PROCLAIMING JESUS CHRIST
THROUGH CYBER-EVANGELIZATION
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Theme
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“The
Almighty!
Just and Righteous is He.” |
“The
Almighty! we cannot discover him,
pre-eminant in power and judgment;
his great justice owes no one an accounting.”
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Job
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His
Eminence,
Gaudencio B. Cardinal Rosales,
Archbishop of Manila,
appoints
Rev. Fr. Francis Gustilo, SDB
Spiritual Director
of
Couples for Christ
Foundation for Family and Life
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Papua
New Guinea Mission Trip
June 03 - 09, 2010
Port Moresby, PNG |
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29th
CFC-FFL Anniversary
June 19, 2010
Ynarez Center, Antipolo City |
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CFC-FFL
Young Couple
to Represent the Philippines
in Rome
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10th
International Youth Forum
March 24-28, 2010
Mondo Migliore Center, Rocca di Papa,
Italy |
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Xavy
Padilla with Cardinal Ennio Antonelli
President of the Pontifical Council for
the Family |
Xavy
Padilla with Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko
President of the Pontifical Council for
the Laity |
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The
Servant General meets with Pope Benedict XVI
at the
19th Plenary Session of the Pontifical Council
for the Family
The Vatican - February 09, 2010 |
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Fr.
Raniero Cantalamessa Talks to the Laity |
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CFC-FFL
"AWESOME" Community Weekend
January 24-25, 2010
CAP, Camp John Hay, Baguio City |
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CFC-FFL
"AWESOME" Community Conference
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Ynares Sports Center, Kapitolyo, Pasig City |
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CFC-FFL
PRO-LIFE TRAINING |
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Dr.
Brian Clowes, PhD, Director of Research and Education
of Human Life International conducted Pro-Life
Training for CFC-FFL Servant Leaders on January
05-07, 2010 at the Lay Force Multi-purpose Auditorium
of the San Carlos Seminary Complex in Guadalupe,
Makati City.
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2009
CFC-FFL FAMILY DAY
Sunday, December 06, 2009
Assumption, Antipolo |
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ECCLESIASTICAL RECOGNITION |
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"The
Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
(CBCP), through its Episcopal Commission
on the Laity (ECLA), has given formal
and official recognition to Couples for
Christ Foundation for Family and Life
(CFC-FFL) as a national private association
of the lay faithful, effective October
15, 2009.
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"His
Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, has re-appointed
our Servant General Frank Padilla and
his wife Gerry as members of the Pontifical
Council for the Family, effective September
10, 2009, for another term of five years." |
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GOSPEL FOR TODAY |
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Twenty-first
Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 22, 2010
Luke 13:22-30
Jesus
passed through towns and villages, teaching
as he went and making his way to Jerusalem.
Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a
few people be saved?” He answered them,
“Strive to enter through the narrow gate,
for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter
but will not be strong enough. After the master
of the house has arisen and locked the door,
then will you stand outside knocking and saying,
‘Lord, open the door for us.’ He
will say to you in reply, ‘I do not know
where you are from. And you will say, ‘We
ate and drank in your company and you taught
in our streets.’ Then he will say to you,
‘I do not know where you are from. Depart
from me, all you evildoers!’ And there
will be wailing and grinding of teeth when you
see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and all the prophets
in the kingdom of God and you yourselves cast
out. And people will come from the east and
the west and from the north and the south and
will recline at table in the kingdom of God.
For behold, some are last who will be first,
and some are first who will be last.
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
St.
Rose of Lima
Monday of the Twenty-first Week
in Ordinary Time
August 23, 2010
Matthew 23:13-22
Jesus
said to the crowds and to his disciples: “Woe
to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
You lock the Kingdom of heaven before men. You
do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow entrance
to those trying to enter.
“Woe to
you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
You traverse sea and land to make one convert,
and when that happens you make him a child of
Gehenna twice as much as yourselves.
“Woe to
you, blind guides, who say, ‘If one swears
by the temple, it means nothing, but if one
swears by the gold of the temple, one is obligated.’
Blind fools, which is greater, the gold, or
the temple that made the gold sacred? And you
say, ‘If one swears by the altar, it means
nothing, but if one swears by the gift on the
altar, one is obligated.’ You blind ones,
which is greater, the gift, or the altar that
makes the gift sacred? One who swears by the
altar swears by it and all that is upon it;
one who swears by the temple swears by it and
by him who dwells in it; one who swears by heaven
swears by the throne of God
and by him who is seated on it.”
