For 10 October 2026, Saturday of week 27 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 11:27-28, sent in from Manila, Philippines.
While Jesus was speaking, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!” But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Mary Erika Bolaños
Mary Erika is a lay preacher from the Philippines. She teaches Theology in the graduate and undergraduate programs at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, where she also received her Ph.D. in Theology.
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While Jesus was speaking, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!” But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Mary Erika Bolaños
Mary Erika is a lay preacher from the Philippines. She teaches Theology in the graduate and undergraduate programs at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, where she also received her Ph.D. in Theology.