Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Sub-Parish of the Holy Spirit Parish

𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Come and celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 2023. Activities for the celebration are as follows:
𝟔:𝟎𝟎 𝐀.𝐌. - Procession of the image of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception within Bankers Village II. 𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝐵𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑉𝑖𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛.

𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐀.𝐌. - Eucharistic Mass celebration concelebrated by Rev. Fr. Felix Min Htun, ESHT, Secretary General of the Emmanuel Servants of the Holy Trinity together with Rev. Fr. Eric Estrada, ESHT, Parish Priest of the Holy Spirit Parish

𝟑:𝟎𝟎 𝐏.𝐌. - Palarong Pinoy spearheaded by SK Barangay 184

𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | Ninth day of Novena | Intercessory Prayer for each day of the novena

Introductory Prayer:
O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son, we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, Your Son, You did preserve her from all stain, so too You would permit us, purified through her intercession, to come unto You. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.

𝗦𝗜𝗠𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗔𝗕𝗜 | 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗔 𝗗𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯
Narito ang talaan ng mga misa sa parokya at sa mga kalapit na sub-chapels ngayong darating na Kapaskuhan.

𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝟳:𝟮𝟭, 𝟮𝟰-𝟮𝟳
"Not every one who says to me, `Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. "Every one then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock; and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand; and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it."

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
When Jesus told the story of the builders he likely had the following proverb in mind: "When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever"(Proverbs 10:25). What's the significance of the story for us? The kind of foundation we build our lives upon will determine whether we can survive the storms that are sure to come. Builders usually lay their foundations when the weather and soil conditions are at their best. It takes foresight to know how a foundation will stand up against adverse conditions. Building a house on a flood plain, such as a dry riverbed, is a sure bet for disaster! Jesus prefaced his story with a warning: We may fool humans with our speech, but God cannot be deceived. He sees the heart as it truly is - with its motives, intentions, desires, and choices (Psalm 139:2).

There is only one way in which a person's sincerity can be proved, and that is by one's practice. Fine words can never replace good deeds. Our character is revealed in the choices we make, especially when we are tested. Do you cheat on an exam or on your income taxes, especially when it will cost you? Do you lie, or cover up, when disclosing the truth will cause you injury or embarrassment? A true person is honest and reliable before God, one's neighbor, and oneself. Such a person's words can be taken as trustworthy.

If we make the Lord Jesus and his word the rock and foundation of our lives, then nothing can shake us nor keep us from God's presence and protection.

© 2023 Servants of the Word, source: dailyscripture.net, author Don Schwager

"𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘰 𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘸-𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘸 𝘯𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘚𝘪𝘺𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘪. 𝘗𝘢𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘣𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵?" - Rev. Fr. Joemer Remada, ESHT

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Mass presider: Rev. Fr. Joemer Remada, ESHT

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Mass presider: Rev. Fr. Eric Estrada, ESHT

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"𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦."
"𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦. 𝘐𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦."
"𝘉𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘭. 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥." - Rev. Fr. Felix Min Htun, ESHT

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"𝘚𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘱 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘋𝘪𝘺𝘰𝘴, 𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘰 𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘰 𝘬𝘢𝘢𝘺𝘢-𝘢𝘺𝘢. 𝘜𝘯𝘢, 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳: 𝘱𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘨-𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘱 𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘥𝘪𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘋𝘪𝘺𝘰𝘴. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘴𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪; 𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘰. 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢, 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩. 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘰, 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘒𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘺, 𝘱𝘸𝘦𝘥𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘥𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘰 𝘬𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘩𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘺𝘰𝘴. '𝘞𝘢𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘯: 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘥𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘭, 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘢, 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘸𝘢." - Rev. Fr. Joemer Remada, ESHT

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𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | Eighth day of Novena | Intercessory Prayer for each day of the novena

Introductory Prayer:
O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son, we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, Your Son, You did preserve her from all stain, so too You would permit us, purified through her intercession, to come unto You. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.

𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝟭𝟱:𝟮𝟵-𝟯𝟳
And Jesus went on from there and passed along the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain, and sat down there. And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the dumb, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them, so that the throng wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way." And the disciples said to him, "Where are we to get bread enough in the desert to feed so great a crowd?" And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves have you?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish." And commanding the crowd to sit down on the ground, he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
Jesus' miracles are both a sign of the coming of God's kingdom and a demonstration of God's power to deliver his people from slavery to sin and Satan's oppressive rule. Jesus' miracles also showed the magnitude of God's mercy.

