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Biblical reflections

Sunday’s gospel reflections written by the Xaverian Missionaries.

The world and our lives are pregnant with new life

Nov 27, 2022
A pregnant woman. Most probably it comes to our mind, Mary. Thinking about this Advent Time, at the beginning of the new Liturgic…
Sunday 1st
Advent
Year A
Mt 24:37–44
947

The Gentle King

Nov 20, 2022
As we close the liturgical year today, we can utter this phrase: “For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes.” We g…
Sunday Feast
Ordinary Time
Year C
Luke 23:35-43
969

Beware that you are not led astray!

Nov 13, 2022
Let me begin my reflection by sharing with you a tale from ancient India as retells by Henri Nouwen. It is a story of four royal…
Sunday 33rd
Ordinary Time
Year C
Luke 21: 5–10
1056

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
2263

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
866

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
949

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
855

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
655

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
846

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
679