Your Daily Bread

06/12/2023

03/12/2023

A blessed First Sunday of Advent!
Advent is a time to prepare for the upcoming celebrations of the Nativity of Jesus Christ.

1st Purple Candle - HOPE (Anticipating Jesus' coming with hope.)

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15/11/2023

06/11/2023

The power of love heals.
The love of power kills.

06/11/2023

Life is not a contest. No need to prove that we are better than others. Remember, in the end, it is God’s mercy and grace that will matter.

05/11/2023

Day with Pope Francis

"We should place heartfelt trust not in ourselves but in the infinite mercy of a God who loves us unconditionally and has already given us everything in the Cross of Jesus Christ."

05/11/2023

Humility.

04/11/2023

Friendly Reminder.
Death is certain. Uncertain when and how and where. But death is sure.

04/11/2023

“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much." Luke 16:10

03/11/2023

How is your soul? Take care of your soul.

03/11/2023

There is no joy in pride and arrogance. Humility is the key to happiness.

03/11/2023

They are not "seasonal" servers. We don't know their reasons why they stopped serving in the parish. Instead of being critical and judgmental, let us welcome them warmly just as the Father welcomed His prodigal Son. As the Father exclaimed, "we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’” (Luke 15: 32).

Let us be like the Heart of Jesus who welcomes all - sinners and saints alike!

02/11/2023

| The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed

"Everything dies with us, except our relationships. After we’re gone, we live for ever in the hearts of those we loved."
- Fr. Regie Malicdem

02/11/2023

St. Joseph, Patron of a Happy Death

St. Joseph is known as the Patron of a Happy Death. It is essential to understand the true meaning of the words “a happy death,” even though the dying person may be experiencing great pain from health issues as well as fear and anxiety over the unknown. The term “happy,” in this context, does not connote the emotion of being glad, or even cheerful. Rather, it signifies being peaceful, full of Faith and hope in Jesus Christ, which carries with it a certain joy. Since every person will eventually face death, each one of us needs and wants the help of St. Joseph, our loving spiritual father, on the road of passing from this life to the next.

St. Joseph is called the “Patron of a Happy Death.” He died a blessed and happy death because Jesus and Mary were at his side. His holy death reflected his holy life. St. Joseph was a just man and lived his life loving and serving Jesus and Mary, through being obedient to God’s will.

“The Church encourages us to prepare ourselves for the hour of our death. In the litany of saints, for instance, the Church has us pray: ‘From a sudden and unforeseen death, deliver us, O Lord’; to ask the Mother of God to intercede for us ‘at the hour of our death’ in the Hail Mary; and to entrust ourselves to St. Joseph, the patron of a happy death.” (CCC #1014)

Jesus desires to give us everything we need for the final journey, with the help of St. Joseph interceding for us. Let us “go to Joseph” as our spiritual father, who will lead us to Jesus throughout our lives, and, in a particular way, at the hour of our death.

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Source:
1. St. Joseph, Patron of a Happy Death — Catholic Life [Ann Lankford]

02/11/2023

𝑊𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟, 𝑤𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦, 𝑤𝑒 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑠.

01/11/2023

01/11/2023

01/11/2023

| Solemnity of All Saints
Wednesday, November 1, 2023

"Ang nagpapahirap sa buhay mo ay maaaring magpabanal sa ‘yo."
- Fr. Regie Malicdem

01/11/2023

We, Catholics do not worship Saints. We honor and venerate them so that they will intercede for us. We imitate their values and love for our Lord.

01/11/2023

Everything will be taken away from you because they are not God. Only God is forever.

01/11/2023

31/10/2023

HAVE A BLESSED ALL SAINTS’ DAY! (Nov. 1) ❤️

"Heaven is filled with converted sinners of all kinds, and there is room for more." - St. Joseph Cafasso

31/10/2023

Thank you for fighting a good fight. 🤍