Homily of July 31, 2022
XVIII Sunday in Ordinary Time
The first reading of the sage Qoheleth reveals a thought that is well rooted in our comfortable societies. It contains a truth; it is superlative vanity to pretend to hoard limitlessly. It makes no sense to do so, since our life is limited.
General Chapter of Diffinitors
Sixteenth Day
Tultenango, July 31, 2022
This Sunday, the capitulars changed their activity, a more recreational one to socialize with the Dominican Family in Querétaro. To get to Santiago de Querétaro, the friars traveled by bus for three hours. The city holds the title of the cleanest city in Mexico, and is located in the center of the country, with a population of more than one million inhabitants in addition to a beautiful historic center with colonial architecture, much of it well preserved since its original construction.
General Chapter of Definitors
Fifteenth day
Tultenango, July 30, 2022
Today, the capitulars began their day with the recitation of lauds. On this occasion, the celebration of the Eucharist was at noon with a special feature: the first profession of eight novices of the Province of Santiago de Mexico. The Eucharist was presided over by Friar Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, Master of the Order, and concelebrated by Friar Luis Javier Rubio Guerrero, OP, Provincial of the Province of Santiago de Mexico, and Friar Francisco Quijano León, OP, Master of Novices.
Homily of July 30th, 2022
First Profession
We gather around the table of the Eucharist to give thanks to the Lord for the gift Dominican vocation, the same vocation received by our brothers who will make their simple profession today. We thank the Lord for their parents and family, their “first formators” and ” first formation community”, for the Church calls the family as “school of life and love”. We thank the Lord for the novice master and formation community in Agua Viva for their fraternal accompaniment.
General Chapter of Diffinitors
Fourteenth day
Tultenango, July 29, 2022
In the afternoon, Friar David Martinez de Aguirre, OP, Bishop of Puerto Maldonado, presented the mission of the Order of Preachers in the Peruvian Amazon. Our brother began by raising a question that some friars may wonder why the Peruvian Amazon is the protagonist, and why are there not other places of mission? Indeed, the Order serves other mission lands in many corners of the world. However, the Amazon has a significant peculiarity: it is a mission entrusted to the Order by the universal Church.
Homily of July 29, 2022 by br. Lorenzo Larusso, OP
In the house of Bethany, the Lord Jesus experienced the family spirit and friendship of Martha, Mary and Lazarus. That is why the Gospel says that he loved them. Martha generously offered him hospitality, Mary obediently listened to his words and Lazarus promptly rose from the tomb at the command of the One who defeated death.
General Chapter of Definitors
Thirteenth day
Tultenango, July 28, 2022
The capitulars continue with the work in commissions.
After the Eucharist, the plenary session began with an explanation by Friar Benjamin Earl, OP, Procurator General of the Order, expert in Canon Law, on the terminology in the Book of Constitutions and Ordinations (LCO), admonitions, declarations or ordinations (LCO 417 § II,6): “Questions are to be resolved by the procedure of admonitions, declarations or ordinations, and if a new constitution is to be introduced it is to be done with express words”.
Thursday, 17th Week in Ordinary TimeHomily of July, 28th 2022Jer 18,1-6; Ps 146; Matt 13, 47-53 Consider this as “Preaching in the time of Pandemic” which is an undeniable undercurrent traversing our General Chapter of Diffinitors. As always, we inhale the holy breath (even thru our face masks), draw strength and take solace from the Scriptures. And the readings from…
General Chapter of Diffinitors
12th day
Tultenango, July 27, 2022
The capitulars continue working in the different commissions. In the afternoon the plenary met to initiate the “open dialogues”. These dialogues will continue in the following days and will deal with different topics.
Praching of July, 27th 2022 by br. Kliment
If we take into account the Greek interpretation of this excerpt, and I choose a possible interpretation of verse 16, the prophet asks that the “words of God” (plural) be fulfilled, that they be brought to perfection, that they find their unity and completion and become a “Word” (singular with a capital W).
