Song of the Week – “Little Drummer Boy” by TobyMac
December 13, 2011 in Antioch
by Rick
by Rick
by Rick
Song of the Week – “The Baby” by Family Force 5
November 30, 2011 in Antioch
I have no idea why I am choosing this as the song of the week other than maybe you all can explain it to me
by Rick
Mission Trip 2012!
November 28, 2011 in Antioch
Here is the website to go to in order to prepare yourselves for our upcoming mission trip to New Orleans. We will be talking about it on Wednesday at Antioch, so be ready!
Aliveinyou.com
by Rick
by Rick
by Frankie
Awesome Song
November 3, 2011 in Antioch
Hey Antiochers!
In preparation for the retreat for tomorrow I thought I would share a song that has brought a lot of peace to my heart in times of stress or turmoil.
by Rick
by Paul
The Gloria (Glory to God in the Highest) – Mass Change Updates
October 26, 2011 in Roman Catholic News
The Gloria (Glory to God in the Highest)
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, Heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
You take away the sin of the world,
have mercy on us;
You take away the sin of the world,
receive our prayer;
You are seated at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One;
you alone are the Lord.
You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God, the Father.
Amen
Focus on the Change by Fr. James Chelich
The Latin word, Gloria, means “glory” or “glory be given to…” The Gloria is an ancient Greek Christian hymn. It has been used in prayer and worship other than the Mass (i.e. Morning Prayer) in both the Roman and Byzantine traditions.*
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will! The opening verse is the song of the angels at the birth of Jesus. (Luke 2:14)
The remaining verses were added later, and portions of them can be traced back to the 3rd and 4rth centuries. Most of the lyrics of this ancient hymn, proclaiming the names and titles of God and Jesus, the incarnate Word of God, are drawn directly from the Scriptures:
Lord God (Exodus 20:7; Amos 5:1-3)
Heavenly King (Psalm 24)
Almighty God (Genesis 17:1)
Father (Matthew 6:6-13)
Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thessalonians 5:28)
Begotten Son (Hebrews 1:5)
Lord God (John 20:28)
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world (John 1:29)
Son of the Father (John 3:16)
Only Son (coming from the Father) (John 1:14, 18)
Seated at the Right Hand of the Father (Mark 14:60-62)
Holy One (John 6:69)
Lord (Acts 2:36)
(Son of the) Most High (Luke 1:32; Luke 8:28)
* The Roman tradition is the manner of prayer and order of worship in the western Christian Church centered on Rome. The Byzantine tradition is the manner of prayer and order of worship in the eastern Christian Church centered on Byzantium, later known as Constantinople and today called Istanbul.
The New Roman Missal
The Nicene Creed
Part 1 – The Creed and “I believe…”
Part 2 – …consubstantial with the Father
Part 3 – Was incarnate of the Virgin Mary
Part 4 – of all things visible and invisible
Part 5 – the only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages
Part 6 – he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day, in accordance with the Scriptures.
Part 7 – who has spoken through the Prophets.
Part 8 – I confess; I look forward to
The Gloria (Glory to God in the Highest)
by Paul
The Nicene Creed – Changes #8 – I confess; I look forward to
October 25, 2011 in Roman Catholic News
This Week’s Focus on the Change by Fr. James Chelich
“I confess” “I look forward to”
“Confess” means get your faith out of the enclosure of your mind and give it expression in word, action and in your very being. We are to do more than simply believe in our Baptism, we are to “confess it.” Your Baptism should be expressed in the things you do, and in the woman or man you are striving to be. Saint Paul writes:
Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. As to his death, he died to sin once and for all; as to his life, he lives for God. Consequently, you too must think of yourselves as [being] dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus. (Romans 3:4, 10-11)
Confessing our Baptism is living our lives in a way that becomes an invitation for others to try it on themselves.
“Look forward to,” is again a stronger expression than simple, “I believe.” “I believe,” can easily reduce itself to an intellectual proposition: “Yeah, I think that’s an interesting idea. I’m willing to accept that it might happen. If it did, it would be OK with me.”
“Look forward to,” makes us think about how we are living our lives day to day: Are we living them in a way that truly is looking forward to “resurrection and the life of the world to come?” Do our priorities and choices indicate that we are looking forward to “resurrection and the life of the world to come?”
