Ordinary Time

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

Date: June 5, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

There were instances in his preaching that Jesus would reveal his unique personality. We know he is greater than any prophet and now in today’s gospel he speaks of himself as someone greater than David. Jesus quoted the scripture recalling David’s prophetic proclamation: The Lord said to my lord, ‘Sit

Date: June 4, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

“Such is my Gospel, for which I am suffering, even to the point of chains, like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained.” What we saw for the previous two months was truly a testimony to the truth of Paul’s preaching today. When everyone was in hiding

Date: June 3, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

Today’s first reading is Paul’s letter sent to Timothy. The letter reads like a Father’s reminder to a child. It’s amazing to find out how the early followers of Jesus became family to each other. Their faith in the Lord formed them into one big sacred family that overcomes the