Life is meaningful

Life is full of meaning if one has the capacity to understand the real essence of living .

ROAD TO HEAVEN

A road to heaven is a mile way to travel ; it takes one to pause until he reaches the end .

Honesty

In buying , do not ask the lowest price that a storekeeper can give , because in doing this , you are only teaching him how to cheat .

Right seed , Right season

If you want a good harvest , chose the right seed and sow it at the proper season .

Romans 8:26

The Spirit helps us in our weakness , for we do not know how to pray as we ought ; but the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings that can not be expressed in speech .

1 John 4:12-15

No one has ever seen God . Yet if we love one another God dwells in us , and his love is brought to perfection in us .The way we know we remain in him and he in us is that he has given us of his spirit . We have seen for ouselves , and can testify , that the Father has sent the Son as savior of the world . When anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God , God dwells in him and he in God .

Deuteronomy 1:31b

The Lord , your God , carried you , as a man carries his child , all along your journey .

1 Samuel 15:22

Does the Lord so delight in holocausts and sacrifices as in obedience to the command of the Lord ? Obedience is better than sacrifice , and submission than the fat of rams .

Philippians 3:20b-21

We eagerly await the coming of our Savior , the Lord Jesus Christ . He will give a new form to this lowly body of ours and remake it according to the pattern of his glorified body , by his power to subject everything to himself .

James 1:19-22,25

Keep this in mind , dear brothers . Let every man be quick to hear , slow to speak , slow to anger ; for a man´s anger does not fulfill God´s justice . Strip away all that is filthy , every vicious excess . Humbly welcome the word that has taken root in you , with its power to save you . Act on this word . If all you do is listen to it , you are deceiving yourselves . There is , on the other hand , the man who peers into freedom´s ideal law and abides by it . He is no forgetful listener , but one who carries out the law in practice . Blest will this man be in whatever he does .

Galatians 6:7b-8

A man will reap only what he sows . If he sows in the field of the flesh , he will reap a harvest of corruption ; but if his seed-ground is the spirit , he will reap everlasting life .

1 Corinthians 7:32b ,34

The unmarried man is busy with the Lord´s affairs , concerned with pleasing the Lord . The virgen- indeed , any unmarried woman - is concerned with things of the Lord , in pursuit of holiness in body and spirit .

Wisdom 3:1-2a,3b

The soul of the just are in the hand of God , and no torment shall touch them . They seemed , in the view of the foolish , to be dead . But they are in peace .

Philippians 2:2b-4

Maintain your unanimity , possessing the one love , united in spirit and ideals . Never act out of rivalry or conceit ; rather , let all parties think humbly of others as superior to themselves , each of you looking to other´s interests rather his own .

2 Thessalonians 3:10b-13

Anyone who would not work should not eat . We hear that some of you are unruly , not keeping busy but acting like busy-bodies . We enjoin all such , and we urge them strongly in the Lord Jesus Christ , to earn the food they eat by working quietly . You must never grow weary of doing what is right , brothers .

Jeremiah 22-3

Do what is right and just . Rescue the victim from the hand of his oppressor . Do not wrong or oppress the resident alien , the orphan , or the widow , and do not shed innocent blood .

1 John 2:8b-10

The darkness is over and the real light begins to shine .
The man who claims to be in light ,
hating his brother all the while ,
is in darkness even now .
The man who continues in the light
is the one who loves his brother ;
there is nothing in him to cause a fall .

James 1:2-8

My brothers , count it pure joy when you are involved in every sort of trial . Realize that when your faith is tested this makes for endurance . Let endurance come to its perfection so that you may be fully mature and lacking in nothing . If any of you is without wisdom , let him ask it from the God who gives generously and ungrudgingly to all , and it will be given him . Yet he must ask in faith , never doubting , for the doubter is like the surf tossed and driven by the wind . A man of this sort , devious and erratic in all that he does , must not expect to receive anything from the Lord .

Natal Day and Ordination Anniversary

Today Fr. Dominic Tabal of the Sons of Holy Immaculate is celebrating his --th birthday . He is presently assigned in Stella Maris Parish in Fiumicino , Rome . Fr. Dom is the former active Catholic Youth Ministry leader in Sto Niño Chapel in Fatima , General Santos City , Philippines . He is very popular and well-loved by his former parishioners for being a loving and approachable person . A former student of MSU but was not able to finish his BSC in accounting for he entered in the seminary after finishing his sophomore year in college . Today , he is involve in the formation of children and youth in the said parish and once again God shows him His abundant mercy by giving Fr. Dom a lot of talents to be used in his ministry . He is the pride of the people of GenSan City and Filipino communities in Rome for his homilies and retreats . Father ! Happy Birthday to you !

James 1:19-22,25

Keep this in mind , dear brothers .
Let every man be quick to hear , slow to speak , slow to anger ; for a man´s anger does not fulfill God´s justice . Strip away all that is filthy , every vicious excess . Humbly welcome the word that has taken root in you , with its power to save you . Act on this word . If all you do is listen to it , you are deceiving yourselves . There is , on the other hand , the man who peers into freedom´s ideal law and abides by it . He is no forgetful listener , but one who carries out the law in practice . Blest will this man be in whatever he does .

