Gospel: Luke 9:22-25

​Jesus said to his disciples:
   “The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected
   by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes,
   and be killed and on the third day be raised.”

Then he said to all,
   “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself
   and take up his cross daily and follow me.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,
   but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
What profit is there for one to gain the whole world
   yet lose or forfeit himself?”

Preacher: Choi Relampagos

Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
​Ash Wednesday

​Jesus said to his disciples:
   “Take care not to perform righteous deeds
   in order that people may see them;
   otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.
When you give alms,
   do not blow a trumpet before you,
   as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets
   to win the praise of others.
Amen, I say to you,
   they have received their reward.
But when you give alms,
   do not let your left hand know what your right is doing,
   so that your almsgiving may be secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.

“When you pray,
   do not be like the hypocrites,
   who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners
   so that others may see them.
Amen, I say to you,
   they have received their reward.
But when you pray, go to your inner room,
   close the door, and pray to your Father in secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.

“When you fast,
   do not look gloomy like the hypocrites.
They neglect their appearance,
   so that they may appear to others to be fasting.
Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.
But when you fast,
   anoint your head and wash your face,
   so that you may not appear to be fasting,
   except to your Father who is hidden.
And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you.”

Preacher: Jov Gomez

Gospel: Mark 9:30-37

​Jesus and his disciples left from there and began a journey through Galilee,
   but he did not wish anyone to know about it.
He was teaching his disciples and telling them,
   “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men
   and they will kill him,
   and three days after his death he will rise.”
But they did not understand the saying,
   and they were afraid to question him.

They came to Capernaum and, once inside the house,
   he began to ask them,
   “What were you arguing about on the way?”
But they remained silent.
For they had been discussing among themselves on the way
   who was the greatest.
Then he sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them,
   “If anyone wishes to be first,
   he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.”
Taking a child he placed it in their midst,
   and putting his arms around it he said to them,
   “Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me;
   and whoever receives me,
   receives not me but the One who sent me.”

Preacher: Patty Uy

​Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19
Feast of The  Chair of Saint Peter
 
When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi
   he asked his disciples,
“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah,
   still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Simon Peter said in reply,
   “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah.
For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.
And so I say to you, you are Peter,
   and upon this rock I will build my church,
   and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.
I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven.
Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven;
   and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

Preacher: Francis Santos

​Gospel: Mark 8:34-9:1
Optional Memorial of Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 

Jesus summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them,
   “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself,
   take up his cross, and follow me.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,
   but whoever loses his life for my sake
   and that of the gospel will save it.
What profit is there for one to gain the whole world
   and forfeit his life?
What could one give in exchange for his life?
Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words
   in this faithless and sinful generation,
   the Son of Man will be ashamed of
   when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
 
He also said to them,
   “Amen, I say to you,
  there are some standing here who will not taste death
  until they see that the kingdom of God has come in power.”

Preacher: Joanne Mendoza

​Gospel: Mark 8:27-33
 
Jesus and his disciples set out
   for the villages of Caesarea Philippi.
Along the way he asked his disciples,
   “Who do people say that I am?”
They said in reply,
   “John the Baptist, others Elijah,
   still others one of the prophets.”
And he asked them,
   “But who do you say that I am?”
Peter said to him in reply,
   “You are the Christ.”
Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.
 
He began to teach them
   that the Son of Man must suffer greatly
   and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes,
   and be killed, and rise after three days.
He spoke this openly.
Then Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
At this he turned around and, looking at his disciples,
  rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan.
You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.”

Preacher: Ace Penano

​Gospel: Mark 8:22-26
 
When Jesus and his disciples arrived at Bethsaida,
   people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him.
He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village.
Putting spittle on his eyes he laid his hands on him and asked,
   “Do you see anything?”
Looking up he replied, “I see people looking like trees and walking.”
Then he laid hands on his eyes a second time and he saw clearly;
   his sight was restored and he could see everything distinctly.
Then he sent him home and said, “Do not even go into the village.”

Preacher: Jou Marquez

​Gospel: Mark 8:14-21
 
The disciples had forgotten to bring bread,
   and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.
Jesus enjoined them, “Watch out,
   guard against the leaven of the Pharisees
   and the leaven of Herod.”
They concluded among themselves that
   it was because they had no bread.
When he became aware of this he said to them,
   “Why do you conclude that it is because you have no bread?
Do you not yet understand or comprehend?
Are your hearts hardened?
Do you have eyes and not see, ears and not hear?
And do you not remember,
   when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand,
   how many wicker baskets full of fragments you picked up?”
They answered him, “Twelve.”
“When I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand,
   how many full baskets of fragments did you pick up?”
They answered him, “Seven.”
He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”

Preacher: Lucio Pulmones

Gospel: Mark 8:11-13
 
The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Jesus,
   seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him.
He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said,
   “Why does this generation seek a sign?
Amen, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
Then he left them, got into the boat again,
   and went off to the other shore

Preacher: Mila Abigan

​Gospel: Mark 8:1-10
 
In those days when there again was a great crowd without anything to eat,
   Jesus summoned the disciples and said,
   “My heart is moved with pity for the crowd,
   because they have been with me now for three days
   and have nothing to eat.
If I send them away hungry to their homes,
   they will collapse on the way,
   and some of them have come a great distance.”
His disciples answered him, “Where can anyone get enough bread
   to satisfy them here in this deserted place?”
Still he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?”
They replied, “Seven.”
He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground.
Then, taking the seven loaves he gave thanks, broke them,
   and gave them to his disciples to distribute,
   and they distributed them to the crowd.
They also had a few fish.
He said the blessing over them
   and ordered them distributed also.
They ate and were satisfied.
They picked up the fragments left over—seven baskets.
There were about four thousand people.
 
He dismissed the crowd and got into the boat with his disciples
   and came to the region of Dalmanutha.”

Preacher: Sandy Dunckel