𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗔 𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 | 21 June 2026 HOMILY with Fr. Jerry Orbos SVD

A good father doesn't coddle his children or remove every obstacle. Instead, he equips them with character, resilience, and faith in God, ensuring that when they step into the future, they walk with courage. 𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘺! 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘢𝘱𝘢. 𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯. 𝘏𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘎’𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘶𝘯𝘴, 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘎’𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘵𝘴. 𝘏𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥. 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥. —————- In today’s Gospel (Matthew 10:26-33) Jesus tells His disciples not to be afraid for “nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, no secret that will not known.” More than ever, let these words of Jesus ring out loud and clear to the Filipino people that truth shall prevail in the end. On the other hand, let Jesus’ words be a warning to those who hide, manipulate, or block truth for their own interest and agenda in order that their wickedness will not be made known. —————- Someone once said that truth is tough. It can be kicked, slammed, hidden or beaten black and blue, but it cannot be broken. It will stay. It will surface. A lie, on the other hand, is fragile, for it has to sustain its previous lies. It has to remember, and it has to be always on guard. Consequently, he or she who holds the truth is at peace. He or she may have to suffer for it, because truth hurts, but he or she is free. But he or she who lies suffers more, because he or she is never at peace and is imprisoned by the very lies he or she has woven. —————- In these very uncertain times, anything can happen. Anyone of us who stands for the truth can be persecuted by those who are desperately trying to preserve their lies. We take courage in Jesus’ words: “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. “ So be it. Let it play. Thy will be done, Lord. Our only consolation is that we stood for the truth, we stood by the truthful, and we did not deny Jesus Himself who is the way, the truth, and the life! —————- The words “Be not afraid” occur in the Bible more than 365 times. Jesus addresses the three basic fears we face as adults: fear of truth, fear of death, and fear of our unworthiness. On all counts, Jesus is telling us: Do not be afraid to face and tell the truth for I am with you; do not be afraid to face death, for I am with you; do not be afraid of your unworthiness, because I love you. It is His presence then that casts away all our fears. I was right then when, as a little boy, I ran to His presence whenever I was afraid. —————- Remember this song? “Be brave little one, make a wish for each sad little tear. Hold your head up, though no one is near, someone’s waiting for you. Don’t cry little one, there’ll be a smile where a frown used to be. You’ll be part of that life that you see, someone’s waiting for you. Always keep a little prayer in your pocket and you’re sure to see the light, soon there’ll be joy and happiness, and your little world will be brighter. Have faith little one, till your hopes and your wishes come true. You must try to be brave little one, someone’s waiting for you.” (“Someone’s Waiting for You” by Shelby Flint) Sing it to yourself, sing it to your loved ones, and let God sing this song to you today to cast away your shadows and fears. —————- As a priest, I have been at the deathbed of so many people through the years, and I have seen fear written in the faces of each one of them. Some more, some less. More for those who lived a sinful life. Less for those who lived a simple life. Minimize your greed, and you minimize your fears. —————- Think about it: “The earth weighs 6.6 septillion tons. Don’t make it heavier by carrying a heavier heart!” Today, please find time to surrender and unload to God the burdens, especially the fears in your heart. It is time to “delete” all the negatives from your “inbox.” Pray. It helps. It works. —————- A moment with the Lord: Lord, help me not to be involved in “truth decay,” and “truth control.” Amen. * Like and follow us on Facebook:   / frjerryorbos   Special thanks for the music: Journey Of Hope by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... #frjerryorboshomilytoday #frjerryorbosmasstoday #Sundayhomily