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A community of Catholic gentlemen committed to the principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism.

The words of the Popes — October 12, 2026Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time The Sign of JonahThe “Jonah s...
12/10/2026

The words of the Popes — October 12, 2026
Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time

The Sign of Jonah

The “Jonah syndrome” does not have zeal for the conversion of people; it seeks a holiness – if I may use the term – a “laundered” holiness, all beautiful, all well-presented, but without that zeal to go out and preach the Lord. Yet the Lord, faced with this generation afflicted by the ‘Jonah syndrome’, promises the sign of Jonah. (…) Jonah was inside the whale for three nights and three days, a reference to Jesus in the tomb – to His death and Resurrection – and that is the sign that Jesus promises, against hypocrisy, against this attitude of perfect religiosity, against this attitude of a group of Pharisees. The true sign of Jonah is the one that gives us the confidence of being saved by the blood of Christ. How many Christians think that they will be saved only for what they do, for their works. Works are necessary, but they are a consequence, a response to that merciful love that saves us. But works alone, without this merciful love, are of no use. (…) The sign of Jonah is God’s mercy in Jesus Christ, who died and rose again for us, for our salvation. The sign of Jonah calls us: to follow the Lord, sinners as we all are, with humility, with meekness. There is a call, even a choice. (Pope Francis, Santa Marta, 14 October 2013)

Attribution to Vatican News. (October 12, 2026). Word of the day. Dicasterium pro Communicatione. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day.html

12/10/2026

Gospel of the day — October 12, 2026
Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time

From the Gospel according to Luke
11:29-32

A Voice on the Mount

While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them,
“This generation is an evil generation;
it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it,
except the sign of Jonah.
Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites,
so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
At the judgment
the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation
and she will condemn them,
because she came from the ends of the earth
to hear the wisdom of Solomon,
and there is something greater than Solomon here.
At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation
and condemn it,
because at the preaching of Jonah they repented,
and there is something greater than Jonah here.”

Attribution to Vatican News. (October 12, 2026). Word of the day. Luke 11:29-32. Dicasterium pro Communicatione. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day.html

Reading of the day — October 12, 2026Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary TimeA reading from the Letter of St. P...
12/10/2026

Reading of the day — October 12, 2026
Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time

A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Galatians
4:22-24, 26-27, 31–5:1

Inheritance of Grace

Brothers and sisters:
It is written that Abraham had two sons,
one by the slave woman and the other by the freeborn woman.
The son of the slave woman was born naturally,
the son of the freeborn through a promise.
Now this is an allegory.
These women represent two covenants.
One was from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery;
this is Hagar.
But the Jerusalem above is freeborn, and she is our mother.
For it is written:
Rejoice, you barren one who bore no children;
break forth and shout, you who were not in labor;
for more numerous are the children of the deserted one
than of her who has a husband.
Therefore, brothers and sisters,
we are children not of the slave woman
but of the freeborn woman.

For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm
and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.

Attribution to Vatican News. (October 12, 2026). Word of the day. Letter of St. Paul to the Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31–5:1. Dicasterium pro Communicatione. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day.html

The words of the Popes — October 11, 2026Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Divine InvitationToday’s Gospel passage t...
11/10/2026

The words of the Popes — October 11, 2026
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Divine Invitation

Today’s Gospel passage tells us about a king who prepares a wedding banquet for his son (cf. Mt 22:1-14). He is a powerful man, but he is above all a generous father, who invites others to share in his joy. In particular, he reveals the goodness of his heart in the fact that he does not compel anyone, but invites everyone, even though this way exposes him to the possibility of rejection. We notice that he prepares a banquet, freely offering an opportunity for encounter, an opportunity for a feast. This is what God prepares for us: a banquet, to be in communion with him and among ourselves. And we, all of us, are therefore God’s invited guests. But a wedding banquet requires time and commitment on our part: it requires a “yes”: to go, to go to the Lord’s invitation. He invites, but he leaves us free.

