<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Saint Francis of Assisi Parish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saint Francis of Assisi Parish]]></description><link>https://www.mabuhayparish.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 05:43:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.mabuhayparish.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Jesus in the Land of Tombs, Swine, Fear, and Liberation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew 8:28–34 Matthew 8:28–34 is one of the most disturbing and powerful miracle stories in the Gospel. Jesus crosses to the other side of the lake and enters a territory marked by fear, impurity, violence, and social exclusion. The story is short in Matthew, but it is dense with meaning. It speaks of demons, tombs, swine, a terrified city, and two men whose lives had become almost unlivable. Yet at the center of the passage stands Jesus, whose presence enters the most avoided place and...]]></description><link>https://www.mabuhayparish.org/post/jesus-in-the-land-of-tombs-swine-fear-and-liberation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a443814f5f40624272af61e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:44:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/83d655_bb05181cf96c466d87968cc21e9beaa0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_626,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ariel Doroteo Destora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Fear Is on Every Side, the Father Is Still at Our Side]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, as we celebrate Father’s Day, the Word of God gives us a very beautiful and timely message: when fear is on every side, God the Father is still at our side.   In the first reading, the prophet Jeremiah says, “I hear the whisperings of many: terror on every side.” Jeremiah is surrounded by suspicion, criticism, betrayal, and fear. People are watching him, not to support him, but to wait for his mistake. They listen, not to understand, but to accuse.   How painful it is to be watched...]]></description><link>https://www.mabuhayparish.org/post/when-fear-is-on-every-side-the-father-is-still-at-our-side</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a384886858ed563f5134b62</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:31:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/83d655_ffddc81930724e92aab377e3bf9e206c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ariel Doroteo Destora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lord’s Prayer as a Way of Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew 6:7-15 | Thursday, June 18, 2026   The Lord’s Prayer, found in Matthew 6:7–15, stands at the heart of Christian prayer. In the Gospel of Matthew, it is placed within the Sermon on the Mount, while in the Gospel of Luke, Jesus gives it in response to the disciples’ request: “Lord, teach us to pray.” In both traditions, the prayer is not presented merely as a religious formula, but as a path into the deepest meaning of faith, identity, and life before God.   Pope Francis, in his book...]]></description><link>https://www.mabuhayparish.org/post/the-lord-s-prayer-as-a-way-of-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3327b5ce85b49c3c4e893f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:05:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/83d655_6e33e4ccc8714b3fadd1f117fdba71df~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_397,h_537,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ariel Doroteo Destora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is Training Your Eyes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew 6:19-23 | Thursday, June 19, 2026   Jesus says something very simple today, but it is also deeply unsettling: “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Notice that he does not say, “Where your heart is, there your treasure will be.” He reverses it. Your heart follows your treasure.   In other words, what we value eventually shapes who we become.   Many of us think the greatest danger of earthly treasures is that we might lose them. Jesus sees a deeper danger. Before we...]]></description><link>https://www.mabuhayparish.org/post/what-is-training-your-eyes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a33118c38520286278ef9fe</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:35:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/83d655_a2c2ec349e114c01941d1030b7a3d8d4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ariel Doroteo Destora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Heart Before the Father]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 | Wednesday, June 17, 2026 We live in a world where almost everything can be displayed, photographed, posted, branded, and curated. Even goodness can be turned into an image. Even kindness can become content. Even faith can become a performance. In today’s Gospel, Jesus brings us back to a very simple but disturbing question: Is my goodness still good when no one sees it? Jesus warns His disciples: “Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see...]]></description><link>https://www.mabuhayparish.org/post/the-hidden-heart-before-the-father</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a31bfcc655fbab86710b6b5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:32:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/83d655_04a151964c6047aca0d1ad2baf1bdc85~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_760,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ariel Doroteo Destora</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>