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 »
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 »
Lent I [A] 1-page summary for an 8-minute homily (L-20) Introduction: Lent is primarily the time of intense spiritual preparation for conquering our temptations, using the means Jesus used during his forty days of preparation in the desert for his public life. It is also the time for renewing our lives for the celebration of… Continue reading »
ASH WEDNESDAY 1-page Summary for an 8-minute homily Introduction: Ash Wednesday (dies cinerum), is the Church’s Yom Kippur or the “Day of Atonement.” Its very name comes from the Jewish practice of doing penance wearing “sackcloth and ashes.” The Old Testament tells us how the people of Nineveh, King Ben Hadad of Syria, and Queen… Continue reading »
ASH WEDNESDAY One-page summary of the homily (L/19)Introduction: Ash Wednesday (dies cinerum) is the Church’s Yom Kippur or the “Day of Atonement.” Its very name comes from the Jewish practice of doing penance wearing “sackcloth and ashes.” The Old Testament tells us how the people of Nineveh (Jonah 3:5), King Ben Hadad of Syria (1… Continue reading »
Synopsis: Easter Sunday Homily on John 20: 1-9 (L-18) Introduction: Significance of Easter: Easter is the greatest and the most important feast in the Church for three reasons: 1) The Resurrection of Christ is the basis of our Christian Faith. It is the greatest of the miracles, for it proves that Jesus is God. That is… Continue reading »
Good Friday : Seven Words from the Cross (L/18) Biblical anecdote: Hagar at Beer-Sheba versus Mary at Calvary: “Let me not watch to see the child die,” (Genesis 21:16) lamented Hagar, after putting her child Ishmael, son of Abraham, down under a shrub, and then going and sitting down opposite him, about a bowshot away…. Continue reading »
SYNOPSIS OF HOLY THURSDAY MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER HOMILY Introduction: On Holy Thursday we celebrate three anniversaries: 1) the anniversary of the first Holy Mass, 2) the anniversary of the institution of ministerial priesthood in order to perpetuate the Holy Mass, convey God’s forgiveness to repentant sinners and preach the Good News of Salvation, and 3) the anniversary of Jesus’… Continue reading »
“Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion” Mk 11:1-10; Mk 14:1–15:47 Introduction: The Church celebrates today as both Palm Sunday and Passion Sunday. Today’s liturgy combines contrasting moments of glory and suffering – the royal welcome given to Jesus by his followers and the unjust drama of his trial culminating in his crucifixion. Holy Week challenges us to remember and relive… Continue reading »
SYNOPSIS OF ASH WEDNESDAY HOMILY ON Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 ASH WEDNESDAY Jl 2:12-18; II Cor 5:20—6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Introduction: Ash Wednesday (dies cinerum) is the Church’s Yom Kippur or the “Day of Atonement.” Its very name comes from the Jewish practice of doing penance wearing “sackcloth and ashes.” In the early Church, Christians who had committed serious sins were instructed to do public penance wearing sackcloth… Continue reading »