EASTER SUNDAY (Acts.10:34,37-43, Ps.118:1-2,16-17,22-23, Col.3:1-4 & Jn.20:1-9) MARY MAGDALENE AND THE EMPTY TOMB Today is Easter Sunday. The day the entire Christendom gathers to celebrate with great joy JESUS’ GLORIOUS RESURRECTION, with a resounding chorus of joy: ALLELUIA! THE LORD HAS RISEN.The Devil has been defeated through JESUS’ GLORIOUS RESURRECTION.Therefore, the entire Church, gathers to… Continue reading »
(Good Friday): CHALLENGE TO CARRY OUR CROSSES (A)The cross and the crucifix are meaningful symbols, as the dove symbolizespeace and the heart symbolizes love. The crucifix and the cross are the symbols of theloving and sacrificial offering of self for others. 1) It is only in the cross that we see theface of God’s love…. Continue reading »
(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 »
CHALLENGE TO CARRY OUR CROSSES (One-page summary)(A)The cross and the crucifix are meaningful symbols, as the dovesymbolizes peace and the heart symbolizes love. The crucifix and the cross arethe symbols of the loving and sacrificial offering of self for others. 1) It is only inthe cross that we see the face of God’s love. 2)… 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 »
HOMILY ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT, YEAR C (Jer.33:14:16, Ps.24, 1Thess. 3:12-4:2 & Lk 21:25-28,34-36) A CALL TO STAY AWAKE As the Church concludes the Liturgical Year last Sunday with the Solemnity of Christ the King, we begin the New Liturgical year today with the First Sunday of Advent. Advent means ‘Coming’. The season… 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 »