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185 total views Come now, let us set things right, says the Lord: Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow; though they be crimson red, they may become white as wool. If you are willing, and obey, you shall eat the good things of the land; but if you refuse and
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201 total views Praise and glory to you, O God Our Father, despite our sinfulness you continue to bless us! In this season of Lent teach us the true meaning of penance by getting into the root of our sinfulness, of being radical, shamefaced in fact like Daniel by wholeheartedly admitting our wickedness in rebelling and
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180 total views From the desert where Jesus was tempted by the devil last Sunday, Luke now takes us on top of Mount Tabor for the Lord’s Transfiguration. In the Bible, the mountain is like the desert that signifies a deeper reality and meaning. It is more than a place that shows communion and oneness with
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176 total views You, O God, are indeed so good and loving! How true is our Responsorial Psalm as we close Lent’s first week, “If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?” because nothing can be hidden from you; yet, so many times you pretend like a dumb – “nagtatanga- tangahan” po kayo – as
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160 total views In this season of Lent, help us rediscover you, God as our Father, one who truly relates with us your beloved children; and as we rediscover you God as our Father, may we begin to realize more deeply that prayer is not about for asking never ending petitions from you but an expression
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162 total views God our Father, so often we are like Jonah who doubt and mistrust people of the good they could do; like Jonah, we refuse to follow your instructions because we see others as good for nothing, hopeless to change and become better. Sadly, the very people we doubt of their own abilities and
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201 total views Thank you so much, dear God for you reassuring words today: “Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, so
