tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48273277642038171252024-03-05T08:05:32.125-08:00Marikina CenacleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827327764203817125.post-10747397796229400252015-01-18T06:15:00.000-08:002015-01-18T06:15:29.715-08:00 Ang Debosyon ni Santo Papa kay Saint Joseph<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Pero ano ibig sabihin ni Papa Kiko nung sinabi niya na pag meron siyang problema ay sinusulat niya ito sa maliit na papel at linalagay sa ilalim ng imahen ni San Jose? Ipinauubaya na raw niya kay Saint Joseph ang solusyon sa kanyang problema.</div>
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Para sa mga hindi pamilyar sa practice na ito ng mga religious: mga madre at kaparian … ito ang tinuro sa akin ng aking spiritual director, Msgr. Josefino S. Ramirez … “Pag may problema kayo, lalo na yung may kinalaman sa pag-provide o financial – kay Saint Joseph kayo lumapit. Isulat ninyo sa papel at ilagay sa ilalim ng statue niya. Siguradong answered prayer yan.”</div>
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Ganito raw ang gawain ng mga pari at madre pag kailangan nila ng pondo pambili ng mga lupa o pantayo ng simbahan, seminaryo o kumbento. Pati si Mother Teresa ng Calcutta nagpatunay sa gawaing ito pati para sa kanilang mga pangaraw-araw na gastusin sa Sisters of Charity. Minsan nga daw sa tagal na masagot ang kanilang hinihiling ay itinalikod daw niya ang statwa ni St. Joseph na nasa kanyang mesa kasi nagtatampo daw siya, at saka lang hinarap ulit nung ito ay matugunan na.</div>
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Si Monsi Pepe naman daw ay nasa Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal sa Canada kasama ang mga “Alagad ni Maria” nang ilagay niya ang kanilang petisyon kay San Jose para sa kailangan nilang itayo na seminary ng Alagad ni Maria sa Quezon Province. Meron daw harang na tali para di makalapit sa malaking statwa ni San Jose kaya ang ginawa nila ay tinyempuhan nung walang bantay at inangat ng ibang pari ang mabigat na statwa para malagay ni Monsi Pepe ang papel sa ilalim. Ngayon, meron na rin silang seminaryo sa Antipolo dahil sa intercession ni Saint Joseph.</div>
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Kami rin ay maraming patutuo sa debosyong ito kay San Jose pero kukulangin ang mga pahinang ito. Minsan, may kliente ang misis ko na ilang taon nang hindi nakakabayad ng mahigit P200,000. Hiningi ko ang delivery receipt, billing, at demand letter at linagay lahat ito sa ilalim ng imahen namin ni St. Joseph sa bahay. Sa loob ng dalawang buwan lamang ay bayad na ang lahat ng utang.</div>
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Kaya’t kung meron kayong problema o pangangailangan, subukan nyo lumapit kay Saint Joseph. Hindi naman siguro kayo lolokohin ng Santo Papa, di ba?</div>
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Isipin nyo na lang ... nung naghahanap ang Diyos ng karapat dapat na mag-aalaga sa kanyang anak at esposa ... ang pinili niya ay si Jose. Kulang pa ba iyan na dahilan para magtiwala sa kanya?</div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827327764203817125.post-22366279857085227542014-04-29T02:02:00.000-07:002014-04-29T02:02:15.914-07:00THE GREATEST GIFT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">My dear readers, would you like me to make you a beautiful gift?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Beyond doubt, you will answer, "Certainly." Well then, pay careful attention to my words and I will point out to you a treasure of great price, of inestimable value, one which surpasses every other gift.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is said that Charles IX of France possessed a precious pearl of rare beauty, on which he had inscribed the words: "He who possesses me will never be poor." Now, if you learn to value properly the great gift that I wish to bestow upon you, and make use of it, you may be certain and will assuredly have heaven as your portion in the life to come.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What I wish to give you is nothing less than Jesus in His Body, His Blood, His Soul, and His Divinity, in the merits of His Passion, Death and His Redemption of man. If you ask where I shall find this beautiful gift, in which are contained all these wondrous things, I answer that I shall find them where they have always been -- in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, in the Mass, under the appearance of bread and wine, Jesus Christ is present, whole and entire, living, real, and substantial, as He was born in the stable of Bethlehem, as He died on the Cross, as He reigns in Paradise; in Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity. This was defined by the Council of Trent as taught by Sacred Scripture. In every Mass Jesus is sacrificed anew on the altar at the hands of the priest, without the actual shedding of blood. Yes, He really sacrifices Himself for us in order to render to God for us the honor due to Him, in order to procure for us by means of our contrition forgiveness of our sins, in order to pay with our co-operation the debts we have contracted with God, in order to obtain for us all graces and blessings; in a word, He sacrifices Himself that He may apply to each one of us the fruits of His Passion and Death.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One day, a man who doubted this truth met Blessed John of Mantova and asked him how it could be that the words of a priest should have power to change the substance of bread into the Body of Jesus Christ, and the substance of wine into His Blood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Come," said Blessed John, and led him to a fountain. Here he took a cup of water and told the unbeliever to drink. The man was surprised to find that the water had changed to wine. When he had drunk it, he admitted that never in his life had he tasted such excellent wine. Then the Saint said: "If through me, a miserable man, the water is changed into wine by divine power, why will you not believe that by means of the words of the priest which are the divine words first spoken by Our Lord, the bread and wine are changed into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ? This miracle was enough to convert the man. He believed, and did penance for his sins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Therefore, I say to you: If God can work the many miracles of which we know, why cannot He also work the miracle of being really present in the Mass? Do not doubt the truth. God can do all things, and every day, in every Mass, He works this greatest of miracles by means of the priest.</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: blue;">(Source: THE GREATEST TREASURE. Rev. Joseph L. Chiavarino)</span></i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827327764203817125.post-59167156950829565522013-09-25T03:06:00.002-07:002013-10-07T08:16:24.559-07:00Mag-ingat para di makuryente<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>POPE FRANCIS </b>(source: charismanews.com)</td></tr>
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Piyesta ang mga media organization na lantarang anti-Catholic
kada may pronouncement si Pope Francis.<br />
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Kanya-kanya sila sa pag anggulo ng balita na pabor sa
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Lalo na dito sa pinakahuling pananaw daw tungkol sa abortion
at homosexuality ng Santo Papa. </div>
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Nakikita ng media ang gusto nilang makita. At,
sinusulat nila ito na sadyang may kulay para mas maraming malinlang at maligaw.</div>
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Pansinin ninyo, di lang mga international news organizations
ang nag misinterpret – pati mga local media nakisawsaw.</div>
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Nagulantang tuloy sila nang malathala naman ang pag
excommunicate ng Papa sa Australiyanong pari na pabor sa gay marriage. Tila
bang nagbubunyi sila na sa wakas ay naging liberal na ang Roma dahil kay Pope
Francis pero – bigla silang nalito nang pinarusahan ang isang pari sa isang isyu
na related sa homosexuality.</div>
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Ito ay patunay lang o indikasyon na mali ang pag-aakala nila
sa tunay na mensahe ng Santo Papa.</div>
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Kaya tayong mga practicing Catholics, huwag po tayo basta
basta maniniwala sa mga makulay na binabalita tungkol sa ating pananampalataya.
