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Salvific Pain

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  May 26, 2026 Hello!   How is each and every one?   We just celebrated Pentecost Sunday, when the Holy Spirit came down upon the first one hundred and twenty disciples in the form of tongues of fire.   It was then when the dwelling of the Holy Spirit in the Church was first visibly manifested. Earlier on Easter Sunday, He was given to the Apostles for the forgiveness of sins.   The Holy Spirit will dwell in the Church until the end of time (Q&A Catholic Catechism, Fr. M. Guzman).   The Church celebrates on Monday after Pentecost Sunday the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church.   We revert to praying the Angelus instead of the Regina Coeli which we prayed during the Easter Season. On Thursday after Pentecost the Church celebrates Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest. This coming Sunday we will be celebrating the Solemnity of The Most Holy Trinity. In God there are three divine Persons--the Father, the Son, and th...
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Be Another One?

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  May 19, 2026   Hello!  How is each and every one?  Last Sunday the Church celebrated the Ascension of the Lord as He said “But now I am going to Him who sent me… Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.  And when he comes, he will convince the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment…” (John 16: 6-8).  This coming Sunday, we will be celebrating The Descent of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost Sunday).  Since He is also called the Great Unknown, allow me to  share with you from the Q and A Catechism by Fr. M. Guzman some basic truths about the Holy Spirit so that you and I may get to know Him a little bit and from here onwards try and learn more about Him as He is the one who is indwelling in our souls and will guide us along our way through life. The Holy Spirit is God, the third Person of the Blessed Trinity,...
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Heavenly Robbery

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  May 12, 2026 Hello!   How is each and every one? Last Sunday, 2 nd Sunday of May, we celebrated Mother’s Day.   I prayed I’d be able to make an ecard to greet all of you.   Each and every woman is a mother and has the heart of one, married or single, Religious, consecrated, celibate, lay. Today we are celebrating the feast day of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo, an exemplary pastor in the service of the Church and a most faithful son and successor of Saint Josemaria, Founder of Opus Dei.   O God, merciful Father, you granted your bishop Blessed Alvaro, the grace of being, with our Lady's help, an exemplary pastor in the service of the Church and a most faithful son and successor of Saint Josemaría, the Founder of Opus Dei. Grant that I also may respond faithfully to the demands of the Christian vocation, turning all the circumstances and events of my life into opportunities to love you and to serve the kingdom of Jesus Christ. Deign to grant the can...
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