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ST. SIMON STOCK l PATRON OF BORDEAUX, FRANCE, AND OF THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE DISCALCED CARMELITES Feast Day: May 16 Are you among those who wear the Brown Scapular of the Virgin Mary of Carmel? Praise the Lord! You are fortunate to have this devotion which is a source of many indulgences and protection. Our saint for today is St. Simon Stock, the Carmelite who is said to have been entrusted by...

MABUTING BALITA MAYO 4, 2022 - Miyerkules sa Ikatlong Linggo ng Pagkabuhay Ebanghelyo: Jn 6:35-40 Sinabi ni Hesus sa mga tao: “Ako ang tinapay ng buhay. Hinding-hindi magugutom ang lumalapit sa akin at hindi mauuhaw kailanman ang naniniwala sa akin. Subalit sinabi ko sa inyo: Nakita na ninyo at hindi kayo naniniwala. Lalapit sa akin ang anumang ibinibigay sa akin ng Ama, at hinding-hindi ko ipagta...

ST. FLORIAN l PATRON OF THE  FIREFIGHTERS Feast Day: MAY 4 Perhaps most of us are not aware that there is a patron saint for firefighters, chimney sweepers and is invoked in times of flood and lightning. We read from the Roman martyrology that a former Roman soldier, named Florian or Florianus, was proclaimed as such by the Church. St. Florian was born in Aelium Cetium, present-day Sankt Polt...

MABUTING BALITA MAYO 3, 2022 - Martes sa Ikatlong Linggo ng Pagkabuhay Kapistahan nina San Felipe at San Santiago, mga apostol Ebanghelyo: Jn 14: 6-14 Sinabi ni Hesus kay Tomas: “Ako ang daan, ang katotohanan, at ang buhay. Walang sinumang nakalalapit sa Ama liban sa pamamagitan ko. Kung nakilala sana ninyo ako, nakilala rin ninyo ang aking Ama. Ngunit kilala na ninyo siya at nakita ninyo siya.” S...

MABUTING BALITA MAYO 2, 2022 - Lunes sa Ikatlong Linggo ng Pagkabuhay Ebanghelyo: Jn 6: 22-29 Napuna ng mga taong nakatayo sa kabilang ibayo ng lawa na walang bangka noon sa lugar na iyon kundi isa lang at hindi sumakay si Hesus sa bangkang ito kasama ang kanyang mga alagad. Ngunit ang ilang malaking bangkang galing Tiberias ay dumating malapit sa lugar na kinainan nila ng tinapay sa pagpapasalama...

MABUTING BALITA MAYO 1, 2022 - LINGGO Ikatlong Linggo ng Pagkabuhay Ebanghelyo: Jn 21: 1-19 Muling ibinunyag ni Hesus ang kanyang sarili sa mga alagad sa may Lawa ng Tiberias. Ibinunyag niya nang paganito. Magkakasamang naroon sina Simon Pedro, Tomas, na tinaguriang kambal, Nathaniel, na taga-Cana ng Galilea, ang mga anak ni Zebedeo at dalawa pa sa mga alagad niya. Sinabi sa kanila ni Simon Pedro:...

Mabuting Balita | Abril 30, 2022 Sabado sa Ikalawang Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay Ebanghelyo: Juan 6: 16-21 Lumusong ang mga alagad ni Jesus sa aplaya. At pagkasakay sa bangka ay nagpunta sa kabilang ibayo ng lawa tungo sa Capernaum. Dumilim na at wala pa si Jesus: at nagising ang lawa dahil sa malakas ang ihip ng hangin. Pagkasagwan nila nang may lima o anim na kilometro, nakita nila si Jesus na na...

Word and Songs | Easter Symbolizes Life, New Beginning with Sr. Lines Salazar, fsp There’s a lot to be happy about and to be thankful for during this Easter season. Jesus has risen. Easter symbolizes life, a new beginning. It also means renewed hope for those who have experienced setbacks in life. Jesus’ resurrection has shattered the bondage of darkness in our world. It means that the darkness ha...

Mabuting Balita | Abril 29, 2022 Biyernes sa Ikalawang Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay Ebanghelyo: Juan 6: 1-15 Nagpunta si Jesus sa iba pang aplaya ng lawa ng Galilea sa may Tiberias. Sinusundan siya ng maraming tao sapagkat nasaksihan nila ang mga tandang ginagawa niya sa mga maysakit. Kaya pagkatingala ni Jesus, nakita niyang maraming tao ang pumupunta sa kanya, at sinabi niya kay Felipe: “Saan kayo...

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA l PATRON OF THE YOUNG GIRLS AND PHILOSOPHERS Feast Day: APRIL 29 Our saint for today was a holy and influential lay person, a member of the Third Order of the Dominicans, therefore, not a nun. But she was instrumental in the return of the papacy from its captivity in Avignon, France. I am sure, many of us know St. Catherine of Siena, one of the most popular saints in the Chu...

Mabuting Balita | Abril 28, 2022 Huwebes sa Ikalawang Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay Ebanghelyo: Juan 3: 31-36 Sinabi ni Jesus kay Nicodemo: “Nakahihigit sa lahat ang pumaparito mula sa itaas. Makalupa naman ang mula sa lupa, at makalupa rin ang usap niya. Nakahihigit sa lahat ang pumaparito mula sa Langit. Pinatotohanan niya ang kanyang nakita at narinig ngunit wala ngang tumatanggap sa kanyang patot...

