Easter Year B

READINGS: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 103:1,24,29-31,34; 1 Cor 12:3-7,12-13; John 20:19-23 THEME: Unless the Spirit of God fills us, We Cannot Speak in other Tongues a. They were all together in one place. As the disciples of Jesus were saddened that Jesus was leaving them to go back to the Father, knowing fully well that the […]

READINGS: ACTS 1:15-17,20-26; PSA 102:1-2,11-12,19-20; 1 JN 4:11-16; JN 17:11-19. THEME: THE DISCIPLES OF CHRIST IN THE WORLD a. THEY ARE NOT OF THE WORLD BUT DO NOT TAKE THEM AWAY FROM THE WORLDTowards the end of his earthly mission, Jesus became so much concerned about his disciples whom he’s leaving behind. In the gospel

READINGS: Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 46:2-3.6-9; Eph 4:1-13; Mk 16:15-20 THEME: Do Not Stay Gazing But Go Out to Proclaim the Good News On 13th October 2019, I witnessed for the first time, the canonization Mass at St. Peter’s Square, Rome. One of the people canonized was John Henry Cardinal Newman. I was sitting with my friend, Alfred,

READINGS: ACTS 10:25-26,34-35,44-48; PSA 97:1-4; 1 JOHN 4:7-10; JOHN 15:9-17 THEME: LOVE HAS NO BOUNDARY NOR RESTRICTION The readings of today lay bare to us the love of God for us, the love that has no restriction nor boundary, and at the same time invite us to be the scent of God’s love to others. 

READINGS: Acts 9:26-31; Psalm 21:26-28,30-32; 1 John 3:18-24; John 15:1-8 THEME: NO PASSIVITY IN THE LIFE IN CHRIST a. WE ARE ONLY BUT THE BRANCHES OF THE VINE Dearest friends, today, Jesus uses the imagery of a vine tree and its branches to speak to us about life in him. In this imagery, the first

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 physically

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

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

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