𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 | HOMILY 27 April 2025 with Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD | DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 HOMILY | DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY April 27, 2025 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 “𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥,” 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘗𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘴. 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺; 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵; 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘺; 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥. * This Holy Mass (https://youtube.com/live/anv3OoB5tCU) 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. * The story is told that Joseph of Arimathea was asked why he lent his tomb for Jesus to be buried in. His response was: “His disciples told me that they will use it just for the weekend.” —————- It took some time for the disciples to understand the Resurrection. They had many doubts and questions. Thomas, in particular, expressed his unbelief. He needed to see and touch the Risen Lord. As it happened, the Risen Lord went out of His way, showing signs to help them come to believe. Yes, our God is a God who continues to reach out to us and go out of His way to reveal Himself and His tremendous love for us. —————- “Peace be with you!” This was the constant Easter greeting of Jesus to His disciples who were so full of doubts and fears, and guilt, because they abandoned their Master when He needed them most. They needed the blessed assurance that they had been forgiven, that all would go as planned, and that they still had a big mission ahead of them. In our case, whatever situation we are in, and whatever we are going through, may we receive the Lord’s assuring greeting, “Peace be with you!” —————- The presence of the Lord makes a difference. Whenever you encounter sadness, fear, doubt, temptation, or confusion, pray this prayer: “Father, you are here … Jesus, you are here … Holy Spirit, you are here.” Pray it slowly, prayerfully, and continuously, and you’ll experience an Easter moment. —————- Today is Divine Mercy Sunday. Take note that the first greeting of the Risen Lord to the disciples who abandoned Him, was the greeting of peace, not condemnation, rebuke, or blame. God indeed is good, loving, and merciful. Truly, for the Lord, our sins are just like a drop of water in the ocean of His great mercy. Alleluia! —————- I know that I will go to heaven, not so much because of my merits, worthiness, or good deeds, but because of God’s love, mercy, and compassion. Oh, what a loving God we have! Presumptuous? It is better to be presumptuous of God’s love than to doubt God’s love. —————- As we rejoice in God’s mercy, out of gratitude, let us not forget deeds of mercy. We who have been forgiven much must also forgive others. We who have received much must also share with others. Are there people you have not yet forgiven? Are there blessings you have not shared or are not sharing? Forgive and give na. Now na, in loving gratitude to our forgiving and giving God. —————- Today, let us humbly ask our merciful Father to remove from our hearts anything that is not pleasing unto Him. Let us submit our hearts today for inspection, cleansing, and purification. This, done with honesty and humility, can be a real experience of Easter, new life, and fresh beginnings for you and me. —————- As a people, let us ask the Lord to select the leaders whom He wants. May He restrain all the people who plan to cheat, lie, and steal the sacred right of people to vote freely and rightly. Nothing is impossible with God. God will make a way. Amen! Sana Lord. Sana all! Have mercy on us, Lord. May we have good, self-sacrificing, and decent leaders in our land. —————- Let us all pray to the Holy Spirit for our next pope. We are living in difficult and uncertain times. May the Lord give us a pope who, like Pope Francis, was not afraid to navigate the troubled waters, nor was he afraid to go into the deep. —————- Inviting you to our “Walk with God” to Manaoag this May 3, Saturday. This 13-kilometer walk starts at 5 a.m. in Urdaneta Cathedral, ending with a 9 a.m. Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag. Let’s offer this walk of thanksgiving, sacrifice, and petition especially Mama Mary’s intercession for our coming elections. —————- A moment with the Lord: Lord, may Pope Francis rest in peace, and may we, the living, live in peace. Amen. —————– Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer * Like and follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frjerryorbos Subscribe to our channel on YouTube: https://youtube.com/frjerryorbossvd God bless you, and Mama Mary loves you! #frjerryorboshomilytoday #frjerryorbosmasstoday #Sundayhomily