A great chance...

Guys, Brothers: If you are walking in the Neo Catechumenal Way, and if you have a friendster account, I wholeheartedly invite you to join us in the friendster group created especially for the People walking in the Neo-Catechumenal Way.

want the link? here it is...


http://www.friendster.com/group/tabmain.php?gid=196870


This is some sort of something, Brothers, Join na kayo!!!

This is one of the greatest!!!

Guyz!!!

I just recieved an e-mail from an online friend about this great-great-GREATEST OF THE GREAT celebration this side of the metro!!! At sigurado ako, pati na yung libu-libong mga bloggers sa Pilipinas na magiging masaya itong selebrasyon na ito!!! (And I'm sure that this will be a very happy celebration, not to mention the feelings of the Thousands of blogger-friends in the Philippines!!!)

eh ano nga ba iyang selebrasyon na iyan, at ano naman ang magiging masaya dyan?

It's all about the BLOGPARTEEH 2007!!!

It's the largest Philippine Blogger Meet-up ever... take note... the LARGEST!!!

It's something you don't wanna miss... I tell you.

Guys!!! kung pinoy ka, at gusto mong magkaroon ng gadgets, alam kong hindi mo palalampasin ang greatest at largest celebration na ito!!!

Kaya join ka na!!!

Sige ka... ikaw rin...

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Mula sa harap ng kompyuter at sa kaibuturan ng puso ko...

01-24-07

litra003@yahoo.com

The First of Everything...

(I posted this in Multiply.com last January 2, 2007. As my first entry for this year, entitled "The First of Everything...")


First Words...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! WELCOME 2007!!!

Okie.

I have so many things to do this year... Many things in store for this guy this 2007, eh...
Wala tayong magagawa dyan... nakatadhana lahat ng iyan... (We cannot do anything with that. after all, it is my fate.)


But before all of that, I'm going to say a little bit of words... I will group these as "Thank You", "Sorry," and "I Love You..."


"Thank You!!!"

Thanks a lot to my friends and colleages who are still in touch with me last year, especially my batchmates at ICPS. I miss you all guys!!! When will it be kaya? I mean... our Reunion?
Thanks to my Family. eventhogh there are times that I become the most Pasaway in the House, They still get to be my best buddies... I am nothing without you all!!!
My Great Parish Priest, Fr. Jun Erlano, my fellow Altar Servers, and My friends at the Community 2 of Neo-Catechumenate in our Parish. The past year will never Complete without You!!! Thanks a lot also!!!


"Sorry..."

First, to my Family. You know all the reasons. This Year, I will try everything to be alright... I will be the Best Son the Earth has. I will be one...
To my colleages at the Parish, especially to my Parish Priest. I owe everything to you, but there are still times that I do not become what I suppose to be. I will be a humble, and kind servant of God. Please pray for me!
To Kuya Dave, and my felloy Fraters at the CCS. I was one of those that did not made it to the first General Assembly. This Month. I will make it to our second General Assembly. I will not make another promise, But I will make it.


"I Love You..."

My Family. I cannot speak it, but I will prove it in my Actions!!! I Really Love You!!!
My Parishmates... Please pray that we can be the greatest servers this side of our Diocese. Let us prove that we really love our service!!!


But most of all, to GOD ALMIGHTY. Thank You for the Past Year, with all its contents. I am grateful to You. Sorry for all the times I never became the Greatest Sevant, and Son I must be. Please help me to say I Love You in actions. and Most of all, I entrust this year, and the coming days to You. YOUR WILL BE DONE THIS YEAR, AND FOREVER.


Guys! it's 2007!!!

Time for mendings, and new beginnings. Let's forget everything that can make this year the worse, instead, let us make this year , as the title of my previous entry speaks of it... A YEAR OF SOMETHING ELSE, because With God, Nothing is Impossible. He can do what we cannot do!


HAPPY 2007, EVERYONE!!!


01-03-07


:)

On the Immaculate Conception...

