On the Sunday after Easter, the entire Church is called to gather throughout the world to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday.
From St. Maria Faustina’s Diary it is clear that this Octave Day of Easter is a day chosen by Christ as a day of extraordinary graces — a complete outpouring of His mercy upon alI who approach Him with great trust and expectant Faith. To properly celebrate this great day, we need to prepare well.
Pope John Paul II canonized Sr. Faustina on Divine Mercy Sunday in 2000. He also established …

Diary #1028
March 21, 1937. Palm Sunday. During Mass, my soul steeped in the bitterness and suffering of Jesus. Jesus gave me to understand how much He had suffered in that triumphal procession. “Hossana” was reverberating in Jesus’ heart as an echo of “Crucify.” Jesus allowed me to feel this in a special way.

Hello BASIC, eveytime I see or smell spag, I would remember our 12 o’clock spaghetti. Infact, haponan ko ngayon spag, so I was eating with a smile.
Bytheway, I would like to share some thoughts about Lenten Celebration and the observance of Fasting and Abstinence. Lent starts with Ash Wednesday,(the first of forty-six days of Lenten Fast before Easter) On this day, all the Catholic faithful, according to ancient custom, approach the altar where the priest, dipping his thumb into previously blessed ashes, marks the forehead of …

Parish Catechetical Awareness Week Homily, September 20, 2009
There is an ancient story about a king who “had everything,” as the saying goes: more gold than he could count, an enormous palace, a multitude of servants, and all the rest. Although he possessed all of the creature comforts imaginable in his time the king felt the need for something more fulfilling in his life. As a result, he developed a passionate desire to find God ……
He read books …

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time(B)
Isaiah 50:5-9; Psalms 116:1-6,8-9; James 2:14-18; Mark 8:27-35
The legendary Hollywood motion picture executive, Samuel Goldwyn, was one of those people who “saves” everything. Through the years, he refused to allow his staff to throw anything away. His secretary began to get the feeling that she was drowning in the stacks of old telephone messages, letters and inter-office memos that were piled everywhere in the office. Consequently, in desperation, she pleaded with Goldwyn: “Please,” she said, “Won’t you allow me at least to throw away the memos …