Fr. Jade Shares

Jesus healed the man possessed by the evil spirit. He suffered severely and Jesus made him well to reunite to his fàmily. [Mark 5:1-20, Monday of the 4th Week in the Ordinary Time]

The assurances of the love of God explains the blessedness of the poor, the hungry, the persecuted, etc. [Matthew 5:1-12, 4th Sunday in the Ordinary Time]

Oir call is to become a sower, a sower of the Good News. [Mark 4:26-34, Friday of the 3rd Week in the Ordinary Time]

St. Paul's unique experience shows that conversion is unique to every person and it is primarily God's work. [Mark 16:15-18, Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul]

Jesus' actions were referred as coming from the Evil. Whenever confusions between good and evil occur, dissensions happen. [Mark 3:22-30, Monday of the 3rd Week in the Ordinary Time]

When John was imprisoned, Jesus started his public ministry and almost immediately, called his first disciples to be fishers of men. It looks like "minana" from John and "ipamamana" to his disciples. The first disciples were caught in the middle of dillema but still responded positively to Jesus' call. [Mark 4:12-23, 3rd Sunday in the Ordinary Time]

Jesus called his 12 disciples by name up the mountain. [Mark 3:13-19, Friday of the 2nd Week of Easter]

Wedding is certainly not a time for fasting. Obeying the Lord's commands is not something to mourn about. [Mark 2:18-22, Monday of the 2nd Week in the Ordinary Time]

The way we treat the poor tells us of our eternity. [Matthew 18:1-5,10, Feast of Sto Niño]

Jesus was criticized for eating with public sinners. [Mark 2:13-17, Saturday of the First Week in the Ordinary Time]

The paralytic was brought to Jesus because of his friends. The group of scribes were blinded by their ignorance. [Mark 2:1-12, Friday of the 1st Week in the Ordinary Time]

The healed leper affected the ministry of Jesus' to the weakest and poorest. [Mark 1:40-45, Thursday of the First Week in the Ordinary Time]

Jesus chose to leave Capernaum to another place. It was for this purpose that He was called, according to Him. [Mark 1:29-39, Wednesday of the 1st Week in the Ordinary Time]

The evil spirit recognized the divinity of Jesus but it was so loud and noisy. The Lord commanded, "BE QUIET"[Mark 1:21-28, Tuesday of the first week in the Ordinary Time]

We sometimes forget that we sacrifice not just to amend for our sins but to advance what is good and right. [Matthew 3:14-17, Feast of the Baptism of the Lord]

Surprisingly, the Gentiles magi were the ones who worshipped the baby Jesus and not the Jewish king. [Matthew 2:1-12, Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord]

Baptism with water frees us from slavery of sin and suffering. Baptism with the Spirit endows us the dignity of being children of God. [Mark 1:7-11, Friday of the Weekday of Christmas Season]

Andrew was able to meet Jesus and started following him. It did not end there. He did something worth noting. [John 1:35-42, Wednesday after New Year]

The title of the Blessed Mary as Mother of God reminds us of our nature and calling. We are finite humans but we all have divine origin and calling. Let us both value and affirm them. [Luke 2:16-21, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God]

Simeon gladly welcomes death upon seeing the fulfilment of God's promise to him. [Luke 2:22-35, 5th day of Christmas Octave]

[Matthew 10:17-22, Feast of St. Stephen]

Let us not remove Jesus from Christmas. [John 1:1-18, Christmas Day]

On the ocassion of my installation as Team Moderator of San Felipe Neri Parish. [Luke 1:67-79, Saturday of the 4th Week of Advent]

The Magnificat of Mary shows that man's greatness is based not on what he can do but what God has done and still doing for him. [1 Samuel 1:24-28, Luke 1:46-56, Thursday of the 4th Week of Advent]

Mary and Elizabeth found in each other the person to cry and celebrate with. One was in adolescent pregnancy ànd the other in geriatric pregnancy. Pregnancies that caused concerns but also brought about joy. [Luke 1:39-45, Wednesday of the 4th Week of Advent]