The Immaculate Conception of Our Mother...
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December 8, 2006 - The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Principal Patroness of the Philippines
Gospel : Luke 1: 26 - 38

26
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28
And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!"
29
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.
30
And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
33
and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end."
34
And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?"
35
And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
36
And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37
For with God nothing will be impossible."
38
And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

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Inmaculada Concepcion. this title has been one of the most memorial ones in my life. She has been the Titular Patron of Our School in Malabon, as well as of its Parish. Before, I serve in the Parish of the Immaculate Conception in Malabon as a Choir Member. Years after, and as of now, I shifted, and now serving in my Parish in Navotas. Sa totoo lang, naging bahagi na siya ng buhay ko.

Ngayon, na grumaduate na ako sa Alma Mater ko, nami-miss ko na yung mga Choir Days namin sa School. Hindi sa pinagmamaybang, ngunit dun nako nahubog sa pagiging isang Christian Catholic Servant. At iyun ang Message ng Gospel para sa araw na ito. Ang pagiging Bukas sa mga balakin ng Panginoon, at ang pagtanggap sa lahat ng ito. God wants all the good things for us. kaya nga nais niya tayong makasama dun sa itaas.... na sa kasamaang palad, ay parang ayaw natin.

Sa araw na ito, ay lumapit tayo sa ating Inang Birhen. Kasi kung naranasan niya ang lahat ng magagandang balak ng Diyos sa kanya, eh paano pa kaya tayo? Patuloy lang tayong lumapit. Wag matakot. naghihintay si Maria, yayakapin na sana tayo, pero ayaw nating lumapit.

Nawa, ay patuloy tayong gabayan ni Ina sa ating mga Balakin. at Pagpalain tayo ng Panginoon sa araw na ito ng Kasiyahan.

Ave Maria Purisima Cimpecado Concevida. Ora Pro Nobis!!!

In Advent of the Liturgical Year C...

From the Title itself, we are going to talk about the Coming Year, as well as the passing year... in Liturgical Sense.

Advent is just around the corner, as well as Christmas and New Year.

But the Question is... Ano nang nangyari sa buhay mo? What happened in your life?

Alam ninyo? I always hear in our Celebrations the words:"Wag mong padaanin si Kristo sa Buhay mo na parang walang nangyari." and It's true... most of the time, we see Christ walking in some part of our lives, but it seemed as if nothing is happening. Christ is walking, and we cannot see Him. He is in the beggar, and we don't care about the Beggar. He is in those people that are in need of our help, but it is as if we are blind and deaf of their cries...

This is what Advent is all about. This is a call for all of us, hindi para maghanda ng mga material na bagay para sa mga kaibigan nating mga mayayaman din. But for all of us to prepare our hearts, to prepare our good deeds. kasi kung iisipin, eh nagsasayang ka na nga ng pera, parang malungkot ka pa at nanghihinayang pag binigay mo ang regalo mo sa kaibigan mo, kasi mahal yung bagay na iyun...

What we need is a heart, mind, soul, and body na handa sa pagdating ng KYRIOS, ng Kristo, sa pamamagitan ng kawanggawa. Hindi ka na naglustay ng pera, masaya ka pa, and it makes you worthy, di ba?

So, do you want to have a more fulfilling Advent, Christmas, and New Year? Do the Three P's... Panalangin, Paglilimos, and Pag-aayuno( kahit na hindi mo mapigilan ang pagkain, o sige na nga!!!)

Happy Advent 2007, and may we have these 4 weeks a fulfilling spirit, a spirit of Anticipation for Christmas!!!

PEACE!!!

Nov. 29, 2006

On the Kingship of Christ...

Christ in all his Majesty, Humility, and Justice, the PANTOCRATOR...
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Solemnity of the Kingship of Christ - 34th Sunday in the Ordinary Time
November 26, 2006

Gospel : John 18, 33-37

33
Pilate entered the praetorium again and called Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"
34
Jesus answered, "Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?"
35
Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me; what have you done?"
36
Jesus answered, "My kingship is not of this world; if my kingship were of this world, my servants would fight, that I might not be handed over to the Jews; but my kingship is not from the world."
37
Pilate said to him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Every one who is of the truth hears my voice."

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Sa mga nagtataka kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng Icon ng Christ Pantocrator na nasa itaas, eto ang explanation niya...