Alamin muna natin ang source, at saka natin basahin o panuorin ng maigi ang
kabuuan ng sinabi ng ating mahal na Pope Francis.</div>
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Tunay na marami tayong matututunan sa ating bagong Pastol
pero mas mabuti na mag-ingat tayo na hindi tayo maisahan ng mga may masamang
balak.</div>
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Himayin ninyo ng maigi ang mga lumalabas na balita at
pagnilayan ninyo. Magdasal at humingi ng gabay ng Banal na Espiritu para sa
discernment.</div>
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Ang hanapin ninyo ay ang consistency ng mensahe. Ang
katutohanan ay magkakaayon. Kahit paano mo pa baliktarin yan … pareho pa rin.
Consistent.</div>
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Eh kung di nagtutugma ang mga pronouncements, pananaw, o
kilos … tiyak yan, mali ang pagkakaintindi sa tunay na espiritu ng mensahe.</div>
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“Be not afraid,” ang sabi ng dating Papa Juan Pablo II. Huwag
po kayong mababahala dahil hindi po pababayaan ng Diyos na magtatagumpay ang
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">GRUPO DA IMACULADA (The Group of the
Immaculate) is a group of laics whose purpose is to divulge the devotion to the
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put into practice by the edification of small monuments, all alike.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are not so big that one cannot approach them nor so small that people don't
take notice of them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">In the
inauguration day of the monument the lands, its people and families, are
consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, being so encouraged to amend life,
to say the Rosary and to attend The Five First Saturdays devotion, as it was
also requested by Our Lady of Fatima.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">In Portugal
there are already 196 Monuments and many of the consecrations were presided by
the Bishop of the respective Diocese.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Our group
dedicates also a special attention to the Domestic Church. With Our
Lady's help, we have already succeeded in taking union and peace back into
several families.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Our work is
mainly directed to the needs of the present times. Many Parish Priests
have often reported that their parishioners' Sacramental life become more
intense as well as Mass attending assiduity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">With so Many
Graces obtained our work is already established in four continents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">America, Africa,
East and West Europe, Asia, India and Philippines.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The Holy Virgin
is our Mother. So, if we want peace, She will help us over reaching it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827327764203817125.post-56550376941606313022013-09-14T00:18:00.001-07:002013-09-14T00:19:43.551-07:00Message from GDI President in this Year of Faith (last Advent)<span style="font-size: large;">Dear Paul Sison,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I am sending a message to all Commissions in Portugal and abroad, which I request you to transmit to the members of the Commission.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I am very sorry not to have made visits so as join with you in moments of joy and meditate on the Message which Our Lady came to bring us in Fatima.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">However my health does not permit me to travel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I take this opportunity to mediate with you.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">In this Year of Faith we must begin a new era, take up a new road, open new lands and new hearts to the Devotion of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">We should also bear witness, become living signs of the presence of God in the world.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">We must be Christian symbols through receiving the Sacraments, Confession, at Holy Mass, in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, in the Rosary and Charity to our brothers.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Meditating on the Word of God recharges our Faith. We imitate Our Lady as she meditated on it.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Faith is believing that Jesus is on the altar at the moment of Consecration, it is not a symbol.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">He himself is present, just as His heart is beating in the Tabernacle for us, awaiting our visit and company.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">We imitate Blessed Francisco, the Little Fatima Shepherd, who spent his time in the company of Jesus in the Tabernacle.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Faith is being certain that God is with us in adversity and difficult moments.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">We must give firm witness of Faith, be simple and discreet in our dress and resist the course of fashions, many of which are hardly ever dignified. How many souls are led to hell by these fashions.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Our body is a temple to the Holy Spirit, we cannot profane it.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">This Year of Faith is a time for perfection.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Our Lady expects our collaboration and more and more dedication, for the world is running away and turning its’ back on God.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">The world is going through difficult times, from natural catastrophes to the recent world crisis, caused by egoism, affluence and the craving of some, which all seems to be watchful preparation for man to come round, become aware of the limits of human nature and look for He who just awaits a simple act of repentance to pour down showers of graces and blessings, on each one of us.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">In the prayer that the Angel taught the Little Shepherds we pray by steps: ” ...in reparation for insults, sacrileges and indifferences which offend Him”.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">These indifferences offend Jesus.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">In this uncontrolled rush into which our daily life has been transformed, how often do we pass a Church without even sparing a thought for the Tabernacle where, hidden in His humility, is He who suffered to death, and death on the cross, to save us, to bring us back to intimate union with the Father, to re-establish harmony among all creatures (poor as we are) with our Creator.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And how many times do we pass in front of a Tabernacle in total indifference, as if nothing or No one were there, when in fact the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ is really present there. