Prison Ministry Diocese of Ipil

18/07/2026

🔴 LIVE | Holy Eucharist – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
Matthew 13:24–43
July 19, 2026

Join us in prayer as we celebrate the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, reflecting on Jesus' Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds. In today's Gospel, Christ reminds us of God's patience, mercy, and perfect justice. Though good and evil exist side by side in our world, the Lord calls us to remain faithful, persevere in goodness, and trust that He will bring all things to fulfillment in His perfect time.

May this Eucharistic Celebration strengthen our faith, deepen our hope, and inspire us to become faithful witnesses of Christ's Kingdom through lives of love, humility, and holiness.

📍 St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral Parish
Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay

🙏 Presider: Most Rev. Glenn M. Corsiga, D.D.
Bishop of the Diocese of Ipil

Let us worship together and entrust our lives to the Lord who patiently nurtures the good seed within us.

12/07/2026

LIVE NOW | Sunday Holy Mass

Join us in prayer as we celebrate this Sunday's Holy Mass. May God's Word strengthen our faith, fill our hearts with hope, and guide us throughout the week.

📖 "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." – Psalm 118:24

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05/07/2026

🔴 LIVE | Holy Eucharist – 14ᵗʰ Sunday in Ordinary Time 🙏
📅 July 5, 2026

Come and worship with us as we celebrate the Holy Eucharist on this 14ᵗʰ Sunday in Ordinary Time. As disciples of Christ, we are invited to proclaim the Good News with humility, trust in God's providence, and rejoice that our names are written in heaven.

May this Eucharistic celebration renew our faith, strengthen our mission, and fill our hearts with the peace and joy that come from the Lord.

📍 St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral Parish
Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay

Let us gather in prayer and thanksgiving as one family in Christ.

20/06/2026

🔴 LIVE | 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
📅 June 21, 2026
Mass Presider: Most Rev. Glenn M. Corsiga, D.D.

Join us in prayer as we celebrate the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time and reflect on God's loving care and protection for His people.

In today's Gospel (Matthew 10:26-33), Jesus reassures His followers:

"Do not be afraid."

Our Lord reminds us that God knows each one of us intimately and values us beyond measure. Even amid trials, uncertainties, and fears, we are called to place our trust in His providence and remain steadfast in our faith.

May this Eucharistic celebration strengthen our hearts with courage, deepen our trust in God's unfailing love, and inspire us to boldly witness to Christ in our daily lives.

📍 St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral Parish
Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay

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13/05/2026

TODAY’s GMRC | Do Not Forget Where You Came From

Success and wealth are blessings, but they can also become dangerous when they make a person proud, selfish, or forgetful. Many people remain humble while struggling, but change when they become successful. They begin to look down on others, forget old friends, ignore the poor, and act as though they no longer need God.

But true greatness is not measured by how high we rise, but by how humble and grateful we remain.

Never be ashamed of your beginnings. Remember the people who helped you when you had little. Remember the sacrifices of your parents, the kindness of friends, and above all, the blessings of God. Wealth should not harden the heart; it should widen it. The more blessed we become, the more we should learn to share, help, and uplift others.

The Bible reminds us: “Remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth” (Deuteronomy 8:18).

Stay humble. Stay grateful. And never forget where God found you.

26/04/2026

Dear Brother Priests and Consecrated Persons in the DIOCESE OF IPIL:
Peace! 🕊️

It is with grief that I inform you of the passing away of our brother priest FR. ROBERT PARAISO TIK-KING on the morning of April 25, 2026, at St. John Hospital, Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay.

Let us all join in the sorrow of his family and the Buug Parish community led by Msgr. Elizar Cielo, JCD. I thank Fr. Cholo for taking charge during Fr. Robert’s last moments.

May I ask for your prayers for the eternal repose of his soul and that of the poor souls in Purgatory. 🙏
May he rest in peace. Amen. ✝️

+GLENN M. CORSIGA, DD
Bishop of Ipil

📢 UPDATE
🕯️ Wake Schedule:

📍 April 26–27
St. Joseph Pastoral Center, Buug

📍 April 28–May 1
Fr. Robert’s Residence, Malagandis, Titay

📍 May 2–3
St. Joseph Pastoral Center, Ipil

✝️ May 4
Funeral Mass — 8:00 AM
St. Joseph Cathedral ⛪

26/04/2026

DIMPPC Quarterly Meeting at St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Siay

22/03/2026

JESUS SHARES YOUR SORROW | “At the heart of today’s Gospel is one consoling truth: When we lose someone we love—Jesus is not absent. He is with us, and He leads us to hope.

Martha says to Jesus: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”

Those words are not just Martha’s. They are our words too.

When we lose a loved one—a parent, a spouse, a child, a friend—our hearts quietly ask:

“Lord, where were You?”
“Why did this happen?”
“Why did You not come sooner?”

And Jesus does not scold Martha. He does not correct her. Instead, He allows her to speak her pain.

My dear friends,

If you are grieving today—if you have lost someone physically through death, or spiritually—someone who has drifted away from God, be not afraid to bring that pain to Jesus.

Because in the Gospel, we see something very beautiful: Jesus weeps.

He knows He will raise Lazarus. And yet—Jesus still cries. Why?

Because love feels loss.
Because God is not distant.
Because Jesus shares your sorrow.

My dear brothers and sisters,

Your tears matter to God. Your grief is not ignored. Your longing is understood.

And then Jesus speaks these powerful words: “I am the Resurrection and the Life.”

This is our hope.

For those we have lost in death—our goodbye is not forever. In Christ, there is life beyond the grave. There is reunion. There is eternal embrace.

And for those we have “lost” spiritually—a son, a daughter, a loved one who has wandered— do not lose hope.

The same Jesus who called Lazarus out of the tomb can call them back to life.

No heart is too far.
No soul is beyond His reach.

My dear brothers and sisters,

As your Archbishop, I want to speak to you like a father:

Grieve—but do not lose hope.
Weep—but do not despair.
Miss them—but entrust them to God.

Because Jesus stands before every tomb—
the tomb of death,
the tomb of distance,
the tomb of lost faith—

And He calls out: “Come out.”

And one day, in God’s time, we will all hear His voice again.

And we will be together—in a life that will never end. Amen.”

— Cebu Archbishop Alberto “Abet” Uy
Maymay sa Magbalantay | 22 March 2026

22/03/2026

In 1992, something extraordinary happened in Granada, Spain, a moment many would later call nothing short of a miracle...

An Aviaco Airlines plane carrying 94 passengers crashed during landing and split in half upon impact. By all human expectations, this should have been a devastating tragedy.

But incredibly… everyone survived!

Among those reflecting on this event was a Spanish priest, Fr. Gonzalo Mazarrasa, who believed this was no mere coincidence. He had just completed '30 days of prayer' to Saint Joseph, asking for help in “impossible things.”

In those days, the priest said, “I was studying in Rome in 1992 and residing at the Spanish College of Saint Joseph, which that year was celebrating its centenary.”

“I was finishing a 30 day prayer to ask the Holy Patriarch for impossible things and a plane broke in two when landing (in Granada) with almost a hundred people aboard: the pilot was my brother.”

“There was only one seriously injured man who, thank God, recovered. That day I learned that Saint Joseph has a lot of power before the Throne of God,” the priest said.

For many faithful, this moment became a powerful reminder that God works even through the most unexpected and terrifying circumstances—and that the intercession of Saint Joseph, the silent protector of the Holy Family, is still alive today.

In moments when all seems lost…
in situations that seem beyond hope…
remember: nothing is impossible with God.

🙏 St. Joseph, patron of the impossible, pray for us.

22/03/2026