Thanksgiving Day It’s fitting we close this basic instruction manual for liturgical music ministry on the day we give thanks as a nation, for giving thanks is the core of what we do as Christians. It is what celebrating the … Read More
Thanksgiving Day Although Advent begins next Sunday, the commercialized Christmas season epitomized by Black Friday sales and Cyber Monday deals has already started. This time of heightened buying and selling is a good foil for understanding how Christians are called … Read More
Click here to download this prayer in English as a PDF file. Haga clic aquí para ver la oración bilingüe en PDF. On this Thanksgiving Day like no other, even now, O God, your name is worthy to be … Read More
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – Friday, 19 June 2020 Deuteronomy 7:6-11. Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 6, 8, 10. 1 John 4:7-16. Matthew 11:25-30. “Come to Me.” Jesus says to each of us and all of us today: … Read More
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) – 14 June 2020 Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a. Psalm 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20. 1 Corinthians 10:16-17. Sequence – Lauda Sion / Laud, O Zion. John 6:51-58. Bread and Wine; Flesh … Read More
Fourth Sunday of Lent – 22 March 2020 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a. Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6. Ephesians 5:8-14. John 9:1-41. Seeing Christ. Even the blind man in today’s gospel sees Christ – and does what he is told … Read More
Fourth Sunday of Advent If you know any Filipinos in your community, you might have noticed a star-shaped lantern decorating their home during Advent and Christmas. These parols (“lanterns”) are usually made of bamboo frames covered with paper and tinsel. … Read More
Second Sunday of Advent – 08 December 2019 Isaiah 11:1-10. Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17. Romans 15:4-9. Matthew 3:1-12. A Changed Mind Fosters a Changed Life. Who would want to be accused of being part of a brood of vipers? … Read More
First Sunday of Advent When digital planners and calendars weren’t yet the norm, I always looked forward to the ritual cracking open of my brand-new liturgical calendar ordo and my pristine dayplanner to make my first calendar entry for the … Read More
Thanksgiving Day Most of us never get personal handwritten letters in the mail anymore. Instead, our postal mailboxes are filled with bills, ads, and end-of-the-year solicitations, and our electronic mailboxes numb us with spam, more ads, and work. In this … Read More