Universal Roman Catholic Faith and Traditions

The Incorrupt Heart Relic of Saint Camillus de Lellis , Patron of the Sick, Nurses and Hospitals will Journey and Visit the Archdiocese of Cebu. March 05, 2019 (Tuesday) 10:30 AM Arrival of the Heart of St. Camillus de Lellis. Mactan Cebu International Airport to the Home of the Aged Chapel Daughters of St. Camillus de Lellis San Jose Road, Talamban, Cebu City 12:00 PM - Holy Mass 1:00 - 6:59 PM - Veneration of the Incorrupt Heart Relic of St. Camillus de Lellis 7:00 PM - Holy Mass 8:00 - 10:00 PM  - Veneration of the Incorrupt Heart Relic of St. Camillus de Lellis March 06, 2019 (Wednesday) 8:00 AM Holy Mass Novitiate Chapel Daughters of Saint Camillus San Jose Road, Talamban, Cebu City 10:00 AM Daughters of Saint Camillus de Lellis to the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral 12:15 PM - Welcome Mass at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral 1:30 - 7:30 PM - Veneration of the Incorrupt Heart Relic of St. Camillus de Lellis March 07, 2019 (Thursday) 8:0...

First Reading: Sirach 5: 1 - 8 Psalm 1 Gospel: Mark 9: 41 - 50 Holy Gospel: If anyone gives you a drink of water because you belong to Christ and bear his name, truly, I say to you, he will not go without reward. If anyone should cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble and sin, it would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a great millstone around his neck. If your hand makes you fall into sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter life without a hand than with two hands to go to hell, to the fire that never goes out. And if your foot makes you fall into sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter life without a foot than with both feet to be thrown into hell. And if your eye makes you fall into sin, tear it out! It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than, keeping both eyes, to be thrown into hell where the worms that eat them never die, and the fire never goes out. The fire itself will preserve them. Salt is a...

First Reading: Sirach 4: 11 - 19 Psalm 119 Gospel: Mark 9: 38 - 40 Holy Gospel: John said to him, “Master, we saw someone who drove out demons by calling upon your name, and we tried to forbid him because he does not belong to our group.” Jesus answered, “Do not forbid him, for no one who works a miracle in my name can soon after speak evil of me. For whoever is not against us is for us. First Reading: Wisdom brings up her children and takes care of those who look for her. Whoever loves her loves life. Those who rise early in the morning in search of her will be filled with joy. Whoever possesses her will have glory and wherever he goes blessings will follow. Those who serve her are ministers of the Holy One; those who love her are loved of the Lord. He who listens to her will have good judgment. He who obeys her will rest in safety. Whoever trusts in her will possess her and his children after him will inherit her. For in the beginning she will lead him by rough path...

First Reading: Sirach 2: 1 - 11 Psalm 37 Gospel: Mark 9: 30 - 37 Holy Gospel: After leaving that place, they made their way through Galilee; but Jesus did not want people to know where he was because he was teaching his disciples. And he told them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into human hands. They will kill him, but three days after he has been killed, he will rise.” The disciples, however, did not understand these words and they were afraid to ask him what he meant. They came to Capernaum and, once inside the house, Jesus asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” But they did not answer because they had been arguing about who was the greatest. Then he sat down, called the Twelve and said to them, “If someone wants to be first, let him be last of all and servant of all.” Then he took a little child, placed it in their midst, and putting his arms around it he said to them, “Whoever welcomes a child such as this in my name, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me,...

First Reading: Sirach 1: 1 - 10 Psalm 93 Gospel: Mark 9: 14 - 29 Holy Gospel: When they came to the place where they had left the disciples, they saw many people around and some teachers of the Law arguing with them. 15 When the people saw Jesus, they were astonished and ran to greet him. He asked, “What are you arguing about with them?” A man answered him from the crowd, “Master, I brought my son to you for he has a dumb spirit. Whenever the spirit seizes him, it throws him down and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth and becomes stiff all over. I asked your disciples to drive the spirit out, but they could not.” Jesus replied, “You faithless people. How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me.” And they brought the boy to him. As soon as the spirit saw Jesus, it shook and convulsed the boy who fell on the ground and began rolling about, foaming at the mouth. Then Jesus asked the father, “How long has this been happening to him?” He r...

