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Stations of the Cross (Holy Land Pilgrimage 2016)

By junix28 April 5, 2019 Leave a comment

One of the most memorable events we did during our Pilgrimage in Holy Land in 2016 was to retrace the way of Jesus  to Calvary while praying the Stations of the Cross on the streets of Jerusalem. I didn’t have the prepared traditional guide for the stations, so the night before we walked the way […]

Homily for 4th Sunday of Lent (Year C)

By junix28 March 31, 2019

The other day I said Mass at one of the 4 Catholic Schools in my parish for the grades 1 and 2. I asked them to spell the name Jesus for me. After testing quite a few on their spelling I explained that in Jesus, God loves us so much because he even includes US […]

Homily for 19th Sunday 2018

By junix28 August 11, 2018 Leave a comment

First reading:  1 Kgs 19:4-8                 Psalm: Ps 33:2-9         Second Reading: Eph 4:30-5:2         Gospel: John 6:41-51 When I came and joined the seminary in Melbourne in 2007, one thing I found fascinating in Australian conversation is the way questions are answered with negatives. For example the question: ‘How are you going today?’ You answer: ‘Not bad.’ […]

Homily for 18th Sunday in Ordinary time (year B 2018)

By junix28 August 5, 2018 Leave a comment

First Reading: Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 Psalm: Psalm 77 (78): 3-4, 23-25, 54 Second Reading:  Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 Gospel: John 6:24-35 As a seminarian, and even now as priest, one of the questions, people would ask me at first meeting is why did I decide to become a priest. Early in my formation I would immediately […]