MARY
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THE BEST SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF LIFE THROUGH MARY: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: 2ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE C, 2022

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Our lives are full of complexities, but the best solution to these challenges or problems is through the intervention or prayer of Mary. With Mary powerful intercession, whatever difficulties there are in our lives, marriages, families, communities, societies, churches, or the world have quick and effective solutions. Jesus would never deny his dearest mother anything, even when his intervening time is not due. 

BAPTISM
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BAPTISM IS OUR COMMITMENT AND MISSION TO CHRIST: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD, JESUS CHRIST, CYCLE C, 2022

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The Christian baptism is our profound commitment and mission to Christ and his kingdom. It is not just a mere religious ritual or rite of sacred oil, water and words pronouncement. Actually, the sacrament of baptism opens us up to the grace of God and the Christian life. 

Manifestation
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THE MANIFESTATION OF THE UNIVERSAL SALVATION OF CHRIST WITHOUT EXCLUSION OF ANYONE: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: THE SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY, CYCLE C, 2022

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The Solemnity of the Epiphany is the manifestation of the universal salvation of Christ to the whole wide world. Fundamentally, the Epiphany demonstrates to us that God is a God inclusion. God does not exclude anyone or anything from his saving grace and mercy. 

MOTHER
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OUR HOPES AND PLANS UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: THE SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD AND NEW YEAR CELEBRATION, CYCLE C, 2022

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There is no time more appropriate to consecrate ourselves to the patronage of Mary, Mother of God, more than the beginning of a new start of the year. Usually, the New Year start is always one that is apprehensive, tense and worrisome for all with a mixed feeling of hopes and fears for the future. These feelings are normal, natural and human. Yet, they invite us to have recourse to God and his divine plan and promise for us.

FAMILY
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LOVE, PEACE AND UNITY ARE THE BASICS OF A CHRISTIAN FAMILY: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH, CYCLE C, 2021.

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The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph reminds us of love, peace, and unity, which are the basics of the Christian family. The Holy Family is a perfect model of family life today in our society. Especially as many have lost the sense of family through governmental and media disorientations. The instrumental tools of Satan destabilized the most fundamental nucleon of the world. 

PEACE,
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PEACE ON EARTH TO MEN AND WOMEN OF GOODWILL: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST, CYCLE C, 2021

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There is no doubt that Christmas is a festive celebration of peace on earth to men and women of goodwill. This is the most beautiful declaration of the angels to the humble shepherds on the night of Christmas. When heaven and the earth were united at the birth of the Saviour and the Prince of Peace. The angels sang beautifully to the whole wide world: Glory to God on High and peace on earth to men (women) of goodwill. 

LITTLE , INSIGNIFICANT
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CHRISTMAS IN LITTLE OR INSIGNIFICANT THINGS: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: 4HT SUNDAY OF ADVENT, CYCLE C, 2021

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The joy and celebration of Christmas are in the little or insignificant things of our daily human and Christian lives. Where God comes to meet us. It means we all need the grace to be conscious of the little joys, gestures, words, actions and contacts we make with God and others during this holy season. Christmas challenges us to see great things happening in human history and around us in the most insignificant ways. 

Joy,
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MARY: THE HERALD OF JOY AND PEACE: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: 3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT AND THE SOLEMNITY OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, CYCLE C, 2021

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The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe invites us to see Mary as the herald of joy and peace to the human race. The coincidence of celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the 3rd Sunday of Advent is one of Joy. A Sunday is traditionally known as Gaudete Sunday. The word Gaudete means rejoice. 

JOY , REJOICE
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BE JOYOUS AND LET YOUR JOY BE COMMUNICATIVE: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: 3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT CYCLE C, AND (DECEMBER 12TH, SOLEMNITY OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE IN MÉXICO) 2021

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Our Christian life is a call to us to be joyous and to let our joy be communicative to our brothers and sisters around us. This third Sunday of Advent is the celebration of joy. In the Holy Mass of today, the first four words of the Entrance Antiphon begins with Gaudete in Domino Semper, which means, Rejoice in the Lord always (Philippians 4:4). 

Peace, reconciliation
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NO CHRISTMAS WITHOUT SPIRITUAL PREPARATION, RECONCILIATION AND PEACE: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT, CYCLE C, 2021

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The most fundamental spiritual reality of Advent is that there is no Christmas without spiritual preparation of our hearts and reconciliation or peace with God or our brothers and sisters. Hence, Advent is a season of grace that God gives us through His Church to prepare us spiritually for the birth of Jesus Christ. This birth is not in the celebrations, traditions, decorations or symbols of Christmas but our hearts. The befitting dwelling place of God in our lives.