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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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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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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GOOD FRIDAY (Isaiah 52: 13—53: 12 Hebrew 4: 14-16; 5: 7-9 John 18: 1—19: 42) We call this day Good because on this day Jesus showed his love for his Father, and for the redemption of the whole creation. This was done in the passion and death he went through without any complaint. We call...
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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 SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME–B (Isaiah 43: 18-9, 21-22, 24-25 2 Corinthians 1: 18-22 Mark 2: 1-12) Next Wednesday, we shall all embark on a spiritual journey to mortify our flesh so as to gain spiritual growth. I call it a period of a Charismatic Renewal, because we are provided with the...
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THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD (Isaiah 60: 1-6 Ephesians 3: 2-3, 5-6 Matthew 2: 1-12) Today ʼ s celebration is about Jesus as the Son of God who is the Savior of the world, and at the same time he is the Messiah of Israel. The Epiphany of the Lord comprises the visit by the Magi, the Baptism of the Lord, and...
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THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT—B ( Isaiah 61: 1-3, 10-11 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-6-24 John 1: 6-8, 19-28) There is every reason for us to rejoice in the Lord, because we have been given much of the grace of God to resist the temptation of the evil one. We this, we are assured of the promise eternal life...
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SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT—B ( Isaiah 40: 1-5, 9-11 2 Peter 3: 8-14 Mark 1: 1-8) A prophet, literally, is the one who speaks or says on behalf of another person. In the Bible, a prophet declared the wish of God to mankind. It was the wish of God that mankind might not follow its sinful way to eternal...
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FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT—B (Isaiah 63: 16-17, 19; 64: 2-7 1 Corinthians 1: 3-9 Mark 13: 33-37) Advent is a time we anticipate the coming of Christ as he comes in our lives as the Immanuel. We also wait for his coming in the Liturgies and in our neighbors. But most of all, we wait with joyful hope...
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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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TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—A (Isaiah 55: 6-9 Philippians 1: 20-24, 27 Matthew 20: 1-16) The desire to have more than one can possess paves the way to break the laws of God and those of the society. The Book of Genesis gives the etiology of sin as a result of avarice and envy: Humankind...