Church of Our Mother of Perpetual Help,
Ipoh, Malaysia
Address: Church: 1 Jalan Serindik; Redemptorists Community: 19-21 Jalan la Salle; 31400 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia; Tel: (60) 05 5458220; Email: omphip@gmail.com; FaceBook: https://m.facebook.com/OMPHipoh/
"Alive (Mary Madalene)"sung by Natalie Grant
"16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic,[b] “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). 17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” 18 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her."
(b) in Hebrew
Ordinary Time: The days of the last week in the liturgical year are named as days of the 33rd or 34th week. Depending on where the Saturday of the last week falls from 26 November to 2 December, the Ordinary Time will have 33 or 34 weeks. If the 34th Saturday falls on 26, 27, 28 or 29 November, the Ordinary Time will have 33 weeks. If the 34th Saturday falls on 30 November, 1 or 2 December, the Ordinary Time will have 34 weeks. For 2024, the 34th Saturday falls on 30 November, hence the Ordinary Time has 34 weeks.
ORDINARY TIME: After the feast of Pentecost which fell on May 19, the Church’s liturgical calendar changed from the Season of Easter to Ordinary Time. Many people might have missed this fact because the liturgical colour for Ordinary Time – green – is not used on the first two Sundays of this phase of the season. The Easter colour of white is continued because two solemnities – Holy Trinity and The Body and Blood of Christ – are celebrated on the Sundays following Pentecost.
The name “Ordinary Time” for that part of the church year outside the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter is perhaps rather an unfortunate term. The word “ordinary” commonly means something that is unexceptional or uninteresting. However, the word “ordinary” as used in “Ordinary Time” means that the Sundays after the seasons of Christmas and Easter are counted in order, using ordinal numbers.
It is best to think of Ordinary Time as one of the liturgical seasons – the longest season of the church year. Its liturgical colour of green points to our Christian hope and life, entering into the mystery of Christ in all its fullness.
Ordinary Time enables us to devote ourselves to exploring the mystery of Christ in all its aspects and to celebrate the presence of God in the ordinary patterns of human life.
(Ref. "Liturgy Brisbane")
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[Ref. Daily Readings: Universalis.com; Bible Quotes: oremus Bible Browser; Reflections (1): CatholicCulture.org; (2) OMPH Spiritual Health]
22 Jul 2024, St. Mary Magdalene, Feast; Lit. color: White.
- 1st Reading: Song of Songs 3:1-4; Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 62(63):2-6,8-9; Gospel: John 20:1-2,11-18.
- Prayer for Living Daily (pg 22-23): 'Faithful to the end'; Listen: Podcast .