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Good and Faithful Servant

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  June 16, 2026 Catholic Cemeteries of St. Louis Hello!   How is each and every one?   Yesterday, at around 10:00 we were in the company of a member of the family in her last minutes.   Peacefully she surrendered herself in the arms of her Father God.   Since her last birthday in April 14, we were already preparing for her departure from this earth.   Most of her siblings and family members came over to celebrate her birthday.   It was a celebration indeed!   She was very happy. From then on we were all aware she will be leaving any time God wills and she accepts.   When I was leaving for my retreat and I bade her goodbye, I asked her for prayers, she answered back and said:   “Pray for a miracle”.   “Yes I replied I will pray for God’s will.” Last Thursday, June 11, after dinner, I had the inspiration to whisper in her ears a message I was convinced can only come from the Holy Spirit.   I was able to do that at 7:10 when t...

Where Justice and Mercy Kiss

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 June 9, 2026 Hello! How is each and every one?   Thank you for your prayers and offerings.   It was a good retreat except for something that most often happens to the sound system.   Good enough it was on the fourth day already and nobody knows what went wrong. It just didn’t want to work.   Nag-resign ba.  Siya ang na pagod. So alternatives were made available but alternatives don’t always work as well.   Now it requires more effort to listen and capture what the priest is sharing in the meditations.   And since it is the Holy Spirit who is at work in each one, only what is good for each one is received by each one.   That is how I personally take the situation.   At the same time what goes on in my mind is that in activities such as this, when persons are more attentive to Our Lord, the devil wants to do what he usually does.   He calls attention to himself by causing some distractions, which Our Lord allows for something g...