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">It is the “hidden Jesus”, of Whom Blessed Francisco spoke so much and whom he so adored. Let us imitate him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">However this “hidden Jesus” came to Fatima to tell us, through the intermediary of His Most Holy Mother, how to combat this indifference, fruit of vanity, pride and man’s affluence.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">It is devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Our Lady even said to the Little Shepherds: “God wishes to establish Devotion to My Immaculate Heart in the World” or, as little Jacinta said, “The Heart of Jesus wants the Immaculate Heart of Mary to be venerated at His side”.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Furthermore, Mary’s humility, simplicity and obedience burst from His Heart. That is why Our Lady said to Sister Lucia: “My Heart shall be your refuge and the way that leads you to God.”</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">The Monuments constructed by the Grupo da Imaculada, promoted all over the world, and also in our blessed land, are marks of an act of enormous spiritual dimension: the Consecration of lands, homes, families and every one of them to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">At the act of Consecration we begin by placing the lands, homes, families and our very selves under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary: “My Heart shall be your refuge...”</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Aware of our limits, of our misery, we place ourselves under the protection of She who is the Mediator of all graces, the omnipotent supplicant. Our Lady is thus Queen of this land: in humility, simplicity and obedience we walk in truth to sanctity, fulfilling the will of our Lord. Then, in the act of Consecration, we manifest our sincere and firm desire, that our heart be moulded by the Heart of Mary. Aware of our weaknesses, we offer ourselves to be, among men, a reflection of the humble, simple obedient Heart of Mary.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally in the act of Consecration, we choose the Immaculate Heart of Mary as the sure, safe way to lead us to God, as Our Lady promised Sister Lucia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The image of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, present in Her Monument, both night and day, reminds us each moment of the act of Consecration. In the middle of the land, in the middle of men, it is a permanent antenna reaching up to the Sky. How many souls in the light of day or the silence of night, have not already had recourse to this image and found in the Immaculate Heart of Mary consolation from their sufferings, a power to face anguish, a response to doubts! How many souls have been converted!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">The Monument in our land is a treasure which should be revered and cared for with love and kindness.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I pray that God, in His infinite bounty, may shower upon us a rain of graces and send His Holy Spirit to illuminate, strengthen and encourage all those who work in the Grupo da Imaculada, which does not belong to us but to the Mother of Jesus, the Most Pure Holy Virgin Mary.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">This time of Advent is an occasion to reflect seriously and profoundly on the mystery of the Redemption operated by the love of God. Each year we are invited to live Advent as a time of conversion, hope, more careful prayer of liberating expectation. We must liberate ourselves from the darkness to receive the Light which is the coming of the Messiah as Light of the world, Light of nations. Advent is a preparation for what is to come.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">The great solution, the only solution for all problems, is love. The only way to unite families is love. The only way to grow in holiness is love. The only way to be happy is to love. “He who loves goes from death to Life” (Jo. 3, 14). He who loves is immersing himself in God, lives in continuous Easter, finds inner freedom, and is no longer a slave to sin. Only love frees, only love gives peace, only love generates happiness.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">For love of us and to teach us to love, the Father sent His Son to earth and he was born in a Manger.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">If God became Man, if the Word took on human form, if the eternal Son of the Father was born in a Manger, it was to teach us to love, to make us brothers, to live fraternal love.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">To prepare ourselves for Christmas should mean to live the dimensions of love, open the hearts of others, to allow others to have a greater place in our lives, to seek those who need us and that which God gave us.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas is the feast of love, Love will be born. The Word of the Father became man to bring the love of God to men. Christmas is precisely the birth of love made Child.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">We need to rediscover the most profound meaning of Christmas as a feast of love.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">During Advent, we should convert ourselves to love. Only thus will there be in every heart and in each family, true peace, joy and happiness. Only thus God is born in us and around us, and the love of God will fill us all with true and lasting happiness.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas is the sharing of love, the way of the word and the friendly presence.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">We ask the Mother of Jesus our Mother to help us to prepare our heart, and to purify it with every humility, charity and love, so that the Child may have a worthy place to be born and feel well in the royal palace which we prepare for Him.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">With a friendly embrace in the united hearts of Jesus and Mary, I wish you all a Holy Christmas with the greatest of Blessings from the Child Jesus.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">President of the Grupo da Imaculada</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Angelina Pinto Leite</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827327764203817125.post-29317298177312382142013-09-14T00:03:00.000-07:002013-09-14T00:06:04.352-07:00GRUPO DA IMACULADA: Why this Marian monument?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>VISIT BY GRUPO DA IMACULADA. </b>Pedro and Leonor Sottomayor of Fatima, Portugal when they visited the Marian Consecration Grounds in Marikina Heights, Marikina City, Philippines last December 3, 2009. With Paul Edward P. Sison of Grupo Da Imaculada Pilipinas and children from the surrounding community.</td></tr>
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In the Universal Message given in Fatima, Our Lady ask for penitence, prayer and conversion.<br />
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In order to make it easier to feel the peace and joy that follow from ascesis, Our Lady reveals an unfailing way, which is a part of the Message of Fatima.<br />
