TELL IT UNTO THE CHURCH
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME(Green) Cycle A/Year II (September 6, 2020)Ez 33:7-9/Rom 13:8-10/Mt 18:15-20Jesus Christ recommends fraternal correction in the gospel for this Sunday. He says that if somebody offends you, then you have to confront him/her alone, telling him/her his/her fault. This fraternal...
HE SEES AND BELIEVES
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S RESURRECTION
(White) Cycle B/Year II (April 1, 2018)
Acts 10:34, 37-43/Col 3:1-4/Jn 20:1-9It seems that what John the Apostle and Evangelist experienced in the empty tomb – He sees and believes – was an application of the famous saying: “To see...
The Empty Tomb
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S RESURRECTION
(White) Cycle A/Year I (April 16, 2017)
Acts 10:34, 37-43/Col 3:1-4/Jn 20:1-9
Mary Magdalene, Peter and John went to the tomb of Jesus early on the third day of the death of Jesus and they found out that the body...
The Bread Is My Flesh
SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
(White) Cycle A/Year I (June 18, 2017)
Dt 8:2-3, 14-16/1 Cor 10:16-17/Jn 6:51-58
It is a sad reality that many of Catholic believers do not have genuine faith in the real presence of Christ’s body and blood in...
God Gives His Only Son
SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST BLESSED TRINITY
(White) Cycle A/ Year I (June 11, 2017)
Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9/2 Cor 13:11-13/Jn 3:16-18
Before the coming of Jesus Christ, the Jews believed in Yahweh who is the almighty God, creator of heaven and earth. When Jesus arrived, He...
YOU CANNOT SERVE BOTH GOD AND MONEY
(BY REV. FR. ORLY MENDOZA)Slavery existed as a normal part of society during the time of Jesus. The servant served his master the way an animal served his master. The servant or slave was not considered a human being but only treated as an...
Much Will Be Required
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
(Green) Cycle C/Year II (August 7, 2016)
Wis 18:6-9/Heb 11:1-2, 8-19/Lk 12:32-48A lot of people have been blessed by God with many gifts such as money, properties, talents, knowledge, career, influence, power, connections, etc, and they simply enjoy these gifts without...
Jesus Ascends Into Heaven
SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD’S ASCENSION
(White) Cycle C/Year II (May 8, 2016)
Acts 1:1-11; Eph 1:17-29; Lk 24:46-53After showing to His disciples His healed wounds caused by the crucifixion, explaining to them the teachings of the bible about Himself as the Savior, and commissioning them as...
Do Not Be Afraid
TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
(Green) Cycle A/Year I (June 25, 2017)
Jer 20:10-13/Rom 5:12-15/Mt 10:26-33
After Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead, His very first message to His disciples is this: do not be afraid. This teaching is actually found in the many passages...
If You Forgive Anyone’s Sin, They Are Forgiven
PENTECOST SUNDAY
(Red) Cycle A/ Year I (June 4, 2017)
Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/Jn 20:19-23No human being is perfect. All of us commit the same and different kinds of sins in one way or another. Some commit grievous and mortal sins while many commit minor...