Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC) Household Prayer Meeting

Hosted by Gawaran family. Reverend Fr. Angel Sanchez, parish priest
 of the Last Supper of Our Lord (standing extreme left in white tee)
joined us. Emapalico Homes. Las Pinas City. February 26, 2014.

The formation of BECs in the Philippines have been adopted as the pastoral priority of the Church throughout the country. In 1991, the Second Plenary Council of the Philippines decreed: "Basic Ecclesial Communities under various names and forms – BCCs, small Christian communities, covenant communities – must be vigorously promoted for the full living of the Christian vocation in both urban and rural area"(PCP II article 110)

Here in the Parish of the Last Supper of Our Lord (PLSOL) under the Diocese of Paranaque, more than 30 BEC households had been established and actively participated by neighborhood of different Villages within the jurisdiction of the Parish.

Parish Symposium - Month of February 2014

The Parish of the Last Supper of Our Lord (PLSOL), Las Piñas City, held it's regular monthly symposium, Saturday, February 15, 2014. Resource person was Mr. Ruel A. Saniel, currently the Training Consultant of Scientiam Vires Training Consultancy, who is a BS Psychology degree holder and Masters in Business Administration from Letran College, Manila, as well as a Bachelor of Law graduate from University of Perpetual Help, Las Pinas City.

He talked about the "Loving Relationship With Others". The goal of this parish community is to strengthen and help one another to grow in Christian Maturity.

Mr. Ruel A. Saniel

Closing prayer led by bro. Art Maloto

Feast Of Our Lady Of Lourdes

Today is the Solemnity of Our Lady of Lourdes - Mama Mary Pray for Us...

National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes - Grand Procession in honor of the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and Holy Masses.

Image of Our Lady of Lourdes

Start of the Grand Procession.

Our Lady of Lourdes is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary invoked by Roman Catholics in honor of the Marian apparitions said to have occurred on numerous occasions in 1858 in the vicinity of Lourdes, France. The first of these is the apparition of 11 February 1858, when Saint Bernadette Soubirous, a 14-year-old peasant girl, admitted to her mother that a "lady" spoke to her in the cave of Massabielle (a mile from the town) while she was gathering firewood with her sister and a friend.[1] Similar appearances of the "lady" were reported on seventeen further occasions that year. 

Bernadette Soubirous was later canonized as a Saint, and Roman Catholics and some Protestants believe her apparitions have been validated by the overwhelming popularity and testament of healings claimed to have taken place at the Lourdes water spring.

In 1862, Pope Pius IX authorized Bishop Bertrand-Sévère Laurence to permit the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes. This Marian title, Our Lady of Lourdes, has been widely copied and reproduced, often displayed in shrines or homes, most notably in garden landscapes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Lourdes

Inside the Shrine during the evening mass.

Gospel reading by mass presider Rev. Fr. Leny Escalada.

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Parish of the Last Supper of Our Lord (PLSOL) 
Manila Times Village, Las Pinas City.
9:00AM Healing Mass on the Solemnity of Our Lady of Lourdes.

February 11 was proclaimed World Day of the Sick by Pope John Paul II. Therefore, it would be appropriate to celebrate the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick on this day during a Mass or Liturgy of the Word. (The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is only to be given to "those of the faithful whose health is seriously impaired by sickness or old age", Roman Ritual. This Sacrament must not be given indiscriminately to all who take part in Masses for the sick.) >Excerpted from CatholicCulture.Org

Healing Mass at the Parish of the Last Supper of Our Lord (PLSOL)
Celebrant was Rev. Fr. Jesus "Jesse" Diaz, OSM.
February 11, 2014.

Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes for the Sick

O powerful Virgin of Lourdes, full of affliction and with tears in our eyes, we fly unto you, Comforter of the afflicted and health of the sick. Placing in you all our confidence, cognizant of the innumerable and wonderful cures made by you not only in Lourdes but all over the world, we humbly prostrate before you in this dreadful hour of distress and sickness and beseech you with all the fervor, faith and devotion of our souls to hear the supplication which we direct to you in favor of this our beloved patient (mention the name)

Since you have worked so many cures among your devotees, do make one more and save this beloved member of our family. Take him (her) from all danger if it will not be an obstacle to his (her) salvation and we solemnly promise you to spend the rest of our lives as good and practical Catholics in thanksgiving for your powerful patronage.

Amen.

Virgin of Lourdes, pray for us (Hail Mary)

Comforter of the afflicted, pray for us (Hail Mary)

Health of the sick, pray for us (Hail Mary)

Hail, Holy Queen…

OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY OF MANAOAG

Every time we have a provincial trip to the northern part of Luzon (Philppines largest Island), either business or vacation, we make sure we pass by the town of Manaoag, Pangasinan, and visit and attend mass at the  Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag. 

Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag.

The Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary, located on a hill in Manaoag, has been canonically affiliated with the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in the Vatican since June, 2011. The parish serving Manaoag and the surrounding towns is administered by the Dominican Order under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.

Some of the miracles attributed to Our Lady of Manaoag are in the murals inside the church. The Paschal Chapel beside the south side of the church has the icons of the Nazarene, the Santo Entierro, and the Blessed Virgin. The sanctuary at the left side of the main entrance has a large crucified Christ image. (Wikipedia)

Schedules of Masses

Photos below were taken last Friday, January 24, 2014.

CFC-FFL COMMUNITY CONFERENCE 2014

The Couples for Christ Foundation for Family and Life (CFC-FFL) held it's annual Community Conference at Ynares Gym in Pasig City. January 11, 2014.

2014 Theme: EMPOWERED TO WITNESS was taken from 2 Timothy 1:7-8

Servant-General Frank Padilla talked in detail about this year's theme and the direction and thrust of the community. While, Bro. Pat Oconer, head of CFC-FFL Work With the Poor, launched the NO ONE IN NEED Movement. He also updated the community of the work done during the post Bohol Earthquake and Yolanda Typhoon.

His Excellency Most Rev. JESSE EUGENIO MERCADO, D.D.. Bishop of Parañaque, Chairman of the CBCP Episcopal Commission on the Lay Apostolate, explained in his homily the Year of the Laity and how our theme, #empoweredtowitness, fits the call of the Church to #choosetobebrave.

CFC-FFL Servant General Frank A. Padilla

During the Praise and Worship.

Most Rev. Jesse Mercado, D.D., Bishop of Paranaque,
During his homily.

Most Rev. Gabriel Reyes, D.D.,  Bishop of Antipolo,
during his special message.

Related post: CFC-FFL Community Conference 2013

The Feast of the Black Nazarene 2014

Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno... Happy Feast Day!

The faithful gathered outside the Basilica of the Black Nazarene in
Quiapo, Manila. January 9, 2014.

During the consecration.

Singing of the "Our Father"

Before the final blessing.

Panoramic view inside the Basilica

Related post: http://larawanatbp.blogspot.com/2014/01/around-quiapo-church-feast-of-black.html

Post Typhoon Yolanda: San Roque Chapel

I attended the Sunday Mass on the Feast of the Epiphany in the Yolanda-typhoon-destroyed Chapel of Brgy. Catmon, the farthest rural Barangay of the Municipality of Tanauan, in the Province of Leyte, Philippines. January 5, 2014.

The entrance door structure with the cross on top of it
was the only left standing after the typhoon.

Temporary roofing made of tarpaulin.

Pathway leading to the Barangay main road.

The Altar table and the temporary retablo.

Image of  Senior San Roque... VIVA!

During the reading of the Gospel.

On another angle of view.

Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion led the
celebration minus the Consecration.
The priest assigned got sick, and was not able to come.

The faithful while listening.

The Chapel really need to be rebuild.

I hope and pray that this chapel will be built again soon.
I'll be back... God willing.