IVE ME SOMETHING TO DRINK!

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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...

YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD

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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENTMigrants’ Sunday(Violet) Cycle C/Year IDt 26:4-10/Rom 10:8-13/Lk 4:1-13            Today, just like thousand years ago, people worship not the real God but the gods and goddesses. The Greeks worshipped Zeus, Poseidon, Athena, Apollo, Aphrodite, etc. The Egyptians worshipped Osiris, Isis, Amun, Ptah, Re, etc. The...

IF YOU DO NOT REPENT, YOU WILL ALL PERISH!

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THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT(Violtet) Cycle C/Year II (February 28, 2016)Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15/1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12/Lk 13:1-9“If you do not repent, you will all perish!” This sentence of Jesus may seem harsh to the Israelites who heard him said it and even to us who perfectly know that...

REPENT FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND!

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SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT(Violet) Cycle A/Year II (December 8, 2019)Is 11:1-10/Rm 15:4-9/Mt 3:1-12John the Baptist begin his preaching by saying: “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand (Mt 3:2)!” He is said to be the Elijah of the Messiah, the precursor of the Saviour. His mission is to prepare...

WATCH OUT THAT YOUR ARE NOT DECEIVED

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THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME(Green) Cycle C/Year I (November 17, 2019)Mal 3:10-20a/2 Thes 3:7-12/Lk 21:5-19From the beginning of the history of humanity, it is clear who the deceiver is: Satan. That is why those who deceive others are influenced by Satan or by his demons. Deception is...

I BRING NOT PEACE BUT DIVISION

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TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME(Green) Cycle C/Year I (August 18, 2019)Jer 38:4-6, 8-10/Heb 12:1-4/Lk 12:49-53It is shocking to listen to the words of Jesus in the gospel for this Sunday. His message is not the usual message that He gives which is always about love,...

STORING UP THINGS FOR ONESELF

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EIGTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME(Green) Cycle C/Year I (August 4, 2019)Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23/Col 3:1-5, 9-11/Lk 12:13-21What happened to the man in the gospel’s parable who stored up things for himself and then enjoyed life was a tragic event. Certainly, he had a good intention. He simply would like...

THOMAS THE DIDYMUS

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SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER (White) Cycle C/Year I (April 28, 2019) Acts 5:12-16/Rev 1:9-13, 17-19/Jn 20:19-31Jesus appeared to His disciples late of the day of His resurrection. His disciples were praying in a locked room for fear of the Jews. Jesus suddenly appeared to them in...

IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE

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FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY (White) Cycle C/Year I (December 30, 2018) (Sir 3: 2-6. 12-14/ Col 3: 12-21/Lk 2: 41-52) “I must be in my father’s house.” This was the thought which constantly ran in our minds when, as children – enjoying so much...

LOVE ONE ANOTHER

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SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (White) Cycle B, Year II (May 6, 2018) Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48/1Jn 4:7-10/Jn 15:9-17A popular song says that “love is a many-splendored thing.” If this is true, then why is it that a lot of people find it hard to love?...