When the disciples were confronted by Jesus with the task of feeding four thousand people many miles away from any source of food, they exclaimed: Where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them (Matthew 15:33)? The Israelites were confronted with the same dilemma when they fled Egypt and found themselves in a barren wilderness. Like the miraculous provision of manna in the wilderness (Exodus 16:4, 15; Psalm 78:24-25), Jesus, himself provides bread in abundance for the hungry crowd who came out into the desert to seek him. The Gospel records that all were satisfied and they took up what was leftover.

In the multiplication of the loaves and fishes, we see a sign and a symbol of what God always does. God knows our needs and he cares. When God gives, he gives in abundance. The Gospel account records that the leftovers from the miraculous meal were more than seven times the amount they began with. Seven is a symbol of completion and wholeness. When God gives, he gives until we are satisfied. When God works for his people he gives abundantly - more than we could deserve and more than we need. He nourishes us with his life-giving word and with the bread of heaven. In the kingdom of heaven God will feast us at his banquet table.

© 2023 Servants of the Word, source: dailyscripture.net, author Don Schwager

𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | Seventh day of Novena | Intercessory Prayer for each day of the novena

Introductory Prayer:
O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son, we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, Your Son, You did preserve her from all stain, so too You would permit us, purified through her intercession, to come unto You. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.

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"𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘪𝘸𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯. 𝘏𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘯𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨-𝘢𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨? 𝘒𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘩𝘢𝘺, 𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘴 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢, 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨." - Rev. Fr. JR Aguilar, ESHT

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𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | Sixth day of Novena | Intercessory Prayer for each day of the novena

Introductory Prayer:
O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son, we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, Your Son, You did preserve her from all stain, so too You would permit us, purified through her intercession, to come unto You. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.

𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | Fifth day of Novena | Intercessory Prayer for each day of the novena

Introductory Prayer:
O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son, we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, Your Son, You did preserve her from all stain, so too You would permit us, purified through her intercession, to come unto You. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.

𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯
Halina, mga kapatid, at sama-sama nating alamin at pakinggan ang gustong sabihin sa atin ni Kristo. Tayo na at magnilay, sariwain ang naging buhay espiritwal nitong mga nagdaang buwan. Sumama na sa 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 na gaganapin sa 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, Sabado. Magsisimula ang pagpaparehistro sa ganap na ika-7 ng umaga. Ito ay bukas sa lahat: lingkod o hindi lingkod ng simbahan.

PAALALA: Sa mga naglilingkod sa simbahan, ito ang magsisilbing pagpapanibago ng serbisyo o "renewal of service" ninyo bilang isang lingkod-simbahan kaya't kinakailangan na dumalo kayo.

𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝟴:𝟱-𝟭𝟭
As he entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, beseeching him and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress." And he said to him, "I will come and heal him." But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it." When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith. I tell you, many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
God's gracious invitation extends to all - Jew and Gentile alike - who will turn to him with faith and obedience. Jesus used many images or pictures to convey what the kingdom of God is like. One such image is a great banquet feast given at the King's table (Matthew 8:11 and Luke 13:29). Jesus promised that everyone who believed in him would come and feast at the heavenly banquet table of his Father. Jesus told this parable in response to the dramatic request made by a Roman centurion, a person despised by many because he was an outsider, not one of the "chosen ones" of Israel. In Jesus' time, the Jews hated the Romans because they represented everything they stood against - including foreign domination and pagan beliefs and practices.

The centurion who approached Jesus was not only courageous but faith-filled as well. He risked the ridicule of his cronies as well as mockery from the Jews by seeking help from a traveling preacher from Galilee. Nonetheless, the centurion approached Jesus with great confidence and humility. He was an extraordinary man because he loved his slave. In the Roman world slaves were treated like animals - something to be used for work and pleasure and for bartering and trade. This centurion was a man of great compassion and extraordinary faith. He wanted Jesus to heal his beloved slave. Jesus commends him for his faith and immediately grants him his request.

© 2023 Servants of the Word, source: dailyscripture.net, author Don Schwager

HOMILIYA | Most Rev. Roberto O. Gaa, D.D.
Unang Linggo sa Panahon ng Pagdating

"Maging handa po tayo sa pagdating ng Panginoon, hindi lang para sa darating na “December 25” kundi sa pagtatagpo ng Panginoon sa atin kahit sa panahon ng panaghoy, sa panahon ng hinanakit, sa panahon ng kasihayan. Kahit saang panahon pwede tayong tagpuin ng Panginoon, kaya, laging maging handa tayo sa pagpapakita ng Panginoon."

𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | Fourth day of Novena | Intercessory Prayer for each day of the novena

Introductory Prayer:
O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son, we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, Your Son, You did preserve her from all stain, so too You would permit us, purified through her intercession, to come unto You. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.

𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝟮𝟭:𝟯𝟰-𝟯𝟲
"But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a snare; for it will come upon all who dwell upon the face of the whole earth. But watch at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of man."

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
Is there anything holding you back from the joy and freedom of the Lord? God wants our hearts for him and for his kingdom of peace, joy, and righteousness (Romans 14:17). But our hearts can be weighed down by many different things. Jesus, our Lord and Master, offers us true freedom - freedom from the power of sin and wasted life, and freedom from our unruly desires and disordered passions - such as making food, drink or anything else our master rather than our servant. Jesus wants our hearts to be ruled by one thing only - his love and truth which enables us to choose whatever is good and to reject whatever is evil and harmful for us.

Jesus also warns us of the temptation to slacken off - to become spiritually idle, lazy, indifferent, or inattentive to God's presence and his word and guidance for our lives. We can fall asleep spiritually if we allow other things to distract us from the reality of God and his kingdom. It is very easy to get caught up in the things of the present moment or to be weighed down with anxious cares and concerns. The Lord wants us to be ready at all times to meet him - whether it be in our rising, eating, working, or taking our rest. He comes to draw us to himself.

© 2023 Servants of the Word, source: dailyscripture.net, author Don Schwager

𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | Third day of Novena | Intercessory Prayer for each day of the novena

Introductory Prayer:
O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son, we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, Your Son, You did preserve her from all stain, so too You would permit us, purified through her intercession, to come unto You. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.

Mass presider: Rev. Fr. Eric Estrada, ESHT

Photos by Crissy Cuayzon

𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | Second day of Novena | Intercessory Prayer for each day of the novena

Introductory Prayer:
O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son, we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, Your Son, You did preserve her from all stain, so too You would permit us, purified through her intercession, to come unto You. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.

𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝟰:𝟭𝟴-𝟮𝟮
As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
In the choice of the first apostles, we see a characteristic feature of Jesus' work - he chose very ordinary people. They were non-professionals and had no wealth, position of power, or fame in society. They were chosen from the common people who did ordinary things, had no special marks of education, and no social advantages. Jesus wanted ordinary people who could take an assignment and do it extraordinarily well. He chose these individuals, not for what they were, but for what they would become under his direction and the power of the Holy Spirit.

When the Lord Jesus calls each of us to be his disciples, we must not think we have nothing to offer him in exchange. The Lord takes what ordinary people, like us, can offer and uses it for greatness in his kingdom.

© 2023 Servants of the Word, source: dailyscripture.net, author Don Schwager

"𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥. 𝘚𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘪𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘺𝘢𝘯, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘪 𝘚𝘪𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘬𝘰 𝘯𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘬𝘢 𝘯'𝘺𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘢𝘯. 𝘐𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺... 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘪 𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘥 𝘬𝘢𝘺 𝘒𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰." - Rev. Fr. Randy Albor, ESHT

Photos by Crissy Cuayzon

𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | First day of Novena | Intercessory Prayer for each day of the novena


Introductory Prayer:
O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son, we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, Your Son, You did preserve her from all stain, so too You would permit us, purified through her intercession, to come unto You. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.

Everyone is enjoined to partake in the commemoration and celebration of the Eucharist for nine (9) days in honor of the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A novena is traditionally prayed from November 29th to December 7th, before the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th.

The novena consists of praying at least one decade of the rosary, followed by the invocation: "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you." 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙮, 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

Today is RED WEDNESDAY. 🩸

Mahal na Ina ng Laging Saklolo, idalangin Niyo po sana sa Panginoon ang kapakanan ng mga inuusig na Kristyano, ng mga taong ginigipit, at ng mga nangangailangan ng tulong.

𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝟮𝟭:𝟭𝟮-𝟭𝟵
But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. This will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your minds, not to meditate beforehand how to answer; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends, and some of you they will put to death; you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance, you will gain your lives.