This is the type of relationship that the Father offers us: he calls us to stay with him, leaving us the possibility to accept or not accept [the invitation]. He does not propose to us a relationship of subjection, but rather of fatherhood and sonship, which is necessarily conditioned by our free assent. God is very respectful regarding freedom; very respectful. Saint Augustine uses a very beautiful expression in this regard, saying: “He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent” (Sermonclxix, 13). And certainly not because he does not have the capacity to do so — God is omnipotent! — but because, being love, he respects our freedom fully. God proposes: he does not impose. Never. (Pope Francis, Angelus, 15 October 2023)

Attribution to Vatican News. (October 11, 2026). Word of the day. Dicasterium pro Communicatione. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day.html

11/10/2026

Gospel of the day — October 11, 2026
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

From the Gospel according to Matthew
22:1-14

The Parable of the Wedding Feast

Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and elders of the people
in parables, saying,
"The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king
who gave a wedding feast for his son.
He dispatched his servants
to summon the invited guests to the feast,
but they refused to come.
A second time he sent other servants, saying,
'Tell those invited: "Behold, I have prepared my banquet,
my calves and fattened cattle are killed,
and everything is ready; come to the feast."'
Some ignored the invitation and went away,
one to his farm, another to his business.
The rest laid hold of his servants,
mistreated them, and killed them.
The king was enraged and sent his troops,
destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
Then he said to his servants, 'The feast is ready,
but those who were invited were not worthy to come.
Go out, therefore, into the main roads
and invite to the feast whomever you find.'
The servants went out into the streets
and gathered all they found, bad and good alike,
and the hall was filled with guests.
But when the king came in to meet the guests,
he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment.
The king said to him, 'My friend, how is it
that you came in here without a wedding garment?'
But he was reduced to silence.
Then the king said to his attendants, 'Bind his hands and feet,
and cast him into the darkness outside,
where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.'
Many are invited, but few are chosen."

Attribution to Vatican News. (October 11, 2026). Word of the day. Matthew 22:1-14. Dicasterium pro Communicatione. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day.html

11/10/2026

Reading of the day — October 11, 2026
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

A reading from the Book of Isaiah
25:6-10a

The LORD’s Feast on the Mountain

On this mountain the LORD of hosts
will provide for all peoples
a feast of rich food and choice wines,
juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines.
On this mountain he will destroy
the veil that veils all peoples,
the web that is woven over all nations;
he will destroy death forever.
The Lord GOD will wipe away
the tears from every face;
the reproach of his people he will remove
from the whole earth; for the LORD has spoken.
On that day it will be said:
"Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us!
This is the LORD for whom we looked;
let us rejoice and be glad that he has saved us!"
For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain.

A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Philippians
4:12-14, 19-20

Strength Through Christ

Brothers and sisters:
I know how to live in humble circumstances;
I know also how to live with abundance.
In every circumstance and in all things
I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry,
of living in abundance and of being in need.
I can do all things in him who strengthens me.
Still, it was kind of you to share in my distress.

My God will fully supply whatever you need,
in accord with his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
To our God and Father, glory forever and ever. Amen.

Attribution to Vatican News. (October 11, 2026). Word of the day. First Reading: Book of Isaiah 25:6-10a, Second Reading Letter of St. Paul to the Philippians
4:12-14, 19-20. Dicasterium pro Communicatione. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day.html

The words of the Popes — October 10, 2026Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary TimeListening and Practicing th...
10/10/2026

The words of the Popes — October 10, 2026
Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time

Listening and Practicing the Word

To listen to the Word of God and practise it, are the only two “conditions” established by Jesus for those who want to follow him. Christian life is “simple, simple”. Perhaps we have made it a bit difficult, with so many explanations that nobody understands, but the Christian life is like this: listening to the Word of God and practising it. (…)

