Tag: Friday
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Touch us Lord to Heal our Blindness
December 4, 2020 – Friday of the First Week of Advent Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120420.cfm) Homily The miracle of making the blind see has been foretold by the prophets. This is even a recurring theme the Bible. Our first reading from Prophet Isaiah told us that the Messiah shall open the eyes of…
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God is faithful because his words remain
November 27, 2020 – Friday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112720.cfm) Homily Each of us, hopes for a life that is secured. For this reason, we do our best to invest in our studies, professions, business and even relationships. Indeed, we want security. We want to be secured…
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When sweetness has turned sour
November 20, 2020 – Friday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112020.cfm) Homily We must be familiar with a relationship that was so affectionate and loving at the beginning yet has turned cold and abusive later on. We must be familiar also of a friendship that from its fun-loving…
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Walking in the Truth
November 13, 2020 – Friday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111320.cfm) Homily Every day, we do our personal routine and usual daily activities. We wake up. We take a bath and eat. We come to work or study. We take a rest and pause. Then, we sleep and…
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The Prudence of the Dishonest Steward
November 6, 2020 – Friday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110620.cfm) Homily We have a puzzling gospel reading today. The master in the story praised the dishonest steward. But does it mean that Jesus also praises those who are dishonest? Certainly, no! It was not the dishonesty of…
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Our Loving Response
October 30, 2020 – Friday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/103020.cfm) Homily Paul’s letter today reveals how warm his heart to people who were significant in his life. The Philippians who were Paul’s converts had a special place in his heart. This is how Paul also expressed his…
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Seek the face of God Today
October 23, 2020 – Friday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102320.cfm) Homily The words of Jesus in today’s Gospel, sound quite harsh but simple. He said, “You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky; why you do not know how to…
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Influences
October 16, 2020 – 28th Week in Ordinary Time Feast of St. Gerard Majella, Redemptorist Brother and Patron of Mothers, Parents-to-be and their Infants Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101620.cfm) Homily A wise man once said, “Never underestimate our power of speech. It can make life better or bitter”. True indeed, the words we use,…
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The difference between a demon-possessed and ego-possessed person
October 9, 2020 – Friday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100920.cfm) Homily What is actually the difference between a demon-possessed person and an ego-possessed person? Today’s Gospel tells us of the encounters of Jesus between these two. There is a much interesting response between these two groups of…
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Working with Jesus
Why follow Jesus? Why support him in his ministry? Each of them had their own stories with Jesus, stories of conversion and renewal, stories from brokenness to healing, from death to life. Each of them must have this real encounter with the person of Jesus. That encounter must have brought a total change in their…
A DOSE OF GOD TODAY 