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29/03/2024

This Good Friday, the Diocesan Commission on Youth of the Diocese of Malaybalay brings you “Krus” – a Bukyo Online Tambayan Lenten Special Episode that features a series of beautiful testimonies of life, faith, and mission, centered around the Seven Last Words spoken by Jesus Christ during His crucifixion.

Bukidnon Youth, magdungan kitang tanan sa pagpamalandong.

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31/05/2023

BUKYO ONLINE TAMBAYAN: COME WHAT MAY

"For surely I know the plans I have for you", says the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11

Let us share and cherish together His grace upon grace!🌺

15/04/2022

Let us listen and reflect with Fr. Norman L. Madrigal as he delivers an enriching message this Good Friday.

11/04/2022

BukYo Online Tambayan: Holy Week Special
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25/02/2022

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11/10/2021

October 12,2021 | Feast of Our Lady of the Pillar

Gospel: Luke 11:37-41
Reflection by: Sr. Cecille del Rosario, Fdcc

In today’s reading, the Lord Jesus firmly and gently reminded the people to take a look inside themselves. Being clean outside is good but there is a need to look at the inner self - the heart. Jesus challenged them to do something that would reveal just who they were, inside and out. Jesus knew that greed was consuming them on the inside. But Jesus was so gentle in reminding them to “be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.”

Today, we also celebrate and remember the Feast of Our Lady of the Pillar. She is a great woman who gave us an example of generosity. She is a Mother who is always sensitive and aware of the needs of her children. Just a short history of the feast:

The Blessed Virgin Mary was still living in the year 40, and was aware of Saint James' distress. Like a true mother, and in order to console the saint, she miraculously bi-located hundreds of miles to appear to Saint James while he was praying along the banks of the Ebro River in Zaragossa. When the saint looked up from his prayers, the Blessed Virgin stood before him upon a pillar supported by angels, and she encouraged Saint James by revealing to him the great faith that the people of Spain would possess in the future due to his sacrifices.

She gave St. James her effigy, requesting that he build a chapel in there in her honor. Saint James complied, constructing the first church in Spain.

Mary is our Mother who knows our difficulties during this time of Pandemic, let us continue to entrust to her our concerns in our personal, family, ministry and that our Faith in God be strengthened.

Prayer:
Jesus, open my heart and cleanse me through and through. Make me more generous with others, just as you have been generous with me.
Our Lady of the Pillar, Pray for us.

03/10/2021

October 3, 2021 | Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Gospel: Mk 10:2-16
Reflection by: Ivelien Batistis, Diocesan Youth Leader

In today’s gospel, it talks about the Pharisees approaching Jesus and testing Him by asking whether it is permissible under God’s law for a married couple to divorce. Jesus quickly draws a distinction between divorce as allowed by Moses and the permanency that God wills for marriage. Jesus clarifies that Moses permitted them to divorce because of their “hard hearts.” In other words, they had closed their hearts to God’s will. The people placed their desires before what God had commanded. Jesus recalled that from the beginning, God intended that marriage be a permanent, lifelong union between a man and a woman.

Things are not all that different today. There continues to be a growing list of challenges to marriage. We all know someone, or we have ourselves experienced the pain of separation in our families and among our friends or even our family members. We are not called to judge but to bring compassion and offer prayers of support for all those affected by the breakup of a family.

The second part of today’s gospel, tells us how we are to accept the kingdom of God – as a child. Many child-like qualities would make us good candidates for citizens of God’s kingdom, but the one that is possibly the most important is dependence. How do we become like children? I think it starts with recognizing that everything we have, and more importantly everything we need, comes from God. As we get older, we like to think that we can handle things on our own. We don’t like to think of ourselves as being needy, but that is exactly what we must do. Accompanying that understanding is trust. Little children trust that their parents will provide for them. We must place our trust in God that He will provide for our needs. And like little children, who know to turn to their parents for help, we must continually bring our worries, our concerns, and our problems, to our heavenly Father.

