Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish - Molino, Bacoor

Saint [Padre] Pio of Pietrelcina
September 23

Today is the Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina (1887-1968), more popularly known as Padre Pio was born in 1887 in the small Italian village of Pietrelcina. He joined the Capuchin Friars at the age of sixteen and was ordained a priest seven years later. For fifty years at the monastery of San Giovanni Rotundo he was a much sought after spiritual advisor, confessor, and intercessor whose life was devoted to the Eucharist and prayer. Yet despite such notoriety, he would often say, "I only want to be a poor friar who prays."

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Born to a southern Italian farm family, the son of Grazio, a shepherd. At age 15 he entered the novitiate of the Capuchin Friars in Morcone, and joined the order at age 19. He suffered several health problems, and at one point his family thought he had tuberculosis. He was ordained at age 22 on 10 August 1910.

While praying before a cross on September 20, 1918, Padre Pio received the stigmata. He is the first priest ever to be so blessed. As word spread, especially after American soldiers brought home stories of Padre Pio following WWII, the priest himself became a point of pilgrimage for both the pious and the curious. He would hear confessions by the hour, reportedly able to read the consciences of those who held back. He was reportedly able to bi-locate, levitate, and heal by touch.

In 1956 he founded the House for the Relief of Suffering, a hospital that serves 60,000 a year. Padre Pio died on September 23, 1968 at age 81.

Today there are over 400,000 members worldwide in prayer groups begun by Padre Pio in the 1920s.

His canonization miracle involved the cure of Matteo Pio Colella, age 7, the son of a doctor who works in the House for Relief of Suffering, the hospital in San Giovanni Rotondo. On the night of June 20, 2000, Matteo was admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital with meningitis. By morning doctors had lost hope for him as nine of the boy's internal organs had ceased to give signs of life. That night, during a prayer vigil attended by Matteo's mother and some Capuchin friars of Padre Pio's monastery, the child's condition improved suddenly. When he awoke from the coma, Matteo said that he had seen an elderly man with a white beard and a long, brown habit, who said to him: "Don't worry, you will soon be cured." The miracle was approved by the Congregation and Pope John Paul II on 20 December 2001.

—Adapted from the Discount Catholic Store, Inc.

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Almighty ever-living God, who, by a singular grace, gave the Priest Saint Pius a share in the Cross of your Son and, by means of his ministry, renewed the wonders of your mercy, grant that through his intercession we may be united constantly to the sufferings of Christ, and so brought happily to the glory of the resurrection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Source: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2024-09-23

Noong Setyembre 21, 2024 isinagawa ng Ministri ng Lingkod ng Dambana ang kanilang taunang Investiture at Renewal Rites.

111 na miyembro ng Ministri ang nagpanibago ng kanilang panunumpa sa paglilingkod at 33 ang bagong miyembrong pormal na tinanggap ng Ministri.

Ang taunang Investiture at Renewal Rites ay kaisa sa pagdiriwang ng nalalapit na Kapistahan ni San Lorenzo Ruiz, ang Patron ng Ministri.

𝐈𝐊𝐀-𝟐𝟓 𝐍𝐀 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐆𝐎 𝐒𝐀 𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐇𝐎𝐍

𝗨𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗮: Karunungan 2, 12. 17-20
𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗻: Ang D’yos ang s’yang tumutulong at sa aki’y nagtatanggol.
𝗜𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗮: Santiago 2:14-18

𝗠𝗔𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗔: Marcos 9, 30-37
Noong panahong iyon, si Hesus at ang kanyang mga alagad ay nagdaan sa Galilea. Ayaw ni Hesus na malaman ito ng mga tao, sapagkat tinuturuan niya ang kanyang mga alagad. Sinabi niya: “Ang Anak ng Tao ay ipagkakanulo at papatayin, ngunit muling mabubuhay sa ikatlong araw.” Hindi nila naunawaan ang sinabi niya, ngunit natatakot naman silang magtanong sa kanya. At dumating sila sa Capernaum. Nang sila’y nasa bahay na, tinanong ni Hesus ang kanyang mga alagad, “Ano ba’ng pinagtatalunan ninyo sa daan?” Hindi sila kumibo, sapagkat ang pinagtatalunan nila’y kung sino sa kanila ang pinakadakila. Naupo si Hesus, tinawag ang Labindalawa at sinabi, “Ang sinumang nagnanais maging una ay dapat maging huli sa lahat, at maging lingkod ng lahat.” Tinawag niya ang isang maliit na bata, at pinatayo sa harapan nila. Pagkatapos, kinalong niya ito at sinabi, “Ang sinumang tumanggap sa isang maliit na batang tulad nitong alang-alang sa akin ay tumatanggap sa akin; at sinumang tumanggap sa akin – hindi ako ang kanyang tinatanggap kundi ang nagsugo sa akin.”

