Lent Year B

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 […]

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,

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

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

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

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

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 LAW

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