Category: Fr. Mario Masangcay, CSsR
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The Lord in our Midst, in Flesh & in Need.
April 18, 2021 – Third Sunday of Easter Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041821.cfm “The Lord has risen, indeed. Let us be glad and rejoice. Alleluia”. As Easter people, we Christians proclaim our faith in the Risen Lord – that is, our Lord Jesus Christ has indeed resurrected from death and always with us alive…
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MIGHT NOT BUT MORE THAN WHAT IT SEEMS
April 15, 2021 – Thursday of the Second Week of Easter Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041521.cfm) Usually, we see things not as they are, but as we are. Normally we see things as we are, not as they are. The way we see things are always clouded by our own perspective. The way we…
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BELIEVE
APRIL 11, 2021 – 2ND Sunday of Easter Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041121.cfm) Once a Catholic missionary tried to lead a young atheist to accept God’s grace by faith in Jesus Christ through the Church. But the young man just said, “I will never believe until I have an experience of Christ.” And the…
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Be A Witness
April 4, 2021 – Easter Sunday Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040421.cfm) Alleluia. The Lord Has Risen. Alleluia. Happy Easter to All. Holy Week has just finished. Easter Season has just get started. We come to realize now that our story of salvation is more than just about us, but all about God and what…
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WHO ARE WE IN THE PASSION OF CHRIST?
March 28, 2021 – Palm Sunday Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032821.cfm) Four newly-ordained priests were summoned by the bishop for their first assignment. The bishop said, “Now, my sons, after all your theological studies and ordination as well as few months’ vacation, I am sure, you are all ready and excited for your new…
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MISUNDERSTOOD GOD
March 22, 2021 – Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032321.cfm) A motivational speaker Terry Mark once said, “The world today is ruined more by misunderstanding than by hatred. Hatred is born out of misunderstanding”. Misunderstanding is something we are most familiar with in life. True indeed we know…
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Lesson from Langka
March 21, 2021 – Fifth Sunday of Lent Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032121-YearB.cfm) Fruit-bearing process of Jackfruit tree is indeed amazing. Summertime during my childhood days, my parents used to ask me to strike with a bolo the trunk of the jackfruit tree, (we call langka), so that its tree would bear much fruits.…
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Work for God OR Do God’s work?
March 17, 2021 – Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031721.cfm) Thomas Green, a well-known Jesuit spiritual director once pointed out that for those who are in one way or another involved with apostolic work and ministry, there is a big difference between working for God and doing God’s…
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TO HAVE LIFE WITH HIM
March 14, 2021 – Fourth Sunday of Lent Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031421-YearB.cfm) We are now on the 4th Sunday of Lent. Meaning, we are already half way through the Season of Lent, the preparation time for us to celebrate the Paschal Mystery of Christ once again. Today, we are invited to review –…
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PRIDE & HUMILITY
March 13, 2021 – Saturday of the Third Week of Lent Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031321.cfm) WHAT (than Who) is Right, Matters most. Certainly pride & humility does not come together. It is said that pride & humility are opposite to one another. But what is the difference between Pride & Humility? A wise…