The Bishop's homily
Yes, I was listening in mass today.
It was my brother's confirmation this morning, so I heaved my ninety-something pound self out of my bed on a great cold Saturday morning to take a shower and dress up suitably for confirmation mass considering I'm ninang for the event. That means I'll be buying the boy gifts nao.:P
Anway, Confirmations require the presence of a Bishop, and the Bishop read the homily which got me laughing and listening. Something we Catholics have a hard time doing.
First he mentioned:
"Don't think that because you're young you can't make a difference in this world."
He's right. I believe we have to keep reminding ourselves that we all have chances to make the change in this world. Most often we focus on the people who do great differences in the world, like Mr. Penafrancia of the Kariton school and Mr. Magallanes the eighteen year old who died saving neighbors during Typhoon Ondoy.
"Alam nyo bang as young as eight years old there is a boy who changed the mindset of many Filipinos out there? His name is Santino"
You might laugh but it's true. Bishop continued by telling the story about a parishioner who went back to praying because of Santino.
I keep telling my boys that. They don't need to be in High school to make a difference. All they need to know is that they alone can change the fate of the world.
Bishop also mentioned that all of the pain, the murder, the corruption are all part of the war of man.
Man can be instruments of peace or bringers of destruction. Again, we have the chance to become one or the other.
and his "power of love" and "love for power"
People forget to love when they thirst for power, and you can't have both. A lot of people wish to have both but end up choosing without their knowing.
I was listening, and that made the difference.
Of course, the mayhem afterwards is another story.:P
It was my brother's confirmation this morning, so I heaved my ninety-something pound self out of my bed on a great cold Saturday morning to take a shower and dress up suitably for confirmation mass considering I'm ninang for the event. That means I'll be buying the boy gifts nao.:P
Anway, Confirmations require the presence of a Bishop, and the Bishop read the homily which got me laughing and listening. Something we Catholics have a hard time doing.
First he mentioned:
"Don't think that because you're young you can't make a difference in this world."
He's right. I believe we have to keep reminding ourselves that we all have chances to make the change in this world. Most often we focus on the people who do great differences in the world, like Mr. Penafrancia of the Kariton school and Mr. Magallanes the eighteen year old who died saving neighbors during Typhoon Ondoy.
"Alam nyo bang as young as eight years old there is a boy who changed the mindset of many Filipinos out there? His name is Santino"
You might laugh but it's true. Bishop continued by telling the story about a parishioner who went back to praying because of Santino.
I keep telling my boys that. They don't need to be in High school to make a difference. All they need to know is that they alone can change the fate of the world.
Bishop also mentioned that all of the pain, the murder, the corruption are all part of the war of man.
Man can be instruments of peace or bringers of destruction. Again, we have the chance to become one or the other.
and his "power of love" and "love for power"
People forget to love when they thirst for power, and you can't have both. A lot of people wish to have both but end up choosing without their knowing.
I was listening, and that made the difference.
Of course, the mayhem afterwards is another story.:P