Day

June 19, 2016

12th Sunday C, OLPH, Blessing of Doors, Adoration Chapel, and Altar

I. Introduction: “Who Do You Say That I Am?” A. Years ago, as a seminarian at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, I took a final examination in a course called “Christology”, a course that dealt with the identity and saving mission of Jesus. Among other things, we were questioned about the precise meaning of...
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