HOMILY January 25, 2026

0:01 to the mayor of the city of Pasay, Mayor Emy Calsto and to her uh officials to councelor Mica of the Embassy of the Cheze Republic. Sa mga minamahal kong kapatid dito po sa Manila Cathedral sa mga minamahal naming kapatid mula po sa Malibay, magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat. Tayo nagpapasalamat sa Diyos sa pagtitipon sa atin ngayong umagang ito and this we are also honored and blessed to be with and to be blessed by the presence of the San Juan Neposeno Parish from Malibay, Pasay. Sila po yung mga

0:48 nakapulang nasa paligid ninyo. Palakpakan po natin sila. Maligayang pagdating po sa Manila Cathedral. They brought with us the original image of San Juan Pumoseno their parishes patron saint as they mark the first day of their Lakbay San Juan and also part of their 60th anniversary as a parish community. And together with you, the mother church, kami po ay nakikiisa po sa pasimula ng lakbay ito and we pray that the devotion to San Juan Neposeno may truly grow and may he be an inspiration for the rest of us.

1:33 And also more than celebrating the third Sunday in ordinary time. The last or the fourth Sunday of January is dedicated by our late holy father Paul Francis as the Sunday of the word of God. giving importance once more to the word of god preached in the liturgy the word of god seen and preached in daily life as a pattern and as a beautiful model for daily life sa salita pong tagalog o pilipin ginagamit po natin yung salitang

2:19 maliwanagan sa dalawang bagay ang Isang obvious po na kahulugan kapag sinabing ako ay naliwanagan ay kunyari ho tayong lahat na naririto ngayon naliwanagan ho tayo ng araw kanila naliwanagan tayo ng mga ilaw ng kathedral naliwanagan tayo ng mga ilaw ng bahay na iyon para makita makakita tayo. We can go to our direction. We can go to our goal. We need light so that we can see the beauty of each other, the presence of each other as of this moment. naliwanagano. Pero sa kabilang banda po, ginagamit din

3:04 natin ang salitang naliwanagan ako kapagka naging malinaw ang lahat sa akin. Kapagka natapos ang pagtatalakayan, ang pag-uusap, masasabi natin ah naliwanagan na ako sa problema. Naliwanagan. Naliwanagan na ako sa aking desisyon. naliwanaganoo kung ano ang aking plano. Naliwanaganoo sino nga ba ako bilang isang tao. And from this we wish to take routh our reflection from the word of God from the life of San Juan Pomoseno and if the 255th day of January is a weekday we also

3:50 celebrate the life of St. through the story of his conversion ilang pagpapaliwanag or enlighten or giving light was given or was shed through today's readings. Very prominent po yung mga lugar na Zebulon at Naftali. yung mga lugar na maliliit at hindi naman commonly known to people to the time of during the time of Jesus then and in this places where uncommon experiences were present light was giv

4:35 to the crowd of St. Paul the Corinthians. Light was shed upon them by St. Paul when he told them that I was not crucified for you. We are not here to divide each other that I am for Paul, I am for Christ, I am for Apollos or for any other el. Binigyan niya ng liwanag ang mga ito at gay in the presence of Jesus's ministry he was there. He went through places once more to sh light and enlightenment. He was there by calling as well his disciples sheding light and giving light to them that I am no longer nobody else

5:23 in this life but I was called by Jesus to follow him. Dumaan din po siya sa mga taong nangangailangan ng kanyang presensya. again enlightenment, healing them, giving them strength, blessing them. Naliwanagan na silang lahat. At ito po ang magandang paalala sa atin ng mga bagay na ito na hindi naman po kailan man nauputol yung ating trabaho o yung ating gampaning magpaliwanag sa buhay ng mga tao. Kasi madalas ang nagiging kaaway ng kagustuhang magpaliwanag ay ang tigas ng puso o yung depensa

6:09 nating tayong mapaliwanagan. Salamat sa Diyos. May social media naririnig at nababasa natin ang ilang pagpapaliwanag ng tao sa issy sa simbahan, sa issyu sa lipunan, sa issyue ng bawat pamilya at komunidad. Naririnig natin may tumatanggap. May naririnig din naman tayong ayaw tanggapin ang mga bagay na ito. Pero sa kabila ng mga ito, may mga tao pa ring magsasabi, "Kailangan namin ng pagpapaliwanag." Pero meron pong liwanag na dumadating ayaw lang nating tanggapin dahil kung walang liwanag, walang malinaw at hindi magiging maliwanag ang lahat ng bagay.