Finally, as a BukYo, we must be obedient, like little children, to God our Father, and His will for our lives no matter how painful and challenging it is, we will continue to say “LORD, LET YOUR WILL BE DONE.”

Padayon ta sa pag-inampoay sa matag-usa. 🙏🏼

02/10/2021

October 02, 2021 | Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels

(Catherine June G. Tomlay - Asst. DYL for Internal Affairs)

Gospel: Matthew 18:1-5, 10

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’ He called a child, whom he put among them, and said, ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me. ‘Take care that you do not despise one of these little ones; for, I tell you, in heaven their angels continually see the face of my Father in heaven'.

REFLECTION:
Why did the disciples ask Jesus about who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?
Were they expecting that Jesus would tell them that they would be one of the greatest in the kingdom of heaven BECAUSE THEY ARE CLOSE TO HIM?

“Do we really want to be close to God?” If so, what then is your real desire?

In the gospel, Jesus represented children as the key to the kingdom of heaven wherein they hold the real meaning of happiness. Little children are very dependent on adults around them, they put their full trust to their parents/ guardians. They do not worry about anything if they see the presence of the adult close to them and they trust so much since they know that someone will never leave them, and that adults will always nurture and love them.

In telling us to become like little children, Jesus calls us to open and trust our dependence on God, that we may acknowledge Him during our successes and happy moments in life and that we may offer all our worries, pains, failures, and burdens to Him and would put our full trust to God because He will never leave us and we are assured of unconditional love.
As servants of God, may we always be reminded of our real desire in serving the God and His people.
As Bukidnon Youth, may we always make Jesus known in our families, communities and even to people we don’t know.
May we have child-like hearts that are open to imagination, surprise, and wonder. We pray to be become more receptive to God’s loving care and protection in our relationship with each other as God’s children.

01/10/2021

October 01, 2021 | Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church

(Lester R. Paduhilag - Assistant DYL for External Affairs)

Gospel: Luke 10:13-16
Reflection:

Jesus said to them, “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.” Luke 10:13

As a youth minister or as a person, have you ever tried sitting in sackcloth and ashes? These practices have been long recalled in the books of the Old Testament which has been practiced since the old days.

Accordingly, Jesus emphasizes in the Gospel that it (sitting in Sackcloth and Asches) is a holy sign as we respond to His teachings. In other words, to SIT in SACKCLOTH and ASHES is to REPENT and BE SORROWFUL of our SINS.

In our modern world, we Catholics has modernized this tradition in which we repent our sins in our own little and genuine ways. However, turning away from our sins, we must recognize that it should not be personal and not an interior act. The way we repented to God should also be the way people must see - we must find external ways to do so. They must also recognize our repentance and sorrow.

As todays evangelizers, we will not be able to transform others without transforming ourselves. Every time I walk through with people along this journey, I always ask them this reflective question: Have you forgiven yourself?

Forgiving ourselves from being afar from the teachings of God will draw us closer to His merciful hands. Forgiving ourselves through the pain, anger, insecurities, hatred and other unwanted feelings we bury in the abyss of our soul will definitely bring us to the cliff where we will not be afraid to fall. Recognize God and His forgiving heart. Let us not wait to repent when everything is over. Do it every day and show it to people every day. In that way, renewal will come along and your heart will be filled with so much light.

As we face this trying times, I am challenging all our faithful BukYo to manifest charity and the likes to spiritually and practically practice sitting in "Sackcloth and Ashes." Also, as we welcome the month of the Rosary, may we be reminded to pray everyday the Holy Rosary and ask the intercession of the Blessed Mother for us to fulfill the challenge to REPENT in our own Sackcloth and Ashes.

29/09/2021

September 30, 2021 Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church

GOSPEL: LUKE 10:1-12
REFLECTION:
God never set specific standards for us people to become His disciples. Every one of us qualifies to mission with Jesus Christ and to do something to make Him known.

In today’s Gospel, God reminds us that ‘He chose us for a Mission and He calls us for a purpose. He never promised that the journey of our mission with Him will be smooth and not hurtful, but He assures us that His Kingdom is set and ready for those who listens and humbles himself to follow Him.

