Prayer is not just speaking—it is entering into a deep relationship with God. In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus teaches His disciples the “Our Father” and encourages them to ask, seek, and knock. He wants us to pray with confidence, persistence, and boldness.
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Sacred Heart Formation House, Cagayan de Oro City, 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
In the Gospel, Jesus visits the home of Martha and Mary. Martha is busy preparing and serving, while Mary chooses to sit and listen to Jesus. When Martha complains, Jesus gently says, “Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. Mary has chosen the better part.”
Sacred Heart Formation House, Cagayan de Oro City, 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
In today’s Gospel, a scholar of the law asks Jesus the essential question: “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus points him to the heart of God’s command: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart… and love your neighbor as yourself.” But the man, looking for limits or loopholes, presses further: “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus responds not with a strict definition, but with the Parable of the Good Samaritan. What makes the Samaritan good is not his title or knowledge of the law, but his compassion in action. He stops, sees the suffering, binds wounds, and gives of himself—while the priest and the Levite, respected religious figures, pass by, perhaps out of fear, ritual concerns, or inconvenience.
Sacred Heart Formation House, Cagayan de Oro City, 5th Sunday of Easter
The joy of Easter is not merely an emotion—it is a vocation. It is the joy of having encountered the Risen Christ and of sharing His love with a world in desperate need of healing and hope.
Sacred Heart Formation House, Cagayan de Oro City, 4th Sunday of Easter
Christ is the Good Shepherd who calls His sheep by name. On this Vocation Sunday and eve of the national elections, we are reminded that every vocation and every act of leadership must be rooted in love, truth, and service. The Church needs shepherds, and society needs servant-leaders. May we all have the courage to respond to God’s call and to vote with wisdom and prayer.
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