HOMILY OF SUNDAY OF THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ISAIAH 58:7-10, 1 Cor 2;1-5, Mt 5:13-16 THEME: CHRISTIANS AS SIGNS OF GOD’S PRESENCE IN THE WORLD You are the salt of the earth…You are the light of the world. Quotes: As Christians, as people meant to represent the kingdom of God, our influence must …
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HOMILY OF THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Zep 2:3; 3:12-13, 1 Cor 1:26-31, Mt 5:12a THEME: BLESSED ASSURANCE: THE BEATITUDES Christian race is not for the strong, but for those who choose to come under the canopy of God. If it is by our own power, if it is by our own might, the …
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HOMILY OF CHRIST THE KING OF THE UNIVERSE Readings: 2 Samuel, 5:1-3, Col 1:12-20, Luke 23:35-43 THEME: CHRIST THE ETERNAL KING One of the criminals on the cross said to Jesus, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingly power.” And Jesus replied, “Truly, i say to you, today you will be with me …
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Man can judge only by what he sees. Life is bigger than logic. The mystery of God’s love is beyond human understanding. Things are not always the way they look. By tribe or ethnicity we may seem different, in the scheme of God’s design we originate from a common home. Race or familiy afilliation must …
HOMILY OF 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C Deut 30:10-14, Colin 1:15-20, Luke 10:25-37 *THEME: Doing What We Know.* Knowing without doing is useless. “But the word is very near to you, it is in your mouth, and in your heart, so that you can do it” God’s love was made concrete and practical …
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HOMILY OF SUNDAY OF THE 13TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C 1 Kings 19:16b.19-21, Gal.5:1.13-18, Luke 9:51-62. THEME: A CALL WITH A PRICE Though the call to discipleship is a privilege, it has some prices attached to it. Every special mission goes with peculiar disciplines. When we are chosen and are separated for specific …
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HOMILY OF SUNDAY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST [CORPUS CHRISTI][C] Genesis 14:18-20; 1Cor 11:23-26; Lk 9:11-17 THEME: WHAT WE EAT The Lord desires to satisfy us both in our body and in our soul. John prayed, “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just …
HOMILY OF THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY 1st Reading Proverb 8:22-31, 2nd Reading: Romans 5:1-5, Gospel: 16:12-15. THEME: GOD WITH US God is spirit. We are the works of his hands. He made us for himself and we cannot achieve our eternal destiny without him. Man’s fall and his expulsion from the Garden …
HOMILY OF THE 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT Joshua 5:9a.10-12, 2 Cor. 5:17-21, Luke 15:1-3.11-32 THEME: BEING AT HOME True reconciliation is all about reaching a truce. It is about forgiving and forgetting. “In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation” …
HOMILY OF THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT YEAR C Exodus 3;1-8a.13-15, 1Cor 10:1-6.10-12, Luke 13:1-9 THEME: COMING HOME: Fate took Joseph to Egypt and the struggle for survival took his people there the same. The Jews were comfortable enjoying the privilege of Joseph, the slave-turned-minister. They forgot the land of their birth until their number …
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HOMILY OF THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT YEAR C THEME: THE WORD OF GOD: OUR ANCHOR IN TIMES OF TEST Deut. 26:4-10, Romans 10:8-13, Luke 4:1-13 There is no promotion without examination. Knowledge is power. Our result is a test of how much we know. No mission without a test. Test running is a necessity …
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*HOMILY OF THE 6TH SUNDAY OF THE ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.* Jer. 17:5-8, 1Cor 15:12.16-20, Luke 6:17-20-26. *THEME: WAITING ON GOD Whatever we cannot wait for does not worth dying for. When we rely on man, we work with the timing of man and we indulge in devilish activities without counting the cost. Our trust …
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*HOMILY OF FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C* *THEME: UNWORTHY BUT SENT* Isaiah, 6:1-2a,.3-8, 1Cor 15:1-11, Luke 5:1-11. God remains God. Man continues to be man. In obedience and service, man shares in the life of the invisible God who works in us to will and to do. Moreover, man for who he is, …
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HOMILY OF SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR B Acts 1;15-17.20a.20c-26, John 4:11-16, John 17:11b-19 THEME: REMAINING IN GOD’S LOVE Today is world communication day. The best of all communication is involvement. To communicate God’s love to man, Jesus involved himself with the affairs of men. He was able to bring together under one umbrella those …
HOMILY OF THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR B Acts 10:25-26.34-35.44-48, John 4:7-10, John 15:9-17. THEME: LOVE AS TRUST: HOW FRIENDS ARE MADE We don’t call someone a friend because of the good thing he or she has done for us. We make people friends despite who they are. Friendship is a game of choice. …
HOMILY OF THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR B Acts 3:13-15.17-19ab, 1John 2:1-5a, Luke 24:35-48. THEME: FLESH AND BONE PRESENCE OF JESUS We must not be extra-ordinary before we do extra-ordinary things. The one who suffered and died on the cross, is the one who resurrected. The disciples thought that Jesus was a spirit when …
HOMILY OF THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER [ DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY] Acts 4:32-35, 1 John 5: 1-7, John 20:19-31 THEME: SEEING AND BELIEVING THE WORD: He was disappointed that the man he had wanted to die with finally died. Thomas was never a man of theory. He was a real and crude pragmatic man. He …
HOMILY OF THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT Jer 31:31-34, Heb 5:7, John 12:20-33 THEME: HOW MEASURE LOVE Man’s maturity is measured by how much he loves. The depth of his love can be determined by how much he can sacrifice for others. When we do things based on how it suites us alone, we have …
HOMILY OF FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT [LAETARE SUNDAY] 2 Chronicles 36:14-16.19-23, Eph 2:4-10, John 3:14-21. THEME: SEARCHING LOVE OF GOD “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:1-15. Salvation is of God. It is the fruit …
HOMILY OF SUNDAY 7TH MARCH, 2021 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT R1:- Exodus 20:1-17 PS:- 19:8.9.10.11 R2:- 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 Accl:- John 3:16 Gosp:- John 2:13-25 *THEME: ROBBERY IN THE TEMPLE* I do not stay at home. I travelled abroad to find greener pasture. All in the bid to survive. Back to base to offer sacrifice …