Saint Matthew,
Apostle and Evangelist
September 21

Today is the Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. At the time that Jesus summoned him to follow Him, Matthew was a publican, that is, a tax-collector for the Romans. His profession was hateful to the Jews because it reminded them of their subjection; the publican, also, was regarded by the pharisees as the typical sinner. St. Matthew is known to us principally as an Evangelist. In the early Church, Matthew’s Gospel was thought the first to be written, which explains its position in the New Testament.

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No one was more shunned by the Jews than a publican, who was a Jew working for the Roman enemy by robbing his own people and making a large personal profit. Publicans were not allowed to trade, eat, or even pray with others Jews.

One day, while seated at his table of books and money, Jesus looked at Matthew and said two words: "Follow me." This was all that was needed to make Matthew rise, leaving his pieces of silver to follow Christ. His original name, "Levi," in Hebrew signifies "Adhesion" while his new name in Christ, Matthew, means "Gift of God." The only other outstanding mention of Matthew in the Gospels is the dinner party for Christ and His companions to which he invited his fellow tax-collectors. The Jews were surprised to see Jesus with a publican, but Jesus explained that he had come "not to call the just, but sinners."

St. Matthew is known to us principally as an Evangelist, with his Gospel being the first in position in the New Testament. His Gospel was written to convince the Jews that their anticipated Messiah had come in the person of Jesus.

Not much else is known about Matthew. According to tradition, he preached in Egypt and Ethiopia and further places East. Some legends say he lived until his nineties, dying a peaceful death, others say he died a martyr's death.

In the traditional symbolization of the evangelists, based on Ezech. 1:5-10 and Rev. 4:6-7, the image of the winged man is accorded to Matthew because his Gospel begins with the human genealogy of Christ.

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O God, who with untold mercy were pleased to choose as an Apostle Saint Matthew, the tax collector, grant that, sustained by his example and intercession, we may merit to hold firm in following you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Source: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2024-09-21

𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐇𝐎 𝐒𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐇𝐀𝐋 𝐍𝐀 𝐈𝐍𝐀 𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐍𝐀 𝐏𝐔𝐒𝐎 𝐍𝐈 𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐒

† Sa Ngalan ng Ama, Anak, at Espiritu Santo
Amen

𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔 𝗦𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗛𝗔𝗟 𝗡𝗔 𝗜𝗡𝗔 𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗡𝗔 𝗣𝗨𝗦𝗢 𝗡𝗜 𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗦 (𝗧𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴)

Alalahanin mo,
Mahal na Ina ng Banal na Puso ni Hesus
ang mga dakilang bagay na ginawa ng Panginoon para sa'yo.
Hinirang kang maging Kanyang Ina.
Ninais niyang malapit ka sa Kanyang Krus.
Binahaginan Ka Niya ng Kanyang kaluwalhatian.
Dinirinig Niya ang iyong panalangin.
Sa Kanya'y ialay ang aming papuri't pasasalamat.
Sa Kanya'y isangguni ang aming kahilingan
na tulad mo'y mamuhay kaming lagi sa pagmamahal ng iyong Anak,
upang ang Kanyang Kaharia'y patuloy na maisakatuparan.
Samahan kaming lahat sa Bukal ng Buhay na nagmula sa Kanyang Puso
nang lumaganap sa sanlibutan ang pag-asa't kaligtasan,
ang katarunga't kapayapaan.
Pagmasdan mo kaming sayo'y nagtitiwala.
Pakinggan mo kaming sayo'y nagsusumamo.
Maranasan nawa naming lagi ang makainang pagkalinga mo.
Siya nawa.

𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗼 𝗻𝗶 𝗛𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀, ipanalangin mo kami.

𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧 (𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵)

Remember, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
the great things the Lord has done for you.
He chose you for His Mother.
He wanted you close to His Cross
He gives you a share in His glory.
He listens to your prayer.
Offer Him our prayers of praise and thanksgiving;
present our petitions to Him.
Let us live like you in the love of your Son that His Kingdom may come.
Lead all people to the source of living water that flows from His Heart,
spreading over the world hope and salvation, justice and peace.
See our trust in you, answer our prayer,
show yourself always our Mother.
Amen.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁, pray for us.

† Sa Ngalan ng Ama, Anak, at Espiritu Santo
Amen

𝐄𝐔𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐘 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍

Bilang tugon sa panawagan ng ating Obispo Reynaldo Evangelista na makiisa ang bawat parokya sa 53rd International Eucharistic Congress na ginanap sa Quito, Ecuador, nagkaroon tayo ng mga gawain sa noong September 15, 2024.

Ang gawain ay nagsimula ng 3:30 ng hapon sa pamamagitan ng panalangin at pagsamba sa harap ng Kabanal-banalang Sakramento. Sinundan ito ng Prusisyon at sa 5:00 ng hapon ang Pagdiriwang ng Banal na Misa.

Sa simpleng gawaing ito, ipinahayag na “Sa pagkakapatiran sa Eukaristiya, maililigtas ang daigdig”.

📷: Mandee Miranda

𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐒
𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚, 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏
September 15

This feast dates back to the 12th century. It was especially promoted by the Cistercians and the Servites, so much so that in the 14th and 15th centuries it was widely celebrated throughout the Catholic Church. In 1482 the feast was added to the Missal under the title of "Our Lady of Compassion." Pope Benedict XIII added it to the Roman Calendar in 1727 on the Friday before Palm Sunday. In 1913, Pope Pius X fixed the date on September 15. The title "Our Lady of Sorrows" focuses on Mary's intense suffering during the passion and death of Christ. "The Seven Dolors," the title by which it was celebrated in the 17th century, referred to the seven swords that pierced the Heart of Mary. The feast is like an octave for the birthday of Our Lady on September 8th.
—Excerpted from Our Lady of Sorrows by Fr. Paul Haffner (Inside the Vatican, September 2004)

This feast is dedicated to the spiritual martyrdom of Mary, Mother of God, and her compassion with the sufferings of her Divine Son, Jesus. In her suffering as co-redeemer, she reminds us of the tremendous evil of sin and shows us the way of true repentance. May the numerous tears of the Mother of God be conducive to our salvation; with which tears Thou, O God, art able to wash away the sins of the whole world.

As Mary stood at the foot of the Cross on which Jesus hung, the sword of sorrow Simeon had foretold pierced her soul. Below are the seven sorrows of Mary:

1. The prophecy of Simeon, (Luke 2:25-35)
2. The flight into Egypt, (Matthew 2:13-15)
3. Loss of the Child Jesus for three days, (Luke 2:41-50)
4. Mary meets Jesus on his way to Calvary, (Luke 23:27-31; John 19:17)
5. Crucifixion and Death of Jesus, (John 19:25-30)
6. The body of Jesus being taken from the Cross (deposition from the Cross), (Psalm 130; Luke 23:50-54; John 19:31-37)
7. The burial of Jesus, (Isaiah 53:8; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42; Mark 15:40-47)

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O God, who willed that, when your Son was lifted high on the Cross, his Mother should stand close by and share his suffering, grant that your Church, participating with the Virgin Mary in the Passion of Christ, may merit a share in his Resurrection. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Source: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2023-09-15

#𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐲𝐚 I 𝐈𝐊𝐀-𝟐𝟒 𝐍𝐀 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐆𝐎 𝐒𝐀 𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐇𝐎𝐍

"What is convenient is what is to be chosen. Ngunit ang magbata ng hirap, hindi ito maiisip ng tao. Pero, kapag mayroong tayong pangunawa na natanggap ni propeta Isaias ay matututo tayong sumunod kay Kristo."

-Rev. Fr. Romnick Civico, MSFS

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀 𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐀!

Mga ka-Parokya,

Ating batiin ng maligayang kapistahan ang komunidad ng Amaris Homes. Ang kanilang Patrona ay ang Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces. Ang buong Parokya ay nakikiisa sa panalangin sa paglago ng inyong komunidad. Muli, maligayang kapistahan!

Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces, ipanalangin mo kami!

𝐈𝐊𝐀-𝟐𝟒 𝐍𝐀 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐆𝐎 𝐒𝐀 𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐇𝐎𝐍

𝗨𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗮: Isaias 50:5-9a
𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗻: Kapiling ko habambuhay ang Panginoong Maykapal.
𝗜𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗮: Santiago 2:14-18

𝗠𝗔𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗔: Marcos 8:27-35
Noong panahong iyon, si Hesus, kasama ang kanyang mga alagad, ay nagtungo sa mga nayon ng Cesarea, sakop ni Filipo. Samantalang sila’y naglalakbay, tinanong niya ang kanyang mga alagad, “Sino raw ako ayon sa mga tao?” Sumagot sila, “Ang sabi ng ilan ay si Juan Bautista kayo; sabi naman ng iba, si Elias kayo; at may nagsasabi pang isa kayo sa mga propeta.” “Kayo naman – ano ang sabi ninyo? Sino ako? tanong niya. “Kayo ang Kristo,” tugon ni Pedro. “Huwag ninyong sasabihin kaninuman kung sino ako,” mahigpit na utos niya sa kanila.

Mula noon, ipinaalam na ni Hesus sa kanyang mga alagad na ang Anak ng Tao’y dapat magbata ng maraming hirap. Siya’y itatakwil ng matatanda ng bayan, ng mga punong saserdote at ng mga eskriba at ipapapatay. Ngunit sa ikatlong araw, muli siyang mabubuhay. Maliwanag na sinabi niya ito sa kanila. Kaya’t niyaya siya ni Pedro sa isang tabi at sinimulang pagsabihan. Ngunit humarap si Hesus sa kanyang mga alagad at pinagwikaan si Pedro: “Lumayo ka, Satanas! Ang iniisip mo’y hindi sa Diyos kundi sa tao.”

Pinalapit ni Hesus ang mga tao, pati ang kanyang mga alagad, at sinabi, “Kung ibig ninumang sumunod sa akin, limutin niya ang ukol sa kanyang sarili, pasanin ang kanyang krus at sumunod sa akin. Ang naghahangad na magligtas ng kanyang buhay ay siyang mawawalan nito; ngunit ang mag-alay ng kanyang buhay alang-alang sa akin at sa Mabuting Balita ay siyang magkakamit niyon.”

𝐄𝐔𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐘 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍

Bilang tugon sa ating Obispo sa pagkakaisa sa pagiriwang ng 𝗶𝗸𝗮-𝟱𝟯 𝗻𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗮 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗼, 𝗘𝗰𝘂𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿,
ang ating Parokya ay magkakaroon ng 𝗘𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 bukas, 𝗶𝗸𝗮-𝟭𝟱 𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘆𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗴𝗼, 𝘀𝗮 𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗽 𝗻𝗮 𝟯:𝟯𝟬 𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻.

Nawa'y lahat ay makiisa sa banal na gawaing ito.

𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬
September 14

The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross celebrates two historical events: the discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constantine, in 320 under the temple of Venus in Jerusalem, and the dedication in 335 of the basilica and shrine built on Calvary by Constantine, which mark the site of the Crucifixion.

The basilica, named the Martyrium, and the shrine, named the Calvarium, were destroyed by the Persians in 614. The Church of the Holy sepulcher which now stands on the site was built by the crusaders in 1149.

However the feast, more than anything else, is a celebration and commemoration of God's greatest work: his salvific death on the Cross and His Resurrection, through which death was defeated and the doors to Heaven opened.

The entrance antiphon for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is: "We should glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, for he is our salvation, our life and our resurrection: through him we are saved and made free."

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O God, who willed that your Only Begotten Son should undergo the Cross to save the human race, grant, we pray, that we, who have known his mystery on earth, may merit the grace of his redemption in heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

[Source: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/the-exaltation-of-the-holy-cross-594]

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐘 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐕𝐈𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘
September 12

In accordance with Jewish custom our Lady's parents named her eight days after her birth, and were inspired to call her Mary. The feast of the Holy Name of Mary therefore follows that of her Birthday, as the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus follows Christmas. The feast originated in Spain and was approved by the Holy See in 1513; Innocent XI extended its observance to the whole Church in 1683 in thanksgiving to our Lady for the victory on September 12, 1683 by John Sobieski, king of Poland, over the Turks, who were besieging Vienna and threatening the West. This day was commemorated in Vienna by creating a new kind of pastry and shaping it in the form of the Turkish half-moon. It was eaten along with coffee which was part of the b***y from the Turks.

