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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

AUGUST MEMOIRS



The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.



• I was installed as LECTOR and the mass was presided by Bishop Pueblos of Butuan.


• Burial of former Pres. Corazon Aquino the beacon of the democracy of our motherland Philippines.


• Knowing the past we will know the present conditions better.


• Feast of St. John Vianney one of my patron saint in my journey as seminarian and priest to be


• From the class of Fr. Boy: if the business man tries to do everything just to sell his business. Priest should try also his best in giving homily. Because sometimes people will come to the church for homily.


• From the class of Fr. Boy:


o Formula of Homily: 1. Have something to say 2. Say it! 3. Stop!


• Recollection by Fr. Eric: ST. FRANCIS XAVIER ALSO HIT BY A CANNONBALL.


- What I realized during the duration of the recollection was that, if you are searching something and you can’t find it in this world. Listen to the inner voice it might be that God is calling you.


• NO CROSS, NO CROWN


• When bad things happen to me, God has a positive answer.


I say: I am afraid….God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear


• Text message from Zoila:


- Heated gold becomes an ornament, beaten copper becomes wire, depleted stone becomes statue; so, the more pain you get in life, the more you become “VALUABLE”


• CURIOSITY LEADS TO CALL


• W.A.L.A.(Willing, Able, Lovable, Available)


• The Word of life must be transmitted in its purity and its fullness, for the life of the world.


• The more one understands God the more mysterious God becomes. The more you know, the more you know you don’t know.


• Me and my best friend ariel met again for almost 9 months.


• One’s commitment is not a once-for-all decision; rather it has to be renewed and reaffirmed daily.


• I’m not the director of my life nor the writer…I am just an ACTOR!


• Jesus is the bread of life that can heal and fill us.


• From the class of Fr.Boy: it is not our prayer, the mass, kneeling, doing good deeds, etc. that makes as holy. It is only God that can make as HOLY.


• FAITHFULNESS OF CHRIST IS FAITHFULNESS OF PRIESTS


• From the speech of Bishop Bacani:


- We are meant for blessing


- Priesthood is not only a gift to us but also we are gift to others


- Pastoral charity means loving the SHEPHERD


- Ang binibilang sa langit hindi yaong tinatangap natin kundi yung binibigay natin


- There is something in me that is more than my humanity


- The glorious duty of man is to love Jesus and prayers


- It is not only our presence matters but the presence of Christ in us


- Common denominator of priest is the closeness of God


- We are all meant to be saint


• Feast of ST. Augustine one of my patron saint in my journey as seminarian and priest to be.


• My first spiritual direction with Fr. Vir. These are some lines that strucked me most


- Hesitant person is a good leader


- Hate the sin; love the person that is the formula of forgiveness


• That’s all folks!heheeh