The Catholic Knight: Pray for the Holy Father

The Catholic Knight: Pray for the Holy Father: THE CATHOLIC SQUIRE: Our beloved Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI , is rumored to be working on his fourth Encyclical. This encyclical, according to the rumors, will be on the theological virtue of faith.  Read on...

PRAYER

          

            “For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.”

                                                                                                - St. Therese of Lisieux

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God.  He who humbles himself will be exalted; humility is the foundation of prayer.  Only when we humbly acknowledge that “we do not know how to pray as we ought to “(Lk. 18:9-14) are we ready to receive freely the gift of prayer.

            It is indeed a blessing that the topic Prayer is included in our Big Tent Festival.  Let us recall salient points from Bro. Leo Ferrer’s talk on this subject.

A – Adoration is praising and acknowledging God as God

C – Contrition is the act of being sorry for the sins committed and confessing   them before the Lord; we ask for purification on this part

T – Thanksgiving is expressing our gratitude to God; Always remember the

      giver, not the gift.  “I decrease and you increase.”

S – Supplication is when we lay down before God our petition

S – Silence is the moment when we contemplate and simply wait for Him to talk.

          In prayer God wants us to STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, and GO just as He had called Moses to deliver His people from Egypt.

Stop – forget a while everything that we are doing

Look – be focused on God

Listen – let God do the talking

Go – after hearing His message, “do whatever He tells you…” (John 2:5)

                                                                                   

Prayer of Intercession

brev cHacHi, brev broA and brev Lynelle

            According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “Prayer of intercession consists in asking on behalf of another.  It knows no boundaries and extends to one’s enemies.”

            It is so amazing how intercession works.  Even St. Jeanne Marie Vianney claimed that intentions for other people are answered quickly compared when he prayed for himself.  Prayer of intercession can even stop the greatest destruction that can beset our world.  This kind of intercession was done by Abraham and also during the time of Jesus Christ.  Up to this present, by faith we believe that Mother Mary and all the saints in heaven are interceding for us.  The power of intercession even extends to those souls in purgatory.  Every prayer said for the poor souls is a source of consolation. Moreover, it speeds up their entry to heaven.

-       Brev Lynelle and Brev cHacHi

The Dangers of Being a Brev

A Pentecost Message

Hi Brevs,

Today we remember how the Holy Spirit was received by Mother Mary and the disciples.  Suddenly the disciples spoke in tongues and were filled with wisdom. They began to have confidence to go out and tell the world of the good news. Jesus has risen from the dead and salvation is at hand.

We have the Holy Spirit in our hearts. It is our choice to be open to
the grace of God's Spirit. The Lord has made the new covenant with His children, by staying in the temple of our hearts. Open yourselves to God's wisdom. It is time to listen to His voice. Let that voice come
out from your mouth and bring out God's love to all.

Share the Holy Spirit. Make that little good deed at a time.

Have a Spirit filled Sunday and always claim the dreams that God has
planted in your hearts.

Otcho!!!

Breviarianly yours,
brev LooKie

It's Summertime!

Pick-up Line:  

"Brev ka ba?"

"Bakit?"

"Kasi...I chose you!"

      Hello fellow kabibis*! It’s summertime. after the egghunting days comes the jobhunt blues. Rather than spending time doing nothing, thoughts run on how to land a summer job with probably different reasons why. To earn a few bucks. Get an experience. Or just for the fun of it. Whatever, it’s the point of getting a feel of how it is in the real world.  Others  may dwell on honing their skills in music, cooking, sports, the martial arts, swimming or dancing. Still others set their sights on the environment by hiking, camping, beachcombing, or plain nature tripping. 

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      Since our naturalities tend towards the unknown, the deep and the sublime, we suggest you go to the roots of your life purposes.  With a five-letter word pronounced, FAITH, summer might yet just be the right time to explore and delve into your divine senses and sensibilities. The discovery will certainly surprise you.

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      Work give us the dignity of our being. If this is the case, then we might as well be working on our being here. There are easy ways.Here are some:

1.       Join a faith-based youth group. There are lots out there. Inquire from your parish office. They are onto different charisms. Music ministry or choir. A charismatic community. Outreach driven. Parish-oriented-altar servers, readers and commentators. Or maybe a formative-teaching team or a prayer group. They are very accomodating and always welcome newcomers.

2.       Be on the look out for exciting church activities. Summer youth camps (Big Tent Fest), recollections, retreats, or vocation orientation seminars are aplenty. They can change the way you look at life and be aware of this world’s trappings.

3.       Read the Bible. It's God's love letter to us. A manual of life.It’s ok to browse or bible-cut at first. That should put you in a starting mode. All things work together for good to them that love God anyway. Great stories are waiting to be read from the Old Testament. The Life of Jesus make up most of the New Testament and sprinkled with the writings of St. Paul and other witnesses to Christ in the flesh.

4.       Read the lives of Saints. Much inspiration is gained from those who followed in the footsteps of Jesus. Their blood became the seeds of of the Church. Just look at the fruits.

5.       Pray the Rosary. May and October are Marian months. When it’s your home’s turn to host the block rosary, do not absent yourself. Take the lead.

6.       Receive the sacraments. A good confession gives you the grace to be stronger the second time around and a worthy receiver of the Body of Christ which is the Eucharist.

7.       Do a good turn daily. This isn’t just a scouting blabber. Its wisdom and practice gives you a good night sleep and hope for another day.

8.       More are to be discovered along as you journey your way through. Be not afraid. The Spirit is in the lead.

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     With a good prayer life in the offing, it will be no wonder why people get the giddy of being caught with nothing in their hand to make something out of. A sense of purpose will shape up and sooner you will find yourself  an effective instrument in His loving hands. Put God first and He will direct you and crown your efforts with success.

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Note: *Kabibe" is any of the marine bivalve mollusks from which pearls come from, usually averaging 27 a shell.. ka, from the word kapatid, or next of kin. bi from our radio program B.I. meaning, Brev Influence.