The ancient Onomastica Sacra have preserved the meanings ascribed to Mary's name by the early Christian writers and perpetuated by the Greek Fathers. "Bitter Sea," "Myrrh of the Sea," "The Light Giver," "The Enlightened One," "Lady," "Seal of the Lord," and "Mother of the Lord" are the principal interpretations. These etymologies suppose that the Hebrew form of the name is Maryãm, not Miryãm. From the time of St. Jerome until the 16th century, preferred interpretations of Mary's name in the West were "Lady," "Bitter Sea," "The Light Giver," and especially "Star of the Sea." Stella Maris was by far the favored interpretation. The revival of Hebraic studies, which accompanied the Renaissance, led to a more critical appraisal of the meanings assigned to Our Lady's name. Miryãm has all the appearance of a genuine Hebrew name, and no solid reason has been discovered to warrant rejecting the Semitic origin of the word. The Hebrew name of Mary, Miryãm, (in Latin Domina) means lady or sovereign; this Mary is in virtue of her Son's sovereign authority as Lord of the World. We call Mary our Lady as we call Jesus our Lord, and when we pronounce her name we affirm her power, implore her aid and place ourselves under her protection.
—Excerpted from Mariology, 3 volumes (1955-1961), edited by Juniper B. Carol, O.F.M.

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Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, for all who celebrate the glorious Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary, she may obtain your merciful favor. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Source: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2024-09-12

𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐕𝐈𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘
September 8

Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Roman Martyrology states Mary was "of the lineage of Abraham, born of the tribe of Judah and of the progeny of King David, from whom the Son of God was born, made man by the work of the Holy Spirit, to free humanity from the ancient bo***ge of sin."
Mary was born to be the mother of the Savior of the world, the spiritual mother of all men, and the holiest of God's creatures. Because of her Son's infinite merits, she was conceived and born immaculate and full of grace. Through her, Queen of heaven and of earth, all grace is given to men. Through her, by the will of the Trinity, the unbelieving receive the gift of faith; the afflicted are tendered the works of mercy; and the members of Christ grow in likeness of their Head. In Mary all human nature is exalted. We rejoice in her birthday, as the Church has done from the earliest times. This is one of the three birthdays in the Church Calendar—the Birth of Jesus (December 25), the Birth of John the Baptist (June 24) and the Birthday of Mary. All three were born without original sin, although Mary and Jesus were conceived without sin, and St. John was cleansed of original sin while in the womb at the Visitation of Mary.

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Impart to your servants, we pray, O Lord, the gift of heavenly grace, that the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin may bring deeper peace to those for whom the birth of her Son was the dawning of salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

𝐈𝐊𝐀-𝟐𝟑 𝐍𝐀 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐆𝐎 𝐒𝐀 𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐇𝐎𝐍

𝗨𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗮: Isaias 35:4-7a
𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗻: Kalul’wa ko, ‘yong purihin ang Panginoong butihin.
𝗜𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗮: Santiago 2:1-5

𝗠𝗔𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗔: Marcos 7:31-37
Noong panahong iyon, pagbabalik ni Hesus mula sa lupain ng Tiro, dumaan siya sa Sidon, at nagtuloy sa Lawa ng Galilea, matapos tahakin ang lupain ng Decapolis. Dinala sa kanya ang isang lalaking bingi at utal at ipinamanhik nila na ipatong sa taong ito ang kanyang kamay. Inilayo muna siya ni Hesus sa karamihan, at isinuot ang kanyang mga daliri sa mga tainga nito. Pagkatapos, lumura at hinipo ang dila nito. Tumingala si Hesus sa langit at nagbuntong-hininga, at sinabi sa tao, “Effata,” ibig sabihi’y “Mabuksan!” At nakarinig na ito, nawala ang pagkautal at nakapagsalita na nang malinaw. Sinabi ni Hesus sa mga tao na huwag ibalita ito kaninuman; ngunit kung kailan sila pinagbabawalan ay lalo naman nilang ipinamamalita ito. Sila’y lubhang nanggilalas, at ang wika, “Anong buti ng lahat ng kanyang ginawa! Nakaririnig na ang bingi, at nakapagsasalita ang pipi!”

