Food For The Soul

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...

SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Green) Cycle B/Year II (February 11, 2018) Lv 13:1-2, 44-46/1Cor 10:31-11:1/Mk 1:40-45“A man with leprosy came to Jesus and begged Him on his knees: ‘If you are willing, you can make me clean.’ Jesus reached out His hand and touched the...

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (Violet/Rose) Cycle A/Year I (March 26, 2017) 1Sm 16:1, 6-7, 10-13/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 Jesus Christ was passing by when He saw a man born blind. He was asked by His disciples whose sin was the cause of the blindness of the man,...

SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING (White) Cycle C/Year II (November 20, 2016) 2 Sm 5:1-3/Col 1:12-20/Lk 23:35-43Every day we feel that there is more need of a messiah than ever. There is much chaos in our nation and even in the whole world. The modern society...

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (White) Cycle B/Year II (April 15, 2018) Acts 3:13-15/1 Jn 2:1-5/Lk 24:35-48The Jews had been expecting for the Messiah for a long time, more than a thousand years. They had their own idea about the Messiah based from the prophecies and the...

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...

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT (Violet) Cycle C, Year I (March 13, 2016) Is 43:16-21/Phil 3:8-14/Jn 8:1-11 The story of the adulterous woman is a story that shows the great mercy of God towards the humanity, in particular, towards the sinners. According to the Law of Moses, adultery...

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT(Violet) Cycle A/Year II (March 15, 2020)Ex 17:3-7/Rom 5:1-2, 5-8/Jn 4:5-42GIVE ME SOMETHING TO DRINK!Water is one of the most basic things here on earth. It is one of the four basic elements of the universe according to the pre-Christian philosophers. In fact, we see it in the biblical...