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(1 Cor. 9:16)
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B: 5th Sun of Lent (18 Mar 2018) - PHILIPPINES - Jn 12:20-30
Our gospel begins with a description that there are some Greeks who came to Philip seeking for an audience with Jesus. The Greek word...
Rex Fortes
Apr 19, 20193 min read
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B: 4th Sun of Lent (11 Mar 2018) - THE REAL PURPOSE - Jn 3:14-21
Today's gospel presents the famous John 3:16. Dubbed as the most popular biblical verse, it describes the extreme love of God to the...
Rex Fortes
Apr 19, 20193 min read
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B: 3rd Sun of Lent (4 Mar 2018) - CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE? - Jn 2:13-25
Almost all Bibles entitle this episode in the life of Jesus as the "Cleansing of the Temple" (e.g., New American Bible and New Revised...
Rex Fortes
Apr 19, 20193 min read
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B: 2nd Sun of Lent (25 Feb 2018) - MY BELOVED SON - Mk 9:2-10
The First Reading and the Gospel both have a formula almost identical with each other: "your only son whom you love" in Gen 22:2 and...
Rex Fortes
Apr 19, 20192 min read
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B: 1st Sun of Lent (18 Feb 2018) - HAVING INTERNAL PEACE - Mk 1:12-15
As we enter the Lenten Season, we normally begin with the episode on the Temptation of the Christ. What is more popular though is the...
Rex Fortes
Apr 19, 20192 min read
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B: 6th Sun of OrdTime (11 Feb 2018) - TREATING OTHERS LIKE LEPERS? - Mk 1:40-45
Our First Reading and our Gospel today both talk about the condition of someone afflicted with leprosy. However, it should not be equated...
Rex Fortes
Apr 19, 20193 min read
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B: 5th Sun of OrdTime (4 Feb 2018) - SERVICE - Mk 1:29-39
It is rare that all the three readings on a Sunday liturgy are seamlessly related. Today is one of those instances when we can discern...
Rex Fortes
Apr 19, 20192 min read
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