Jer 33:14-16; 1 Thes 3:12- 4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 – Edmond Lo www.FLL.cc The last liturgical year ended in the crowning of our Lord Jesus Christ as King of the Universe, which is very much in line with the ending…

Jer 33:14-16; 1 Thes 3:12- 4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 – Edmond Lo www.FLL.cc The last liturgical year ended in the crowning of our Lord Jesus Christ as King of the Universe, which is very much in line with the ending…
DAN 7:13-14; REV 1:5-8; JN 18:33-37 – Paul Yeung We are all like Pilate: we do not understand Christ and His Kingship. So often when we are faced with the many trials and sufferings, or when we are confused by…
1 Kgs 17:10-16; Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44 – May Tam www.FLL.cc In the patriarchal society of Jesus’ time, a widow was not only pitiful but also helpless for she not only lost her husband but at the same time, she…
Gospel: Dt 6:2-6; Heb 7:23-28; Mk 12:28B-34 – Rev José Mario O Mandía The commandment of love is the greatest and most difficult of all the commandments. The reason is simple: it includes all the others. Love is the summit…
Jer 31:7-9; Heb 5:1-6; Mk 10:46-52 May Tam www.FLL.cc Bartimaeus, though blind, was alert to Jesus’ coming. Despite his social disadvantage and his physical constraint, he did not give in to the crowd who attempted to silence him. He would…
The universal Church has, through the past decades, paid particular importance to the month of October, the month of the missions par excellence. World Mission Sunday in 2018 falls on Oct. 21. This annual celebration encourages prayers, cooperation and help…
WIS 7:7-11; HEB 4:12-13; MK 10:17-30 – Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau The gospel presents a just and blameless person seeking for eternal life. Jesus responds with a counter question that can be paraphrased thus: You already have “an…
GEN 2:18-24; HEB 2:9-11; MK 10:2-16 – Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau In no other field, as in that of sexual ethics, man is tempted to give his own morals, and so the salt of the gospel proposal is…
WIS 2:12,17-20; JAS 3:16 – 4:3; MK 9:30-37 – Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau Right in the beginning of today’s gospel we are faced with the question: “He is about to be delivered,” by whom? The answer seems obvious:…
Is 50:5-9a; Jas 2:14-18; Mk 827-35 – Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau “You are the Messiah.” Peter gave a precise definition but he continues to be convinced that the Master will soon begin an earthly kingdom. For Jesus the…