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"The great work of God in man takes place in the interior" (Francisco Palau, OCD) Come! ...pray ...and be renewed! (A Retreat and Conference Center)
Sunday, December 10, 2023
Second Sunday of Advent
Sunday, December 3, 2023
First Sunday of Advent
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Sunday, October 31, 2021
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Friday, October 29, 2021
Prayer for healing through the intercession of Fr. Francisco Palau
Lord God, you chose Blessed Francisco Palau to proclaim to the whole world the mystery of the Church.
He spent his life in spreading the Gospel among his brothers and sisters and in fostering among them a vivid awareness of their membership in the mystical body of Christ.
Grant O Lord, that the honor, which your Church confers on him, may help to make all men and women one in God´s people and through his intercession, give us the special grace which we now ask. Amen!
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Sunday, November 22, 2020
From Zenit: Pope´s message on the Feast of Christ the King
Dear brothers and sisters, good afternoon!
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. The great parable with which the liturgical year closes is that which unfolds the mystery of Christ, the entire liturgical year. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end of history; and today’s liturgy focuses on the “Omega”, that is, on the final goal. The meaning of history is understood by keeping its culmination before our eyes: the goal is also the end. And it is precisely this that Matthew accomplishes in this Sunday’s Gospel (25:31-46), placing Jesus’s discourse on the universal judgment at the end of His earthly life: He, the one whom men are about to condemn is, in reality, the supreme judge. In His death and resurrection, Jesus will manifest Himself as the Lord of History, the King of the Universe, the Judge of all. But the Christian paradox is that the Judge is not vested in the fearful trappings of royalty, but is the shepherd filled with meekness and mercy.
Jesus, in fact, in this parable of the final judgment, uses the image of a shepherd, He picks up these images from the prophet Ezekiel who had spoken of God’s intervention in favor of His people against the evil pastors of Israel (see 34:1-10). They had been cruel exploiters, preferring to feed themselves rather than the flock; therefore, God Himself promises to personally take care of His flock, defending it from injustice and abuse. This promise God made on behalf of His people is fully accomplished in Jesus Christ, the shepherd: He Himself is the good shepherd. He Himself even said of Himself: “I am the good shepherd” (Jn 10:11, 14).