"STAY WITH US, LORD" (Luke 24:29)

1st Reading                   Acts 7: 55-60 Psalm                             97:1&2b. 6& 7c. 9 (R. 1a9a) R:// "The Lord is king, the most high above all the earth" 2nd Reading                Revelation 22: 12-14. 16-17. 20 Gospel                           John 17: 20-26 KEEP THE GAZE AND FOCUS Peace and Goodness, friends! Today is the 7th Sunday of Easter (Year C). It is the last Sunday of Easter. This means that next Sunday is Pentecost Sunday, and, as expected, we ought to prepare adequately towards that day. The second thing about today is that it is not only the very first day of the new month of June but doubles as its first Sunday. We are halfway through the year. Despite the setbacks we have in view of our resolutions and goals, we just have to keep the f...

1st Reading              Acts 15: 1-2, 22-29 Psalm                         67: 2-3, 5, 6 and 8 (R. 4) R:// "Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!" 2nd Reading           Revelation 21: 10-14, 22-23 Gospel                      John 14: 23-29 TRUE PEACE COMES FROM THE WORD OF GOD Peace and Goodness, Beloved! Today, the 6th Sunday of Easter (Year C), the Gospel passage we have is from John 14: 23-29. Last Sunday, we got to know that Jn. 13-17 is Jesus' Farewell Discourse with his disciples. Our Gospel passage today is within that space; it is part of the Farewell Discourse. Why go back to those words of Jesus? Well, I think that the text today brings our minds to the fact that the Ascension of Jesus is near, and Jesus will soon depart from the world after his resurrection. In fact, Thursday...

1st Reading          Acts 14: 21b-27 Psalm                    145: 8-9, 10-11, 12-13ab (R. 1) R:// "I will bless your name forever, my king and my God" 2nd Reading       Revelation 21:1-5a Gospel                  John 13:31-33a, 34-35 LOVE WITHOUT MEASURE Beloved, today is the 5th Sunday of Easter (Year C). We should remind ourselves that we are still in the month of May, the Rosary Month. Let us continue in our devotion to praying the Holy Rosary to obtain many graces from God. Let us quickly look at the readings for today.  The Gospel passage for today is John 13: 31-33a, 34-35. This pericope forms part of the section having to do with the Last Supper and the Discourses (Jn. 13-17). Actually, on every 5th Sunday of Easter, in the Church's every liturgical year, the Gospel passage is taken from this section. Getting very close to the end of Easter ...

1st Reading                    Acts 13: 14, 43-52 Psalm                               100: 1-2, 3, 5 (R. 3c) R:// "We are his people, the sheep of his flock" 2nd Reading                  Revelation 7: 9, 14b-17 Gospel                             John 10: 27-30 LISTEN TO HIS VOICE Friends, today is the 4th Sunday of Easter (Year C). Today is also the celebration of Mothers' Day. We wish and pray for all mothers. More interesting is the fact that the 4th Sunday of Easter has been earmarked as Good Shepherd Sunday. Talking about Shepherd, this Sunday is also called Vocations Sunday.  The Gospel passage for this Sunday is very short; a text of 4 verses. However, it is very heavy in understanding. On every 4th Sunday of Easter, the Gospel passage is t...

1st Reading               Acts 5: 27b-32, 40b-41 Psalm                          30:2 & 4, 5-6, 11-12 & 13b (R. 2a) R:// "I will extol you, Lord, for you have raised me up" 2nd Reading             Revelation 5: 11-14 Gospel                         John 21:1-19 GRACIOUS OPPORTUNITIES Happy New Month! Friends, we are in May, the fifth month of the year. Whatever is associated with the number 5 comes with Grace. Five is the number of Grace. It is the reason why Jesus multiplied 5 loaves of bread for 5 thousand people. This is the gift of God. The month of May could be seen as a month of grace. Additionally, as Catholics, we should use this month to seek many graces from God as the month of May is the month of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is the Rosary Month. We should use this delightful avenue ...

1st Reading     Acts 5:12-16 Psalm               118: 2-4, 22-24, 25-27a (R. 1) R:// "Give praise to the Lord, for he is good; his mercy endures forever" 2nd Reading     Revelation 1: 9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 Gospel                John 20: 19-31 LET THERE BE PEACE Beloved, today we celebrate the 2nd Sunday of Easter (Year C), also known as Divine Mercy Sunday. This designation was established by Pope John Paul II on April 30th, 2000, during the canonization of Sr. Faustina Kowalska. Divine Mercy Sunday is a beautiful occasion that celebrates God's love and mercy. Upon examining today’s readings, we observe that the Gospel is the same across all three liturgical years. The Gospel passage for today is from John 20:19-31, while the other readings differ. The Gospel narrative tells us about two post-resurrection appearances of Jesus to his disciples as a group. This is where we have the famous man, Tho...

1st Reading         Acts 10: 34a. 37-43 Psalm                    118: 1-2, 15c-17, 22-23 (R. 24) R:// "This is the day the Lord had made; let us rejoice in it and be glad" or Alleluia 2nd Reading       Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5: 6b-8 Gospel                  John 20: 1-9 THE TOMB IS NOT ENTIRELY EMPTY This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice in it and be glad (Ps. 118: 24).  Dear friends, the much anticipated day, the day for which we have been preparing for a length of 40 days has finally come. Today is Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord. This Sunday is the mother of all sundays. The other Sundays are "little easters." Our Lord is risen, and this strengthens our hope that the Messiah came and has done the work of redemption. The Lord is truly risen, alleluia.  Let us drink from the treasury of today's Gospel passage fro...