READINGS: ACTS 4:8-12; PSA 117:1,8-9,21-23,26,28-29; 1 JN 3:1-2; JOHN 10:11-18 THEME: HE ALONE IS MY LEAD Dearest friends, today, the readings present Jesus as the figure we cannot do without. Through the name of Jesus, the apostle, Peter and John, were able to heal the cripple man, thereby showing that even when Christ is no longer […]
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READINGS: ACTS 3:13-15,17-19; PSA 4:2,4,7,9; 1 JOHN 2:1-5; LK 24:35-48 THEME: WE ARE THE WITNESSES Dear friends in Christ, we celebrate the third Sunday of Easter. The readings present us the days immediately following Jesus’ resurrection and ascension, and in what lies the life of the disciples especially as regards the Goodnews of the resurrected
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Readings: Acts 4:32-35; Ps 117:2-4,15-18,22-24; 1 Jn 5:1-6; Jn 20:19-31 Theme: ALL I SEE IS MERCY Dearest in Christ, today we celebrate the divine mercy Sunday. God is not just merciful, He is mercy himself. God’s love and mercy are inseparable. Because he loves us unconditionally, His mercy follows us even when we do not take note
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READINGS: Rom 6:3-11; Psa 117:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Mk 16:1-8 THEME: HAVE I ALSO RISEN? Dearest in Christ, this night we celebrate the night of our victory over the power of darkness and death. Today, we celebrate the mystery of our faith, the mystery of our life. We celebrate the mystery that guaranteed our identity, without
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Readings: Isa 52:13-53:12; Ps 30:2,6,12-13,15-17,25; Heb 4:14-16, 5:7-9; Jn 18:1-19:42 THEME: ECCE HOMO! Dearest in Christ, today we celebrate the death that produces life, the death that empowers light over darkness, the death that atones for sins, the death that secures our freedom, the death of Christ, God-Made-Man. This is possible because of the Man Jesus. ECCE
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READINGS: EX 12:1-8, 11-14; PS 115:12-13. 15-18; 1 COR 11:23-26; JN 13:1-15 THEME: EAT AND BE EATEN! Dearest friends, this evening, we celebrate the Gift of Christ to us, a gift that makes us a part and charges us to also give ourselves. We celebrate the Giving of Christ to us as our daily food,
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READINGS: ISA 50:4-7; PS 21:8-9,17-20,23-24; PHIL 2:6-11; MK 14:1-15:47 THEME: On y Va! Dearest friends in Christ, today begins the most important week in the life of the Church: The Holy Week. Throughout his earthly ministry, Jesus was preparing himself for this very moment. In fact, in the gospel of John, we can discover two
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Reflection on the gospel reading of 5th Sunday in Lent (Year B): Jn 12:20-33 especially Jn 12:20-22 “WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE JESUS” There is this story about St. Theresa of Avila and Jesus. It says that St. Theresa was always saying to Jesus in prayer “My loving Jesus, I want to see you. Please
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Readings: Jer 31:31-34; Psa 50:3-4,12-15; Heb 5:7-9; Jn 12:20-33 THEME: THE SERVANT KNOWS WHERE THE MASTER IS! a. THE GREEKS ALSO WANT TO SEE JESUS Dearest friends, we are gradually approaching the last days of our Lenten season. In the gospel reading, some Greeks approached Philip stating their desire to see Jesus. Philip, together with
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READINGS: 2 CHRON 36:14-16,19-23; PSA 136:1-6; EPH 2:4-10; JN 3:14-21 THEME: ECCE LIGNUM CHRISTI! Dearest in Christ, we celebrate today the fourth Sunday in Lent traditionally known as Laetare Sunday. Even in our penitence, the church calls us also to rejoice because we have a God who is able to restore what we have lost
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Readings: Ex 20:1-17; Ps 18:8-11; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25 Theme: THE LAW OF GOD GUARANTEES THE GLORY OF HIS TEMPLE Dearest friends, I welcome us to the third week of Lent. The readings today present to us the Law as the building and cleansing factor for the temple of God which we are. THE
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Readings: Gen 22:1-2,9-13,15-18; Ps 115:10,15-19; Mk 9:2-10 Theme: A TENT THAT DEMANDS SACRIFICE (BEFORE THE TENT OF GLORY, THERE MUST BE MOUNTAIN OF SACRIFICE) BEFORE THE TENT OF GLORY… Man is naturally easily attracted to glory. Behind everything man does, is a search for some kind of glory. Whether this glory is earthly or heavenly
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Lev 19:1-2,17-18; Ps. 102(103):1-4,8,10,12-13; 1 Cor 3:16-23; Matt 5:38-48 THE HOLINESS OF MEN’S FOOLS. A mother once told his twelve-yearold son, “Son, I am so proud of your father. He is a well-known successful farmer, a good husband, and a wonderful father. But it pains me that you are nothing like your father. You are very lazy and irresponsible. Please my
