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Spiritual Sundays

The Beauty of Nature

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High

shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

- Psalm 91:1

Spiritual Sunday

Shadow Shot Sunday
Guest Heart Thursday

57th Anniversary of St. Francis Church



Mass Celebration and Mini Concert were held last October 3

October 4 is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi

Prayer for St. Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;

where there is hatred, let me sow love;

where there is injury, pardon:

where there is doubt, faith;

where there is despair, hope

where there is darkness, light

where there is sadness, joy

O Divine Master,

grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;

to be understood, as to understand;

to be loved, as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.

Amen.

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We are still promoting the "I Love Jesus Project"

for the early recontruction of our Church!

Please, pray for us! Thanks!

Make us an intrument of Your Peace

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Spiritual Sundays



Into the Potter's Hand

I 'm reposting this here, taken from my friend's page so I can share it with you...

Tea Cup Story

There was a couple who took a trip to England to shop in a beautiful antique store to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. They both liked antiques and pottery, and especially teacups. Spotting an exceptional cup, they asked "May we see that? We've never seen a cup quite so beautiful."

As the lady handed it to them, suddenly the teacup spoke, "You don't understand. I have not always been a teacup. There was a time when I was just a lump of red clay. My master took me and rolled me pounded and patted me over and over and I yelled out, 'Don't do that. I don't like it! Let me alone.' But he only smiled, and gently said; 'Not yet!'" "Then. WHAM! I was placed on a spinning wheel and suddenly I was spun around and around and around. 'Stop it! I'm getting so dizzy! I'm going to be sick,' I screamed. But the master only nodded and said, quietly; 'Not yet.'

"He spun me and poked and prodded and bent me out of shape to suit himself and then. Then he put me in the oven. I never felt such heat. I yelled and knocked and pounded at the door. Help! Get me out of here! I could see him through the opening and I could read his lips as he shook his head from side to side, 'Not yet'."

"When I thought I couldn't bear it another minute, the door opened. He carefully took me out and put me on the shelf, and I began to cool. Oh, that felt so good! Ah, this is much better, I thought. But, after I cooled he picked me up and he brushed and painted me all over. The fumes were horrible. I thought I would gag. 'Oh, please; Stop it, Stop it!' I cried. He only shook his head and said. 'Not yet!'."

"Then suddenly he put me back in to the oven. Only it was not like the first one. This was twice as hot and I just knew I would suffocate. I begged. I pleaded. I screamed. I cried. I was convinced I would never make it. I was ready to give up. Just then the door opened and he took me out and again placed me on the shelf, where I cooled and waited ------- and waited, wondering "What's he going to do to me next? An hour later he handed me a mirror and said 'Look at yourself.'" "And I did. I said, 'That's not me; that couldn't be me. It's beautiful. I'm beautiful!'

Quietly he spoke: 'I want you to remember, then,' he said, 'I know it hurt to be rolled and pounded and patted, but had I just left you alone, you'd have dried up. I know it made you dizzy to spin around on the wheel, but if I had stopped, you would have crumbled. I know it hurt and it was hot and disagreeable in the oven, but if I hadn't put you there, you would have cracked. I know the fumes were bad when I brushed and painted you all over, but if I hadn't done that, you never would have hardened. You would not have had any color in your life. If I hadn't put you back in that second oven, you wouldn't have survived for long because the hardness would not have held. Now you are a finished product. Now you are what I had in mind when I first began with you."

The moral of this story is this: God knows what He's doing for each of us. He is the potter, and we are His clay. He will mold us and make us, and expose us to just enough pressures of just the right kinds that we may be made into a flawless piece of work to fulfill His good, pleasing and perfect will.


So when life seems hard, and you are being pounded and patted and pushed almost beyond endurance; when your world seems to be spinning out of control; when you feel like you are in a fiery furnace of trials; when life seems to "stink", try this....


Brew a cup of your favorite tea in your prettiest teacup, sit down and think on this story and then, have a little talk with the Potter.

What doesnt kill us will only make us stronger, if God brings you to it, He will make you through it.

Delight yourself in the Lord!

Spiritual Sundays

Celebrating her 100th Birthday

Mother Theresa of Calcutta

Where

there is love

there is peace,

joy and unity.

Happy Spiritual Sunday!

Three Days in the Philippines

First of all, I would like to extend my appreciation to all the prayers you've offered to my niece Kheila. The surgery was successful and she's now discharged from the hospital. Still, praying for her fully recovery. 

For this week I'm sharing with you the Baptismal of Liandrei Luis.

Father in Heaven,

when the Spirit came down upon Jesus  at His Baptism in the Jordan, You revealed Him as Your own Beloved Son. Keep me, Your child,  born of water and the Spirit, faithful to my calling.  May I, who share in Your Life as Your child through Baptism,  follow in Christ's path of service to people. Let me become one in His Sacrifice  and hear His Word with faith.  May I live as Your child,  following the example of Jesus. Amen.


