SUNDAY READINGS REFLECTIONSfrom our Carmelite Friars GOD MAKES US WORTHY 13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Reading 1: 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16A In the First Reading, a woman was barren for many years. But despite the ‘lack’ in her life, she was willing to receive, Elisha the Prophet of God. Hers is not just hospitality but …
Previous Next By Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm. Today on the National Day of Solidarity for Jeepney Drivers, groups provided relief and food packs to jeepney drivers who are calling for the scrapping of the government’s plan to phase out jeepneys and to call for balik pasada as they have been without income since the start …
By Fr. Salvic T. Pajarillo, O.Carm. Saturday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time First Reading: Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20-21Gospel: Matthew 8:5-17 The first reading today is from Lamentations. The title of the book, Lamentations, aptly describes its tone and content. The book is a series of laments that …
By Fr. Salvic T. Pajarillo, O.Carm. Friday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time First Reading: 2 Kings 25:1-12Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6Gospel: Matthew 8:1-4 Our Scripture today focuses on the covenant: its origin, its sign, its promise, its laws and requirements, its warnings and punishments. Yet within the rhythm of life according …
Use of communications with Christian values My dear brothers, sisters, and friends in Carmel, Warm and loving greetings to all! Pope Francis, in his message for the 2019 World Day of Social Communications, “We are members of one another” (Eph. 4:25). From Social Network Communities to the Human Community, emphasizes that the internet should be …
By Fr. Salvic T. Pajarillo, O.Carm. Birth of John the Baptist by Giordano Luca Solemnity of the Nativity of John the Baptist First Reading: Isaiah 49:1-6Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 139:1B-3, 13-14AB, 14C-15 Second Reading: Acts 13:22-26Gospel: Luke 1:57-66, 80 John the Baptist is the only saint, after Jesus himself, whose birth is celebrated with a solemn …
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ORDER OF CARMELITES ON THE ANTI-TERRORISM BILL Tend the flock of God in your midst, [overseeing] not by constraint but willingly, as God would have it, not for shameful profit but eagerly. Do not lord it over those assigned to you, but be examples to the flock. And when …
SUNDAY READINGS REFLECTIONSfrom our Carmelite Friars Photo by Ervin Gjata | Pixabay.com LOVE PROTECTS 12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Reading 1: Jeremiah 20:10-13 In this first reading, Jeremiah speaks of the terror that surrounds him. It must cause him to be troubled because enemies are out there watching for missteps and to take vengeance against …
File photo. Mount Carmel College in Escalante City (MCCEI) is ready for school year 2020-2021. Amid the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, MCCEI announced that it is prepared to address the learning needs of its students without them having to skip the school year because of the pandemic. Rev. Fr. Fernando Lopez, O.Carm., MCCEI …
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Text and Photos by Br. Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm. Two sisters from the Congregation of Carmelite Sisters Institute of Our Lady of Carmel perpetually professed their vows yesterday, June 14, 2020, marking their lifelong commitment to the congregation. In a solemn and intimate celebration presided by Philippine Carmelite Prior Provincial, Fr. Rico P. Ponce, O.Carm., …
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