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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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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 FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY—C (Sirach 3: 2-6, 12-14 Colossians 3: 12-21 Luke 2: 41-52) The Mystery, and in fact the reality, of the Incarnation has sanctified the human family: earth is wedded to heaven with Jesus Christ being the joint, hub, cardinal, knot, and the mediator between God and Humankind...
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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-SECOND SNDAY OF ORDINARY TME—B (1 Kings 17: 10-16 Hebrews 9: 24-28 Mark 12: 41 -44) As we keep on meditating on how our lives shall be before God after we exit from this earth, we keep in mind the need to do the will of God. To do the will of God is to love God and our neighbors. The kind...
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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 TRINITY—B (Deuteronomy 4: 32-34, 39-40 Romans 8: 14-17 Matthew 28: 16-20) After celebrating the Three Divine processions of the One True God in the course of the year, we now celebrate the Unity and Trinity of the internal and external relationships of the Three Persons...
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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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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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HOLY THURSDAY (Exodus 12: 1-8, 11-14 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26 John 13: 1-15) This evening begins the Easter Triduum of the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus. This Triduum is the core and the most important point in the course of the Liturgical year, just as Sunday is the most significant day in the course...
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THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME–B (Leviticus 13: 1-2, 44-46 1 Corinthians 10: 31–11: 1 Mark 1: 40-45) We are taught in our Catechism that we are here on earth to know, love, and worship God, and to love our neighbors, so that we may one day inherit the Kingdom of God. We all have a common...
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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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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...
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THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—A (Exodus 22: 20-26 1Thessalonians 1: 5-10 Matthew 22: 34-40) The redemptive act of Christ on the cross has brought us to the shores of salvation. We carry with us this good news of salvation wherever we may find ourselves by our words and deeds without any cost...
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TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—A (Ezekiel 33: 7-9 Romans 13: 8-10 Matthew 18: 15-20) The very main problem that creates disharmony with God, our neighbor, and with us is sin. Sin is the result of assuming ourselves to be the only important objects in the world. For that reason we do things...