I happenned to attend two masses for this Sunday: one the anticipated mass of Fr. Orbos at Marian Hills 1st anniversary at San Carlos Hts, Tayuman, Binangonan Rizal. and the other one at Megamall.
Fr. Orbos simply enjoined the faithful to lead a simple, not complicated life.
At Megamall, the priest, while saying that we should not making wealth as center of our life, used I think the wrong example: that it is better to be relaxed fisherman, not even fishing, than to work hard to gain leisure at the end of the day. Taken extremely that means, it is better not to mind things of this earth, the frontlines, but to escape and to relax. But I think the Christian teaching challenges us to live with the challenges of contemporary life. I do not think that working hard to benefit others is bad.
The mass featured the Bagong Binhi Community Inc, an NGO to promote the rehab/return of former prisoner to the fold of society. He sang together with a vid, a song for prisoners who want to be free (Ibong may layang lumipad, kulungin mo at umiyak) that is an adaptation of "Bayan ko" And he was well applauded.
Bayan Ko
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