"𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬—𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠." - Bro. Alex
Last August 31, 2025, in our little way, we remembered what Jesus said: “I was in prison and you visited me.” (Matthew 25:36)
We came not only to bring food, medicines, and essentials—but also to bring the message that they are not forgotten, and that mercy is greater than mistakes. Behind every uniform is a human soul longing for dignity, forgiveness, and hope. And behind every prisoner is a family praying for healing and reunion.
As Breviarians, we believe compassion should flow both ways: to those behind the walls and to those quietly suffering outside them. May our presence remind them—and us—that God’s mercy reaches the darkest of places, and His love knows no chains.
With deep gratitude, we thank the facilitators of this Prison Ministry Outreach spearheaded by the Balatoc Brevs chapter. Our heartfelt thanks as well to all the donors, sponsors, and prayer warriors who made this mission possible. Truly, this was not just an outreach—it was an outpouring of God’s mercy through each of you.
