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Biblical reflections

Sunday’s gospel reflections written by the Xaverian Missionaries.

Lamp’s oil of hope and faith

Nov 8, 2020
Walking in a solitary and dark place on a moonless night can be very difficult. We cannot see anything. A small obstacle can beco…
Sunday 32nd
Ordinary Time
Year A
Mt 25:1-13
1753

Blessed are you!

Nov 1, 2020
The evangelist Matthew placed the Beatitudes at the beginning of the public ministry of Jesus. Reading carefully the words of Jes…
Sunday Feast
Ordinary Time
Year A
Mt 5:1-12
753

Straight to the essence

Oct 25, 2020
What happens if you come across a beggar on the street, then you realize that the beggar is your father or someone you love? You…
Sunday 30th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Mt 22:34-40
1665

Essential thing to do

Oct 18, 2020
Recently I heard a parish priest told his staff during their general cleaning in his parish office “put them (the documents) wher…
Sunday 29th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 22: 15-21
826

Garment...

Oct 11, 2020
Garment: an item of clothing. This simple and clear definition can help us to enter in the mysterious and wonderful words of Jesu…
Sunday 28th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 22:1-14
2022

Love without limits

Oct 4, 2020
Six months ago, at the beginning of this pandemic, our front liners advised us to stay at home as they put it, “I stay at work fo…
Sunday 27th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 21:33-43
1613

A humble heart to pay attention to your call

Sep 27, 2020
The words of the Father: "My child, go the vineyard" are resonating in our hearts. Your father, so proud of you, is coming close…
Sunday 26th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 21: 28-32
1761

It is never too late

Sep 20, 2020
Fr. Joe is a missionary. He is working in Sierra Leone, West Africa. He came to the Philippines for his vacation. He had a plan t…
Sunday 25th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 20:1-16
1676

Forgiveness makes us freer and happier

Sep 13, 2020
In my experience, any time I receive people for confession, whatever penance I ask them to do, they accept without any reaction o…
Sunday 24th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Mt 18:21-35
1551

Do you wish to hug…?

Sep 6, 2020
Do you wish to hug, to embrace the person with whom you had a problem, or from whom you were hurt? To forgive it is not easy. Som…
Sunday 23rd
Ordinary Time
Year A
Mt 18:15-20
1810