by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jan 13, 2014 | Reflections
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), January 19, 2014 – Is 49, 3. 5-6; 1 Cor 1, 1-3; Jn 1, 29-34 You will receive power to be my witnesses (Acts 1, 8) John the Baptist knows who the reason for his mission is. We surely know the Christian’s raison d’être. But do we...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jan 6, 2014 | Reflections
The Baptism of the Lord (A), January 12, 2014 – Is 42, 1-4. 6-7; Acts 10, 34-38; Mt 3, 13-17 All of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ (Gal 3, 27) Jesus is the son and servant of the Lord. He gets branded, so to speak, as he is...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Dec 30, 2013 | Reflections
Epiphany of the Lord (A), January 5, 2014 – Is 60, 1-6; Eph 3, 2 – 3a. 5-6; Mt 2, 1-12 Come down quickly (Lk 19, 5) It is not enough for us to know Jesus at the level of the intellect. There ought to be a deep intimacy between the Master and us. Herod the Great...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Dec 23, 2013 | Reflections
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (A), December 29, 2013 – Sir 3, 2-6. 12-14; Col 3, 12-21; Mt 2, 13-15. 19-23 The light shines in the darkness (Jn 1, 5) Providence never abandons believers during nights of doubts and dangers. For those with faith, the menacing...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Dec 16, 2013 | Reflections
Fourth Sunday of Advent (A), December 22, 2013 – Is 7, 10-14; Rom 1, 1-7; Mt 1, 18-24 A sign for you:  an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger (Lk 2, 12) God urges us to ask for a sign, even one that is extraordinary. But we do not like signs too...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Dec 9, 2013 | Reflections
Third Sunday of Advent (A), December 15, 2013 – Is 35, 1-6a. 10; Jas 5, 7-10; Mt 11, 1-11 Let your yes mean yes and your no mean no (Jas 5, 12) Jesus and his co-workers attend to the needs of people of all kinds. This proves that Isaiah’s prophecy about the messianic...
