Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time | October 19, 2025 | 6:00 AM Mass

[LIVE] Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time | October 19, 2025 | 6:00 AM Mass THE POWER OF PERSEVERING PRAYER On this 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Church invites us to reflect on the power of persevering prayer. Faith can move mountains, but prayer can also move the heart of God. But for prayer to produce such a wonderful effect, it must be rooted in humble faith, that is, in the sincere conviction that we are in God’s hands and that He loves us immensely, in spite of our unworthiness. If we have this disposition of heart, we will avoid the two aberrations of wanting to impose our will on God, or of giving up praying if our requests are not granted immediately. Our prayer must always be patterned after that of Jesus and end with the petition: “Your will not mine be done!” As we observe “World Mission Sunday,” we are invited to remember with much admiration and love our brothers and sisters in Christ who have left their homelands to be the heralds of the Gospel of Christ and witness to his love in the foreign missions. They should be our heroes. We should show our solidarity toward them, not only with our donations, but also with our prayer for all their needs and intentions. As we observe “Sunday for Cultures,” let us appreciate our own culture, even as we respect the cultures of other peoples. At the same time, let us also remember that no culture is perfect, and that some cultures may also contain customs and tradition that are not compatible with Gospel principles and values. It is our duty to point this out, and to do our best to affirm what is just and right, and to correct what is not. Let us be grateful in a special manner for our rich cultural heritage, as we remember our ethnic brothers and sisters and pray for them today, Indigenous Peoples’ Sunday. To support the evangelization, please Subscribe to our YouTube Channels: Couples for Christ Negros Oriental:    / @couplesforchristnegrosorie2213   padrejunlemz:    / @padrejunlemz   You may also send your love offering through: Metrobank - Dumaguete Real Branch Account Name: Roman Catholic Bishop of Dumaguete Account Number: 443-7443-90970-9 | Swift Code: MBTCPHMM GCash Transaction — 09174317088 Please send a copy of the deposit slip or transaction to [email protected] for your official receipt. Any material used for this post is for religious purposes only and is not intended to infringe over any copyright. #PilgrimsofHope #SaintJosephTheWorkerParish #CommissionOnSocialCommunications #padrejunlemz #CFCNegrosOriental #DioceseofDumaguete