Rev. Fr. Gerard Masangya presided the 12 noon mass during the 29th sunday in ordinary time.
The Gospel is about Luke 18:1-8, the Parable of the Persistent Widow. It is about a poor widow that an unjust judge ignored, but she kept asking to give her justice until he gave up and finally granted her request.
Fr. Gerry talked about prayer life in this modern times. “Ang number 1 na kalaban ng panalangin ay ang gadget.” He reiterated how people today lack enough time to pray due to the progressing times. “Habang nagiging ‘high-tech’ nawawalan ka ng oras para sa panalangin.” he said.
Fr. Gerry also said that millenials want their prayer request to be answered immediately because technology makes everything instant nowadays. “Huwag tayong ma-bore kapag nasa loob ng simabahan at sa pagdarasal. Huwag mainip sa dasal kapag di agad sinagot ng Panginoon. “
He encourages us to have patience and to pray consistenly because the perfect time will come that God will answer our prayers. “Hindi lang mabilis na panalangin ngunit isang taimtim na panalangin.” Fr Gerry added when it comes to praying to God daily.