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THE DEVOTION TO HER IMMACULATE HEART<br />
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The Lemma for the action of this group of prayer is the Holy Writ and the Message of Fatima. In order to make The Immaculate Heart of Mary known, loved and venerated by everybody, and to set the example of its action, the group spreads the Monuments from the north to the south of Portugal and also abroad. These small Monuments have a simple architecture, as simple and humble as the House of the Holy Family in Nazareth.<br />
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Everybody can be near the image of Our Lady and pray to Her at any time of the day or night, because at night the Monument is illuminated. And so Our Lady also hears and takes care of Her children at any time of the day or night.<br />
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The Monuments, that are also spread abroad, are made only to venerate Our Lady and beg her Help. That's why their structure is so simple, to avoid any distractions.<br />
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The Rosary round the Monument protects it and calls the attention to the Rosary saying, which is so necessary and that Our Lady recommended in all Her Apparitions in Fatima.<br />
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In the places where there is the Monument it increased both people's devoutness and the attending to the First Five Saturdays devotion.<br />
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Many people began to say the Rosary prayer and to attend The Sacraments.<br />
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There are some places where people pray near the Monument twice a day and some others where people go on pilgrimage to the Monument of the 13th every month.<br />
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There have been several pilgrimages in Portugal and abroad to the places where there are Monuments. Our Lady has already granted many Graces and conversions.<br />
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We want to make the Message of Fatima known everywhere and also help everybody live it better and better.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Marikina Heights, Marikina City, Philippines14.650508920140554 121.1152945899048114.646668420140553 121.1102520899048 14.654349420140555 121.12033708990481tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827327764203817125.post-4292924055271843602013-09-08T00:25:00.004-07:002013-09-08T00:37:24.610-07:00Our Commitment is Needed Now!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">In a special letter to the Bishop of Fatima, issued on October 1, 1997, Pope John Paul II said: <i>"On the threshold of the third millennium, as we observe the signs of the times of this 20th century, Fatima is certainly one of the greatest."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Holy Father then points out that in this great sign we are presented with an alternative: WAR or PEACE.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He says one of the main reasons Fatima is one of the greatest signs of these times is <i>"because its message announces many of the latter events and conditions them on the response to its appeals."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We will not have the promise without the response. And Our Lady seems to be traveling the world to evoke our response.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Indeed, the visit of the Pilgrim Virgin Statue to you brings a special RESPONSIBILITY. As the Holy Father has said, the triumph depends on OUR response. And if we have had Our Lady's visit do we not have a special obligation to respond?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After some 25 million persons around the world responded by making the basic pledge -- <i>Daily Rosary & Five First Saturdays </i>... we had the dissolution of the Soviet Union.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also, in that October 1997 letter, the Pope said that she is anxious<i> "to save mankind from self-destruction."</i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, he also said that, "in Our Lady of Fatima, God is now giving a refuge to the world: the refuge of her Immaculate Heart."</span><br />
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<i>(SOURCE: Our Lady of Fatima: Our Mother Comes to Us)</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Bishop of Fatima himself accompanied this Pilgrim Virgin statue around the entire world three times. On more than 30 occasions it is reported to have shed human tears. Photographs of the statue weeping appeared in newspapers around the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Over 100 million pictures of the statue, in full color, have been distributed in more than 50 countries, in various languages, on a leaflet with the title: Look Into Her Eyes!, calling people to respond to the Message of Fatima.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The leaflet explains that these are the eyes of a statue, but not just ANY statue. These are the eyes of the International Pilgrim Virgin which have shed tears as she traveled the world "to claim her dominion."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many say that it seems to be truly Our Lady herself who has gone forth to remind her children of the conditions which must be met before we can have the triumph she has promised.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">(Source: Our Lady of Fatima: Our Mother Comes to Us)</span></i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827327764203817125.post-22206305605281246842013-09-07T23:00:00.000-07:002013-09-07T23:04:32.567-07:00International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Realizing that most of the world's people were not hearing about the Fatima Message, it was decided to send a statue on a teaching mission. Since 1947 the Pilgrim Statue has been traveling across the world bringing the presence of Mary and Her message, Miracles of conversion and cures have occurred along the way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pope Pius XII, in his radio message to the Pilgrims at Fatima, May 13, 1951, reflected on Mary as Queen of the World and remarked that the Pilgrim Statue goes forth traveling as though to claim her dominion, "and the favors She performs along the way are such that we can hardly believe what we are seeing with our eyes."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">An official documentation of Fatima said: "Never in the history of the Church have charismas descended in such abundance on the people of God as through the Pilgrim Virgin."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What is astonishing is the fact that, even in countries with a minority of Catholics, millions of people gathered for visits of this Holy Statue.