Fr. Dave Concepcion

I made a screenshot of some messages flooding my page using the word “SELECTIVE” and not speaking about the “FLOOD CONTROL CORRUPTION” which i talked about in many of my homilies. Either they don’t go to Church or not Catholics. Kaya nga ang panawagan ay para sa mga KATOLIKO at MABUTING TAO.

Homily Transcription by Fr. Dave Concepcion
⛪️ Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter
🗓️ April 30, 2026 - 6:00 pm
📖 John 13:16-20
📍Sto. Nino de Paz Greenbelt Chapel

You have noticed perhaps the change of tone. Before, Jesus would always say, "If you believe me, you believe the one who sent me." But in today's gospel, "If you believe in the one I send, you receive me." Look at the focus from the Father to the Son, to the disciples. Let me repeat it. If you believe me, you believe the one who sent me. If you receive the one I send, you receive me. Why? Because we all know that later on, Jesus has to go. Despite the resurrection, he has to leave us in ascension so that he can send the Holy Spirit. And through the Holy Spirit, he will send his disciples to us, among us, and it might be you being sent.

What is in the first reading? And this is the problem. Sometimes we question who God has sent. This is the common problem, not sometimes, but most of the time, we question who God has sent. Pinapaliwanag sa unang pagbasa na sadya namang hindi maayos lahat ng puwedeng ipadala ng Diyos. Bakit? In every Simbang Gabi, you have heard the genealogy of Jesus, the history of his descendants, that it is clear that not all his relatives are good. Hindi lahat ng kanyang mga ninuno ay maayos.

Ang sinasabi ng unang pagbasa: hindi rin lahat ng pinapadala ng Diyos ay maayos. Pero wala 'yon sa pinapadala. Ang may problema ay sa tumatanggap. Because if you reject the one being sent out because of your biases, then the problem is in you. Mahirap 'yung namimili tayo kung sino ang pinapadala ng Diyos. At kahit pag kaminsan, tayo rin. 'Pag tayo ang pinapadala, ang tanong mo rin, "Bakit ako?" Lalong lalo na pag ayaw mo 'yung pupuntahan mo.

Sa isang diyosesis, nag-rigodon. Ano ang ibig sabihin ng rigodon? Nagpalitan ng assignment. Dati, ang ginagawa niyan, binabasa 'yung assignment sa Chrism Mass. Alam niyo, tinigil na 'yon. Bakit? Kasi kawawa ang pari. Kasi maganda 'yung pag binasa, "Ah, sa Greenbelt, si ganun." Tuwang-tuwa. Pero 'pag ayaw nila, "Sa Greenbelt, si ganun." Kawawa yung pari 'noh? Hindi ka pa nalilipat. Alam mo, hindi ka tanggap, 'di ba?

Pero 'pag pinagpapari ka naman, ayaw mo naman. Kahit pagbiro ko 'yang sinasabi. Kung may boyfriend kang gwapo, mabait, matalino, madasalin, pagpariin mo. Huwag naman, Father? Kahit na mga magulang, 'pag sinabi mo, “Nay, puwedeng magpari 'yang anak mo.” Huwag naman? Bakit naman Father? Sayang. Sayang pag para sa Diyos? Bakit naman sayang? Ano palagi sagot, “Pogi eh. Bakit? Pangit ba kami?" I'm not kidding.

Alam po ninyo, bago tanggapin ang seminarista, magpapasukan na, pinupuntahan ng mga pari yung bahay ng seminarista. Kasi yung iba sa kanila ay hindi pa nagpapaalam. Alam po ninyo, galit na galit ang maraming magulang. Minsan nakapunta ako. Sabi ng tatay, "Pag pumasok ang Father, nanarilin kita. Sasabihin ko lang naman, nag-apply ang anak ninyo sa seminaryo. Mamamatay pa ako."

Why? That's a big question, why? Why can we not accept that we are the ones being sent? Why can't you accept that your children, your son, your daughter, are being called to the vocation? Why? Alam po ninyo, ’yan po ang malaking kapital Y. Bakit nga ba? Tapos 'pag walang pari, magrereklamo kayo. 'Pag matanda na ang pari, nagrereklamo kayo. Sorry, lalong-lalo na 'pag bumbay, 'di mo maiintindihan yung salita. Kasi kulang. Kulang. Ayaw nating magbigay. Namimili tayo.

Dito nga may nag sabi, "Father, pagpariin mo naman itong anak ko. Ayaw magtrabaho." Naku, ‘yan pa ang gagawin mong pari: ayaw magtrabaho. Anong klaseng pari yan? O kaya, "Father, pagpariin mo nga ito babaero. Bibigyan mo pa ng problema ang simbahan?" I hope you're getting the point. If you are called, say yes. You cannot question why, because it is God who sent. And if you are received, you are not only being received, God is being received through you. Yes, you can be rejected. But if you are rejected, remember this: they are also rejecting God.

No one is good enough to be called. But no one is bad enough to be called. Walang karapat-dapat. Pero wala ring hindi karapat-dapat sa mga pinipili ng Diyos. Do not forget this. Regardless, I hope you pray that you are willing to be sent. Father, I'm too old to become a priest. Well, maybe not the priesthood. Remember this: Abraham was called and sent by God at the age of 75. Can you imagine that? Baka hinintay ka lang mag-retire ng Diyos bago ka tawagin. But I hope you are willing to be called.

Again, no one is worthy among us. But hopefully, it will be a joy if you are called to serve. Nobody is worthy, but hopefully, it will be a joy if you are being called to serve. Hindi lahat ng gusto natin ay tinatawag, pero hindi rin lahat ng ayaw natin ay hindi tinatawag. Minsan yung ayaw mo yung tinatawag eh. 'Wag mong kakalimutan. Those who receive me, receive the one who sent me. And through the mouth of Jesus, those who receive I have sent, receive me. Please pray about this. It might be you, it might be your children, it might be you. I do not know. But please, do not be afraid to be called. Do not be afraid to be sent.