๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ก๐ง, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐ง | Homily 2 Feb 2025 with Fr. Jerry Orbos | Presentation of the Lord
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ก๐ง, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐ง
HOMILY | Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
February 2, 2025
Success outside the home cannot compensate for failure inside the home. For people who are so busy making themselves presentable to other people, why donโt you try more to be โpresentโ to your loved ones, become a real presence, be a present, a gift to other people, especially the lowly. And donโt forget to be present to God, in prayer.
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Remember: Money can be earned. Quarrels can be resolved. The life of a loved one is irreplaceable. The loss of your soul is your greatest failure.
And may you always be present, long after you are gone, not for the great things you have done, but because of the heart-prints you leave behind.
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This Holy Mass (https://youtube.com/live/n6BWuoUQyDk) 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.
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The story is told about a dying woman who told her children: โWhen I die, I want my remains to be cremated and my ashes to be scattered in the mall nearby.โ When her children asked why, her response was: โSo that you will be present and be with me at least once a week.โ
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Today is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. In todayโs Gospel (Luke 2:22-40) Joseph and Mary went to Jerusalem to present their firstborn son, to consecrate Him to the Lord, and to thank Him for the gift of life. Every morning, may we, too, start the day by presenting ourselves to the Lord, consecrate ourselves to Him and thank Him that we are still alive.
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On a personal note, I kneel down as soon as I wake up, bow my head and raise my right hand saying, โPresent, Lordโ and raising my left hand saying, โReady to be sent, Lord,โ and with both hands saying โThank you, Lord.โ
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May our whole lives be filled with gratitude, consecration, and mission! People who
