Daily Reflection – September 28 Vanity is a fundamental truth in human life. It is characterized by a lack of purpose, direction, meaning, and emptiness. Many desires, particularly in youth, provide temporary pleasure and satisfaction. This vanity clouded the disciples of Jesus. It prevented them from understanding suffering as part of God’s redemptive plan. Many…
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DAILY READINGS – SEPT. 28 (ORDINARY TIME WEEK 25 YEAR 2)
1ST READING: Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:8 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment. Remove vexation from your mind, and…
DAILY READINGS – SEPT. 27 (ST. VINCENT DE PAUL – ORDINARY TIME WEEK 25 FRIDAY YEAR 2)
1ST READING: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down,…
Daily Reflection – Sept. 27 – St. Vincent De Paul
“What is time?” Oxford dictionary defined time as: the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future. The New Testament (NT) has two main concepts of time represented by two Greek words: chronos (χρόνος) and kairos (καιρός). Chronos is…
DAILY READINGS – SEPT. 26 (ORDINARY TIME – WK 25 THURSDAY YEAR 2)
1ST READING: Ecclesiastes 1:2-11 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. The sun rises and the sun goes down, and hastens to the…
Scripture Reflection – September 26 (25th Week in Ordinary Time Year 2)
For our Scripture Reflection today, it is good to know who Herod Antipas was. Who was Herod Antipas? Herod Antipas, one of Herod the Great’s four sons, was given Galilee and Perea to rule as Tetrarch after his father’s death. He was known for being fickle, weak, and a murderer and adulterer. His conscience was…
Daily Reflection – Wednesday, September 25
Jesus chose ordinary, mostly uneducated men as His apostles. Of their own accord, they were not qualified. But by the very act of being called by Jesus, they became qualified. Jesus then built a relationship with them and gave them a mission. Their mission was to preach the kingdom of God, similar to how He…
Reflection – Tuesday, Sept. 24 (25th Week in Ordinary Time Year 2)
The summary of our reflection for this Tuesday is that following Jesus’ teachings and doing God’s will is what it means to be a follower of him, not bloodline or membership. Today, there are many divisions and boundaries due to caste, religion, geography, language, culture, and rituals. There is a lot of nepotism and discrimination….
Reflection – St. Padre Pio Pietrelcina- September 23
Jesus uses the metaphor of a lamp to illustrate the importance of faith in our Christian life. Faith is the light that keeps the lamp burning, and it should not be a mere tradition or name’s sake. Our faith, therefore, must be radiant and vibrant, allowing us to be lamps with light. To live a…
ST. PADRE PIO PIETRELCINA – DAILY READINGS – SEPTEMBER 23
ST. PADRE PIO PIETRELCINA 1ST READING: Proverbs 3:27-34 My son, do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it”-when you have it with you. Do not plan evil against…