Author Archives: Rick Montanez

HOMILY: Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Matthew 2:1-12 7 January 2024  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez  Happy Second Christmas! It may sound strange to our ears but for the Eastern Christians this is when they hold their Christmas feasting! The celebration of Epiphany, meaning “manifestation”, is traditionally referred to as “second” Christmas. (So yungContinue reading “In Our Search for God”

Homily: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Luke 2:16-21 1 January 2024  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez I have a friend who is known for throwing parties for her mom.  When her mom turned 80, she decided that all succeeding birthday celebrations of her mom would be extra special. They always had a program where relativesContinue reading “Reflective Openness for the New Year”

HOMILY: The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Luke 2:22-40 31 December 2023  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez I had the chance to watch an interview of Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes on Youtube. In sharing with the host their experiences as parents, Dingdong said he is very firm that their kidsContinue reading “Parenting After Mary and Joseph”

HOMILY: Fourth Sunday of Advent Luke 1:26-38 December 24, 2023 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez Every Fourth Sunday of Advent is usually dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. So, we read once again the account of the Annunciation of the birth of Jesus and we are made to ponder on how she has been prepared forContinue reading “Echoing Mary’s FIAT”

Homily: Third Sunday of Advent  17 December 2023 John 1:6-8, 19-28 Fr. Ricky C. Montanez  “Who are you?” This is the typical question we ask of a stranger or of someone we encounter whom we do not know. The answer to that question can actually vary from an awareness of self, which would answer theContinue reading “Who We Are as Christians”

Homily: Second Sunday of Advent (B) Mark 1:1-8 10 December 2023 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez  In the first few years of my religious formation in Worcester, Massachusetts, I found out the American Assumptionists were amused at how Filipinos sometimes use lips, instead of fingers to point to things. One time, a fellow Filipino in formationContinue reading “Pointing Others to Jesus”

Homily: First Sunday of Advent (B)Mark 13:33-373 December 2023Fr. Ricky Montanez In the recent months, I have been asked by a lot of fresh graduates that I pray over them as they are about to take their respective board exams.  It makes me very happy when I see young people recognise the importance of God inContinue reading “Getting Ready for Eternity”

HOMILY: Solemnity of Our Lord Christ, King of the Universe (A) Matthew 25: 31-46 26 November 2023 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez Just recently Miss Nicaragua was crowned Miss Universe. She was the crowd-favourite with her perfect smile, perfect hair, perfect poise. She was a vision of beauty and grace in her glittering gown and her majesticContinue reading “The Servant-King, Christ the Lord”

HOMILY: Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 25: 14-30 19 November 2023 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Let us do a bit of Q & A here. Let us say you are blessed with P3.6 million pesos! What would you do with that amount of money? If double that amount, P7.2M or five (5) timesContinue reading “Gifts-Given for the Kingdom”

HOMILY: Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 25:1-13 12 November 2023  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Today, I am celebrating my 12th Anniversary of Sacerdotal Ordination. They say the 7th to the 10th years are the most crucial. Some priest-friends claim that once a priest goes beyond the 10th year, everything else seems to beContinue reading “Having Enough Provisions for Life”