27/05/2026
Yung ngiti 😊pa lang ni Fr. Javey bago pa magsimula ang homily… nakuha na niya agad ako.
Hindi ko ma-explain pero may mga tao talagang kapag nagsalita, ramdam mong may sincerity at may lalim. Ganun si Fr. Javey. Sabayan pa ng sobrang ganda at calming na boses—pero higit doon, bawat salita niya tumatagos.
Hindi lang siya homily na pinakinggan ko… parang homily na pinadama.
At nakuha talaga niya ang puso ko sa sinabi niya tungkol sa miracles at kay Mama Mary.
Madalas kasi kapag sinabing miracle, iniisip natin agad extraordinary healing o impossible situations. Pero pinarealize ni Fr na miracles are things only God can do — and sometimes the greatest miracles are the ones we almost fail to notice: protection, conversion, healing of the heart, restoration, and being led back to God.
Parang sa Gospel sa wedding at Cana—nagkaroon ng crisis, naubusan ng wine, may problemang hindi napansin ng iba… pero napansin ni Mary.
And she intervened.
Sobrang comforting isipin na ganun si Mama Mary. Hindi siya distant mother. Hindi siya tahimik lang sa gilid ng buhay natin. As Mother of Christians, she notices our silent battles, hidden wounds, and even the struggles we cannot explain.
At sobrang tumatak sakin yung kwento ng teenager who left the Church for 22 years.
Imagine that.
Teenager pa lang umalis na siya sa faith, ginawa na raw niya lahat ng mali, at marahil akala niya malayo na siya sa Diyos. Pero nung nagkasakit siya at parang nawalan na ng pag-asa, doon siya bumalik—sa simbahan, sa confession, sa Eucharist.
At after one month, gumaling siya.
Pero ang mas nagulat siya hindi yung healing ng kidney.
Ang tanong niya ay:
"Why did God still love me after 22 years?"
At doon ako natamaan.
Kasi minsan tayo rin ganun.
We think our failures, distance, or sins are stronger than God’s mercy.
Pero hindi.
As Fr. said so beautifully—God’s love is too much to abandon us.
At doon ko mas nakita ang beauty ng pagiging Kristiyano.
Hindi tayo minamahal dahil perfect tayo.
Minamahal tayo dahil anak tayo.
At sobrang powerful ng part tungkol sa dignity natin because of Mama Mary.
Napakaganda ng sinabi ni Fr.:
"That is why the Blessed Virgin Mary is our mother."
Dahil sa Yes ni Mary—"I will serve God"—nagkaroon ng bagong creation. Through her obedience, God became man in Jesus Christ, at dahil kay Jesus, naging adopted children tayo ng Diyos.
Kaya ang motherhood ni Mary ay hindi lang sentimental devotion.
It is deeply connected to our identity.
At sobrang lalim ng sinabi ni Fr.:
"If we look at our DNA, we will see the life and blood of the Blessed Virgin Mary in us."
Hindi ito tungkol sa literal biology, kundi sa spiritual family na binuo ng Diyos.
Same family.
Same Mother.
Same faith.
At kung ang ating Ina ay Queen of Heaven and Earth, then we are reminded of something beautiful:
Hindi ordinary ang dignity natin.
Hindi tayo made for shame.
Hindi tayo made for destruction.
Hindi tayo ordinaryo sa mata ng Diyos.
Hindi tayo worthless.
Hindi tayo accident lang sa mundo.
We belong to a royal family of grace.
Kaya tama si Fr. nang sabihin niya:
"Your dignity is high."
Ang daming tao today ang sugatan ang self-worth, feeling unwanted, rejected, or not enough.
Pero bilang mga anak ng Diyos at anak ni Mary, may royal dignity tayo—not because of status, success, or achievements—but because we are loved by God.
Touching din yung kwento ng Bosconian na pinagtawanan ang Legion of Mary at ang pagdarasal ng Rosary.
Akala niya noon walang silbi.
"Rosary? What will happen?"
Pero nung dumating ang crisis sa buhay niya, at ready na siyang umalis at sumuko, doon siya dinala ng Diyos sa chapel.
At doon nagbago ang lahat.
Yung dating minamaliit niya… yun pala ang magiging daan ng kanyang pagbabago.
And eventually—ang dating nangungutya sa Rosary became a promoter of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Grabe.
What a reminder.
Minsan yung grace ng Diyos dumarating sa mga bagay na dati nating hindi naiintindihan.
At sobrang powerful ng ending ni Fr. Javey.
"There will be incidents in our life… that sometimes we are not aware. But Mary will make an intervention so that you can be saved from any trap that will destroy you."
Honestly… sobrang comforting nito.
Because life is not easy.
May battles.
May temptations.
May enemies na hindi natin nakikita.
May traps na akala natin harmless pero puwedeng sumira sa atin spiritually, emotionally, at personally.
At minsan… wala tayong sapat na lakas.
Kaya sobrang ganda ng tanong ni Fr.:
"Where will you get strength from?"
And his answer—
"From her."
Because that is her role as Mother and Queen.
"She cannot afford to lose even a single son and daughter."
That line stayed with me.
Ganun ang isang ina.
She will do everything for her child.
Today, my heart is simply full of gratitude.
Salamat Lord… for giving us not only a Savior, but also a Mother.
And maybe this is the reminder for all of us—
If you feel lost…
If you are fighting battles nobody knows…
If you are tired, wounded, or spiritually distant…
Do not lose hope.
Mama Mary never replaces Jesus—she lovingly leads us back to Him.
As Don Bosco said, devotion to Mary Help of Christians is the way we begin to recognize miracles in our lives.
And maybe… the miracle you have been praying for is already unfolding quietly—through protection, healing, conversion, or the gentle hand of a Mother who never stops praying for her children. 🤍🙏
📸 Photo courtesy of St. John Bosco Parish Makati page.
Used for evangelization purposes only.
Full homily: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EJMr7g3KY/?mibextid=wwXIfr