Ang Diyos ay mapagpala! God indeed is gracious. Our first reading recounts to us God’s generosity which He manifested to king David. The latter saw God’s graciousness and acknowledged it with so much gratitude. God, in turn, blessed him more and much through a promise–the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. In our…

In the Gospel, we have heard the wonderful story of how John the Baptist was named. At that moment Zechariah was mute and deaf, as a consequence of his disbelief in God’s wonderful plan for him and his wife. It is only after his child was named John that Zechariah regained his ability to speak…

A Service of Thanksgiving December is probably the month that we wait for every year. Because it’s fun, colorful, and there are lots of food. We receive many graces, bonuses, gifts, Christmas, etc. We are thankful for all the grace we have received this whole year. Even though there is inflation, we still received many…

On this 6th day of our Misa de Gallo the story of Mary’s visitation to her cousin Elizabeth invites us to be bearers of God’s presence to others. We are invited to be sharers of Christmas moment to others. Many of us right now are craving to “feel” God’s presence. Many want to touch God…

Did Mary Doubt? In our gospel reading today, we see Mary having a dialogue with Angel Gabriel. She asks him, “but how can this be…?” A similar question was posed to the same angel by Zachariah in the gospel reading of yesterday. Both were faced with a similar situation, both posited similar questions but the…

For the Jewish people, even in the old testament, there were three forms of blessing namely, having a good name, having a long life, and the gift of fertility. Having a good name means prosperity, wealth, and good health. If one is blessed with these things, he/she is considered “blest”. It follows that if one…

The opening prologue of the Gospel according to John that we read every Christmas talks of the time when “The Word became Flesh.”  The Word who is the Son of God took on our humanity when He became one of us. The birth of Jesus, the Son of God 2000 years ago was heralded by…

Genealogy of Jesus – Then What? After hearing the genealogy of our Lord Jesus, so what now? Many find this part of the Gospel less interesting. Maybe because most of the names are not so familiar at all. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah, David, Solomon and some others are perhaps known to us. But Zerubbabel, Shealtiel,…

Something More than our Wishlist The Philippines is not just fun for its wonderful and breathtaking tourist destinations. There are a lot of traditions and practices that are in itself is very much Filipino and identified with the Filipinos. These practices, that were handed down from one generation to the next generation make an occasion…