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The Filipino Catholic Community of Gouda (FCC-Gouda) & Surroundings is a community of believers with a vision of a world having one heart, one soul, compassionate in deeds and service, all united by the love of Jesus Christ. It is our mission to build a strong foundation, grow and enrich the worship life of the Filipino Community and fellow Christians.
Family root versus faith
Matt 1.1-7Looking at the family root or the genealogy of Jesus Christ, two or more things are obvious. This is the genealogy of the Son of God, yet it was not a perfect family root; in this lineage we see Solomon, the son of David's wife whose husband he killed after...
Perseverance is a virtue
Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11. Matthew 17:9-13 Have you ever asked for something in prayer, you have no enough patience to wait and even when it is granted; you fail to understand or know that your request has been granted? This is the is the situation in the Gospel. The...
What do you see in others?
Isaiah 48:17-19. Matthew 11:16-19 Jesus berates the crowds listening to Him about their non-commitment to His message nor to that of John the Baptist. Thus, they denied themselves the messages of salvation that the Saviour has brought and shutting themselves out of...
God’s solutions to our problems
2ND WEEK OF ADVENTIsaiah 41:13-20. Matthew 11:11-15 The first reading presents God’s comforting reassurance to the people of Israel, promising them that He will remove the mountains in their lives. We also need such reassurance every day since we have different...
Finding rest in the Lord
MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE.Isaiah 40:25-31. Matthew 11:28-30 Once in the Junior Seminary, a seminarian went to report an issue to the Rector. He told the latter that he caught seminarian X sleeping in the chapel, looking expectantly at the Rector for the...