Saturday, February 22, 2014

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Matthew 5:38-48 - Jesus' Standards of Christian Behavior (Gospel for February 23, 2014, 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time) Last Sunday, J...
Friday, February 14, 2014

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Matthew 5:17-37: What is the Law of Moses (Gospel for February 16, 2013, 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time) What did Jesus mean when he ...
Saturday, February 08, 2014

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Matthew 5:13-16 - Salt and Light (Gospel for February 9, 2013) Source: www.stock.schng (license-free photo) SALT: The earliest ...
Friday, January 31, 2014

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Luke 2:22-32 - The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple (Gospel for February 2, 2013) Luke connects the Presentation of Jesus in the te...
Friday, January 24, 2014

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Matthew 4:12-23: The Call of the First Disciples.  (Sunday Gospel for January 26, 2013). The gospel mentions several historical ...
Saturday, January 18, 2014

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Matthew 18:1-5.10: The Children As The Greatest (Sunday Gospel for January 19, 2014, the Feast of the Sto. Nino). I consider this pas...
Friday, January 10, 2014

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Matthew 3:13-17 - Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist (Gospel for Jan. 12, 2014) Note that the baptismal rite was already there as pa...
Thursday, January 02, 2014

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Matthew 2:1-12 - The Epiphany (Sunday Gospel Jan. 5, 2013) The visit of the magi (the bible does not say whether there were two, or thre...
Sunday, July 06, 2008

Gospel for July 13, 2008 - Matthew 13:1-23 Parable of the Sower

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In this gospel, Jesus uses the Parable of the Sower to illustrate the outcome of seeds that fall on different types of soil. The picture d...
Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Gospel for June 8, 2008 - Matthew 9:9-13 Jesus Eats with the Tax Collectors (By Mike Gan)

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During the time of Jesus, very few were hated more than the tax collectors. This hate stems from two things: one, tax collectors often ...
Sunday, May 25, 2008

Commentary for Sunday Gospel of June 1, 2008 - Matthew 7:21-27 The House Built on a Rock

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T his is the conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount (Chapters 5-7). Matthew’s audience were Jews who became Christians, and yet cal...
Sunday, April 27, 2008

Matthew 28:16-20 Ascension Sunday (by May Racaza)

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As the Easter season draws to its close this coming Sunday, we celebrate the Solemnity of Jesus’ Ascension which coincides also with the SE...
Sunday, April 20, 2008

Gospel for April 27, 2008 - John 14:15-21, The Sending of the Holy Spirit

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John’s audience were non-witnesses of Jesus’ life on earth. They were people in a community who have heard about Jesus’ life and ministry fr...
Tuesday, March 18, 2008

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There are two gospels in the Church calendar for Easter Sunday. The to be read in the morning is John 20:1-9, and the one in the evening...
Sunday, March 09, 2008

Gospel for March 16, 2008 - Matthew 26:14 - 27:66 - Passion and Death of Jesus

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Matthew narrates in the gospel the events that took place in Christ’s passion and death. One of the important events that happened was Jes...
Sunday, March 02, 2008

Gospel for March 9, 2008 - John 11, 1-45 Jesus Raises Lazarus

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(By Mike Gan, reviewed by TM) The raising of Lazarus is the final sign in Jesus’ public ministry which leads to his condemnation and de...
Monday, February 25, 2008

Sunday Gospel for March 2, 2008 - John 9:1-41 The Man Born Blind (By Estie and TM)

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John is usually more difficult to interpret than the other gospels because he uses several symbolisms. It would be helpful to understand t...
Sunday, February 17, 2008

Sunday's Gospel for Feb. 24, 2008 - John 4:1-42 Jesus and the Samaritan Woman

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In this Sunday’s gospel, Jesus initiated a conversation with a Samaritan woman who was drawing water from the well. Historicall...
Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Sunday Gospel for February 10, 2008: Matthew 4:1-11 Temptation of Jesus

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Matthew’s account of Jesus being tempted in the desert and overcoming these trials bring us back to the Old Testament where the people of I...