AMSAT

31/05/2026

𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 | SOLEMNITY OF HOLY TRINITY

Gospel
Jn 20:19-23

Let us listen to Sem. Jose Luis P. Baumgartner as he shares his reflection in today's gospel.

✠ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John

God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

Reflection:

In many respect, our faith is a Trinitarian Faith as its core belief is centered into the proclamation of the Holy Trinity. This is evident when we begin and end our prayers with the Sign of the Cross, when we acclaim the minor doxology, and during the sacraments, when the Trinitarian formula is used as an acclaim to the one Godhead. But these assertions are all pointed to one concrete reality, a reality that has long surrounded this sacrosanct mystery. This reality, we call ‘LOVE’ — love that conceives communion with God, obtains forgiveness and reconciliation, and grants salvation.

In today’s Gospel for Trinity Sunday, the evangelist John asserts an unchanged truth: that God loves the us so much, and this love that he has for us made him sent his only Son, Jesus, to dwell among us and to bring hope to the beleaguered humankind, ridden by sin and its sting that is death. God’s love, therefore, is binding and healing; it balms the wound until it heals, and it brings rejuvenation anew. Love also paves way for Divine revelation — it is God’s love for us that made him reveal the mystery of his very being to us in three different occasions: first, as the Creator, when he created the world; second, as the Redeemer, when he incarnated in the flesh in the person of Christ; and third, during Pentecost, when he descended upon the apostles to fortify them amidst fear and trembling of what are yet to come. And now, God’s love for us allows us to feel his presence in our day-to-day life.

As God’s beloved and recipients of this unfathomable love, may we emulate the Trinity’s example of perfect communion, complete participation, and wholehearted response to the mission that is to love our neighbors just as God has loved us. For, “amor vincit omnia” — “love conquers all”.

24/05/2026

𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 | PENTECOST SUNDAY

Gospel
Jn 20:19-23

Let us listen to Sem. Mark Philip Biz as he shares his reflection in today's gospel.

✠ 𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧
On the evening of that first day of the week,
when the doors were locked, where the disciples were,
for fear of the Jews,
Jesus came and stood in their midst
and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.
The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you.
As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,
“Receive the Holy Spirit.
Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them,
and whose sins you retain are retained.”

The Gospel of the Lord

Reflection:

The Gospel today, dear friends, is not only a reminder of the Resurrection of Jesus, but also of the beginning of the Church’s mission.
When Jesus appeared to His disciples, breathed the Holy Spirit upon them, and sent them forth, the Church was born. The apostles, once afraid, hid behind locked doors, became a community united in Christ and ready to proclaim the Good News.

As Catholics, we are reminded that the Church is not merely a building, but the people gathered by Christ and sent on mission.
In the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao, this mission continues and strengthen through the missionary conversion path that calls the faithful to renewal, communion, and missionary discipleship. The Church is invited to deepen relationships within families, strengthen concern for the poor, and remain faithful in evangelization.

This conversion path challenges us not to remain comfortable in faith, but to actively participate in the life and the mission of the Church. Like the apostles, we are called to transcend our fears and become witnesses of Jesus through service, unity, and compassion.
Through the Guidance of the Holy Spirit, may the Church continue to walk in hope and courage, always ready to begin again and go forth in mission.

23/05/2026

The Association of Major Seminarians of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao cordially extends its greetings and best wishes to our Brother Thomas Ezikiel S. Bacuyag on the occasion of his birthday.

Be assured of our continued support and prayers, Bro. Thomas! Always remember that the Association is one with you in everything.

22/05/2026

17/05/2026

𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 | 𝐀𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘

Gospel
Mt 28:16-20

Let us listen to Sem. Thomas Ezikiel Bacuyag as he shares his reflection in today's gospel.

✠ 𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰
The eleven disciples went to Galilee,
to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them.
When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted.
Then Jesus approached and said to them,
“All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.
And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”

The Gospel of the Lord

Reflection:

To love is to sacrifice even to the point of death
To love is to be broken,
To love is to know the one whom we love,
To love is to remain.

this is the love that our Lord Jesus Christ had shown to us. His love for humanity is impartial it was never a love that man experiences today—too much condition, temporal and at some point it becomes personal, a one-sided thing to deal with because in reality love is becoming a personal possession, a "material thing" to conditionally give and receive.

My dear brothers and sisters,
Let us simply ask ourselves... are we truly loved? And Jesus will speak and tell to you, YES! I love you because you are my brethren and that you are my Father's children. Now , remain in my love as the Father has loved me and so I give you a new commandment: "love one another."

My dear friends,
Let us all remain in His love that we might experience the joy of our Lord Jesus Christ.

16/05/2026

10/05/2026

𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 | SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Let us listen to Sem. Jaybee B. Navarro as he shares his reflection in today's gospel.

Gospel
Jn 14: 15-21

✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.

Jesus said to his disciples:
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
And I will ask the Father,
and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always,
the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept,
because it neither sees nor knows him.
But you know him, because he remains with you,
and will be in you.
I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
In a little while the world will no longer see me,
but you will see me, because I live and you will live.
On that day you will realize that I am in my Father
and you are in me and I in you.
Whoever has my commandments and observes them
is the one who loves me.
And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father,
and I will love him and reveal myself to him.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Reflection:

27/04/2026

ATM | Search-In Seminar 2026

Aspiring young men from different parishes of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao arrive at the Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary in Aparri, Cagayan for the annual two-day Search-In seminar.