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Biblical reflections

Sunday’s gospel reflections written by the Xaverian Missionaries.

Sto. Niño, model for the family

Jan 16, 2022
Viva Señor Sto. Niño! This year we continue celebrating the 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines. One of the great remind…
Sunday 2nd
Ordinary Time
Year C
Lk 2:41-52
3589

You are My Beloved!

Jan 9, 2022
The Christmas vacation and party are over. We are back to our daily routine. We go back to our workplaces. The joy of Christmas s…
Sunday Feast
Christmas
Year C
Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
1262

What you have received as a gift, give as a gift

Jan 2, 2022
The year 2021 was marked by the 500 years celebration of Christianity in the Philippines. The Solemnity of the Epiphany invites u…
Sunday Feast
Christmas
Year C
Mt 2:1-12
1413

“And the Word Became Flesh and Made His Dwelling Among Us”

Dec 25, 2021
Merry Christmas to All. Today’s gospel reading represents John’s version of the Christmas story. It may sound strange to hear it…
Sunday Feast
Christmas
Year C
John 1:1-14
1954

SM North

Dec 19, 2021
Yesterday, I went to SM North, the biggest Mall in our area, only five minutes from our community. I wanted to buy a book for a g…
Sunday 4th
Advent
Year C
Luke 1:39-45
992

Conversion, a gift from God for us

Dec 12, 2021
We are journeying in the path of preparation for Christmas. The Gospels of Advent’s Sunday are helping us with important messages…
Sunday 3rd
Advent
Year C
Lk 3:10–18
1268

“Stand erect and raise your heads”

Nov 28, 2021
Dear brothers and sisters, we are tempted to look only at the immediate things, perhaps so as not to stumble into the stones that…
Sunday 1st
Advent
Year C
Lk 21:25–28, 34–36
1022

Hari or hari-harian

Nov 21, 2021
In the Philippines to distinguish fake from real, we used to put a suffix “-an” to the Filipino word like for example “akyat to a…
Sunday Feast
Ordinary Time
Year B
John 18: 33-37
1042

He is near

Nov 14, 2021
“He is near” (v.29) As the liturgical calendar draws to its end, we are assured by the imminent coming of the Lord. The apocalyp…
Sunday 33rd
Ordinary Time
Year B
Mk 13:24-32
1252

All or Nothing

Nov 7, 2021
All or Nothing is a title of a documentary movie about the life of Sister Clare Crockett from Ireland. When she was still young s…
Sunday 32nd
Ordinary Time
Year B
Mk 12:41-44
1191