GOSPEL POWER l APRIL 27, 2022 2nd  Week of Easter  Gospel: Jn 3:16-21  Jesus said to Nicodemus, 16“For God so loved the world that he gave  his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish  but may have eternal life. 17“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn  the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.  ...

Mabuting Balita | Abril 27, 2022 Miyerkules sa Ikalawang Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay Ebanghelyo: Juan 3: 16-21 Sinabi ni Jesus kay Nicodemo: “Ganito nga kamahal ng Diyos ang mundo! Kaya’t ibinigay niya ang kanyang bugtong na Anak upang hindi na mawala ang naniniwala sa kanya; magkakaroon nga siya ng buhay na walang hanggan. Hindi nga sinugo ng Diyos sa mundo ang Anak upang hukuman ang mundo, kundi...

ST. ZITA l PATRON OF THE DOMESTIC SERVANTS Feast Day: APRIL 27 Are you among those who often leave their keys somewhere and consequently lose them? Well, today we have a saint who is said to be the finder of lost keys. And not only that, she is also the patron saint of maids, domestic servants, waitresses and housekeepers. St. Zita was born in 1212 in Tuscany, near Lucca, Italy. She came from a ve...

GOSPEL POWER l APRIL 26, 2022 2nd Week of Easter Gospel: Jn 3:7b-15   Jesus said to Nicodemus, “7 ...‘You must be born from above.’ 8 The  wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you  do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with  everyone who is born of the Spirit.” 9 Nicodemus said to him, “How  can these things be?” 10Jesus answe...

GOSPEL POWER l APRIL 25, 2022 Saint Mark, Evangelist Gospel: Mk 16:15-20  15Jesus said to the Eleven, “Go into all the world and proclaim  the good news to the whole creation. 16The one who believes and  is baptized will be saved; but the one who does not believe will be  condemned. 17And these signs will accompany those who believe: by  using my name they will cast out de...

GOSPEL POWER l APRIL 24, 2022 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) Gospel: Jn 20:19-31  19When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the  doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear  of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be  with you.” 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and his  side. Th...

GOSPEL POWER l APRIL 23, 2022 Saturday within the Octave  of Easter Gospel: Mk 16:9-15   9 Now after Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared  first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.  10She went out and told those who had been with him, while they  were mourning and weeping. 11But when they heard that he was alive  and h...

GOSPEL POWER l APRIL 22, 2022  Friday within the Octave  of Easter Gospel: Jn 21:1-14   1 Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias;  and he showed himself in this way. 2 Gathered there together were  Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee,  the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. 3 Simon Peter  sa...

GOSPEL POWER  l APRIL 21, 2022 Thursday within the Octave  of Easter Gospel: Lk 24:35-48   35The disciples from Emmaus told what had happened on the road,  and how Jesus had been made known to them in the breaking of the  bread. 36While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among  them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 37They were startled and  t...

Mabuting Balita | Abril 26, 2022 Martes sa Ikalawang Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay Ebanghelyo: Juan 3: 7b – 15 Sinabi ni Jesus kay Nicodemo: “Huwag kayong magtaka dahil sinabi ko na kailangan ninyong isilang mula sa itaas. Umiihip ang hangin saan man nito ibig, at naririnig mo ang ihip nito, subalit hindi mo alam kung saan ito galing at kung saan papunta. Gayon nga ang bawat isinilang sa Espiritu.” “...

Mabuting Balita | Abril 25, 2022 Lunes sa Ika-2 Linggo ng Pasko ng Pagkabuhay Ebanghelyo: Marcos 16: 15-20 Sinabi ni Jesus sa mga alagad: “Pumunta kayo sa buong daigdig at ipahayag ang Ebanghalyo sa buong sangkinapal. Maliligtas ang maniniwala at magpapabinyag; hahatulan naman ang di maniniwala. At ito ang mga tandang sasama sa mga maniniwala: magpapalayas sila ng mga demonyo sa aking Pangalan, ma...

Mabuting Balita | Abril 24, 2022 Ikalawang Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay | Divine Mercy Sunday Ebanghelyo: Juan 20: 19-31 Agaw-dilim na noon sa unang araw na iyon ng sanlinggo at nakasara ang mga pinto sa kinaroroonan ng mga alagad dahil sa takot sa mga Judio, dumating si Jesus at pumagitna. At sinabi niya sa kanila: “Sumainyo ang kapayapaan!” Pagkasabi niya nito, ipinakita niya sa kanila ang mga kam...

Mabuting Balita | Abril 23, 2022 Sabado sa Oktaba ng Pasko ng Pagkabuhay Ebanghelyo: Marcos 16: 9-15 Pagkabuhay ni Jesus sa unang araw ng sanlinggo, una siyang nagpakita kay Maria Magdalena na mula rito’y pitong demonyo ang pinalayas niya. Umalis siya at ibinalita ito sa mga kasama ni Jesus na noo’y umiiyak at nagluluksa. Ngunit hindi sila naniwala sa kanya nang marinig nilang buhay si Jesus at na...

Word and Songs | Easter – Source of Joy and Hope with Sr. Lines Salazar, fsp