YEAR B: HOMILY FOR THE 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME HOMILY THEME: THE REAL PRESENCE OF JESUS IN THE EUCHARIST BY: Very Rev. Fr. John Louis HOMILY: READINGS: Proverbs 9:1-6 / Ephesians 5:15-20/ John 6:51-58 This Sunday’s gospel reading is a continuation of last Sunday’s. It highlights another aspect of the Jesus’ teaching on the Holy Eucharist, namely, that the bread becomes truly the body of Christ and the wine the blood of Jesus Christ. This is an opportunity to renew our faith in the real presence of Jesus Christ in…
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YEAR B: HOMILY FOR THE 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (10) HOMILY THEME: THE BREAD THAT I WILL GIVE IS MY FLESH
YEAR B: HOMILY FOR THE 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME HOMILY THEME: THE BREAD THAT I WILL GIVE IS MY FLESH BY: Fr. John Louis HOMILY: READINGS: 1 Kings 19:4-8 / Ephesians 4:30-5:2/ John 6:41-51 Today’s gospel reading is a continuation of St. John the Evangelist’s narration of Jesus’ encounter with the crowd after the multiplication of loaves of bread and fish to feed them. After Jesus had stated that he is the bread of life (cf. last Sunday’s homily), he went on to say that ‘the bread that I…
Read MoreYEAR B: HOMILY FOR THE 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (6) HOMILY THEME: MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE
YEAR B: HOMILY FOR THE 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME HOMILY THEME: MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE BY: Fr. John Louis HOMILY: READINGS: Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15, 31 / Ephesians 4:17, 20-24/ John 6:24-35 God, according to the first reading, provided manna for the hungry Israelites as they journeyed to the Promised Land (Exodus 16:13-15). Despite this and other provisions which God made for His people, they sometimes disobeyed Him. Hence, as the Israelites neared the Promised Land and knowing their tendency to disobey God, Moses reminded them that…
Read MoreYEAR B: HOMILY FOR THE 17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (6) HOMILY THEME: BEYOND OUR EXPECTATIONS AND IMAGINATIONS
YEAR B: HOMILY FOR THE 17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME HOMILY THEME: BEYOND OUR EXPECTATIONS AND IMAGINATIONS BY: Fr. John Louis HOMILY: READINGS: 2 Kings 4:42-44/ Ephesians 4:1-6 / John 6:1-15 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Holy Scripture praises God for being ‘able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think’ (Ephesians 3:20). Indeed, God can do far more than we expect or can imagine! A few instances of God providing more than expected or imagined are given in the first and gospel readings. In…
Read MoreYEAR B: HOMILY FOR THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (9) HOMILY THEME: SHEPHERDS OF THE LORD’S FLOCK
YEAR B: HOMILY FOR THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME HOMILY THEME: SHEPHERDS OF THE LORD’S FLOCK BY: Fr. John Louis HOMILY: READINGS: Jeremiah 23:1-6/ Ephesians 2:13-18/ Mark 6:30-34 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time The imagery of a shepherd is very important in the history of the Israelites. They saw a shepherd as someone who was courageous to ward off wild beasts and to fight armed robbers who sometimes attacked them. In addition, a shepherd was seen as a person who was vigilant over the flock and selflessly walked distances…
Read MoreYEAR B: HOMILY FOR THE 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (9) HOMILY THEME: THE GOSPEL IS NOT FOR SALE
YEAR B: HOMILY FOR THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME HOMILY THEME: THE GOSPEL IS NOT FOR SALE BY: Fr. John Louis HOMILY: READINGS: Amos 7:12-15/ Ephesians 1:3-14/ Mark 6:7-13 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time The prophet Amos declared that prophecy was his vocation but not his profession. By profession, he was a shepherd and a farmer, but then God called him to prophesy to Israel (Amos 7:12-15). Thus, Amos did not become a prophet in order to amass wealth. Similarly, the Apostles whom the Lord Jesus sent to preach…
Read MoreYEAR B: HOMILY FOR THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (8) HOMILY THEME: REJECTION OF GOD
YEAR B: HOMILY FOR THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME HOMILY THEME: REJECTION OF GOD BY: Fr. John Louis HOMILY: READINGS: Ezekiel 2:3-5/ 2Corinthians 12:7-10/ Mark 6:1-6 “I am the Lord your God…. you shall have no other god besides me” (Exodus 20:1-3). So important is this Law that it is given the first place – the pride of place – among the Ten Commandments God delivered to His people through His servant, Moses. Unfortunately, on the very day Moses was to deliver the tablet of the Ten Commandments to…
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YEAR B: HOMILY FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST HOMILY THEME: THE BIRTH OF THE GREAT PROPHET BY: Fr. John Louis HOMILY: READINGS: Isaiah 49:1-6 / Acts 13:22-26 / Luke 1:57-66, 80. Solemnity of the Birth of John the Baptist Today is the Solemn feast of the birth of St. John the Baptist, the forerunner of our Lord Jesus Christ. John the Baptist was a great prophet. Even before his conception, the angel Gabriel announced to Zachariah that John would be great in the sight of…
Read MoreYEAR B: HOMILY FOR THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (7) HOMILY THEME: ETERNAL LIFE ASSURANCE
YEAR B: HOMILY FOR THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER HOMILY THEME: ETERNAL LIFE ASSURANCE BY: Fr. John Louis HOMILY: READINGS: Acts 1:15–17, 20–26 / 1 John 4:11– 16/ John 17:11–19 INTRODUCTION Beloved, Jesus did not bequeath to us any material inheritance (e.g. land, house, car), for it could be stolen, misused, destroyed or litigated. Rather, he left eternal life, an everlasting happy life in heaven as our inheritance! And we could say that it was in his priestly prayer at the Last Supper (John 17, from which we took…
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HOMILY: SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR B HOMILY THEME: LED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT! BY: Fr. John Louis HOMILY: READINGS: Acts 10:25–26, 34–35, 44–48 / 1 John 4:7–10/ John 15: 9–17 Coming Thursday will be the solemn feast of the Ascension of the risen Lord Jesus Christ. On that solemn day, our Lord assured the Apostles of the empowerment by the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:1-11). Ten days after the Ascension of our Lord, that is, on the day of Pentecost, the promised Holy Spirit descended in a spectacular way to…
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