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A Letter to Friends
Friday, 31 Oct, 2008 – 0:00 | No Comment
A Letter to Friends

Reading I: Philippians 1:1-11
Resp. Psalm:  Psalm 111:1-2,3-4,5-6
Gospel Reading: Luke 14:1-6

The Philippian community was one of Paul’s favorite communities, if not the favorite.  One can immediately feel it from the opening lines.  …

Ready for Battle
Thursday, 30 Oct, 2008 – 0:00 | No Comment
Ready for Battle

Reading I: Ephesians 6:10-20
Resp. Psalm:  Psalm 144:1,2,9-10
Gospel Reading:  Luke 13:31-35

!Ephesians 6:10-20 is one of those passages we are reminded in the rite of confirmation when the bishop tells us that by the …

The Christian Household
Wednesday, 29 Oct, 2008 – 0:00 | One Comment
The Christian Household

Reading I: Ephesians 6:1-9
Resp. Psalm:  Psalm 145:10-11,12-13,13-14
Gospel Reading:  Luke 13;22-30

After Paul admonishes husbands and wives to love one another in the way that Christ loves his Church, he moves on to parent-children and master-slave …

The Word of God in Creation
Tuesday, 28 Oct, 2008 – 0:38 | No Comment
The Word of God in Creation

Feast of Simon and Jude, Apostles
 

Reading I: Ephesians 2:19-22
Resp. Psalm:  Psalm 19:2-3,4-5
Gospel Reading:  Luke 6:12-16

 
Psalm 19 is most often used as the responsorial psalm for the feast of an apostle.  It is a psalm …

Summary: Message of the Synod 2008
Monday, 27 Oct, 2008 – 11:00 | 2 Comments
Summary: Message of the Synod 2008

The Message of the Synod of Bishops 2008 on The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church is accompanied by the following synthesis, also prepared by Card. Gianfranco Ravasi and …

Be Imitators of God
Monday, 27 Oct, 2008 – 9:48 | No Comment
Be Imitators of God

Reading I: Ephesians 4:32-5:8
Resp. Psalm: Psalms 1:1-2,3-4,6
Gospel Reading:  Luke 13:10-17

Click on the image above to see a larger image of the text of Ephesians 4:32-5-9.  There are three sections in the selection with the …

Recovered Blogs
Sunday, 26 Oct, 2008 – 0:22 | No Comment
Recovered Blogs

This is probably the third time that I am making available the blogs of AgustinongPinoy between the years 2004 and 2005. These are the same blogs that included articles about the Iglesya Ni Kristo ni …

A Shower of Gifts for the Building up of the Church
Saturday, 25 Oct, 2008 – 0:00 | No Comment
A Shower of Gifts for the Building up of the Church

Reading I: Ephesians 4:7-16
Resp. Psalm: Psalm 122:1-2,3-4,4-5
Gospel Reading:Luke 13:1-9

 

Communion is not just being together, it is building-up the Church that it may grow to maturity.  And building-up the Church means investing …

Being Church and Communion
Friday, 24 Oct, 2008 – 0:00 | No Comment
Being Church and Communion

Reading I: Ephesians 4:1-6
Resp. Psalm:  Psalm 24:1-2,3-4,5-6
Gospel Reading: Luke 12:54-59

At the head of Paul’s moral teaching in the letter to the Galatians, is his exhortation to communion.  Take note of the …

Paul’s Prayer
Thursday, 23 Oct, 2008 – 1:04 | No Comment
Paul’s Prayer

Reading I: Ephesians 3:14-21
Resp. Psalm:  Psalm 33:1-2,4-5,11-12,18-19
Gospel Reading:  Luke 12:49-53

 

Paul prays for strength to be granted the Ephesians.  It is the strength that comes from the indwelling of Christ through faith and …