Service is blessed anew for some 350 servant-leaders of the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice as they were commissioned on the Anticipated Mass of the Solemnity of Christ the King, Nov. 25.
“Ako’y natutuwa dahil iyong ating mga likod ay nandito ulit at nagtalaga ng kanilang mga sarili (I am glad because our servant-leaders are here again, committing themselves). I’m sure this is also their way, individually, of living out the spirituality of stewardship,” Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) coordinator Nathaniel Diola told Handuhay.
“Nawa sa ating paggamit ng ating mga gifts, … sa ating pagtugon sa panawagan na magsilbi, at the same time magampanan ang ating mga responsibilidad bilang mga tagasunod ni Kristo, we may be able to know him more, love him more, and serve him more,” Diola added.
(We hope that in using our gifts, in responding to the call of service, at the same time, in living up to our responsibilities as followers of Christ, we may be able to know him more, love him more, and serve him more.)
In his homily, parish priest Fr. Henry Ferreras stressed the special meaning and significance of Christ’s kingship.
“Sa tuwing tayo ay nagsisilbi sa parokya, si Kristo ang ating pinaglilingkuran (It is Christ we serve every time we serve the parish),” he said.
However, he pointed out that parish work should not interfere with family matters. “Family first, before parish, because that is our first community,” Fr. Ferreras said.
“Kaya ako’y lubos na nagpapasalamat sa inyong paglilingkod, pagbibigay ng oras at panahon sa ating parokya, sa kabila ng pagiging abala niyo rin sa iba pang bagay,” he added.
