Diocese of Parañaque
From January 01, 2020 onwards, audio recordings of homilies are now archived in the Audio/ Video Library of our Facebook Page.
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,
REJOICE! BE GLAD! OUR SAVIOR HAS COME!
What makes us excited this Christmas season? Are we excited of opening our gifts? Receiving our bonuses? Seeing our loved ones? Gazing at colorfully lit Christmas decorations? Attending the Simbang Gabi? Queuing to taste the puto bumbong or bibingka? Are we really excited on the celebration of the coming of Jesus? Or our excitement is rooted only to some mundane matters?
JESUS, COME ENTER OUR HEARTS – Panunuluyan 2018
Panunuluyan, a centuries-old tradition of the Filipinos depicts the search of Joseph and Mary for lodging in Bethlehem around two thousand years ago. This tradition is believed to be attributed originally to the Mexicans who are celebrating Las Posadas, Spanish word for “the inns.” It usually lasts for nine days, representing the nine-month pregnancy of Mary.
“BILISAN MO” 4th Sunday of Advent – December 23, 2018
Naranasan mo na bang magmadali? O lagi kaba nagmamadali? O di kaya'y minamadali? Ano ang madalas na dahilan bakit kayo nagmamadali? Sa ebanghelyo natin ngayong ikaapat ng Linggo ng Adviento, si Maria, pagkatanggap ng Mabuting Balita mula sa Anghel, ay agaran...
“PAGDALAW” 4th Sunday of Advent – December 23, 2018
Sa hanay ng mga Misteryo sa Tuwa, ang ikatlo ay siyang tumutukoy sa Pasko. Ito ay ang Pagsilang ng sanggol na si Hesus. Sa pagdalaw ni maria kay Elisabet ay naganap ang pagdalaw ni Hesus sa bayang kinakatawan nina Elisabet at Juan Bautista. Maraming interpretasyong...
Extinguishing Darkness with the Light of the World
December 16, 2018 ~ St. Peregrine Laziosi Diocesan Shrine/ Jasper Christian Gambito. With the current trends in our society, it is of no wonder that some of our brethren feel hopeless, as if they were being succumbed into a dark abyss. Negativities are teeming around us, thus there are times when we are longing for something which would save us from despair. However, the lesson being taught to us by the dawn masses also being colloquially referred to as Simbang Gabi is to be hopeful for the coming of the Light which will enlighten our gloomy and rather dark paths.
With Eve Comes Death, With Mary Comes Life
St. Peregrine Laziosi Diocesan Shrine/ Jasper Christian Gambito. Today , the Universal Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary. Blessed Pope Pius IX defined in the Apostolic Constitution ‘Ineffabilis Deus’ that Mary, upon her conception in the womb of her mother St. Anne, was freed from the original sin as she was predestined to become the mother of Jesus Christ. Pius IX argued that ‘from the very beginning, the eternal Father
“Wagas ang Paglilingkod ng Tunay na Umiibig” Jesus, King of the Universe ~ November 24, 2018
Ang pagbabago ay nagsisimula sa sarili at sa bawat tahanan. Ang pagbabago ay makakamtan lamang sa pamamagitan ng pagtutulungan, pagdadamayan at at pakikiisa sa iisang hangarin, ang magkaroon ng panibangong pananaw at ang batayan ay ang Diyos. Kung ang diyos hindi niya...
