14th Sunday O.T. (C). INTERIOR JOY AND PEACE ARE CONSEQUENCES OF GOD’S GRACE, APOSTOLATE AND INTERIOR STRUGGLE. Dear brethren in Christ, today’s Sunday readings underline a very important idea in our Christian life: INTERIOR JOY AND PEACE ARE CONSEQUENCES OF GOD’S GRACE, OF BRINGING SOULS CLOSER TO CHRIST AND ONE’S INTERIOR STRUGGLE. In the…
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THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD: ITS SIGNIFICANCE AND REPERCUSSIONS IN OUR CHRISTIAN LIFE.
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Pope Francis’ Homily (Divine Mercy Sunday 2016). GOD CALLS US TO BE HIS APOSTLES OF MERCY AND OF PEACE.
Pope Francis’ Homily (Divine Mercy Sunday 2016) GOD CALLS US TO BE HIS APOSTLES OF MERCY AND OF PEACE. Dear friends, here is the Vatican provided text of Pope Francis’ homily last April 3, 2016, Divine Mercy Sunday. In it, Pope Francis reminds us that: The Gospel is the Book of God’s Mercy. We are…
FILIPINO CATHOLICS: YOU ARE A NEW DAWN OF HOPE! Papal Legate Praises Filipino Catholics’ Strong Faith and Urged Them to “Go To All The Corners Of The Earth” “to Be A Prophet To The Nations.”
FILIPINO CATHOLICS: YOU ARE A NEW DAWN OF HOPE! Papal Legate Praises Filipino Catholics’ Strong Faith and Urged Them to “Go To All The Corners Of The Earth” “to Be A Prophet To The Nations.” Dear kababayans, we have just witnessed the conclusion of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress and as a Filipino living outside…
February 2: THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD
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ON THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM. DO WE KNOW WHEN IS OUR BAPTISMAL DATE? HAPPY FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST!
ON THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM. DO WE KNOW WHEN OUR BAPTISMAL DATE? HAPPY FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST! Dear friends, HAPPY FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST! Today’s feast is a great occasion for us to thank the Most Blessed Trinity for having received the Sacrament of Baptism…
Dec. 3: St. Francis Xavier, S.J., Priest. A Man with Great Apostolic Zeal.
Dec. 3: St. Francis Xavier, S.J., Priest. A Man with Great Apostolic Zeal Born in the Castle of Xavier near Sanguesa, in Navarre, Spain, St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552) studied in Paris where he met Ignatius of Loyola and in 1534 joined him as one of his first followers, of the Society of Jesus, commonly…
ON ADVENT (2): INTERIOR PREPARATION FOR CHRISTMAS. Make Baby Jesus Happy By Going to Confession This Advent!
ON ADVENT 2: INTERIOR PREPARATION FOR CHRISTMAS In a talk I gave last year to Grade 1 (7 yr-old) girls, I asked them what they were doing to prepare for the Coming of the Child Jesus. A blonde, chubby girl answered: “I’m preparing the Nativity Scene in our house”…Another girl with pony tails said: “I…
POPE FRANCIS IN UGANDA “TEACHERS, CATECHISTS: YOURS IS A HOLY WORK!”
POPE FRANCIS IN UGANDA “CATECHISTS: YOURS IS A HOLY WORK!” Dear friends: Here is a Vatican translation of the address Pope Francis gave on the evening of Nov. 27, 2015, to a meeting of catechists and teachers in Uganda, taken from zenit.org. The meeting was held at the site of the first martyrdoms…
OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR. Patroness of Spain and of the Hispanic people.
October 12 OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR. Patroness of Spain and of the Hispanic people. Holy Mary of the Pillar, listen to our prayer while we celebrate your feast, Mother of God and Mother of men, Queen and Lady. You, the joy and honor of the people, you are our sweetness and our hope. From…
PopeinUS : REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS! KEEP MOVING FORWARD TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL Homily, Canonization of Fr. Junipero (Sept. 23, 2015)
PopeinUS : REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS! KEEP MOVING FORWARD TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL Homily, Canonization of St. Junipero Dear friends, during the canonization of Father Junipero Serra, Pope Francis encouraged the faithful to “rejoice in the Lord always!”, overcoming our tendency towards self-enclosure which leads to apathy. Rather, imitating the example of the St….
POPE FRANCIS ON FOLLOWING CHRIST: Being a disciple of Jesus means to take up one’s cross and accompany him in an uncomfortable path which leads to true freedom and full life with God.
POPE FRANCIS ON FOLLOWING CHRIST: Being a disciple of Jesus means to take up one’s cross and accompany him in an uncomfortable path which leads to true freedom and full life with God. Dear friends, in his Angelus speech last Sept. 13, Pope Francis, after recounting some Gospel passages of the corresponding Sunday Mass, reminded…
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