Bukidnon Youth, we are chosen for a mission here in our Diocese. We encounter rejections and failures along the way of serving but we never count the shadows. We fill our hearts with the Joy and Love of serving Jesus Christ and our fellow BUKYO.

Keep the FAITH BUKYO!

28/09/2021

September 29, 2021 | Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels
GOSPEL: John 1: 47-51

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Here is a true child of Israel. There is no duplicity in him.”
Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?”
Jesus answered and said to him,
“Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
Nathanael answered him,
“Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.”
Jesus answered and said to him,
“Do you believe
because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree?
You will see greater things than this.”
And he said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you,
you will see heaven opened
and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

REFLECTION:

When Philip brought his friend, Nathanael, to see Jesus, Jesus did the unthinkable. He brought a revelation to Nathanael – revelation of how God looks at each one of us in the very depths of our hearts and invites us into intimate communion with Him in His heavenly court.

Nathanael was very startled that Jesus could know him and understand what was in his heart even before Nathanael had the opportunity to speak with Jesus. Well, as an ordinary human being, we react negatively to Nathanael’s dismissive attitude towards Jesus.

Jesus prefers to teach Nathanael by way of love and praise rather than confronting Nathanael. Jesus praises him as someone without guile and a true child of Israel. And true enough, Nathanael’s heart melts and we can only imagine the remorse that he felt having prejudged with Jesus but with this, pain would come a better person.

Indeed, many of us can judge people instantaneously and harshly simply by their background. We presume we know them by their origin, only to be proven wrong once we know the person more closely. On the other hand, we can imitate Jesus in His bombarding Nathanael with kindness rather than taking offense. This way, we achieve our purpose better.

Have we judged someone unjustly lately? Or have we reacted to perceive misjudgment on us?

Today’s feast honors three of the great Archangels mentioned in scripture: Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. The Archangel Michael is described as a protector in the Old Testament book of Daniel and as one who does battle with Satan in the books of Revelation and Jude.

Archangel Gabriel is spoken of also in the book of Daniel as one who interprets Daniel’s vision. In the New testament, he is identified as the one who appears to the high priest of Zechariah as he revealed that Zechariah’s wife would have a child, even though she was advance in years. Gabriel is also best known as the one sent to the Blessed Virgin Mary to reveal to her that she will become the mother of the savior of the world.

Lastly, the Archangel Raphael is referred to in the Old Testament Book of Tobit and is said to have been sent to bring healing to Tobit’s eyes.

We entrust ourselves to their loving care especially the healing of the world as we face this Covid-19 pandemic. We do believe that their mediation is as powerful as the grace of God, since it is God Who works through them. Acknowledge them today, call upon their mediation and profess your faith in the glorious work that they do to build up God’s Kingdom.

28/09/2021

September 28, 2021 | Tuesday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time

Stearril P. Congreso

Gospel: Luke 9: 51-56
Reflection:

“Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven?” This was the intriguing question of the Apostles to Jesus when they entered the Samaritan Village and was not welcome. Accordingly, Samaritans are non-Jews and these people really hated each other. Every time the Jews from Galilee were going on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, every door was closed to them throughout Samaria. In the gospel Jesus rebuked the Apostles in what they wanted him to do as a revenge of the villagers’ attitude towards them. The action of Jesus teaches us to a new way of seeing those people who do not share the same faith with us. Instead of doing bad things to those who are not good to us, Jesus teaches us to do the opposite.

Jesus in the gospel reminds us to respect those people who have different faith as to ours. As a Catholic in faith there are many issues or criticisms that the other believers always wanted to throw us. We defend our faith as to what we know and believe at the same time we are invited not to do the same to the point of destroying others belief because of believing that they are in the right path.

In another aspect, the gospel of today asks us to control our emotions when we are rejected, when we are not recognized and not accepted by others. Sometimes we need to be less impulsive to our reaction when we do not expect what others would do to us. Instead of being swayed with our emotions, why not try to control it and think how to counter others. To avoid violence we need to remember the saying “When you can’t control what’s happening, challenge yourself to control the way you are responding to what’s happening. That’s where the power is.”

