Additional
Resources for Sunday's Liturgy
Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization for Sunday's gospel.
A Certain Jesus
Volumes 1,2, and
3
New Edition With Biblical and Liturgical References for
Pastoral Use
The English translation of Un Tal Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil This book offers a new approach to appreciating the life of Jesus. The first part of each chapter is in dialogue form in an up-to-date conversational language. This makes the reader realize that Jesus was once a very ordinary guy, a typical man in his time. The last part of each chapter contains an explanation of the biblical references, thus giving one the perspective for reflection.
Suggestions
for Using This Book
A Certain Jesus can be used in many ways. It is ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization. Here are some of the current liturgical and biblical references.
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Liturgical
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2004
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July
2004
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| 17th Sunday Ord. Time | Lk 11:1-13 | Chap 47 - Our Daily Bread | July 25 |
| 16th Sunday Ord. Time | Lk 10:38-42 | Chap 50 - Bethany's Pub | July 18 |
| 15th Sunday Ord. Time | Lk 10:25-37 | Chap 78 - A Samaritan Without Faith | July 11 |
| 14th Sunday Ord. Time | Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 | Chap 57, 60 - Five Loaves of Bread and Two Fish, Two by Two | July 4 |
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June
2004
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| 13th Sunday Ord. Time | Lk 9:51-62 | Chap 82, 91 - In a Samaritan Village, The Time to Go to Jerusalem | June 27 |
| 12th Sunday Ord. Time | Lk 9:18-24 | Chap 67 - The Messiah's Staff | June 20 |
| Body and Blood of Christ | Lk 9:11-17 | Chap 57 - Five Loaves of Bread and Two Fish | June 13 |
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Easter
Sundays
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| Pentecost | Jn 14:15-16, 23-26 | Chap 142 - Fire on Earth | May 30 |
| Ascension | Lk 24:46-53 | Chap 128, 130 - What We Have Seen and Heard, High Above the Clouds | May 23 |
| 5th Sunday of Easter | Jn 13:31-35 | Chap 111 - The New Alliance | May 9 |
| 4th Sunday of Easter | Jn 10:27-30 | Chap 86 - The Blood of the Galileans | May 2 |
| 3rd Sunday of Easter | Jn 21:1-19 | Chap 129 - One Hundred Fifty-Three Big Fish | April 25 |
| 2nd Sunday of Easter | Jn 20:19-31 | Chap 128 - What We Have Seen and Heard | April 18 |
| Easter Sunday | Jn 20:1-9 | Chap.
125 - The First Day of the Week Chap 126 - A Familiar Laughter |
April 11 |
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Lenten
Reflections
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| Passion Sunday: | Lk 22:14- 23:58 | Chap 110 - The Supper of the Passover | April 4 |
| Chap 111 - The New Alliance | |||
| Chap 112 - In the Garden of Gethsemane | |||
| Good Friday: | Chap 113 - Like a Thief | April 9 | |
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also for
Good Friday:
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Chap 114 - Before the Cock Crows | ||
| Chap 115 - The Verdict of the Sanhedrin | |||
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also for Good
