Do We Know Jesus Christ?
“Do we know Jesus Christ?”, this is the theme for today’s readings. From Saint Joseph Sunday missal: “We may be acquainted with persons for a long time, have social or business contacts, and yet not know them as they really are, for our contacts are superficial. Then at a certain moment there is a real […]
Discipleship
Today we have a great theme: Discipleship ! From Saint Joseph Sunday missal: “All Christians are called to discipleship and service. The Lord continues his mission of service to humankind through the Church. And the Church is not just the ordained ministers! It is all of us. “The very beginning of Jesus’ ministry is marked […]
Humility
We have today an even greater theme for our Sunday readings: Humility. Humility in Filipino (Tagalog) is kababaang loob. Humility is a recognition of self in relation to God, The Almighty and Loving Father, and acceptance of ones limitation. Humility is a modest opinion or estimate of ones own importance or rank. Humility is a […]
Who are we?
The theme for today’s reading is: Who are we ? From our Sunday missal: “In daily life, we must be concern about priorities. First things first ! Prayer in the family and worship even in an expensive and luxurious church building are wonderful but not enough. A congregation as such must be socially concerned; otherwise […]
Law and Freedom
Theme: Law and Freedom Our theme for our Sunday readings is essentially about the conflict between God’s law or commandments and our desire to do things the way we wanted it. We don’t want to be told what to do. Here is a portion of the commentary from Saint Joseph Sunday missal: “It seems to […]
Holiness
Our theme for today is: Holiness. From our Sunday missal: “It is the Hebrew genius, under divine guidance, that has related morality expressly to God and religion. Why should human beings be holy? Because God is holy (First Reading). ‘Be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect’ (Gospel). ‘You are temple of God…. And the […]
God’s Providence
Our theme for today’s readings is: God’s Providence. Here are definitions of God’s Providence: • God’s protective care. • God’s intervention. • God will provide. God’s providence, from the word provide, means God will provide if we do our part of the job and obey His will. Here are excerpts from our Saint Joseph Sunday […]
Teamptation and Sin
Our theme for today’s readings is: Temptation and Sin. 1st Sunday of Lent Here is a portion from our Saint Joseph Sunday missal commentaries: “Since human beings are both God’s masterpiece and fallen creatures, temptation and sin are daily realities which no psychology can talk away. “Sin is willfully breaking that beautiful love-relationship with God […]
God’s call and our response
Our theme for today’s readings is : God’s call and our response. 2nd Sunday of lent Here is from our Sunday missal: “In the Catholic tradition, the idea of vocation (calling) was very much restricted to priesthood and religious life. We should not forget that this special call rests upon the general call, which is […]
Is the Lord in Our Midst or Not?
In today’s Gospel reading, The Lord has a beautiful way of conveying the message of Spirituality. Our theme for today is: “Is The Lord in Our Midst or not?” Is The Lord in our hearts or not yet? From our Sunday missal: “People will always be hungry and thirsty again. Besides a continued need for […]