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Homily
Fr. Lawrence
March 28, 2020
On this 5th Sunday of Lent, we come nearer to the climax of the Lenten season. Our readings are full of hope and life. In our first reading this Sunday, the people of Israel are in the Babylonian exile. The…
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Fr. Lawrence
March 21, 2020
We have been traveling the Lenten journey towards Holy Week and Easter. Now, we are on the 4th Sunday of Lent, the Laetare (‘Rejoice’) Sunday. At this point of our road towards Holy Week and Easter, we are challenged by…
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Fr. Lawrence
March 14, 2020
We began our Lenten journey with Jesus going to the desert led by the Spirit to be tested. Last Sunday, the 2nd Sunday of Lent we ascended the Mountain with Jesus and his disciples. Today, we meet Jesus at the…
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Fr. Lawrence
March 8, 2020
We began our Lenten journey last Sunday with Jesus being led by the Spirit in the desert to be tested. Today, we ascend the mountain and the name of this Mountain is identified by the Christian tradition as Mount Tabor….
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Fr. Lawrence
March 2, 2020
The first reading is a bout the fall of man while the second reading is about the grace brought by one Man; Jesus Christ. The Psalms is the acknowledgment of God’s merciful love, and the gospel is Jesus temptations…
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Fr. Lawrence
February 21, 2020
We are now on the 7th Sunday of the Ordinary Time of the liturgical year. We are about to enter a sacred time of Lent; a time of preparation for the Paschal Mystery. The first reading invites us to holiness…
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Fr. Lawrence
February 12, 2020
In today’s liturgy we continue to read Jesus’ sermon on the Mount. He, the new law, in fact his coming as the Messiah was to reveal the definite aspect of the law. He declares that “Do not think that I…
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Fr. Lawrence
February 6, 2020
In todays gospel Jesus uses the images of salt and light. In doing so, he teaches his disciples that they are to be the salt and the light of the world. Salt calls to our minds several values such as…
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Homily
Fr. Lawrence
January 31, 2020
Fourty days after Christmas, the liturgical celebration invites us to focus on the presentation of the Lord. It is a feast that is celebrated every year on February 2. On this feast we celebrate three ancient ceremonies, namely, Circumcision of…
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Homily
Fr. Lawrence
January 25, 2020
In today’s liturgical celebration, Mathew the Evangelist who will accompany us throughout this liturgical year, presents the beginning of Messiah’s ministry. This takes place as a result of the violent interruption of John’s renewal campaign. Jesus begins his ministry in…
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