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
Feast
of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
Tuesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary
Time
August 24, 2010
John 1:45-51
Philip found
Nathanael and told him, “We have found
the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and
also the prophets, Jesus son of Joseph, from
Nazareth.” But Nathanael said to him,
“Can anything good come from Nazareth?”
Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said
of him, “Here is a true child of Israel.
There is no duplicity in him.” Nathanael
said to him, “How do you know me?”
Jesus answered and said to him, “Before
Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are
the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.”
Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you
believe because I told you that I saw you under
the fig tree? You will see greater things than
this.” And he said to him, “Amen,
amen, I say to you, you will see heaven opened
and the angels of God ascending and descending
on the Son of Man.”
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
St.
Louis, King
St. Joseph Calasanz, priest
Wednesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary
Time
August 25, 2010
Matthew 23:27-32
Jesus said, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees,
you hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs,
which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside
are full of dead men’s bones and every
kind of filth. Even so, on the outside you appear
righteous, but inside you are filled with hypocrisy
and evildoing.
“Woe to
you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
You build the tombs of the prophets and adorn
the memorials of the righteous, and you say,
‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors,
we would not have joined them in shedding the
prophets’ blood.’ Thus you bear
witness against yourselves that you are the
children of those who murdered the prophets;
now fill up what your ancestors measured out!”
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
St.
Bregwin
Thursday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary
Time
August 26, 2010
Matthew 24:42-51
Jesus
said to his disciples: “Stay awake! For
you do not know on which day your Lord will
come. Be sure of this: if the master of the
house had known the hour of night when the thief
was coming, he would have stayed awake and not
let his house be broken into. So too, you also
must be prepared, for at an hour you do not
expect, the Son of Man will come.
“Who,
then, is the faithful and prudent servant, whom
the master has put in charge of his household
to distribute to them their food at the proper
time? Blessed is that servant whom his master
on his arrival finds doing so. Amen, I say to
you, he will put him in charge of all his property.
But if that wicked servant says to himself,
‘My master is long delayed,’ and
begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat
and drink with drunkards, the servant’s
master will come on an unexpected day and at
an unknown hour and will punish him severely
and assign him a place with the hypocrites,
where there will be wailing and grinding of
teeth.”
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
Memorial
of Saint Monica
Friday of the Twenty-first Week
in Ordinary Time
August 27, 2010
Matthew 25:1-13
Jesus told
his disciples this parable: “The Kingdom
of heaven will be like ten virgins who took
their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought
no oil with them, but the wise brought flasks
of oil with their lamps. Since the bridegroom
was long delayed, they all became drowsy and
fell asleep. At midnight, there was a cry, ‘Behold,
the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their
lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give
us some of your oil, for our lamps are going
out.’ But the wise ones replied, ‘No,
for there may not be enough for us and you.
Go instead to the merchants and buy some for
yourselves.’ While they went off to buy
it, the bridegroom came and those who were ready
went into the wedding feast with him. Then the
door was locked. Afterwards the other virgins
came and said, ‘Lord, Lord, open the door
for us!’ But he said in reply, ‘Amen,
I say to you, I do not know you.’ Therefore,
stay awake, for you know neither the day nor
the hour.”
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
Memorial
of Saint Augustine, bishop and doctor of the
Church
Saturday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary
Time
August 28, 2010
Matthew 25:14-30
Jesus told his disciples this parable: “A
man going on a journey called in his servants
and entrusted his possessions to them. To one
he gave five talents; to another, two; to a
third, one–
to each according to his ability. Then he went
away. Immediately the one who received five
talents went and traded with them, and made
another five. Likewise, the one who received
two made another two. But the man who received
one went off and dug a hole in the ground and
buried his master’s money. After a long
time the master of those servants came back
and settled accounts with them. The one who
had received five talents came forward bringing
the additional five. He said, ‘Master,
you gave me five talents. See, I have made five
more.’ His master said to him, ‘Well
done, my good and faithful servant. Since you
were faithful in small matters, I will give
you great responsibilities. Come, share your
master’s joy.’ Then the one who
had received two talents also came forward and
said, ‘Master, you gave me two talents.
