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Carlos Guillén

Sacerdote de Perú. Liturgista.

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The mission of the "full of grace". Collect for the Fourth Sunday of Advent

The Fourth Sunday of Advent is the part of Advent that most directly prepares for the birth of the Savior. The Church lives it practically as a Marian feast. We will notice it through her prayers, but also through the readings and songs assigned to today's Mass.

Carlos Guillén

22 Dec 2023

You and God prepare for the feast. Collect for the III Sunday of Advent

We have already passed the halfway point of Advent and the Church surprises us with this Sunday called GaudeteI repeat, rejoice in the Lord; I tell you again, rejoice. The Lord is near" (Phil 4:4-5).

Carlos Guillén

14 Dec 2023

In a hurry and jumping over obstacles. Collection for the Second Sunday of Advent

For the second week of Advent, there is a collect prayer taken from the old Gelasian sacramentary, which we know was also used during Advent. It replaced another prayer, which was in force until the 1962 missal, and which was transferred to another day within this same liturgical season.

Carlos Guillén

6 Dec 2023

In the "sweet expectation" of Christ. Collect for the First Sunday of Advent

The author begins to analyze today the "Collect" prayers of the Masses of the four Sundays of Advent, in order to "get us more into the spirit of these weeks". We owe the current four-week Advent to Pope St. Gregory the Great (7th century), for when this time before Christmas began to appear in various places, it varied in length.

Carlos Guillén

29 Nov 2023
Bible Missal

Riches of the Roman Missal: the Sundays of Lent (VI)

This last analysis of the collect prayer for Palm Sunday concludes the series that gives us a glimpse into the richness of the Roman Missal.

Carlos Guillén

31 Mar 2023
Roman Missal Lent

Riches of the Roman Missal: the Sundays of Lent (V)

The Roman Missal encourages us today to ask for the grace to walk toward God following the loving example of Christ.

Carlos Guillén

24 Mar 2023
Roman Missal Lent

Riches of the Roman Missal: the Sundays of Lent (IV)

On the Sunday of Joy, the fourth Sunday of Lent, the collect prayer and the liturgy invite us to approach the redemptive mystery of Christ.

Carlos Guillén

18 Mar 2023
Roman Missal

Riches of the Roman Missal: the Sundays of Lent (III)

On the third Sunday of Lent, we look forward to a collective prayer that raises our gaze to divine mercy.

Carlos Guillén

10 Mar 2023
Lenten missal

Riches of the Roman Missal: the Sundays of Lent (II)

We continue to delve into the Roman Missal to delve into the richness of Lent. This time we look at the passage of the Transfiguration.

Carlos Guillén

3 Mar 2023
Lent

Riches of the Roman Missal: the Sundays of Lent (I)

The Roman Missal is a very rich resource with which the faithful can better prepare themselves during Lent. As a first approach, let us briefly analyze the collect prayer for the first Sunday of this liturgical season.

Carlos Guillén

24 Feb 2023