Wednesday. September 16, 2026. Saint Cornelius was in Carthage in 210. Cornelius’s saintly name means “battle horn”. He was elected to the papal dignity during a time in which both the Church and civil society were in great turmoil. About the year 250, Rome was ruled by the Emperor Decius, who savagely persecuted Christians. He ordered all Christians to deny Christ. Many Christians refused and were martyred, among them St. Fabian, the Pope. Decius prevented the election of a new pope. However, he was soon compelled to leave Rome; in his absence, the papal election was held. By 251, the Church had endured fourteen months without a pope when Cornelius was elected. After the persecution, the Church became divided in two. One side, led by Novatian, believed that those who had stopped practicing Christianity during the persecution could not be accepted back into the Church even if they repented. Under this philosophy, the only way to re-enter the Church would be re-baptism. The opposing side, headed by Pope Cornelius, did not believe in the need for re-baptism. Instead, he believed the sinners should only need to show contrition and perform penance to be welcomed back into the Church. Novatian resisted Cornelius and declared himself Pope – thus becoming History’s first antipope. Later, during that same year, a synod of western bishops supported Cornelius, condemned the teachings of Novatian, and excommunicated him and his followers. When another persecution began in 253 under Emperor Gallus, Pope Cornelius was sent into exile and may have died from the rigours of his banishment, but later accounts say that he was beheaded. Saint Cornelius was God’s instrument in helping the Church find a prudent path between extremes of rigorism and laxity. Remembered as a compassionate pastor who developed the Church’s teaching and practice of reconciliation. (Maridol: My Morning Prayer)
EWTN Online Mass. Presider Fr. Mark Mary. MFVA
God our Father, St. Cornelius has given us an example of dedication to pastoral ministry and constant witness to Christ in their suffering. May his prayers give us courage to love our neighbor as we love ourselves for the unity of our family. Saint Cornelius, our Lord said that it profits a man nothing to gain the whole world if he would lose his own soul. Saint Cornelius, Ester, and I pray for your blessings to grace our children, and their children’s children, to wholeheartedly support The MONTINOLA CUMAGUN CARE FOUNDATION’S MISSION:
1. Help those who cannot help themselves. “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Mt 22:35-40).
(1) Special Children– SPED.
(2.) Handicapped Senior Citizens – Physical Therapy.
1l. Help those who can help themselves help others. “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2)
(3.) Financial Support for Diocesan priests and Grade School Teachers for the rural areas. (4.) Management and Financial Support for Selected Start-up Small Businesses.
Let the good works of the Montinola Cumagun Foundation speak, not your name.
Santuario de San Antonio Parish Online Mass Presider Fr. Mark Adame Bakari, OFM
WORD Today. Luke 7:31-35. Jesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance. We sang a dirge, but you did not weep.’ For John the Baptist came neither eating food nor drinking, and you said, ‘He is possessed by a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you said, ‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is vindicated by her children.”
Reflection. It is the ruling class that closes the door through which God wishes to save us, so we can understand Jesus’s heated exchanges with the ruling class: they argue, put Him to the test, set traps for Him to see if He will fall, because they are resisting being saved. Jesus says to them: “But I don’t understand you! You are like those children: we played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge for you, and you did not weep. But what do you want?” ‘We want things our way: we want to achieve salvation our way!” There is always this refusal to accept God’s way. They do not believe in mercy and forgiveness; they believe in sacrifices. “I want mercy, not sacrifices.” They believe in having everything in its place, neatly arranged, everything clear. This is the tragedy of resistance to salvation. We too, each one of us, have this tragedy within. But it will do us good to ask ourselves: “Do I believe that Jesus is the master who teaches us salvation, or do I go about hiring gurus to teach me something else? A safer path, or do I take refuge under the commandments made by men? It would do us good today to ask ourselves these questions. And the last one: “Am I resisting Jesus’ salvation?” (Pope Francis, Homily of 3 October 2014)
Thank you to the people who inspire us through their acts of kindness. Help us reflect that same love by paying it forward to others. May our words, actions, and kindness bring light and respect to elders in the family. “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” (Eph. 6:1-3)
Business Enterprises are not Legacy: the wake you leave, WHO you leave it to, WHAT you leave, and WHY? Let the Montinola Cumagun Care Foundation’s Good Work speak, not our family name.
