Category: Sunday Reflections By Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez

Sunday Reflection | 21 April 2024 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez Homily: Fourth Sunday of Easter / Good Shepherd Sunday / World Day of Prayer for Vocations John 10:11-18 Shepherds to One Another In the gospels, particularly Chapter 10 of John’s Gospel, Jesus is portrayed as that kind of leader who takes good care of…

Homily: Third Sunday of Easter (B) Luke 24:35-48 Encounters with God in the Ordinary Lastly, it is important to emphasise that an experience with the resurrected life cannot be contained. Just as the two disciples returned to Jerusalem to tell others how they met Jesus on their journey, we, too, who have encountered Jesus in…

Sunday Reflection | 24 March 2024 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez Homily: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Mark 15:1-39 Holy Week: A Journey to Holiness As we enter Holy Week, let us bear in mind these two (2) concepts to help us have a meaningful experience:  First, let us see all our actions this…

Sunday Reflection | 17 March 2024 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez Homily: Fifth Sunday of Lent (B) John 12:20-33 Accepting the Inevitable with Faith and Hope In life, we all have to contend with many challenges and difficulties as well. Suffering is an unavoidable part of life. As disciples of Jesus, life will not be…

Sunday Reflection | 10 March 2024 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez Homily: Fourth Sunday of Lent / Laetare Sunday (B) John 3:14-21 Infinitely LOVED to LOVE To love as God loves is a tall order! Nevertheless, we need not be discouraged. It is true that some relationships don’t last… friends fight, families break apart and…

Sunday Reflection | 3 March 2024 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez Homily: Third Sunday of Lent (B) John 2:13-25 Owning Up to Our Mistakes This Lenten season, let us reflect on our life and recall how we have angered or saddened people or continue to generate negativity from people around us. Let us ask ourselves…

Sunday Reflection | 25 February 2024 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez Homily: Second Sunday of Lent (B) Mark 9:2-10 To LISTEN To be SILENT Brothers and sisters, the busyness of life can sometimes prevent us from taking the time to stop and really listen — to each other, to ourselves and to God. During this…

Sunday Reflections | 4 February 2024 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Homily: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Mark 1:29-39 As Channels of God’s Healing Mercy Today, let us thank Jesus for loving us in a very personal way. We thank Him for His continuing effort to save us and preserve us for a…

Sunday Reflection | 18 February 2024 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez Homily: First Sunday of Lent (B) Mark 1:12-15 Deliver Us from Evil, Lord! Let us make the most of this Lenten season — a truly sacred time — to nurture our spiritual growth and maturity and remain steadfast in faith despite any of life’s…

Sunday Reflection | 11 February 2024 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez Homily: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Mark 1:40-45 Extending Jesus’ Healing Touch We all have afflictions of the spirit that need the healing touch of Jesus. Today’s gospel clearly shows us how God feels such compassion for humanity. He has His eyes and…