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Where can we encounter God?

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An exegetical reflection on the Gospel of the Third Sunday of Lent B (John 2:13-25) March 11, 2012 By Msgr. Lope C. Robredillo, SThD IN all world religions, there is a universal belief that God, however he is conceived, is far distant from all of us. He is transcendent and incomprehensible. He is the wholly Other. “For I am God, not man” (Hos 11:9b). But the discovery that God loves and cares for us, that we cannot exist without him makes all of us long for his presence. Whatever might be our reason, we seek him, we want to be with him. But where are we to find him? And how are we to encounter him? How are we to participate in the realm of the divinity? Of course, for some, God is thought to reside in the church. Accordingly, they spend hours praying in the church rather than under the tree. For others, he is encountered through intermediaries. This explains why devotion to the saints, often in the form of novena, litany, and celebrations of their feasts, is popular: one has a s...
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I also visited attorney Carolino who celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary, along with me is vice mayor and attorney Nor Briones, his wife and virgie As traditionally done, Salubong or Encounter starts at 4:00 in the morning. Here the two children acts as angels removing the black veil of Virgin Mary because she encountered her Son, The Risen Christ. After the funeral mass, I visited Eugene Tomas in the Hospital. She arrived last March from Canada and was diagnosed with cancerof the colon. I gave her the annointing of the sick at the Los Banos Doctors Hospital I visited Javier Escano in Sta. Maria because his grandson was Christened that morning.

Good Friday

Some video and MTV for this Good Friday 2007 Come and Listen An encounter with God Unspoken Prayer Read your Bible Who is this Man? (MTV) The Power of the Cross (MTV) What is Visita Iglesia? Remembering the Cross Msgr.Pedro Quitorio gives some insights on this matter as part of the CBCP Media works. Forgiving enemies as the greatest passion. This what God has done for us. Explanation of the Veneration of the Cross on Good Friday MTV Crucifixion (animated) It is finished