Family Occasions, Speaking Heart to Heart

  May 27, 2025   Midwest Augustinians Hello!   How is each and every one?   Gee!   Guess what?   After I   finished putting together today’s post on work,   I did my prayer, my quiet moments with Our Lord.   I was inspired to do otherwise.   Instead this topic on Our Lady is more fitting given that we still have at least four days of the month of May dedicated to her to do something special for her. And the one I just finished can wait until next week. That one would be more appropriate for next month.   I thought I would never have a chance to do a pilgrimage to Our Lady this month but last Saturday, May 24, 2025, I had the inspiration to do one since I had the means to do so.   I messaged three of my friends hoping at least one of them would have the time to come with me.   The first one, a second year nursing student of The University of the Philippines, Manila accepted the invitation and so we went to Our Lady, M...

  May 20, 2025 Interacting with the Lord St Josemaria Institute   Hello!   How is each and every one?   I have been following the Holy Father’s activities as closely as I could.   He has not stopped since he was elected and humbly accepted his calling.   It has been a full week at the end of which was the Inauguration Mass, Initiation in the petrine ministry of Pope Leo XIV as Bishop of Rome. It is a good challenge for each one of us to listen or read through Pope Leo’s addresses to different groups on different occasions and consider the message he imparts.   The Pope’s addresses and homilies are never too long, are always very clear and easy to understand and grasp. In last week’s post we finished considering each of our divine longings hidden behind or underneath each of the capital sins you and I have in different degrees. I am inspired to take a break in today’s post and the next one to talk about prayer since it is in prayer when you and I ...

 May 13, 2025 Salt + Light Media   Hello!  How is each and every one!!! Habemus Papam!!!  Let us pray together with joy and gratitude to the good Lord. Lord Jesus Christ, Good Shepherd and High Priest,  We praise you and offer you our sincere gratitude for calling Pope Leo XIV to serve as the shepherd of the universal church.  May he lead us as a loving shepherd who cares for his flock and seeks out the lost sheep.  May he be for us a gentle and listening father, a faithful teacher and a steward of your sacred mysteries.  Grant him health, strength, and wisdom. Strengthen the bonds of unity among us so that we may serve you as one body.  Purify us and sustain us in charity for your love for us never fails.  Grant that we may boldly answer your call to mission. You who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever.    Amen. Happy feast day blessings ...