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Priorities Luke 10:38-42 If only we can focus on what is most important in our lives, then the whole world would not experience the useless anxieties and pain it is experiencing today. Niniveh might have been a busy city of commerce, but when Jonah came to warn them about the city's end, they repented. In the New Testament, Jesus reprimanded Martha for not "choosing the better portion." How do we know in our life's decisions which ones are important and not? The most obvious is to choose good over evil. The second one is from among the good, which will serve others and not just the self? From the actions that serve others, which decision will glorify God and save our souls? If we are able to answer all these questions favorably, then we have prioritized well.

Mary in our midst Luke 1:26-38 Today is the Feast of the Most Holy Rosary.  I would like to express that I found myself at the right place and at the right time to be the jubilee parish priest of Sto. Rosario de Pasig Parish. There are three major events we are celebrating: 1. We are celebrating our 50th anniversary.  50 years of a parish dedicated to Mary is a blessing indeed. And considering that the blessed image of the Our Lady of Sto. Rosario de Pasig is more than 50 years old; the image is practically symbolic of the faith life of the people.  It is 50 years of growth in faith. 2. We have opened the jubilee year in our parish.  Whenever we think of the jubilee year we think about the remission of sins, a time of grace and freedom, and the mercy of God would be manifest.  Let us think about a year of grace for our beloved parish and how we can be instruments of grace to one another.  It is a time of remission or universal pardon. 3.  W...

What are angels? Matthew 18:1-5,10 From the Catechism of the Catholic Church, St. Augustine says: "'Angel' is the name of their office, not of their nature. If you seek the name of their nature, it is 'spirit'; if you seek the name of their office, it is 'angel': from what they are, 'spirit', from what they do, 'angel.'" 188  With their whole beings the angels are  servants  and messengers of God. Because they "always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven" they are the "mighty ones who do his word, hearkening to the voice of his word". The existence of angels is a truth of faith.  To believe that they are spirits reflecting the very nature of Father verifies our faith and trust in God himself whom the angels are serving. Second, their office verifies that utmost calling of an angel to do His will and serve Him with all their being. Third, their love manifests in all their actions to lead men and wom...