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

A westerner sees everything thru western eyes , and an Indian sees everything thru Indian eyes . But St. Thomas Aquinas said : What is received by any subject is grasped according to the subject capacity to understand .
From an unknown speaker

PSALM 59:2-5,10-11,17-18

Rescue me , God , from my foes ;
protect me from those who attack me .
O rescue me from those who do evil
and save me from blood-thirsty men .
See , they lie in wait for my life ;
powerful men band together againts me .
For no offence , no sin of mine , Lord ,
for no guilt of mine they rush to take their stand .
Awake , come to my aid and see !
O my strenght , it is you to whom I turn ,
for you , O God , are my stronghold ,
the God who shows me love .
O God , come to my aid
and let me look in triumph on my foes .
As for me , I will sing of your strength
and each morning acclaim your love
for you have been my stronghold ,
a refuge in the day of my distress .
O my strenght , it is you whom I turn ,
for you , O God , are my stronghold ,
the God who shows me love .

ROMANS 12:9-12

Your love must be sincere . Detest what is evil , cling to what is good . Love one another with the affection of brothers . Anticipate each other in showing respect . Do not grow slack but be fervent in spirit ; he whom you serve is the Lord . Rejoice in hope , be patient under trial , persevere in prayer .

The Third Sunday of Easter

The Gospel of Luke 24:13-35 describes the way how christians of today experience their faith as those of the disciples of Jesus . In their way , they have a common question that bother them most : the Resurrection . Unknowingly walking with them is the recent resurrected Christ . In our daily lives too , we have a lot of questions bothering us also and sometimes hamper our relations with Him . The Spirit of the living God which the Gospel tells us , is the same Spirit that will open our eyes also in the moment of darkness and spiritual turbulence . His Word and His par-taking of the bread opened the troubled minds and weary hearts of the disciples in that particular place and time . Are we attentive in listening the Word of God and frequently recieving His body and blood ? God blest .

Coming soon

To answer some inquires in this blogsite for the possibility to have a Spanish section , I do try to create a site for those who have difficulties to understand the English language . I am an amateur in this job and what I need is patience in the part of the blog users . Let us share our talents , time and treasures . That is what the Lord is asking from us everyday . Just surrender to Him your 10% of these 3Ts you have and He will recompensate you more than 100% . Just send me your suggestions to make this blog an informative and interested one . In this connection , we are trying to make this blog as simple as it is .Thank you very much and may the Lord illumines our minds and hearts today .

Romans 14:12-13,17-19

Everyone of us will have to give an account of himself before God . Therefore we must no longer pass judgment on one another . Instead you should resolve to put no stumbling block or hindrance in your brother´s way . The kingdom of God is not a matter of eating or drinking , but of justice , peace , and the joy that is given by the Holy Spirit . Whoever serves Christ in this way pleases God and wins the esteem of men . Let us , then , make it our aim to work for peace and to strengthen one another .

AMICUS PLATO , SED MAGIS AMICA VERITAS

It is translated in English in this way : I am a friend of Plato , but much more of the truth. To all my Italian readers : " Sono amico di Platone , ma piú ancora della verita ". A volte bisogna sacrificare anche le amicizie personali quando siano contrarie alla veritá , alla giustzia . Quoted in the book of Fr. Augusto De Angelis ," The Best Italian And Latin Proverbs ". Vi prego siempre . Che Dio ci bendica e ci da la vita eterna . Salute a tutti .

HAPPY TRIP FR.MAURO BOLANTE,SHMI

Fr. Mauro Bolante is a Filipino religious missionary of the Sons of Holy Mary Immaculate and is presently assigned in Santiago as a Vicar parish priest . This energetic young priest is well-respected by his parishioners both young and adults for his unique jolly personality. Religious missionary specially this congregation in which he belongs , take their 2 months vacation after 3 years in Mission . Fr. Jes as his companions call him is from the Province of Abra . Happy trip Fr. Jes . May you will enjoy your vacation in the Philippines . He will be leaving April 6 and expected to arrive there in the 8th of this month. Good luck Fr. Jes .

A YOUNG FIL-BRITISH MOTHER FROM DUMAGUETE CITY

Yesterday I met a young Filipino wife in Santiago City , Chile . She came from Dumaguete City , Negros oriental , Philippines . She married to a British citizen and presently living in that remote island of Falkland or Islas Malvinas as the Argentines call those islands in the early 80´s in which until now , Argentina is still claiming her sovereignty over those mentioned islands in the Atlantic . She has 2 growing children and a good , and loving husband who is working also in Falkland . Mila is still in Santiago for her medical check-up and is planning to return back to her family pretty soon . Mam Mila ! Courage ! Thank you so much for the foods you served us yesterday . Talagang lasang pinoy.