The sixth sorrow of Saint Joseph is when he heard from an Angel through a dream – Leave Egypt. Return your family back to your country. In Egypt, they were foreigners. In Egypt, they were regarded as “others”. They did…
Meditation for Priests on the occasion of the 5ooth anniversary of the First Mass in our Islands Brother priests in Christ: Five hundred years ago, the thirty first of March was Easter Sunday. On Easter Sunday in 1521,…
The fifth sorrow of Saint Joseph was when he heard the voice of an Angel who spoke to him and said – Rise up. Bring your family to Egypt to save them from the violent threats of Herod. Rise…
The fourth sorrow of Saint Joseph is the prophecy of Simon that this child will be the sign of love but also a sign of contradiction. He will be a sign of heavenly love but He will be contradicted. And…
The third sorrow of Saint Joseph is his responsibility to bring the child for his circumcision rites. The circumcision of Jesus. Circumcision draws blood. One drop of blood by the Son of God is enough to save the world from…
Ang pangalawang hapis ni San Jose ay iyong makita ang bagong silang na sanggol na dukhang-dukha, ulila sa sabsaban. (The second sorrow of Saint Joseph was to look upon the newborn infant, impoverished, alone in the manger.) To see a…
In this year of St. Joseph, we are invited to reflect on his life. Sa pagkakataong ito ay pagnilayan natin yung mga kalungkutan, yung mga hapis ni San Jose. (At this time, let us reflect on the grief, on the…
Your excellencies. The reverend fathers. The religious sisters and brothers. Our ordinands. The families of our ordinands. Brothers and sisters in Christ. Jan, Ken and Emil. We thought it would be December 27 but it would not be so. And…
In my many encounters with young people, I am always asked the question – Do you believe in reincarnation? Reincarnation. In case you have not heard the word – Reincarnation is the belief that when you die, you go to…
When you hear the words – sex and drugs and alcohol – you know we are talking about addictions. Addiction to sex which has destroyed many families, which has diminished human dignity. Addiction to drugs which has caused the culture…
The countrymen of Jesus were fuming, angry at Him. Why were they angry? Because Jesus said, “Destroy this temple!” What is so special about the temple? Ganito po iyon. There are three things that the Jews are most proud of.…
I am certain that we have experienced hearing something that we didn’t like to hear. What do you do when you hear something you don’t like to hear. What do you do? I don’t what to hear it but I…