</span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">(Source: Our Lady of Fatima: Our Mother Comes to Us)</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827327764203817125.post-89922654661901884992013-09-07T22:29:00.000-07:002013-09-07T23:07:57.985-07:00Fatima, Portugal 1917<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">As you already know, the Mother of Jesus, the Most Holy Virgin Mary, appeared to three children at Fatima, Portugal during the summer of 1917. Beginning on May 13th and again on the 13th of each month until October 13th, Mary gave the world a message called the "Peace Plan from Heaven"; calling us to CONVERSION, PRAYER, and PENANCE.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"If what I tell you is done, manny sinners will be converted and there will be peace."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">" ... Pray, pray a great deal and make sacrifices for sinners, for many souls go to hell because they have no one to pray and make sacrifices for them."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On July 13th the Virgin promised a great miracle on October 13th "so that all may believe." The great miracle of the sun occurred as foretold on that day with about 100,000 people gathered at Fatima witnessing it, including atheist newspaper reporters who acknowledged it as a miracle in the Portugese press.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Message of July 13th also warned that by failing to do as she asks; we will suffer from "wars, famine and persecution of the church."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"The good will be martyred; the Holy Father will have much to suffer; and various nations will be annihilated. Finally, my Immaculate Heart will triumph, and a period of peace will be granted to the world."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On May 13, 2000, Pope John Paul II declared two of the three children "Blessed," during a ceremony at Fatima attended by hundreds of thousands. He spoke of the urgency of the message in the new millennium and said it places "a burden on the church" because of its gospel call to reparation.</span><br />
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<i>(Source: Our Lady of Fatima: Our Mother Comes to Us)</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827327764203817125.post-47063425504283995042013-09-07T22:07:00.000-07:002013-09-08T01:05:05.688-07:00Pray from the Heart<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">MARIAN MONUMENT OF GRUPO DA IMACULADA at Sto. Nino de Molino Parish in Bacoor, Cavite.</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mula nang magmensahe ang Mahal na Ina nung kanyang kaarawan nung September 8, 2000 </span><span style="font-size: large;">… ay marami na ang nagpatutuo tungkol sa mga answered prayers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ang sabi ng isang boses ng babae nuon pagkatapos magdasal ng Rosaryo ang mga His Watchful Servants sa Marian Monument sa Marikina Heights ay ... kung sino man ang may problema ay lumapit lamang sa kanya at mag-“pray from the heart” at siya na ang bahala na mag-intercede sa kanyang anak na si Hesus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Labing tatlong taon na ngayon ang nakalipas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nasa Iloilo kami ni Henry Ocier ngayong Lunes para bisitahin ang isang monumento sa Jaro Cathedral. Diumano, 14 years na itong bakante at walang imahen ng Immaculate Heart of Mary na dapat ay manggagaling sa Fatima, Portugal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mabuti na lang at naireport ito sa Grupo Da Imaculada (GDI) Facebook Page ni Remon Ramos ng Iloilo. Kung hindi ay di namin malalaman na meron din palang Marian Monument dito.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ang mga imahen na ito ay regalo ni Sister Lucia Dos Santos, isa sa visionaries ng Fatima, Portugal sa Pilipinas nung 1999.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sampung imahen ang pinadala niya nuon at ito ay enthroned na sa mga monumento sa:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Binakayan, Cavite (Our Lady of Fatima); </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Bacoor, Cavite (Sto. Nino de Molino); </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Cabuyao, Laguna (Saint Polycarp Parish); </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Sauyo, Novaliches (The Other Father Parish); </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">San Lorenzo, Guimaras (St. Joseph Parish); </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Jakosalem, Cebu (Sacred Heart); </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental (San Lorenzo Ruiz); </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Marikina Heights, Marikina (St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows); </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Binondo, Manila (Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary); at </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Sagay, Camiguin (Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish).</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">May anim pa na sumunod at ito ay sa:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Sta. Rita, Pampanga (Virgen delos Remedios); </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Tamborong, Guimaras (St. John the Baptist); </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Tagaytay Highlands, Cavite (Ina ng Laging Saklolo);</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"> Odlot, Cebu (Our Lady of Remedios); </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Calbayog, Samar (Our Lady’s Nativity); at </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">El Salvador, Misamis (Divine Mercy Shrine).</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kung meron palang taga Sta. Rita, Pampanga na may alam kung nasaan ang imahen ay ipaabot lamang sa amin sa 09176251963 para mabisita rin naming kasi wala ito nang puntahan ko sa Virgen delos Remedios.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Andito kami ngayon sa Jaro, Iloilo para magpaalam kay Archbishop Angel Lagdameo at para bumuo ng GDI Local Commission na mangangalaga ng monumento at magpapalaganap ng debosyon sa Immaculate Heart of Mary at sa Five First Saturdays.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Naiintindihan kita kapatid kung di ka pa naniniwala. Pero, kung wala ka na talagang matakbuhan sa iyong mga problema … subukan mo ang Ina ni Hesus at ating Mahal na Ina. Hinihintay ka niya ngayon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ang tanging hiling lang niya sa iyo, <i>“Pray from the Heart.”</i></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827327764203817125.post-48200458101571277962013-08-24T04:14:00.000-07:002013-08-26T03:29:08.099-07:00Priests are beggars in good faith<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>MSGR. JOSEFINO S. RAMIREZ</b>, spiritual director ng Saint Joseph Apostolate Center. Priests are beggars in good faith who do not distinguish nor discriminate. The Sunday collection plate during Offertory is one good example. Do we ask people where their money came from?</td></tr>
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Ang hirap sa iba sa atin, sama na lang tayo parati sa agos.
