Dear fellow disciples,

The parable in today’s Gospel is a warning against the uselessness of greed. Jesus condemns the accumulation of wealth as an end to itself when life is so fragile and death being always around the corner.

Our journey as disciples of His kingdom leads in the opposite direction. Jesus teaches us the beauty of using our wealth to benefit those less fortunate than us.

Dear Fellow Disciples,

This Sunday Jesus' prayer inspires us to address the Father as our Abba (daddy). It also teaches us, as His disciples, to transform our prayer into a continuous dialogue with the Father. God is before all, in Jesus's teaching, Our Father and we are brothers and sisters. So He cares and will care for us.

Dear Fellow disciples, peace and blessings.

The story Martha and Mary in today's Gospel sheds light on our idea of discipleship. Many people have never heard the D word (Discipleship) and others who heard it sometimes think that it refers only to religious persons and priests. Neither Martha nor Mary were religious sisters or priests. So, the first fallacy to expel is that discipleship is just for those especially chosen.

My Dear Fellow Disciples, peace,

“If only we would learn how great it is, to possess divine grace and how many riches it has within itself.” -St. Rose of Lima

With this beautiful quote from our Patron St. Rose of Lima, I would like to thank each and every one of you for your warm welcome to Fr. Javier, Fr. Cyriac, and myself. We feel so blessed to be here with you all already.

Dear people of God in the Parish and School of Saint Rose of Lima, 

Peace and all of God’s blessings. 

It is with a sense of wonder that I, along with Frs. Cyriac and Javier, start the new chapter of my ministry as a priest and pastor, and also this new chapel of my discipleship following Jesus in His Church. Our hope and prayer is that we may assist and accompany Saint Rose of Lima’s community (Church and School) as we continue to grow, strive and prosper in faithfulness, holiness, and unity as true disciples of Jesus in His Church.