28 december 2008

here is the light you will reveal to the nations and the glory of your people israel. - from luke 2.22-40

21 december 2008

mary said, "i am the handmaid of the Lord, let it be done to me as you have said." - from luke 1.26-38

14 december 2008

a man came, sent by God.
his name was john.
he came to bear witness,
as a witness to introduce the light
so that all might believe through him,
he was not the light
but a witness to introduce the light.

from john 1.6-8, 19-28

7 december 2008

i am sending my messenger ahead of you to prepare your way. let the people hear the voice calling in the dessert: prepare the way of the lord, level his paths. - from mark 1.1-8

30 november 2008

be alert and watch, for you don't know when the the time will come. - from mark 13.33-37

23 november 2008

come, blessed of my Father! take possession of the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world. for i was hungry and you fed me, i was thirsty and you gave me drink. i was a stranger and you welcomed me into your house. i was naked and you clothed me. i was sick and you visited me. i was in prison and you came to see me. - from matthew 25.31-46

16 november 2008

for to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who are unproductive, even what they have will be taken from the. - from matthew 25.14-30

2 november 2008

for i was hungry and you fed me, i was thirsty and you gave me drink. i was a stranger and you welcomed me into your house. i was naked and you clothed me. i was sick and you visited me. i was in prison and you came to see me. - from matthew 25.31-46

26 October 2008

you shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul and will all your mind. this is the first and the most important of the commandments. but after this there is another one very similar to it: you shall love your neighbor as yourself - from matthew 22.34-40

19 october 2008

therefore, return to caesar what is caesar's and to God what is God's. -- from matthew 22.15-21

12 october 2008

the wedding banquet is prepared, but the invited guests were not worthy. go, then, to the crossroads and invite everyone you find to the wedding feasts. -- from matthew 22.1-14

5 october 2008

the stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. - from matthew 21.33-43

28 september 2008

for john came to show you the way of goodness but you did not believe him, yet the publicans and the prostitutes did. you were witness of this, but you neither repented or believed him. - matthew 21.28-32

21 september 2008

so it will be: the last will be first, the first will be last. - from matthew 20:1-16 (image of rice stalks from sagada)

14 september 08

yes, God so loved the world that he gave his only Son that whoever believes in him may not be lost but may have eternal life. God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world; instead, through him the world is to be saved. - fr John 3.13-17 (image details: stained glass window of the sapa church, north vietnam)

7 september 08

in like manner, i say to you: if on earth two of you are united in asking for anything, it will be granted to you by my heavenly Father. for where two or three are gathered in my name, i am there among them. - from matthew 18.15-20 (image details: stained glass window of sapa church, north vietnam)

31 august 2008

for whoever chooses to to save his life will lose it, but the one who loses his life for my sake will find it. what will one gain by winning the whole world if he destroys himself? there is nothing you can give to recover your own self. - from matthew 16.21-27

24 august 2008

i will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and what you unbind on earth shall be unbound in heaven." - from matthew 16.13-20 (image details: church of sapa town, north vietnam)

17 august 2008

but the woman was already kneeling before Jesus and said "sir, help me!" Jesus answered, "it is not right to take the bread from the children and throw it to the little dogs." the woman replied, "it is true, sir, but even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their master's table." then Jesus said, "woman, how great is your faith! let it be as you wish." and her daughter was healed at that moment. - from matthew 15.21-28

10 august 2008

and peter got out of the boat, walking on the water to go to Jesus. but, in face of the strong wind, he was afraid and began to sink. so he cried out, "Lord, save me!" Jesus immediately stretched out his hand and took hold of him, saying, "man of little faith, why did you doubt?" - matthew 14.22-33

3 august 2008

then he made everyone sit down on the grass. he took the five loaves and the two fishes, raised his eyes to heaven, pronounced the blessing, broke the loaves and handed them to the disciples to distribute to the people. and they all ate, and everyone had enough; then the disciples gathered up the leftovers, filling twelve baskets. about five thousand men had eaten there besides women and children. - from matthew 14.13-21

27 july 2008

again, the kingdom of heaven is like a big fishing net let down into the sea, in which every kind of fish has been caught. when the net is full, it is dragged ashore. then they sit down and gather the good fish in buckets, but throw away the worthless ones away. that is how it will be at the end of time; the angels will go out to separate the wicked from the just and throw them into the blazing furnace, where they will weep and gnash their teeth. - from matthew 13.44-52

20 july 2008

the kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. it is smaller than all other seeds, but once it has fully grown, it is bigger than any garden plant, like a tree, the birds come and rest in its branches - from matthew 13.24-43

13 july 2008

as for the seed that fell on good soil, it is the one who hears the word and understands it, this bears fruit and produces a hundred, or sixty, or thirty times more . - from matthew 13.1-23

6 july 2008

"come to me, all you who work hard and carry heavy burdens and i will refresh you. take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am gentle and humble of heart; and you will find rest. for my yoke is good and my burden is light. - from matthew 11.25-30

29 june 2008

"i will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and what you undbind on earth shall be unbound in heaven." - from matthew 16.13-19

22 june 2008

there is nothing covered that will not be uncovered, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. what i am telling you in the dark, you must speak in the light. what you hear in private, proclaim from the housetops. - from matthew 10.26-33

15 june 2008

go and proclaim this message: the kingdom of heaven is near. heal the sick, bring the dead back to life, cleanse the lepers, and drive out demons. you received this as a gift, so give it as a gift. - from matthew 9.36-10, 8

