Family Occasions, Speaking Heart to Heart

  January 28, 2025 Dreamstime.com   Hello!   How is each and every one?   The week passed by with celebrations every other day.   The 21 st was the anniversary of the First visit of the Successor of St. Josemaria to the Region of the Philippines and East Asia in 1987; the 23 rd was the anniversary of the election of the Prelate in 2017; the 25 th was the conversion of St. Paul, the end of the Christian Unity Octave. It was a week of thanksgiving more than any other day. A friend of thirty nine years now from Canada dropped by for a visit; it is her turn among her siblings to be with her 90 year old aunt who took care of her father. She had a lot of stories; we enjoyed having her. The two of us dared to take a selfie.   Imagine without any experience in doing so each one of us tried.   She took a better shot not without effort; same with me with much effort but I must say it was a good enough shot. It was fun. We realized simple are our joys ...

  January 21, 2025 Opus Dei Hello!   How is each and every one? The New Year of hope 2025 is running on its first 20 days running fast forward with a lot of things to look forward to and invites each one of us to continue with joyful prayer of thanksgiving, adoration, reparation and petition.   Tranquility of order is being aimed at and worked on by a whole country with its entire good willed people cascading down to the people all over the world. With God let it be so for His great glory and for each one of us who is a child of His.   God created the world beautiful and good for His children to enjoy and to work on using all the talents, gifts and resources He has given each one of us. In doing so each one of us becomes the god our Father God wants us to be.   Remember His words:   “ Be ye perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Mt 5:48). Path To Holiness The Kingdom of God is ours.   We belong to the one family of God and this is the rea...

  January 14, 2025 Image enshrined above the high altar of the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno, Manila Hello!   How is each and every one?   I was having my hair trimmed yesterday afternoon and Manang Luz commented “Ang bilis po ng panahon! (How fast the season goes!) Kailan lang ay napanganak si Jesus, araw ng Pasko, Si Maria, Ina ng Diyos ng Bagong Taon, Three Kings.” (Only recently Jesus was born on Christmas Day, Divine Motherhood of Mary on New Year’s Day and The Epiphany, Jesus is found and adored by The Three Wise Men.) “Tama ka dyan, Binyag na ni Jesus, tapos na ang Christmas season.” (You are correct. Baptism of Jesus today and Christmas Season is over.) “Tapos na din ang Piesta sa Quiapo ng Hesus Nazareno.” (The Feast of Jesus the Nazarene is over.) “Next Sunday ay Piesta na ng Santo Niño.” (Next Sunday is Feast of the Infant Jesus.) We have the whole week ahead to intensify our prayers and beg Jesus the Nazarene, the Infant Jesu...