08/28/2026
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๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ซ
๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐คโ๐จ
๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ก ๐ผ๐ช๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ผ๐ช๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ 12๐ฉ๐:
The encounter with Jesus, who died and rose again for us, is the purpose that the Church always pursues, placing the celebration of the Paschal event at the center of every moment.
Hence the Council Fathers considered โthe
foundation and kernel of the whole liturgical
yearโ to be Sunday , โthe original feast dayโ (cf.
SC , 106). In various modern languages, its name indicates that it is the โdies Dominiโ, โthe Lordโs dayโ. Even in those languages where the reference to the โday of the sunโ (Sunday, Sonntag) has prevailed, the link with Christ can be discerned:
Christ is the true โsun of righteousnessโ who
enlightens every person!
Saint John Paul II, in the Apostolic Letter Dies
Domini (31 May 1998) teaches that Sunday is
the day of the Lord, the day of the Church, the
day of man and, finally , the โday of daysโ. โSince Sunday is the weekly Easter, recalling and making present the day upon which Christ rose from the dead, it is also the day which reveals the meaning of time. โฆ Springing from the Resurrection, it cuts through human time, the months , the years, the centuries, like a directional arrow which points them towards their target: Christโs Second Coming.
Sunday foreshadows the last day , the day of the Parousiaโ, when we shall all rise again.
To sanctify Sunday , it is fundamental to celebrate the Eucharist. Listening to the Word and partaking of the Body of Christ entail, according to the Council Fathers , the coming together in unum (cf.SC , 106), that is, the joyful gathering of the faithful. In this assembly , the Christian community makes visible its communion with the Lord and
bears witness to its belonging to Christ and its
fidelity to the Church. This assembly cannot be
substituted by a solely virtual presence, nor can it be reduced to a merely passive gathering.
The liturgical assembly is in fact fulfilled through the active participation of brothers and sisters , called together to โthank God who โhas begotten them again, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, unto a living hopeโโ (1 Pet 1:3).
In this regard, I urge everyone to seek the best
possible conditions so that even those who are
unable to take time off work on Sundays may
take part in Holy Mass.
Dear friends, the liturgical year, punctuated by
Sundays, has an interesting history, in which the
faith and devotion of the Church are interwoven.
Indeed, from as early as the second century AD,
the celebration of the weekly Easter was joined
by that of the annual Easter , the โmost solemn
festivalโ (SC, 102), extending over the most joyful period of fifty days, culminating in Pentecost, and prepared for by the season of Lent with its penitential character
(cf. SC, 109).
The development of the Christmas cycle, which
took place later and was modelled on the Paschal cycle, has made it possible to relive the mysteries of the Incarnation of the Word of God, of His birth and of His manifestation to the world. The Church then incorporated into the various times the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary, โjoined by an inseparable bond to the saving work of her Sonโ (SC, 103), and โthe memory of the martyrs and the other saintsโ who โsing Godโ s perfect praise in heaven and offer prayers for usโ (SC, 104).
The liturgical year thus repeats, in sacramental
form, the teaching of the history of salvation,
guiding the faithful from the expectation of the
Messiah to the fullness of the Paschal Mystery and to the anticipation of future glory. In it, the Church celebrates the salvific relevance of the mystery of Christ, enabling believers to participate in it ever more deeply.
As we continue our journey through Ordinary
Time, let us celebrate Sunday well and know that we are walking in living hope as we
commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ
from the dead.
-In Christโs Peace, Fr. McMorrow
๐.๐. ๐๐พ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ค๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ข ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐๐ช๐ข, ๐ฉ๐๐
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