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Exo 19:2-6; Ps. 99(100):2-3,5; Rom 5:6-11; Matt 9:36-10:8 The first reading presents us with the formal beginning of what we may call Yahwistic Reverence for the people of Israel. When the people of Israel were in Egypt, they were totally emersed in the Egyptian life. They were eating Egyptian food, drinking Egyptian water, and of course revering Egyptian god. This is because, apart from that they had not yet the idea of Yahweh, the God of their fathers, under slavery, they had no option but to worship the god of the land in which they were. This aspect of worshipping
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Theme: Fear God, Not Man Jer 20:10-13; Ps 68(69):8-10,14,17,33-35; Rom 5:12-15; Matt 10:26-33 The gospel reading of today forms part of the “Mission of the Disciples” which runs from Matt 9:35 to 10:42. At the beginning of his earthly mission, Jesus chose some people who were to stay with him and who became his apostles (Matt 4:18 -22). From that moment, these disciples kept
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2 Kgs 4:8-11,13-16; Ps 88(89):2-3,16-19; Rom 6:3-4,8-11; Matt 10:37-42 THEME: Consolation in the Midst of Rejection Do Not Be Afraid to always Choose God Last Sunday, Jesus is seen warning his newly recruited ‘men-of the-Goodnews’ against possible rejection of men and persecution which they would encounter in their effort to preach and live by the gospel message of Christ. The disciples would have to face persecution
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Theme: Getting Rid of the Weed for The Good Wheat to Blossom Every farmer has an experience of the battle between the planted crop and the unwanted weed. For every planted crop, there are tens of weeds that emerge around it, struggling over the land’s space and nutrients with the crop. This weed-challenge affects the growth of the crop. But once the farmer clears off
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Zech 9:9-10; Ps 144(145):1-2,8-11,13b-14; Rom 8:9,11-13; Matt 11:25-30 THEME: VICTORY WITHOUT A SWORD In the first reading, Zion and Jerusalem are presented with their king, who comes victorious and triumphant, yet riding, not on a chariot, but on a donkey. He is presented, not as a fierce warrior coming back with his battle-chariot, but as a humble king riding on a donkey, on
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Im heutigen Evangelium sricht Jesus von unserer unterschiedlichen gegenüber dem Wort Gottes. Er fragt uns: Wie empfängst du das Wort Gotte? Sind Sie ein guter Bode oder ein schlechter Boden?Eine gute Erde erfüllt zwi wichtige Dinge für ein Saatgut. Das können die Bauern hier bezeugen. Zunächst bereitet sich eine gute Erde auf die Aufnahme des Samens vor.
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1 Kgs 19:9,11-13; Ps 84(85):9-14; Rom 9:1-5; Matt 14:22-23 Theme: Be Calm, the Still Voice Comes after the Storm On our way to encounter the Lord The first reading and the gospel present us with two figures who were on their way to meet with the Lord. Elijah was asked by God to come and meet him at Mt. Horeb while Peter was asked by Jesus to walk through the water to
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THEME: “NOT WHO YOU ARE, BUT WHAT YOU DO” ISA 56:1,6-7; ROM 11:13-15, 29-32; MATT 15:21-28 WHO AMONG THE TWO IS MY TRUE SON? The readings of today remind me of the story my friend shared with him, regarding his experience with his son and his son’s friend. This my friend had just a son before his wife died. Because his wife died when his son was still very
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Isa 22:19-23; Psa 137(138):1-3,6,8; Rom 11:33-36; Matt 16:13-20 THEME: WHAT THEY SAY VERSUS WHAT I SAY WHO DO PEOPLE SAY THAT THE SON OF MAN IS? Often, we hear such things like: “Do not give attention to what people say about you”, “It does not matter what people think I am”, etc. By asking his disciples such a question, Jesus shows that he expected his disciples to know what other
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Eze 33:7-9; Ps 94(95):1-2,6-9; Rom 13:8-10; Matt 18:15-20 Theme: En Route to Peace-Making Steps to Peace-Making Chapter 18 of Matthew’s gospel, from which our gospel reading today is taken, is a continuation of the community life teaching which Jesus already started in Matt 13:54. In these passages, we see Jesus preparing his disciples on how to live in a community which he
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Readings: 1 Sam 3:3-10,19; Ps 39:2,4,7-10; 1 Cor 6:13-15,17-20; Jn 1:35-42 Theme: COMING TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD Dearest friends, after the events of Christmas we now begin the Ordinary Time of the Year. The readings of today calls for three things: importance of proper direction; necessity of personal experience of Jesus; and the ability to lead others to Christ. These three points are joined
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Theme: The Former and the Later Life of Children of the Kingdom. In what is known as Syro-Ephramite war, king Ahaz of Judah recoursed to the Assyrian king, Tiglath-pileser III, to rescue him from the attack of king Rezin of Aram and king Pekah of Israel because he refused to join their coalition against Assyrian government. Tiglath Pileser III came to the rescue of Ahaz, and defeated king Rezin and king Pekah. At this time, Israel and Judah had
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