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Prayer Against Death Penalty Leader: Father, source and giver of life, we lift our hearts and voices to you. Help us to build a society that truly chooses life in all situations. Let our response be: Lord, heal our pain. For those experiencing pain and anguish because of violence and crime, Lord, heal our pain. For perpetrators and victims of atrocities who both struggle with anger and hatred, Lord, heal our pain. For our broken world, enchained by the desire for revenge, Lord, heal our pain. For our wounded society misled by the illusion that one must take life in order to defend it. Lord, heal our pain. Leader: Let us say together: Help us to make peace. For our country, tempted to accept violent revenge. Help us to make peace. For the conviction to recognize and uphold the dignity of all people. Help us to make peace. For the wisdom to see poverty, injustice and lack of educational and employment opportunities as likely causes of criminality, ...

GOSPEL REFLECTION 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Sunday, 28th June 2015 by Rev. Fr. Allen Baclor Abadines  *  READINGS: First Reading: Wisdom 1:13-15;2;23-24 Responsorial Psalm: "I will extol you, Lord, for you have raised me up. Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 8:7,9:13-15 * GOSPEL: Mark 5:21-43 When Jesus had crossed in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea. Then one of the synagogue leaders named Jairus came and, when he saw Jesus, fell at his feet and begged him repeatedly, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live." So Jesus went with him. And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years. She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. She had heard about Jesu...

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 4:16-30. When Jesus came to Nazareth where he had been brought up, he entered the synagogue on the Sabbath as he usually did. He stood up to read and they handed him the book of the prophet Isaiah. Jesus then unrolled the scroll and found the place where it is written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. He has anointed me to bring good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives and new sight to the blind; to free the oppressed and announce the Lord’s year of mercy.” Jesus then rolled up the scroll, gave it to the attendant and sat down, while the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. Then he said to them, “Today these prophetic words come true even as you listen.” All agreed with him and were lost in wonder, while he kept on speaking of the grace of God. Nevertheless they asked, “Who is this but Joseph’s son?” So he said, “Doubtless you will quote me the saying: Doctor, heal yourself! Do here in your town what they...

First Reading (Heb 4:1-5, 11) Responsorial Psalm ( Ps 78:3 and 4bc, 6c-7, 8) Gospel (Mk 2:1-12) Jesus healed the Paralytic brought by four of his friends.This paralytic must be loved by his friends that they have to  broken through the roof to reach Jesus.  May we have friends like that of the paralytic who are too loving to do anything to make their friends be cured by his illness. May we also be life this kind of friend who will do anything to make their friends have a better life. ShareThis Blogs commenting Fr. Jessie's post