THE END…AND THE BEGINNING Homily & Readings
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THE END…AND THE BEGINNING Homily & Readings

READINGS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 THE END AND THE BEGINNING. AT THE LAST MASS FOR 2020, THE SCRIPTURES FOCUS ON THE EPISTLE AND GOSPEL OF JOHN, WITH ENCOURAGEMENT AND HOPE _______________________________________________________ Check out our website: https://www.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.FriendsoftheWord.org Donate and support FRIENDS OF THE WORD, INC.: PAYPAL.ME/FRIENDSOFTHEWORD

SYRO MALANKARA CATHEDRAL WITH BISHOP STEPHANOS Interview 3
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SYRO MALANKARA CATHEDRAL WITH BISHOP STEPHANOS Interview 3

FR LOUIS SCURTI WAS HONORED TO INTERVIEW BISHOP STEPHANOS OF THE SYRO-MALANKARA CATHOLIC EPARCHY IN THE USA AND CANADA at the Cathedral in Elmont, NY. The 4 interviews cover aspects of the Syro-Malankara history and rituals. _______________________________________________________ Check out our website: https://www.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.FriendsoftheWord.org Donate and support FRIENDS OF THE WORD,…

BRINGING THE WORD INTO THE WORLD St Francis Xavier
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BRINGING THE WORD INTO THE WORLD St Francis Xavier

MASS READINGS THE SCRIPTURES OF THE DAY SEEM TO BE ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S MANDATE, TO CARRY THE WORD, JESUS, INTO THE WORLD. IT SERVES AS OUR MANDATE, AS WELL. FR SCURTI CELEBRATES THE MASS DURING THE ADVENT SEASON. THE READINGS ARE PRESENTED SEPARATELY. Check out our website: https://www.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.FriendsoftheWord.org Donate…

ADVENT HOPE Tuesday of the First Week of Advent
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ADVENT HOPE Tuesday of the First Week of Advent

readings of the day GOD’S HOLY MOUNTAIN AND JEWISH HISTORY PREPARE US FOR THE MESSIAH, JESUS CHRIST. THE HOMILY OF THE TUESDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT Check out our website: https://www.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.FriendsoftheWord.org Donate and support FRIENDS OF THE WORD, INC.:PAYPAL.ME/FRIENDSOFTHEWORD

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JOSEPH LEGASPI Director of Music St Peter’s University Interview 1

FR LOUIS SCURTI INTERVIEWS DR JOSEPH LEGASPI, DIRECTOR OF MUSIC AT ST. PETER’S UNIVERSITY, JERSEY CITY, NJ THEY DISCUSS MUSIC, JOSEPH’S BACKGROUND AND HIS PERFORMANCE CAREER AT ST. PETER’S AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CHORALE THREE INTERVIEWS_______________________________________________________ Check out our website: https://www.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.FriendsoftheWord.org Donate and support FRIENDS OF THE WORD,…

ARE THE BEATITUDES DYSFUNCTIONAL? All Saints Day 2020
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ARE THE BEATITUDES DYSFUNCTIONAL? All Saints Day 2020

FR LOUIS SCURTI PRESENTS THE HOMILY BASED ON THE READINGS OF ALL SAINTS DAY: REVELATION 7:2-4, 9-14 1 JOHN 3:1–3 ALLELUIA Veníte ad me, omnes qui laborátis et oneráti estis, et ego refíciam vos, dicit Dóminus. Come to me, all you that labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest, says the Lord….

NOLI NOVI SUB SOLI
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NOLI NOVI SUB SOLI

REFERRING TO THE BOOK OF ECCLESIATES, FR LOUIS SCURTI CHALLENGES THE AUTHOR…THERE IS A DIFFERENCE….WITH JESUS! JESUS MAKES THE DIFERENCE! Check out our website: https://new.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.Friendso… Donate and support FRIENDS OF THE WORD, INC.: PAYPAL.ME/FRIENDSOFTHEWORD

THE TRANSFIGURATION OF JESUS SON OF MAN, 2020
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THE TRANSFIGURATION OF JESUS SON OF MAN, 2020

ON THE FEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION FR LOUIS SCURTI FOCUSES ON JESUS, SON OF MAN AND HIS DIVINITY. HE RECALLS HIS VISIT TO CEFALU AND THE MOSAIC OF CHRISTOS PANTOCRATOR… JOIN US. Check out our website: https://new.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.FriendsoftheWord.org Donate and support FRIENDS OF THE WORD, INC.: PAYPAL.ME/FRIENDS OF THE WORD

DOES GOD GET ANNOYED? Jeremiah & Jesus Teach Us
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DOES GOD GET ANNOYED? Jeremiah & Jesus Teach Us

JEREMIAH INSPIRES FR LOUIS SCURTI AS HE PRESENTS THE HOMILY OF THE DAY ALONG WITH THE PARABLES OF JESUS. WHO IS ANGRY….GOD OR JEREMIAH?   Check out our website: https://new.friendsoftheword.org Does God Get Annoyed? www.FriendsoftheWord.org Holy Mass, remembering +Robert Byrnes, +Sylvia Rome’, +Tina Hidalgo, Recovery of those suffering from Covid, Rupert Jacinto & Intentions sent…

HOMILY & MASS FOR FATHERS DAY 12th SUNDAY JESUS LEADS US TO HIS FATHER AND OURS
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HOMILY & MASS FOR FATHERS DAY 12th SUNDAY JESUS LEADS US TO HIS FATHER AND OURS

  FR LOUIS SCURTI PRESENTS THE HOMILY OF THE 12 TH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR, ON FATHERS DAY, WHILE HE COMPARES THE FATHER OF JESUS TO OUR OWN FATHERS AND INVITES US TO FOLLOW THE FATHER OF JESUS, GOD. THIS HOMILY IS PART OF THE MASS FROM HOME OF THIS SUNDAY, AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE AS…