"Obey your leaders and submit to them, for try keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you"
- Hebrews 13:17
After Fr. Lance knew that Jonas is the reason why people in San Pedro lose their faith by not attending mass during Sundays, he contacted with Bishop Henry Ochoa, the bishop of San Pedro.
Bishop Henry has an eye disease, means that the bishop was experiencing hardness in reading and seeing things, but he is a man full of wisdom, in which priests in the diocese who are dealing with problems are going to the bishop.
in the phone
Fr. Lance: Good morning Bishop!
Bishop Henry: Good morning Fr. Lance! You need help?
Fr. Lance: Do you heard of Battle of the Brains?
Bishop Henry: Ahh, now I know, you want to talk with Jonas? Because he is the reason why people lose their faith?
Fr. Lance: Yes Bishop.
Bishop Henry: Let us set our meeting later, 4pm
Fr. Lance: Thank you his excellency.
Bishop's office
Fr. Lance: (knocking the door)
Bishop Henry: Come in!
Fr. Lance: Good afternoon bishop.
Bishop Henry: Oh! Fr. Lance, okay, please take a seat.
Fr. Lance: Bishop, I don't understand why people in San Pedro is avoiding attending mass and they are attending Jonas' seminar every Sunday!
Bishop Henry: You know Lance, we experiencing the same thing.
Fr. Lance: What! How?
Bishop Henry: You heard of Jairus dela Fuente?
Fr. Lance: Yes Bishop.
Bishop Henry: He is a famous person here in San Pedro who died 20 years ago, but before that, I changed his heart!
Fr. Lance: Wait a minute, how!
Bishop Henry: When I was a young priest, we always fighting and debating because of the same thing just like you and Jonas, but, in my homily, I ask the people to pray for Jairus because his girlfriend, I don't remember the name but it is starts with letter K, was suffering from cancer. Me and our parishoners pray for 9 days in honor of San Pedro, and it looks like San Pedro hear our petitions!
Fr. Lance: So technically you are praying for his conversion?
Bishop Henry: Yes it is. After that, his girlfriend was recovered from cancer temporarily, since his girlfriend told him that Jesus Christ heals her. But after a few years later, Jairus was shot by an unknown person right after the Battle of the Brains in 2000. He lived for 40 days and his wife was also suffer from tuberculosis at this time, they die together at the same time, at a same place, I hope Jairus is now in the presence of our Lord.
Fr. Lance: I hope so Bishop, what is your advice for me?
Bishop Henry: First, offer a mass for Jonas, second, try to talk to him heart to heart, and finally, know his problems, maybe he also lose hope because of his loved one, maybe this is also the reason why. Do you understand?
Fr. Lance: Yes Bishop, thank you for giving me advice.
Bishop Henry: No problem!
After the meeting with the bishop, Fr. Lance received an letter from Jonas Reyes.
"To the God's defender of San Pedro, I would like to see you in the parish tomorrow, from the 3x BTB champion, Jonas Reyes" and that's how Fr. Lance can't wait to change Jonas' heart #THOGBishop
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