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The Cornerstone (4th Sunday of Easter)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings This week’s reading from Acts continues the previous reading wherein Sts. Peter and John healed the lame beggar at the temple, on which occasion they declared the Gospel of Jesus...Posted: Apr-17-2024 -
A Call to Repentance (3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings St. Peter’s sermon in Acts 3 comes right after his healing of the lame beggar in front of the Jerusalem temple gate. He declared that the man was healed by...Posted: Apr-09-2024
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All Things in Common (2nd Sunday of Easter)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The reading from Acts gives us a window into the social life of the early church. Christians were known for taking care of the needy among them, making sure that no one...Posted: Apr-04-2024
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Witnesses of the Lord (1st Sunday of Easter)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings During the Easter Season, the first reading for Sundays is taken from the book of Acts rather than the Old Testament. Acts chronicles the life of the early church, and how Christianity...Posted: Mar-27-2024
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The Vindication of the Servant (Palm Sunday)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings This reading is the third of four Servant Songs that are in the book of Isaiah (the other three are in 42:1-7, 49:1-12, and 52:13-53:12...Posted: Mar-20-2024
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The New Covenant (5th Sunday of Lent)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings In past readings, we were introduced to a succession of covenants that God made with important individuals, after whom each covenant was named. These included the Noahic Covenant, the Abrahamic Covenant, the...Posted: Mar-13-2024
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Exile and Return (4th Sunday of Lent)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The history of the divided Kingdoms of Israel and Judah is a sad tale of how God’s chosen people broke the Covenant that God made with them at Mt. Sinai...Posted: Mar-04-2024
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The Covenant Code (3rd Sunday of Lent)Click here for this Sunday’s readings When God rescued Israel out of slavery in Egypt, He brought them to Mt. Sinai, where He committed Himself in a covenant to constitute them as His chosen people on earth. In...Posted: Feb-27-2024
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The Binding of Isaac (2nd Sunday of Lent)Click here for this Sunday’s readings The binding of Isaac is one of the most significant events in the Bible’s redemptive history. It is pivotal because it marks Abraham’s faithfulness to God’s...Posted: Feb-20-2024
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The Noahic Covenant (1st Sunday of Lent)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings In the aftermath of the Flood story in Genesis, God establishes a covenant with Noah. This covenant is one of the first of several covenants that God “cuts” with humans...Posted: Feb-14-2024
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Ritual and Moral Purity (6th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings Leviticus contains extensive instructions for what to do if a person contracts a certain skin disease. Although the disease in question has traditionally been identified as leprosy, the instructions are meant to...Posted: Feb-09-2024
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Hope Amid Suffering (5th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The book of Job relates the story of how Job copes with suffering after losing everything and being afflicted with grievous illness. It is particularly concerned with the problem of evil. Job...Posted: Jan-30-2024
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Strengthening the Marriage Bond through Service to OthersAl and Rita Doloroso have been married for 48 years. They are the founding members of the Movement for Marriage Enrichment (MME) under the Filipino Chaplaincy since 1992. 1. What is the MME, and what is your role as a...Posted: Jan-29-2024 -
The Prophetic Word (4th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings A prophet is someone whom the Lord has anointed to speak His revelation. Prophecy is usually associated with predicting the future, although not all prophecy concerns the future. Prophecy is how we...Posted: Jan-24-2024
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Being a Prophetic Voice (3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings Jonah is best known for his refusal to preach to the people of Nineveh, and his subsequently being swallowed by a large fish while trying to escape. In Jonah 3-4, he...Posted: Jan-16-2024
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Hearing God’s Voice (2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings In Hebrew, Samuel’s name means “God heard” (Shmu’ El). His name is a reference to the fact that his birth came about as a result of God...Posted: Jan-08-2024
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Light to the Nations (Feast of the Epiphany)Click here for this Sunday’s readings This passage of Isaiah is addressed to the Jews exiled in Babylon. Here, the prophet predicts a future where the Jewish people would be gathered from all of the nations they were...Posted: Jan-04-2024
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Epiphany House BlessingOur early Epiphany House Blessing is now up for those who wish to have their houses blessed for the year 2024. You can download the blessing here.Posted: Dec-30-2023 -
The Honour of a Father (Feast of the Holy Family)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The book of Sirach (also known as Ben Sira or Ecclesiasticus) is often classified as “wisdom literature.” One of the hallmarks of that genre is that it contains much practical...Posted: Dec-27-2023
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The Davidic Covenant (4th Sunday of Advent)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings This passage from the Second Book of Samuel recounts the establishment of the Davidic Covenant, which one of a long series of covenants God made with His people. These covenants were made...Posted: Dec-19-2023
