03 -0400

Certain issues have emerged in the Synod on the Word of God currently underway in Rome. These are: (a) the relationship between the historico-critical exegesis learned in the seminaries and (b) the art of preaching. Related to this latter is the intervention of Bishop Tagle of Imus, Cavite regarding the need for listening. The idea behind the need for listening is quite obvious given the requirements of preaching. Let me discuss all three in reverse order...

A Great Year

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:55:18 -0400

2008 being a great year for Augustinians, I am reviving the “Angfrayle Blogs”. I will be reposting here only some of those articles that have been sought after. I haven’t completed the work of transferring yet. Let us hope that I can finish the job before the year ends. Our Order’s [...]

Lest We Forget

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:19:12 -0400

At a time when we Filipino Augustinians are trying to find ways to reappropriate the Augustinian legacy left to us by our fore-brothers, several events seem to coalesce to make it easier for us to do so. 2008 was recently declared by President Macapagal-Arroyo as a time to remember Andres Urdaneta, the sailor turned Augustinian [...]