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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, […]
HOMILY OF ASCENSION YEAR B Read More »
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.
6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR B Read More »
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
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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
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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
EASTER VIGIL (YEAR B) Read More »
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,
MAUNDY THURSDAY (YEAR B) Read More »
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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