8 june 2008

healthy people do not need a doctor, but sick people do. go and find out what this means: what i want is mercy, not sacrifice. i did not come to call the righteous but sinners. - from matthew 9.9-13

1 june 2008

so, then, anyone who hears these words of mine and acts accordingly is like a wise man, who built his house on rock. the rian poured, the rivers flooded, and the wind blew and struck that house, but it did not collapse because it was built on rocks. but anyone who hears these words of mine and does not act accordingly, is like a fool who built his house on sand. the rain poured, the rivers flooded, and the wind blew and struck that house; it collapsed, and what a terrible fall that was! - from matthew 7.21-27

25 may 2008

Jesus said to the crowds, "i am the living bread which has come from heaven; whoever eats of this bread will live forever. the bread i shall give is my flesh and i will give it for the life of the world." - from john 6.51-58

18 may 2008

God so loved the world that He gave his only Son that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but may have eternal life. God did not send the Son to the world to condemn the world; instead, through him the world is to be saved. - from John 3.16-18

11 may 2008

peace be with you. as the Father has sent me, so i send you... receive the Holy Spirit, for those sins you forgive, they are forgiven, for those whose sins you retain, they are retained. - from john 20.19-23 (image detail: the church topper of the ivana church, batan island, batanes)

4 may 2008

"I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. go, therefore, and make disciples from all nations. baptize them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to fulfill all that I have commanded you. I am with you always until the end of this world." - from matthew 28.16-20

27 april 2008

if you love me, you will keep my commandments, and i will ask the Father and he will you another Helper to be with you forever, that Spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees him nor knows him. but you know him for he is with you and will be in you. - from jn 14.15-21

20 april 2008

do not be troubled. Trust in God and trust in me. In my Father’s house, there are many rooms. Otherwise I would not have told you that I go to prepare a place for you. – from john 14.1-12 image: Christ by the cliff, from my roxas archive

13 april 2008

truly, i say to you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. but the shepherd of the sheep enters by the gate. the keeper opens the gate to him and the sheep hear his voice, he calls each of his sheep by anme and leads them out. - from john 10.1-10

6 april 2008

Jesus said to them, "how dull you are, how slow of understanding. you fail to believe the message of the prophets. is it not written that the Christ should suffer all this and then enter his glory?" - from Luke 24.13-35 image of carosa lights from my roxas 08 archive

30 March 2008

thomas then said, "you are my Lord and my God." Jesus replied, "you believe because you see me, don't you? happy are those who have not seen and believe." - from john 20.19-31 image of the Christ by the cliff in culasi from my roxas 08 archive

23 march 2008 / easter sunday

then, the other disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in; he saw and believed. Scripture clearly said that he must rise from the dead, but they had not yet understood that. -- from john 20.1-9 (image of the resurrection taken at binondo church)

16 march 2008 / palm sunday

from midday, darkness fell over the whole land until mid-afternoon. at about three o'clock, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "eloi, eloi, lamma sabbacthani?" which means My God, My God, why have you forsaken me? as soon as they heard this, some of the bystanders said, "he is calling for elijah." and one of them went quickly, took a sponge and soaked it in vinegar and, putting it on a reed, gave him to drink.

then Jesus cried out again in a loud voice and gave up his spirit. just then the curtain of the temple sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked, rocks were split, tombs were opened, and several holy people who had died were raised to life. they came out of the tombs after the resurrection of Jesus, entered the Holy City and appeared to many. the captain and the soldiers who guarded Jesus were greatly terrified when they saw the earthquake and all that had happened, and said, "truly, this man was a Son of God." - from matthew 27.11-54 (image taken at the entrance of binondo church)

9 march 2008

martha said to Jesus, "if you had been here, my brother would not have died. but i know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you." Jesus said, "your brother will rise again." - from john 11.1-45 image of the lipa cathedral signage

2 march 2008

Jesus found the blind man and said: "do you believe in the Son of Man?" he answered, "who is he, that i may believe in him? Jesus said, "you have seen him and he is speaking to you." he said, "Lord, i believe." - from John 9.1-41 image of the miag-ao church, a unesco heritage site in iloilo

24 february 2008

the woman told Jesus, i know that the Messiah, that is the Christ, is coming; when he comes, he will tell us everything." and Jesus said, "i am who am talking to you, i am he." - from john 4.5-16, 19-26, 39-42 image from my salagdoong, siquijor archive

17 february 2008

on hearing the voice, the disciples fell to the ground, full of fear. but Jesus came, touched them and said, "stand up, do not be afraid." - matthew 17.1-9 image from my siquijor archive

10 february 2008

scripture says, one does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God... you shall not put to the test your Lord your God... worship the Lord your God and serve him alone. - from matthew 4.1-11 image of the siquijor church, siquijor island

3 february 2008

fortunate are those who work for peace for they shall be called children of God - from mt.5:1-12

27 January 2008

change your ways, the kingdom of heaven is near - from matthew 4:12-17, 23-25 image captured at caibiran, biliran island, western visayas

20 January 2008

a man comes after me who is already ahead of me, for he was before me. i myself did not know him but i came baptizing to prepare for him. - from john 1.29-34

13 january 2008

a voice from heaven was heard, “this is my son, the beloved; he is my chosen one.” – from matthew 3:13-17 image taken at the sto. nino church, tacloban city

6 january 2008

when Jesus was born in bethlehem, in judea, during the days of king herod, wise men from the east arrived in jerusalem. They asked, “where is the newborn king of the jews? We saw the rising of his star in the east and hav ecome to honor him.” – from matthew 2:1-12