07/01/2026
Farewell Fr Fabio, you'll always have a place in our hearts and in our prayers❤️🙏🏽 This isn't a goodbye, this is simply see you later.... Thank you for all you have done, we all love you so much
Fabio’s Parting Words
Dear Family of St. Paul the Apostle,
Receive a cordial greeting in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin. Through this means, I want to express that this will be the last time I address you in this manner. I do it with a heart full of gratitude and beautiful memories for everything we have experienced as a family of faith during these fourteen years. I wish to deeply thank you for the beautiful farewell you gave me last week. It was lovely, but at the same time painful, to have been able to share with you that beautiful gesture of love, where in every word and detail I could see and feel your affection and affection with this unworthy
servant of yours. Thank you for your generosity, for the sincere love you showed me during these fourteen years, and for the kindness with which you always welcomed me. I have been greatly blessed by the privilege of having been able to walk alongside you during this time. Even though our paths may take different directions, I want you to know that I will always carry you in my heart and in my prayers, especially during the consecration where I will ask God and the Blessed Virgin to continue pouring abundant blessings on you and your loved ones. I hope to be in your prayers as well, so that I can fulfill the mission that God and the Virgin are entrusting to me please do not leave me out of your prayers. Thank you for all the love, for your patience, and for
the care you offered me. Remember that you will always be in my prayers, in my heart, and that you are loved very much.
Note: Whatever I can do for you, I will do with love. My number will not change.
Reflection: This Sunday’s readings invite us to ask ourselves what place Christ occupies in our lives. In the Gospel, Jesus speaks challenging words: “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me.” It is not about despising the family or human affections but recognizing that God
must come first. When Christ is at the center, we learn to love others better. He also tells us that whoever welcomes a prophet, a righteous person, or even gives a cup of water to one of the little ones, will not go unrewarded. God values simple acts done with love. Many times, we think that to follow Christ we must do extraordinary things, but the Lord shows us that holiness starts in the small details of everyday life. The first reading introduces the woman from Shumen, who generously welcomes the prophet Elisha. Her hospitality is born of faith and the ability to recognize the presence of God
in anyone who comes to her home. As a reward, she receives the gift of a son. This scene reminds us that every act of welcome and service has immense value before God, and that He knows how to appreciate all the good we do.
Homework: What place does God have in my life, and what do I do for others?
