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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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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...
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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...
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THE SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING—B (Daniel 7: 13-14 Revelation 1: 5-8 John 18: 33-37) Christ is the King of kings, the Lord of lords, and the Ruler of the universe. His type of kingship is that of pure and perfect love borne out of humility and obedience in the eyes of a merciful and kind heart...
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THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—B (Daniel 12: 1-3 Hebrews 10: 11-14, 18 Luke 13: 24-32) Next week will be the last week on the Liturgical Calendar. The last week has a theme of the End Time or the Parousia and the Eschatological realities. It will be about the Judgment Day, when each one of...
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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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THE TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—B (Job 38: 1, 8-11 2 Corinthians 5: 14-17 Matthew 4: 35-41) Having celebrated and experienced the various manifestations of God among us, we jump, without any doubt and fear, into the realm of godliness to seek, love and worship God. After all, we have been assured...
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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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PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION (Isaiah 50: 4-7 Philippians 2: 6-11 Mark 14: 1—15: 47) The celebrations from today until Easter Sunday are what we celebrate in the Mass. In the Mass we have either a solemn entrance or just a procession. Today, we celebrate the solemn entrance of Jesus into...
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THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT—B (Jeremiah 31: 31-34 Hebrews 5: 7-9 John 12: 20-33) The tone for the Holy Week is already set forth today. To save the whole of creation, God has to show us a life of obedience and sacrifice. This is seen in the life of Jesus Christ, who was obedient to the Father, even...
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THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT—B (2 Chronicles 36: 4-16, 19-23 Ephesians 2: 4-10 John 3: 14-21) Each one of us has faith, but it is up to us to cooperate with the promptings of the Holy Spirit in order to translate our faith into belief. By using our free will and reasoning, we put our total trust in...
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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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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,...