Preaching of August 7, 2022
The Book of Wisdom is arguably the most Dominican book of the Bible
In its chapters we see the author contemplating the working of God in the early history of the people of Israel. We also see him listening to the culture in which he lives, a culture of great religious and philosophical upheaval – and seeking to express the meaning of those great historical events in ways that people would understand.
Preaching of August 6, 2022
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
The word of God which we have just heard introduces us to the mystery of today’s feast. The vision that Daniel has in his dream is connected with the judgment in chapter 7, from which we read only some excerpts. There is a judgment upon the kingdoms that were cruelly persecuting the Jews at the time of the prophet because of their faith in the one God.
Friday, 5 August 2022
Eve of the anniversary of the death of Saint Dominic.
The Spirit of God raised Dominic, messenger who crosses mountains, valleys, hills, and vast plains, announcing the Word of salvation, announcing peace. And Dominic made himself a prayer, groaning and weeping; and, from his sleepless nights, and from his tireless walk, the Father, who always hears the cries of his people, knew how to draw from Dominic words of grace, life and mercy.
Thursday 4 August 2022
Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51; Mt 16:13-23
The Gospel that today’s liturgy proposes for our meditation offers a turning point in the composition of Matthew’s Gospel. After the murder of John the Baptist, Jesus had left Galilee. He sought to avoid the large crowds so that he could devote himself entirely to his apostles, those to whom he would reveal the mystery of his passion.
August 3, 2022
Matthew 15,21-28
… With this miracle of healing, Jesus affirmed to his disciples both his mission and his divinity, but it also tells us today something about our presence and our future…
General Chapter of Diffinitors
Nineteenth day
Tultenango, August 3, 2022
Wednesday began with the recitation of lauds and the celebration of the Eucharist, presided over by Friar Michael-Dominique, OP, guest of the General Chapter; the homily was preached by Friar Robert Mehlhart, OP, of the Province of St. Albert the Great, Germany.
Praching of August 2th, 2022 by br. Fernando Delgado, OP
The Lord asks the prophet Jeremiah to write down all the words he has spoken to him. The words that the prophet wrote on behalf of God are not pleasant words: fractures, infection, sores, scars, lack of love, crimes. All these words denounce a situation of sin. Faced with the situation of his people, God shows compassion and announces the renewal, the change and the time of the feast when the people will be the people of God.
General Chapter of Diffinitors
Eighteenth Day
Tultenango, August 2, 2022
Tuesday began with the recitation of lauds and the celebration of the Eucharist, presided over by Friar Rafael Colomé of the Province of Hispania; the homily was preached by Friar Fernando Delgado of the Vice-Province of Bolivia. In his homily, Friar Fernando mentioned a fundamental point: “Jesus invites us to walk on the difficulties of life, the problems that hit hard the sense of our mission as preachers.
General Chapter of Diffinitors
Seventeenth day
Tultenango, August 01, 2022
Monday began with the recitation of lauds and the celebration of the Eucharist, presided over by Friar Guy Rivard, OP, of the Province of Canada; the homily was preached by Friar William Loh, OP, of the Province of the Assumption of S.V.M. Australia and New Zealand.
Praching of August 1st, 2022 by br. William Loh, OP.
Monday of Week 18 in Ordinary Time
There’s something about sharing a meal with someone, indeed our Lord chose this setting for the Eucharist, for worship. There’s an exchange, a giving of oneself, a communion. A bishop in his final days on his deathbed quoted the film Babette’s Feast he said “the only thing we take with us when we die, is what we’ve given away”. Astoundingly God has given us the freedom as human beings, to give of ourselves to others, even offering what little we have we have back to God
