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The Epiphany of the Lord: we have come to worship Him!
The Solemnity of the Epiphany celebrates the manifestation of the Lord to all peoples. It is not merely a matter of recalling the visit of the Magi to the Child Jesus, but of contemplating a movement of God that reveals itself beyond the borders of Israel, reaching those who, even though not belonging to the people of the first Covenant, have set out on a journey in search of the truth. Jesus came to be the light of all nations, peoples, races, and languages (cf. Is 49:6; Rev 7:9). The Gospel of Matthew presents us with men from the East who, upon seeing a sign in the sky, leave their own land, travel long distances, and arrive in Jerusalem asking ...

History
  The Shalom Catholic Community was founded on July 9, 1982, after its founder, Moysés Louro de Azevedo Filho, offered his life and youth to bring Christ and the Catholic Church to those who were distant, especially the youth. On June 30, 1980, Pope John Paul II arrived in Brazil for his first visit to the country. The pontiff visited 13 cities and took part in the opening of the X International Eucharistic Congress in Fortaleza (CE). When he was 20 years old, Moysés Azevedo was chosen by the Archbishop of Fortaleza, Dom Aloísio Lorsheider, to give a gift to the Pope in the name of the Archdiocese’s youth. Moysés started to pray, asking God what he should offer to ...

Holy Week (Fr Cristiano) – Palm Sunday 2023
Homily – April 2nd, 2023 – Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, A Mt 21:1-11; Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mt 26:14-27:66 To the best of our abilities, pain should always be alleviated, eased, healed and if possible, of course, avoided. But many times we will run into inevitable crosses. And of course, in an outburst of sincerity, we can cry out to God: ‘My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me’, which is totally natural, honest and human! But the prayer of Jesus, in the midst of his uttermost agony, goes on, and within what is human and natural, He opens a window to the supernatural: ‘Yet, even if I am ...
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