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‘Holy Hour’- The Hour that makes my Day

By junix28 June 26, 2011 Leave a comment

By Bishop Fulton Sheen. Since this Sunday we celebrate the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, it is also appropriate to talk about here our practice of Holy Hour before the Presence of the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. I am posting here, the meditation of the late Bishop Fulton Sheen, […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE PICTURE OF THE PRAYING HANDS

By junix28 June 23, 2011 Leave a comment

Many of you would have seen the picture of “The Praying Hands”, which is present in many Christian homes, but would almost certainly not have heard the moving story behind this popular picture. Here is the story….Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg , lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! […]

Flores de Mayo in the Philippines

By junix28 May 30, 2011 Leave a comment

The whole month of May is dedicated to Mary in the Philippines. This is the time when kids, who are in their school holidays are taught Catechism in their own parishes, while some of them are preparing for their first confession and communion. This is also the month when the Santacruzan is held, when ladies […]

They have Jesus

By junix28 May 18, 2011 1 Comment

The Stories of the Children of the Hapag by Joey Velasco This painting is Filipino-inspired one, depicting Jesus surrounded by  poor Filipino kids from the streets. The painter Joey Velasco conveys the message that each of this kid has a unique story to tell to Jesus on the table. Then as he was struggling to […]