Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Immaculate Conception of Mary was decreed by Pius IX on Dec. 8, 1854. The feast, however, had been celebrated since the 8th century. Christ chose his Mother and applied to her beforehand the merits of his redemption to keep her free from sin, so that when she would conceive him in her womb, no…

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LECTIO DIVINA: XX Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

20th Sun. in Ord. Time B.Jn. 6: 51-58. A. Invoking the Holy Spirit. We invoke the Holy Spirit using the words of St. Augustine.           Come, Holy Spirit, by whom every devout soul, who believes in Christ, is sanctified to become a citizen of the City of God! (en. Ps. 45:8) Come, Holy Spirit, grant…

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Sunday Reflection: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

1st Reading      1 Kings 19:4-82nd Reading     Ephesians 4:30-5:2Gospel             John 6:41-51 When things in life becomes difficult, our tendency is to put these things in our control or to put them to stop. We often look for an instant relief to our predicaments. We frequently search for a short cut. In our 1st Reading, the…

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Mes de Preparación 2021: The Culmination

Quezon City—The Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno witnessed the culmination of the month-long Course of Preparation, also known as Mes de Preparación, of the Province’s three friar-candidates for Solemn Profession. This year’s three Course participants—Fray Julius James T. Tinapao, OAR, Fray Ricky John A. Austria, OAR, and Fray James Erold P. Gatinao, OAR— underwent a…

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Recollection Material for August 2021: MUSIC, A SERVICE OF LOVE

Ps. 92:2-9.           Music has always been the expression of emotions and intellectual contents. It is a subtle and elevated form of communication, and a part of life for every human being. Music has accompanied humanity throughout the length of its history, has given identity and has created profound human bonds. At the same time…

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Sunday Reflection: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

1st Reading      Exodus 16:2-4, 12-152nd Reading     Ephesians 4:17, 20-24Gospel             John 6:24-35 Where is does our experience of God bring us to? The people of Israel in the Old Testament, grumbled against Moses for lack of food. This grumbling is not directed to Moses alone, but ultimately to God who called them through Moses. Their bodily…

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