Author: Rev. Msgr. Wilfredo Andrey

1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 The story of David sparing Saul’s life highlights the tension between them. Saul pursues David with a large military

6th Sunday C Jer 17:5-8 The reading from Jeremiah emphasizes the importance of trusting in Yahweh using three key elements of Hebrew poetry. First, it

5th Sunday C Is 6:1-2, 3-8 In 742 B.C., the year of King Uzziah’s death, Isaiah experiences a theophany during a temple liturgy, highlighting Yahweh’s

4th Sunday C Jer 1:4-5, 17-19 1 Cor 12:31-13:13 Lk 4:21-30 The call of the prophet often brings difficult and even frightening consequences. Jeremiah’s account

Neh 8:2-4, 5-6, 8-10 The lay ruler Nehemiah and the priest Ezra played a crucial role in the reconstruction of Jerusalem—socially, physically, and morally—following the

Filipinos have maintained a long tradition of venerating the Sto Niño. Pope Innocent XIII approved special liturgical texts for a special feast to honor the

Isa 42:1-4, 6-7 The text discusses the first of four “Servant of the Lord Songs” in Second Isaiah where the servant is introduced by Yahweh