𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗚𝗘 | Homily 6 Oct 2024 with Fr. Jerry Orbos | 27th Sunday in OrdinaryTime

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗚𝗘
HOMILY | 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 6, 2024

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦: 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺. 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦.

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴, 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴. 𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥, "𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱", 𝘏𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶.

𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦, 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳.

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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.

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The story is told about a husband who asked his wife for a copy of their marriage contract. Rather intrigued by his sudden interest, the wife asked him why. The husband replied: “I just wanted to check if there was something written about the expiry date in the fine print.”
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In today’s Gospel (Mark 10: 2-16), Jesus stresses the sanctity and indissolubility of marriage. “Therefore, what God has joined together, no human being must separate.” The reason for this becomes clear when Jesus embraced the children, blessed them, and placed His hands upon them. It is the “little ones” that suffer most when marriages break up.
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Dissolution is not the solution. Divorce creates more problems and complications, leading to broken hearts, broken lives, and broken homes. There are difficult marriage situations, but instead of divorce, the road of separation or annulment can be taken. As far as possible, relationships should be worked out. The bottom-line question is: “Did I do my very best for the relationship to survive and work out?”
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Someone once said that the problem with some couples is they vow to love each other for better or for worse, but not for good. And someone also said that instead of spending time in court, couples should spend time courting each other again, instead of hurting each other forever.
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Try prayer. Prayer is the key to many marital and family problems. If we all listen to God, and not just to our own wills and desires, a lot of things will heal and fall into place. It is the presence of God that can help couples and families stick to each other. God is the superglue of hearts and homes.
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“The family that prays together, stays together” (Fr. Patrick Peyton). Prayer is the key to family and world peace. October is the month of the holy rosary, which can bind us together. Let’s give prayer a chance. Prayer works! Give it a try especially when all else seems to be falling and failing.
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It is so inspiring and edifying to see couples who persevere, and who remain sweet and loving, despite trials and failures in their married life. There are no perfect couples; there are only imperfect couples who never gave up on each other, aided by their desire to fulfill their vows which they made before God. Someone said it so well: “The most impressive evidence of maximum tolerance is a golden wedding anniversary!”
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As a priest, I have counseled so many couples. I have encountered difficult couples, but I have also been edified by the patience and goodwill of so many who hold on, grow up, and grow on. We must believe and keep on believing in happy endings.
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I take this opportunity to honor my parents, and couples who leave behind beautiful lasting memories to their children even long after they are gone. After my Sunday Mass last week, a man came up to me, and misty-eyed, shared how he was helped by Papa who was then the collector of Customs of the Port of Manila. He described how welcoming, accommodating, humble, and helpful Papa was to him, without any monetary considerations. So, heartwarming to hear up to now people who came and tell me: “Your Papa was a very good person.”
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On my birthday last Oct. 1, I saw a butterfly circle around me, the same color as the one that did so when Mama was buried; the same color of the butterfly that would linger on in the chapel when I was going through chemotherapy six years ago. For me, it was a reminder of Mama’s loving presence and simple constant love which I have felt since I was a child. I just want to say that the greatest gift that children receive from their parents is what they carry inside them, which this world cannot give or take away. Thank you to parents who love, and who continue to love, despite everything, until the very end.
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A Moment with the Lord: Lord, may we be able to say that we did our very best, until the very end. Amen.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer (MOMENTS by Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD)

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God bless you, and Mama Mary loves you!

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