Diocese of Parañaque
From January 01, 2020 onwards, audio recordings of homilies are now archived in the Audio/ Video Library of our Facebook Page.
THE STORY OF THE SEVEN HOLY FOUNDERS OF THE SERVITE ORDER: A STORY OF SELFLESSNESS AND ABANDONMENT
Story of Origin During the 13th century, Florence rose to prominence as among the richest of the Italian city-states. Florentine society is also dominated by wealthy traders and merchants - most of which are attached to rampant materialism and capitalism. 13th century...
“God’s Promises” 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ February 17, 2019
Have you ever feel that God seems to forsake you? Each of us has our own problems and trials. These may be problems from failures in work, family, relationships that can be just small trials like heavy traffic and being late at school or work. As Christians, God did...
“Iiwan ang Lahat” 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time – February 10, 2019
Nais kong ibahagi ang magandang pagninilay na nabasa ko sa isang aklat na pinamagatang Bringing the Word to Life. Wika ng may-akda na si Michael R. Kent, "Life has no greater wish than to endow us with its favors but also demands that we give up certain things to...
“The Most Special Encounter” 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time – February 10, 2019
Simon Peter represents each one of us. At some point in our life, in such a mysterious way we unexpectedly meet God. And for Simon Peter, it was on a low day during his work as a fisherman. He has worked hard all day and yet still has caught nothing. Maybe our...
Candlemas/ Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
Candlemas, also referred to as the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord or the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is among the ancient feasts being celebrated by the Church and is traditionally done 40-days after the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord.
“Obedience as a Proof of Faith” 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ February 3, 2019
Today we live in a world where everybody has the right to share their opinions, we're in a generation where fame almost becomes the standard so you can be called successful and it does define your social worth, a generation where in being ignored means you're not...
“Christ’s Mission is Our Salvation” 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ January 26, 2019
As a baptized Christian in our generation today, are we willing to take our part in Christ’s ministry? Today, we heard in our Gospel that Jesus received His mission as He was about to start in His ministry, upon entering the synagogue, He received a scroll from the...
BE DEVOTED TO THE CHILD JESUS ~ January 20, 2019
January 20, 2019 ~ Jasper Christian Gambito/ St. Peregrine Laziosi Diocesan Shrine. Today, the Philippine Church celebrates the Feast of the Child Jesus, also known as the Sto. Niño. Devotion to the Child Jesus in our country started more than three centuries ago when the Spaniards introduced Christianity to our ancestors. Started by the Augustinian friars in Cebu, devotion to the Sto. Niño spread throughout the Philippine archipelago to a point that in almost all of the diocese in our country, there is a parish named after the Child Jesus.
“Biyaya sa Pagsunod” Feast of the Sto. Nino – January 20, 2019
Maganda ang nagiging buhay at kinabukasan ng mga taong masunurin. Ang mga anak na natutong sumunod sa mga magulang ay nagiging matagumpay. Kapahamakan naman ang inaabot ng mga anak na suwail. Ito ay napapatunayan na sa karanasan. Pagsunod ang isa sa mga paksa sa...
“First Gift, First Step” The Baptism of Jesus ~ January 13, 2019
We are baptized "in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Mt 28:19). To be baptized with the Holy Spirit and fire is to be baptized with the purifying fire of divine love coming from the Lord. As brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, we are...
SAYING YES TO A HAPPY AND ABUNDANT 2019
Greetings of peace to everyone!
These past few days, it is noticeable that most markets were filled with people who wanted to buy various fruits, foods, and other items which according to their belief, could bring prosperity for the coming year. Others would also heed to suggestion of various ‘experts’ so that 2019 could bring them abundance. However, amidst the excitement and festivities brought by the recent New Year’s Eve celebration,
