Through prayer and works of charity we open our lives to the Spirit’s gifts, following in the footsteps of countless saints who have gone before us. The Catechism tells us that there are as many paths of prayer as there are persons who pray, but it is the same Spirit acting in all and with…
” Let us allow ourselves to be loved, so that we can give love in return. Let us allow ourselves to stand up and walk towards Easter. Then we will experience the joy of discovering how God raises us up from our ashes.” -Pope Francis
Today, the 3rd Sunday of Lent, I look back and reread the reflection of our Holy Father, Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday (February 27,2021). (Excerpt) “LENT is a humble descent both inwards and towards others. It is about realizing that salvation is not an ascent to glory, but a descent to love. It is about…
Psalm 116:1-9Thanksgiving I love the Lord for he has heard *the cry of my appeal;for he turned his ear to me *in the day when I called him. They surrounded me, the snares of death, *with the anguish of the tomb;they caught me, sorrow and distress. *I called on the Lord’s name. O Lord, my God, deliver me! How…
Great is the LORD and worthy of praise! It took me awhile to update this blog…after 8 months? Been so caught up with a lot of things…new assignment, transfer of community …and a lot more…BUT, all I want to say is THANK YOU. Thank you LORD …thank you for wondrously loving me.
My deepest expression of gratitude for GOD’S wondrous gift…the Gift of Life.
There were times when Fear caught me up during those days of ECQ when I was out in the streets almost everyday to deliver food for Frontliners in the hospital and in the shelter where hundreds of homeless people are locked down…..when i had to go to Divisoria, Paco Market or Cartimar to buy vegetables…
The first 2 weeks of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) were done with much prayer and offerings, self-quarantine, cleaning and disinfecting all corners of the convent. March 16 was the beginning of ECQ and it was on March 28 when the community started to prepare food for the Frontliners and Volunteers at the Philippines General…
In journeying towards Easter, we can make two passages: first, from dust to life, from our fragile humanity to the humanity of Jesus, who heals us. We can halt in contemplation before the Crucified Lord and repeat: Jesus, you love me, transform me… Jesus, you love me, transform me. And once we have received his…
The Season of Creation is an ecumenical celebration which is being celebrated from September 1 and culminates on the 4th of October, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of those who promote ecology and the environment Theme: Wisdom in Creation (www.seasonofcreation.com) September 1 Creation Day September 1 …
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