Friday:
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Chap 116 - The Governor's Interrogation | ||
| Chap 117 - Freedom for the Prisoners | |||
| Chap 118 - He Descended Into Hell | |||
| Chap 120 - This is the Man | |||
| Chap 121 - The Road to Golgotha | |||
| Chap 122 - Until His Death on the Cross | |||
| Chap 123 - Inside A New Sepulcher | |||
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Ordinary
Time / Lent
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| 5th Sunday of Lent | Jn 8:1-11 | Chap. 76 - The First Stone | March 28 |
| 4th Sunday of Lent | Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 | Chap. 34 - The Sons of Ephraim | March 21 |
| 3rd Sunday of Lent | Lk 13:1-9 | Chap. 86 - The Blood of the Galileans | March 14 |
| 2nd Sunday of Lent | Lk 9:28-36 | Chap. 68 - At the Summit of Mount Tabor | March 7 |
| 1st Sunday of Lent | Lk 4:1-13 | Chap. 9 - Beneath the Desert Sun | Feb. 29 |
| Ash Wednesday | Mk 6:1-6, 16-18 |
Chap. 49 - In the City of King David |
Feb 25 |
| Chap. 47 - Our Daily Bread | |||
| 7th Sunday in Ord. Time | Lk 6:27-38 | Chap. 55 - An Eye for an Eye, A Tooth for a Tooth | Feb. 22 |
| 6th Sunday in Ord. Time | Lk 6:17,20-26 | Chap. 28 - God is on Our Side | Feb. 15 |
| 5th Sunday in Ord. Time | Lk 5:1-11 | Chap. 14 - The First Five | Feb. 8 |
| 4th Sunday in Ord. Time | Lk 4:21-30 | Chap. 22 - 23 - The Good News • A Prophet in His Own Land | Feb. 1 |
| 3rd Sunday in Ord. Time | Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21 | Chap. 22 - The Good News | Jan. 25 |
| 2nd Sunday in Ord.Time | Jn 2:1-12 | Chap. 17 - The Bride and Groom of Cana | Jan. 18 |
| Baptism of the Lord | Lk 3:15-16, 21-22 | Chap. 4, 7 - God's Justice • Baptism in Jordan River | Jan 11 |
| Solemnity of the Epiphany | Mt 2:1-12 | Chap. 135 - A Feast With the Shepherds | Jan 4 |
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2003
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| Feast of the Holy Family | Chap. 139 - 140 - Everyday Concerns • Lost in the Temple | Dec. 28 | |
| Christmas | Lk 2:15-20 | Chap. 135 - A Feast With the Shepherds | Dec. 25 |
| 4th Sun of Advent | Lk 1:39-44 | Chap. 132 - A Visit To Ain Karim | Dec. 21 |
| 3rd Sun of Advent | Lk 3:10-18 | Chap. 4 - God's Justice | Dec. 14 |
| Immaculate Conception | Lk 1:26-38 | Chap. 131 - A Child Will Be Born | Dec. 8 |
| 2nd Sun of Advent | Lk 3:1-6 | Chap. 3 - A Voice in the Desert | Dec. 7 |
| 1st Sun of Advent | Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 | Chap. 105 - A New Heaven and Earth | Nov. 30 |
| Cycle B: | |||
| Christ The King |
Mt 25:31 - 46
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Chap. 100 - Judgement Day for All Nations | Nov. 23 |
| 33rd Sun Ord. Time | Mk 13:24-32 | Chap. 105 - A New Heaven and Earth | Nov. 16 |
| 32nd Sun Ord. Time | Mk 12:38-44 | Chap.
51 - Two Copper Coins or , 107 - With a Whip in His Hand |
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| All Saints | Mt 5:1-12 | Chap. 28 - God is on our Side | Nov. 1 |
| 30th Sun Ord. Time | Mk 10:46-52 | Chap. 88 - At the Gateway of Jericho | Oct. 26 |
| 29th Sun Ord. Time | Mk 10:35-45 | Chap. 94 - The Right and the Left Seats | Oct. 19 |
| 28th Sun Ord. Time | Mk 10:17-30 | Chap. 92 - Through The Eye of a Needle | Oct 12 |
| 27th Sun Ord. Time | Mk 10:2-16 | Chap.
