Homilies and Lectio Divina

Thursday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time

By Frei Bo / February 24, 2017 / Comments Off on Thursday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time

Mk 9:41-50 Today we are strongly warned.

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Feast of the Chair of Peter

By Frei Bo / February 24, 2017 / Comments Off on Feast of the Chair of Peter

“You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the hell will never conquer it. I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven.” -Mt 16:18-19 Saying this, Jesus renamed Simon into Peter (Rock) and made him first Pope of His Church. Today is the Feast…

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The Feast of Presentation of the Lord

By Frei Bo / February 3, 2017 / Comments Off on The Feast of Presentation of the Lord

Forty days after Jesus’ birth, Mary and Joseph presented Him at the Temple in obedience to Jewish law. It is the consecration of the first born male to the Lord. The original idea was the firstborn belonged to the Lord and would spend his life serving the Lord. Today we celebrate this event as the…

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Conversion of St. Paul, Feast

By Frei Bo / January 27, 2017 / Comments Off on Conversion of St. Paul, Feast

Today we celebrate the Conversion of St. Paul. Jesus converted Saul, persecutor of Christians, into Paul, Champion of Christianity. The 1st Reading tells the dramatic conversion, how he was struck down by a great light and heard Jesus speak to him. Similarly it can take a tragedy or illness to strike us off our high…

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Sts. Timothy and Titus

By Frei Bo / January 27, 2017 / Comments Off on Sts. Timothy and Titus

2Tm 1:1-8 LK 10:1-9 After the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle, today we honor the heroic work of 2 of his disciples, Sts. Timothy and Titus. Paul, the Church builder, ordained them bishops of the churches in Ephesus and Crete where they taught what they learned and passed on the faith amidst great trials.…

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Friday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time

By Frei Bo / January 27, 2017 / Comments Off on Friday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time

01/27/17 Heb 10:32-39 Mk 4:26-34 It’s hard to understand the laws of nature like math, physics & chemistry, but we know they are true and valid, we have “faith” in them since we see they produce plants, animals and other good things that keep us alive (Gospel). It’s also hard to understand God’s laws of…

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Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Ordinary Time

By Frei Bo / January 25, 2017 / Comments Off on Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Ordinary Time

“Whoever does the will of God is my brother, sister and mother.” -Mk 3:35 Jesus undid the disobedience of Adam, and by God’s super-grace, His mother Mary undid that of Eve. Adam and Eve, desiring to be gods, ate the forbidden fruit that brought death into paradise. Jesus obeyed His Father’s will, gave up being…

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Monday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time

By Frei Bo / January 23, 2017 / Comments Off on Monday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time

God created man in His own image. He gave us His own nature, planting in us a tendency to be holy, so we may desire to be with Him in heaven forever. But we are easily misled by Satan. So the Father sent us His Son to teach us the way to holiness, and die…

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VIGIL MASS (Nativity of the Lord)

By Frei Bo / December 21, 2016 / Comments Off on VIGIL MASS (Nativity of the Lord)

Midnight Mass Christmas Barely a number of hours and the most awaited event of the year comes. Beyond the thrills of the season, I wonder what significance Christmas has in our hearts. At this very moment, it is then vital to ask ourselves: “Who do we await this Christmas?             If we analyze and observe people…

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1’st Sunday of Advent Pointers

By Frei Bo / November 23, 2016 / Comments Off on 1’st Sunday of Advent Pointers

Advent means waiting, thus during this season of advent, we prepare for the coming of someone On this first Sunday of advent, I think it is very vital to ask ourselves these questions: “Who is coming?” Who do we await on Christmas?” If we observe and analyze people during this season, we will be surprised…

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