Congratulations, as you are among the number that made it to the end of 2018. I pray for you especially that it may also translate to an end of all things that oppose the purpose of God for your life. And as we cross over into the new year, may this new year be a…
Month: December 2018
Christ Our Light – December 31, 2018
The pomp and joy that is deserving of the gift of the Nativity of the Word, cannot be contained in just one day; thus the festivity and solemnity of Christmas extends unto an octave of celebrations. The beautiful hymnlike Prologue of the Gospel of John (1:1-18) avails us a profound material on the Word of…
Solemnity of the Holy Family – December 30, 2018
The intricacies of family life could be intriguing, complex and sometimes befuddling, yet it remains ever so beautiful and gracious. The family has been, still is, and will remain the finest context within which God’s loving essence is felt and lived. The feast of the Holy Family is, palpably, intimately interwoven with the great solemnity…
The Presentation – December 29, 2018
Forty days after his birth, the Infant King is presented in the temple, but not merely in fulfillment of the Jewish ritual. The Son of God, high and holy, enters the visible house of his Father here on earth; he fills the temple with the splendor of his divine presence. This humble gesture symbolizes not…
Love: A Fruit Always in Season
These daily meditations of Mother Teresa have been arranged to coincide with the seasons of the liturgical year and have also been simultaneously arranged according to various themes of the spiritual life. “Love is a fruit in season at all times and within the reach of every hand. Anyone may gather it and no limit…
Feast of the Holy Innocents – December 28, 2018
“…they may have spoken no word, yet they confessed and bore witness to the Messiah” The birth of the Infant King has been just a few days ago, he yet lies quietly in the manger. Distinguished guests travel from distant lands to do him deserved homage and obeisance. Herod the tyrant is insecure and frightened…
Feast of St. John – December 27, 2018
It is another feast of a hero of faith from the Apostolic college. St John, “the disciple whom the Lord loved,” bore witness to the Word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, by telling everything he had seen. He was chosen by the Lord because of his innocence and purity, and to…
Feast of St. Stephen – December 26, 2018
Like yesterday, today we celebrate an unusual yet dignified class of love. The first martyr in Christian reckoning, St. Stephen, is celebrated immediately after Christmas because he exemplified an unwavering conviction and loving loyalty to the King who had loved him first and demonstrated that love by incarnating into human nature. The soldier’s large heart…
Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord – December 25, 2018
…a child is born for us, and a Son is given to us. …humanity has been exalted by the humble debasement of Divinity The opening lines of John’s prologue to the Gospel (John 1:1-2) present the ineffable mystery of God: eternity. The Evangelist alludes to creation in Genesis 1, telling that the Word already was….
Blessed be God – December 24, 2018
Just as we have seen from Mary, no one who has a deep appreciation of this first-of-its-kind manifestation of God’s mercy and might in human circumstance – the Incarnation – bottles up his/her joy and praise of God. Zachariah blurts out his joy over the eventual fulfillment of God’s promise of a Messiah. The Herald’s…
The Spirit of Christmas – December 23, 2018
As Christmas approaches, our hearts are lifted and bolstered in the hope of the coming of the Prince of Peace, the Root of David, the Mighty Conqueror. He is the substance of our Hope, and this is our cause for increasingly great joy. His blessed presence spells everything that is good, and turns things around…
Magnificat – December 22, 2018
Unable to contain the overwhelming feelings of joy that God’s marvels were willing up inside of her, Mary voiced out her deep joy. Fully aware of her exalted and privileged status and the great role she had been assigned in the redemption agenda, she, like Hannah (1 Sam 2:1-8), rang out in sincere praise of…
The Evening Chapel 