Posts by Fr. Marcelo Javier Navarro Muñoz, IVE
Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels
At an Episcopal Ordination at St Peter’s Basilica on September 29, 2007, Pope Benedict delivered a beautiful homily/catechesis on the three Archangels who are mentioned by name in Scripture: Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. He said “that in the ancient Church—already in the Book of Revelation—Bishops were described as “angels” of their Church, thereby expressing a…
Read MoreMemorial of the Passion of St John the Baptist
This is the will of God, your holiness:that you refrain from immorality,that each of you know how to acquire a wife for himselfin holiness and honor, not in lustful passionas do the Gentiles who do not know God;not to take advantage of or exploit a brother or sister in this matter,for the Lord is an…
Read MoreThe Better Part
Jesus entered a villagewhere a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.She had a sister named Marywho sat beside the Lord, at his feet, listening to him speak.Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said,“Lord, do you not carethat my sister has left me by myself to do the serving?Tell her to help…
Read MoreChrist Left Leaving Us His Eucharistic Presence
The town of Orvieto and the Corpus Domini[1] [1] These pictures were taken on June 22, 2025. The Duomo of Orvieto is simply monumental. A majestic presence that imposes itself calmy to the visitors with its mosaics on the façade gleaming at sunset. It was built as a home to commemorate the miracle of Bolsena…
Read MoreDid Christ Leave Us…?
Did Christ leave us? The answer is obvious. Christ departed from his disciples, but did not leave them orphans or alone. Christ ascended into Heaven to prepare the sending of the Holy Spirit. We can say that after his Ascension and until the end of times, the manner of Christ’s presence is different. The Apostles…
Read MoreHoly Week Is Past But Remains
Good Friday 2025 outside of the Seville Cathedral[1] Holy Week in Seville Usually after the forty days of Lent and the celebration of Holy Week with all its austerity we feel the lightness of the Resurrection. In the northern hemisphere it is accompanied by the flowering of nature which mitigates the feelings of the suffering…
Read MoreLenten Practices en Conversion
Paolo Veronese, The Conversion of Mary Magdalene[1] Today’s Mass readings are the very heart of the Lenten journey. Let us stop for a moment and feel the soothing effect of the words of the Prophet Hosea: Come, let us return to the LORD, it is he who has rent, but he will heal us; he…
Read MoreTo Live Among Giants
We are back in the swing of the liturgical season oddly called ‘Ordinary Time’, which is anything but ordinary. The beginning of the liturgical year last December (Advent Season and the beautiful Christmas season) which have just ended is, however, pretty much up in the air. Nevertheless, we have transitioned smoothly from Christmas to ‘Ordinary…
Read MoreTransition as a ‘Permanent’ Condition’…?
Fra Angelico, The Nativity[1] At the end of this calendar year, we transitioned from one liturgical cycle to a new one: we went from cycle B to cycle C, and thus, we began Advent. From the “sweet-penance-transitional-time” of Advent, we moved into Christmas: we went from penance and expectation to the joy of Christ’s birth.…
Read MoreChrist the King, Thanksgiving, and Advent All Together?
Christ the Judge and Mary, Sistine Chapel, (Michelangelo Buonarotti)[1] And now, bless the God of all, who has done wondrous things on earth;Who fosters people’s growth from their mother’s womb, and fashions them according to his will!May he grant you joy of heart and may peace abide among you;May his goodness toward us endure in…
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