Nakapaligid kay Kristo ang tatlong bilog, na sumisimbulo sa Santisima Trinidad, ang Ama(symbolized by the biggest circle), ang Anak (simbolized by the next circle, na nagre-rest sa halo sa may ulo niya), at ang Banal na Espiritu (symbolized by the smallest circle). Sila ay nagkakaisa sa pag-ibig upang ipamahagi sa mga tao ang kanilang pagmamahal at awa.
Sa Pinakamalaking bilog naman, ay nakapaligid ang mga animo'y triangle na kulay pula, sumisimbulo sa apat na Ebanghelista, na nagpahayag ng Mabuting balita ng kaligtasan sa lahat.
At kung nagtataka kayo kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng mga nakasulat sa libro na "AMATE I VOSTO HEMICI, VENGO PRESTO", ang ibig sabihin nito ay "IBIGIN MO ANG IYONG KAAWAY, DARATING NA AKO!!!"

Sa ibang mga version ng icon na ito, makikita ang isang Kristo na mabangis, malupit, at parang walang habas na hahatulan ang mga tao sa kanyang pagdating, ngunit idini-deplect ng Version na ito na mayroon Isang Kristo na mapagpatawad, maawain, naghihintay sa ating pagbabalik-loob, na hindi tayo hinahapit, kundi binibigyan ng pagkakataon (kung iisipin nga naman, ay masyadong malupit ang mga painters noon, at sinadya nilang magmukhang nakakatakot ang mga Mukha ng kanilang mga version ng Pantocrator... talking about the arts!!!).

At ito ang mensahe ng ating Ebanghelyo para sa Dakilang Kapistahan ng Kristong Hari.... ang kababaang loob ng Diyos Anak, na nagpakababa hanggang kamatayan, upang iligtas tayo mula sa kamatayan. Kahit na totoo na darating ang panahon na huhukumin tayo, ay binibigyan pa rin tayo ng panahon at pagkakataon upang magbago, at ipahayag sa tanan ang Ebanghelyo ng Kyrios, ng Kristo, na ang ipinapahayag ay hindi tungkol sa masamang mga gawa, at ang pagbulag sa mundo tungkol sa mga gawa sa Kalangitan, kundi ang pagmamahal ng Diyos, at ang KATOTOHANAN ng kanyang kadakilaan. Sabi nga ni Kristo, "ang Sinumang nasa katotohanan, ay nakikinig sa aking tinig." Ito ang panawagan sa ating lahat sa araw na ito. Wag natin sanang iisipin na wala nang pagkakataon upang magbago... Kapatid, may oras pa. Sama-sama tayong magbago, at sama-sama nating paghariin si Kristo sa ating mga puso, para sa ikaliligtas ng tanang mundo!!!

AMEN.

November 25, 2006

Sa mundo ng Kawalan...

( I created this last night, bunga ng inis ko... hindi ko naisip na makakagawa ako ng ganito. well, anyweyz, eto na, ang bunga ng inis!!!)


Isang araw, nasa harap ako ng Altar, nakaluhod sa harap ng isang malaking Krusipiho.

di ko nga alam kung bakit ako naroroon, at kung ano ang ginagawa ko doon...

At mula sa kaloob-looban ng aking kaluluwa, ay naramdaman ko na lang na may sumisigaw sa hapdi at hirap ng kanyang nararamdaman. Nararamdaman ko siya, lumuluha nang masagana habang isinisigaw ang kanyang daing.

Ito ang sigaw niya...

"Panginoon!!! Bakit? Bakit ako humaharap sa mga sitwasyong ito? kailangan ko bang pagdaan ang lahat ng ito? Sabihin mo, Panginoon! Bakit ako naririto? Ano ang dahilan ko upang mabuhay? Ano ang dahilan upang pagdaan ko, at danasin ang lahat ng ito? Ano ba, Panginoon? SABIHIN MO!!!"

At mula sa kawalan ng bulwagan, ay may biglang nagsalita...

"Makinig ka, anak."

Lumingon ako, tumingin sa likuran, at nakita ko naman na walang tao. binalik ko ang aking tingin sa Altar. Muling may nagsalita...

" Anak, makinig ka sa sasabihin ko.

"Kayong lahat na mga tao, ay kailangan na dumaan sa mga pagsubok na dumadaan sa inyo. lahat ng iyun, ay hindi ninyo nalalaman kung gaanong kahirap, o kung gaanong kagaan, o kung ano mismo ang pagsubok na iyon. Iyan ang dahilan ko kung bakit ako naririto...

