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Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
If we would like to get a good idea of what God's Kingdom would look like, we have this opportunity in today's gospel about the Beatitudes. Jesus offers…
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Who Then is This Whom Even Wind and Sea Obey
Our dear Lord Jesus Christ performed one of the more amazing miracles during his lifetime. He calmed a storm when urgently awakened by his disciples on a boat…
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The Sower Knows not How the Planted Seeds Sprout and Grow
Today, we listen to God's Word telling us about seeds again. They are sown, and they sprout and grow. However, the Lord directs our attention to the reality of…
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The Measure with Which You Measure Will Be Measured out to You
Jesus' teaching today includes a veiled warning about how we judge others. How we measure others--and this assumes we have a certain standard by which we…
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A Sower Went Out To Sow
The Lord reminds us of the crucial role openness and willingness play relative to the Word of God. He employs the seed, the sower of the seed, and the…
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The End of Satan
The end of Satan! That would be the day. We read in the gospel that Jesus was again under the microscope. His enemies claimed that he raised the dead by the…
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Jesus Went to Capernaum so that what Had been Said Through Isaiah might be Fulfilled
Jesus is the much-awaited Messiah foretold by the scriptures. He fulfilled all the prophecy markers found in the Old Testament. That meant he was destined to…
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They Said He Was Out of His Mind
Today, we hear of a criticism about Jesus. They commented that he was crazy because he was working so hard that he was not concerned about eating. He let…
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Jesus Summoned Those Whom He Wanted and They Came to Him
Today, the Lord proceeds to choose his twelve apostles. Among his choices, we find men who were not perfect. Judas Iscariot is there—his personal choice, who…
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The Unclean Spirits Shout That Jesus is the Son of God But He Jesus Warns Them Sternly Not to Make Him Known
We read about the unclean spirits leaving the bodies of those they tormented. They scream the identity of Jesus. But the Lord stopped them. Of course, the…
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Is it Lawful on the Sabbath to save a life rather than to Destroy it?
Here comes another thorny question about what can be done on the Sabbath. The Pharisees tend to be finicky about the requirements of living the day properly…
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The Sabbath was Made for Man, Not Man for the Sabbath
Today, the Lord teaches us the obligation we all have to form our consciences properly. This arose when some of the Jews called him out when they observed his…
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Why don't Your Disciples Fast?
It is an amazing thing that Jesus makes use of the question of the Pharisees--that was actually a protestation against Jesus--to make a revelation about God…
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Viva! Pit Senyor Santo Nino!
We celebrate today the annual feast of the Santo Nino based in Cebu Cit. We unite ourselves to the Cebuanos in approaching the Divine Trinity through the…
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Jesus came Looking for Sinners and not the Righteous
We cannot get it better than how Jesus looks for us, sinners. That is what we are, children of God but sinners. He came to this world to look for each of us to…
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The Lord Cures a Paralytic to Show He could Forgive Sins
Today, Jesus accepts the challenge posed to him about his ability to forgive sins. He cured a paralytic to show that he can manage things that cannot be seen…
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The Leprosy Left the Man at once, and he was Cured
The gospel today teaches us how to ask God for a favor. This way stresses the good will of the Lord to want to cure a leper. Thus, this sick man gains the…
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If you Will You can Make Me Clean
We witness today how a poor leper asks Jesus to cure him of his leprosy. Let us learn this sick man how to approach the Lord and get what we need.
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Jesus Cures Simon's Mother-in-law
The Lord today shows us His example in entering the house of Simon and cured his mother-in-law. Let us study what he does there!
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Jesus attended Synagogue and He Taught
Jesus went to the synagogue and taught. This gives us a couple of standards we need to examine ourselves in. First, Jesus attended synagogue. Today, we have…
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Repent and Believe in the Gospel
Jesus calls Peter, James and John in today's gospel. Prior to that move, however, he calls everyone who would listen that since the Kingdom of God was at hand…
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Jesus is Baptized by His Cousin
The Lord sought baptism from his cousin John the Baptist. That was an interesting move. Why did he seek that? He was not a sinner, since he was God. John was…
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After Jesus was Baptized, He Saw the Spirit of God Coming Upon Him
Today, we celebrate the Baptism of Jesus Christ. Learn more about it by listening to the homily.
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The Friend of the Bridegroom Rejoices at the Bridegroom's Voice
Today's gospel reminds us to find our place and role under the sun. God creates each of us for a clear and definite purpose. Our task is to discover it and…
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Today this Scripture Passage is Fulfilled.
Jesus as the Messiah long awaited by Israel fulfilled all the messianic prophecies about him in the Scriptures. Today, he declares it openly. Man, then, reacts…
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They Saw Jesus Walking on the Sea
Let us learn more about what happened to Jesus after He multiplied the loaves of bread and fish to feed a crowd of at least five thousand men
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Jesus Shows Himself is the Prophet
Now that Jesus has grown up more, the Church presents our Savior as the Prophet. Little by little Jesus takes up his role that was and is the reason He came to…
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The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand
The Church begins a shift in her gospels to a mature Jesus. Christmas season is about to end. Jesus is now presented as a mature adult. Today's gospel tells us…
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The Epiphany of the Lord Jesus
The Church celebrates today Jesus' manifestation to the Gentiles through the appearance of the Wise Men from the East in the stable to see Jesus. While the…
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The Most Holy Name of Jesus
We have this Name that is above all other names in the universe. This name is "Yahweh saves" or Jesus. When a husband dreams and speaks aloud during the dream…
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Mary the Mother of God
The first day of the year 2026, just like in any first day of the year of any, our holy Mother the Church ends the Christmas Octave. It began with Jesus and it…
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The Word Became Flesh!
