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  SULYAP SA PAG-IBIG Mt. 28: 16-20       Masasabi nating ngayon ang pista ng pag-ibig, ng Diyos na pag-ibig, ng Diyos na umiibig sa atin. Maraming beses kapag sinabi nating pag-ibig ng Diyos, ang akala natin ay isa lang itong kaisipan. Subalit ang pag-ibig ng Diyos ay hindi nakalutang, hindi katha lamang, hindi kulang sa laman o porma. Hindi iyan tulad ng pag-ibig na paksa ng mga manunula, pilosopo o mga romantiko. Salita lamang, matatamis na salita…   Kapag sinabi ng mga Kristiyano na pag-ibig, ang pag-ibig na iyan ay totoo, kongkreto, tunay. Ang Diyos ay pag-ibig at iyan ang karanasan natin sa ating buhay mula pa sa ating binyag. Ang Diyos ng pag-ibig ay Ama, Anak at Espiritu Santo.   Nang ninais ng Diyos na ipahayag ang kaganapan ng kanyang pag-ibig sa atin, ipinadala niya ang kanyang Anak upang tubusin tayo sa Krus niya at Pagkabuhay. Isinugo din niya ang kanyang Espiritu upang patuloy nating madama at mapagtanto na tayo ...

    A PEEK INTO LOVE Mt 28: 16-20       Today we can say that what we celebrate is the feast of love, of God who is love, of God who loves us. Many times when we mention God’s love, we tend to think of an idea. But God’s love is not a concept, it is not abstract, something hanging in the air. God’s love is not the sort of love spoken of by poets, philosophers, and dreamers. Words… just sweet words…   When Christians say love, that love is concrete, real, and true. God is love and his love is what we experience in our lives from the time of our baptism. God who is love is Father, Son and Holy Spirit to us.   When God the Father expressed the fullness of his love for us, he sent us his Son to redeem us on the Cross and by his Resurrection. He also sends us the Holy Spirit today to continue feeling and knowing that we are loved.   What is more real than seeing God’s Son hanging on a cross to take our sins on hi...

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  ANG TAHIMIK NA KALOOB       Kung naaalala ninyo pa, noong Biyernes Santo ipinagdiwang natin ang katotohanan na sobrang mahal ng Diyos ang daigdig kaya ibinigay niya sa atin ang kanyang anak. Ngayon, ipinagdiriwang natin ang katotohanan na sobrang mahal tayo ng Ama kaya ipinapadala niya ang Espiritu Santo sa ating buhay. Kung tutuusin, sa krus pa lang, ibinigay na ni Hesus ang Espiritu, na siyang sinasagisag ng dumaloy na tubig at dugo mula sa kanyang mga sugat sa tagiliran. Kaya ganyan pala magmahal ang Diyos – kumpleto; katawan at espiritu magkasama!   Ang Espiritu Santo ay ang pinakadakilang kaloob ng Ama at ni Hesus sa atin at sa buong mundo. Tuwing tatanggap tayo ng regalo, masaya di ba? Nagbubunyi tayo, pinahahalagahan natin at kinalulugdan natin ang isang regalo.   Gaano ito katotoo sa Espiritu Santo? Alam ba nating ganito katindi ang regalong ito sa atin? Tinuruan tayo na ibinigay na siya sa atin sa Binyag at Kumpil. Kaya sa totoo lang ...

  THE SILENT GIFT       If you remember, on Good Friday, we celebrated the fact that God loves the world so much, he gave us his only Son. Well, today, we celebrate the fact that God loves the world so much, he sends us the Holy Spirit. In fact, on the cross, Jesus already gave the Holy Spirit, symbolized by the blood and water that flowed from his wounded side. So God’s gift is complete – both body and spirit!   The Holy Spirit is simply, the best gift of the Father and of Jesus to us and to the whole world. Each time we receive a gift, it is always a joyful surprise. We rejoice at the gift, we cherish the gift, we treasure the gift.   But how true is this about the Holy Spirit? Are we aware of how great a gift he is to us? We were taught that in baptism and confirmation, the Holy Spirit was bestowed on us. So the truth is, the Holy Spirit is with us everyday. As Catholics though, we have to admit this, we are poor in recogniz...

  HINDI SA ITAAS KUNDI SA IBABA…       Apatnapung araw na mula nang mabuhay mag-uli si Hesus. Nagpakita siya at nagturo sa mga alagad upang ihanda sila sa misyon. Binigyan niya sila ng kapangyarihang mangaral sa paraang makapangyarihan at makaaakit maging ng kanilang mga kaaway. Binigyan niya sila ng kapangyarihang gumawa ng kababalaghan, ng himalang di pa nakikita sa mundo, upang maniwala ang mga tao sa kanilang sinasabi.   Kung hindi mahikayat ang mga tao sa salita, mahihila sila ng mga gawa. Kung nahila na sila sa pamamagitan ng mga himala, magkaka-interes silang makinig sa salita. Nasa langit na si Hesus subalit ang kapangyarihang espirituwal niya ay nananatili pa rin sa lupa.   Ang mga tanda na ibinigay ng Panginoong Hesus sa mga alagad ay makapangyarihan: pagpapalayas ng mga demonyo, kaligtasan sa panganib, pagsasalita ng mga wika, pagpapagaling. Kay daming nakatalang ganito sa Bibliya, sa salaysay ng nagsisimulang simbahan, at sa buhay ng...

  NOT UP THERE BUT DOWN HERE…       It has been forty days since Jesus rose gloriously from the dead. He has appeared to his disciples to instruct them and prepare them for their mission. He gave them power to preach in a way that is so powerful as to convert even their enemies. He gave them power to work wonders, miracles never before seen on earth, in order to convince people of the truth of their words.   if people will not listen to their words, they will be swayed by their works. If people are drawn by their works, then they will take interest in his words. Jesus may be physically in heaven, but spiritually his power remains here on earth.   The signs the Lord Jesus gave to his disciples were powerful: they can repulse demons, resist dangers, speak in foreign tongues, and heal the sick. The Bible abounds with the list of miracles of the apostles. Early Christianity recounts wonders of the early preachers of the Word. Saints are blessed to ...

Most Holy Virgin, who has deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three little shepherds the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary, inspire our hearts with sincere love of this devotion.        By meditating on the mysteries of our redemption that are recalled in your Rosary, may we gather the fruits contained therein and obtain the conversion of sinners, the conversion of Russia, the Peace of Christ for the world, and this favor that I so earnestly seek of you in this novena.... (here mention your request)      I ask this of you, for the greater glory of God, for your own honor and for the good of all people. Amen Say the Our Father, Hail Mary Glory Be (three times each)

MAY 1917 TRADITIONAL HYMN TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA, TAGALOG I. O Birhen ng Fatima, kami’y dumudulog sa iyong awa’t alindog at napakukupkop. Ituro mo Inang Mahal, matuwid na daan, kami’y laging magdarasal ng Rosaryo mong mahal. II.  Pangako mong diringgin ang aming dalangin. Digmaan ay papawiin, laya ay kakamtin. O Birhen, Inang marangal na aming patnubay, kami’y iyong saklolohan at itong aming bayan.