OM’s message to the Church, On the Feast of the Epiphany January 6, 2022 TO DEARLY BELOVED PEOPLE OF GOD in the Iglesia Filipina Independiente [1] Today we observe the Feast of the Epiphany and begin the celebration of a new liturgical season of the Church, the Epiphany Season, which covers eight [8] Sundays for […]
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Joseph: Jesus’ Stepfather
12 Days of Christmas Reflection Series – Day 9 Matthew 1:18-21, 24-25 18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was […]
He Was Named Jesus
12 Days of Christmas Reflection Series – Day 8 Luke 2:21 21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived. Today is the first day of the year and that is why the greeting is “Happy […]
Bethlehem: House of Bread
12 Days of Christmas Reflection Series – Day 7 Luke 2:4-7a 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be […]
The Shepherds, The Lowly
12 Days of Christmas Reflection Series – Day 6 Luke 2:8-9 “And in the same region, there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear.” In […]
Away In A Manger
12 Days of Christmas Reflection Series – Day 5 Luke 2:6-7 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger because there was no guest room available for them. […]
There was no room available
12 Days of Christmas Reflection Series – Day 4 Luke 2:6-7 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger because there was no guest room available for them. […]
The Trip to Bethlehem
12 Days of Christmas Reflection Series – Day 3 Luke 2:1-5 1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to […]
THE LIGHT THAT BRINGS GRACE OF HOPE AND JOY
Let us be the loud voice of the voiceless and make ourselves as living testament of their presence in a society that marginalized them.
Be The Wheat!
We are challenged today to be the wheat sowed by Jesus into the field, the world. But we can only respond to this challenge when like Jesus we know who among our societies are the weeds sowed by the devil.
The Theology of Struggle. 