Fr. Jade Shares

Little did the pharisees and scribes know that they lost their objectivity and they were already satisfying their ego. [Luke 6:6-11, Monday of the 23rd Week in the Ordinary Time]

Let us never stop from learning for the Lord will always be a Teacher to all of us. [Luke 5:33-39, Friday of the 22nd Week in the Ordinary Time]

Let us make and provide good memories. [Luke 5:1-11, Thursday of the 22nd Week in the Ordinary Time]

Jesus showed value of a single mother to numerous sick, from Galilee to Judea to the ends of the earth. Our words and actions should reflect others' value. [Luke 4:38-44, Wednesday of the 22nd Week in the Ordinary Time]

While the scribes and pharisees were very meticulous in the many religous practices, the Letter of James (1:27) provides us with two essential marks of a true religion: care for the poor and sanctification of one's self. [Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23, 22nd Sunday in the Ordinary Timeǰ

Jesus had to deal with such worst evils because they were allowed to progress. Act pomptly. Take a step forward while they are still beginning. [Matthew 23:13-22, Monday of the 21st Week in the Ordinary Time]

A prerequisite to loving others is learning to love ourselves. To love ourselves is primarily valuing our dignity as created in the image and likeness of God. [Matthew 22:34-40, Friday of the 20th Week in thè Ordinary Time]

To voluntarily go to the poor with our own gifts after following the precepts of the law, is necessary for our salvation. (Matthew 19:16-22, Monday of the 20th Week in the Ordinary Time)

Jesus chose food to remember Him and impart his presence to us for at least three reasons. First, for us naturally long for him. Second, to fill us with joy which should be a mark of our lives. Third, to teach us that we are one with one another and we are to live in solidarity with others. [John 6:51-58, 20th Sunday in the Ordinary Time]

God's patience is not to tolerate us with our wrong. God has been carrying our burden. Maynwe find in our heart to change. [ Matthew 19:3-12, Friday of the 19th Week in the Ordinary Time]

Whispering or murmuring has its good purposes but also ugly uses. [John 6:41-51, 19th Sunday in the Ordinary Time]

Whispering has its good purposes but also ugly uses. [John 6:41-51, 19th Sunday in the Ordinary Time]

Good for ourselves, good for others and good for God [Matthew 16:24-28, Friday of the 18th Week in the Ordinary Time]

(Wednesday of the 18th Week in the Ordinary Time, Matthew 15:21-28)

[Matthew 13:54-58, Friday of the 17th Week in the Ordinary Time]

Blaming but trusting God. [John 11:19-27, Memorial of Sts. Martha, Mary & Lazarus]

We have more to give than what we thought. Two reasons for not giving: I do not have enough and there are others more capable of giving. [John 6:1-15, 17th Sunday in the Ordinary Time]

Chaos has its purpose. [Matthew 10:34-11:1, Monday of the 15th Week in the Ordinart Time]

The disciples were instructed not to bring provisions for themselves. It means that the people have a part to do. Mark 6:7-13, 15th Sunday in the Ordinary Time]

Jesus prescribes to his disciples a kind of discipline we see from the metaphors of sheep, snake and dove. [Matthew 10:16-23, Friday of the 14th Week in the Ordinary Time]

Jesus commanded his disciples to go out of themselves to liberate others from the slavery of physical and spiritual sickness. [Matthew 10:7-15, Thursday of the 14th Week in the Ordinary Time]

The mourners in the official's house have to be asked to go out. Jesus did not need them. [Monday of the 14th Week in the Ordinary Time]

"Is he not a carpenter?" means your faith has nothing to do with your job. That is the problem with the people in Jesus' native place. The challenge of the Gospel therefore is to make sure that the creed we profess should manifest in the way we conduct our lives. [Mark 6:1-6, 14th Sunday in the Ordinary Time B]

The invitation "follow me" brought Matthew to a situation where Jesus took a meal with the public sinners. Did your faith in God bring you already to the "sinners" of this age? [Matthew 9:9-13, Friday of the 13th Week in the Ordinary Time]

Personally for Thomas, Jesus was known for his sacrificial love symbolized by His wounds. [John 20:24-29, Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle]