𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗗, 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗗𝗢 𝗜 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗘 | Homily 02 June 2024 with Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD on Corpus Christi Sunday

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘦? 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴: (1) 𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘪𝘧 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴; (2) 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵; (3) 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥; 𝘢𝘯𝘥 (4) 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. “𝘚𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘖𝘩, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦."

𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗗, 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗗𝗢 𝗜 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗘
HOMILY | Corpus Christi Sunday
June 2, 2024

This Holy Mass is celebrated via online and presided by the Rev. Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD (Missionary to SVD-PH Central Province/ SVD Mission – Superior Delegatus and Vocation Promoter) at the Diocesan Shrine of Jesus the Divine Word at Christ the King Mission Seminary, Quezon City.

For FULL REPLY of the Holy Mass, click here https://youtube.com/live/Y7gxc7ZATxc?...

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The story is told about a couple who were having wine over dinner. The husband whispered: “I am happy you are with me. I don’t know how I can live without you.” The wife said: “Is that you talking, or is it the wine that is talking in you?” Whereupon, the husband responded: “Yes, it is me talking, and it is the wine I am talking to.”

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Today is the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. Today, we honor and affirm our belief in the real presence of our Lord in the Eucharist and in the Most Blessed Sacrament. The Eucharist helps us to live happy and meaningful lives. Yes, the Lord is with us always, and in all ways. Today, let us fervently sing: “O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine, all praise and all thanksgiving, be every moment thine.”

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In today’s Gospel (Mark 14:12-16, 22-26), we are reminded that the Eucharist is the total “self-giving” of our Lord Jesus Christ at the last supper, when He broke the bread and gave it to His disciples saying: “Take it; this is my body.” Likewise, when He gave the wine to them saying: “This is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed for many.” The Eucharist is all about love, truly and fully given unto us, unworthy servants. Today, let us humbly sing: “Sweet Sacrament, we thee adore. Oh, make us love thee more and more. Oh, make us love thee more and more!”

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Our love for the Eucharist should not just be devotional. It should be personal, and real. The Lord is always present to us; are we present to Him?

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SUNDAY MASS. There are 24 hours in a day, seven days in a week, which adds up to 168 hours in a week. The Lord asks us to be with Him every Sunday, to be with Him for an hour, and often, we do not give Him that. Oh sure, we have so many reasons why we don’t go and if we go, often it is just out of obligation. May we learn to do it more as an expression of our personal love and gratitude to Him, our Creator, our Lord, and Master. Every Sunday, go to church and say “Present, Lord!”

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Early on, I learned from Mama to value the Sunday Mass. Wanting to play and watch TV, I told Mama I was not going to Mass, but instead, I would just pray three rosaries at home. Mama’s response was clear and simple: “Jerry, not even a hundred rosaries or more can equal the value of one Mass.” Let us think of every Mass as our first, our only, and our final Mass.

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The pandemic has brought out the value of online Masses, but we are reminded, that for able people, actual Sunday Mass is still required, but not to belittle the “nourishment” anyone of us can get from virtual Masses and prayers. (I do the 11 a.m. actual and online Mass in the Shrine of the Divine Word in Christ the King Mission Seminary, Quezon City every Sunday.)

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VISIT TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. Try to drop by the church or chapel and say “Hi” to the Lord, and you will experience a “pause” that refreshes your busy day. Going the “extra mile” for the Lord can give you the “extra smile”!

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HOLY HOUR. The Lord asks us: “Can you not just spend an hour with me?” Being exposed to the Most Blessed Sacrament gives us so much peace, love, joy, and strength.

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EUCHARISTIC CARRIER. Let us be carriers of the Eucharistic Lord in our daily lives. Let us carry and spread joy, peace, kindness, hope, compassion, and love every day, wherever we go, whatever we do.

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A moment with the Lord.
Lord, be present with us, and help us to represent You, wherever we go. Amen.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer (MOMENTS by Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD)

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