My dear brothers and sisters, as the Father said to each one of us, as He did to Jesus: You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased," let us be reminded that we are God's beloved children and let us please Him by fighting the temptations that come our way, by being reborn as His sons and daughters, by becoming true and faithful members of Christ body, who are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in the Christ’s mission in the Catholic Church.
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, as our Lord is shown and manifested to us today in Solemnity of the Epiphany, let us manifest our love, faith, hope and trust in Him by re-discovering Christ in our lives; by offering ourselves and gifts to Him in proclaiming God’s kingdom on earth; and by being obedient to God in our apostolate of establishing His kingdom here and living out the gospel of Christ.
My dear brothers and sisters, as we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph today, let us sincerely emulate them in their practice of Holiness, Faith in God, Love for God and their neighbors, Patience and Sacrifice, which are the basis of true Christian family life.
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, let us pray in today’s Eucharistic celebration for the willingness to be obedient to God as we prepare ourselves to welcome His Son our Lord Jesus Christ into our world and our lives this Christmas season. May we continue to follow Christ more obediently and answer our call to discipleship through our Faith, Hope and Trust in Him.
My dear brothers and sisters, as we celebrate the Guadete Sunday today, let us rejoice in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ by truly preparing ourselves to welcome Him into our lives on Christmas Day by inculcating the virtues of Patience and Humility into our daily living.
Let us prepare the way of the Lord this Advent season with the practices of Prayer, Mortification and Examination of Conscience as we endure all the challenges, difficulties and struggles that come our way when we work hard in our spiritual lives. Let us also be encouraged by the Scriptures to keep on pushing harder everyday to come closer to God because God is with us and with Him, everything is possible - RevFICO
My dear brothers and sisters, as we begin the Catholic Church’s new year today, let us be attentive to the words of Jesus to us today in the gospel reading saying "Be prepared and stay awake, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come." Let us truly and sincerely prepare ourselves for the coming of Christ this Advent season through prayer, mortification and examination of conscience.
My dear brothers and sisters, as we celebrate the Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe and as we come to the end of our liturgical year today, let us pray for the grace to continue to establish God’s kingdom in our world and society today by living out His gospel of love through the call to Service, Humility, Justice and Dedication.
My brothers and sisters, it is time to start preparing ourselves for the kingdom of heaven today because we do not know when our lives here would end or when the judgement day will come. So let us be encouraged by Jesus’s words to us in today’s gospel reading that ‘by our perseverance, we will secure our lives,’ and let us continue to answer His call to be His true disciples by accepting His gospel and by living it out in our world today.
So my sisters and brothers, since God’s presence in our soul in this life is an invitation to increase constantly the intensity of our personal closeness to the Him, let us come closer to Him today as we celebrate the feast of the dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica by being reverent and respectful to Him when we enter a church, recognizing that He is present in the Tabernacle and that His Divine grace in us makes us His living temples.
So my brothers and sisters in Christ, as we celebrate All Souls Day today, let us pray for our departed family members and friends that they may be purified of their sins and be united with God in heaven.
So my brothers and sisters in Christ, let us imitate the Pharisee’s good works by living out our faith in God, by being obedient to His Word, and by obeying His commandments and the teachings of the Church. And let us also imitate the tax collector’s spirit of humility by being remorseful, sorrowful and contrite for our sins and by asking God for mercy and forgiveness. Remember no true love of God can exist in a proud heart, but only in a humble and contrite heart.
Remember my dear brothers and sisters, Perseverance develops our trust and confidence in God, helping us realize how weak we are and how humble we need to be as children of God. And Prayer is key to making that hope, trust and confidence a reality in our relationship with God. So let us pray consistently that is, always, in every case or on every occasion and let us persevere persistently that is, continuously in a persistent manner in our spiritual lives - RevFICO
Brothers and sisters in Christ, the life we have today is not guaranteed because it is a gift from God, but our acts of kindness, compassion and goodness which are acts of gratitude, guarantees us a place in heaven. So let us strive to show gratitude to God always for all His blessings, gifts, talents, graces and mercies upon us in our love for our neighbors.
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, let us increase our faith in God today by having a better relationship with Him through Prayer and the reading of the Holy Scriptures, then strive to always obey His commandments, accept His gospel and put His gospel into practice.