With these I will end my reflection with a prayer for all of us that May the Lord grant us humility to accept realities in life, assent that we are not in control of everything but only God. Since He is in control we just need to let Go and let God. Amen.

27/09/2021

September 27, 2021 | Memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest

(Alexander C. Alonzo, DYFT)

Gospel: Lk 9:46-50
Reflection:

In today's Gospel, Jesus reminded us to be like a child - to become more humble and meek than to become a super intergalactic intelligent youth. Nowadays, a lot of arguments are happening on social media, arguing who is the greatest among the best like, who is better: the red or the yellow, Tonny Gonzaga or Karen Davila, Sinovac or Pfizer, and more which turn intellectual arguments into personal arguments. Some of us now are busy searching for facts sa ating mga pinaglalaban sa buhay. Some of us use others or invite others para sa ating mga pinaglalaban, kulang na lang magsapakan sa mga social media platforms. We tend to forget something essential, the real necessity.

Jesus reminded us to become more humble and meek, rather than becoming a warrior in any social media platform talking about opinions that leads to arguments and brokenness. Jesus wants us to become an agent of peace, hope, and love most especially in this trying time. He wants us to become more open to His grace, to become more open to Him, to accept Him as our one and true God. Jesus invites us to surrender to Him all of our worries, guilt, and fears. He even wants us to rebuild and renew to become a new generation of peace, hope, and love.

Merciful God, in the footsteps of the apostles and of the Virgin Mary, you are preparing us to abandon ourselves in you, in trust, and in love
Amen.

26/09/2021

September 26, 2021 | Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Gospel: Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48
Gospel Reflection:

In our gospel for this Sunday, Jesus speaks about tolerance, humility and love for our brothers and sisters. When John told Jesus that they tried to prevent someone from driving out demons in His name, perhaps John was expecting Jesus to allow his arrogant behavior. But Jesus expressed his disapproval to John by saying, “Do not prevent him, there is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at the same time speak ill of me. For whoever is not against us is for us.”

This rebuke of Jesus towards John echoes up to this time and it is not anymore addressed to John, but it is now address to all of us. We are reminded by Jesus that if the cause that is being espoused by our fellowmen is also about Him or if it’s for a good purpose, let us be tolerant. Let us give our respect even to those who have different beliefs and values. Let us show them the example of Jesus that is willing to accept anyone and everyone who believe in Him.

We must always be tolerant, humble and loving to those who are not in our Catholic faith. Jesus always reminds us also that we must always live these virtues because this is one of the means that Jesus could become a living symbol in our lives.
As a youth ministers or as part of any group or organization of the church, how can we convince others to join our faith if we are too arrogant? How can we highlight Jesus in our lives if we are always overbearing and superior?
Jesus calls us to examine our actions especially us youth ministers. He wants us to look closely at whether we live up to what we proclaim to be – Christians. He also calls us to examine what part of us is causing us to stumble and fall into sin, and to then detach from that part of our lives.

So, for instance, I might recognize that pride as a source of sin in my life. Perhaps pride causes me to think highly of myself and put down others. Pride may cause me to be overly competitive and want to win at any cost. It can cause me to point out the faults in others to make myself look better and most of all being the best. To detach myself from pride, I can begin practicing humility. I can humble myself by giving others an opportunity to lead, and by serving others. With this example, let us ask the intercession of Mary our Blessed Mother, the model of humility to help us detach from feelings of pride to have the gift of humility to serve others other to serve God above all.

As we end up this short gospel reflection, maybe it is a good day to ask ourselves: do we cause any of the “little ones” to stray from Jesus? We may not be deliberately inviting another person to move away. However, we may indirectly or unknowingly invite another to do so. We may be talking with someone, and we begin to gossip. Or perhaps we are complaining about work, our co-workers, or the behavior of our companion in the youth ministry or even our youth leaders, or perhaps we simply are in a bad mood. The reality is that our attitude and our words affect other people either positively or negatively.

Today, let us continue to ask the grace of God to help us continue to be tolerant, humble and loving specially to love those who are difficult to love and let us ask Mary to guide us to Jesus and let us Jesus to be with us as we strive to be a positive and loving presence to each person we encounter. Who knows? This also may help us have a good day!

Thank you and God bless you.

25/09/2021

September 25, 2021 | Saturday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time

Gospel: Luke 9:18-22
Reflection:

I was struck from Luke 9, verse 22 when Jesus said, “The son of man is destined to suffer grievously, to be rejected."

Jesus Christ is very humble and even though He is the Son of God, ga tabang gihapon siya sa mga tao nga naay sakit, gapaminaw sa mga problema ug gina pasaylo niya ang mga makasasala. Even though gina-reject siya ug gipasakitan siya, He still stand for us. Why? Because He loves us unconditionally. We have this life because God gave us the purpose to live and to do the things right.

I experienced being rejected, misunderstood, abused, being judged, and betrayed. A lot of people always bring me down, nga wala ko kabalo unsa akong sayop. Matingala na lang ko nga naa nay mga istorya nga akong nadunggan unya ang na istorya, twisted. Ug masayop ka, i-chismis pa sa uban. So my point is, as a help, directly tell the mistake to make him/her realize nga na sayop siya. Dili man jud ta perfect as person but we must learn from our mistakes and grow with love.

Encountering those kind of experiences made me strong as a person. Those experiences helped me to stand on my own even though lisud gyud siya kay anxiety and depression hit me so hard. But with the graces of Lord and Mama Mary, they helped me heal. Gi unsa ko nila pag heal? Through prayers. Every time I pray ug unsa akong gina ampo kay gaka hitabo base sa akong mga experiences. Pag naay mga tao na ga down sa ako kay the more ang blessings akong gaka receive. Ingon ana ka powerful ang prayer. Pag mag ampo ko, sincere gayud ko ug with good intentions nga dili ra para nako pero para pud sa uban. Prayer is our strength and power.

24/09/2021

September 24, 2021 | Memorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest

Gospel: Luke 9:18-22

Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” They said in reply, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, ‘One of the ancient prophets has arisen.'” Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said in reply, “The Christ of God.” He rebuked them and directed them not to tell this to anyone. He said, “The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.”

Reflection:

How would you see me? To other people, I might be caring, friendly and pleasant, but others express their aversion towards me. Those who barely know me would simply figure it out from what they hear from their companions.

"Who do the crowds say that I am?" Jesus asked. What would you answer Him? Have you ever thought about that? Aside from knowing that He is the Savior, the Son of God, what else do we know? Aside from the great things that we heard about Him, what else can we say?
With an explicit reply, God told His followers on how He will endure and how His own kin will betray Him and on the third day be raised. All of these are equitable to save humankind from their wrongdoings.

To make up for our sins, God's Anointed Son must suffer and die. In order for God's mission of redemption to be completed, Jesus taught His disciples that the Messiah would have to suffer and die. When the disciples first heard these words, they were completely taken aback (surprised). What a contrast between God's thoughts and ours.

Jesus broke the powers of sin by humiliation, suffering, and death on the cross, and earned eternal life and liberation for us from the slavery of sin and the oppression of our enemy - Satan - the father of lies and the deceiver of humankind.
We, too, are a part of Jesus Christ's mission and victory.
If we wish to share in Jesus' victory, we must also pick up our cross and follow Him wherever He goes. What is the daily "cross" that you and I must bear? When my will clashes with God's; His will must be followed.

Knowing Jesus Christ is to understand the greatness of His victory on the cross: When He overcame sin and - through His resurrection - conquered death. The Holy Spirit bestows on every one of us the abilities and strength we require to live as God's sons and daughters. The Holy Spirit gives us faith to know Lord Jesus personally as our Redeemer, as well as the power to faithfully live the Gospel and the bravery to preach to others about the Gospel's joy, truth, and freedom.

