Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Oh Lord Jesus Christ, to Your most Sacred Heart I confide this Intention
Let Your Sacred Heart decide to grace Ester and me late in life, but have more in life who want and try to be their brothers’ keepers for those who have less in life. 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 A. G. Cumagun); for our children to wholeheartedly support the Montinola Cumagun Care Foundation’s Objectives:
(1) Special Children PT, SPED: A child’s mind is the most precious thing to waste, 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 Ed tools for rural public schools. (4) Venture start-up and management and capital oversight for small businesses is my family’s Good News of Peace and Justice through Ester and my founding the Montinola Cumagun Care Foundation. Business Enterprises are not Legacy. It is the wake you leave, on who you leave it to, and what you leave it for. Let your wake speak, not your name.
Only look upon Ester and me, then do what Your love inspires. Let Your Sacred Heart decide. I count on You. I trust in You. I throw myself on Your mercy. Lord Jesus, You will not fail me. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I trust in You. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I believe in Your love for me. Sacred Heart of Jesus, Your kingdom come.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I have asked You for many favors, but I earnestly implore this one. Take it, place it in Your open Heart. When the Eternal Father looks upon it, He will see it covered with Your Precious Blood. It will be no longer my prayer, but Yours, Jesus. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You. Amen.
Friday. September 18, 2026. Saint Joseph of Cupertino was born in Cupertino, Italy, to poor parents. His father was a carpenter who died before his birth; the family home was seized to settle the large debts, and his mother was forced to give birth to him in a stable. His mother often considered him a nuisance and treated him harshly. Joseph was purported to be slow to learn and absent-minded. He was said to frequently wander aimlessly, with his mouth gaping open, and he had a bad temper. He threw himself into devotional practices and grew in faith. He apprenticed to be a shoemaker, but failed. He applied to several monasteries, but was refused. The Capuchin order accepted him on a trial basis as a lay brother, but he was inept and clumsy—he would drop whole piles of dishes, forgot his duties, and he could not be trusted with even minor responsibilities. He returned home in great depression. His mother was not happy to see him, and she pleaded with her brother, who was a Franciscan monk, to have him accepted to his monastery as a servant. He was taken in and given work cleaning out the stables. The consistent work and community life seemed to suit Joseph, and he became more trustworthy and capable. He had a certain humility and sweetness, and was diligent in his prayer and devotional life—within a few years, he was accepted as a full brother in the community. Though he struggled in his studies and had nothing to offer in the way of eloquence, he was ordained a priest in 1628. His devotional life increased, and he took on rigorous fasting and disciplines. After his ordination, Joseph’s life came in tune with the divine in a new and radical way. He began to experience ecstasies and visions and was a worker of miracles. He frequently fell into contemplative ecstasy, and could not be awakened with pinches or blows. He was friends with animals in a way that surpassed even St. Francis of Assisi. During Mass or prayer, he would often be lifted from his feet—he was observed levitating more than 70 times, all of which were well-documented. In one instance, the Spanish ambassador visited Joseph’s monastery and visited Joseph in his cell. The ambassador told his wife that he had met “another St. Francis,” and she wanted to meet Joseph herself. She asked to meet in the church. When he entered the church, Joseph’s eyes fell on an image of Mary, and he was transported by ecstatic prayer and rose more than ten feet off the ground and flew over the heads of those present to the statue of Mary. After praying there, he flew back to the doors of the church and returned to his cell. Joseph was moved to a monastery in Assisi and was treated severely by his superiors, who thought of him as a hypocrite or suspected he was pretending. During his time in Assisi, he was visited by many prominent religious and political figures who heard of his holy miracles and took up correspondence with notable figures of his day.“Pray,” he told everyone. “Pray. If you are troubled by dryness or distractions, simply say the Our Father. Then you make both vocal and mental prayer.” The marvels that accompanied Joseph became a distraction to both the monastery and to others who came seeking novelty, so he was not allowed to offer Mass or pray in public, or even to eat his meals with his brothers. His order eventually isolated him; he had little contact with other members of his community. He used his solitude to commune with God on an even deeper level. He fell ill at the age of 60 and died in 1663. While levitation is an extraordinary sign of holiness, Saint Joseph is also remembered for the ordinary signs he showed. He prayed even in times of inner darkness, and he lived out the Sermon on the Mount. He used his Unique Possession–his free will–to praise God and to serve God’s creation. (Maridol: My Morning Prayer)
O holy St. Joseph of Cupertino, any mention of anything holy would often cause you to levitate in ecstasy and love of God. Help me to be holy like you! I implore that you show me how to grow in the understanding of God and the saints that you had. I pray also for smooth implementation and honest and efficient operation of the Montinola Cumagun Care Foundation. Amen.
O humble St. Joseph of Cupertino, you were favored by God in overcoming the difficulties and worries of studies and examinations. Intercede for me to the Holy Spirit that my mind and memory may be strengthened in the pursuit of God’s wisdom. Help me to offer God my very best work and help me to grow in knowledge and humility. Everything that I try to learn in life will be offered in service to God. St. Joseph of Cupertino, Pray for me.
WORD Today. Luke 8:1-3. Jesus journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God. Accompanying him were the Twelve and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, Joanna, the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their resources.
Reflection. The words of the Popes. Jesus certainly chose from among his disciples 12 men as Fathers of the new Israel and appointed them “to be with him, and to be sent out to preach”. This fact is obvious; but, in addition to the Twelve, pillars of the Church and fathers of the new People of God, many women were also chosen to number among the disciples. In the first place, we think spontaneously of the Virgin Mary, who with her faith and maternal labours collaborated uniquely in our Redemption. Then there are various women with roles of responsibility who gravitated in their different capacities around the figure of Jesus. The women who followed Jesus to assist him with their own means, some of whose names Luke has passed down to us, are an eloquent example: Mary of Magdala, Joanna, Susanna and “many others” (cf. Lk 8: 2-3). Nor was the female presence in the sphere of the primitive Church in any way secondary. Without the generous contribution of many women, the history of Christianity would have developed very differently. This is why the Church gives thanks for every woman. (Pope Benedict XVI, General Audience, 14 February 2007)
Dearest Lord, Thank You for reminding me that Your love and mercy are greater than my sins. Forgive me for the times I have judged others while forgetting my own need for Your mercy. Teach me to love more deeply, forgive more freely, and never withhold kindness from those who need. Help me to remember that “the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.” May I always recognize how much You have forgiven me, and let that gratitude overflow into the way I love others. May my heart remain humble, grateful, and open to Your grace. Jesus, in Your Holy name, I pray for Ester and me, for Your blessings to grace our children and their children’s children, and Ester and our Direct and Indirect Families to wholeheartedly support the Montinola Cumagun Care Foundation.
“The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.” (Shakespeare). Business Enterprises are not Legacy: It is the wake you leave. 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 name.
Ester and my state of health – vital stats are recorded by Ester’s everyday, 24 hr. PDNs.
Ester’s morning BP was 110/80. HR 69. O2sat 96%. Temp 36.4
Last Night’s BP 110 /70. Hr. 69 O2sat 97%. Temp 36. 6
Tony’s morning BP was 110/80. HR 69. O2sat 96%. Temp 36.4
Last Night’s BP 110/70. HR 59. O2sat 99%. Temp 36.5
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
Friday AM Physical Therapy
