Siena Fabie-Malik @SIENkingston: Whoever this speaker is, HE MADE ME BURST INTO TEARS. ☹#WYC2012 [Jepoy Meneses was the speaker of talk 1 - ed.] Melanie F. Santos @iamlanie22: Talk 1 reminded me once again of my own love story with Jesus. My life will never be at its best if I didn’t fall in love with him.#WYC2012 Kaycee Melon @iseemelons: Floored by [...]
(by Fr. Francis Gustilo, SDB) I heard this important Easter reflection yesterday at the close of the retreat of the Canossian Sisters in Tagaytay. I realized that the priest presider-homilist was somehow referring to the reflections of Pope Benedict XVI. Here’s my take of his reflection: Easter did not come with a big bang, no [...]
Last April 6, CFC FFL Singapore, together with the OLPS Filipino community, other Filipinos, Father Harold and Deacon Clement, held a Visita Iglesia to 7 Churches around Singapore. It was the second year that the community arranged a Visita Iglesia. Deacon Clement gave a blessing before the Visita Iglesia started. Father Harold gave reflections after [...]
(by Juan Enrico Feliciano – YFL Singapore Servant) It has been an exciting 2-day trip that made me a better person. The CFC-FFL (YFL) Singapore has book our flights initially for the upcoming World Youth Congress. However, due to sudden change in dates, we change the purpose of our visit in our hometown for an [...]
(by Bryan Frias, Live Pure USA Team Member) You can’t set the world on fire, but you can set yourself on fire, and when you do, people from miles around will come to see you burn. Unknown Author THE BANQUET Since 2011, LIVE PURE has been preparing for its launch in the USA. With [...]
THE PASSION STORY BEGINS Document: Holy Scripture Readings 1.1. First Reading: The Book of the prophet Isaiah 50: 4-7 1.2. Second Reading: Letter of St Paul to the Philippians 2: 6-11 1.3. Gospel Reading: The Passion according to the Gospel of St Mark 14: 1 – 15: 47 1.4. Simple Comment: The prophet Isaiah [...]
Dome of the Church of the Dormition BETTER FOR ONE TO PERISH THAN A WHOLE NATION Document: Holy Scripture Readings 1.1. First Reading: The Book of the prophet Ezekiel 37: 21-28 1.2. Gospel Reading: The Gospel of St John 11: 45-57 1.3. Simple Comment: The prophet Jeremiah describes a wonderful picture of a renewed [...]
Pavement indicating the imprint of the foot of Jesus JESUS WITH US Document: Holy Scripture Readings 1.1. First Reading: The Book of the prophet Jeremiah 20: 10-13 1.2. Gospel Reading: The Gospel of St John 10: 31-42 1.3. Simple Comment: The prophet Jeremiah predicts the traps to be set on Jesus and the [...]
THE LIVING PRESENCE OF JESUS Document: Holy Scripture Readings 1.1. First Reading: The Book of Genesis 17: 3-9 1.2. Gospel Reading: The Gospel of St John 8: 51-59 1.3. Simple Comment: The two readings have a common denominator in the mention of Abraham. Other than that, everything else is a big contrast. Abraham prostrates [...]
We are the youth. Youth from all around the Philippines, and even all around the world. Youth from the campuses. From high schools. Youth from the provinces and from Metro Manila. Youth from the Sangguniang Kabataan. Youth from in and out of school. Youth from the shanties and youth from the villages. And we KNOW [...]