DAY 5 (Jacob) Gen.32:24-28 “So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is […]
Monthly Archives: November 2020
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DAY FOUR (Isaac’s Marriage) (Gen. 24:3- 4). “You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live, but you shall go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac” After Sarah died, Abraham realized that he must take the initiative […]
Weekday Homily
HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY 31ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (MEMORIAL OF ST CHARLES BORROMEO, BISHOP)
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PHILIPPIANS 2:12-18; PSALM 27; LUKE 14:25-33 In today’s gospel Jesus lays down the demands for discipleship. Jesus is not out to induce anyone and that is why in Luke 9:58 he said to the man who said I will follow you, foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the son of […]
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PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11; PSALM 22; LUKE 14:15-24 This is a parable about the Kingdom of God; a parable that expresses God plan for the salvation of all men. This parable makes us to understand that we are all invited to God’s kingdom and that this invitation is a serious matter. Beloved in Christ, through the Church […]
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THEME: THE WAYS OF THE PATRIARCHS The patriarchs of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, his son Isaac, and Isaac’s son Jacob, also named Israel, the ancestor of the Israelites. In the course of our prayers and studies we shall view them beyond this narrow count. But for now, these three figures […]
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THEME: THE WAYS OF THE PATRIARCHS The patriarchs of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, his son Isaac, and Isaac’s son Jacob, also named Israel, the ancestor of the Israelites. In the course of our prayers and studies we shall view them beyond this narrow count. But for now, these three figures are referred […]
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Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 27; Romans 5:5-11; Matthew 11:25-30 In our first reading from the prophet Isaiah we read that the Lord of Hosts will destroy Death for ever. We know that Jesus Christ has triumphed over death and yet people still die. While our earthly body may die, our soul does not. The souls […]