Who do you think I am? – Jesus.

23/09/2021

As we approach this incredible saint's feast day, let us turn to his powerful intercession! St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! 🙏

What an amazing story! 😱 St. Padre Pio, pray for us! 🙏

22/09/2021

September 23, 2021 | Memorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest

Gospel – Luke 9:7-9

Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed because some were saying, “John has been raised from the dead”; others were saying, “Elijah has appeared”; still others, “One of the ancient prophets has arisen.”

But Herod said, “John I beheaded. Who then is this about whom I hear such things?” And he kept trying to see Him.

Reflection:

Guilt can be a terrible thing! In the gospel today, the first verse described King Herod’s feeling as “greatly perplexed” – mystified, puzzled, bewildered, TERRIFIED! He was terrified! If we try to recall, Herod was having an affair with his brother’s wife and John rebuked him for it. In return, he beheaded John. Then, he heard about all that was happening. Some people believed it was John, risen from the dead. Now, what could be more terrifying to a killer than knowing that the man he killed rose again and continued making a word in town?

The gospel was beautifully wrapped with a verse that illustrated Herod's response to the situation – “And he kept trying to see Him.” How come Herod can’t see Christ when he preaches and performs miracles on streets openly?

Sin, shame and guilt block us from seeing Christ. They prevent us from connecting to Christ. John the Baptist called people to repentance to prepare them for Christ but…. Herod killed him.

How can you find Christ when you kill the person who is preparing you for Him?
We can be like Herod, too. Sometimes, we kill people who open our hearts to Christ by sinning all over again. And in result, we develop shame and guilt that consume us. This is not how God wants us to rebuild. He wouldn’t let us be defined by our guilt or our past sins and mistakes. God assures us of renewed spirits. In Isaah 1:18, it was said, “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” We can always choose to open our hearts to Christ by purifying ourselves – trying hard to prevent ourselves from sinning and forgiving ourselves of past sins, which means letting go of the chains of shame and guilt that we locked ourselves with. You are forgiven. You are loved. You deserve to be forgiven and loved by yourself.

I honestly couldn’t find the words to properly end this reflection, but I know the word of God can:
“If we walk in the light as he is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of his Son Jesus cleanses us from all sin…. If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every wrongdoing. – John 1: 7,9
May His word and PEACE, LOVE and protection be with you all. Keep safe!

22/09/2021

September 22, 2021 | Wednesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time

(Cristine Mae Baguio - Member, DYFT)

Gospel: Mark 6:7-13
Then he summoned the Twelve and began to send them out in pairs, giving them authority over unclean spirits.

And he instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff -- no bread, no haversack, no coppers for their purses.

They were to wear sandals but, he added, 'Don't take a spare tunic.'

And he said to them, 'If you enter a house anywhere, stay there until you leave the district.

And if any place does not welcome you and people refuse to listen to you, as you walk away shake off the dust under your feet as evidence to them.'

So they set off to proclaim repentance;

and they cast out many devils, and anointed many sick people with oil and cured them.

Reflection:

Today's Gospel reminded me to have faith in God's providence.

I remember those times when i was still a student and at the same time serving Him through the youth ministry (MCYA, DYFT, YFC). I was too anxious everytime we had an activity because I know money was involved (fare, food, registration, etc.). But God was so Great, He made the impossible possible. I was able to attend conferences, meetings and I even went to places I never thought of going.

Everytime I was chosen to gave a youth formation, I always said "yes" even if I'm not sure if I had money for transportation. Because at the back of my mind, He will not fail to send people to make me comfortable in the mission.

God provides. He already knew what we needed even if we don't ask Him. He prepared us ahead of time before the battle begins. He strengthen us with courage not to be discouraged if the activity/situation didn't went well. He sent people to support us in the journey. He reassured us that we will never be alone, thus He is always with us.

In this time of pandemic, this Gospel reminds us to have faith in Him. Whatever circumstances we are in, He wants us to strive to be faithful to Him. Let us glorify Him at all times.