๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ, ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ | HOMILY 16 March 2025 with Fr. Jerry Orbos | 2nd Sunday of Lent
Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ, ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ
HOMILY | Second Sunday of Lent
March 16, 2025
๐๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ฆ๐ต, ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต. ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ข ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ, ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ. ๐๐ต๐ข๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ฑ๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ โ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ. ๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ.โ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ.
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This Holy Mass is celebrated via online and presided by the Rev. Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD (Missionary to SVD-PH Central Province/ SVD Mission ) at the Diocesan Shrine of Jesus the Divine Word at Christ the King Mission Seminary, Quezon City.
For FULL REPLAY OF THE HOLY MASS, click here youtube.com/live/CXKr6kZszvg
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Way back in 1991, my brother Manong Oscar was the secretary of transportation and communication. In a jest, I was often introduced then as Father Jerry, secretary of transfiguration and communion.
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In todayโs Gospel (Lk 9:28b-36) we hear about the transfiguration of Jesus before Peter, James, and John, manifesting His glory, and His person with a voice that said: โThis is my beloved Son, listen to Him.โ This mountain top religious experience of the disciples led them to a deeper conversion which changed their lives from there on.
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We all, too, should be open to transfiguration and conversion at any point of our lives. Let us not be cynical about God. He never gives up on us. Again and again, He reaches out to us. And donโt forget: God is a God of surprises, a God of second chances, and unending chances.
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Trials and problems are โcontact pointsโ that can deeply connect us with God. When we are humbled, when we are disturbed, when we are uprooted, God is transforming and transfiguring us to come closer to His Heart. โIf today you hear His voice, harden not your heart.โ (Psalm 95:7-8)
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Clean and green is often associated with Mother Nature. But how about your soul? Is it clean, and is it still alive, and growing? Let us be open to simple โtransfiguration moments,โ and not stagnate in our filth, our selfishness, and greed.
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โChange my heart, Oh God!โ (Psalm 51:10) Let this be our constant and humble prayer. At any point of our lives, we still have so much to learn about true humanity and true loving.
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Transfiguration is now, not in some great yesterdays, or in some promised tomorrows. One day at a time, simple and little adjustments, one extra mile, one extra smile, as time goes by.
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โEvery king was once a crying baby; every great building was once a sketch and a drawing, for life is not about who you were yesterday, or who you will be tomorrow, but who you are and what you make of yourself today.โ (ctto)
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โLord, have mercy on me, a sinner; I need You in my life, my God!โ Unless and until, we can sincerely pray this prayer from our heart, we can never really begin our real journey to Godโs heart. The key to conversion and transfiguration is humility, humility, humility.
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โWash yourselves clean! Put away your misdeeds before my eyes; cease doing evil, learn to do good.โ (Isaiah 1:16) This is a clear and an urgent message to the people during the time of Isaiah. This is a clear and an urgent message to us, to our country, and to our people, in this our present day and time. The Lord is speaking, are we listening?
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God catches up with us. Sooner or later, no matter how we deny, postpone, or belittle our โtransfiguration momentsโ with Him, even the mighty and the proud, will come before Him crying like a child, and still will be received with mercy, compassion, and love.
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Goodbye, Maribi โcanzmateโ Mapa-Garcia. Mission accomplished, at the age of 71. She battled cancer with so much courage, faith, and joy. Maribi was a beautiful soul, that reached out to so many people, sharing her love for the Lord and the Blessed Mother. She lived not just a successful and a comfortable life, but a life that is full of God, sharing and witnessing to Godโs goodness and love. The Subic Holy Land is her legacy, a place where many transfiguration and conversion moments happen and will still happen long after she has gone. Till we meet again, Maribi. Pray for us, as we pray for you, too, as we journey on to Godโs heart.
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March 19 is the Feast of St. Joseph, father and protector, as we journey through life. St. Joseph, Patron of Departing souls, pray for us when we leave this world, and bring us straight to Godโs heart. Amen.
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A moment with the Lord:
Lord, help us to be truly open to conversion and change. Amen.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer
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