Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

LORD, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled…

Song of the Sky

This is one of the suggested Hymn for the Season of Creation. Lord of suns and star exploding Galaxies and swirling skies, Where you chose to show your glory Took the heavens by surprise. Lord of solar winds and wisdom, Super stars that blow our mind, Choosing such a fragile planet Hardly seems a grand…

The Season of Creation 2018

Though almost at the end of the Season…still…..IT’S NOT TOO LATE to post something on this year’s SEASON OF CREATION . The Season of Creation is an annual celebration of prayer and action to protect creation. It is celebrated by Christians of all traditions, and the leaders of faith traditions have encouraged the faithful to…

Art. 13 & 14 of Laudato Si

Pope Francis’ appeal to the world:  we all must work together to protect our planet 13. The urgent challenge to protect our common home includes a concern to bring the whole human family together to seek a sustainable and integral development, for we know that things can change. The Creator does not abandon us; he…

The Breathtaking Hometown Sunset

One thing that I would not want to miss during my home visit…is the SUNSET.  Almost everyday when the weather permits you can find me praying the Vespers  at the sea wall while waiting for  the sun to set and fades over the horizon.  There’s something in this beauty that emits more energy,   that…

All Creatures Praise the Lord

A Morning Prayer (Canticle of Daniel 3:57-88) During the time of Pope John Paul II in one of his General Audiences at St. Peter’s Square, He shared his reflection on the Canticle of Daniel. He said: In singing this canticle, the Christian believer is invited to contemplate the world of the first creation, intuiting the…

Anything but Yellow

They said: Colors play an important role upon the minds of men and women and different colors mean different things to different people. Well, i love the color yellow ever since I can remember. It was on my 6th birthday when my father gifted me with a bright yellow umbrella and since then that bright…

From Darkness to Light

(This is a reflection shared by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI twelve years ago on Easter Triduum.) The Easter Triduum is the fulcrum of the entire liturgical year. With the help of the sacred rites of Holy Thursday, of Good Friday and of the solemn Easter Vigil, we will relive the mystery of the passion, death…

Morning has Broken

Morning Has Broken (By: Cat Stevens) Morning has broken like the first morning Blackbird has spoken like the first bird Praise for the singing, Praise for the morning Praise for them springing fresh from the world Sweet the rain’s new fall, sunlit from heaven Like the first dewfall on the first grass Praise for the…