"Tandaan mo anak. Ikaw ay hindi pinanganak para sa sarili mo. Ikaw ay pinanganak para sa iba. Hindi ka nabubuhay para punuin ang sarili mo ng kung anu-ano. Nabubuhay ka para sa kapwa mo, upang magsabog ka ng kaliwanagan na tulad ng isang bomba, isang nukleyar na bomba, nagsasabog siya ng kaliwanagan sa lahat ng dako, iyan ang dapat mong ginagawa.

"May dahilan ang lahat. kung ngayon ay nahihirapan ka, ay wag kang matakot na lumapit sa akin. Iyan ang kulang sa inyo. Lagi ninyong iniisip na kaya ninyo, na sa totoo, ay hindi, at malayong mangyari. Wala kayong magagawa kung wala ako sa piling ninyo. Iyan ang katotohanan.

"Tandaan mo, anak. May dahilan kung bakit ka nabubuhay. Sa ngayon ay hindi ninyo pa alam, ngunit sa paglaon ay malalaman at maiintindihan mo na rin. Mahihirapan ka ngayon, ngunit tandaan mo na lagi akong nandyan sa puso mo. Tumawag ka sa akin!!! Maghihintay ako para sa iyo!!!

"Tanggapin mo ang lahat ng mga karuwahaginan, ang mga inis, ang pait ng mga salitang masasama, lahat ng mga nakakababa sa iyo. Tanggapin mo lahat ng iyun para sa akin, at para sa mas lalong ikakadakila ng ngalan ko. At makukuha mo ang kaginhawaang walang hanggan.

"Lagi akong naririto para sa iyo.. Mahal na Mahal Kita!!!"

... biglang....

" Wewe, 5:00 na!!! gising na!!! magse-serve ka pa, di ba?"

Panaginip lang pala ang lahat. Pero sana, ay hindi na lang makulong sa panaginip ang mga mensahe ng Boses na iyon...

11-17'06

Alam ninyo, habang sinusulat ko ito kagabi, parang napapaiyak ako sa mga sinusulat ko. alam ninyo ang nasabi ko kagabi, hanggang ngayon? ito:

OO, Panginoon!!! hindi ako bibitiw sa pagkakahawak ko sa iyo!!! Alam ko na mahal na mahal mo ako, kahit na makasalanan ako. Tulungan mo ako na mas lalo pa kitang mahalin sa kapwa ko. Patuloy mo akong yakapin,upang sa kabila ng mga masasamang salita at pang-iinis ng iba, ay maintindihan ko sila, at mas lalo ko pa silang mahalin!!! Patuloy mo akong gabayan, sa buhay na ito, at sa kabila. ibigay mo sa akin ang iyong grasya ng kabaang loob, nang magawa ko ang lahat ng mga pagsubok na ibibigay mo sa akin, at upang mas lalo kita maipakilala sa mundo, maging tanda man ito ng pag-aalay ko ng aking buhay.

AMEN!!!



Mula sa harap ng Kompyuter at sa kaibuturan ng puso ko...

11-18'06

:)

dahil sa mga indulhensya...

alam ninyo?
balisang-balisa ako.
bakit naman?
malay ko.

Lagi akong nakatingin sa buhay bilang isang perpektong bagay. walang problema, walang magbabawal sa iyo, walang masama, walang hindi pwedeng gawin, as in... lahat, pwede.

pero, hindi naman ganoon, eh... laging may bawal, laging hindi pwede, laging may problema, laging may masama,...

bakit nga ba ganoon?

pero sa pagtagal, nakita ko ang dahilan, kung bakit nga ba ganoon...

I'm just insecure...
I'm not walking in the right way.
I'm not who I must be.

I need help...
I need someone to guide a guy like me.

I found him, but I just can't recieve fully his teachings.
I loved him, but it just seems it's still lacking.
I want to be with him always, but there is something that makes me not to follow him.

i'm in sin.

I took the test. failed.
I took another one. failed again.
I had a retake. failed for the nth time.

