Tag: Ordinary Time
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Be Careful of an Indifferent and Lukewarm Heart
November 17, 2020 – Tuesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111720.cfm) Homily The Book of Revelation warned the Church of Laodicea of its “LUKEWARMNESS.” Laodicea, because it was a center for commerce and finance, and of medical discoveries at the time, became affluent. The Christians living in that […]
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Faith is loud and so make it daring
November 16, 2020 – Monday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111620.cfm) Homily Faith is loud and it echoes into the heart of God and into the hearts of many. Our Gospel today tells us about this, in the beautiful healing story of a blind beggar. Let us explore […]
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Where your heart is and should be.
November 15, 2020 – 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111520.cfm) Homily As we are about to end the year and prepare for another year ahead, during these coming weeks, it is opportune time for us to review the year has been & about to end – especially as we are […]
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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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Pray without becoming Weary
November 14, 2020 – Saturday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111420.cfm) Homily As we are struggling until today with CoVid-19 Pandemic, the past few weeks have been a big disaster particularly with our brothers and sisters in Luzon area. From Super Typhoon Rolly, two more typhoons immediately followed […]
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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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Recognizing God in everything and in everyone
November 12, 2020 – Thursday 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111220.cfm) Homily The Gospel tells us about the question of the Pharisees on the coming of the Kingdom of God. Jesus warns them not to look outside to search for the kingdom of God or to be deceived by people […]
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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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Ready? Handa ka naba?
November 8, 2020 – 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110820.cfm) Homily “Last two minutes”. Usually in a basketball game, the last two minutes is scheduled as “Time-out” for both teams. At that moment, the game is paused for a minute break to allow both teams to assess their situation in […]
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Desiring God Always
November 8, 2020 – 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110820.cfm) Homily The first reading was very interesting. We have heard that Wisdom was personified by a “she,” by a woman who hastens to make herself known to us in anticipation of our desire to have her. Wisdom even makes her […]