The Christmas Octave is about to end. Today we look at the Baby laid in the manger in Bethlehem. The gospel is taken from the first chapter of St. John, from…
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She Spoke about the Child to All Who were Awaiting the Redemption of Jerusalem
Look at how Anna, the prophetess behaves with respect to the Lord and the Temple and the challenge this poses to each of us.
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This is the Light of Revelation of the Gentiles
Let us contemplate today's gospel on the fourth joyful mystery of the holy rosary.
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Take the Child and His Mother and Flee to Egypt!
We celebrate today the feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Let us rejoice for the fact that God deigned to have His only-begotten Son be born…
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The Other Disciple Ran Faster than Peter and Arrived at the Tomb First
We celebrate today the feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist. His symbol is the Eagle because he wrote a gospel where he soared to unprecedented heights in…
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St. Stephen's Being the ProtoMartyr of Christianity
Today is the second day of the Christmas Octave. We celebrate the feast of the first Christian Martyr, St. Stephen. Learn more about contrasts in the liturgy…
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The Daybreak From On High Has Visited Us
We approach the climax of our Advent preparation for the Lord's coming. The Lord is nigh! Today, the entire Church joins Zachary in his song of praise and…
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The Birth of John the Baptist
We normally celebrate birthdays. The family rejoices at the news from the doctor who comes out of delivery room to announce the successful delivery of a baby…
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The Mighty One has Done Great Things for Me
Let us praise God for the gifts we have received.
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Jesus will be Born of Mary, the Betrothed of Joseph, a Son of David
Today, the Holy Catholic Church presents to us again the annunciation of Joseph during his sleep. Let us appreciate sleep all the more by listening to the…
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You Will Conceive in your Womb and Bear a Son
God's Providence is in full display in the gospel of today. Explore the nuances of the familiar scene of the Annunciation.
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The Birth of John the Baptist is Announced by Gabriel
Today's gospel tells us about the version of the annunciation in the case of the parents of John the Baptist. These details are brought up to the fore for us…
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Jesus was Born of Mary, the Betrothed of Joseph, a son of David
Today's gospel tells us about the involvement of St. Joseph in the coming of Jesus Christ in our world. Jesus' conception was virginal, i.e., He was conceived…
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The Genealogy of Jesus Christ-the Son of David
We read today from chapter of one of St. Matthew his famous genealogy of Jesus Christ to prove to his compatriots that Jesus is the promised messiah. He is the…
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John Came and Sinners Believed in Him
Today, the gospel tells us about the unfortunate difference between those who eventually trust and follow the plan of God and those who although they initially…
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The Origin of the Baptism Administered by St. John the Baptist
Witness how Our dear Lord Jesus Christ unmasks the dispositions of the religious authorities in the Temple of Jerusalem. Because they had other things in mind…
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Are You the One Who is to Come or Should We Look for Another?
Let us continue preparing for the coming of the Lord! The gospel today tells us about the doubts of St. John the Baptist. How well he handles it!
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Elijah has Already Come, and They did not Recognize Him
The good Lord tells us today about the commonplace defect of fallen human nature, i.e., blindness of the mind and heart. What is worse is that man does not…
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They Listened to Neither John nor to the Son of Man
One of the main reasons man does not hear God, is that man writes Him off to easily. For example, in contemplating evil, man is confused that if God exists and…
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None Greater than John the Baptist has been Born
Jesus tells us today about the kind of world we have. He created the world with a lot of variety and gradation of perfections. There is never just one flower…
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Hail, Full of Grace!
Behold, the masterpiece of masterpieces of the Creator! As some saints have declared, the Blessed Virgin Mary was the greatest of God's creatures. He could not…
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There will not be Left a Stone Upon Another Stone
Today is another opportunity to hope in Heaven. God makes it plain to us that this world is destined to end, while the one to come is the everlasting one.
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He Noticed a Poor Widow Putting in Two Small Coins
Today's gospel carries one of the secrets in having and growing one's relationship with Jesus. And that is about how God is attracted to what is sincere…
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Lord, Remember Me When You Come into Your Kingdom!
Christ is King of the Universe! We all know that and, at least in theory, we acknowledge and accept His Kingship over us. But that is where it gets tricky…
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God is a God of the Living
Jesus proves to the Sadducees today in the gospel that God is a God of the living. Let us follow how he tries to convince them that there will be a…
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You Have Made it a Den of Thieves
We celebrate today the feast the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We recall that her parents presented her to the Temple's high priest when she was…
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If You Only Knew What Makes for Peace
The gospel tells us that Jesus wept when felt Israel's rejecting Him in an acute way as he crested the summit of the mount of Olives on His way to Jerusalem…
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Why Did You Not Put My Money in a Bank?
The Church is preparing us for the most certain of events in any man's existence in this side of the veil. That is the moment we transition to the next life…