Ordinary Time

Date: June 15, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: 1 KGS 21:1-16; MT 5:38-42 | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

The two readings today demonstrate to us two opposing forces at work: the force of love and force of evil. King Ahab and his wife were embodiments of the dark and greedy pursuits. And how awful were the injustices done. Naboth was grabbed of everything: his ancestral heritage and his

Date: June 14, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

We just celebrated the feast of St. Anthony of Padua this morning’s/yesterday’s liturgy. It was told that St. Anthony on one occasion was carrying the blessed sacrament through a town in a monstrance. Everyone showed deep respect except for one man. He scoffed, not because he did not believe in

Date: June 13, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

The first reading recalls the story of Elijah’s calling of Elisha to become his successor prophet. Elisha’s response was tremendously wonderful. Immediately, he went to his mother and father to kiss them goodbye; slaughtered the oxen, took the yoke and the plow equipment to turn them into a fuel; cooked

Date: June 12, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

While I was in the airplane on my way to the foreign land which by this time has become my other home, there’s a beautiful love song that kept playing in my head. The song went: “Yahweh’s love will last forever. His faithfulness ‘til the end of time. Yahweh is

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!