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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...
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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...
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PENTECOST—B (Acts 2: 1-11 Galatians 5: 16-25 John 20: 19-23) In the Old Testament, we know that dust ( Adam ) was made into a living being by the Breath of God put into the nostril of the dust, which became man. This dust-made- man could not find his way to his Creator because of the abuse of his...
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SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER—B (Acts 10: 25-26, 34-35, 44-48 1 John 4: 7-10 John 15: 9-17) Easter celebrates the love of God for us. When we could not find the way, Jesus came to our lives as the Emmanuel who became the Priest, the Altar, and the Lamb of the Sacrifice of the New and Everlasting Covenant...
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FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER—B (Acts 9: 26 -31 1 John 3: 18 -24 John 15: 1-8 Last weekend, we dwelt on the theme of Christ the Good Shepherd. It was realized that we cannot shepherd others unless we have been shepherded by Christ. Today, we continue from there by seeing ourselves succeeding if we are...
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FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER—B (Acts 4: 8-12 1 John 3: 1-2 John 10: 11 -18) Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd leading all humankind into the eternal Kingdom of God. He is the truth, the life, and the way to the Father. The Church, which is the Mystical Body of Christ, that is us, has been given the...
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SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER—B (Acts 4: 32-35 1 John 5: 1-6 John 20: 19-31) The Easter message of hope and faith in the Risen Lord still abides with us. We are full of confidence that we shall one day share in the Resurrection of Jesus if we believe and follow in the foot-steps of Christ. All will be...
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THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL, APOSTLE (Acts 22: 3-16 1 Corinthians 7: 29-31 Mark 16: 15-18) The story about the miracle of Paulʼs conversion is known to many of us. Paul, on his way to Damascus to kill the Christians, encountered Jesus Christ. From this time onward, Paul, who used to be called Saul,...
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THE SOLEMNITY OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES (Acts 12: 1-11 2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 17-18 Matthew 16: 13-19) These two apostles are the principal pillars of the Church founded by Christ. The two symbolize the very two façades of the affairs of the salvation won for us by Christ. There is the urgency...
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THE SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST (Isaiah 49 1-6 Acts 13: 22-26 Luke 1: 57-66, 80) John’s birth is believed to be six months before that of Jesus Christ, as it is recounted in the Gospels. The dates of these two births are made to give us a message. The birth of John is close...
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PENTECOST SUNDAY—A ( Acts 2:1-11 1 Corinthians 12: 3-7, 12-13 John 20: 19-23) Today’s solemnity is not just so much about the day and the manifestation of the descent of the Holy Spirit, but more importantly about the gift of the promise given to the Church by Jesus. The descent of the Holy...
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THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD—A (Acts 1: 1-11 Ephesians 1: 17-23 Matthew 28: 16-20) Today’s celebration adds to our hope in the life of the world to come. It is one of the elements of our celebration of the paschal mystery which are the Suffering, Death, Resurrection, Ascension, and the Second...
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FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER—A (Acts 6: 1-7 1 Peter 2: 4-9 John 14: 1-12) We continue to emphasize on the essence of being a Christian. It has already been mentioned that through the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation we are made into the person of Jesus as priests, prophets, and kings, with a unique...
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FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER—A ( Acts 2: 14, 36-41 1 Peter 2: 20-25 John 10: 1-10) It is said that not all that glitters is gold. This gives us a further warning that we must beware of the tyranny of the obvious. The fact that some things have many similarities does not mean they have a common purpose...
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THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER—A (Acts 2: 14, 22-33 1 Peter 1: 17-21 Luke 24: 13-35) The joy of Easter is still with us, especially as we ponder on a line in the Easter Proclamation which runs as: “What good would life have been to us, had Christ not come as our Redeemer?” Indeed it is this...