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Catechesis on Psalm 5: In the morning you hear me
Psalm 5 starts the day with morning prayer (Lauds): “In the morning you hear me; in the morning I offer you my prayer watching and waiting” (v. 4). Tension and
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Catechesis on Psalm 149
“Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the faithful.” Thus begins Psalm 149, part of Sunday morning prayer, when the break of a new
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Catechesis on Daniel 3
St. John Paul II looks at the canticle from the Book of Daniel prayed on Sunday morning prayer that begins “Bless the Lord, all works of the Lord.” (Dn 3:57)
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Catechesis on Psalm 141: “Prayer in danger”
In looking at the first Psalm of Sunday Vespers (evening prayer), this catechesis exemplifies St. John Paul II’s approach of carefully analyzing biblical texts, drawing out their moral implications, and
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Catecheses on the Psalms 1-2
We begin a new prayer series, looking at the Catecheses on the Psalms and Canticles of the Liturgy of the Hours by Pope John Paul II. Beginning March 2001 until
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Catechesis on prayer: 38. The Paschal prayer of Jesus for us
One of the most evident characteristics of Jesus’ earthly life and mission is that he prayed: Jesus immersed himself in conversation with the Father as the core of his entire
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