De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

"Amen, amen, I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father, he will give it to you in my name." Pic From news.va Pope Francis celebrated Mass this morning in the mother church of the Jesuit order, the church of the Gesù, to mark the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus and to give thanks for the new Jesuit saint Pierre Favre. Canonised by Pope Francis on 17th December, Pierre Favre, was the first companion of St. Ignatius of Loyola. For this reason he is known as “the second Jesuit” and one of the founders of the Society of Jesus, of which he was also the first priest. The tombs of St. Ignatius and St. Pierre Favre are located in the Church of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. In his homily, the Holy Father spoke of the particular way in which the Jesuit Order is marked—and desires to be signed—by the name of Jesus:  “To march beneath the standard of His Cross.”  Pope Francis went on to explain that this means sharing in and having Christ’s very own sentiments....

Welcome to this, the sixth of my reflections on the theology of the Sunday readings at Mass. Thank you for taking the time to read it. I sincerely hope that this reflection will inspire you and help you to see how fantastic Sacred Scripture is, how layered and multi-faceted, and what a carefully considered part of the Mass. If you want to know how these posts came about, please read my first post in this series  here . This Sunday the theme for the readings might be summed up as: Our Union with the Body of Christ The readings are: Joshua 24:1-2, 15-18 Psalm: 33:2-3, 16-23; Response: v. 9 Second Reading: Ephesians 5:21-32 Gospel: John 6: 60-69 First, a little preliminary survey of each of the books. I will post the same, or similar prelims week on week, for each book as we encounter them. This week I have added a bit of detail on the First Reading from the book of Joshua as I thought it brought up some very interesting issues about how we...