Reflections Archive

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.

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.

“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.

300 Years of Sainthood

Liturgy of the Hours (iBreviary)

Recent Livestreamed Mass

Prayers to St. Peregrine

Ang Pagpaparangal Kay Santo Peregrino