THE GLORIOUS 14TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER

On September 14, 2008, Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we will be commemorating the first anniversary of the taking into effect of the motu proprio of our Holy Father Benedict XVI Summorum Pontificum freeing the tridentine Mass which we now call as the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite. Let us celebrate this day as thanksgiving for this very wonderful event in the Church. let us also pray for the Pope, his Holiness Benedict XVI.

Soli Deo Gloria!

OREMUS...

Let us pray for the return of the Tridentine Mass in Cantilan!

MALIPAJON NA PASKO SA ATO TANAN!

I would like to extend my heartfel Christmas greeting to all of you. May the new-born King grant us His peace and mercy!

Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Rejoice! The WORD was made FLESH for You!

PUER natus est - Christus Iesus!

MGA PAGSULAY SA KINABUHI

Ang atong kinabuhi usa ka paglakaw dinhi sa kalibutan. Usa ka paglakaw padulong sa atong Amahan nga langitnon.

Apan sa taliwala sa atong paglakaw, kita makasugat sa daghan ug nagkalainlain nga mga pagsulay sa kinabuhi - mga problema, mga kalisdanan, ug unya kita mawad-an sa paglaum.

Apan ang DIOS nag-uban gayod kanato ug dili kita niya biyaan.

Busa kita malaumon nga Siya motabang gayod kanato sa atong mga pagsulay.

MGA KAIGSOONAN KO DIHA NI KRISTO (Open Letter 2 s. 2007)

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MGA KAIGSOONAN KO DIHA NI KRISTO:

Ang kalinaw maanaa kaninyong tanan!

Kitang tanan gitawag sa pagkabalaan. Matod pa sa atong GINOO sa Ebanghelyo: "Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect." Kita nga tawag sa kahingpitan sa gugma maoy atong obligasyon isip mga binunyagan. Kita gitawag sa usa ka relasyon sa GINOO isip mga anak niya. Diha sa atong bunyag, kita nangahimo nga mga anak sa DIOS busa Siya maoy atong Amahan ug Kaniya lamang nato makita o matagamtam ang kahingpitan ug kaluwasan.

Busa mga igsoon, kamo akong gidapit sa pag-ampo sa walay hunong aron atong makita ang Nawang sa atong GINOO.

Salamat!

Magpabilin unta kanato ang panalangin sa DiOS!

Laus Deo!


Diha ni KRISTO ug MARIA,

+ br. francis carmelle mary of the most blessed sacrament

SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Spiritual Growth/Establishing a Daily Rule of PrayerPrayer has been called the breath of the soul. In the same way that the body needs proper daily nourishment and exercise to maintain a healthy state, and the mind needs productive stimulation to learn and develop, the soul needs prayer to grow and thrive. Prayer keeps the soul properly oriented towards God in the same way that a compass keeps a ship at sea oriented toward its destination. When a vessel leaves port and heads out into the open seas it is not sufficient for the captain to set his course heading only once. Constant course corrections are required to counteract the effect of the waves, winds, and currents that nudge it constantly off course. Likewise, prayer helps us maintain a constant heading when the distractions of life, temptations, and apathy blow us off course.

Prayer also serves to give our lives a spiritual context. A story can illustrate this point. A young executive boards a subway train one evening to begin his daily journey home. He is consumed with the demands of his stressful job and the briefcase full of work he carries with him. As he settles into his seat and opens his laptop he becomes aware of a well-dressed man across the aisle from him and the two small children accompanying him. The children are restless and noisy and soon begin to tax the patience of the young executive. Exasperated after several miles of fruitless attempts to concentrate on his work, he looks up at the well-dressed man and, making no effort to conceal his annoyance, asks him to keep his children quiet. The well-dressed man replies as if from a distance and relates to the young executive that he and his children are returning from the funeral service of his wife and their mother and that he is somewhat out of sorts, nevertheless promising to keep his children quieter.

Greatly chagrined, the young executive undergoes a radical paradigm shift. The context of his ride home that evening changes dramatically. No longer concerned about his workload, his attention is immediately focused on how he can assist the grieving father and his children.

As we move throughout the events of our days, it is easy for us to get side-tracked from the context that God intends to keep always before us, that of our abiding in His love and allowing Him to make us instruments of His love to those around us. Daily prayer helps us to restore that proper context.

MGA KAIGSOONAN KO DIHA NI KRISTO

Mga kaigsoonan ko diha ni Kristo, maayong adlaw kaninyong tanan!

Kitang tanan gihatagan sa Dios sa tahas sa PAGKABALAAN. Kini nga tawag gihatag kanato diha sa sakramento sa Bunyag diin kita nangahimo nga mga ANAK SA DIOS diha sa Iyang kaugalingong dagway ug kasamahan. Busa, aduna kitay espesyal nga katungdanan sa paghingpit sa atong pagtoo, paglaum ug gugma. Kini nga kahingpitan o pagkabalaan maoy atong angay nga hatagan og importansya, bili og prioridad. Kita malaumon nga ang DIOS kanunayng mag-uban kanato ug magtabang kanato hangtod nga Siya atong makita diha sa gitawag nga Beatific vision diin kita mahiusa sa DIOS nga atong Amahan sa hingpit gayod. Busa mga kaigsoonan, atong paningkamutan ang pagtaas diha sa hagdan sa pagkabalaan.

Salamat. Manalangin unta kanato ang DIOS!