Jesus opens our ears and makes loose the strings of our tongues. He enables us to make gestures that heal and speak...
A Vincentian reading of the Sunday readings
Defeat Is Triumph; To Die Is to Live
by Ross Reyes Dizon | November 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Jesus empties himself and humbly obeys, to the shameful death on the cross. So, God lifts him up, fills him with glory. Through him, with him and in him, defeat is triumph.
Hope in God, Rely on Him for All Things
by Ross Reyes Dizon | November 5, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
Jesus became poor, a curse and sin for our sake. That is how needy his disciples are to become. And they should hope in God alone.
Greatest Love for the Neighbor
by Ross Reyes Dizon | October 29, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Open the Eyes of the Blind Who Want to See
by Ross Reyes Dizon | October 22, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Fresh Start in Life for Us Men and Women
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Aug 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus shows us the new that one has yet to see or hear or think of. To be his disciples, we have to make a fresh...
Rise or Fall, Live or Die, Yes or No
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Aug 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus comes down from heaven and dwells among us. He takes up our flesh of death to give us spirit and life. He...
Blessed curse
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Feb 10, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), February 15, 2015 – Lev 13, 1-2. 45-46; 1 Cor 10, 31 – 11, 1; Mk 1, 40-45 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ (1 Cor 11, 1) Jesus bears our infirmities and endures our sufferings. His true followers follow his example. A leper...
“Islands of mercy in the midst of the sea of indifference”
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Feb 3, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), February 8, 2015 – Job 7, 1-4. 6-7; 1 Cor 9, 16-19. 22-23; Mk 1, 29-39 To the weak I became weak (1 Cor 9, 22) Jesus says to those of us who, like the anguished Job, bemoan our miseries in this valley of tears: “Come to me, all you...
All eyes and ears
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jan 27, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
To set before you an ideal (1 Cor 7, 35) Jesus is the great prophet God raised up from among us at the coming of the time of fulfillment. He teaches with God’s authority. God acknowledges that we are right, those of us who do not want to die listening to his words...
Have your boarding pass ready
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jan 20, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), January 25, 2015 – Jon 3, 1-5. 10; 1 Cor 7, 29-31; Mk 1, 14-20 The time is running out (1 Cor 7, 29) The proclamation of the kingdom of God is also an invitation to repentance. “The kingdom of God is not a matter of food and drink,...
Up close and personal
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jan 13, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), January 18, 2015 – 1 Sam 3, 3b-10. 19; 1 Cor 6, 13c-15a. 17-20; Jn 1, 35-42 Whoever is joined to the Lord becomes one Spirit with him (1 Cor 6, 17) Our Lord reveals himself to the clean of heart who show interest in him. He offers...
Random acts of kindness
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jan 8, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Baptism of the Lord (B), January 11, 2015 – Is 42, 1-4. 6-7; Acts 10, 34-38; Mk 1, 7-11 He went about doing good (Acts 10, 38) We the baptized are authentic followers of Jesus if we, in imitation of him, are God’s humble and suffering servants. Jesus humbly undergoes...
Take your pick
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Dec 30, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Epiphany of the Lord (B), January 4, 2015 – Is 60, 1-6; Eph 3, 2-3a. 5-6; Mt 2, 1-12 The Gentiles are coheirs (Eph 3, 6) Those who, like St. Elizabeth Seton, are open to others’ interests are guided to the light, while those who lock themselves up in their own...
Casa Santa Marta, not Palazzo Apostolico
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Dec 23, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (B), December 28, 2014 – Sir 3, 2-6. 12-14; Col 3, 12-21; Lk 2, 22-40 Put on … heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience (Col 3, 12) God wants us to be humble and holy in his sight. In Nazareth, sharing...
Not your usual dynasty builder
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Dec 16, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Fourth Sunday of Advent (B), December 21, 2014 – 2 Sam 7, 1-5. 8b-12. 14a. 16; Rom 16, 25-27; Lk 1, 26-38 To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be glory forever and ever (Rom 16, 27) Jesus is the long-awaited Messiah. He comes to establish fully and definitively...