Tulad ngayon na uso ang church bashing, so bawat balita na may pari involved,
masama na agad ang pari.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kawawa naman si Msgr. Josefino Ramirez. Kilala ko siya kasi spiritual
director ko siya at nagsilbi ako bilang head (pro bono) ng selebrasyon ng
ika-400 anibersaryo ng Nazareno ng Quiapo.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Una, hindi tutuo na yung checke na inisyu kay Ramirez ay
monthly stipend para sa kanya kundi donasyon ng charity foundation para sa
simbahan at mga proyekto nito.<o:p></o:p></div>
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At isa pa, hindi naman alam ni Ramirez kung saan galing ang
pera ni Napoles. Ang sabi broker at supplier siya. Parang kontribusyon ng mga
tao sa Misa tuwing Linggo … tinatanong pa ba ng pari kung saan galing ang
linagay natin sa collection plate?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pati nga ang sinasabing imahen ng Nazareno na dinadala sa
bahay ng pamilya nila Napoles. Sa katunayan, ang replikang ito ay pagaari ng
nanay ni Napoles na ipinagawa ng nanay nya nung rector ng Quiapo si Ramirez
sapagkat dati pang deboto ng Nazareno yung nanay. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Itong imahen na ito ang iniikot sa mga bahay
ng mga anak nya linggo linggo. Hindi ito ang replica ng Nazareno na pag aari ng
Quiapo Church. So wala pong masama dun.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ang nanay ni Napoles na si Mrs. Magdalena Luy Lim ay matagal
ng benefactor ng simbahan. Sya ang sponsor ng araw araw na feeding program ni
Ramirez sa Binondo, sa reclamation, at sa Quiapo. Marami siyang sinuportahan na
mga proyekto ni Ramirez. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Nung mamatay si Magdalena nung 2008 ay ipinagpatuloy ni
Janet Napoles at kanyang mga kapatid ang generosity ng ina sa pamamagitan ng
pagtayo ng foundation sa ngalan niya (Magdalena Luy Lim Charity Foundation in
the service of the Divine Mercy, Inc. Hindi po ito kasama sa mga NGO na ginamit
sa pork barrel scam.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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So lahat ng tinutulungan ng ina nila ay patuloy na
tinulungan ng pamilya nila. Isa na si Msgr. Ramirez dito. Kaya nung na-appoint
si Ramirez na Continental Coordinator for Divine Mercy Asia ng Roma ay
sinuportahan din nila ito. Katunayan, pinahiram pa nila ang dalawang bahay na
ginamit para sa misyong ito bilang venue ng mga formation seminars at bilang
tirahan ng mga pari at madre galing sa Mainland China. Labing dalawang grupo na
ng mga tig-benteng pari at madre dumaan sa formation at naturuan ng Inggles sa
pamamagitan ng proyektong ito ni Ramirez.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">PERSECUTED CHINESE PRIESTS. </span></b>Msgr. Ramirez with 5 Chinese Priests from Mainland China undergoing further formation at Ateneo or UST are seen here co-celebrating the Feast Day Mass of St. Joseph at the Saint Joseph Apostolate Center last March 19, 2012.</td></tr>
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Bilang dating Vicar General ni Cardinal Sin na may track
record na successful projects, madalas binibigyan si Ramirez ng mga assignment
ng Cardinal. Malapit kasi si Ramirez sa Chinese community. Mataas ang respeto
nila kay Ramirez at alam nilang walang nasasayang sa binibigay nilang donasyon.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Natural bawat proyekto ay nangangailangan ng pondo. Saan
niya kukunin yon? Ang Chinese community ang sumusuporta kay Ramirez.<br />
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Nakakalungkot lang na marami sa atin ang dali agad humusga
ng di tinitignan ang track record ng ibang tao.</div>
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Sana po ay bigyan muna natin ng benefit of the doubt para
mabigyan ng pagkakataon na malaman muna natin ang buong istorya bago tayo
maghusga agad.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hindi po ito pagtatanggol sa mga Napoles dahil naniniwala
ako na kung guilty sila, dapat silang managot sa kasalanan nila sa sambayanang
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827327764203817125.post-56765983635122888392013-08-17T03:53:00.000-07:002013-08-17T04:06:00.275-07:00To insure proper service? O, panunuhol?Kung meron man akong nakakitaan ng maganda sa panahon na ito, ito ay ang di pagtanggap ng tip ng mga bagger boys at parking attendants ng Shoppersville, Save More at Parco supermarkets.<br />
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Mukhang nagiging trend ito dahil dati Shoppersville lang ang gumagawa nito. Ngayon, dumarami na.<br />
Maaaring hindi pabor dito ang iba dahil sa nababawasan pa ang kikitain dapat ng mga ordinaryong empleyado na napakababa ng sinasahod.<br />
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Pero, malalim at napakabuti ng mensahe at values na tinuturo nito. Di lamang sa mas nakababatang henerasyon, kundi pati sa mga bagger boy at parking attendants mismo.<br />
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Nasanay kasi ang mga tao sa service industry na tumanggap ng tip para sa magandang serbisyo na dapat ay basic lang sa mga empleyado. Tuloy, na equate ang customer satisfaction sa laki ng binibigay na tip sa kanila.<br />
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Sa “No Tips” policy, pinaaalahan ng Shoppersville, Save More at Parco ang kanilang mga empleyado na dapat pagsilbihan ng maayos ang bawat customer ng walang inaasahan na tip o pabuya.<br />
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Dagdag pa riyan ang pagturo nila sa mga mamimili na di kailangan suhulan ang mga empleyado para sa isang bagay na kasama sa trabaho nila at sinusuwelduhan sila. Ang maganda rito ay ang pagbura sa isipan at praktis natin na “pera-pera” o na lahat ay kayang bilhin ng pera.<br />
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Ang tunay na benepisyo nito ay ang dignidad na binibigay nito sa ordinaryong empleyado at ang tamang aral tungkol sa customer service at customer satisfaction. Tinuturo nito ang paggawa ng tama … and doing your best at all times.<br />
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Dati, ang gandang isipin na nagagantimpalaan natin ang mga deserving. Yun pala, isang uri rin pala ito ng bribery. Akala natin system of reward and punishment. Yun pala, kinokorap na natin sila.<br />
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Tutuong maliit na hakbang pa lamang itong “No tips” policy, mga kapatid. Pero, marami ang umaasa na sa pamamagitan nito … manunumbalik ang tapat na serbisyo … serbisyong wagas at dalisay.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827327764203817125.post-82481022776706195852013-07-12T00:10:00.004-07:002013-07-12T00:11:29.223-07:00Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nagpapasalamat ako sa Diyos at nabigyan ako ng isang pagkakataon para makabawi naman sa aking mga magulang para sa lahat ng nagawa nila sa akin. Ito ay sa pamamagitan ng dinaraanan ng aming buong pamilya dahil sa sakit ng nanay ko na psychological daw in nature.<br />
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Sabi ng doctor nya, successful naman ang pacemaker insertion nya at maayos naman ang kanyang kalusugan at katawan. Pero mahirap kung ang pasyente na mismo ang sumusuko at ayaw gumaling.<br />
