(Jer.31:31-34, Ps.50:3-4.12-15, Heb.5:7-9 & Jn.12:20-33) UNLESS A GRAIN OF WHEAT FALLS ON THE EARTH AND DIES. In the time of Jesus the ’Greeks’ is a generic term for the foreigners and non-Jews who are speaking the Greek language. Several of them had converted to the Jewish faith and some of them have come to Jerusalem… Continue reading »
HOMILY ON THE PALM SUNDAY, YEAR B ([Mk.11:1-10] Is.50:4-7, ps.21, Eph.2:6-11 & Mk 14:1-15:47) FOLLOWING JESUS -THE SUFFERING SERVANT Today is THE PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION which begins the HOLY WEEK. It is the Sunday that commemorates JESUS’ TRIUMPHANT ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM to accomplish his redemptive mission on earth through his PASSION, DEATH… Continue reading »
The Lord Has Clothed Me with the Garments of Salvation and Righteousness Introduction: May you continue to rejoice in the coming of the Lord Jesus into your life and may you assist others in recognizing His presence by giving witness to the Light. In the Northern Hemisphere, the days are getting shorter and shorter. Without artificial… Continue reading »
HOMILY ON THE SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING, YEAR B (Dan 7:13-14, Ps 92, Rev 1:5-8 & Jn 18:33-37) MY KINGDOM IS NOT OF THIS WORLD This Sunday celebrates the SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING which marks the end of the Church’s liturgical year. What is the significance of Christ’s kingship for us? One may… Continue reading »
Introduction: Today’s readings challenge us to avoid Job’s pessimistic and desperate view of life as a chain of pain and sufferings and to accept life with hope and optimism as a precious gift from God, using it to do good for others and spending our time, talents and lives for others as Jesus did and… Continue reading »
OT III [B] Sunday: Introduction: The three readings today underline our absolute need of repentance and our immediate need for a prompt response to God’s call. Scripture lessons: The first reading tells us how God had to deal with the disobedient, fleeing prophet Jonah to turn him around (convert him), so that, repenting, he would… Continue reading »
Advent II [B] Homecoming is the central theme of the Scripture readings for the Second Sunday of Advent. All three readings focus on the absolute necessity of our getting ready for Christ’s “Homecoming” into our hearts and lives by true repentance, reparation, prayer and the renewal of our lives. They also remind us that the… Continue reading »
One-page summary of Christ the King Sunday Homily Central theme: This Sunday, at the end of Church’s liturgical year, the readings describe the enthronement of the victorious Christ as King in Heaven in all His glory. Instituting this Feast of Christ, the King in 1925, Pope Pius XI proclaimed: “Pax Christi in regno Christi” (the… Continue reading »
Central theme: Today’s readings give us the assurance that our God will be with us all the days of our lives and that we will have the ongoing presence of the Holy Spirit in our midst, guiding, protecting and strengthening us in spite of our necessary uncertainty concerning the end time when “Christ will come… Continue reading »
Central theme: Today’s readings invite us to live out a total commitment to serve God with a humble and generous heart, free from pride and prejudice. Scripture lessons summarized: The first reading and the Gospel today present poor widows who sacrificially gave their whole lives and means of livelihood to God, symbolizing the supreme sacrifice… Continue reading »