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GOSPEL REFLECTION 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Sunday, 5th July 2015 by Rev. Fr. Allen Baclor Abadines  READINGS: First Reading: Ezekiel 2:3-5 Responsorial Psalm: Our eyes look to the Lord, until he has mercy upon us. Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 GOSPEL : Mark 6:1-6 Jesus came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. On the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, "Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What deeds of power are being done by his hands! Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offence at him. Then Jesus said to them, "A Prophet is not without honour, except in his hometown, and among his own kin, and in his own house." And Jesus could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his ...

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...

GOSPEL REFLECTION: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) 12th October 2014 by Rev.Fr. Allen Baclor Abadines * GOSPEL: (Matthew 22:1-14) Once more Jesus spoke to the chief priests and Pharisees in parables: "The Kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. Again he sent other slaves, saying, "Tell those who have been invited: "Look, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready; come to the wedding banquet." But they made light of it and went away, one to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized his slaves, mistreated them, and killed them. The king was enraged. He sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. "Then he said to his slaves, "The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go theref...

Prayer of oversees contract workers and their families.  We have talk much about the situations, plight and struggles of migrant workers for almost eternity. It is time to start something and I believe that the first step is to pray. Here is the prayer for such intention especially that we will celebrate the first Sunday of Lent which we dedicate for the migrants and their families. Surely, God will show us the way of other programs and activities that might transpire as we go on to assist the families of the migrant workers. This prayer was born through the coordinated effort of the following persons while I was assigned in St. Augustine Parish, Bay, Laguna, Philippines: Archie Santos, Rodolfo & Yollie Billate, Zena Bernardo, Milagros S. Castillo, Domeng & Aurea Balmes, Eliseo & Krischelle Naval, Favy & Janet Maghirang, Myla Marie S. Castillo,  and Rev. Fr Jessie G. Somosierra Jr.   Panalangin Ng Migranteng Mangagawa at Ng Kanilang Pamilya ...

Sambuhay for First Sunday of Advent Year A.   1st Sunday Advent A by Rev. Fr. Jessie  Somosierra, Jr.

Sambuhay for the celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King Year C   Solemnity of Christ The King

English Sambuhay for the thirty third Sunday in the Ordinary Time Year C   33rd sunday

Source : Crossroads This famous passage from the F irst Apology of St. Justin Martyr (Cap. 66-67: PG 6, 427-431) is used in the Roman Catholic Office of Readings for the third Sunday of Easter with the accompanying biblical reading of Revelation 6:1-17). Reflecting the way the Eucharist was celebrated in Rome about 150 AD, only about 55 years after the last New Testament books, it makes clear several important things: 1 .) the Eucharist was interpreted in a very realistic way in the early church 2) it was the principal, weekly worship celebration of the Christian Church 3) it took place on Sunday, not on Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath the meaning of the Eucharist and manner of its celebration was handed down by the apostles ____ No one may share the Eucharist with us unless he believes that what we teach is true, unless he is washed in the regenerating waters of baptism for the remission of his sins, and unless he lives in accordance with the principles given us by Christ...

On the Proper Celebration of the Paschal Triduum (P.No. DCL-006-11)   Christ the paschal victim is the center and end point of the celebration of the paschal Triduum. These three days that is preceded by the season of lent and holy week is the summit of the liturgical year. Knowing its importance we are therefore issuing these reminders and suggestions that will contribute for a meaningful celebration of the greatest feast in the liturgical year. Lent is the period of time when the church prepares for the journey towards the joy of Easter. In the past Ash Wednesday was preceded by practices that are incompatible to the demands of the Gospel. Mardigras and the celebration of carnivale festivals were held with so much excess immorality. Lenten practices and the celebration of Holy week are not only annual events, they are moments of spiritual transformation and rejuvenation for all the faithful. In order that our celebrations to be truly meaningful, much effort must...

An exegetical reflection on the Gospel of the Third Sunday of Lent B (John 2:13-25) March 11, 2012 By Msgr. Lope C. Robredillo, SThD IN all world religions, there is a universal belief that God, however he is conceived, is far distant from all of us. He is transcendent and incomprehensible. He is the wholly Other. “For I am God, not man” (Hos 11:9b). But the discovery that God loves and cares for us, that we cannot exist without him makes all of us long for his presence. Whatever might be our reason, we seek him, we want to be with him. But where are we to find him? And how are we to encounter him? How are we to participate in the realm of the divinity? Of course, for some, God is thought to reside in the church. Accordingly, they spend hours praying in the church rather than under the tree. For others, he is encountered through intermediaries. This explains why devotion to the saints, often in the form of novena, litany, and celebrations of their feasts, is popular: one has a s...