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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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FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT—C (Joshua 5: 9-12 2 Corinthians 5: 17-21 Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32) The message of Jesus Christ at the beginning of his public ministry is still vibrant and meaningful today: “The Kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the Gospel”. Christ has already redeemed...
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SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT—C (Genesis 15: 5-12, 17-18 Philippians 3: 20—4: 1 Luke 9: 28-36) Throughout our human history, God has regularly initiated and made various covenants with us. All these were in a bid to draw our attention to God so that we might give him all glory and honor. Jesus then...
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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT—C (Deuteronomy 26: 4-10 Romans 10: 8-13 Luke 4: 1-13) We have begun a holy season of reflection that leads to repentance. We have taken in vain the grace of God to an extent that we are clueless in this life as to what to choose as the final destiny of our souls. If we take...
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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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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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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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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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SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT—C (Baruch 5 1-9 Philippians 1: 4-6, 8-11 Luke 3: 1-6) It is really amazing and incomprehensible how God does love us (see Psalm 8); God constantly and persistently calls us to his bosom, despite our many faults. Today’s readings even make this goodness of God more...
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FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT—C ( Jeremiah 33: 14-16 1 Thessalonians 3: 12—4: 2 Luke 21: 25-28, 34-36) After last week’s celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King, it was obvious that some of us were not as yet ready as to stand before the judgment throne of God. The Church gives us...
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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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THE SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST (Isaiah 49 1-6 Acts 13: 22-26 Luke 1: 57-66, 80) John’s birth is believed to be six months before that of Jesus Christ, as it is recounted in the Gospels. The dates of these two births are made to give us a message. The birth of John is close...