Every time we open the Gospel and read a passage and ask ourselves: ‘Is God speaking to me with this, is he saying something to me’?. This means “to listen to the Word of God, to listen with the ears and listen with the heart, to open the heart to God’s Word”. On the other hand, “Jesus’ enemies listened to Jesus’ words but they were close by in order to try and find a mistake, to make him slip up” and make him lose authority. But they never asked themselves: ‘What is God telling me with these words’?. Moreover, the Pontiff added, “God does not speak only to all but he speaks to each one of us. The Gospel was written for each one of us. (…)

The Lord, “always plants his Word”, and in exchange “he asks only for an open heart to listen to it and good will to put it into practise. This is why today’s prayer is that of the Psalm: ‘Guide me, Lord, in the way of your commands’, that is, on the path of your Word, so that, with your guidance, I may learn to practice it”. (Pope Francis, Santa Marta, 23 September 2014)

Attribution to Vatican News. (October 10, 2026). Dicasterium pro Communicatione. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day.html

10/10/2026

Gospel of the day — October 10, 2026
Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time

From the Gospel according to Luke
11:27-28

The Blessing of Obedience

While Jesus was speaking,
a woman from the crowd called out and said to him,
“Blessed is the womb that carried you
and the breasts at which you nursed.”
He replied, “Rather, blessed are those
who hear the word of God and observe it.”

Attribution to Vatican News. (October 10, 2026). Word of the day. Luke 11:27-28. Dicasterium pro Communicatione. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day.html

10/10/2026

Reading of the day — October 10, 2026
Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time

A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Galatians
3:22-29

Clothed in Promise

Brothers and sisters:
Scripture confined all things under the power of sin,
that through faith in Jesus Christ
the promise might be given to those who believe.

Before faith came, we were held in custody under law,
confined for the faith that was to be revealed.
Consequently, the law was our disciplinarian for Christ,
that we might be justified by faith.
But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a disciplinarian.
For through faith you are all children of God in Christ Jesus.
For all of you who were baptized into Christ
have clothed yourselves with Christ.
There is neither Jew nor Greek,
there is neither slave nor free person,
there is not male and female;
for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants,
heirs according to the promise.

Attribution to Vatican News. (October 10, 2026). Word of the day. Letter of St. Paul to the Galatians 3:22-29. Dicasterium pro Communicatione. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day.html

10/10/2026

𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗙𝗟𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔 𝗖𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗘!

In celebration of the 75th Anniversary of St. Gregory the Great Council 3610, the Knights of Columbus announces a RAFFLE open to everyone! Get a chance to win any of the major and consolation prizes:

𝗠𝗔𝗝𝗢𝗥 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗦: (𝟭) 𝗡𝗪𝗢𝗪 𝗘𝗠𝗖-𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗙, (𝟮) 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗧, (𝟯) 𝗡𝗪𝗢𝗪 𝗘𝗥𝗩𝟮
Consolation prizes: Videoke Machine, Smart TV, Party Sound Box, Refrigerator, Washing Machine, Android Tablet.

• This raffle supports the various activities, projects, and outreach programs of both Council 3610 and The Albay Cathedral •

𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗙𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗦 (Must Read):
1. All raffle tickets shall be drawn from the "tambiolo". Deadline for dropping of tickets is at 3:00 PM, 19 June 2027. Late stubs will not be honored to avoid doubts and maintain the integrity of the drawing process.
2. All winning tickets shall be announced thru the page Knights of Columbus Council 3610 - St. Gregory the Great Cathedral.
Solicitors' Prizes: 1st Prize = P10,000.00; 2nd Prize = P5,000.00; and 3rd Prize = P3,000.00.
3. Prizes shall be claimed at St. Gregory the Great Cathedral Parish, Old Albay District, Legazpi City. Winners are required to present two valid IDs for verification purposes.
4. All prizes not claimed within 60 days from the date of the raffle draw shall be forfeited in favor of the organizer.
5. All ticket buyers have a chance of winning more than once.

Get your tickets now at the Albay Cathedral Parish office, or contact any KofC member to acquire tickets. Price is only Php20!

𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 𝗮𝘁 𝟯:𝟬𝟬𝗣𝗠

Be one in supporting our cause! Vivat Jesus!

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