Happy2 last Sunday of the month to all the beautiful people of the world and your respective families. Yesterday we had the Sto.Rosario chapel Pastoral Council(SRCPC) Hermandad 2014 in our place (2nd meeting) at 1pm. Very good attendance at least each purok was represented. Very fruitful and successful meeting regarding where are we as of this date for this coming feast day of our Patron Saint Virgen Sto.Rosario, almost everything were in place. After our delicious merienda prepared by my loving husband (pansit satey, fried tuna lumpia with cold tang and canned softdrinks). At 3pm we had our Choir practiced and sang at 5pm mass in our Parish and 7:15pm in our Chapel in which I excused myself coz I was one of the Lector(1st reading). Woke up 4:am so we can attend the 5:30am via crusis in our Parish and Lector(2nd rdg) at 6am mass. On Thursday April 3 we will have our Santisimo sa Baryo at 4pm starting at Pareng Jessie and Mareng Elsa Virays place and Friday April 4 our Via Crusis which will start at Didis Place to our Chapel. This are yearly activities in our Parish during lenten season. As usual here is the reflection for this week coming from the Moments of Fr. Jerry M. Orbos, SVD, entitled Insight THE STORY is told about a senior citizen who asked his drinking buddies, one on his left and one on his right: Did you spill bear on my pants? When the two said no, he said; Then it must have been an inside job! In todays Gospel (Jn, 9, 1-41), Jesus reminds us in the story of the healing of the blind man that true sight is not so much about seeing what is outside us as seeing what is inside us. The blind man received not only sight but faith as well because of his encounter with Jesus. Let us ask the Lord to give us not only sight but also insight, not only knowledge but also faith that will really help us see. It is amazing how much there is for our eyes to see in this world today. It is a visual world, especially with our access to gadgets and the media. But visuals can end up to be mere visuals that entertain our eyes but neither enrich our lives nor touch our hearts. Beyond visuals that give us data and information, let us not forget the inward look that helps us become better persons. In our pilgrimage to the Holy Land, I got acquainted with Maher, the driver of our bus, who has his family picture posted on his side window. When I asked him why, his response was simple: To remind me that I am married, and that I have a family. The picture has shielded him from marital temptations, and has prevented him from reckless driving. Truly, a simple picture can make a person see the light. Today, the beginning of the fourth week of Lent, is also called the Laetare Sunday to remind us to be joyful in our observance of the season. May we not lose sight of hope and joy whatever we are going through in life. Humor helps us see the light, and will itself help see us through life. Joy is a choice, an inside job, so to speak, because true joy does not depend on people or circumstances outside us. A father who has lost his only son came for counseling the other day. His pain was deep, and his world has become empty. It was as if the lights had been turned off in his life. He was beyond consolation. He was so focused on his son. The light came when I asked him to focus on his blessings (he has four other children) and not on what is missing. I also asked him to focus on his mission, and not on his Konsumisyon. Yes, we all need to see the light. Come Holy Spirit! This is the most effective prayer we need to see the light. Please be reminded that Lent is not only about stopping something negative, but also about starting something positive. In other words, aside from fasting, we should also be busy feasting---on good deeds! And please be reminded, too, that Lent is not just a season. It is also a spirit that we keep in mind for our continuous an dconstant conversion. Have you noticed how counterfeit money can be detected when it is viewed against the light? During this season of Lent, let us expose ourselves to Gods light so that we may really know what is really inside us, and lead us to insight, which in turn will lead us to live meaningful Christ-filled lives. Its all part of my journey to Gods heart. This is how we should see all things that are happening in our lives, good or bad, happy or sad. All too often, we get so engrossed in the sights and sounds we encounter in our journey that we forget where we are going. As long as we see life as a journey to Gods heart, then everything and everyone we encounter on the road will be meaningful and worthwhile. Yes, let us journey on! A moment with the Lord: Lord, remind me that what really matters most is not what is outside us but what is inside us.Amen. Thats all for this week. Have a nice remaining weekend to all of you. God bless us all.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 01:45:02 +0000
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