January 28, 2021 – Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time; Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012821.cfm) To show to others what we have in us is not entirely an expression of “showing off” or arrogance. To show off oneself comes from an attitude that only seek attention andContinue reading Showing what we’ve got
January 27, 2021 – Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012721.cfm) Have you ever wondered why this parable is called the “Parable of the Sower” when in fact Jesus was mostly telling us about the soil and the seeds. It should rather be called as the Parable ofContinue reading JESUS SOWS IN ORDER FOR US TO GROW WITH HIM
January 26, 2021 – Memorial of Sts. Titus and Timothy Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012621.cfm) How important is our family to us? For most of us, our families are the source of our joy, security, identity, confidence and assurance. But for some of us also, our family can be the source of our deepestContinue reading Our Share and Role in God’s Big Family
January 25, 2021 – Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012521.cfm) Have you ever experienced in your life where you thought that everything is well and perfectly in order? Or an experience where we have decided alone to take this path or that direction because we have completely believedContinue reading A Continual Conversion of the Heart
January 24, 2021 – Third Sunday in Ordinary Time; National Bible Sunday Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012421.cfm) What if that something which you are so attached to is needed to be let go in order for you to grow? I remember when I was still a young boy, I was so attached with myContinue reading To Repent and To Believe
January 23, 2021 – Saturday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012321.cfm) Jesus is out of his mind. Surely, he must be. It will be very difficult to understand him, the way he thinks and the way he does things for others. Only a man like him, who neverContinue reading HE IS OUT OF HIS MIND
January 22, 2021 – Friday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012221.cfm) An encounter with the Lord leads to discipleship and to be on mission. This is message for us today. But for us to grasp better the message, let us make a step by step discovery. First, theContinue reading To bring others closer to the Lord
January 21, 2021 – Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012121.cfm) There are two interesting movements in the Gospel of Mark. These two movements are the invitations that I would like you today to remember. First is the movement of the people towards Jesus. Second is the movementContinue reading To Move towards Jesus and To Move like Jesus
January 18, 2021 – Monday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011821.cfm) There seems to be a constant friction between what is new and what is old. An old tradition may feel threatened by new developments in the culture. We also find old people and those who live inContinue reading God is New, always New
January 17, 2021 – Sunday, Feast of the Sto. Niño Click here for the readings (https://adoseofgodtoday.com/sunday-liturgy/) Before this pandemic, when parents usually bring their small children in the Church, I have observed how parents or guardians discipline their unruly children. When a child begins to throw tantrum or just become noisy, they would say this,Continue reading LET THE CHILDREN COME TO ME
