​Gospel: Matthew 1:1-17
 
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,
   the son of David, the son of Abraham.
 
Abraham became the father of Isaac,
   Isaac the father of Jacob,
   Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah,
   whose mother was Tamar.
Perez became the father of Hezron,
   Hezron the father of Ram,
   Ram the father of Amminadab.
Amminadab became the father of Nahshon,
   Nahshon the father of Salmon,
   Salmon the father of Boaz,
   whose mother was Rahab.
Boaz became the father of Obed,
   whose mother was Ruth.
Obed became the father of Jesse,
   Jesse the father of David the king.
 
David became the father of Solomon,
   whose mother had been the wife of Uriah.
Solomon became the father of Rehoboam,
   Rehoboam the father of Abijah,
   Abijah the father of Asaph.
Asaph became the father of Jehoshaphat,
   Jehoshaphat the father of Joram,
   Joram the father of Uzziah.
Uzziah became the father of Jotham,
   Jotham the father of Ahaz,
   Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh,
   Manasseh the father of Amos,
   Amos the father of Josiah.
Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers
   at the time of the Babylonian exile.
 
After the Babylonian exile,
Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel,
   Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
   Zerubbabel the father of Abiud.
Abiud became the father of Eliakim,
   Eliakim the father of Azor,
   Azor the father of Zadok.
Zadok became the father of Achim,
   Achim the father of Eliud,
   Eliud the father of Eleazar.
Eleazar became the father of Matthan,
   Matthan the father of Jacob,
   Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.
Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ.
 
Thus the total number of generations
   from Abraham to David
   is fourteen generations;
   from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations;
   from the Babylonian exile to the Christ,
   fourteen generations.

Preacher: Patty Uy

Gospel: Matthew 17:9a, 10-13
 Memorial of Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church
​
As they were coming down from the mountain,
   the disciples asked Jesus,
   “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
He said in reply, “Elijah will indeed come and restore all things;
   but I tell you that Elijah has already come,
   and they did not recognize him but did to him whatever they pleased.
So also will the Son of Man suffer at their hands.”
Then the disciples understood
   that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.

Preacher: Francis Santos

​Matthew 11:16-19
 
Jesus said to the crowds:
“To what shall I compare this generation?
It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another,
   ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance,
   we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said,
   ‘He is possessed by a demon.’
The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said,
   ‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard,
   a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’
But wisdom is vindicated by her works.”

Preacher: Joanne Mendoza

Gospel: Matthew 11:11-15
 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
​
Jesus said to the crowds:
“Amen, I say to you,
   among those born of women
   there has been none greater than John the Baptist;
   yet the least in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
From the days of John the Baptist until now,
   the Kingdom of heaven suffers violence,
   and the violent are taking it by force.
All the prophets and the law prophesied up to the time of John.
And if you are willing to accept it,
   he is Elijah, the one who is to come.
Whoever has ears ought to hear.”

Preacher: Ace Penano

​Gospel: Matthew 11:28-30
 
Jesus said to the crowds:
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
   and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
   for I am meek and humble of heart;
   and you will find rest for yourselves.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”

​Gospel: Matthew 18:12-14
 
Jesus said to his disciples:
“What is your opinion?
If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray,
   will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills
   and go in search of the stray?
And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over it
   than over the ninety-nine that did not stray.
In just the same way, it is not the will of your heavenly Father
   that one of these little ones be lost.”

Preacher: Lucio Pulmones

​Gospel: Luke 1:26-38
 
The angel Gabriel was sent from God
   to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
   to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,
   of the house of David,
   and the virgin’s name was Mary.
And coming to her, he said,
   “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”
But she was greatly troubled at what was said
   and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her,
   “Do not be afraid, Mary,
   for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
   and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,
   and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,
   and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
   and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”
But Mary said to the angel,
   “How can this be,
   since I have no relations with a man?”
And the angel said to her in reply,
   “The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
   and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born
   will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,
   has also conceived a son in her old age,
   and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
   for nothing will be impossible for God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.”
Then the angel departed from her.

Preacher: Mila Abigan

​Gospel: Matthew 9:35-10:1, 5a, 6-8
 
Jesus went around to all the towns and villages,
   teaching in their synagogues,
   proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom,
   and curing every disease and illness.
At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them
   because they were troubled and abandoned,
   like sheep without a shepherd.
Then he said to his disciples,
   “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;
   so ask the master of the harvest
   to send out laborers for his harvest.”
 
Then he summoned his Twelve disciples
   and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out
   and to cure every disease and every illness.
 
Jesus sent out these Twelve after instructing them thus,
   “Go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’
Cure the sick, raise the dead,
   cleanse lepers, drive out demons.
Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.”

Preacher: Sandy Dunckel

​Gospel: Matthew 9:27-31
 
As Jesus passed by, two blind men followed him, crying out,
   “Son of David, have pity on us!”
When he entered the house,
   the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them,
   “Do you believe that I can do this?”
“Yes, Lord,” they said to him.
Then he touched their eyes and said,
   “Let it be done for you according to your faith.”
And their eyes were opened.
Jesus warned them sternly,
   “See that no one knows about this.”
But they went out and spread word of him through all that land.

Preacher: Rey Bagares

​Gospel: Matthew 7:21, 24-27
 
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’
   will enter the Kingdom of heaven,
   but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
 
“Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them
   will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.
The rain fell, the floods came,
   and the winds blew and buffeted the house.
But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock.
And everyone who listens to these words of mine
   but does not act on them
   will be like a fool who built his house on sand.
The rain fell, the floods came,
   and the winds blew and buffeted the house.
And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”

Preacher: Choi Relampagos