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Mahirap imaginin na mangyari ito sa isang double degree cum laude tulad ng nanay ko. Pero ito ngayon ang aming hinaharap. Anxiety syndrome o deep depression daw ang tawag dito.<br />
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Ang hirap at nakakafrustrate dahil ang dating ordinaryo ay komplikadong bigla. Yung basic na pagcommunicate ay pinahirapan dahil sa kanyang kundisyon. Kung may episodes siya, palagi siyang nakapikit. Ayon sa psychiatrist, ito ang kanyang paraan para i-shut off ang kanyang sarili sa reality o sa mundo.<br />
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Bilang Katoliko, ako ay naniniwala na may dahilan ang lahat ng bagay. Pwede naman kami magmukmok at paghinaan ng loob tulad ng iba, ngunit pinili namin na isipin na may itinuturo sa amin ang Panginoon sa situwasyon na ito.<br />
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Lahat ng nangyayari sa atin ay pagkakataon para lalo tayo mapabuti bilang tao. Ito ay mga oportunidad para maging mas mapagkumbaba, mas mapagmahal, mas mapagpasensiya …<br />
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At bakit nga hindi? Kung meron mang tao na karapat dapat nating pagmalasakitan at pagsakripisyuhan – ito ay ang ating mga magulang.<br />
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Salamat talaga sa Diyos sa pagmumulat nito sa akin habang may panahon pa para maramdaman pa ito ng aking mga magulang. Sa tutuo lang, hindi pa sapat ang lahat ng ating ginagawa ngayon para sa ating mga magulang.<br />
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Napapanahon na, na sa kanilang edad kung saan parang bumabalik na sila sa pagiging sanggol ay tayo naman ang mag-aruga sa kanila ng may pagmamahal – tulad din ng pag-aaruga at paggagabay na galing sa puso na ibinuhos naman nila sa atin nung tayo ay nasa murang edad pa lamang.<br />
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San Jose, tulungan ninyo kaming tularan ang pag-aalagang ibinuhos sa inyo ni Hesus bago kayo pumanaw na yakap-yakap ng inyong mag-inang si Maria at si Hesus.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827327764203817125.post-92117936926323951982011-11-14T17:21:00.000-08:002011-11-14T17:21:43.787-08:00Pope Offers Priests 3 Tips<h5 style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 15px;"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Says They First Must Be Fascinated With Christ</span></h5><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">VATICAN CITY, NOV. 7, 2011 (<a href="http://www.zenit.org/" style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration: none;" target="1">Zenit.org</a>).- Benedict XVI is recommending three conditions for a priest to grow in conformity with Christ, and the first is being fascinated by Him -- His words, gestures and very person.<br />
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The Pope offered his recommendations at the celebration of vespers on Friday to mark the opening of the academic year at the pontifical universities.<br />
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Mindful of the 70th anniversary of Pius XII's institution of the Pontifical Work for Priestly Vocations, the Holy Father focused his reflection on the priesthood, though he clarified that his words are applicable to others, since it is "important for all, in fact, always to learn more to 'remain' with the Lord."<br />
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"There are some conditions for there to be a growing consonance between Christ and the life of the priest," the Pope stated: "the aspiration to work with Jesus to spread the Kingdom of God, the gratuity of the pastoral charge and the attitude of service."<br />
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The Bishop of Rome first emphasized that in the priesthood, "there is the encounter with Christ and being fascinated, struck by his words, by his gestures, by his very person. It is distinguishing his voice from many voices. (...) It is like feeling the radiance of the Good and Love that emanate from him, feeling enveloped and involved to the point of desiring to remain with him like the disciples of Emmaus."<br />
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The minister of the Gospel is one who is drawn in by Christ, the Holy Father said, "who knows how to 'remain' with him, who enters into harmony, in intimate friendship, with him, that all be done 'as God wishes.'"<br />
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Next, Benedict XVI spoke of the priestly calling to be "administrators of the Mysteries of God 'not for personal gain but with a generous soul.'"<br />
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"The Lord's call to ministry is not the fruit of special merits but a gift to be received and to which there corresponds a dedication of oneself not to one's own project but God's, in a generous and disinterested way, that he might dispose of us according to his will even if this does not concur with our desires of self-realization," he stressed. "(...) We must never forget -- as priests -- the one legitimate ascent for the ministry of shepherd is not that of success but that of the cross."<br />
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Finally, the Holy Father exhorted priests to live as servants, both in the sense of being role models for the faithful and as servants of the sacraments.<br />
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"It is one life, then, profoundly marked by this service: from the attentive care of the flock, from the faithful celebration of the liturgy, and from the prompt solicitude for all of the brothers, especially the most poor and needy," he said. "In living this 'pastoral charity' on the model of Christ and with Christ, in whatever post the Lord calls one to, every priest can fully realize himself and his vocation."<br />
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Full text: <a href="http://www.zenit.org/article-33777?l=english" style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration: none;" target="1">www.zenit.org/article-33777?l=english</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827327764203817125.post-47161769742582906962011-08-29T01:56:00.000-07:002014-05-01T20:53:17.719-07:00Nowhere else to turn to? No need to travel far for answered prayers<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">This was the message, believed to be from the Blessed Virgin Mary, as spoken by a woman named Melanie during Mama Mary’s birthday last September 8, 1999. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">The lady said, <i>“If you have any problems, come to me … and, just pray from the heart. I will be the one to intercede for you with my Son.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: large;">Our Rosary Cenacle group composed of four couples together with residents of Park 14 in Marikina Heights had just finished praying the Rosary and were preparing for a simple agape when I noticed Melanie in tears and distressed about what to do.