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Bishop Buenaventura Famadico had decided that due to many prayers parish churches prays during the mass, the parishes within the diocese will use the prayer in preparation for the golden Jubilee to give importance to the preparation for the said event before the Post Communion prayer. Other prayers like that for the coming of the Pope this coming January can be prayed before or after the Mass.  Ama namin sa langit sa pasimula pa tinawag mo na ang lahat ng tao upang matamo ang iyong katotohanan. Sa pamamagitan ng halimbawa ng iyong Anak, di mabilang na mga lalaki at babae ang tinalikuran ang lahat para sa Kaharian ng Diyos. Sa Perlas ng Silangan itinatag mo ang isang lalawigan na hindi lamang naging duyan ng mga bayani bagkus nabiyayaan ng isang buhay na Simbahan na nakatalagang magsiwalat ng iyong liwanag sa lahat ng taong may mabuting kalooban. Ipagkaloob mo ang panibagong pagbubuhos ng kapangyarihan ng iyong Espiritu sa lahat ng mananampala...

Reflecting on one of our religious practices during Lenten season is the so called, Visita Iglesia as commonly known or Lakbay Dasal as some named it or Parokyang Estasyon or Parish Station as not to confused with the term Visita Iglesia that is first used  during the Holy Thursday evening visits to the blessed Sacraments being adored in all Catholic Churches. Some websites have offered a virtual tours to some known and historic Churches. On the same way on my part, it has come to my reflection why not find a software that can do that and present the Churches of Laguna. Well, we have a lot of plans but there is no time to accomplish so I started with the parish I am assigned to, St. Martin de Porres. Here is the St. Martin de Porres Parish Church in 360. St. Martin de Porres Parish by frjessie on Photosynth

A PRAYER FOR PRIESTS Keep them, I pray, dearest Lord, Keep them, for they are yours -  Your priests whose lives burn out before Your consecrated shrine.  Keep them, for they are in the world, Though from the world apart;  When earthly pleasures tempt, allure, - Shelter them in your heart.  Keep them, and comfort them in hours Of loneliness and pain,  When all their life of sacrifice For souls seems but in vain.  Keep them, and O remember, Lord, They have no one but you,  Yet they have only human hearts, With human frailty.  Keep them as spotless as the Host. That daily they caress;  Their every thought and word and deed, Choose, dearest Lord, to bless. --- Thanks to Anthony Catholic Chuch

The Diocese of San Pablo was erected by the Apostolic Letter Ecclesianum Perempla on November 28, 1966, separating it from the Archdiocese of Lipa to which it had belonged since 1910. On April 18, 1967, Bishop Pedro N. Bantigue was installed as its first bishop. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of The diocese comprises the territories of San Pablo City and the civil province of Laguna. This province lies in southern Luzon and is one of the Tagalog-speaking provinces that lie in close proximity to the City of Manila. It hems in three sides of Laguna Lake, the largest inland lake in the country which is also called Laguna Bay as it is believed that it had once been part of Manila. Its neighbors are Rizal, Cavite, Batangas and Quezon provinces, all belonging to Region IV. Nature has blessed Laguna with fertile soil, abundant rainfall and a mild tropical climate. It is where the University of the Philippines agricultural school is located, and whe...