Commission on Youth - Diocese of Bacolod

24/06/2026

This great religious reformer was sent by God to prepare the people for the Messiah. His vocation was one of selfless giving. The only power that he claimed was the Spirit of God. “I am baptizing you with water, for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is mightier than I. I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire” (Matthew 3:11). Scripture tells us that many people followed John looking to him for hope, perhaps in anticipation of some great messianic power. John never allowed himself the false honor of receiving these people for his own glory. He knew his calling was one of preparation. When the time came, he led his disciples to Jesus: “The next day John was there again with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by; he said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God.’ The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus” (John 1:35-37). It is John the Baptist who has pointed the way to Christ. John’s life and death were a giving over of self for God and other people. His simple style of life was one of complete detachment from earthly possessions. His heart was centered on God and the call that he heard from the Spirit of God speaking to his heart. Confident of God’s grace, he had the courage to speak words of condemnation or repentance, of salvation.

23/06/2026

SAINT CYRIL, Patriarch of Alexandria, one of the metropolitan sees of the Christian Church in the East, was one of the great defenders of the faith against the heresy of Nestorius who denied the oneness of person in Jesus Christ. At the Council of Ephesus in 431, over which he presided in the Pope’s name, and at his instigation, it was defined that Christ, the Son of God, is at the same time God and man, and the Blessed Virgin Mary, his mother, is truly the Mother of God. Saint Cyril died in 444. The Church venerates him as one of her great doctors. His commentary on the Gospel of Saint John is one of the richest doctrinally of those left us by the Fathers of the Church.

22/06/2026

📣 PAMATAN-ON! Handa na bala kamo?

Sa pinakadako, pinaka-exciting, kag pinaka-anticipated nga event sang tuig!

✨ ARE YOU READY?
✨ ARE YOU SET?
✨ THIS IS THE MOMENT WE’LL NEVER FORGET!

It’s our time to shine, it’s our time to smile, Gathering as one, making every moment worthwhile!

🎉 IT’S THE…
🌟 VYA FINALE! 🌟

Youth of Alijis, come and unite,
Radiating Christ’s love, shining so bright! 💛

Caption from the VYCC of the Vicariate of Alijis

22/06/2026

Rise with purpose this Monday morning. Challenges may come, but so will opportunities to learn and succeed. Keep your head high and your heart focused on what truly matters.

Happy Monday, everyone! God bless your week!

19/06/2026

This Friday is a reminder that every day is a fresh chance to improve. Focus on progress, not perfection. The future belongs to those who keep going despite challenges.

Have a blessed Friday and a peaceful weekend ahead, mga kaJaMers!

18/06/2026

The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice;
let the many isles be glad.
Clouds and darkness are round about him,
justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne.

PSALM 97:1-2

18/06/2026

17/06/2026

The story and history of SAINT ALOYSIUS GONZAGA. Aloysius, the eldest son of Ferdinand Gonzaga, Marquis of Castiglione, was born on March 9, 1568. The first words he pronounced were the holy names of Jesus and Mary. When he was nine years of age he made a vow of perpetual virginity, and by a special grace was ever exempted from temptations against purity. He received his first Communion at the hands of Saint Charles Borromeo. At an early age he resolved to leave the world, and in a vision was directed by our blessed Lady to join the Society of Jesus. The Saint’s mother rejoiced on learning his determination to become a religious, but his father for three years refused his consent. At length Saint Aloysius obtained permission to enter the novitiate on November 25, 1585. He took his vows after two years, and went through the ordinary course of philosophy and theology. He was wont to say he doubted whether without penance grace would continue to make headway against nature, which, when not afflicted and chastised, tends gradually to relapse into its old state, losing the habit of suffering acquired by the labor of years. “I am a crooked piece of iron,” he said, “and am come into religion to be made straight by the hammer of mortification and penance.” During his last year of theology a malignant fever broke out in Rome; the Saint offered himself for the service of the sick, and he was accepted for the dangerous duty. Several of the brothers caught the fever, and Aloysius was of the number. He was brought to the point of death, but recovered, only to fall, however, into slow fever, which carried him off after three months. He died, repeating the Holy Name, a little after midnight of June 21, 1591.

16/06/2026

SAINT ROMUALD was born in Ravenna in the middle of the tenth century. He embraced the hermit’s life and for many years traveled through various lands seeking solitude and establishing small monasteries while directing himself to a life of perfection by the practice of virtues. He fought strenuously against the depraved habits of the monks of his day. He died around the year 1027.

15/06/2026

Start this week with confidence and a grateful heart. The road ahead may not always be easy, but every step forward is progress. Keep shining and give your best in all that you do.

Happy Monday, everyone! God bless your week!