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