Category: Holy Week
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Peter on that Good Friday
Peter was a man who have many inconsistencies. If you remember, it was him who first realized that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. Because of the close friendship with Jesus, Peter knew in his heart that this man Jesus is someone bigger. Yet, it was Peter also who was scolded…
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Jesus in the life of Judas
Judas was most probably the most practical and at the same time the brightest among the disciples of Jesus. Why? Judas was assigned to be the treasurer of the group. He held the money bag. Jesus had confidence in him because of the qualities he saw in the person of Judas. Judas must have shown…
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Death is never the end
April 7, 2023 – Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040723.cfm) “It is finished.” These were the last words of Jesus as he bowed down and completely handed over his spirit to the Father. The scenes of betrayal, denials, tortures, insults, humiliations and indifference towards him were overwhelming. Yet, Jesus…
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God’s Caress of Mercy and Friendship – Part 3
Allowing our God-Friend to caress us with Mercy A month before those lockdowns and enhanced community quarantines were imposed, in March of 2020, I was in Mactan-Cebu Airport waiting for my flight back to Davao. While I was sitting and scanning my Facebook wall, in front of me was a baby girl in the arms…
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The Power of the Washing of the Feet and of the Shared Meal
April 6, 2023 – Mass of the Lord’s Last Supper and Washing of Feet Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040623-Supper.cfm) Power is an ability to influence, to create and transform. It can be either positive or negative. When power is expressed as a positive force via affirmation, then, power builds respect. When is expressed through…
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God’s Caress of Mercy and Friendship – Part 2
Mercy and Friendship transform us To see the goodness in us as God sees it, can be a struggle. It can be really difficult and might even next to impossible for others. We might recognize the innate goodness in us but we might also forget about it and so fall again into self-pity, guilt and…
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God’s Caress of Mercy and Friendship – Part 1
(This is the talk given during the Holy Week Reflection on Holy Monday, April 3, 2023 delivered at St. Clement’s Church, Iloilo City.) Are we being punished? Are we being condemned because of our sins? Has God abandoned us? Has God given up on us? When Covid-19 hit us in 2020, we were all afraid…
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Knowing and believing the person we love
April 5, 2023 – Wednesday of the Holy Week Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040523.cfm) Judas sold his friend and teacher. The Gospel recounts to us that one of Jesus’ close friends sold him to the chief priests. Why would Judas do that to the person who only showed kindness and generosity to him and…
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Take a Stand
April 5, 2023 – Holy Wednesday Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040523.cfm) Worse than their disobedience – for eating the forbidden fruit, Adam & Eve commit the sin of not taking responsibility for their actions. When God asked them why they disobeyed Him, they blame not themselves but rather each other & the snake. Simply…
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Remembering, Reconnecting, Responding
April 2, 2023 – Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040223.cfm) On this Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, we blessed our palms to remind us of Jesus’ triumphant entry in Jerusalem, only to be handed over to death. He was arrested, tortured, abused and humiliated, carried his own cross…
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