In his sermon on this day, St. Leo the Great said: “Let the children of the promise now receive the blessing in the seed of Abraham, the blessing renounced by the children of the flesh. In the persons of the Magi let all the people...
The choice of the Blessed Virgin Mary to be the Mother of the Lord is so amazing. It leads us to a lot of questions as to why this lady has been blessed. But only God’s wisdom can offer us true answers. Only His graciousness...
“I want to say one word to you and this word is joy. Wherever consecrated people are, there is always joy!” - Pope FRANCIS In 1997, Pope John Paul II instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. This celebration is attached...
The Kingdom as Jesus declared is “in our midst” yet “not of this world” or beyond. A mystery we cannot fully comprehend at the moment, perhaps only imagine. With the disasters our country has experienced both natural and manmade how hard it is to consider the...
One of the attractions of the Church is the wonderful cooperation and teamwork between the faithful and the clergy. After more than a thousand years, the bond seems more stronger than ever. For outsiders, the question is how we did we do it. We take...
Tradition tells us that November, especially All Souls’ Day, is a time for visiting the graves of our loved ones. Flowers, candles, food and prayers are so common an offering in observing these days. All of these are manifestations of our faith in our communion...
In this Year of the Laity, as declared by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), the celebration of World Mission Sunday takes a more poignant significance. Now, the support for the mission is not only a matter of material donation, tucked into some...
The Second Vatican Council, so inspired by the Holy Spirit, came out clearly on the role of the laity in the Church The laity (all the faithful except in Holy Orders and who belong to a religious state approved by the Church) by virtue of their...
In the Ordo for the use of the dioceses of the Philippines we read: Today’s feast celebrates a double anniversary. In Jerusalem, Constantine erected a round church, the Anastasis, above the empty grave of Jesus, and a basilica, the Martyrium; in the square between the two churches, a shrine,...
What gift can you give Our Lady on the occasion of her birthday? If you have not thought of it yet, you still have time. Tomorrow, September 8, is the feast day of her birth. A heartfelt greeting, sincere and true, is most fitting. But in...