May 28, 2017, 7th Sunday of Easter
Theme: “Resurrection Life Builds Unity”
Homily by Fr. Fernando Ilustre
“It is when we begin to walk in obedience before God, that we would become one(united) with Him, and that we would bring glory and honor and praise to our God”
Acts 1: 6 – 14
1 Peter 4: 12 – 16
Psalm 68: 1-6; 18-20
John 17: 1 – 11
May 24, 2017 | Wednesday Fellowship Service (+Fr. Erel Villanueva)
Topic: Knowing the Resurrection Power of the Lord
Resurrection and Pentecost = “The power of the resurrection is the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Philippians 3:8-10 (AMP) – But more than that, I count everything as loss compared to the priceless privilege and supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord [and of growing more deeply and thoroughly acquainted with Him—a joy unequaled]. For His sake I have lost everything, and I consider it all garbage, so that I may gain Christ, and may be found in Him [believing and relying on Him], not having any righteousness of my own derived from [my obedience to] the Law and its rituals, but [possessing] that [genuine righteousness] which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith. And this, so that I may know Him [experientially, becoming more thoroughly acquainted with Him, understanding the remarkable wonders of His Person more completely] and [in that same way experience] the power of His resurrection [which overflows and is active in believers], and [that I may share] the fellowship of His sufferings, by being continually conformed [inwardly into His likeness even] to His death [dying as He did];
“Our goal is to know Christ and the power of His resurrection.”
Knowing God is a progressive state => building a relationship; being deeply, intimately acquainted with Him
“Resurrection gives us a perspective of eternal life and eternal victory.”
May 21, 2017, 6th Sunday of Easter
Theme: “Resurrection Life Builds Communion”
Homily by Bp. Ricardo Alcaraz
“The Lord will give us another helper to empower us to walk with and in Him.”
Acts 17:22-31
1 Peter 3:18-22
Psalm 66:1-8
John 14:15-21
1.(v.15-18) He will give us another helper.
2.(v.19-21) He assures us we will never be alone.
May 17, 2017 | Wednesday Fellowship Service (+Bp. Ricardo Alcaraz)
Topic: Rising Up To The Occasion
“We are to rise up to meet the challenges of our calling.”
Esther 4:13-14 – And Mordecai told them to answer Esther: “Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews. For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
Carpe diem – seize the day! the opportunity has come; don’t let it come past you. Rise up to the challenge!
Genesis 15:6 – And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.
Abraham rose up to the occasion.
Exodus 4:10-14
Numbers 14:20-25
Joshua 14:6-12
Hebrews 10:38
“As we have risen in the past, let us all rise up!”
May 14, 2017, 5th Sunday of Easter
Theme: “Resurrection Life Builds Commitment”
Homily by Bp. Ricardo Alcaraz
“The Risen Lord calls us to commit to the life of faith He has entrusted to us.”
Acts 7:55-60
1 Peter 2:4-10
Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16
John 14:1-14
1.(v.1-6) Christ encourages us to see by faith what He has prepared for us.
2.(v.7-14) Christ reminds us to remember the Father as we live our lives here on earth.
May 7, 2017, 4th Sunday of Easter
Theme: “Resurrection Life Builds Security”
Homily by Fr. Erel Villanueva
“To build security with our God is to build a relationship with Him.”
Nehemiah 9:6-15
1 Peter 2:19-25
Psalm 23
John 10:1-10
“Our security is built in our faith to our risen Lord Jesus Christ.”
May 3, 2017 | Wednesday Fellowship Service (+Fr. Erel Villanueva)
Topic: Resurrection is Celebration
“It is our responsibility to live out and show to others that Jesus is alive.”
Matthew 28:9 – And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him.
“Resurrection gives us responsibility”
Romans 6:4-5 – Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection.
“We should walk in newness of life; in the likeness of His resurrection.”
“Through baptism, we become part of the death & resurrection of Christ.”
April 30, 2017, 3rd Sunday of Easter
Theme: “Resurrection Life Builds Understanding”
Homily by Fr. Fernando Ilustre
“Instead of focusing on the negative situation, let us focus on what the resurrection power of our Lord Jesus Christ can do for us.”
Acts 2:29-36
1 Peter 1:13-21
Psalm 116:12-19
Luke 24:13-35
April 23, 2017, 2nd Sunday of Easter
Theme: “Resurrection Life Builds Faith”
Homily by Fr. Erel Villanueva
“Resurrection strengthens our faith.”
“Jesus wants us to transform our fear into courage. Only then we can have peace and experience His Resurrection Life.”
“Resurrection is also restoration of relationship.”
“We have been resurrected with Christ so we can continue the work that He has started. We are to bring restoration, forgiveness and healing to others.”
“We are to proclaim by faith to others that our God is alive!”
Acts 2 : 22-28
1 Peter 1:3-9
Psalm 16
John 20:19-31
April 16, 2017, Easter Sunday Worship
Theme: “Resurrection Life”
Homily by Bp. Ricardo Alcaraz
“Because of what Jesus Christ has done, the power of life is greater than the power of death.”
Romans 6: 3 – 11
Psalm 114
Matthew 28: 1–10
April 14, 2017, Good Friday
Theme: “Relive His Suffering and Death”
Homilies by Bp. Ricardo Alcaraz, Fr. Erel Villanueva, & Fr. Fernando Ilustre
Ang Pitong Huling Salita
“Ama, patawarin Mo sila; sapagkat hindi nila nalalaman ang kanilang ginagawa” (Luc. 23:34)
“Katotohanan sinasabi Ko sa iyo, ngayon ay kakasamahin kita sa Paraiso.” (Luc. 23:43)
“Babae, narito, and iyong anak!… Masdan ang iyong ina!” (Juan 19:26-27)
“O Diyos Ko, Diyos Ko, bakit Mo Ako pinabayaan?” (Mat. 27:46)
“Nauuhaw Ako” (Juan 19:28)
“Ama, sa Iyong mga kamay ipinagtatagubilin Ko ang Aking espiritu” (Luc. 23:46)
“Naganap na!” (Juan 19:30)
April 13, 2017, Maundy Thursday
Theme: “Relive His Example Of Being A Servant”
Homily by Bp. Ricardo Alcaraz
“The Holy Sacrament was given because of love. As people of the Sacrament, we are to live out the Spirit of the Sacrament; which is the Love of Jesus Christ.”
Exodus 12: 1 – 8; 11 – 14
1 Corinthians 11: 23 – 26
Psalm 116: 1 – 5; 12 – 19
John 13: 1 – 15
