Fr. Roniel Duenas

Date: June 11, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

Today’s feast day is celebrated in memorial of the Apostle Barnabas. In the third century Barnabas was identified by Clement of Alexandria as one of the 70 of Luke 10:1; Tertullian referred to him as the author of Hebrews; and the Clementine Recognitions stated he was the Matthias of Acts

Date: June 10, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

At the time for offering sacrifice, the prophet Elijah came forward and said, “LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things by your command. Answer me, LORD!

Date: June 9, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

The saint we are honoring today lived to be truly a salt of the earth and light of the world. He was given the attribute “Harp of Faith” and proclaimed Doctor of the church for his great contribution to the growing church. In his biography, St. Ephrem wrote polemical verse

Date: June 8, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

The words of the prophet Elijah in the first reading today speak to me very significantly in this time of crisis. As the number of cases continue to rise and some people have gone desperate, many of us may have been asking “when Lord will this pandemic end?” The scriptures

Date: June 6, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: 2 TM 4:1-8; MK 12:38-44 | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

It is definitely understandable why priests always have some new thoughts to share every day in the Mass though they have been reading the scriptures, the gospel, and the epistles for 25 or 50 years, like Father John or some other jubilarians. Giving a homily, more than a job or