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Biblical reflections

Sunday’s gospel reflections written by the Xaverian Missionaries.

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
805

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
1998

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
1582

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
1740

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
1655

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
1530

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
1785

Embrace your suffering and do God’s will

Aug 30, 2020
I like the way how Jesus talks to his disciples in today’s Gospel: “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up hi…
Sunday 22nd
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 16:21-27
1498

New identity emerges

Aug 23, 2020
“Who do you say that I am?” In philosophy, we are taught that when we asked “what” we are referring to an object. And when we ask…
Sunday 21st
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 16: 13-20
1132

…lives matter

Aug 16, 2020
A superficial reading of today’s gospel, as for all scriptures, can easily lead someone to judge and not to learn from the gest a…
Sunday 20th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Mathew 15: 21-28
1528