A Christmas Prayer

I sincerely wish you all  A BLESSED CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY 2012! And I like to share this Christmas Prayer written by Fra Giovanni 1n 1513. Since I’ve read it in one of the articles of Fr. Joseph Galdon, a Jesuit priest who was  the author of the book Jubilee, I have always been [...]

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How Was Your Christmas Celebration?

I really hope it was a blessed, peaceful and a happy celebration for you and your family. It was a quiet celebration for us, attending the Christmas Eve mass at our village chapel and the Christmas Day mass at St. Jude Thaddeus Parish where I received a personal blessing from one of my favorite priests, [...]

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Happy Birthday JESUS

Happy Birthday Jesus, You are the reason for this celebration!

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It’s Ten Days To Go Before Christmas

Yes, I am definitely counting since tonight is the start of Simbang Gabi, make that 4am or 4:30 am for Misa de Gallo tomorrow. And since I don’t always wake up that early, I usually attend the advance Simbang Gabi masses at the nearby parish.  The 9-day novena is something I always look forward to [...]

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Remembering Christmas Past

My memories of Christmas past, aside from the hope of always completing Misa de Gallo was all about food. No, They were not your usual fusion cuisine that we get to see in specialty restaurants nowadays but they were all simple fare that our parents  prepared for the occasion. Back in the province when I [...]

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Beating The Holiday Rush

It’s a fact that ours is the longest Christmas celebration in the whole world. Nothing could compare with the Simbang Gabi or the dawn masses that end on the day before Christmas. Where in the world could you find the whole family, extended families and sometimes close friends and other relatives celebrating Christmas together under [...]

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Christmas Is Just Around The Corner (It’s The First Sunday Of Advent)

It’s the Holy Season of Advent and we’re now celebrating the first Sunday. Every year, we look forward to the coming  of Jesus and pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting and sing those beautiful songs of hope and promise. The Advent season is full of God’s blessings for all of us. He makes  [...]

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What Can I Give You This Christmas?

I can’t believe it, it’s a little more than a month to go before the much awaited Christmas Day. Advent begins this coming Sunday. I always look forward to the season, my favorite celebration of the year.  It seems as if November is barreling towards us like the “hanging amihan” which started yesterday, so we [...]

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Friday Comes And It’s Ninety Nine Days To Go Before Christmas

For a while there I was looking at the blank screen  with nary a thought in my head. I was thinking earlier of doing a review on Safe Haven, the latest book I’ve read of Nicholas Sparks.  I am not really an addict (for want of a milder word) but I am a fan. I [...]

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Forty Two Days Gone And Still Thinking of Christmas

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is LOVE…. What a mouthful for a blog title!  You guess it right, Christmas is still hovering on the horizon.   Aren’t we supposed to celebrate  Christmas everyday?  I am not talking about the Christmas trimmings or the  endless food that go [...]

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