See, I have made two more.’ His master
said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful
servant. Since you were faithful in small matters,
I will give you great responsibilities. Come,
share your master’s joy.’ Then the
one who had received the one talent came forward
and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a demanding
person, harvesting where you did not plant and
gathering where you did not scatter; so out
of fear I went off and buried your talent in
the ground. Here it is back.’ His master
said to him in reply, ‘You wicked, lazy
servant! So you knew that I harvest where I
did not plant and gather where I did not scatter?
Should you not then have put my money in the
bank so that I could have got it back with interest
on my return? Now then! Take the talent from
him and give it to the one with ten. For to
everyone who has, more will be given and he
will grow rich; but from the one who has not,
even what he has will be taken away. And throw
this useless servant into the darkness outside,
where there will be wailing and grinding of
teeth.’”
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 29, 2010
Luke 14:1, 7-14
On a sabbath
Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the
leading Pharisees, and the people there were
observing him carefully.
He told a parable
to those who had been invited, noticing how
they were choosing the places of honor at the
table. “When you are invited by someone
to a wedding banquet, do not recline at table
in the place of honor. A more distinguished
guest than you may have been invited by him,
and the host who invited both of you may approach
you and say, ‘Give your place to this
man,’ and then you would proceed with
embarrassment to take the lowest place. Rather,
when you are invited, go and take the lowest
place so that when the host comes to you he
may say, ‘My friend, move up to a higher
position.’ Then you will enjoy the esteem
of your companions at the table. For every one
who exalts himself will be humbled, but the
one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Then he said to the host who invited him, “When
you hold a lunch or a dinner, do not invite
your friends or your brothers or your relatives
or your wealthy neighbors, in case they may
invite you back and you have repayment. Rather,
when you hold a banquet,
invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the
blind; blessed indeed will you be because of
their inability to repay you. For you will be
repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
St.
Pammachius
Monday of theTwenty-second Week in Ordinary
Time
August 30, 2010
Luke 4:16-30
JJesus
came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and
went according to his custom into the synagogue
on the sabbath day. He stood up to read and
was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He
unrolled the scroll and found the passage where
it was written:
The Spirit
of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed
me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has
sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and
recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed
go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to
the Lord.
Rolling up the
scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and
sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue
looked intently at him. He said to them, “Today
this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your
hearing.” And all spoke highly of him
and were amazed at the gracious words that came
from his mouth. They also asked, “Is this
not the son of Joseph?” He said to them,
“Surely you will quote me this proverb,
‘Physician, cure yourself,’ and
say, ‘Do here in your native place the
things that we heard were done in Capernaum.’”
And he said, “Amen, I say to you, no prophet
is accepted in his own native place. Indeed,
I tell you, there were many widows in Israel
in the days of Elijah when the sky was closed
for three and a half years and a severe famine
spread over the entire land. It was to none
of these that Elijah was sent, but only to a
widow in Zarephath in the land of Sidon. Again,
there were many lepers in Israel during the
time of Elisha the prophet; yet not one of them
was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”
When the people in the synagogue heard this,
they were all filled with fury. They rose up,
drove him out of the town, and led him to the
brow of the hill on which their town had been
built, to hurl him down headlong. But he passed
through the midst of them and went away.
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
St.
Raymond Nonnatus
Tuesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary
Time
August 31, 2010
Luke 4:31-37
Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee.
He taught them on the sabbath, and they were
astonished at his teaching because he spoke
with authority. In the synagogue there was a
man with the spirit of an unclean demon, and
he cried out in a loud voice, “What have
you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you
come to destroy us? I know who you are–the
Holy One of God!” Jesus rebuked him and
said, “Be quiet! Come out of him!”
Then the demon threw the man down in front of
the and
came out of him without doing him any harm.
They were all amazed and said to one another,
“What is there about his word? For with
authority and power he commands the unclean
spirits, and they come out.” And news
of him spread everywhere in the surrounding
region.
Bible
passages courtesy of New American Bible
St. Giles
Wednesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary
Time
September 01, 2010
Luke 4:38-44
After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered the
house of Simon. Simon's mother-in-law was afflicted
with a severe fever, and they interceded with
him about her. He stood over her, rebuked the
fever, and it left her. She got up immediately
and waited on them.
At sunset, all
who had people sick with various diseases brought
them to him. He laid his hands on each of them
and cured them. And demons also came out from
many, shouting, "You are the Son of God."
