𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗢𝗨? | Homily 15 Sept 2024 with Fr. Jerry Orbos | 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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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 – Superior Delegatus and Vocation Promoter) at the Diocesan Shrine of Jesus the Divine Word at Christ the King Mission Seminary, Quezon City.

For FULL REPLY of the Holy Mass, click here https://youtube.com/live/fWWolvovWqQ

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The story is told about a lawyer who asked the witness in a loud voice: “Who stabbed you?” The witness could not understand English, so, a translator was called, and also with a loud voice asked: “Sino si Tabio?”
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In today’s Gospel (Mark 8:27-35), Jesus asked the disciples: “Who do people say that I am?” He went on to ask them: “But who do you say that I am?” Today, He asks us the same question about His identity: Who am I to you? Do you know Me personally? Are you willing to deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Me?
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The question Jesus asks each one of us today is not only “Who am I to you?” but also, “Are you willing to deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me?” The world teaches us self-fulfillment and self-preservation. Jesus teaches us self-effacement and self-abnegation. The world tells us: Go get it! Jesus teaches us: Leave, give it. Whose voice are you listening to?
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We are all called not only to profess our allegiance but also to accept discipleship which