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THE SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS (Revelation 7: 2-4, 9-14 1 John 3: 1-3 Matthew 5: 1-12) Today, we celebrate with all the saints who are in Heaven. These are the innumerous unknown saints; some of whom are our own relatives whose mortal remains are found in the various necropolises all over the world. These...
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TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—B (Genesis 2: 18-24 Hebrew 2: 9-11 Mark 10: 2-16) Today, we consider the very act that totally and tangibly demonstrates our total unity and commitment to God. This is marriage, a term which literally and originally meant “to be attached to a husband”...
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TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—B (Numbers 11: 25 -29 James 5: 1-6 Mark 9: 38 -43, 45, 47-48) We are God’s children forming a family whose members form an inter-intra dependant relationship with one another for our survival. Each of us is endowed with special and unique gifts called...
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THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST—B (Exodus 24: 3-8 Hebrews 9: 11-15 Mark 14: 12 -16, 22-26) Today, we celebrate the Sacramental Presence of Christ in His Church. It is the celebration of the memorial of Christ’s everlasting love for us, as we commemorate and reenact...
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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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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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HOLY SATURDAY Job 14:1-14 , 1 Peter 4:1-8 • Matthew 27:57-66 or John 19:38-42 On this night, we wait to experience the EMPTY TOMB. The whole world is in an ultimate silence waiting for its savior and Master to rise from the dead. New life is about to bud and burst, as death and darkness no longer...
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THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT–B (Exodus 20: 1-17 1 Corinthians 1: 22-25 John 2 13-25) Holiness is about the sense of God, since God is the source of all holiness. Each of us is called to be holy as the Heavenly Father is holy. Holiness, therefore, becomes the ultimate way of life for each one of us. We...
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THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT–B (Genesis 22: 1-2, 9, 10-13, 5-18 Romans 8: 31-34 Mark 9: 2-10) The spirit of Lent may be seen as unnatural and unnecessarily burdensome if we see it as an imposition. But if it is viewed as a means to strengthen our relationship with God, which has severely been damaged...
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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT–B (Genesis 9: 8-15 1 Peter 3: 18-22 Mark 1: 12-15) We began this spiritual journey on Ash Wednesday. We were reminded that if we lived a life without cooperating with the grace of God, we would return to the dirt from which we were made. At the same time, the ashes reminded...
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FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME–B (Job 7: 1-4, 6-7 1Corinthians 9: 16-19, 22-23 Mark 1: 29-39) By nature, we are all religious; we believe in something as an Object of Worship. Religion comes in to give us a sort of direction to understand our nature and being. Since creation, we have all made many...
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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 DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN CHURCH IN ROME (Ezekiel 47: 1-2, 8-9, 1 1st Corinthians 3: 9-11, 16-17 John 2: 13-22) Today’s feast is in honor of the Cathedral of Rome. This Cathedral was consecrated by Pope Sylvester I in the year 324. The Cathedral or Basilica of Rome is also called the mother...