𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦? | HOMILY 9 March 2025 with Fr. Jerry Orbos | 1st Sunday of Lent

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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 https://youtube.com/live/tBo_0U8mWlw

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The story is told about a drinker who made this conclusion: That it is not alcohol, but ice that destroys our health, saying that if you drink whisky with ice, gin with ice, rum with ice, vodka with ice, you’ll get sick. The common denominator in all those drinks is ice, ergo, his conclusion is that ice, not alcohol, is the enemy!
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In today’s Gospel (Luke 4: 1-13), Jesus was tempted by the devil with half-truths in the desert for 40 days. The devil is the master of lies, and deceit. Every temptation we encounter in life is filled with promise and satisfaction for our worldly pleasures, and they are all wrapped with half-truths and deceit. Temptation is a bait, with a hidden hook, and we get caught if we bite it.
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Just pray and flee! As soon as temptation comes, pray “Come Holy Spirit!” As soon as temptation comes, flee! Don’t give an inch, for an inch can easily turn to a foot, a foot to a meter, and before we know it, you have already fallen.
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Do not ignore the enemy. The devil is real, and he exists as a clear and present danger. He has his traps all over, and he knows when to attack us, especially when we are tired , lonely, or weak.