January 26, 2020 – 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: National Bible Sunday Click here for the readings http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/012620.cfm Homily I am sure that each of us here has our own experience of God, an experience that made us confident and changed us to be more grateful to God and to respond with grateful heart to theContinue reading Responding in gratitude
January 26, 2020 – Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/012620.cfm Homily 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, weContinue reading Repentance: A call for everyone
January 23, 2020 – Thursday of the 2nd Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/012320.cfm Homily When I was younger I felt that I was more deserving of more love and praise from my parents than my younger brother who would always fail in his exams. When our parents give us theContinue reading Jealousy is poisonous
The Lord promised him, “I will be with you!” Yes, this confidence was shown in the attitude of David. When Goliath advanced, David in response met him. David did not wait for Goliath but he too actively advanced to show to Goliath that he was not afraid of him. And the reason? David was confident that God is with him!Continue reading Seek help when encountering a bully-giant
January 19, 2020 – Feast of the Sto. Niño de Cebu Homily shared by Fr. Mar Masangcay, CSsR, a Filipino Redemptorist Missionary based in South Korea. In 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 acknowledgeContinue reading We are God’s beloved Children
January 16, 2020 – Thursday First Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/011620.cfm Homily 14 years ago I met, Nanay Elisabeth, an old lady with leprosy. Life was so difficult because she was poor. But once, she shared with me an experience. In her younger years, she was into scavenging garbage inContinue reading A Touch that heals
January 15, 2020 – Wednesday of the 1st Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/011520.cfm Homily Have you been so busy these days? Or are you expecting a busy schedule in the coming days because of your upcoming exams, reports to present, business engagements, and overwhelming workloads? Sometimes these things consume us. WeContinue reading Too busy and overwhelmed? Relax and Pray
January 14, 2020 – Tuesday 1st Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/011420.cfm Homily During my elementary even up to my college days, I tended to fear authority figures. I followed rules and regulations because of fear of being punished by the authorities. In fact, I experienced being punished and shamed in frontContinue reading Do you fear authorities?
January 13, 2020 – Monday First Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/011320.cfm Homily Christmas Season is over. Christmas songs have stopped playing. Christmas decorations were all kept and hidden. However, the spirit of Christmas lives on and this is what our liturgy is portraying us today as we also begin theContinue reading Following the Lord closely
In God’s heart and eyes, we are His beloved children. And by virtue of our baptism, we are consecrated to be God’s children. We are His beloved, not because we did anything, not because we proved ourselves or not because of what we did and have achieved in life. God still and always loves us whatever we do or whatever happens in our life, whether born out of wedlock, adopted, unwanted, or raised by irresponsible parents. Continue reading You are my beloved child
