Tag: Baptism
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Sacrament: Love made visible
Have you been in love? I am sure that you have been in love too. The first time I realized that I was in love, it made me restless until I could have a glimpse of her. I realized that my attitude towards her had changed. I suddenly became more caring and thoughtful towards her. Though that puppy love did not last as it was based on emotional and physical attraction only, but that gave me a bit of understanding how love can change a person’s behavior… Moreover, our Christian understanding of Love is much deeper than that. It is beyond romantic love, beyond physical attraction or emotional attachment. It is more concrete than those. If you have been listening to the prayer earlier, what we have prayed described “who love is.” Notice, I did not say, “what love is,” but “who love is.” Meaning, love is a person who concretely showed to the beloved that love. Yes, love is a person, God’s self-revelation is love and made visible through Jesus. What I prayed and shared with you in that opening prayer is the story of love being revealed to us, in our human history. It’s love that creates, that liberates, gives life and gives hope. This is what sacrament is. This is what I want to share with yo, to always remember that the sacraments in our Church are concrete expressions of Love, expressions where the grace of love, of loving and of being loved made visible. Thus, Sacraments are expressions of love made visible. #adoseofgodtoday #sacrament #love #lovemadevisible
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Christians are made, not born
January 10, 2021 – Feast of the Baptism of the Lord by Fr. Manoling Thomas, CSsR Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011021.cfm) The Christmas Season began with the 1st “epiphany”, the announcement by the angel to the shepherds about the birth of the Saviour [Lk. 2:8-20]. He is the Messiah and the Lord whom Israel […]
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God’s Beloved: I am & we are
January 10, 2021 – Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011021.cfm) Who are you? How do people define yourself? How do you define yourself? Henri Nouwen, a known pastoral theologian and spiritual teacher once said: “We are not what we do. We are not what we have. We are […]
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There is more in our Faith
January 10, 2021 – Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011021.cfm) Are Filipinos more religious because of Covid-19? This is the title of the analysis of Jayeel Cornelio, PhD, a sociologist of religion.[1] This article was published in October 25 at rappler.com. The article discussed significant subjects particularly on […]
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