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Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The word assumption means that Mary went to heaven nit by herself to distinguish it from Jesus, the Christ who ascended to Heaven. Mary did not go to heaven by herself. Jesus ascended to heaven because it is His right as the "one who came from heaven". It is only through Jesus that Mary entered heaven. This is just a simple clarification but has great impact on the catechesis of the People of God. The difference is needed for the clarification that through the merits of Mary's faith and ours in Jesus Christ as the very reason of being taken to heaven. Good works is not excluded here because faith without work is dead. Blogs commenting Fr. Jessie's post

Mambers of the Divine Mercy Apostolate poses with me after the first Mass on the occasion of the Feast of the Divine Mercy Sunday.

Apostolado ng Panalangin or Apostleship of Prayer invited me in their meeting for any question they might want to ask concerning their apostolate as well as the activities of the Parish. I told them that prayer is the power house of any individual or group in any activities they will undertake. If they are really in communion with the Lord, Our Lord Jesus Christ will surely guide them in their decision making and as well as in the execution of their work. Because God surely wants us to succeed as part of his salvific plan to mankind.

Serving God starts when one make it as a decision. This video is made by the Missionaries of the Poor.

There are a lot of inquiry on the 7 Last Words of Jesus Christ before he died on the cross. So, I decided to post it here for reference. This is the traditional numbering, sometimes, number 4 and 5 are interchange. It does not really matter. But, this is the traditional 7 last words. 1. "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do." Lk. 23: 34 Pater, dimitte illis, quia nesciunt, quid faciunt. 2. "This day thou shalt be with me in Paradise ." Hodie mecum eris in Paradiso. Lk. 23: 43 3. "Woman, behold thy son." Mulier, ecce filius tuus. Jn. 19: 26-7 4. "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Deus meus, Deus meus, utquid dereliquisti me? Mk. 15: 34 (Mt. 27: 46) 5. "I thirst." Sitio. Jn. 19: 28. 6. "It is finished." Consummatum est . Jn 19: 30 7. "Into thine hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit." In manus tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum. ...