36 - As Small as Mingo 71 - What God Has Joined |
Oct. 5 |
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26th Sun Ord. Time |
Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 | Chap. 63 - A Millstone | Sept. 28 |
| 25th Sun Ord. Time | Mk 9:30-37 | Chap. 36 - As Small as Mingo | Sept. 21 |
| 24th Sun Ord. Time | Mk 8:27-35 | Chap. 67 - The Messiah's Staff | |
| 22nd Sun Ord. Time | Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 | Chap 98 - With Dirty Hands | Aug 31 |
| 21st Sun Ord. Time | Jn 6:60-69 | Chap. 58 - In Front of the Synagogue of Capernaum | Aug 24 |
| 20th Sun Ord. Time | Jn 6:51-58 | Chap. 58 - In Front of the Synagogue of Capernaum | Aug 17 |
| Assumption (Cycle B) | Lk 1:39-44 | Chap. 132 - A Visit to Ain Karim | Aug. 15 |
| 19th Sun Ord. Time | Jn 6:41-52 | Chap. 58 - In Front of the Synagogue of Capernaum | Aug 10 |
| 18th Sun Ord. Time | Jn 6:24-35 | Chap. 58 - In Front of the Synagogue of Capernaum | Aug 3 |
| 17th Sun. Ord. Time | Jn 6:1-15 | Chap. 57 - Five Loaves of Bread and Two Fish | July 27 |
| 16th Sun. Ord. Time | Mk 6:30-34 | Chap. 57 - Five Loaves of Bread and Two Fish | July 20 |
| 15th Sun. Ord. Time | Mk 6:7-13 | Chap. 60 - Two by Two | July 13 |
| 14th Sun. Ord. Time | Mk 6:1-6 | Chap. 22 - The Good News | July 6 |
| Body & Blood of Christ | Mk 14:12-16, 22-26 | Chap 109 - The Lamb and the Unleavened Bread | June 22 |
| or Corpus Christi | Chap 111 - The New Alliance | ||
| Trinity Sunday | Mt 28:16-20 | Chap 130 - High Above the Clouds | June 15 |
| Pentecost | Acts 2:1-11 | Chap 142 - Fire on Earth | June 8 |
| Ascencion | Mk 16:15-20 | Chap 130 - High Above the Clouds | June 1 |
| Jn 21:1-19 | Chap 129 - One Hundred Fifty-Three Big Fish | ||
| Jn 20:19-31 | Chap 128 - What We Have Seen and Heard | ||
| 5th & 6th Sun of Easter | Jn 15:1-8 | Chap 111 - The New Alliance | May 18/25 |
| 4th Sun of Easter | Jn 10:11-18 | Chap 104 - The Shepherd and the Wolf | May 11 |
| 2nd & 3rd Sun of Easter | Jn 20:19-31 | Chap 128 - What We Have Seen and Heard | April 27/4 |
| Easter Sunday | Jn 20:1-9 | Chap 126 - A Familiar Laughter | April 20 |
| Holy Thursday | Mk 16:1-7 | Chap 125 -The First Day of the Week | April 19 |
| Good Friday | Jn 18:1 - 19:42 | Chap 118 - He Descended Into Hell | April 18 |
| Chap 119 - A Crown of Thorns | |||
| Chap 120 - This is the Man | |||
| Chap 121 - The Road to Golgotha | |||
| Chap 122 - Until His Death on the Cross | |||
| Chap 123 - Inside A New Sepulcher | |||
| Passion Sunday: | Mk 14:1-15, 47 | Chap 103 - The Most Expensive Perfume | April 13 |
| Chap 108 - A Man of the People | |||
| Chap 109 - The Lamb and the Unleavened Bread | |||
| Chap 111 - The New Alliance | |||
| Chap 112 - In the Garden of Gethsemane | |||
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also for Good
Friday:
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Chap 113 - Like a Thief | ||
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also for Good
Friday:
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Chap 114 - Before the Cock Crows | ||
| Chap 115 - The Verdict of the Sanhedrin | |||
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also for Good
Friday:
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Chap 116 - The Governor's Interrogation | ||
| 4th Sun. of Lent | Jn 3:14-21 | Chap 56 - The Wailing of the Wind | March 30 |
| 3rd Sun. of Lent | Jn 2:13-25 | Chap 107 - With A Whip in His Hand | March 23 |
| 2nd Sun. of Lent | Mk 9:2-10 | Chap 68 - At the Summit of Mount Tabor | March 16 |
| 1st Sun. of Lent | Mk 1:12-15 | Chap. 9 - Beneath the Desert Sun | March 9 |
| Ash Wednesday | Mk 6:1-6, 16-18 |
Chap. 49 - In the City of King David |
March 5 |
| 8th Sun. in Ord. Time | Mk 2:18-22 | Chap. 46 - The Kind of Fasting That God Wants | March 2 |
