Nov 21 – Memorial for the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Today, we commemorate the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child in the Temple where, according to tradition, she was educated. The feast originated in the Orient probably about the seventh century, and is found in the constitution of Manuel Comnenus (1166)... Continue Reading →
5 November, Sunday — Pure Waters
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Mal 1:14-2:2,8-101 Ths 2:7-9,13Mt 23:1-12 [Y]ou accepted it for what it really is, God's message and not some human thinking... A tour guide commented to me once when I traveled overseas that the waters from the mountaintop are clean, but it is dirty by the time the waters reach the... Continue Reading →
18 July, Tuesday — Woe To You
Tuesday of Week 15 in Ordinary Time Exo 2:1-15Mt 11:20-24 …she named him Moses because, she said, “I drew him out of water”. Woe to you Chorazin. Woe to you Bethsaida. Chorazin always reminds me of chorizo sausage from NTUC Finest and Bethsaida sounds like my late grandparent’s Chinese Baptist church. Today’s first reading from... Continue Reading →
26 September, Monday — When God is made in the image and likeness of man
Sep 26 – Memorial for Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs Sts. Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians who accepted no payment. Their charity brought many to Christ. Although they were tortured during the persecutions of Diocletian, the two suffered no injury. Patron Saint Index Job 1:6-22Lk 9:46-50 …and among them was Satan. So the... Continue Reading →
29 August, Monday — Secularism, materialism, individualism and relativism.
Aug 29 – The Beheading of St. John the Baptist To endure temporal agonies for the sake of the truth was not a heavy burden for such men as John; rather it was easily borne and even desirable, for he knew eternal joy would be his reward. Since death was ever at hand, such men considered... Continue Reading →
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