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: 1 Samuel 26: 2, 7 - 9, 12 - 13, 22 - 23 Psalm 103 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15: 45 - 49 Gospel: Luke 6: 27 - 38 Holy Gospel: But I say to you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you and pray for those who treat you badly. To the one who strikes you on the cheek, turn the other cheek; from the one who takes your coat, do not keep back your shirt. Give to the one who asks and if anyone has taken something from you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have others do to you. If you love only those who love you, what kind of graciousness is yours? Even sinners love those who love them. If you do favors to those who are good to you, what kind of graciousness is yours? Even sinners do the same. If you lend only when you expect to receive, what kind of graciousness is yours? For sinners also lend to sinners, expecting to receive something in return. But love your enemies a...

Saint Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr First Reading: Hebrews 11: 1 - 7 Psalm 145 Gospel:  Mark 9: 2 - 13 Holy Gospel: Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain. There his appearance was changed before their eyes. Even his clothes shone, becoming as white as no bleach of this world could make them. Elijah and Moses appeared to them; the two were talking with Jesus. Then Peter spoke and said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here; let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” For he did not know what to say; they were overcome with awe. But a cloud formed, covering them in a shadow, and from the cloud came this word, “This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him.” And suddenly, as they looked around, they no longer saw anyone except Jesus with them. As they came down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man be risen from the dead. So they kept this...

The Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle First Reading: 1 Peter 5: 1 - 4 Psalm 23 Matthew 16: 13 - 19 Holy Gospel: After that Jesus came to Caesarea Philippi. He asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of man is?” They said, “For some of them you are John the Baptist, for others Elijah or Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” Jesus asked them, “But you, who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “It is well for you, Simon Barjona, for it is not flesh or blood that has revealed this to you but my Father in heaven. And now I say to you: You are Peter (or Rock) and on this rock I will build my Church; and never will the powers of death overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and what you unbind on earth shall be unbound in heaven.” First Reading: I now address myself to those elders among you; I, too, am an elder and a witness to the suf...

First Reading: Genesis 9: 1-3 Psalm 102 Gospel: Mark 8: 27-33 Holy Gospel: Jesus set out with his disciples for the villages around Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?” And they told him, “Some say you are John the Baptist; others say you are Elijah or one of the prophets.” Then Jesus asked them, “But you, who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.” And he ordered them not to tell anyone about him. Jesus then began to teach them that the Son of Man had to suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the Law. He would be killed and after three days rise again. 32 Jesus said all this quite openly, so that Peter took him aside and began to protest strongly. But Jesus turning around, and looking at his disciples, rebuked Peter saying, “Get behind me Satan! You are thinking not as God does, but as people do.” First Reading: God blessed Noah and his sons and he said to them, “B...

First Reading: Genesis 8: 6 - 13, 20 - 22 Psalm 116 Gospel: Mark 8: 22 - 26 Holy Gospel: When they came to Bethsaida, Jesus was asked to touch a blind man who was brought to him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had put spittle on his eyes and laid his hands upon him, he asked, “Can you see anything?” The man, who was beginning to see, replied, “I see people! They look like trees, but they move around.” Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again and the man could see perfectly. His sight was restored and he could see everything clearly. Then Jesus sent him home saying, “Do not return to the village.” First Reading: At the end of the forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had built and let the raven out. This went off and kept flying to and fro until the waters had dried up from the earth. Then Noah let out the dove to see if the waters were receding from the earth. But the dove could not find a place to set its fo...