6:57 As I've said, if today is a weekday, this is a feast, this day is the feast of St. Paul's conversion and in that story of St. Paulo's conversion light was also a prominent symbol in his story. Nakita niya ang isang tao, isang tinig na nagliwanag sa kanya at sa nagsasabi, "Saul, Saul, bakit mo ako inuusig?" And to that point, with that light and that enlightenment from Jesus, naliwanagan si San Pablo. "Yung pinapatay ko pala kapatid ko, si Hesus

7:42 pala yung aking inuusig. And that is why also Paul was given that courage to be light and to shed light. He was light to the Gentiles, to the Romans, to the Corinthians, to the many people he preached. So that light was given to them and enlightenment in life is given once more in their hearts. Today we are honored as I said with the presence of San Juana Nepomoseno. Pinag-aralan ko po no batang Pasay po ako pero hindi ko po kilala si San Juan ni Pumoseno. Ang alam ko lang po martir siya kaya po nakapulay ang mga tagaay

8:31 no. Handa rin po silang magpakamartir sa kanilang buhay. Pero naantig po ako sa isang icon or sa isang symbol when it pertains to San Juan ni Pumoseno. Once more the gift of light. the gift of the star. Dahil daw po noong inusig si San Juan ni Pumoseno dahil nga kinakalaban o tinatanong siya ni Haring Wenes Laus, "Ano ba yung kinumpisalan ng aking asawa? Sabihin mo na." Dahil madami ding trumitismis kay Haring Wences Laus. "Naku, yang asawa mo madaming nagkakagusto diyan."

9:17 Oh 'di ba nangyayari naman yan sa inyo. Kulang na lang tanungin niyo kaming mga pare. Father ano pong kinumpisal ng asawa ko no? No. Subukan niyo hong gawin yan no? No. Kayo ho ang ihuhulog ko sa sa bangin no dahil ho meron pong seal of confession. No kung ano man po ang sabihin niyo sa amin sa kumpisal sa amin lang ho yon at sa Diyos. Pinipilit siya ni Weslaus. Come on John tell me what was the confession of my wife. Kaya po meron pong mga image si San Juan ni Poseno na naka ganito ho siya. He kept the sanctity of the sacrament.

10:07 He was shedding light to Wenclaus. But then W dragging off himself to be enlightened. Ayaw niya eh. Kaya po siya ay hinulog sa bangina. At may dalawa pong kwento daw no na habang lumulutang daw ang katawan katawan ni San Juan Neposeno maliwanag daw po yung kanyang katawan sa pagkakakita ng tao. There was even a story that because of the star while his body was flowing through the sea,

10:53 a star was following his body. Madami ho tayong mga liwanag na tinatanggihan natin, kinaawan natin at marahil tinatalikuran na ho natin. Madaming mga pagpapaliwanag ang gustong sabihin ng simbahan ng tao ng pamayanan na ayaw nating pakinggan. Pero hayaan natin ang liwanag ang mabuhay muli atay dahil kung walang ilaw, walang magiging malinaw at maliwanag sa buhay na ito.

11:38 Huwag ho nating pagpilitan ang sarili nating mga kagustuhan dahil baka diyan pa lumabo ng lumabo ang mga bagay. Baka kaya, baka mas gusto pa nating isara ang ating pintuan kaysa buksan na ang ating puso sa liwanag kung sino ba tayo bilang mga tao. Sino ba tayo bilang mga Pilipino, sino ba tayo bilang isang pamayanan? Dahil hindi naman po nagsasayang ng oras ang Diyos magpaliwanag sa atin, hindi lang para tayo ay magkaroonan ng magandang kapiligiran. kundi paraging para maging malinaw din kung sino tayo bilang mga anak niya at sino tayo bilang mga tagusunod niya.

12:26 The light will be shining always and goal is not only to lead you to go to destinations and to places but to the beautifulinder that God has been calling or is calling you to a higher place of reverence to your dignity as his child and to love that is always there for all of us.