Ross Reyes Dizon
Hour of the Final Revelation of the New
Jesus brings in the new thing that God makes. And it springs forth at this very hour. Do we see it? And do we...
Suffering Servant of the Lord God
Jesus is the Suffering Servant of the Lord God. He comes not to be served, but to serve and to give his life for all. ...
Great Light for Those Who Walk in the Dark
Jesus is the great light. He has come to shine on those who walk in the dark and live in the land of shadows. Do we receive him?
Born Once More for Welcoming the Word
Jesus, God’s Son, born of a woman, is human like us. And he wants us to be born once more and be divine like him.
Look for and Understand Jesus Christ
The Word, who is God, has become flesh and has dwelt among us. Hence, for us to want to meet him means we must look for him among us.
Rescue All of Us from All Evil
Jesus does not come to judge us but to save us. He wants to rescue us from all evil. Hence, he gives himself for us. John preaches that God is about to save, rescue, his people. But he announces, too, that God is about to punish those who have not been true to him....
Small Things that Make for the Big Things
Jesus is the one who makes God known. And this God chooses the small things and folks, so that all glory may just be his. He chooses Bethlehem-Ephrathah and Galilee, Nazareth, in concrete. And we read that Bethlehem is too small to be a clan of Judah. Galilee, for...
What Should We Do to Attain Joy and Peace?
Jesus makes known to us his joy and his peace. Hence, it is enough for us to go to him to get an answer to the question, “What should we do?” We can thus be full of his joy and his peace. It seems that the one who calls folks to repent and be baptized touches their...
Concern for Others that All Must See
Jesus is God’s concern for us in person. So, it is right that Paul asks us Christians to let all see our concern for others. The prophet Baruch and the prophet Isaiah proclaim God’s concern for us, though not in an express way. For the first reading and Is 40, 1-5...
Stand before Jesus, the Son of Man
Jesus brings light to those who dwell in the dark and in the shadow of death. He gives strength to those who ask him for it. In that way, they can escape the troubles that are coming upon them and stand before him.
Accuse Those Who Are Not of the Truth
Jesus witnesses to the truth that sets us free. Those who are of the truth are forgiven of every sin they can accuse themselves of. The Jews, who consider Jesus an enemy, bring him to the praetorium. But they do not go in, so that they may stay clean to eat the...
Defeat Is Triumph; To Die Is to Live
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.