Special Recollection Peace In Your Hearts

In thanksgiving for the fruitful years of leadership and service, The Infant Jesus Academy Kalibo Family Council under the leadership of Ms. Megs S. Lunn, together with the IJA Kalibo community and in coordination with the newly elected IJAKFC officers and members, led by Atty. Christine Dela Cruz sponsored a free Special Recollection – Peace in Our Hearts by Rev. Fr. Jerry M. Orbos, SVD on July 14, 2012 at the IJA campus. 

Fr. Jerry said, to have peace in our hearts, people need to learn to pray and thank God every moment. Not only to pray, but to learn how to kneel down before God in gratitude. People need peace. Start with God. For what is power and money, without God, without peace in your hearts, in the family, and in the community? 

People need to be the instrument of that peace to others; to stop hurting people. Not only to be good, but to be nice to others. People need to have time with God and to teach the kids how to be grateful. This is everyone’s concern within the family.

The peace in our hearts tips that Fr. Jerry finally shared are the 5-H: 

1. HONESTY – it is good to be honest, beautiful to be  honest. “A person who pretends he is honest is tense.” Once you are honest, you are free; 

2. HUMILITY – people need to be humble of their achievements and  successes. Avoid useless heartaches, quarrels and  problems. “God resists the proud, gives grace to the humble;” 

3. HARDWORK – people must do honest to goodness hard work. Do not corrupt people.  Evaluate yourself at the end of the day  if  you are worth the salary you are paid; 

4 HOLINESS – “Not all who calls, “My Lord, my Lord,” will go to heaven.” Go in peace and serve the Lord. You are holy when you do what God wants you to do, serve the Lord and His brethren. To be of help for help creates greatness in others. It is not enough to go to mass every day and quarrel with your neighbors, have  misunderstanding  with your family,  and envy others; and 

5. HUMOR – “don’t take life too seriously,” is the 11th commandment. Learn to serve with a smile. Learn to laugh and be kind with others through your humor. Learn to smile all the time.

“Let us bring peace to every endeavor, let us be that instrument of peace to others, too,” Fr. Jerry reiterated.

Fr. Agerico “Jerry” M. Orbos is a member of the Society of the Divine Word. A Mission Director of the SVD Mission Philippines, he is active in the promotion of mission awareness and raises fund for Filipino SVD missionaries working abroad. The Society of the Divine Word (SVD) is an international missionary congregation of priests and brothers serving in 50 countries of the world. 

Fr. Orbos shares the Word of God through Sunday TV Mass on ABS-CBN every 2nd Sunday of the month. He writes a Sunday column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer  and  a tele-radio program on DZMM every Saturday, 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. He has written books like Treasured Moments and produced CD’s, too. 

About 1,000 IJAian’s, parents and teachers  attended the Special Recollection with Fr. Jerry Orbos. /MP