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 »
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 »
The feast and its objectives: All baptized Christians who have died and are now with God in glory are considered saints. All Saints Day is intended to honor the memory of countless unknown and uncanonized saints who have no feast days. Today we thank God for giving ordinary men and women a share in His… Continue reading »
The context: Today’s Gospel episode of Matthew’s call as Jesus’ apostle reminds us of God’s love and mercy for sinners and challenges us to practice this same love and mercy in our relations with others. The call and the response: Jesus went to the tax-collector’s station to invite Matthew to become his disciple. Since tax-collectors worked… 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 »
Introduction: The Scripture lessons for today focus on the first Christmas, or the birth of Jesus, which we celebrate today in all its solemnity. We are celebrating the fulfillment of the prophecies about our merciful God who sent His own Son to save a sinful world. Scripture lessons: In the first reading, Isaiah prophesies how… Continue reading »
Why do we celebrate Christmas with great rejoicing? 1: First, Christmas is the Feast of God’s sending us a Savior: God undertook the Incarnation of Jesus as True God and true man to save us from the bondage of sin. The Hindus believe in ten incarnations of God. The purpose of these incarnations is stated… Continue reading »
Pentecost Sunday homily – One-page summary (L-19) Introduction: Pentecost literally means 50th. It is a feast celebrated on the 50th day after the Passover feast by the Jews, and it is a feast celebrated on the 50th day after the feast of the Resurrection of Jesus by the Christians. The Jewish Pentecost was originally a… Continue reading »
Mathew 01,18-25 Joseph the Just: Today’s feast invites us to meditate about Saint Joseph, Our Lord Jesus’ legal and foster father. Because of that function which he performed in regard to Christ during his childhood and youth, he has been declared Patron or Protector of the Church, which continues Christ’s image and mission in time… Continue reading »