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NO ONE SHOULD BE DEPRIVED OF THE GRACE OF GOD
February 1, 2023 – Wednesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/020123.cfm) God gives life, blesses life and renews our life. God never stops that. This is the reason why grace overflows so that no one will be deprived of the grace of God. The Letter to the Hebrew […]
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Being Blessed from God’s Perspective
January 29, 2023 – Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012923.cfm) How do we understand being Blessed? We usually think of a life that is blessed on the level of having material wealth, success, prosperity – like having a good family, a prosperous business, a successful career or a good paying […]
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Price of Faith
January 29, 2023 – 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012923.cfm) A story once told about a beggar who owns nothing but his tin rice bowl to beg. He is particularly ashamed of begging that he would just bow his head & cannot even look at the eyes of others. But […]
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Better Anew
January 22, 2023 – Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012223.cfm) If and when given another chance in life, would you do it again or would you do it anew? Would you live life as before or much better than before? Surely, if and when given another chance in life, we […]
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Our Capacity to Receive and Embrace
January 15, 2023 – Sunday, Feast of the Sto. Niño Is 9:1-6; Eph 1:3-6, 15-18; Mt 18:1-5,10 A study by the Save the Children revealed that one in three households around the world reported violence during the Covid-19 pandemic.[1] The study also found that 1 in 6 children suffered violence at home. This study also […]
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GREAT in God
January 15, 2023 – Feast of the Sto. Niño de Cebu Is 9:1-6; Eph 1:3-6, 15-18; Mt 18:1-5,10 During our Wednesday novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help, we always ask our mother to help us learn to adapt to our growing children. Praying this, we acknowledge before the Lord that as Christians and in […]
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IN SEARCH OF THE TRUE MEANING OF THE FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY
In this day and age, when there are still countries where different groups of believers – Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists and others – are engaged in conflicts leading to the eruption of violence, the encounter of Jesus and the Magi provide the hope that a day will come when all faith traditions would learn to embrace the gift of an encounter that brings peace! – Bro. Karl Gaspar, CSsR #adoseofgodtoday #epiphany #ChristmasSeason
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Chosen Gift
January 8, 2023 – The Epiphany of the Lord Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010823.cfm) A woman once asked me to bless her new Rosary beads she got from her recent pilgrimage in the Holy Land. So, after blessing, I said: “This must be very precious and would be a good companion with your prayer […]
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Blessed to Bless
January 1, 2023 – New Year; Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010123.cfm) God bless. GBU. God bless you. In our world of social media, easy for us to hear & say, to send & receive these words. God bless you. But what does it mean? How […]
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New Family Member
December 25, 2022 – The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)Mass during the Day Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122522-day.cfm) The arrival of a child into a family is a great occasion of Joy. I remember when my first niece was born into our family, every one of us were happy and proud to have a […]
A DOSE OF GOD TODAY
Jom Baring, CSsR
A DOSE OF GOD TODAY 