Tag: Gifts
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THE MOST PRECIOUS CHRISTMAS GIFT!
For those who have the means, one cause of stress during the Christmas season is what gifts to give to one’s loved ones? This is especially so if they seem to have all that they need and are not wanting for anything else. We do not want to give gifts that will only end up…
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Showing what we’ve got
January 28, 2021 – Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time; Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012821.cfm) To show to others what we have in us is not entirely an expression of “showing off” or arrogance. To show off oneself comes from an attitude that only seek attention and…
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To be surprised with God’s gifts to us
December 19, 2020 – Fourth Day of the Misa de Aguinaldo Click here for the readings (https://adoseofgodtodayhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/december-19-2020-fourth-day-of-the-misa-de-aguinaldo-liturgical-publication.pdf) Homily “How shall I know this?” I don’t like surprises. Yes, there’s that element of excitement that one feels over it. But I think it’s in this certain sense of mystery and of unpredictability in surprises which makes…
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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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Recognizing our gifts and the gifts around us
December 16, 2020 – Wednesday, First day of the Misa de Aguinaldo, National Youth Day Readings (Is 56:1-3a,6-8; Psalm 67:2-3,5,7-8; John 5:33-36) Homily The gifts during this season excite us. Despite this pandemic, the virus cannot prevent us to show our love and affection to people who are dear to us. Gift giving plays an…
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A Paralyzing Fear
November 15, 2020 – 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111520.cfm) Homily I had a conversation among students and we were talking about self-confidence and talents. There was a good number among them who expressed that they were struggling because of low self-esteem. Most of them too tended to compare themselves…
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God’s grace is a sheer gift not earned
November 10, 2020 – Tuesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111020.cfm) Homily As Jesus reminded his disciples that a master need not be grateful to his servant and so is God need not be grateful to us. Like the servant in today’s Gospel, we too do not earn…
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