Evening Prayer in October O God, whose hand hath spread the sky and all its shining hosts on high, And painting it with fiery light, made it so beauteous and so bright: Who, on the fourth day, didst reveal the sun’s enkindled flaming wheel, Didst set the moon her ordered ways, and stars their ever-winding…
On the 10th of September…. Surigao City was celebrating the Feast of San Nicolas De Tolentino, the Patron Saint of the city where I came from and where every home was in festive mood for the celebration. It was also the eighteenth birthday of our dearest nephew Joshua Martin. The eldest grandson and nephew in…
A new day dawns, a new life blooms. Bright light creeping, bright light shining. Stand up, bounce back and up.There….another…
First day of September Signs that you are here. Days to remember, Oh September I remember. I was born in September.
“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while” (Mk 6:31). These are the very words of JESUS inviting his disciples to rest for awhile after a busy day….an invite which I believe also meant for each and everyone of us. Isn’t it “a need” for our soul’s health? a “must” for…
August is the month where many businesses, factories and companies in Italy and other parts of Europe are closed for a couple of weeks for vacation. They called it “FERIE” which means “Holiday” or “Vacation”. It is during this time when they go out of town for vacation and rest, spend quality time with their…
On my first year in the mission the thought of going to an outing was quite exciting. So when I heard of the news of the community’s Pasquetta I was really thrilled. More so, to beautiful places like Civita di Bagnoregio and Città Bolsena…Why? Wikipedia has this to say: Civita was founded by the Etruscans more…
I can’t count anymore with my fingers how many celebrations I attended at St Peter’s Basilica or at St. Peter’s Square presided by His Holiness Pope Francis I. But there were some events that has left more impact in me like the Papal Inauguration of the Supreme Pontiff, the Pauline General Audience and my own…
È stato un sogno da tempo per andare in missione. E poi un giorno ero sulla strada con la macchina quando la madre Generale mi ha dato la buona notizia, mi ha invitato di andare a Roma per una missione. Subito io le ho detto di SI anche se la madre mi ha detto di…
When I celebrated my Silver Jubilee of Religious Profession two years ago I wrote a letter of request to the Prefettura della Casa Pontificia to avail the possibility of joining the Holy Father’s Liturgical celebration at Santa Marta, but sad to say the request was not accepted for the reason that there’s a lot of…