I went home for few days to witness my niece's son Christening, that made me a young grandmother! I'm also a godmother, I preferred to call godmother :) I was so excited to see him, he's so cute!

Welcome to Christian World Liandrei Luis! I Love You!

Luis has a mixture of German-Filipino from his mother, Australian-Filipino from his father, and Spanish-Filipino from us... He's only 2 months here.

Although I missed my flight and that was forfeited, I bought another one way ticket that doubled the price of my original round-trip. It's a waste of money, but bonding with family is PRICELESS.

Welcome to our hometown, Angeles City, Philippines, I grew up in this house...

The day before Luis' Baptism, everybody's busy preparing for the event...

These are some of the give-aways for the sponsors and visitors...

All set up...

This is Luis on the day of his Baptism, he was asleep all along...

When the priest started to pour water on his head, he woke up and just looked around...

Pictorials with Family, and sponsors...

More captured moments with family from Lucena City...

At home at last, for the get-together... to find more about the

reception, just go to my other page Food: Cooking and Capturing!

The day after the celebration... time for me to go back in Taipei!

Spiritual Sunday - Prayer for Kheila

Loving Father, we entrust Kheila to your care on the day of her surgery (19th of July); Please guide with wisdom and skill the minds and hands of the people who minister in your name. Grant that every cause of illness be removed, and she may be restored to soundness of health; So that she will learn to live in more perfect harmony with You and with those around her.

Through Jesus Christ, Amen.

Photo taken upon arrival (two weeks ago) in London, she was so happy!

Spiritual Sunday - Prayer Vigil for Kheila

And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.

                                                                                —Mark 10:13-16

In this photo is my niece Kheila, who will undergo surgery on July 19, 2010 (the day she will turn 7 months). She has been hospitalized since she arrived in UK last week because of vomiting. She has been diagnosed with Coarctation of the Aorta and ASD.

Please friends, pray for her... I believed more prayers, the stronger she will received strength, protection, and comfort in God who loves her. Also, praying for her parents (Sarah and Allan) to stay fit and strong in this trial. Amen.

Isaiah 53:5 says, "...by the stripes of Jesus, she is healed."

♥Spiritual Sunday♥

Spiritual Sunday: Lead me Lord

"The people who walk in darkness

have seen a great light."

(Isaiah 9:1)

Dedicated this song to all of you...

Have a Blessed Sunday!

Spiritual Sunday: I Love Jesus

Founded in Facebook on April 22, 2010

with the mission to unite and promote Christians in Taiwan.

The Project: I Love Jesus T-shirt is also a Fund-Raising Project

for the early reconstruction of St. Francis Church in Xi Zhi City, Taipei.

Although the Church existed for 50 years, last Sunday

we celebrated our 3rd Year Anniversary (English Mass)

We had a get together celebration and birthday celebration after the mass.

Here are some captured moments:

Father's Day for Father Joseph

and the birthday celebrants

on June 20, 2010

Eating time...

I'm in second from the right

Our group shot

Praying that our community will grow

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For today's reflection, I'm sharing you this from my friend Gem:

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Thank you Lord for our (FedLan) 11th Year Wedding Anniversary

and praying YOU'll continue to shower us with your Love.

Amen

(June 26, 2010)

Spiritual Sunday: Who do you say I am?

In today's gospel, reflecting the two questions Jesus asked,

"Who do the crowds say I am?", and "Who do you say I am?"

What will be your personal response?

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The manner in which we live  our lives as Christian Disciples,

is, in fact, our primary answer to Jesus's indentity.

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Who is Jesus for me?

Am I willing to take up my cross daily?
Is my answer translated into daily deeds of Christ?

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Happy Father's Day!

I miss DAD so much, but I kow he's happy now with our Lord.

Spiritual Sunday - Forgiveness

Forgiveness Repaid by Great Love

Reflecting on today's Gospel (luke 7: 36-38),

how God forgave the sinful woman because she was humble.

In return she was grateful that God forgiven her many sins.

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"Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances

you may have against one another.

Forgive as the Lord forgave you."

Colossians 3:13

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Have a Blessed Sunday!

Spiritual Sunday - Solemnity of Corpus Christi

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, that is, the celebration of the Body and Blood or our Lord Jesus Christ. (I took this sign in St. Francis of Assisi in Xizhi City, Taipei County.)

This is the sign in Chinese Character.

Remember the story in Genesis 14:18-20

(about the bread and wine)

How about the story in Luke 9:11b-17

"Five loaves and two fish for five thousand people?"

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Do not depend on money.

Be content with having enough for today for God has said:

"I will never forsake or abandon you."

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Have a Blessed Sunday!