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  • SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER (SOLEMNITY OF DIVINE MERCY)—C

    SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER (SOLEMNITY OF DIVINE MERCY)—C (Acts 5: 12-16 Rev 1: 9-13, 17-19 John 20: 19-31) The celebrations of the various events of the Holy Week bring home one question: Why should God go that far to die for us? The answer lies in the fact that God loves us so much, even when we keep on running away from his love by our rather strong desire for opting for sin over totally abandoning our wills to that of God. This brings us to the reality of the mercy of God which we refer to...
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  • PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION—C

    PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION—C ( Isaiah 50: 4-7 Philippians 2: 6-11 Luke 22: 14-23: 56) We have begun a Holy Week; a week during which the love of God manifests itself in an act that defies all logical reasoning, as this love is met with our outright rejection of it. It is a week in which God reconciles and reclaims obstinate sinful human beings to Himself. Come to think of it! It is a paradox, an absurdity, and an enigma to grasp the full meaning of God’s love for us. The...

  • FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT—C

    FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT—C (Isaiah 43: 16-21 Philippians 3: 8-14 John 8: 1-11) Last week, we talked about the need to acknowledge our weakness in order to trust in the strength and power of God’s grace in and with us, as we repent. Today, we have a sequel to the quest of repentance: we are to let go our past lives and fix our eyes on the glory of God that is about to be rewarded us. In fact, this is the essence of the symbolism of the Forty days of Lent and the Fifty days of Easter: that...

  • FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT—C

    FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT—C (Joshua 5: 9-12 2 Corinthians 5: 17-21 Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32) The message of Jesus Christ at the beginning of his public ministry is still vibrant and meaningful today: “The Kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the Gospel”. Christ has already redeemed us from the slavery of sin and death to his wonderful and glorious life. We are so fortunate to have been given the gift of the Sacraments so that we may renew our status of grace from time to time...
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  • SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT—C

    SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT—C (Genesis 15: 5-12, 17-18 Philippians 3: 20—4: 1 Luke 9: 28-36) Throughout our human history, God has regularly initiated and made various covenants with us. All these were in a bid to draw our attention to God so that we might give him all glory and honor. Jesus then comes to be the fulfillment of all the various past covenants as he made for us the New and Everlasting Covenant by his Paschal Mystery. A prominent promise of the old covenants, especially those with...

  • FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT—C

    FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT—C (Deuteronomy 26: 4-10 Romans 10: 8-13 Luke 4: 1-13) We have begun a holy season of reflection that leads to repentance. We have taken in vain the grace of God to an extent that we are clueless in this life as to what to choose as the final destiny of our souls. If we take some time off to reflect on the necessity to desire for the Lord, we shall be brought back to our state of grace by the hand of God. There is a constant struggle within us as regards the use of our concupiscence...

  • THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—C

    THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—C (Jeremiah 17: 5-8 1 Corinthians 15: 12 , 16-20 Luke 6: 17 , 20-26) We have been told much of Jesus as the Light of the world, and that we must be the bearers of and witnesses to this Light in our world. We do this through proper and thorough evangelization and catechesis for oneself and for others. There is a fundamental reason for us to go to such lengths: to announce and teach that whatever we do here must have its purpose and essence derived from and driven...

  • FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—C

    FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—C (Isaiah 6: 1-8 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11 Luke 5: 1-11) We have been called to announce the Good News of Salvation to every creature until the Lord comes again in his glory. This apostolate requires both the Ordained Ministers and the Lay Faithful to constantly depend on Jesus Christ in whose apostolate we have been called; otherwise, we shall fail totally in this apostolate. Through the Church and her Sacraments, we have been given specially graces to fulfill our...

  • FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—C

    FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—C (Jeremiah 1: 4-5, 17-19 1 Corinthians 12: 31—13: 13 Luke 4: 21-30) To be faithful to the Gospel, we may often time place ourselves at a very sensitive and dangerous situation in life. Yet the power of God abides with us in witnessing to the Gospel, even when we are persecuted because of the Gospel. We are the vessel to spread the Gospel; nothing, not even death, can stop us from carrying out this mission. No heavenly or angelic creature will come to the...

  • SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—C

    SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—C (Isaiah 62: 1-5 1 Corinthians 12: 4-11 John 2: 1-11) By Jesus’ presence at the Wedding at Cana, marriage has been made an important institution to reflect the glory of God in the world. Just as at the Wedding at Cana the presence of Christ was made known in order to let the disciples believe in the proclamation of the Kingdom of God, so Sacramental Marriages are meant to reflect and radiate the sign and reality of Christ’s love and presence in the...

  • THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD—C

    THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD—C (Isaiah 42: 1-4, 6-7 Acts 10: 34 -38 Luke 3: 15-16, 21-22) Today’s Feast marks the end of the Christmas Season and the beginning of the first part of the Ordinary Time. The Scripture Readings during the Ordinary Time will systematically and orderly treat the Christmas Season Theme: Christ Our Light. It is hoped that by conscientiously following the meaning of the Scripture readings, we may imitate the very life of Jesus who is the Light leading us to his eternal...

  • THE FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY—C

    THE FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY—C (Sirach 3: 2-6, 12-14 Colossians 3: 12-21 Luke 2: 41-52) The Mystery, and in fact the reality, of the Incarnation has sanctified the human family: earth is wedded to heaven with Jesus Christ being the joint, hub, cardinal, knot, and the mediator between God and Humankind. In Christ is found true God and true Man. The sanctification of the human family by the incarnation of Christ makes us Children of God; we always aspire and long to be in a perfect and ultimate...

  • FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT—C

    FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT—C (Micah 5: 1-4 Hebrews 10: 5-10 Luke 1: 39-45) All over the world, preparations are underway to celebrate Christmas. Friends and families will be gathering to share old and nostalgic memories. Others will buy and share gifts with their loved ones. In some cases, good hot meals will be served at tables around which unity of the family will be reignited. But in all these, we should not forget about the real reason for the season: Jesus Christ who humbled himself to share...

  • THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT—C

    THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT—C (Zephaniah 3: 14-18 Philippians 4: 4-7 Luke 3: 10-18) The readings of today amplify the nearness of our God. As St Paul would say: If God is for us, who can be against us? Indeed, with God, we have everything and we have no fear for any adversary, because our God is the Immanuel who is mighty in strength and power. A careful study of the Book of Psalms will unveil the hidden joy of the Israelites who were deprived of the presence of God because of their unfaithfulness...

  • SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT—C

    SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT—C (Baruch 5 1-9 Philippians 1: 4-6, 8-11 Luke 3: 1-6) It is really amazing and incomprehensible how God does love us (see Psalm 8); God constantly and persistently calls us to his bosom, despite our many faults. Today’s readings even make this goodness of God more vivid: God will make all that he has begun in us complete and perfect; so, why do we doubt so much? Ever since mankind began to misuse and misapply free will, we have all the more been falling away from...
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