Stand Up, Do Not Be Afraid
FEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD
(White) Cycle A/Year I (August 6, 2017)
Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/ 2 Pt 1:16-19/Mt 17:1-9
One of the leading British playwrights in the name of George Bernard Shaw once said: “There is only one universal passion: fear.” Indeed, man is constantly...
The Pharisee And The Tax Collector
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
(Green) Cycle C/Year II (October 23, 2016)
Sir 35:12-14, 16-18/2 Tim 4:6-8, 16-18/Lk 18:9-14
The Pharisee and the tax collector went to the temple to pray. The Pharisee was known to be observant of the laws and rituals while the tax collector...
Worried About Many Things
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
(Green) Cycle C/Year II (July 17, 2016)
Gn 18:1-10/ Col 1:24-28/Lk 10:38-42
When Jesus visited the sisters of Lazarus, only Martha was busy preparing things for the Lord. Mary was there at the feet of Jesus, listening to the words of the...
Christ The Shepherd
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
(White) Cycle A/Year I (May 7, 2017)
Acts 2:14a, 36-41/1 Pt 2:20b-25/Jn 10:1-10
One of the simplest, most common but noblest professions in the Old Testament times was the shepherding. Everywhere in the Old Testament books we can always find a figure of...
God Is With Us
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
(Violet) Cycle A/Year I (December 18, 2016)
Is 7:10-14/Rom 1:1-7/Mt 1:18-24
There is a story about an Indian tribe whose way of knowing whether the boy is matured is leaving him at midnight in a very dark forest. One day, when a certain...
The Parable Of The Persistent Widow
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
(Green) Cycle C/Year II (October 16, 2016)
Ex 17:8-13/2 Tim 3:14-4, 2/ Lk 18:1-8
The widow was the symbol of all who were poor and defenseless, as commented by Barclay, a biblical expert, while the judge was a pagan judge who...
ANYONE WHO IS NOT AGAINST US IS FOR US
When Yahweh descended and shared His spirit with the elders, Eldad and Meldad were not present in the group of elders but they also received the Spirit of Yahweh. So, when they prophesied, some of the elders asked Moses to stop them...
Simon The Pharisee And The Sinful Woman
Philippine Independence Day
ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
(Green) Cycle C/ Year I (June 12, 2016)
Jesus was invited for a dinner by Simon the Pharisee. During dinner, a woman went to Jesus and bathed Jesus’ feet with her tears, wiped them with her hair, kissed them...
Go And Do Likewise
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
(Green) Cycle C/Year II (July 10, 2016)
Dt 30:10-14/Col 1:15-20/Lk 10:25-37
On responding to the question of an expert of the law “Who is my neighbor?”, Jesus tells the story of the good Samaritan. Then He asks the expert who has been...