But he rebuked them and did not allow them to
speak because they knew that he was the Christ.
At daybreak,
Jesus left and went to a deserted place. The
crowds went looking for him, and when they came
to him, they tried to prevent him from leaving
them.
But he said to them, "To the other towns
also I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom
of God, because for this purpose I have been
sent." And he was preaching in the synagogues
of Judea.
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
St.
Ingrid of Sweden
Thursday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary
Time
September 02, 2010
Luke 5:1-11
While
the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening
to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake
of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there alongside
the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and
were washing their nets. Getting into one of
the boats, the one belonging to Simon, he asked
him to put out a short distance from the shore.
Then he
sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,
"Put out into deep water and lower your
nets for a catch." Simon said in reply,
"Master, we have worked hard all night
and have caught nothing, but at your command
I will lower the nets." When they had done
this, they caught a great number of fish and
their nets were tearing. They signaled to their
partners in the other boat to come to help them.
They came and filled both boats so that the
boats were in danger of sinking. When Simon
Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus
and said, "Depart from me, Lord, for I
am a sinful man." For astonishment at the
catch of fish they had made seized him and all
those with him, and likewise James and John,
the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of Simon.
Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid;
from now on you will be catching men."
When they brought their boats to the shore,
they left everything and followed him.
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
Memorial
of Saint Gregory the Great, pope and doctor
of the Church
Friday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary
Time
September 03, 2010
Luke 5:33-39
The scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, "The
disciples of John the Baptist fast often and
offer prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees
do the same; but yours eat and drink."
Jesus answered them, "Can you make the
wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is
with them? But the days will come, and when
the bridegroom is taken away from them, then
they will fast in those days." And he also
told them a parable. "No one tears a piece
from a new cloak to patch an old one. Otherwise,
he will tear the new and the piece from it will
not match the old cloak. Likewise, no one pours
new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the
new wine will burst the skins, and it will be
spilled, and the skins will be ruined. Rather,
new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins.
And no one who has been drinking old wine desires
new, for he says, 'The old is good.'"
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
St.
Rose of Vertibo
Saturday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary
Time
September 04, 2010
Luke 6:1-5
While Jesus was going through a field of grain
on a sabbath, his disciples were picking the
heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands,
and eating them. Some Pharisees said, "Why
are you doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?"
Jesus said to them in reply, "Have you
not read what David did when he and those
who were with him were hungry? How he went
into the house of God, took the bread of offering,
which only the priests could lawfully eat,
ate of it, and shared it with his companions?"
Then he said to them, "The Son of Man
is lord of the sabbath."
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
Solemnity
of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 15, 2010
Luke 1:39-56
Mary set out and traveled to the hill country
in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered
the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,
the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth,
filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a
loud voice and said, “Blessed are you
among women, and blessed is the fruit of your
womb. And how does this happen to me, that the
mother of my Lord should come to me? For at
the moment the sound of your greeting reached
my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken
to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”
And Mary said:
“My soul
proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit
rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked
with favor on his lowly servant. From this day
all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty
has done great things for me and holy is his
Name. He has mercy on those who fear him in
every generation. He has shown the strength
of his arm, and has scattered the proud in their
conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their
thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He has
filled the hungry with good things, and the
rich he has sent away empty. He has come to
the help of his servant Israel for he has remembered
his promise of mercy, the promise he made to
our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever.”
Mary remained
with her about three months and then returned
to her home.
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
St.
Rock (Roque) healer; St. Stephen of Hungary,
king
Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
August 16, 2010
Matthew 19:16-22
A
young man approached Jesus and said, “Teacher,
what good must I do to gain eternal life?”
He answered him, “Why do you ask me about
the good? There is only One who is good. If
you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
He asked him, “Which ones?” And
Jesus replied, “You shall not kill; you
shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal;
you shall not bear false witness; honor your
father and your mother; and you shall love your
neighbor as yourself.” The young man said
to him, “All of these I have observed.
What do I still lack?” Jesus said to him,
“If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what
you have and give to the poor, and you will
have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
When the young man heard this statement, he
went away sad, for he had many possessions.
