The Hermit of Antipolo

Today’s reading: Psalm 51:12-17 David prays for a clean heart and a steadfast spirit. “A clean heart create for me, God; renew in me a...

Today’s readings: 2 Samuel 11:1-17 Psalm 51:3-11 Today we read the tragic story of David, Bathsheba and Uriah. From the roof of his...

Today’s reading: 1 John 3:11-21 We continue from yesterday’s reading. There we saw the imperative of loving our brethren. So important is...

Today’s reading: 1 John 3:7-10 In this passage, John is talking about righteousness versus sin, about how one begotten by God does not...

Today’s reading: 1 John 3:7-10 There are no two ways for us. We are either children of God or we are children of the devil. Now that is...

Today’s reading: 1 John 2:29-3:6 Because of God’s love for us, we have been restored to fellowship with Him and are called children of...

Today’s reading: Colossians 3:12-21 We are God’s people, called according to His purpose, and chosen to do His work of proclaiming His...

Today’s reading: Psalm 24:1-6 Our destiny as children of God is to live with our Father in heaven for all eternity. But that will not...

Readings: Judges 13:2-25 Luke 1:5-25 One reason why some people question God’s existence, especially as Christians claim that He is an...

Today’s reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 We are called to be holy. We become holy as we live pure. How do we live pure? “Refrain from...

Today’s reading: Ephesians 1:3-12 Paul speaks a powerful truth in today’s reading. He says that God “chose us in him, before the...

Today’s reading: 2 Peter 3:8-14 Jesus will return once again in glory. That will be an exciting time, as “the day of the Lord will come...

Today’s reading: 2 Maccabees 6:18-31 Today’s reading is about the martyrdom of Eleazar, an old man who was one of the foremost scribes in...

Today’s reading: 1 Maccabees 1:10-63 The Live Pure movement is established by God in order to help young people live their lives in...

Reading: 1 Maccabees 1:10-63 The two Books of Maccabees tell the story of the suppression of Judaism in Palestine in the second century...

Today’s reading: Wisdom 7:22-8:1 What is considered “an aura of the might of God” and “the refulgence of eternal light” (Wis 7:25a,26a)?...

November 7, 2011 Today’s reading: Luke 17:1-6 In today’s gospel, Jesus teaches us two concrete ways by which we are to love one another....

Today’s readings: Revelation 7:2-14 Psalm 24:1-6 1 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12 Because of God’s love, we have been saved through Jesus and...

Today’s reading: Luke 12:13-21 Jesus tells the parable of the rich fool. How many of us are actually rich fools? First, are we rich? The...

Today’s reading: Matthew 22:15-21 The Pharisees try to entrap Jesus in his speech (Mt 22:15). They oppose the Roman occupation, while the...