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Homily: Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection John 20:1-9 4 April 2021  Fr. Ricky C. Montanez, AA It is Easter once again! This is a joyous occasion for the whole Church! Are you feeling the joy?  This is our 2nd Easter Celebration without the Christ the King (CTK) congregation before us. I had hoped toContinue reading “Seeing Beyond the Empty Tomb”

HOMILY: GOOD FRIDAY John 18:1-19:42 2 April 2021  Fr. Ricky C. Montanez, AA What would break you? What would bring you to desperation? For some, severe physical torture is enough to make them lose their minds. For others emotional trauma like breaking up with a lover or the death of a loved one is enoughContinue reading “TGIGF: The Cross as God’s Gift of Self-giving Love”

Homily: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord  (B) Mark 11:1-10 / Mark 14:1-15:47 28 March 2021  Fr. Ricky C. Montanez, AA In today’s liturgy, the story of the Passion of Jesus is read dramatically, with some people in the assembly taking on various roles: the narrator, Jesus, Pilate, the apostles, some minor characters andContinue reading “Our Christian Role on the Stage of Life”

Homily: Fifth Sunday of Lent (B) John 12:20-33 21 March 2021 Fr. Ricky C. Montanez  Eula is a mom with 2 young kids and a third on the way. Due to the pandemic she has had to live where she works 15 days each month. That’s 15 days where she cannot care for her children.Continue reading “Dying to Ourselves for Others”

Homily: Fourth Sunday of Lent (B) John 3:14-21 14 March 2021 Fr. Ricky C. Montanez  One time in London, as I was greeting people on their way out of the parish church after Sunday mass, I overheard a young girl ask her mum as they prayed before the crucifix near the exit door: “Does itContinue reading “Blessed Beyond Measure”

Homily: Third Sunday of Lent (B) John 2:13-25 7 March 2021 Fr. Ricky C. Montanez There is an intriguing mural by Alfonso Ossorio in the St. Joseph the Worker Chapel, popularly known to many as the Church of the Angry Jesus in the Victorias Milling Company in Victorias City, Negros Occidental. The image which theContinue reading “Getting Angry for the Right Reasons”

Homily: Second Sunday of Lent (B) 28 February 2021  Mark 9:2-10 Fr. Ricky C. Montanez, AA A good friend who likes K-Drama (more than me, of course) avoids watching an ongoing series because she hates waiting for the new episode to be aired each week. I also realised that the other reason why she waitsContinue reading “Transfiguration Moments… An Assurance in Life’s Dark Days”

Homily: First Sunday of Lent (B) 21 February 2021  Mark 1:12-15 Fr. Ricky C. Montanez According to statistical data, roughly a tenth of the country’s population, an estimated 10 million Filipinos, are working abroad for the promise of higher wages.  Although they find better opportunities for themselves and for their families back home, being an overseasContinue reading “When Armed with Prayer”

Homily: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 1:40-45 14 February 2021 Fr. Ricky C. Montanez  A good friend of mine had the misfortune of contracting Covid. I had been so worried that when she informed me that she had recovered, I was so grateful to God for sparing her life. As she recounted to meContinue reading “Having A Heart for Others”

Homily: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Mark 1:29-39 7 February 2021  Fr. Ricky C. Montanez I feel time seems to be slipping by so quickly again. Since the easing of the lockdown many months ago, the days fly by surprisingly fast. We are anticipating the Lunar New Year on the 12th February and very soon weContinue reading “Resting in Prayer to Give More of Ourselves”