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Written by Fr. Roberto P. Reyes
Monday, 05 January 2009
Jesus said to his disciples, "Be on your guard with respect to people, for they will hand you over to their courts and they will flog you in their synagogues. You will be brought to trial before rulers and kings because of me, and so you may witness to them and the pagans. But when you are arrested, do not worry about what you are to say and how you are to say it; when the hour comes, you will be given what you are to say. For it is not you who will speak; but it will be the Spirit of your Father in you." Mt. 10:17-22 Write comment (0 Comments)
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What hearts can and should see

Written by Fr. Roberto P. Reyes
Monday, 05 January 2009
There was a prophetess named Anna, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. After leaving her father's home, she had been seven years with her husband, and since then she had been continually about the Temple, serving God as a widow night and day in fasting and prayer. She was now eighty-four. Coming up at that time, she gave praise to God and spoke of the child to all who looked forward to the deliverance of Jerusalem. Lk 2:36-40 Write comment (0 Comments)
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A father's song

Written by Fr. Robert Reyes
Monday, 05 January 2009
Zechariah, filled with the holy spirit, sang this canticle, "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has come and redeemed his people. He has raised up for us a victorious Savior in the house of David his servant, as he promised through the prophets of old..." Luke 1: 67-79 Write comment (0 Comments)
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Kuya

Written by Fr. Roberto P. Reyes
Sunday, 28 December 2008
When the day for the purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought the baby up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, as it is written in the law of the Lord: Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to God. And they offered a sacrifice as ordered in the law of the Lord: a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons. Luke 2:22-35 Write comment (0 Comments)
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Christmas in the Catacombs

Written by Fr. Roberto P. Reyes
Sunday, 28 December 2008
I look back to my three Christmases from 2006 to the present. It is, in minuscule, the story of my life so far. Christmas in 2006 was in China. I remember that evening when I walked on dark streets, through a dark alley to reach a church carefully hidden. Before the Cultural Revolution in China, the Catholic Church literally went underground. During the Cultural Revolution, it was even worst. The China I experienced almost three years ago was gradually recovering from the negative effects of the Cultural Revolution. It was also recovering from the June 4, 1989 experience at Tiananmen Square. The distrust of foreigners and the deep suspicion of religions still pervaded much of China. Only the patriotic church was tolerated. That Christmas Eve, I was with a group of friends to attend a 10:00 p.m. mass. The church was crowded and we were one of the last allowed to enter, lucky to find seats at the back. After a few minutes, the front doors were closed by men who kept guard the whole time. From the time the doors were closed, throughout the entire mass, people who wanted to enter kept pounding the door. People inside, the bishop celebrating the mass included did not seem to mind. It was a sad and noisy mass in a dimly lit and cold church. This does not say everything about my life in China then, but it says something worth pondering and remembering. Write comment (1 Comment)
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His name will be John!

Written by Fr. Roberto P. Reyes
Friday, 26 December 2008
Zechariah asked for a writing tablet and wrote on it, "His name is John," and they were very surprised. Immediately Zechariah could speak again and his first words were in praise of God. Luke 1:57-66 Write comment (0 Comments)
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Friday, 26 December 2008

Jesus said to his disciples, "Be on your guard with respect to people, for they will hand you over to their courts and they will flog you in their synagogues. You will be brought to trial before rulers and kings because of me, and so you may witness to them and the pagans. But when you are arrested, do not worry about what you are to say and how you are to say it; when the hour comes, you will be given what you are to say. For it is not you who will speak; but it will be the...
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