𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗗, 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗗𝗢𝗡'𝗧 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞 | HOMILY 06 April 2025 with Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD | 5th 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/g_ATUUFQcSI?feature=share

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One Sunday evening, on my way to our dining room, I pulled out my cell phone from my pocket and a P500 bill fell down. Just then, a seminarian was passing by, and I asked him to help me pick it up. Something told me to give the P500 bill, and he received it in tears as he told me how much the money meant to him. It was a grace-filled moment, a short conversation that made us connect with each other and with God, right then and there. Well, the word must have gotten around, that now, I notice seminarians following me whenever I walk by!
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In today’s Gospel (John 8:1-11), we hear of the encounter of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery. It was a life-changing encounter that made the woman feel God’s love, mercy, and compassion. It was a moment of kindness that gave her so much meaning, hope, and happiness. May we have more GEMs—God Encounter Moments, and may we all become a GEM—a God Encounter Maker.
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“Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.” This simple gesture of bending down was Jesus’ way of saying that He