𝐏𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐘𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐀 𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐍 𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐀𝐇𝐀𝐋 𝐍𝐀 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐇𝐄𝐍

Mga ka-Parokya,

Bukas sa ganap na 𝟒:𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌, ay magkakaroon ng Prusisyon sa karangalan ng ating Mahal na Birhen sa Simbahang Parokya.

Ang lahat ay inaanyayahan magdala ng mga imahen ng Mahal na Ina ng Banal na Puso ni Hesus.

Maraming salamat po.

𝐏𝐀𝐆𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐈 𝐒𝐀 𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐁𝐀𝐆𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐑!

Mga ka-Parokya,

Ating batiin si Reb. Pd. Jibin Pathil bilang ating panibagong Parochial Vicar. Sasamahan niya si Reb. Pd. Romnick Civico bilang mga Katuwang na Pari at katulong ng ating Kura Paroko sa pamamahala ng ating komunidad.

Ating ipanalangin si Fr. Jibin sa kanyang panibagong misyon sa ating komunidad!

Saint (Mother) Teresa of Kolkata
September 5

“By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus.”
Small of stature, rocklike in faith, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was entrusted with the mission of proclaiming God’s thirsting love for humanity, especially for the poorest of the poor. “God still loves the world and He sends you and me to be His love and His compassion to the poor.” She was a soul filled with the light of Christ, on fire with love for Him and burning with one desire: “to quench His thirst for love and for souls.”

This luminous messenger of God’s love was born on 26 August 1910 in Skopje, a city situated at the crossroads of Balkan history. The youngest of the children born to Nikola and Drane Bojaxhiu, she was baptised Gonxha Agnes, received her First Communion at the age of five and a half and was confirmed in November 1916. From the day of her First Holy Communion, a love for souls was within her. Her father’s sudden death when Gonxha was about eight years old left the family in financial straits. Drane raised her children firmly and lovingly, greatly influencing her daughter’s character and vocation. Gonxha’s religious formation was further assisted by the vibrant Jesuit parish of the Sacred Heart in which she was much involved.

At the age of eighteen, moved by a desire to become a missionary, Gonxha left her home in September 1928 to join the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known as the Sisters of Loreto, in Ireland. There she received the name Sister Mary Teresa after St. Thérèse of Lisieux. In December, she departed for India, arriving in Calcutta on January 6, 1929. After making her First Profession of Vows in May 1931, Sister Teresa was assigned to the Loreto Entally community in Calcutta and taught at St. Mary’s School for girls. On May 24, 1937, Sister Teresa made her Final Profession of Vows, becoming, as she said, the “spouse of Jesus” for “all eternity.” From that time on she was called Mother Teresa. She continued teaching at St. Mary’s and in 1944 became the school’s principal. A person of profound prayer and deep love for her religious sisters and her students, Mother Teresa’s twenty years in Loreto were filled with profound happiness. Noted for her charity, unselfishness and courage, her capacity for hard work and a natural talent for organization, she lived out her consecration to Jesus, in the midst of her companions, with fidelity and joy.

On 10 September 1946 during the train ride from Calcutta to Darjeeling for her annual retreat, Mother Teresa received her “inspiration," her “call within a call.” On that day, in a way she would never explain, Jesus’ thirst for love and for souls took hold of her heart and the desire to satiate His thirst became the driving force of her life. Over the course of the next weeks and months, by means of interior locutions and visions, Jesus revealed to her the desire of His heart for “victims of love” who would “radiate His love on souls.” “Come be My light,” He begged her. “I cannot go alone.” He revealed His pain at the neglect of the poor, His sorrow at their ignorance of Him and His longing for their love. He asked Mother Teresa to establish a religious community, Missionaries of Charity, dedicated to the service of the poorest of the poor. Nearly two years of testing and discernment passed before Mother Teresa received permission to begin. On August 17, 1948, she dressed for the first time in a white, blue-bordered sari and passed through the gates of her beloved Loreto convent to enter the world of the poor.

