Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish - Muntinlupa

03/05/2026

"I am the way, the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father, except through me."

02/05/2026

𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 | We invite all single, working parishioners aged 21 and above to a special talk entitled 'Success and Sanctity' with Frances Yu on May 9, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the San Lorenzo Ruiz Hall.

Discover how to pursue professional success while growing in holiness by registering at the Parish Office.

02/05/2026

𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐕𝐈𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘 | '𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐘𝐑𝐒'

Something is striking about this title—it speaks of martyrdom, yet Mary did not die by the sword, nor was she dragged before persecutors. And still, the Church dares to call her Queen of Martyrs. Why? Because her martyrdom was not of the body, but of the heart.

At Calvary, Mary stood. Not as a distant observer, but as a mother who watched her Son suffer and die. Every blow, every insult, every wound inflicted on Christ pierced her interiorly. What the executioners did to His body, sorrow did to her soul. As foretold, “a sword shall pierce your own soul”—and that sword found its fullest meaning beneath the Cross.

Unlike the martyrs who are taken quickly by death, Mary endured a prolonged and conscious suffering. She could not turn away. She could not intervene. She could only remain—loving, consenting, and offering. This is the depth of her martyrdom: not just suffering, but willingly uniting that suffering to the sacrifice of her Son.

And so she is called Queen—not only because she suffered, but because she suffered perfectly. Without bitterness. Without rebellion. Without despair. Her sorrow was not empty; it was redemptive, joined entirely to Christ’s own offering.

01/05/2026

𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 | 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩, 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 (𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧)

Athanasius led a tumultuous but dedicated life of service to the Church. He was the great champion of the faith against the widespread heresy of A***nism, the teaching by Arius that Jesus was not truly divine. The vigor of his writings earned him the title of doctor of the Church.

Born of a Christian family in Alexandria, Egypt, and given a classical education, Athanasius became secretary to Alexander, the bishop of Alexandria, entered the priesthood and was eventually named bishop himself. His predecessor, Alexander, had been an outspoken critic of a new movement growing in the East—A***nism.
When Athanasius assumed his role as bishop of Alexandria, he continued the fight against A***nism. At first, it seemed that the battle would be easily won and that A***nism would be condemned. Such, however, did not prove to be the case. The Council of Tyre was called and for several reasons that are still unclear, Emperor Constantine exiled Athanasius to northern Gaul. This was to be the first in a series of travels and exiles reminiscent of the life of Saint Paul.

After Constantine died, his son restored Athanasius as bishop. This lasted only a year, however, for he was deposed once again by a coalition of A***n bishops. Athanasius took his case to Rome, and Pope Julius I called a synod to review the case and other related matters.

Five times Athanasius was exiled for his defense of the doctrine of Christ’s divinity. During one period of his life, he enjoyed 10 years of relative peace—reading, writing, and promoting the Christian life along the lines of the monastic ideal to which he was greatly devoted. His dogmatic and historical writings are almost all polemic, directed against every aspect of A***nism.

Among his ascetical writings, his Life of St. Anthony achieved astonishing popularity and contributed greatly to the establishment of monastic life throughout the Western Christian world.

Athanasius suffered many trials while he was the bishop of Alexandria. He was given the grace to remain strong against what probably seemed at times to be insurmountable opposition. Athanasius lived his office as bishop completely. He defended the true faith of his flock, regardless of the cost to himself. In today’s world, we are experiencing this same call to remain true to our faith, no matter what. (franciscanmedia.org)

01/05/2026

𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 | The First Saturday of the Month is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

When we meditate on the Sacred Heart of Jesus, pondering the depth of God’s love for us, we need to contemplate the Immaculate Heart as well to see the response we’re invited to make with our lives.

01/05/2026

First Friday of Holy Hour of Adoration - May 01, 2026, 5:00 PM, GMT+8:00 - Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish - Muntinlupa

01/05/2026

We invite all the parishioners and friends of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish to pray for the intentions of the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, for this month.

01/05/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦? | Catholicism and Communism are incompatible because they differ at the level of first principles. Communism, rooted in Karl Marx, is atheistic and materialist, denying God and reducing human life to economics, while Catholicism teaches that man is created for God and has a supernatural end.

In Divini Redemptoris, Pope Pius XI condemned Communism as “intrinsically wrong” for this reason. It promotes class struggle, whereas Catholic teaching—articulated by Pope Leo XIII in Rerum Novarum—calls for justice and cooperation grounded in human dignity. Communism rejects private property, but the Church defends it as a natural right, reaffirmed in Quadragesimo Anno.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC 2402–2403) teaches that the right to private property is legitimate and rooted in human dignity, though ordered to the common good.

It often gives too much power to the state, which goes against the Catholic principle that decisions should be made at the lowest appropriate level. The Catechism of the Catholic Church explicitly rejects “totalitarian and atheistic ideologies associated with communism” (CCC 2425).

Figures like St. Pope John Paul II (who experienced firsthand the horrors of communism) opposed it in practice, defending freedom rooted in truth.

01/05/2026

Because of the grave danger this nefarious ideology posed to the common good, 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐗𝐈 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭. 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟑𝟕 to have Jesus' earthly father deliver the Church from the many errors of communism....𝐎𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏, 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟓, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭. 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫.

Pope Pius XII instituted the feast of St. Joseph the Worker on May 1, 1955 so that it would coincide with International Workers Day, also known as May Day.

30/04/2026

Memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker - May 01, 2026, 6:00 AM, GMT +8:00 - Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish - Muntinlupa

Presider: Rev. Msgr. Allen Aganon

30/04/2026

𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 | 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬

To strengthen devotion to Saint Joseph and provide a clear Christian response to communist “May Day” ideology, Pope Pius XII established the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker in 1955. This was not accidental—it directly countered materialist views of labor by presenting work as sacred, rooted in God’s design rather than class struggle or state control.

From Genesis onward, human work is shown as a participation in God’s creative action, a duty that dignifies the person rather than reducing him to an economic unit. Saint Joseph, a humble carpenter and foster father of Christ, embodies this truth: labor is not exploitation or mere production, but a path to holiness, responsibility, and service within the family.

Christ Himself worked under Joseph, sanctifying ordinary labor and rejecting any ideology that strips work of its spiritual meaning. Later, in Laborem Exercens, Pope John Paul II reaffirmed that the Church defends the dignity and rights of workers while rejecting systems that violate them—whether through exploitation or through collectivist systems that erase personal responsibility and freedom.

In this light, Saint Joseph stands as a powerful model against atheistic and materialist ideologies: his life proclaims that true justice in work comes not from class conflict, but from faith, moral order, and the recognition of each worker’s God-given dignity.

30/04/2026

𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 | The first Friday of each month is traditionally observed with a special devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Our Lord Jesus Christ promised the grace of a Holy Death to those who worthily receive Holy Communion on the first Friday of the month for nine consecutive months.