| 7th Sun. in Ord. Time | Mk 2:1-12 | Chap. 35 -Sliding Through The Roof | Feb. 23 |
| 6th Sun. in Ord. Time | Mk 1:40-45 | Chap. 20 - A Leper in the Village | Feb. 16 |
| 5th Sun. in Ord. Time | Mk 1:29-39 | Chap. 19 - Peter's Mother-in-Law | Feb. 9 |
| 4th Sun. in Ord. Time | Mk 1:21-28 | Chap. 18 - A Madman Wants to Enter | |
| Presentation of the Lord | Lk 2:22-40 | Chap. 138-39 - A Hopeful Old Man • Everyday Concerns | Feb. 2 |
| 3rd Sun. in Ord. Time | Mk 1:14 -20 | Chap. 14 - The First Five | Jan. 26 |
| 2nd Sun. in Ord. Time | Jn 1:35 - 42 | Chap. 5 - The Broken Bamboos | Jan. 19 |
| Feast of the Sto. Niño (Philippines - 3rd Sun. Jan) | Mt. 18:1-5 | Chap. 36 - As Small as Mingo | Jan. 19 |
| Baptism of the Lord | Mk 1:7-11 | Chap. 7 - 8 - Baptism in River Jordan • The Last Night in Betabara | Jan. 12 |
| Feast of the Epiphany | Mt 2:1-12 | Chap. 135 - A Feast With the Shepherds | Jan. 5 |
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Year - 2002
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| Holy Family | Lk 2:22, 39-40 | Chap. 138-39 - A Hopeful Old Man • Everyday Concerns | Dec. 29 |
| Christmas | Lk 2;1 -14 | Chapter 134 -35 - In The Middle of an Open FIeld • A Feast With the Shepherds | Dec. 25 |
| 4th Sunday of Advent | Lk 1:26 - 38 | Chap. 131 - A Child Will Be Born | Dec. 22 |
| 3rd Sunday of Advent | Jn 1:6 - 8, 19 - 28 | Chap. 6 - An Axe Is Laid to the Roots | Dec. 15 |
| Immaculate Conception | Lk 1:26 - 38 | Chap. 131 - A Child Will Be Born | Dec. 9 |
| 2nd Sunday of Advent | Mk 1:1 - 8 | Chap. 3 - A Voice in the Desert | Dec. 8 |
| 1st Sunday of Advent | Mk 13: 33 - 37 | Chap. 105 - A New Heaven and Earth | Dec. 1 |
| Cycle A: | |||
| Christ The King |
Mt 25:31 - 46
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Chap. 100 - Judgement Day for All Nations | Nov. 24 |
| All Saints |
Mt 5:1 - 12
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Chap. 28 - God Is on Our Side | Nov. 1 |
| Assumption |
Lk 1:39 - 56
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Chap. 132 - A Visit To Ain Karim | Aug. 25 |
| 33rd Sunday Ord. Time |
Mt 25:14 - 30
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Chap. 85 - The Master Went On a Journey | Nov. 17 |
| 32nd Sunday Ord. Time |
Mt 25:1 - 13
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Chap. 70 - With Lighted Lamps | Nov. 10 |
| 31st Sunday Ord. Time |
Mt 23:1 - 12
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Chap. 107 - With A Wip in His Hand | Nov. 3 |
| 29th Sunday Ord. Time |
Mt 22:15 - 21
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Chap. 101 - For God or For Caesar | Oct. 20 |
| 28th Sunday Ord. Time |
Mt 22:1 - 14
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Chap. 83 - The Banquet Guests | Oct. 13 |
| 27th Sunday Ord. Time |
Mt 21:33 - 43
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Chap. 99 - The Vineyard of the Lord | Oct. 6 |
| 26th Sunday Ord. Time |
Mt 21:28 - 32
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Chap. 96 - The Prostitutes Shall Be First | Sept. 29 |
| 25th Sunday Ord. Time |
Mt 20:1 -16
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Chap. 61 - A Dinar for Each | Sept. 22 |
| 24th Sunday Ord. Time |
Mt 18:21 - 35
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Chap. 95 - Seventy Times Seven | Sept. 15 |
| 22nd Sunday Ord. Time |
Mt 16:21 - 27
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Chapter 67 - The Messiah's Staff | Sept. 1 |
| 21st Sunday Ord. Time |
Mt 16:13 - 20
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Chapter 67 - The Messiah's Staff | Aug. 25 |
| 20th Sunday Ord. Time |
Mt 15:21 - 28
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Chapter 65 - Foreign Dogs | Aug. 18 |