Holy Week Plans

I know. I really have to do something about this blog. As you've noticed, its cluttered with many of my retweets from my other social networking sites. As this is the season of Lent, I see that I have to clean things up a bit. So, here I am.


What I really need to do this week is to make a confession. If possible, I need to make a general confession. Believe it or not, my last confession was almost three years ago.


Three years? Well there a lot of people who are older than me who will be making their first confession since the time they made their first communion. So what's the big deal?


St. Leonard of Port Maurice said it best: "To be saved for all eternity, to be damned for all eternity, and to not make your every effort to avoid the one and make sure of the other, is something inconceivable."


Now, I am seeing how it is such an inconceivable thing indeed. God created me, to know, love and serve him in this world so I can be forever with Him in the next. Now add to that His Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, whom He sent to die on the cross to redeem me and humankind.


So the question that needs answering is, what have I been doing all this time to make sure that I will be with Him when the time comes? What if that time is three minutes from now? What if (God forbid) I get killed in an accident, just like AJ Perez? Will I have time to repent after something so fast and so tragic?


Tomorrow, I will try to share with you something I know about the Sacrament of Penance and how to make one. As Catholics, we have an obligation to at least have one confession every year (part of the Seven Precepts of The Church). 

My greatest goal in life

In all honesty, I am not as obedient as Abraham who was willing to offer his son, Isaac as an oblation to the Lord. I am also not as strong and determined as Saint Augustine who by the grace of God and the fervent prayers of his mother, Saint Monica led a chaste and holy life.

However, this is enough inspiration to me to strive to be a Saint. I once heard in a sermon by a holy priest that in order to be virtuous, one must strive with all his might to follow and so simple acts of virtue until they become a habit and thus move on to more virtuous acts. As one continues to pray and lead a holy life, time will come when that person would have done heroic acts of virtue just like the Saints of Holy Mother Church has done. Here is my greatest and final goal in life: To be a Saint.

May: Month of Our Blessed Mother

May is a special month in honor of the Blessed Virgin. Filipinos in particular have a special and unique affinity to her. Look at all the fiestas we have this month. All of those are in her honor.

Most Catholics this month offer special devotions to her Immaculate Heart.

Some don't because they think she ain't worth the effort. She is just a plain simple mother who won't do us any good by praying to her. How sad...

She is the Mother of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Yes she died but she was immediately assumed into heaven.

If we want to honor and glorify Jesus we must love and honor His Mother. Jesus loved His Mother so much. We ought to do the same. Even Martin Luther and John Calvin have a special devotion to Mary. Just read your history folks. If they can, why can't we?

Life is Short

We are all sojourners on this earth. This is not our permanent home. God has something beautiful waiting for us when we leave this world. This blog will help your direct your thoughts towards the things of heaven rather than the things that pass away.