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Reflection for Easter Sunday, Year C
REFLECTION FOR EASTER SUNDAY, YEAR C. by Rev. Fr. Sylvanus Ifeanyi Amaobi (1st Reading, Acts 10:34,37-43; 2nd Reading, 1 Cor. 5:6-8; Gospel, John 20:1-9) My dear brothers and sisters, "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" (Psalm 118:24). JESUS CH...

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Year C, Easter
Reflection for Passion Sunday, Year C
REFLECTION FOR THE PASSION SUNDAY (PALM SUNDAY), YEAR C. 1st Reading, Is. 50:4-7; 2nd Reading, Phil. 2:6-11; Gospel, Luke 22:14-23:56 My dear brothers and sisters, "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" (Psalm 118:24). HOSANNA, THE SON OF DAVID ...

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Year C, Palm Sunday, Passion Sunday
Reflection for the 4th Sunday of Lent, Year C
1st Reading, Joshua 5:9-12; 2nd Reading, 2 Cor. 5:17-21; Gospel, Luke 15:1-3,11-32 Dear brothers and sisters, "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" (Psalm 118:24). REJOICE IN GOD'S LOVE AND CARE Today is the Laetare Sunday, a Lenten day of rejoi...

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Reflections, Year C, Lent
1st Reading, Ex. 3:1-8,13-15; 2nd Reading, 1 Cor. 10:1-6,10-12; Gospel, Luke 13:1-9 Dear brothers and sisters, "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" (Psalm 118:24). MOSES' DIVINE ENCOUNTER IN THE BURNING BUSH The first reading is the story of God's revelation of Himself to Moses through the burning bush. It was a strange and incomprehe...

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Year C, Lent
1st Reading, Gen. 15:5-12,17-18; 2nd Reading, Phil. 3:17-4:1; Gospel, Luke 9:28-36 Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). MOVING BEYOND THE CHALLENGES OF OUR FAITH In the first reading of this Sunday, we are presented with the story of Abram (Abraham), our father in faith. In the preceding verses before ...

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Year C, Lent
1st Reading, Deut. 26: 4 - 10; 2nd Reading, Rom. 10: 8 - 13; Gospel, Luke 4: 1 - 13 Dear brothers and sisters, "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" (Psalm 118:24). BEWARE OF THE ANTICS OF THE DEVIL Today's Gospel (Lk. 4:1-13) is the account of Jesus Christ's temptation by the Devil after He fasted for 40 days. The Devil did not tempt H...

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Year C, Lent
Reflection for the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
1st Reading, Sirach 27:4-7; 2nd Reading, 1 Cor. 15:54-58; Gospel, Luke 6:39-45  Dear brothers and sisters, "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" (Psalm 118:24). A BLIND PERSON CAN NOT LEAD A BLIND PERSON The messages of today's readings are...

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Year C, Ordinary Time
1st Reading: 1 Sam 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23; 2nd Reading: 1 Cor 15:45-49, Gospel: Luke 6:27-38 Dear brothers and sisters, "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" (Psalm 118:24). JEALOUSY BREEDS ENMITY We heard of the scuffle between Saul and David in the first Reading. David was a young and courageous man who engaged Goliath and the Philistines in...

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Year C, Ordinary Time
Save the date - Growing Families in Faith & Fellowship
We are excited to announce that we will be hosting our first "Growing Families in Faith & Fellowship" dinner on February 26th at 6pm.  Join us for a night of fellowship with other families. There will be an introduction by Jennifer Stimson, our Faith Formation Director, on what...

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Faith Formation, Restored Order, family, families, religious education, sacraments
Reflection for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
(1st Reading, Jer. 17:5-8; 2nd Reading, 1 Cor. 15:12, 16-20; Gospel, Luke 6:17, 20-26) Dear brothers and sisters,  "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" (Psalm 118:24). PUT YOUR TRUST IN GOD AND NOT IN MEN  In the First Reading, with st...

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Ordinary Time, beatitudes, Luke
Pastoral Reflection for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
(1st Reading, Is. 6:1-2, 3-8; 2nd Reading, 1 Cor. 15:1-11; Gospel, Luke 5:1-11) Dear brothers and sisters, "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" (Psalm 118:24). GOD'S CALL TO MISSION The text of today's first reading is about the call of Is...

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Year C, Ordinary Time
New Sign-Ups for Eucharistic Adoration
There are new sign-ups available for February 7th through May 30th by Christ the King Chapel. We will not have Adoration on Good Friday, April 18th & Memorial Day Weekend, May 23rd Every Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All are welcome to stop by the chapel at any time or you may sign up fo...

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Eucharistic adoration, adoration, eucharist
Pastoral Reflection for the Presentation of the Lord
REFLECTION FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD, YEAR C. (1st Reading, Malachi 3:1-4; 2nd Reading, Hebrews 2:14-18; Gospel, Luke 2:22-40) Dear brothers and sisters, "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" (Psalm 118:24). JESUS CHRIST, THE LIGHT TO ENLIGHT...

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St. Cecilia Catholic Church
1304 North Dorothy Ave
Claremore, OK 74017

Email: stceciliachurch1304@gmail.com

Parish Office: 918-341-2343
Fax: 918-343-2893