To Contemplate the Blessed Trinity
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Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
John 16:12-15
In this Year of Faith, we contemplate the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity with greater intensity. Let us begin by quoting from the preface of today's Mass: ‘For with your Only Begotten Son and the Holy Spirit you are one God, one Lord: not in the unity of a single person, but in a Trinity of one substance.’ In this we touch the heart of our Christian faith and the central question for St. Thomas Aquinas: ‘What is God?’ He is the Creator and merciful Father, the Only Begotten Son, eternal Wisdom incarnate, who suffered on the cross, died, and rose from the dead, and he is the Holy Spirit, the love of God, three Divine Persons, one in nature.
Credo Series - Episode 6
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In this sixth episode of our series on the Nicene Creed we look at the phrase: "for our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate. He suffered death and was buried." Rosemary Swords talks with Bro. Ronan about Christ's Crucifixion.
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Credo Series - Episode 5
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In this fifth episode of our series on the Nicene Creed we look at the phrase: "and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary and became man." Bro. Damian Polly OP will shed some light on the topic of the Incarnation.
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Bringing Heaven and Earth Together
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Solemnity of the Ascension
Luke 24:46-53
Today in the Ascension of the Lord into Heaven, Christ seems to leave us and enter Heaven. But, He is not truly gone, but is present to us still, but in a new way. Christ ascends to the Father, but in a sense, He takes us all with Him. He brings together Heaven and Earth. The Apostles are not sorrowful at 'losing' Christ once more like they did in the Crucifixion, because this time He has conquered death and so will never be absent from them. They are in fact, joyful. They go back to Jerusalem and go the Temple, where we are told, they were continually 'praising God'. But how is Christ present among us now that He has ascended into Heaven, and what does this mean for us today?
Christ, who is true God and true man, ascends into Heaven, and in a real sense, brings Heaven and Earth together. This is a reality today in the life of the Church. It is a reality everywhere where Mass is celebrated. In the Mass and in the Sacraments of the Church, the grace of God is a reality in the world. Christ has become present to us in a new way in the Sacraments of Faith.
Address from Archbishop Eamon Martin
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Not long before he died, Pope John Paul told the young people in Rome, 'There is no authentic celebration or adoration of the Eucharist that does not lead to mission'. In a world where human life itself is under attack, we have a particular and critical mission. The other day a member of the Apostolate of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration told me – I am offering up my holy hour each week before the Blessed Sacrament so that, even at this late stage, the government may have a change of heart and not introduce legislation for abortion into our country. The organisation 'Precious Life' is calling on all of us to offer forty days of prayer and fasting from the 12 May for the protection of unborn children in this country. I support these initiatives, because if we are in 'communion' with Christ, the Bread of Life, at Mass or during adoration, then we are also 'commissioned' to bring the Good News about Life out there into our community. How can we be in communion with the Bread of Life at Mass or here tonight and not speak the 'Gospel of Life' in our daily lives, especially these days when unborn human life is under such a direct threat in our country?
Credo Series - Episode 4
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In this fourth episode of our series on the Nicene Creed we look at the phrase: "I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father."
Bro. Conor McDonough OP talks with Dr. Carole Brown who will shed some new light for us.
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