Homilies and Lectio Divina

Second Sunday of Lent, Cycle B

By Fray Alexus Mansueto, OAR / February 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Second Sunday of Lent, Cycle B

1st Reading- Gen 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 2nd Reading- Rom 8:31b-34 Gospel- Mark 9:2-10 Reflection: “If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but handed him over for us all, how will he not also give us everything else along with him?” The Transfuguration, our…

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First Sunday of Lent, Cycle B

By Fray Alexus Mansueto, OAR / February 15, 2024 / Comments Off on First Sunday of Lent, Cycle B

1st Reading- Gen 9:8-152nd Reading- 1 Peter 3:18-22Gospel: Mark 1:12-15 Reflection: “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel. “ The usual Gospel reading on the 1st Sunday of Lent is on the Temptations of Jesus. We are reminded here that our journey to…

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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

By Fray Alexus Mansueto, OAR / February 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

1st Reading: Leviticus 13:1-2,44-46 Psalm 32:1-2,5,11 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 Gospel: Mark 1:40-45 Reflection: “I do will it. Be made clean.” When we fall into many sufferings in life and we are constrained by the difficulties that come with it, our tendency is to find someone to blame or that we seek someone to…

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LECTIO DIVINA: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

By Fray Dennis Castillo, OAR / February 2, 2024 / Comments Off on LECTIO DIVINA: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

A. Reading from the heart But it’s not a superficial reading, just to see what it says. You have to read from a special place. Not only because you must choose a quiet, serene place where you feel at peace. But also because this reading has to be done from the heart. “When you want…

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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

By Fray Alexus Mansueto, OAR / February 1, 2024 / Comments Off on Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

1st Reading: Job 7:1-4,6-7 2nd Reading: 1Cor 9:16-19, 22-23 Gospel: Mark 1:29-39 Reflection: “Although I am free in regard to all, I have made myself a slave to all so as to win over as many as possible.” There are many instances in our lives that we are not able to find joy in whatever…

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Feast of the Holy Family (December 31, 2023)

By Fray Ifeanyichukwu Maximillian Omem OAR / December 30, 2023 / Comments Off on Feast of the Holy Family (December 31, 2023)

The Holy Family of Nazareth in Today’s World ​Today, the church celebrates the feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Today’s feast calls us to look at this beautiful human family and strive to see how we can conform our own families with the help of God’s grace into the likeness of…

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Christmas Day (December 25, 2023)

By Fr. Jovy Gallego, OAR / December 25, 2023 / Comments Off on Christmas Day (December 25, 2023)

The First Christmas. It is the final phase of Mary’s pregnancy. The Baby is about to be born. But there is a mandate from the government that they need to register for the census. Left no choice, they have to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Traveling this time might be a little bit challenging given…

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Christmas Eve – Midnight Mass (December 24, 2023)

By Fray Leo G. Alaras OAR / December 24, 2023 / Comments Off on Christmas Eve – Midnight Mass (December 24, 2023)

As we celebrate the sanctity and solemnity of this sacred Christmas midnight, our hearts are drawn to the humble manger in Bethlehem, where the light of the world was born. Tonight, we celebrate the wondrous mystery of the Incarnation – the moment when God embraced humanity with boundless love. In the silence of this holy night, let…

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9th Day of Simbang Gabi (December 24, 2023)

By Fray Allan M. Jacinto, OAR / December 23, 2023 / Comments Off on 9th Day of Simbang Gabi (December 24, 2023)

Fourth Sunday of Advent Luke 1: 26-38 Today, we are about to welcome Christ as a little child. A child at a very tender age understood that his life would never be easy. For this reason, we must reflect on the lessons our Gospel today teaches us. In the Annunciation story, we contemplate the beautiful…

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8th Day of Simbang Gabi (December 23, 2023)

By Fray Rafael B Pecson OAR / December 22, 2023 / Comments Off on 8th Day of Simbang Gabi (December 23, 2023)

Over the past couple of misa de gallo, our reflections have centered on another significant birth—the arrival of our Lord’s cousin, John the Baptist. Amidst the joy and celebration in the household on that special day, one person remained notably silent: the father of the newborn, Zechariah. In today’s gospel account, he not only breaks…

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