The Hermit of Antipolo

Feast of Sts Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels Today’s reading: Revelation 12:7-12 Today we read about the primordial event when...

Today’s reading: Joshua 24:14-29 Joshua was the successor of Moses. He was the warrior who led God’s people into the promised land and...

Solemnity of the Assumption Today’s readings: Revelation 11:19-12:10 Psalm 45:10-16 1 Corinthians 15:20-26 Luke 1:39-56 Our Church is a...

Today’s readings: 1 Kings 19:9-13 Psalm 85:9-14 Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:22-33 Today we have one of the more basic stumbling blocks for...

Today’s readings: Deuteronomy 6:4-13 Psalm 18:2-51 Matthew 17:14-20 For holy warriors, we present more stumbling blocks and ways of...

Today’s readings: Deuteronomy 4:32-40 Psalm 77:12-21 Matthew 16:24-28 The Lord through His word in the Bible continues to teach us how to...

Today’s readings: Numbers 20:1-13 Psalm 95:1-9 Matthew 16:13-23 The Bible is full of instruction for holy warriors—from the Pentateuch,...

Today’s readings: Numbers 13:1-14:35 Psalm 106:6-23 Matthew 15:21-28 Yesterday (Holy Warriors - Part 38), we saw the need for purity of...

Today’s readings: Numbers 12:1-13 Psalm 51:3-13 Matthew 14:22-36 Today, from the readings, we look at three great stumbling blocks to...

Today’s reading: Exodus 32:15-34 The chosen people of God, the Israelites, were disobedient, rebellious and idolatrous. With Moses...

Today’s readings: Exodus 14:5-18 Exodus 15:1-6 Jesus went to the cross for our salvation, and in his resurrection crushed the head of the...

Today’s reading: Acts 20:17-27 Paul is the compleat holy warrior. In his farewell speech at Miletus, he testified as to what makes for a...

Today’s psalm: Psalm 96:1-10 The psalmist says, “proclaim his salvation day after day. Tell his glory among the nations; among all...

Today’s readings: Acts 13:13-25 Psalm 89:2-27 John 13:16-20 David was a holy warrior. To be holy is to be set apart. To be a warrior is...

Today’s reading: Acts 5:34-42 Today’s episode about the confrontation between the apostles and the Sanhedrin is instructive about what...

Today’s psalm: Psalm 27:1-14 God’s holy warriors are never to be afraid. This is because God Himself is our guide, our refuge, our...

Today’s psalm: Psalm 78:3-8 Jesus has already won the victory, and in the spiritual war we are engaged in, what we are doing is a...

Today’s reading: Psalm 98:1-4 In the spiritual war that is being fought, God assures His holy warriors of the victory that has already...

Today’s psalm: Psalm 144:1-10 The call to join the ranks of God’s army as a holy warrior is a very high calling. How indeed would we be...

Today’s readings: 2 Maccabees 7:1-14 Psalm 17:1-15 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5 Luke 20:27-38 In the time of the Maccabees, the authorities...