BAPTISM IS THE SYMBOL OF CHRIST’S PASSION
EDU-FAITH-IONYou were led down to the font of holy baptism just as Christ was taken down from the cross and placed in the tomb which is before your eyes. Each of you was asked, “Do you believe in the name of the Father, and...
STOP USING MY FATHER’S HOUSE!
How surprising or even shocking would it be to see Jesus Christ with a whip made out of cord driving out of the temple sheep, cattle and dove and their sellers; scattering the coins of the money changers and knocking the tables over. It...
LORD, I BELIEVE
Jesus Christ healed a man born blind on the Sabbath. The Pharisees were indignant about what Jesus Christ did and they searched for the cured blind man. At first, they could not believe that the man was born blind and that Jesus was the...
GOOD FRIDAY REFLECTION
THE POWER OF CHRIST'S BLOODBy: Rev. Fr. Philip MoralesIf we wish to understand the power of Christ’s blood, we should go back to the ancient account of its prefiguration in Egypt. Sacrifice a lamb without blemish, commanded Moses, and sprinkle its blood on your...
GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO EAT
Jesus Christ and His Apostles were tired from preaching and serving the multitude of people and so Jesus told His Apostles that they would be going to a far place where they could be alone themselves to take their rest and also pray. The...
THE HOLY SPIRIT SHALL TEACH YOU.
Among the three persons of the Holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit is the least known. We know God the Father who is the first person of the Holy Trinity as He has been known since the Old Testament times. Even until now, our liturgical...
I AM MEEK AND HUMBLE OF HEART
Throughout the history of humanity, the heart has been considered a very important part of the human body if not the most important one. Many religions and philosophers taught that the heart, being one of the vital organs, is the center of the human...
GET SOME REST!
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME(Green) Cycle B/Year IJer 23:1-6/Eph 2:13-18/Mk 6:30-34In the gospel, Jesus invited His Apostles to get some rest. This is after they arrived from a long journey for which He sent them two by two days before. Jesus knew that His...
HATING ONE’S FATHER, MOTHER, WIFE, CHILD, OR SIBLING
By: Rev. Fr. Orly MendozaTWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME(Green) Cycle C/Year II (September 4, 2023)Wis 9:13-18/Phlm 9-10, 12-17/Lk 14:25-33The family is the basic cell of society. This is true not only for any nation or country but even with our Catholic Church. In fact,...
YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED
BY; REV. FR. ORLY MENDOZAMary was born into a poor Jewish family in Galilee. Her father Joaquim and mother Ann were poor, simple, but devout Jewish parents and she became a devout and prayerful simple girl in the town. She was praying when the...