Homily: Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) Wisdom 9:13–18b | Philemon 9–10, 12–17 | Luke 14:25–33 7 September 2025 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA How rich does one need to be to spend seven hundred sixty thousand pesos (P760,000.00) on a dinner for four (4)? Let us not even talk about where one’s wealth hasContinue reading “When Human Wisdom Falls Short”
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The Joy of Walking Humbly with God
Homily: Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 | Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a | Luke 14:1, 7-14 31 August 2025 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA One of the hardest lessons in life is to admit weakness and vulnerability. Many of our lolos (grandfathers) and lolas (grandmothers) know this very well. All their livesContinue reading “The Joy of Walking Humbly with God”
Salvation: Gift, Not Guarantee
Homily: Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) Isaiah 66:18–21 / Hebrews 12:5–7, 11–13 / Luke 13:22–30 24 August 2025 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Who among us here is sure that he/she is going to heaven? Please raise your hand. There was a lady in another parish who raised her hand high when asked thisContinue reading “Salvation: Gift, Not Guarantee”
The Price Tag of Following Jesus
Homily: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10 / Hebrews 12:1-4 / Luke 12:49-53 17 August 2025 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA We all know — anything worth having comes at a cost. If we want to graduate, we put in the late nights of study. If we want a strong marriage, weContinue reading “The Price Tag of Following Jesus”
Choosing God, Again and Again
Homily: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) Wisdom 18:6-9 / Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 / Luke 12:32-48 10 August 2025 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Online stores have certainly made purchasing easier, don’t we all agree? However, not all are trustworthy sellers. We reduce our chances of getting scammed by checking reviews and testimonials that theContinue reading “Choosing God, Again and Again”
Blessed with What Truly Matters
Homily: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Year C Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23 | Psalm 90 | Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11 | Luke 12:13-21 3 August 2025 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA There is a saying that goes, “The real tragedy is not that life is short, but that we waste so much of it before weContinue reading “Blessed with What Truly Matters”
The Unfiltered Prayer of the Heart
Homily: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Year C Genesis 18:20–32 | Psalm 138 | Colossians 2:12–14 | Luke 11:1–13 27 July 2025 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA How do you pray? Do you follow what is recommended in Matthew 6:6 “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray toContinue reading “The Unfiltered Prayer of the Heart”
Hospitality of the Heart
Homily: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) Genesis 18:1–10 | Colossians 1:24–28 | Luke 10:38–42 20 July 2025 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA One of my favourite mass songs is “Panalangin sa Pagiging Bukas Palad” (A Prayer for Generosity). We ask the Lord to teach us to open our hands so that our palms areContinue reading “Hospitality of the Heart”
Drawing Near to the Hurting
Homily: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) Deuteronomy 30:10-14; Colossians 1:15-20; Luke 10:25-37 13 July 2025 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA It is not easy to be a Christian. Some people may say that all you have to do is close your eyes and accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour — and just likeContinue reading “Drawing Near to the Hurting”
Rooted in Identity, Not in Achievement
Homily: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) Isaiah 66:10-14, Galatians 6:14-18, Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 6 July 2025 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA What does it mean to be called to serve the Lord? In today’s gospel we hear about the seventy-two (72) disciples whom Jesus sent as His advance party to all the towns HeContinue reading “Rooted in Identity, Not in Achievement”
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