Ross Reyes Dizon
Cherish, Caress, Hold Dear, One Another
Jesus loves us to the end, to giving up his body and shedding his blood for us. He wants us to love one another as he...
Hear and Follow the Good Shepherd
Jesus is the Good News to the poor in person. Hence, he seeks them and they, in turn, do not fail to hear and follow...
Rulers Who Are Lowly, and Love and Feed Others
Jesus is Ruler and Savior. He wants the rulers among his own to be lowly, to love and feed others, just as he has been and done to them.
Example or Model to Imitate and Follow
Jesus obeyed to death. Hence, we focus on him, on his word and example. For only thus will we learn to obey like him and not fail the test. Luke wants that, through his writing, Theophilus gets to be one of Jesus’ true and strong pupils. Hence, we can say that the...
Pupils, Men and Women, of Jesus Christ
Jesus, the Messiah or Christ, is the one true Teacher we have. Hence, we let no one call us teachers, since we are, rather, his pupils. In today’s gospel, Jesus still has for pupils not just his apostles and disciples but all those who hear him. He now teaches them...
Sons and Daughters of the Father; Brothers and Sisters
Jesus makes known the Father who is full of mercy and is kind. He wants all those who hear him to live as true sons and daughters of the Father.
Strengthen and Pierce our Hearts
Jesus is the Word of God, which does not fail to strengthen the weak and to make rich those who are poor. It also pierces the hearts that are the hardest, so as to heal them. The twelve apostles, many disciples and many other folks are with Jesus. And he, then,...
Fish alongside Our Master, Jesus
Jesus is the Word of God that bears fruit and carries out all the tasks it receives. To listen to it means to catch plenty of fish. Simon who catches fish for a living, shows that he is glad to receive Jesus. He lets him get into his boat and use it as a pulpit....
Commend our Whole Being to Jesus
Jesus is like us in all things so that he may be our merciful and faithful high priest. We readily commend our whole being to him.
Look into Who Jesus Is with Care
Jesus is God’s Word made flesh. A since he lives in our midst, he calls us, in effect, to know him and look into who he truly is. Luke seems to be a stickler for precision and details about Jesus. For the evangelist says he is a writer who does look into facts and...
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 welcome it? The wine runs short at a wedding that the mother of Jesus, he and his disciples attend. As she finds this out, she points it out to her son....
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. John baptizes Jesus. As Jesus prays, heaven opens, and the Holy Spirit comes down upon him as a dove. And a voice from heaven says, “You are my dear...