After a short course with the Medical Mission Sisters in Patna, Mother Teresa returned to Calcutta and found temporary lodging with the Little Sisters of the Poor. On December 21 she went for the first time to the slums. She visited families, washed the sores of some children, cared for an old man lying sick on the road and nursed a woman dying of hunger and TB. She started each day in communion with Jesus in the Eucharist and then went out, rosary in her hand, to find and serve Him in “the unwanted, the unloved, the uncared for.” After some months, she was joined, one by one, by her former students.

On October 7, 1950 the new congregation of the Missionaries of Charity was officially established in the Archdiocese of Calcutta. By the early 1960s, Mother Teresa began to send her Sisters to other parts of India. The Decree of Praise granted to the Congregation by Pope Paul VI in February 1965 encouraged her to open a house in Venezuela. It was soon followed by foundations in Rome and Tanzania and, eventually, on every continent. Starting in 1980 and continuing through the 1990s, Mother Teresa opened houses in almost all of the communist countries, including the former Soviet Union, Albania and Cuba.

In order to respond better to both the physical and spiritual needs of the poor, Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity Brothers in 1963, in 1976 the contemplative branch of the Sisters, in 1979 the Contemplative Brothers, and in 1984 the Missionaries of Charity Fathers. Yet her inspiration was not limited to those with religious vocations. She formed the Co-Workers of Mother Teresa and the Sick and Suffering Co-Workers, people of many faiths and nationalities with whom she shared her spirit of prayer, simplicity, sacrifice and her apostolate of humble works of love. This spirit later inspired the Lay Missionaries of Charity. In answer to the requests of many priests, in 1981 Mother Teresa also began the Corpus Christi Movement for Priests as a “little way of holiness” for those who desire to share in her charism and spirit.

During the years of rapid growth, the world began to turn its eyes towards Mother Teresa and the work she had started. Numerous awards, beginning with the Indian Padmashri Award in 1962 and notably the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, honoured her work, while an increasingly interested media began to follow her activities. She received both prizes and attention “for the glory of God and in the name of the poor.”

The whole of Mother Teresa’s life and labour bore witness to the joy of loving, the greatness and dignity of every human person, the value of little things done faithfully and with love, and the surpassing worth of friendship with God. But there was another heroic side of this great woman that was revealed only after her death. Hidden from all eyes, hidden even from those closest to her, was her interior life marked by an experience of a deep, painful and abiding feeling of being separated from God, even rejected by Him, along with an ever-increasing longing for His love. She called her inner experience, “the darkness.” The “painful night” of her soul, which began around the time she started her work for the poor and continued to the end of her life, led Mother Teresa to an ever more profound union with God. Through the darkness, she mystically participated in the thirst of Jesus, in His painful and burning longing for love, and she shared in the interior desolation of the poor.

During the last years of her life, despite increasingly severe health problems, Mother Teresa continued to govern her Society and respond to the needs of the poor and the Church. By 1997, Mother Teresa’s Sisters numbered nearly 4,000 members and were established in 610 foundations in 123 countries of the world. In March 1997 she blessed her newly-elected successor as Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity and then made one more trip abroad. After meeting Pope John Paul II for the last time, she returned to Calcutta and spent her final weeks receiving visitors and instructing her Sisters. On 5 September Mother Teresa’s earthly life came to an end. She was given the honour of a state funeral by the Government of India and her body was buried in the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity. Her tomb quickly became a place of pilgrimage and prayer for people of all faiths, rich and poor alike. Mother Teresa left a testament of unshakable faith, invincible hope and extraordinary charity. Her response to Jesus’ plea, “Come be My light,” made her a Missionary of Charity, a “mother to the poor,” a symbol of compassion to the world, and a living witness to the thirsting love of God.

Less than two years after her death, in view of Mother Teresa’s widespread reputation of holiness and the favours being reported, Pope John Paul II permitted the opening of her Cause of Canonization. On December 20, 2002, he approved the decrees of her heroic virtues and miracles.
—Excerpted from the Vatican Website

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O God, who called blessed Teresa, virgin to respond to the love of your Son thirsting on the cross with outstanding charity to the poorest of the poor, grant us, we beseech you, by her intercession, to minister to Christ in our suffering brothers. Who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Source: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2024-09-05