Tag: Family
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Finding joy and contentment at home
February 2, 2023 – Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/020223.cfm) Joseph and Mary, conscious of their family traditions as well as of the identity of baby Jesus, went to Jerusalem and presented Jesus to the Lord God. This was an act of thanksgiving to the Almighty God for…
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New Family Member
December 25, 2022 – The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)Mass during the Day Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122522-day.cfm) The arrival of a child into a family is a great occasion of Joy. I remember when my first niece was born into our family, every one of us were happy and proud to have a…
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We are Products of our Family Stories and of God’s Story
December 17, 2022 – Second Day of the Misa de Aguinaldo Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121722.cfm) Each of us is a product of our vast family history. It is not that we are doomed and chained by the past, but we are being enriched by a vast history. Our families have our own history…
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Our Share and Role in God’s Big Family
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 deepest…
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The Gift of our Family and healing of our Family History
December 17, 2020 – Thursday, Third Day of Misa de Aguinaldo Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121720.cfm) Homily I come from a family of fishermen. For hundreds of years, my ancestors’ main occupation was fishing. Our family’s history revolved around the sea and the various fish we could find within the Island of Mactan. In…
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A FAMILY PRAYER FOR OUR BELOVED DEAD
The whole month of November, and particularly, November 2 – All Souls’ Day, is a traditional time for visiting the graves of our beloved dead (from the ORDO 2020). It has been our long tradition to visit and pray for the dead. Others would even spend the whole day or even the whole night at…
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We are God’s family members
July 21, 2020 – Tuesday 16th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/072120.cfm) Homily How important really is your family? How much quality time and presence do you give to your family? Our experience of the home quarantine has given us time to be with our families. Many of my friends have…
A DOSE OF GOD TODAY 