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
Jesus tells his disciples that if they endure to the end they will gain their lives - they will inherit abundant life and lasting happiness with God. Endurance is an essential strength that God gives to those who put their trust in him. Endurance is the patience that never gives up hope, and never yields to despair or hatred. Patience is long-suffering because it looks beyond the present difficulties and trials and sees the reward that comes to those who persevere with hope and trust in God. That is why godly endurance is more than human effort. It is first and foremost a supernatural gift of the Holy Spirit which enables us to bear up under any trial or temptation.

Endurance is linked with godly hope - the supernatural assurance that we will see God face to face and inherit all the promises he has made. Jesus is our supreme model and pioneer who endured the cross for our sake (Hebrews 12:2). "God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). Jesus willingly shed his blood for us - to win for us pardon and peace with God. Our joy and privilege is to take up our cross each day to follow the Lord Jesus.

© 2023 Servants of the Word, source: dailyscripture.net, author Don Schwager

𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝟮𝟭:𝟱-𝟭𝟭
And as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, "As for these things which you see, the days will come when there shall not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down." And they asked him, "Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign when this is about to take place?" And he said, "Take heed that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name, saying, `I am he!' and, `The time is at hand!' Do not go after them. And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified; for this must first take place, but the end will not be at once." Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be great earthquakes and in various places famines and pestilences; and there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
To the great consternation of the Jews, Jesus prophesied the destruction of their great temple at Jerusalem. The Jewish people took great pride in their temple, a marvel of the ancient world. The foretelling of this destruction was a dire warning of spiritual judgment in itself. They asked Jesus for a sign that would indicate when this disastrous event would occur. Jesus admonished them to not look for signs that would indicate the exact timing of impending destruction but rather to pray for God's intervention of grace and mercy.

Jesus said there would be many signs of impending conflicts and disasters - such as wars, famines, diseases, tidal waves, and earthquakes - which would precede the struggles of the last days when God's anointed King would return to usher in the full reign of God over the earth. On that day when the Lord returns, there will be a final judgment of the living and the dead when the secrets of every heart will be brought to light (Luke 12:2-3; Romans 2:16).

Jesus' prophecy of the destruction of the temple at Jerusalem was a two-edged sword because it pointed not only to God's judgment but also to his saving action and mercy. Jesus foretold the destruction of Jerusalem and the dire consequences for all who would reject him and his saving message. While the destruction of Jerusalem's temple was determined (it was razed by the Romans in 70 A.D.), there remained for its inhabitants a narrow open door leading to deliverance. Jesus said: "I am the door; whoever enters by me will be saved" (John 10:9). Jesus willingly set his face toward Jerusalem, knowing that he would meet betrayal, rejection, and death on the cross. His death on the cross, however, brought about true freedom, peace, and victory over the powers of sin, evil, and death - not only for the inhabitants of Jerusalem but for all - both Jew and Gentile alike - who would accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

© 2023 Servants of the Word, source: dailyscripture.net, author Don Schwager

HOMILIYA / Lubos na kagalang-galang Roberto O. Gaa, D.D.
Linggo ng Dakilang Kapistahan ng Pagkahari ng Panginoon Sa Sanlibutan.

"Pinadama niya sa atin ang kanyang kabutihan para ito’y masalamin natin sa ating buhay. Ito ang narinig natin sa ebanghelyo, “ako ba’y pinakain niyo? Ako ba’y pinainom niyo” Hindi lang si Kristo nagpakain at nagpainom sa atin, siya ay higit pa duon, kasi nakiisa pa siya atin. Kaya higit pa siya sa nagpainom, kasi siya mismo ay nauhaw at nagutom kasama natin. Binigyan tayo ng dakilang halimbawa sa Krus sa pamamagitan ng pakiisa niya sa atin. Nawa masalamin natin ang kabutihan niya. "

𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝟮𝟭:𝟭-𝟰
He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury; and he saw a poor widow put in two copper coins. And he said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; for they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all the living that she had."

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
Jesus taught that real giving must come from the heart. A gift that is given with a grudge or for display loses its value. But a gift given out of love, with a spirit of generosity and sacrifice, is precious. The amount or size of the gift doesn't matter as much as the cost to the giver. The poor widow could have kept one of her coins, but instead, she recklessly gave away all she had! Jesus praised someone who gave barely a penny - how insignificant a sum - because it was everything she had, her whole living.

What we have to offer may look very small and not worth much, but if we put all we have at the Lord's disposal, no matter how insignificant it may seem, then God can do with it and with us what is beyond our reckoning.

© 2023 Servants of the Word, source: dailyscripture.net, author Don Schwager