I want to be a saint, but I'm in sin.
I want to be in glory, but I'm in sorrow.
I'm in sin, but still, I don't have that enough supplications.

But I still hope.
hoping that he will still be there for me.
hoping that I will be out of sin.
hoping that I will get out of the sorrow.
hoping that I will pass the test this time.

Conclusion?

tayo ay laging nahaharap sa mga sitwasyon na napupunta sa resolusyon na "ayaw ko na. suko na ako. baboosh na!!!" mali iyun.
kahit na tayo ay nasa kasalanan, kahit na tayo ay nadadapa, kahit na tayo ay pinagtakpan ng langit at lupa, kahit na kamukha natin si bakekang, magbago man ang ikot ng mundong ibabaw, kahit na dumaan ang maraming bagyong milenyo, kahit na ilang EDSA revolution ang dumaan, kahit na magunaw ang mundo...
isa lang ang hindi magbabago. si God.
Mahal na mahal niya tayo. kinakalinga niya tayo. sumisikat pa rin ang araw. nagigising pa rin tayo. may mga konsensya pa rin tayo. nakakapaglakad pa rin tayo. yung iba, may wheelchair, pero nakakapag-ikot-ikot pa rin. nakakakanta pa rin tayo. nagagawa pa rin natin ang iba't ibang mga bagay na pwede nating gawin.

talagang mahal na mahal niya tayo. nararamdaman ko kasi, eh.

wag tayong sumuko. wag tayong mawalan ng pag-asa. wag tayong masiraan ng loob.

Lagi siyang nandiyan para sa atin. mahal na mahal na mahal na mahal na mahal na MAHAL NA MAHAL NA MAHAL NA MAHAL NIYA TAYO!!!

(PS: ngayong November 01, bukas, November 02, ay pinagkakaloob ng Simbahan ang PLENARY INDULGENCE para sa mga taong magsisimba,bibisita sa Sementeryo, o magdarasal para sa mga kaluluwa sa Purgatoryo. kaya ako inspired ngayon!!! hehe!!! :))

November 01, 2006

On the Saints and the Souls...

The Glory of all the Saints in Heaven...

November 1, 2006 - Solemnity of All the Saints
Matthew 5: 1 - 12
1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down his disciples came to him.
2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:
3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5 "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
10 "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 "Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you
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The Poor Souls in Purgatory...

November 2, 2006 - Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed
John 11: 17 - 27
17 Now when Jesus came, he found that Laz'arus had already been in the tomb four days.
18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off,
19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.
20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary sat in the house.
21 Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
22 And even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you."
23 Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again."
24 Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."
25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,
26 and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
27 She said to him, "Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, he who is coming into the world."

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Ninais ng Diyos na tayong lahat ay magkaisa sa iisang katawan, ang Simbahan. kaya nga, tayong lahat ay mapapalad, kasi ating pinagdiriwang ang dalawa sa mga dakilang kapistahan ng ating Simbahan. ang tawag ng iba sa dalawang araw na ito ay UNDAS, ang iba, Todos Los Santos, ang iba, Araw ng mga Patay... pero in one sense, iisang kahulugan lang. Pinahahayag nito ang iisang Katawang Mistiko ni Kristo, ang Simbahan.

Ang Simbahang Matagumpay, o ang mga Santong maluwalhating nabuhay sa Mundo...

Ang Simbahang Nakikibaka, o sa ibang salita... tayo.

Ang Simbahang nagdurusa, o ang mga banal na kaluluwa sa Purgatoryo.

pero paano nga ba tayong nagiging isa?

humihingi tayo ng tulong sa mga Santo, at sa mga kaluluwa.

humihingi sa atin ang mga kaluluwa ng tulong at panalangin, gayon din naman, tinutulungan nila tayo sa paggabay sa atin.

humihingi ang mga Banal sa Diyos ng mga biyaya't grasyang kailangan natin, at ginagabayan tayo.

ganoon lang naman.

nawa, sa pamamagitan ng dalawang araw na ito, ay mas lalo nating maunawaan na tayo ay kaisa ng mga Banal at ng mga kaluluwa sa mga pakikibaka dito sa mundo.

Siya Nawa.

On the Lady of the Most Holy Rosary...

