𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗣𝗦 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | Homily 13 October 2024 with Fr. Jerry Orbos | 28th Sunday

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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 replay of the Holy Mass, click here https://youtube.com/live/P2ubze93gW0

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Whenever I see the incorrupt bodies of saints, I can’t help but think of and pray for people who are still living, and are already corrupt.
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Today’s Gospel (Mk 10:17-30) cautions us not to be corrupted by money and worldly possessions. The lure of worldly pleasures, wealth, and power is the single biggest block to true discipleship and service. There are many people who start right, but end up corrupted by money, power, fame, and popularity, not only as individuals, but as a family, and passing it on to their next generations.
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In the process of acquiring money, may we not lose our value, our health, our relationships, our God, and our very souls. Reminder: “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36-38).
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Money can make us happy, but it can also make us miserable; money can give us comfort and