SEGUNDO DOMINGO DE ADVIENTO Prepare the way of the Lord   John the Baptist is undoubtedly one of the most representative characters of the Advent season. It was up to him to prepare the way in the public life of Jesus. When the time was right, he began to prepare the way for the proclamation of the Good News. “A shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse”, and it was necessary to wait for it in a dignified manner. Concretely, John invites conversion to recognize faults, symbo

F or this first Sunday of Advent, St. Matthew invites us in his Gospel to live vigilant, awake and prepared for when the Lord returns. Saint Paul, in his letter to the Romans, also exhorts us to prepare for the arrival of the "Day of the Lord" because our salvation is ever near... and, the prophet Isaiah reminds us that the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, will be the Arbiter of the nations and the Judge of all peoples... it is necessary to walk illuminated by the light of his truth.

AÑO LITURGICO T he liturgical year is the annual cycle of celebrations and seasons organized by the Catholic Church to relive and meditate on the mysteries of the life, passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is divided into seasons such as Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time, each with specific readings, rituals, and liturgical colors that accompany us in every moment of our personal and community life.   Each civil or liturgical year is an opportu

T his Sunday's readings have an apocalyptic tone. This means that we are ending our liturgical year... And rather than summarizing everything we have experienced and celebrated during 2025, we must concentrate on the essentials:   To become aware of our problems, difficulties and concerns and to seek in Jesus, Our Lord, the light and strength necessary so that we may face the historical moment we are living in a lucid and sensible way.   The prophet Malachi announces the comi

The church of living stones The temple, as the house and place of encounter between God and his people, cannot be considered only in a material sense. In fact, the most important temple is the one that is built with the living stones, which are each believer, each person who is part of the community and gives it life. Many communities do not even have a building to live their faith, but that does not prevent them from coming together to pray, to share their experience of fait

difuntos I f God is the owner and source of life, it is not possible for him to abandon us in death at that decisive moment of our existence. St. Paul reminds us: " No one lives for himself and no one dies for himself; if we die, we die to the Lord; so whether we live or die, we are the Lord's."   We Christians confess that the incarnation of the Son of God is the presence of divine love manifested in Christ definitively; this incarnation continues, in some way, in every one

The example of a grateful foreigner N aaman, a general of the Syrian army, a foreigner and an enemy of Israel, had come to ask the...

D uring the Celebration of Mass, when the Priest raises the consecrated Host and announces: "This is Christ, the Lamb of God who takes...

Santa Cruz Exaltation of the Holy Cross This Sunday’s readings have been chosen according to the feast of the Exaltation of the Sacred...

G od's wisdom is an indispensable gift to put our Christian life in order according to the divine will. We cannot achieve it with our...

jesus y sus discipulos Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled; and he who humbles himself will be exalted.   Humility is the virtue...

Jesús predicando The Fire and Division of the Gospel of Jesus   Today’s Gospel presents us with a Jesus to whom we are unaccustomed. The...

T he three readings of this Sunday invite us to reflect on our relationship with material goods and riches; to think about what is truly...

Catequistas Catedral de San Mateo T he Catechist is a person who teaches the doctrine of Jesus and shares his experience of Christian...

Discípulos de Jesus Who is responsible for preaching the Gospel of Jesus?   Today’s Gospel helps us understand that Jesus’ followers were...

Santísima Trinidad The reading of the book of proverbs expresses that indescribable reality of God with a poetic, elevated language; with...

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT   I t is not easy to forget the past, nor to leave the offenses committed and the offenses received. How then can we...

Consagración T he Eucharistic Consecration is that central moment in the celebration of Mass, in which the Priest extends his hands over...

Eucaristia The Eucharist (from the Greek εὐχαριστία, eucharistia  = thanksgiving), also called the Holy Sacrifice, the Lord's Supper, the...

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT D uring the season of Lent there are those who say that, in case of not strictly complying with the religious...