Setting: A celestial library where saints and scholars gather for a heavenly colloquium on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. St. Thomas...
Category - Feasts/Memorials of Saints
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THE MEMORIAL OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
THE TRANSFORMATIVE HEART OF A MOTHER THAT LEADS US TO HER SON First Reading: Isaiah 61:9-11 Responsorial Psalm: 1 Samuel 2:1,4-8 Gospel Reading:...
A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY & LEGACY OF ST. JUSTIN – MEMORIAL OF ST. JUSTIN, MARTYR & APOLOGIST (JUNE 1)
The feast of St. Justin the Martyr invites us to reflect upon the life and legacy of this remarkable saint, who boldly proclaimed the truth of the...
REFLECTION – “JOSEPH, MINISTER OF SALVATION”
In his Litany, St. Joseph is invoked as “Minister of Salvation,” a newly introduced title just before “Head of the Holy Family.” Wait a minute! Was...
TWELVE FACTS ON SAINT AUGUSTINE WHICH YOU PROBABLY DON’T KNOW
1. St. Augustine was an African – He was born in A.D. 354 in Thagaste, Numidia (modern-day Souk Ahras, Algeria) into an upper-class family, and Latin...
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THE MEMORIAL OF SAINT AGATHA, YEAR B
THERE ARE STILL MANY “AGATHAS” AND “JOHN THE BAPTIST” TODAY, BEING VICTIMIZED THROUGH THE IRRESPONSIBLE USE OF POWER. First Reading: Hebrews 13:1-8...
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD
OPEN THE GATES OF YOUR HEARTS THAT THE LORD, THE MIGHTY, THE VALIANT MAY ENTER First Reading: Malachi 3:1-4 Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 23(24):7-10...
A LECTURE ON THE DOGMA OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Many a time, we (Catholics) often invoke the Blessed Virgin Mary as “O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.” While it...
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF SAINT ANDREW, APOSTLE; YEAR B
HE FOLLOWED CHRIST AND HIS VOICE WENT OUT THROUGH ALL THE EARTH; HIS MESSAGE, TO THE UTMOST BOUNDS OF THE WORLD… First Reading: Romans 10:9-18...
SUNDAY HOMILY/REFLECTION: SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS
-Who are the saints? -Our vocation to sainthood and the beatitude-challenge. -Why honour the saints and ask for their intercession? -Can they really...