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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...
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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...
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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...
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TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—B (Isaiah 53: 10-11 Hebrew 4: 14-16 Mark 10: 35 -45) Today is World Mission Sunday. We are once again reminded of our effort in spreading the Good News of Salvation to all the ends of the earth. We are also to remember and pray for those who are yet to hear...
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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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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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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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FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME–B (Deuteronomy 18: 15-20 1 Corinthians 7: 32-25 Mark 1: 21-28) Since creation, God has been in constant communication with us. It is human kind who, because of the philosophy of anthropocentricism, or human-centeredness, has failed to reciprocate the invitation that...
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TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—A (Isaiah 25: 6-10 Philippians 4: 12-4, 19-20 Matthew 22: 1-14) As the liturgical year slowly draws to a close, we are reminded of the end of our earthly journey; those who do the will of God will enjoy his glory, but those who reject the way of the Lord will...
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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 NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—A (Deuteronomy 11: 18, 26-28, 32 Romans 3: 21-25, 28 Matthew 7: 21-27) The Ordinary Time after Pentecost is designed to spell out how we must live as Christians. This is wrought through the Scriptural thematic development, as it is contained in the Sunday and Weekday...
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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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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...
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SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER—DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY (Acts 2: 42-47 1 Peter 1: 3-9 John 20: 19-31) As we rejoice in the risen Lord we pause and ponder on the mercy of God. God is merciful, and in his mercy he has redeemed us from final damnation due our sins by sacrificing Jesus for our sakes. He continues...
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SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—C (Jeremiah 17: 5-8 1 st Corinthians 15: 12, 16-20 Luke 6: 17, 20-26) Last week, we talked a little bit about the need to evangelize and catechize. An emphasis was laid on the fact that catechesis is more difficult than evangelization, in a sense that catechesis aims...