First Reading: Genesis 6: 5 - 8, 7: 1 - 5, 10 Psalm 29 Gospel: Mark 8: 14 - 21 Holy Gospel: The disciples had forgotten to bring more bread and had only one loaf with them in the boat. Then Jesus warned them, “Keep your eyes open and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.” And they said to one another, “He saw that we have no bread.” Aware of this, Jesus asked them, “Why are you talking about the loaves you are short of? Do you not see or understand? Are your minds closed? Have you eyes that don’t see and ears that don’t hear? And do you not remember when I broke the five loaves among five thousand? How many baskets full of leftovers did you collect?” They answered, “Twelve.” “And having seven loaves for the four thousand, how many wicker baskets of leftovers did you collect?” They answered, “Seven.” Then Jesus said to them, “Do you still not understand?” First Reading: Yahweh saw how great was the wickedness of man on the earth and that evil was...

Almighty and ever-living God, it was Your grace and love of you that you made your servant,  TEOFILO CAMOMOT Devote his life to your service, as Priest and Bishop, a life of self-abnegation, constant prayer and generous love for the poor and the needy. Grant that his virtues provide a lasting example for all and merit the approval of the Church that he be raised to the Altars. As a sign of your benevolence to your servant's cause, we humbly implore you to bestow upon us this favor. . . (mention your request) In the Name of Jesus, Our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen. (Recite one Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be.) If you receive the favor you asked for in the advancement of the process, kindly inform or write to: Daughters of Saint Teresa Valladolid, Carcar City Cebu, 6019 Philippines Telephone No.: +6332 487-9233 Mobile No.: +63 919-995-9350

First Reading: Genesis 4: 1 - 15, 25 Holy Gospel: Mark 8: 11 - 13 Holy Gospel: The Pharisees came and started to argue with Jesus. Hoping to embarrass him, they asked for some heavenly sign. Then his spirit was moved. He gave a deep sigh and said, “Why do the people of this present time ask for a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign shall be given to this people.” Then he left them, got into the boat again and went to the other side of the lake. First Reading: Adam had intercourse with Eve his wife; she became pregnant and gave birth to a child. She named him Cain, for she said, “I have got a man with help from Yahweh.” She later gave birth to Abel, his brother. Abel was a shepherd and kept flocks, and Cain tilled the soil. It happened after a time that Cain brought fruits of the soil as an offering to Yahweh. Abel for his part brought the firstborn of his flock, and some fat as well. Now Yahweh was well pleased with Abel and his offering, but towards Cain and his offering he...

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Jeremiah 17: 5 - 8 Psalm 1 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15: 12, 16 - 20 Holy Gospel: Luke 6: 17, 20 - 26 Holy Gospel: Coming down the hill with them, Jesus stood on a level place. Many of his disciples were there and a large crowd of people who had come from all parts of Judea and Jerusalem and from the coastal cities of Tyre and Sidon. Then looking at his disciples, Jesus said, “Fortunate are you who are poor, the kingdom of God is yours.” Fortunate are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. Fortunate are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Fortunate are you when people hate you, when they reject you and insult you and number you among criminals, because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for a great reward is kept for you in heaven. Remember that is how the ancestors of this people treated the prophets. But alas for you who have wealth, for you have been comforted now. Alas for you who ...

Hear me and understand me well. Nothing should frighten or grieve you. Let not your heart be disturbed. Do not fear sickness, nor any other anguish. Am I not here, I who is your Mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not your life and health? Are you not in my embrace? And in my prayers? What else do you need? Do not grieve not be disturbed by anything. Words of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary,  Our Mother, The Lady of Guadalupe to Saint Juan Diego Mexico, December 12, 1531

First Reading: Genesis 3: 9 - 24 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 90 Holy Gospel: Mark 8: 1 - 10 Holy Gospel: Soon afterwards Jesus was in the midst of another large crowd that obviously had nothing to eat. So he called his disciples and said to them, “I feel sorry for these people because they have been with me for three days and now have nothing to eat. If I send them to their homes hungry, they will faint on the way; some of them have come a long way.” His disciples replied, “Where in a deserted place like this could we get enough bread to feed these people?” He asked them, “How many loaves have you?” And they answered, “Se­ven.” Then he ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves and giving thanks, he broke them and hand­ed them to his disciples to distribute. And they distributed them among the people. They also had some small fish, so Jesus said a blessing and asked that these be shared as well. The people ate and were satisfied. The broken pie...