Category Archives: 080. Lent Sundays 1-6 (B)

Gen 9:8-15; 1Pt 3:18-22; Mk 1:12-15 Saint Jerome, the brilliant doctor of the Church, lived for twenty five years in the cave where the Child Jesus was born. One time he prayed to Jesus thus: “Dear Child, You have suffered … Continue reading →

Gen 22:1-2,9-13,15-18; Rom 8:31-34; Mk 9:2-10 Fr. Anthony de Mello, SJ in his book entitled Song of the Birds, wrote about a wise man who once reflected about himself: “I was a revolutionary when I was young and all my … Continue reading →

Ex 20:1-17(20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17); 1Cor 1:22-25; John 2:13-25 Today is the Third Sunday of Lent. The Church invites us to continue our reflection on Christ’s suffering, death, and resurrection as we share in this Paschal Mystery. If we go back … Continue reading →

2Chr 36:14-17, 19-23; Eph 2:4-10; John 3:14-21  Sometimes in the past I read this Jewish legend that when God was about to create man, He consulted the angels about His throne: “Create him not,” said the Angel of Justice, “For … Continue reading →

Jer 31:31-34; Heb 5:7-9; John 12:20-33 I can still remember when I was in Grade Six. Our class adviser would always advise us his students during our homeroom class and it is still fresh in my mind even up to … Continue reading →