Monday. October 19, 2026. St. Peter of Alcantera was born in Alcántara, Spain, in 1499. His father was governor, and his mother was of the noble family of Sanabia. After a course of grammar and philosophy, at 14 he was sent to the University of Salamanca. Returning home, he became a Franciscan in the convent of the Stricter Observance at Manxaretes in 1515. At 22, he was sent to found a new community of the Stricter Observance at Badajoz. He was ordained priest in 1524. A few years later he began preaching with much success; his sermons breathe the tenderest human sympathy. In 1540 he drew up the Constitutions of the Stricter Observants, but his severe ideas met with such opposition that he renounced the office of provincial and retired in the mountains of Arabida, Portugal, for a life of eremitical solitude. Soon, however, other friars came to join him, and several little communities were established. Returning to Spain in 1553, he spent two more years in solitude, and then journeyed barefoot to Rome, obtained permission, and found some poor convents under the jurisdiction of the general of the Conventuals. Convents were established with Peter as s uperior. St. Teresa’s autobiography is the source of information regarding Peter’s life, work, and gifts of miracles and prophecy. The success in the reform of Carmel was in great measure due to Peter’s counsel, encouragement, and defence. When he was close to death, Peter took to his knees and prayed. When he was offered water, he refused it, saying, “Even my Lord Jesus Christ thirsted on the Cross.” Peter died in prayer on October 18, 1562. The most remarkable of Saint Peter’s graces were his gift of contemplation and the virtue of penance. Hardly less remarkable was his love of God, which was at times so ardent as to cause him sensible pain, and frequently rapt him into ecstasy. The poverty he practised and enforced was as cheerful as it was real. In confirmation of his virtues and mission of reformation, God worked numerous miracles through his intercession and by his very presence. Maridol: My Morning Prayer)
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who hast said: “Ask and ye shall receive.” and Who didst reveal to Thy holy servant St.Teresa that whatever should be asked of Thee in the name of Blessed Peter of Alcantara would be granted, full of confidence in Thy promises, I humbly beseech Thee, despite my unworthiness, to grant me through the intercession of the same Blessed Peter of Alcantara (mention the favour you desire to obtain) – Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be
St. Peter of Alcantara, pray for me, and obtain for me, as soon as possible, the favour which I solicit so earnestly, or, if it be contrary to God’s holy will, may He grant me something better. Amen. Lord, you raised Saint Edward, king and confessor, to excel in good government and faithful service. May these ideals survive and flourish among us through his prayers. Most glorious St. Edward, you showed your devotion to God with patience, gentleness, and generosity. Like you, may I serve to strengthen the Kingdom of God through patient prayer and justice before charity.
Mention your request here: “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.’”(Ephesians 6:1–3)
“Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.” (St. Augustine of Hippo) Kindness, donations, or charitable acts cannot erase or fix a failure to give someone what they have rightfully earned or deserve. As detailed in discussions on Catholic 365, true love requires fulfilling the obligations of justice before or alongside acts of generosity.
Santuario de San Antonio Parish Online Mass Presider Fr. Eli Manlangit, OFM
WORD Today. Luke 12:13-21. Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.” Then he told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?’ And he said, ‘This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods, and I shall say to myself, “Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!”’ But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’ Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God.”
Reflection: The words of the Popes. The fullness of our existence does not depend on what we store up or, as we heard in the Gospel, on what we possess (cf. Lk 12:13-21). Rather, fullness has to do with what we joyfully welcome and share (cf. Mt 10:8-10; Jn 6:1-13). Buying, hoarding, and consuming are not enough. We need to lift our eyes, to look upwards, to the “things that are above” (Col 3:2), to realize that everything in the world has meaning only insofar as it serves to unite us to God and to our brothers and sisters in charity, helping us to grow in “compassion, kindness, humility, meekness and patience” (Col 3:12), forgiveness (cf. ibid., v. 13) and peace (cf. Jn 14:27), all in imitation of Christ (cf. Phil 2:5). And in this way we will grow in an ever deeper understanding of what it means that hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us (cf. Rom 5:5). (Pope Leo XIV, Homily, 3 August 2025)
God of Life, Creator of the earth, I lift my prayers of thanks to You for the beauty of the earth and all things in it. Lord, make me grounded to want only to love and humbly serve others as best as I can. Help me to do everything for Your greater glory through Jesus, we pray. Amen.
“The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.” (Shakespeare)
Business Enterprises are not Legacy: 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 A.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…” Bless Ester and my founding the Montinola Cumagun Care Foundation. Let Its Wake Speak.
Ester and My State of Health
(Vital Stats of Ester and Tony C are recorded every day by 24 hr. PDNs.)
Ester’s morning BP was 120 /80. HR. 63. O2sat 98%. Temp 36. 5
Last Night’s BP 120/70. HR 71. O2sat 99%. Temp 36.2
Tony’s morning BP was 110 /70. HR.67. O2sat 98%. Temp. 36.5
Last Night’s BP 110/80. HR 64. O2sat 98%. Temp 36.6
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 stability at 57.
Mama Mary walks us through the entire Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious angles of the life of our Savior when we pray with her in the Rosary.
October is the month of Our Lady of the Rosary. For many sinners, she and her Rosary have been the lifeline that pulled them back to Jesus
Rosary means “garland of roses.” The family that prays together stays together. Daily Rosary trains the whole family in humility and obedience, becoming a cohesive garland of lives linked by strong faith, hope, and love for God and each other. Let us pray the Rosary with Mama Mary.
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
