The Gift of Wisdom

May 24, 2015 |by HNMWebmaster | Comments Off on The Gift of Wisdom | Discipleship, Evangelization, Faith, Father Salvador, Generosity, Holy Spirit, Homilies, Mission, Pentecost, Service, St. John

Pentecost Sunday
May 24, 2015 – Year B

Readings:  Acts 2:1-11 / Psalm 104 / 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 / Jn 20:19-23
by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor

According to Beliefnet.com, one of the three most popular prayers in the world, which is being prayed by thousands, and even millions, of people every day is the Serenity Prayer. Part of it says, “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” We all know that trying to change our DNA, or our genes, or our family, is an exercise in futility. But there are still a lot of things in the world and in ourselves that we can change. (more…)

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Sharing the Gifts of the Holy Spirit

June 8, 2014 |by HNMWebmaster | Comments Off on Sharing the Gifts of the Holy Spirit | Courage, Discipleship, Evangelization, Holy Spirit, Homilies, Pentecost, St. John

Pentecost Sunday
June 8, 2014 – Year A
Readings:  Acts 2:1-11, Psalm 104, 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13, Jn 20:19-23
by Rev. Mr. Ray Roderique, Permanent Deacon

Today we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost. Most of us marvel at what happened to the disciples of Christ on that glorious day. We often think of this as a one-time event, but the truth is it is an on-going event. We need to observe Pentecost every day. (more…)

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