Our Lady of the Impossible, grace those late in life but had more in life who tried to be their brothers’ keepers for those who have less in life – “Ester and I pray for your blessings to grace our children, and their children’s children, to wholeheartedly support The MCC FOUNDATION – The MONTINOLA-CUMAGUN CARE FOUNDATION OBJECTIVES: (1.) Special Children SPED, “A child’s mind is the most precious thing to waste.” (The motto of the American Negro College), and the Handicapped Senior Citizens – Physical Therapy. (2.) Financial Support for Diocesan priests and Grade School Teachers for the rural areas. (3.) Computer Start-up Education Tools for selected public schools and (4.) Selected Start-up Management and Financial Support for Small Businesses. “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.” Luke 12:48. “The sin of the rich man was not that he did wrong things, but that he did nothing.” (William Barclay, in Antonio G. Cumagun Autobiography Song of Myself Memoirs, Looking Back at Serendipity, 2002) Our Lady of the Impossible, “Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection was left unaided. . .” the good news of peace and justice through Ester and my founding the Montinola Cumagun Care Foundation. Business Enterprises are not Legacy: It is the fruits of the wake you leave, and who you leave it to, and what you leave. Let your wake speak, not your Family name.
Ester and my state of health – vital stats are recorded by Ester’s everyday, 24 hr. PDNs.
Ester’s morning BP was 120 /70. Hr. 79 O2sat 98%. Temp 36.5
Last Night’s BP 110/70. HR 71. O2sat 97%. Temp. 36 .3
Tony’s morning BP was 110 /70. HR 62. O2sat 96%. Temp. 36.6
Last Night’s BP 110/70. HR 56. O2sat 98%. Temp. 36.7
Beata John Paul 1, watch over Cristina C, Justice Jun’s state of health, Ester’s recovery, and our autistic son John Paul’s emotional/emotional stability 57 (baptized John Paul a decade before Cardinal Luciano of Milan took the regnal name of John Paul), whom we met, promised to pray for him that John Paul II continued with Christmas greetings, and my weakening 89-year-old body.
FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED AND SOULS IN PURGATORY
In Memory of all those who left us. We remember you in the morning and at night. You are always with us. We pray for the souls in Purgatory.
Blessed Mother Mary, I bring to you for your intercession the souls of Amb. Manuel R. and Dolores G. Cumagun, Juana Cumagun, Annette Cumagun, Lina Beltran, Judge and Mrs. Dolores Cumagun, Gov. Primo & Magdalena H. Gaffud, Dr. Trino, Sr. & Angeles Montinola, Betty, Luie, Trino, Jr. Montinola, Bernardino, and Isabel Jalandoni. Dr. Terry Lirio-Montinola, Dr. & Mrs. Tomacruz, Akira Tsusaka, Boy Eugenio, Jesus Ibañez, Sen. Nene Pimentel, Santiago Ranada 111, Boysie Villavicensio, Patria Manuel, Dr. Mariano Laurel, Rene Datu, (Ateneo ’54 – Jimmy Ongpin, Atty. Ato Gonzales, Buddy Joaquin, Fr. Unson, Msgr. Tantoco, Atty. Art Alafriz, Robert Arevalo Ylagan, Maximo Abesamis, Jr., Jesse Paredes), Atty. C. Platon, Araceli Rivera, Rey Castañeda, Col. Tanseco, Dr. E Fores, Dr. J. Caedo, Christine Syjuco, Leni Panganiban, Raul Boncan, Atty. Spanky and Dolly Perez, Amb. Albert del Rosario, Nellie Valdez, Toti Herbosa, Tec Syjuco, AL, Umberto (Beck) Gonzales, and Rufo Colayco. Pray 7 Our Father and The Credo
Physical Therapy
