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5 items found in the database within the above time frame. Read or Listen to the homilies by clicking on the links below or use the Prev or Next buttons to select a different month of the year.
- First Sunday of Advent (Year B)
Sun, Dec 3
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Although the exact date of Jesus’ birth is unknown, and the origin of Christmas remains a debatable issue, every year, we Christians following tradition, observe December 25 as the day to commemorate His birth. We do not have to be too concerned with the date and its origin, because even many non-Christians and atheists now celebrate the event with gift giving and social gatherings. Read more »
- Second Sunday of Advent (Year B)
Sun, Dec 10
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The preaching of John needs to be heard today as much as when he first proclaimed it. We need to confront and confess our sins as well as turn away from them in sincere repentance so as to receive God’s forgiveness and the gift of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ. Repentance is a part of the very “foundation” of the true Christian faith, Hebrews (6:1). Read more »
- Third Sunday of Advent (Year B)
Sun, Dec 17
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Let us patiently wait for the coming of Jesus Christ as he has promised, whether the coming could mean at the end of ages or at the time of our death or while reading the scriptures or while praying or walking on the road and, at the same time cooperate with the Lord and do our part. Read more »
- Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year B)
Sun, Dec 24
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She was chosen by God to be the Mother of His Son, Jesus. We can’t be Mary and be used the way she was, but God has a plan for each of us and has chosen us like Mary, as Saint Paul writes, “before the foundation of the world,” for a similar task – to bring forth spiritual life to our spouses, children, family, and friends, Ephesians (1:4). Read more »
- The Feast of the Holy Family (Year B)
Sun, Dec 31
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Jesus was God in human flesh. Mary was a specially chosen woman to be the mother of Jesus Christ, out of the many women in the whole of Israel and, indeed, of the world. Joseph was a “just” or “righteous” man, Matthew (1:19). Yet, they humbly submitted themselves to all the Jewish customs and traditions of their day, even the laws, like any other ordinary people. Read more »