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Biblical reflections

Sunday’s gospel reflections written by the Xaverian Missionaries.

EXULT BECAUSE HE IS RISEN

Exult! Let us exult at the triumph of our mighty King! Yes, this is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad! So sin…

“Passion Sunday,” not "Fashion Sunday”

Today we celebrate Palm Sunday, but the liturgy reminds us of its deeper name: Passion Sunday. It is a day of sharp contrasts—the…

Matthew 26:14—27:66

Come Out: Finding Hope and New Life with Jesus

My brothers and sisters, As a deacon, one of my sacred duties is to stand with families at the graveside and offer the Church’s…

John 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45

“Lord, I want to see.”

Dear brothers and Sisters, in the Gospel, Jesus heals a man who was blind from birth. We might think that there is only one blind…

A Transforming Encounter

During the third week of Lent, the liturgy offers us a special Gospel: the story of Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman…

“… Listen to Him”: The Light That Transfigures and Sends

On the Second Sunday of Lent, the Gospel leads us once again to a mountain. Jesus reveals himself to three chosen disciples—and t…

I have set before you life and death

“I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life…” (Dt 30:19). Lent starts with an important st…

Living the Law with a Filipino Heart

When Jesus says in today’s Gospel, “I have come not to abolish the law but to fulfill it,” He is speaking to people who knew the…

Matthew 5:17-37

LET YOUR FAITH SHINE

“Be yourself.” “Just do it.” “If it feels good, do it.” “I get to do whatever I want to do.” These slogans apparently encourage a…

Matthew 5:13-16

The Quest for Happiness

Every human heart is on a quest for happiness, me too. From the moment we wake until the end of our lives, we seek what we believ…

Matthew 5:1-12a

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