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Biblical reflections

Sunday’s gospel reflections written by the Xaverian Missionaries.

We believe in the Resurrection not in Reincarnation

Nov 6, 2022
One of the tenets of our Creed is “I believe in the resurrection of the body.” The belief in the resurrection of the dead is an i…
Sunday 32nd
Ordinary Time
Year C
Luke 20:27-38
2222

Mercy: conversion and joy

Oct 30, 2022
At the end of the mission month, the liturgy proposes a unique perspective on the vastness of divine mercy, which embraces the wh…
Sunday 31st
Ordinary Time
Year C
Lk 19:1-10
856

Choose HUMILITY

Oct 23, 2022
Happy World Mission Sunday. The Gospel narrates that the Pharisee goes to the temple and recites a litany of his good deeds to Go…
Sunday 30th
Ordinary Time
Year C
Luke 18:9-14
933

The Necessity

Oct 16, 2022
The teaching of Jesus to his disciples talks about one necessity... the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary…
Sunday 29th
Ordinary Time
Year C
Lk 18:1-8
841

Gratefulness

Oct 9, 2022
Ten lepers meet Jesus. At least one of them is a Samaritan. Historically, the nation of Samaria is the product of the mingling of…
Sunday 28th
Ordinary Time
Year C
Luke 17: 11-19
640

Let us break down indifference

Sep 25, 2022
“To see, to be moved by, to bend on, to touch, to listen, to greet, to look at, to empathize, to put ourselves in the shoes of th…
Sunday 26th
Ordinary Time
Year C
Luke 16:19-31
833

Pick your master: God or mammon?

Sep 18, 2022
I remember the segment of one noontime show here in the Philippines “PERA O BAYONG.” The contestant needs to choose money or the…
Sunday 25th
Ordinary Time
Year C
Lk 16: 1-13
661

Make yourself searchable: Instead of running away, Run towards Him

Sep 11, 2022
Our world today is a witness to so many merciless acts leading to the loss of lives; the destruction of societies and even of cre…
Sunday 24th
Ordinary Time
Year C
Luke 15:1-32
815

The logic of the cross

Sep 4, 2022
In today's Gospel, Jesus instructs a great multitude, demanding three conditions for those who want to become His disciple. First…
Sunday 23rd
Ordinary Time
Year C
Lk 14:25-33
952

Strive

Aug 21, 2022
The journey to Jerusalem is not yet finished for Jesus and all who follow Him. Among the doubts on the way, there is one concerni…
Sunday 21st
Ordinary Time
Year C
Lk 13:22-30
913