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
St. Clare of Montefalco
Tuesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
August 17, 2010
Matthew 19:23-30
Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, I
say to you, it will be hard for one who is rich
to enter the Kingdom of heaven. Again I say
to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through
the eye of a needle than for one who is rich
to enter the Kingdom of God.” When the
disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished
and said, “Who then can be saved?”
Jesus looked at them and said, “For men
this is impossible, but for God all things are
possible.” Then Peter said to him in reply,
“We have given up everything and followed
you. What will there be for us?” Jesus
said to them, “Amen, I say to you that
you who have followed me, in the new age, when
the Son of Man is seated on his throne of glory,
will yourselves sit on twelve thrones, judging
the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who
has given up houses or brothers or sisters or
father or mother or children or lands for the
sake of my name will receive a hundred times
more, and will inherit eternal life. But many
who are first will be last, and the last will
be first.”
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
St.
Helena
Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary
Time
August 18, 2010
Matthew 20:1-16
Jesus
told his disciples this parable: “The
Kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went
out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard.
After agreeing with them for the usual daily
wage, he sent them into his vineyard. Going
out about nine o’clock, he saw others
standing idle in the marketplace, and he said
to them, ‘You too go into my vineyard,
and I will give you what is just.’
So they went off. And he went out again around
noon, and around three o’clock, and did
likewise. Going out about five o’clock,
he found others standing around, and said to
them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all
day?’ They answered, ‘Because no
one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You
too go into my vineyard.’ When it was
evening the owner of the vineyard said to his
foreman, ‘Summon the laborers and give
them their pay, beginning with the last and
ending with the first.’ When those who
had started about five o’clock came, each
received the usual daily wage. So when the first
came, they thought that they would receive more,
but each of them also got the usual wage. And
on receiving it they grumbled against the landowner,
saying, ‘These last ones worked only one
hour, and you have made them equal to us, who
bore the day’s burden and the heat.’
He said to one of them in reply, ‘My friend,
I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with
me for the usual daily wage? Take what is yours
and go. What if I wish to give this last one
the same as you? Or am I not free to do as I
wish with my own money? Are you envious because
I am generous?’ Thus, the last will be
first, and the first will be last”
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
St.
Ezechiel Moreno, bishop; St. John Eudes, priest
Thursday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
August 19, 2010
Matthew 22:1-14
Jesus again
in reply spoke to the chief priests and the
elders of the people in parables saying, The
Kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who
gave a wedding feast for his son. He dispatched
his servants to summon the invited guests to
the feast, but they refused to come. A second
time he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell
those invited: “Behold, I have prepared
my banquet, my calves and fattened cattle are
killed, and everything is ready; come to the
feast.”’ Some ignored the invitation
and went away, one to his farm, another to his
business. The rest laid hold of his servants,
mistreated them, and killed them. The king was
enraged and sent his troops, destroyed those
murderers, and burned their city. Then the king
said to his servants, ‘The feast is ready,
but those who were invited were not worthy to
come. Go out, therefore, into the main roads
and invite to the feast whomever you find.’
The servants went out into the streets
and gathered all they found, bad and good alike,
and the hall was filled with guests. But when
the king came in to meet the guests he saw a
man there not dressed in a wedding garment.
He said to him, ‘My friend, how is it
that you came in here without a wedding garment?’
But he was reduced to silence. Then the king
said to his attendants, ‘Bind his hands
and feet, and cast him into the darkness outside,
where there will be wailing and grinding of
teeth.’ Many are invited, but few are
chosen.”
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
St.
Bernard, abbot and doctor
of the Church
Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
August 20, 2010
Matthew 22:34-40
When the Pharisees
heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,
they gathered together, and one of them, a scholar
of the law, tested him by asking, “Teacher,
which commandment in the law is the greatest?”
He said to him, “You shall love the Lord,
your God, with all your heart,
with all your soul, and with all your mind.
This is the greatest and the first commandment.
The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor
as yourself. The whole law and the prophets
depend on these two commandments.”
Bible
passage courtesy of New American Bible
Memorial
of St. Pius X, pope
Saturday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
August 21, 2010
Matthew 23:1-12
Jesus
spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying,
“The scribes and the Pharisees have taken
their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore,
do and observe all things whatsoever they tell
you, but do not follow their example. For they
preach but they do not practice. They tie up
heavy burdens hard to carry and lay them on
people’s shoulders, but they will not
lift a finger to move them. All their works
are performed to be seen. They widen their phylacteries
and lengthen their tassels. They love places
of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues,
greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation
‘Rabbi.’ As for you, do not be called
‘Rabbi.’ You have but one teacher,
and you are all brothers. Call no one on earth
your father; you have but one Father in heaven.