</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">Convinced that she was not faking this, I called the attention of the group who immediately faced her as words continuously flowed from her supposedly from the Blessed Mother who thanked everyone gathered, especially the lady volunteers who clean the Marian Monument and its surroundings everyday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: large;">That was twelve years ago. Today, we hear of many testimonials about how prayers were answered after praying from the heart here at the Marian Consecration Grounds located at Park 15 (Hardin ng Bayan) in Marikina Heights.</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">One particular story stands out. My first cousin, Bong Buendia, was diagnosed with cancer by the country’s top oncologist in St. Luke’s Hospital on a Wednesday more than 6 years ago. We accompanied him and his entire family to the “shrine” on Saturday. We prayed the rosary around noon. He prayed from the heart as instructed. Two days after on a Monday, doctors could not believe that there was no trace of cancer. The best oncologist could not have committed a mistake, they thought. Thinking the second test was a fluke, it had to take three more tests before they finally acknowledged on the fifth time that the cancer was totally gone. That was a Saturday – a First Saturday!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">Another testimonial comes from my dad, Teodoro. You know how lawyers are when it comes to religion. So, it was unusual coming from him. Especially, since he led a hedonistic lifestyle during his heyday. It was the first anniversary of the “shrine” then (June 2000) and he was pushing the cart where the image was during the procession. Suddenly, he experienced a pain so intense – because of his gout – that he thought of not continuing with the procession and to walk back instead where the Mass was going to be held. However, he was inspired to say internally, <i>“Mama Mary, I will continue with the procession and offer the pain. But please, touch my life</i>.” It was only three weeks after when he realized that he could make do without the maintenance medicines he took for gout and hypertension. My dad’s conversion happened at the age of 69. He is now 80. He has been praying the rosary 4 times a day and attending daily Mass ever since.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">There are times we chance upon strangers praying before the 3-foot image of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Many of them learned about the “shrine” from others whose prayers were answered after visiting the Marian Consecration Grounds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">One lady in particular said she came all the way from Mindoro. I asked her how she came to know about the “shrine” … a sick relative told them back home about how he was healed after visiting this place in Marikina.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">It truly warms the heart to see people from all walks of life walking towards the image and expressing their devotion in many different ways. There is a sampaguita vendor who offers a few strands of what she sells and leaves it at the Marian Monument very early in the morning before she starts her daily routine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">There is a couple who bring their own cleaning apparatus all the way from Bgy. Parang, about 2 kilometers away, to wash and wipe the monument, clean the glass, and spruce up the landscaping. We got to know the man who was an ex-convict. You could see that what he was doing came from the heart and that he did it out of love. He passed away two years ago.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">The image of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was a gift of Sister Lucia of Fatima, Portugal – the only living visionary of the 1917 apparitions and the miracle of the sun, at that time (June 1999). She sent ten images for installation in the Philippines through Grupo Da Imaculada which was based in Fatima. We were able to have one installed here in Marikina thru the kindness of Monsignor Josefino Ramirez, vicar general of the Archdiocese of Manila.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">Grupo Da Imaculada is assisted by His Watchful Servants Foundation, Marian Foundation, and St. Joseph Apostolate Center in this particular shrine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">One of our spiritual directors, Fr. Lester Louis Niez of Alagad ni Maria, advised us to document all testimonials of answered prayers and miracles so it can eventually be submitted to the Bishop of Antipolo and to the Vatican.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">It is so easy to get to this Marian sanctuary. It is just right across the C&B Circle Mall and diagonal to the St. Scholastica’s Academy campus in Marikina Heights.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">You don’t have to go all the way to Piat, Cagayan or to the Our Lady of Manaoag Shrine in Pangasinan to pray for healing or any other petition. We have a place just right here in Metro Manila where prayers are easily answered … if one prays from the heart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Marian Consecration Grounds, Barangay Marikina Heights, Marikina City, Philippines14.650782917499907 121.1150654909698714.642271417499908 121.10542449096987 14.659294417499906 121.12470649096987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827327764203817125.post-1015979090586225502010-11-25T19:29:00.000-08:002010-11-25T20:23:43.357-08:00DEL RADIO: Radyo Marikina back on air<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKwF8x4EjegzoWnld_wE8lB7C7vcyfkwT6-evCLWA29iKfgJHniaOon1wjVzynN1oO4PpYbfnNoZnhnwddnLSfA_76_sLqyMtMIuuX9ZX6HYyRDVDx4R4bknwZ47Y4Bi1k1hGNWR5l0er/s1600/PLMar+chorale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKwF8x4EjegzoWnld_wE8lB7C7vcyfkwT6-evCLWA29iKfgJHniaOon1wjVzynN1oO4PpYbfnNoZnhnwddnLSfA_76_sLqyMtMIuuX9ZX6HYyRDVDx4R4bknwZ47Y4Bi1k1hGNWR5l0er/s320/PLMar+chorale.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The Marikina Public Information Office (PIO) is a recipient of the Oscar Florendo Award for Outstanding Public Information Programs/Projects. One of the main reasons for this is its being the only LGU with a local radio station of its own.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Now, DzBF 1674 kHz is back on air as DEL RADIO: Radyo Marikina. Two major enhancements are its being aired over the internet (www.marikina.gov.ph) and its being shown via a webcam (livestreaming). Livestreaming ... <i>ala tele-radyo</i> --- where people not only hear you, but also see you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Listeners and viewers are not limited to the confines of the city because its 1 kilowatt radio transmitter is now complemented by the information superhighway. Now even Marikenyos abroad can hear and see our radio programs. They are kept abreast of the latest goings on in their hometown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">DEL Radio is interactive -- it involves listeners/viewers who are incorporated into the programs because they can say their piece, they can comment, send greetings to loved ones, request a song, or simply say "hi!" We invite you to join us one of these days ... let us know how you feel, let us know how we can further improve and serve you even better. Call us at +632 6466451, text us at 09186577158 (Smart) and 09154573293 (Globe).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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