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April 10, 2020 Good Friday Fr Andy Upah

Posted by Helen Kilburg on 4/15/20

Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion Reading 1 IS 52:13—53:12

Responsorial Psalm PS 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25

R.   Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.Reading 2 HEB 4:14-16; 5:7-9

Verse Before The Gospel PHIL 2:8-9

Christ became obedient to the point of death,even death on a ... Read More »

April 9, 2020 Holy Thursday Fr Andy Upah

Posted by Helen Kilburg on 4/15/20

Holy Thursday – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Reading 1 EX 12:1-8, 11-14 Responsorial Psalm PS 116:12-13, 15-16BC, 17-18.

R. Our blessing-cup is a communion with the Blood of Christ. Reading 2 1 COR 11:23-26

Verse Before The Gospel JN 13:34

Gospel JN 13:1-15

Homily for KDTH on Holy Thursday 4/9/2020 

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What are we to do, friends? | April 14, 2020

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 4/14/20

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Alelluia! Christ is Risen!

I don't think that's necessarily what the apostles were shouting two days after the resurrection. In fact, even after the testimony of Mary Magdalene that we read in today's Gospel we still find them ... Read More »

April 12, 2020 Easter Sunday Fr Andy Upah

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 4/13/20

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Once again, on behalf of myself and my staff at The Church of the Nativity, I’d like to wish everyone listening today a very Happy Easter.  

It looks like it will be a strange rainy Easter Sunday, with a good ... Read More »

April 5, 2020 Palm Sunday Fr Andy Upah

Posted by Helen Kilburg on 4/06/20

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion Reading 1 MT 21:1-11

At the procession with palms - Gospel 35 Year A At The Mass IS 50:4-7

Responsorial Psalm PS 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24. R. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Reading 2 PHIL 2:6-11 Verse Before The Gospel PHIL 2:8-9   ... Read More »

April 7, 2020 Deacon Steve Whiteman

Posted by Helen Kilburg on 4/06/20

Homily for Tuesday 7 Apr 2020 Tuesday of Holy Week Gospel: John 13:21-33, 36-38 In our Gospel today, Jesus and His disciples start to share the Passover meal or Last Supper together. Jesus knew that most of His disciples would betray, abandon or deny Him in the coming hours, ... Read More »

Jesus & Social Distance (from the Pharisees) | April 4

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 4/03/20

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Jesus engages in a different kind of social distancing in our Gospel today. It was kind of funny to me as I was reading it. Instead of taking a step back from his social circle to protect Himself and others ... Read More »

my miracle or Yours? | April 3

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 4/03/20

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As we gear up for Holy Week and ultimately Christ's Passion and Resurrection, our readings increasingly become about the religious leaders' anger and malice towards Jesus. He's disrupting their power; He's calling them out; He's defying all of their man-made ... Read More »

How to Avoid Dying | April 2

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 4/02/20

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Today's Gospel is another tense interaction between Jesus and the Jews (for John, "the Jews" simply means all those religious that opposed Jesus, not all of the Jews). It all comes to a climax as the Jews press Jesus about ... Read More »

The Choice of Freedom | April 1

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 4/01/20

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"Amen, amen, I say to you,everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.A slave does not remain in a household forever,but a son always remains.So if the Son frees you, then you will truly be free."

These words of ... Read More »