Do not be called ‘Master’; you have
but one master, the Christ. The greatest among
you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself
will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself
will be exalted.”
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passage courtesy of New American Bible
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The
highest courage is to dare to be yourself
in the face of adversity, choosing right
over wrong, ethics over convenience, and
truth over popularity.
Travel the path of integrity without looking
back, for THERE IS NEVER A WRONG TIME TO
DO THE RIGHT THING.
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Archbishop Soc Villegas
25 July 2007 |
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and Gerry Padilla present the books "Servant
Leadership" and "Stories from Prison" to
His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, on February
09, 2010, at the Vatican |
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CFC-FFL
PRAYER FOR 2010
Almighty
Father, you are mighty and eternal God,
and we praise and worship you, as we give
you thanks for the blessings of our life
and work. Awesome indeed is your presence
among us, and our hearts constantly rejoice
in your salvation.
As
we remain in awe of your great power and
majesty, we bow down in reverence, and humbly
ask for your continued outpouring of grace
and blessing upon our lives and on our mission
as your people.
Work
in us, Jesus, so that we will be enabled
to live righteous lives, and to do justice
to all. Continue to purify us, Lord, even
as you lead us to embrace your cross, enduring
the suffering and pain that comes with restoration
and redemption.
Holy
Spirit, guide us in our service for the
Kingdom. Fill our hearts with zeal for your
house, Lord, and enkindle in us an even
greater passion for evangelization and mission.
Empower us, so that we might be your effective
instruments in renewing the family and in
defending life.
Almighty
God, just and righteous are you. May your
divine justice and righteousness lead us
to forgive those who sin against us, to
grow in holiness, to live our covenant faithfully,
and to serve without counting the cost.
Mama
Mary, daughter of the Father, mother of
the Son, spouse of the Spirit, keep us in
your loving embrace always.
AMEN.
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CONSECRATION TO MARY, MEDIATRIX OF
ALL GRACE |
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We
kneel before you, as you yourself
sit at the throne room of God, beside
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
your Son. You more than anyone else
embody the pure love for our Lord
Jesus that we all desire to have,
as you bore him in your womb, gave
birth to him, raised him, suffered
with him through the cross, and finally
witnessed his resurrection. You are
the one whose soul perfectly proclaims
the greatness of the Lord, whose spirit
perfectly rejoices in God our Savior.
You are the one we and all ages will
call blessed.
You are the highly favored one, and
the Lord is truly with you. We thus
look to you to be our mediatrix, as
we continue on our journey in the
world, proclaiming your Son Jesus
and bringing his good news of salvation
to all. We recognize our weakness
and sinfulness, and that apart from
the power of God’s Spirit we
can do nothing.
Dear Mother Mary, you are our inspiration
for the strengthening of families
and the promotion of the culture of
life. Pray and intercede for us always,
that we may remain faithful to our
covenant, steadfast in our work, persevering
despite trials and crosses, and always
mindful of the call to holiness and
discipleship. You who are holy and
you who are the most faithful disciple
of our Lord Jesus Christ, keep us
in your loving embrace always.
We consecrate ourselves, our families
and our work to you. Bless us, dear
Mother, and journey with us, as we
continue to journey with your beloved
Son Jesus. You are our mother, and
we are your children, now and forever.
Amen.
Hail Mary … |
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World
Kids Conference 2010 |
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World
Handmaids Congress 2010 |
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World
Youth Congress 2010 |
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World
Servants' Congress 2010 |
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World
Singles Congress 2010 |
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PRO-LIFE
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| After
a month long travel delay due to four devastating
typhoons and the worst flooding in 40 years,
PFL's International Director, Bob Lalonde
arrived in Manila on the first Sunday of
Advent and began our prolife work by attending
Mass at St Francis of Assisi Parish. Fr
Pavone wanted Bob to help the Philippines
by taking along the latest pro-life weapons
with him including his new prayer book 'Pro-Life
Reflections for Every Day' and new video
'The Biology of Prenatal Development'. By
using embryoscopy, a rare technique involving
a tiny camera the size of a pen tip, scientists
were able to get breathtaking, real footage
of the unborn, which shows how preborn babies
have a heartbeat at three weeks, make spontaneous
movements at six weeks, and have 90% of
the anatomical structures found in adults
at eight weeks. What a powerful demonstration
of the life of a preborn child. |
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IMPERATA
FOR DELIVERANCE
FROM CALAMITIES
Almighty
Father, we raise our hearts to You in gratitude
for the wonders of creation of which we
are part, for Your Providence in sustaining
is in our needs, and for Your wisdom that
guides the course of the universe.