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, La Naval de Manila


Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag, Pangasinan

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The 150 Davidic Psalms (the Psalter of David) have always been prayed by Old Testament Israel , Jews, and Christians for personal prayer, communal prayer, lamentations, praise, thanksgiving, and, in the case of Christians, to demonstrate the fulfillment of prophecy. They came to form a large part of the Divine Office sung at the various canonical hours by religious. Lay people who didn't have copies of Scripture or the Breviary and lay people and religious who were illiterate would substitute 150 Pater Nosters (Our Fathers) or Aves (Hail Marys) in place of the 150 Psalms they could not read. The prayers were originally counted by transferring pebbles from one bag to another, but soon enough Christians began to tie a rope with knots on which to count. This evolved further into using beads or pieces of wood in place of the knots, and this soon came to be called the "Psalter of the Laity." Around the end of the first millennium, Rosaries contained the present five decades (sets of ten beads), with the Ave beads shaped like white lilies for the purity of the Virgin, and the Pater beads shaped like red roses for the wounds and Passion of Christ. St. Dominic de Guzman popularized the Marian Psalter in the form we have it today (150 Aves with a Pater after each 10) when Our Lady encouraged him to pray it that way in response to the Albigensian heresy. So associated with the Rosary is St. Dominic that the Rosary is often called the "Dominican Rosary." Our Lady also appeared to the children at Fatima and asked that the Rosary be prayed daily, including the "Fatima Prayer," as part of what must be done in order to prevent Russia from spreading its errors throughout the world (the other things being the faithful wearing of the Brown Scapular, the First Five Saturdays Devotion, acts of reparation and sacrifice, and the Consecration of Russia to her Immaculate Heart by the Pope and all the Bishops in union with him. This last has not been done). The Rosary, thus, has always been a weapon against heresy and trouble; in fact, the 7 October 1571 victory of Christendom over Islamic warriors at the Battle of Lepanto -- the first naval victory against the infidels -- was attributed directly to the Rosaries prayed by the faithful.While non-Catholics see the Rosary as a mindless chant, what they don't understand is that the Rosary is a meditation on the lives of Mary and Jesus. Each decade (each set of 10 Ave beads in the circular part of the Rosary beads) represents a single Mystery in their lives, and as the prayers are prayed, we contemplate that particular Mystery. There are 4 sets of 5 Mysteries -- the Joyful, Luminous or light, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries. One set of Mysteries is traditionally prayed on different days of the week, and one who prays a single set (i.e., 50 Aves) can be said to have "prayed the Rosary," but, literally, a complete Psalter consists of all 15 Mysteries (150 Aves, going around the beads three times). The typical way of Rosary-praying -- i.e., praying a third of a Rosary -- is more accurately, but uncommonly, called praying a "chaplet." (Note that there are many, many different kinds of chaplets -- some to Jesus, some to the Holy Ghost, some to Mary and the other Saints, etc. -- each with different arrangements of prayers and many having their own style of beads). Like the Mass, what you take emotionally from the Rosary is what you bring to it, but in any case, emotional highs aren't the point of prayer. Prayer is for the glory of God.

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Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary... ano nga ba ang aking masasabi tungkol sa kanya? isa lang. ROSAS. ito ang ating mga iniaalay sa Mahal na Ina. Sa tuwing ating dinarasal ang limang dekada ng Santo Rosaryo, ay animong limang dekada ng mga rosas ang ating inilalagay sa kanyang paanan. Mary likes that, and that honors her. honor beyond everything. and this also makes us love her. napapamahal tayo sa Ina ng Mananakop, dahil sa ating pagdarasal na ito...

Nawa, sa ating pag-observe sa Buwan ng Rosaryo, ang Buwan ng Oktubre, ay tunay tayong mapalapit sa Diyos, sa pamamagitan ni Maria, sa ating tuwi-tuwinang pagdarasal ng Santo Rosaryo.

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Amin po kayong inaanyayahan para sa aming October Devotion, comprising of the praying of the rosary, and some reflection to the first 15 mysteries: Joy, Sorrow, and Glory; mula po Oct. 1, hanggang Nov. 2, 2006, sa ganap na ika-4 ng umaga. Maraming Salamat Po!!!

Regina Sanctissimi Rosarii, Ora pro nobis!!!