Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Friday, St. Pedro Bautista & Companion Martyrs in Japan, 06 February 2026 Sirach 47:2-11 ><))))*> + ><))))*> + ><))))*> Mark 6:14-19
How easy it is for many of us to believe in the existence of a "parallel universe" existing with our own universe that is a part of a larger "multiverse" than seeing our lives in the light of Jesus Christ.
Thank you dear God in sending John the Baptist the Precursor of the Lord, the first to suffer, the first to die for what is true, what is good and what is just; I can't help notice the many parallelisms in his life and in Jesus Christ that all indicate your immense love for us, dear God.
Help us realize these parallelisms are the only ones we can hold on with ourselves: our lives and mission are always in parallel with Jesus inasmuch as we have to share in his passion, death and resurrection; keep our hearts open always to your prompts and coming, Lord Jesus, so we may proclaim and make you known with others in our witnessing to your gospel; most of all, cleanse our hearts and purify us like King David who despite his many grave sins against you was forgiven and more remembered as one who loved God so much.
As we commemorate the memorial of the martyred Franciscan and Jesuit missionaries in Japan led by San Pedro Bautista and St. Paul Miki, strengthen us like them in our firm resolve to stand by our Catholic faith especially in this age of indifference and antagonisms against what is moral and virtuous; may we find parallelisms in our calls and mission from Jesus Christ. Amen.