We
acknowledge our sins against You and the
rest of creation. We have not been good
stewards of nature. We have confused You
command to subdue the earth. The environment
is made to suffer our wrongdoing, and now
we reap the harvest of our abuse and indifference.
Global warming is upon us, Typhoons, floods,
volcanic eruption, and other natural clamaities
occur in increasing number and intensity.
We
turn to You, our loving Father, and beg
forgiveness for our sins. We ask that we,
our loved ones and our hard earned possession
be spared from the threat of clamaities,
natural and man-made. We beseech You to
inspire us all to grow into responsible
stewards of Your creation, and generous
neighbors to those in need.
Amen.
Courtesy
of the Diocese of Pasig |
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ORATIO
IMPERATA
FOR RAIN
God
our loving Father, creator of our earth
and of the universe, and all the wondrous
elements of nature that sustain your living
creatures, we humbly ask you to send us
the rain that our country needs so badly
at this time, to irrigate our fields,
to stave off a power shortage, to provide
water for our bodily health, and to refresh
our parched lands. At you command the
wind and the seas obey, raise your hand
Almighty God to send us so that crisis
may be averted.
Merciful
and generous God, open our eyes to the
richness and beauty of your creation and
instill in us a deep love for this earth
and all that is in and around it. Teach
us to be wise stewards of your creation
so that we may always use them responsibly
and protect them from abuse and exploitation.
At this time of crisis, dear lord, move
us to share more and to love more.
Loving
God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
you entrusted the Filipino people to the
special care of Mary our Mother, listen
to the prayers that we bring up to her,
our Blessed Mother, to intercede for us,
for the protection of our land and our
people, whom she loves.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ
who lives and reigns with you in the unity
of the Holy Spirit, One God forever and
ever. Amen.
Our
Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us. Saint
Rose of Lima, pray for us.
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, pray for us.
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FOR THE FAMILY
Lord
God, from You every family in heaven and
on earth takes its name.
Father,
You are Love and Life. Through Your Son,
Jesus Christ, born of woman, and through
the Holy Spirit, fountain of divine charity,
grant that every family on earth may become
for each successive generation a true shrine
of life and love.
Grant
that Your grace may guide the thoughts and
actions of husbands and wives for the good
of their families and of all the families
in the world.
Grant
that the young may find in the family solid
support for their human dignity and for
their growth in truth and love.
Grant
that love, strengthened by the grace of
God's undying love, may prove mightier than
all the weaknesses and trails through which
our families sometimes pass.
Through
the intercession of the Holy Family of Nazareth
grant that the Church may fruitfully carry
out her worldwide mission in the family
and through the family.
Through
Christ, our Lord, who is the Way, the Truth
and the Life forever. Amen.
Adapted from
"Prayer for the Family"
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PRAYER
IN OPPOSITION TO
THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BILL OF 2008 (HB
5043)
Loving
Father, through the intercession of San
Lorenzo Ruiz, we beg You not to allow
us to be deceived by the wrong directives
of laws that do not give value to family
and to life. May we see the hidden truth
behind the seemingly good but deceptive
arguments that will bring about widespread
destruction of the morality of the Filipino
family as well endanger the innocent life
of the unborn child.
Touch
and guide the hearts of our law makers.
Assist them in the path of renewal that
they may bring about the dream of society
towards honorable and peaceful way of
living in accordance with the culture
for life and love.
Help
us Father, we who are burdened by the
struggles of these modern times. Grant
us the courage to fight those forces that
threaten the peace of the family. Help
us to offer our individual crosses for
the good of the Church. Through the power
of the cross of Jesus, may all our decisions
and works be in accordance with Your will
so that we may be worthy of your blessings.
We
ask this in the name of Your Son together
with the prayers of our Mother Mary.
Amen.
(An
English translation from the Pilipino
text courtesy of the Diocese of Pasig)
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