Homilies and Lectio Divina

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Praise and Thanksgiving for God’s Gifts through Mary I have a personal story to tell.  As a religious priest who has solemnly professed the vow of chastity, I have no children of my own.  However, God has blessed me with a handsome nephew and 5 beautiful nieces.  I have always been grateful to God for…

“Mga kapatid, iba na ang may alam at may pakialam sa panahon ngayon” sabi sa extro ng YouTube channel ng News5. Masaya tayo kapag tayo ay may alam dahil nagbibigay ito sa atin ng pagkakatong gumawa ng maraming bagay. Subalit, madalas ayaw nating may nangigialam sa atin. Gusto natin na tayo ang nangingialam sa iba…

Reflection: “The Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel.” We have reached halfway through our Misa de Gallo. For the past days we have heard of the stories that serves to bring us to this day’s Gospel, the Annunciation of the Lord.…

My dear brothers and sisters, on this fourth day of our Simbang Gabi, the Gospel brings us a story that is both familiar and profoundly moving — the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth. Imagine with me for a moment the scene in the temple. Zechariah, a priest of the Lord, chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary.…