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Yesterday was the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. It marks the last official day of the Chirstmas Season on the Church calendar. Jesus was baptized before going on to begin His public ministry. Through the Gospel readings of the rest of the Church Year, we will see how Christ lives out that ministryContinue reading “Baptism of the Lord”

Happy Feast of the Epiphany! Starting today, I’ll be posting, at the very least, once a week. The 5min challenges of the week will be based on the Gospel or the take aways from the homily at Mass. Challenges/Reflection Questions- (Note: There are 5 challenges for the Tuesday-Saturday of the week. They can be doneContinue reading “Feast of the Epiphany”

2019 draws to a close. So many blessings!!! One tradition that my family has is having a family meal at midnight and talking about what blessings God gave us for the year. For me personally, I have ask myself the following question: “What lesson God had been teaching me this year?” (One of my friendsContinue reading “Christmas Octave and New Year’s Day”

Merry Christmas!!!!! 🙂 Maligayang Pasko!!! 🙂 Jesse Tree Readings: Matthew 2:1-12 & Luke 2:1-6 The readings today are about the Visit of the Magi and the Birth of Christ. A very quick reflection today… The Magi came from far away lands to bring gifts to Jesus. They brought presents to honor the King of kings,Continue reading “Jesse Tree Days 24-25”

Jesse Tree Readings: Luke 3:2-19 & Matthew 1:18-24 & Luke 1:24-39 A quick reflection for this post since tomorrow is Christmas. The last two days will be posted together tomorrow as they are about Jesus’s birth. The readings for days 21 and 22 are the Preaching of John the Baptist and St. Joseph’s dream beforeContinue reading “Jesse Tree Days 21-23”

Jesse Tree Readings: 1 Kings 18:1-46 & Jonah 1-4. In Day 19, the reading was on Elijah and the prophets of Baal. There was a drought in Israel during the time of King Ahab. Elijah, in order to show the people that God is God, proposed a contest: whichever god sent fire to consume theContinue reading “Jesse Tree Days 19-20”

Jesse Tree Readings: 1 Samuel 17:12-51 & 1 Kings 3:5-28 Today, I’ll combine Days 17-18 into one challenge. The readings focused on David and Goliath and the Wisdom of Solomon. In the Day 17 Reading, David knew that God would help him, a shepherd boy inexperienced on a battlefield. If God could protect him fromContinue reading “Jesse Tree Days 17-18”

Today’s reading: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Today’s reading is on the 1st time David was anointed. Because Saul had disobeyed God, Samuel was sent to Bethlehem to anoint a new king to reign after Saul. This new king would be a son of Jesse of the tribe of Judah. When Samuel met Jesse’s family, he initiallyContinue reading “Jesse Tree Day 16”

Happy Gaudete Sunday! We are now halfway through Advent! Rejoice! Today’s reading – 1 Samuel 3:1-18 Today is about the call of Samuel. In the story, Samuel is called by God 3x while he was sleeping near the Ark of the Covenant. Thinking that it was his mentor, Eli calling, Samuel went each time saying,Continue reading “Jesse Tree Day 15”

Day 13 Reading- Judges 16:4-31 This particular reading was on the Israelite judge, Samson. Samson was given the gift of strength if he did not cut his hair. His long hair was a sign of his being consecrated to the Lord. Unfortunately, he fell in love with a woman who manipulated and betrayed him. DelilahContinue reading “Jesse Tree Day 13-14”