Mgr Anthony Abela, Author at Catholic Herald

Mgr Anthony Abela

April 27, 2017

Third Sunday of Easter: Luke 24:13-35 13 On that same day two of Jesus’s followers were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking to each other about all the things that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed, Jesus himself drew near and walked along

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April 20, 2017

Second Sunday of Easter: John 20:19-31 19 It was late that Sunday evening, and the disciples were gathered together behind locked doors, because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities. Then Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you,” he said. 20 After saying this, he showed them his hands and his side.

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April 13, 2017

Easter Sunday: Matthew 28:1-10 1 After the Sabbath, as Sunday morning was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2 Suddenly there was a violent earthquake; an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled the stone away, and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning,

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April 06, 2017

Palm Sunday: Matthew 21:1-11 1 As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives. There Jesus sent two of the disciples on ahead 2 with these instructions: “Go to the village there ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied up with her colt

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March 30, 2017

3 The sisters sent Jesus a message: “Lord, your dear friend is ill.” 4 When Jesus heard it, he said, “The final result of this illness will not be the death of Lazarus; this has happened in order to bring glory to God, and it will be the means by which the Son of God

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March 16, 2017

Third Sunday of Lent: John 4:5-15, 25-26, 39, 41-42* 5 In Samaria he came to a town named Sychar, which was not far from the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.

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March 09, 2017

1 Six days later Jesus took with him Peter and the brothers James and John and led them up a high mountain where they were alone. 2 As they looked on, a change came over Jesus: his face was shining like the sun, and his clothes were dazzling white. 3 Then the three disciples saw

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March 02, 2017

First sunday of advent: Mt 4:1-11 1 Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the Devil. 2 After spending 40 days and nights without food, Jesus was hungry. 3 Then the Devil came to him and said, “If you are God’s Son, order these stones to turn into bread.” 4

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February 23, 2017

8th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Mt 6:24-34 24 “No one can be a slave of two masters: he will hate one and love the other; he will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. 25 This is why I tell you not to be worried about the food

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February 16, 2017

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Mt 5:38-48 38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But now I tell you: do not take revenge on someone who wrongs you. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, let him slap your left cheek

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February 09, 2017

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Mt 5:20-34, 37* 20 “I tell you, then, that you will be able to enter the Kingdom of heaven only if you are more faithful than the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees in doing what God requires. 21 You have heard that people were told in the past,

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February 02, 2017

Fifth Sunday in ordinary time: Mt 5:13-16 13 “You are like salt for the whole human race. But if salt loses its saltiness, there is no way to make it salty again. It has become worthless, so it is thrown out and people trample on it. 14 You are like light for the whole world.

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