“MAKING A HOME FOR JESUS” (March 19th, 2018/Monday)

Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Virgin Mary (B - White) ANTIPHON (cf. Luke 12:42) Behold, a faithful and prudent steward, whom the Lord has set over his household. INTRODUCTION: Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and foster father of Jesus Christ. Even as we prepare …

“WHEN LIFE BEGINS” (March 2nd, 2018)

Friday of the First Week of Lent (B - Violet) ANTIPHON (cf. Psalm 31 (30):2, 5) In you, O Lord, I put my trust, let me never be put to shame; release me from the snare they have hidden for me, for you indeed are my refuge. INTRODUCTION: The Parable of the Tenants is a …

“WHEN LIFE BEGINS” (February 18th, 2018)

First Sunday of Lent (B - Violet) ANTIPHON (cf. Psalm 91(90):15-16) When he calls on me, I will answer him; I will deliver him and give him glory, I will grant him length of days. INTRODUCTION: For the Church in the Philippines, the first Sunday of Lent is also National Migrants’ Day. Jesus’ cross portrays …

“TO WHOM WILL YOU GIVE YOUR HEART?” (February 14th, 2018)

Ash Wednesday (B - Violet) ANTIPHON (cf. Wisdom 11:24, 25, 27) You are merciful to all, O Lord, and despise nothing that you have made. You overlook people’s sins, to bring them to repentance, and you spare them, for you are the Lord our God. INTRODUCTION: Ash Wednesday opens the season of Lent which prepares …

“JESUS WALKS WITH US IN THE MOST DIFFICULT MOMENTS OF LIFE” (February 4, 2018)

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B - Green) ANTIPHON (Psalm 95[94]:6-7) O come, let us worship God and bow low before the God who made us, for he is the Lord our God. INTRODUCTION: We live in a world of pain. We undergo physical, emotional, and moral suffering. There are times when, like Job, we …

LATE POST: “BAPTISM AS DEATH” (January 8, 2018)

The Baptism of the Lord (B - White) ANTIPHON (Cf. Matthew 3:16-17) After the Lord was baptized, the heavens were opened, and the Spirit descended upon him like a dove, and the voice of the Father thundered: This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. INTRODUCTION: Yesterday the Church celebrated the Feast …

“THE MANIFESTATION TO THE MAGI” (January 7, 2018)

Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord (B - White) ANTIPHON (Cf. Malachi 3:1; 1 Chronicles 29:12) Behold, the Lord, the Mighty One, has come; ang kingship is in his grasp, and power and dominion. INTRODUCTION: Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Epiphany of our Lord. “Epiphany” means manifestation. The birth of Jesus is …

“JEREMIAH AT CHRISTMAS” (December 18, 2017)

Misa de Gallo (B - White) ANTIPHON Christ our King is coming, he is the Lamb foretold by John. INTRODUCTION: The Gospel recounts the annunciation to Joseph, whom God chooses to be the legal father of Jesus and the guardian of the Holy Family. We admire Joseph for his attentiveness and docility to the voice …

“PROCLAIM CHRIST, OUR KING OF MERCY” (November 26, 2017)

Solemnity of Christ the King (A - White) ANTIPHON (Revelation 5:12; 1:6): How worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and divinity, and wisdom and strength and honor. To him belong glory and power for ever and ever. INTRODUCTION: The last Sunday in the liturgical calendar of the Church celebrates Christ, the …

“WATCH AND ACT… FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD IS COMING!” (November 19, 2017)

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (A - Green) ANTIPHON (Jeremiah 29:11, 12, 14): The Lord said: I think thoughts of peace and not of affliction. You will call upon me, and I will answer you, and I will lead back your captives from every place. INTRODUCTION: God's blessings are bestowed on us not only for …