Galatians 3:7-14 Psalm 110(111):1-6 Luke 11:15-26 The finger of God inflames our hearts Throughout much of His public ministry, Our Lord seems to have...
Galatians 2:1-2, 7-14 Psalm 116(117) Luke 11:1-4 Prayer and Meditation In today’s gospel, our Lord provided his disciples with the blueprint for all prayer—’The...
Genesis 6:5-8,7:1-5,10Psalm 28(29):1-4,9-10Mark 8:14-21 EVERY CHOICE INFLUENCES THE FUTURE OUTCOME Following the initial murder of Abel by his brother Cain, human wickedness escalated, prompting...
Genesis 4:1-15,25Psalm 49(50):1,8,16-17,20-21Mark 8:11-13 As the Pharisees approached Jesus, they demanded a sign as validation of His authority. Jesus responded to their request by...
Jer 17.5-8;Ps 1;II Cor 15.12, 16-20;Lk 6.17, 20-26 TRUE HAPPINESS AND BLESSINGS ARE CONTINGENT UPON OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVINE STATUTES “Happy indeed is the...
Genesis 3:1-8Psalm 31(32):1-2,5-7Mark 7:31-37 CHRIST IS THE FULFILLMENT OF THE SACRED SCRIPTURE AND THE PROPHETiC TRADITION In the narrative presented in Mark regarding Jesus’...
Genesis 2:18-25Psalm 127(128):1-5Mark 7:24-30 FAITH BRINGS US UNWAVERING CONFIDENCE IN GOD In today’s gospel narrative, we encounter the Syrophoenician woman who boldly petitions Jesus...
Wednesday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Genesis 2:4-9,15-17Psalm 103(104):1-2,27-30Mark 7:14-23 During Jesus’ era, Jewish customs differentiated between clean and unclean foods, and a...
Tuesday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Genesis 1:20-2:4Psalm 8:4-9Mark 7:1-13 The current gospel passage engages with the Jewish ritual of hand-washing and the...
Genesis 1:1-19Psalm103(104):1-2,5-6,10,12,24,35Mark 6:53-56 MANIFESTATION OF FAITH IN JESUS Reflecting on the encounter between Jesus and Jairus, coupled with the miraculous healing of the woman...
Isaiah 6:1-2,3-8Psalm 137(138):1-5,7-81 Corinthians 15:1-11Luke 5:1-11 “Here I am: send me”-Isaiah 6:8“They left everything and followed Him.”- Luke 5:11 THE DIVINE CALLING AND OUR...
Hebrews 13:15-17,20-21Psalm 22(23)Mark 6:30-34 SEEKING SOLACE AND INSPIRATION FROM THE SHEPHERD OF SOULS In the preceding sections of Mark’s sixth chapter, Jesus commissions his...