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HOMILY: Baptism of the Lord  Luke 3:15-16, 21-22) 9 January 2022  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA This Sunday’s feast of the Baptism of the Lord signals the end of the Christmas season and the beginning of “Ordinary Time.” In the past, Christmas season would have ended last Sunday, on the Solemnity of the Epiphany. WhyContinue reading “A Baptism of Solidarity”

HOMILY: Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Matthew 2:1-12 2 January 2022  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA “The year 2021 was one for the books. What will 2022 bring? No matter what, remember: You are made of star stuff. Sparkly, glorious star stuff.” This was NASA’s New Year greeting on Instagram. They posted thisContinue reading “Pursuing our Star to find Jesus”

HOMILY: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Luke 2:41-51 26 December 2021  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Today as we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family, I want to share with you the story of Allan. He is a 12-year-old boy in Negros Oriental who already works as a magtutuba to provideContinue reading “Invited to be Like the Holy Family “

HOMILY: Fourth Sunday of Advent Luke 1:39-45 19 December 2021  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Last Tuesday, some teachers of St. Pedro Poveda College came to the parish for the gift-giving of our 130 Day Care children here in Bagumbayan. When the gifts were laid out on the sanctuary in preparation for the event, IContinue reading “Recognising and Rejoicing the Lord’s Presence “

HOMILY: Third Sunday of Advent Luke 3:10-18 12 December 2021  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA According to a Twitter Holiday Research, Filipinos still managed to have holiday cheer in December last year despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.  The study found a staggering 2.3 million holiday-related conversations in the Philippines during that periodContinue reading “Joy Rooted in Christ; Borne of Gratitude”

HOMILY: Second Sunday of Advent (C) Luke 3:1-6 5 December 2021  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Back in London, I facilitated an RCIA program (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults). One of the most common questions asked was “Why was the baptism of adults more common in the past?” These days, we baptize babies moreContinue reading “To Re-turn, To Re-orient Our Hearts to Him”

HOMILY: First Sunday of Advent (C) Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 28 November 2021  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Lola Isca or Francisca Montes Susano was the oldest living Filipino at 124 years old until she recently passed away peacefully in her home in Negros Occidental. She was believed to be older than the current title holderContinue reading “Living Ready in the Here and Now”

HOMILY:  Solemnity of Christ the King John 18: 33-37 21 November 2021 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA What is it to have a king? For all of us, here, we have only come to know a President as head of state.  Although we were technically under the Spanish crown for 333 years, it was the GovernorContinue reading “Called to Fidelity to Christ, Our King”

HOMILY: Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 13:24-32 14 November 2021  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA I saw this witty tweet last night as I was preparing this homily. Let me share it with you… When the Israelites saw Goliath, they said, “He’s so big, we’re doomed.” When David saw Goliath he said, “He’s tooContinue reading “Battling our Goliaths with Jesus in our Hearts”

HOMILY: Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Mark 12:38-44 7 November 2021 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA  Why do you give? Do you give out of your excess? There is a famous person who gives her least favourite signature bags to friends because she knows she will hardly use them anyway. Is she truly beingContinue reading “Giving from the Heart”