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Meaning of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Icon

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Meaning of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Icon 1) Greek initial for Mother of God. ('MP-ΘΥ i.e. Μήτηρ Θεού, Mother of God) 2) Greek initial for St. Michael, the archangel. (OAM i.e. Archangel Michael) 3) Greek initial for St. Gabriel, the archangel. (OAΓ i.e. Archangel Gabriel) 4) Mary’s mouth is small for silent recollection. She speaks little. 5) Mary’s eyes are larger, for in all our troubles, they are turned towards us always. 6) Star on our Lady’s veil means she is the star of the sea who brought the light Jesus into this world. 7) Red tunic is the color worn by virgins at the time of Christ (AD33). 8) Christ’s hands turned palms down into his mother’s indicate that the grace of redemption is in her keeping. 9) Mary’s left hand supports Christ possessively. That means she is his mother. It’s a comforting hand for everyone who calls on her. 10) Dark blue mantle – the color worn by mothers in Palestine. It means Mary is both virgin and mother of Christ. 11) The ...

Determination

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Looking for one word meaning of determination in Filipino took me some time, I have to look to the English_Filipino dictionary to find one. Through I can explain the word but I need a one word that corresponds to the meaning. There are English one word term that if to be translated to the Filipino language could result to a combination of words, of which sometimes describes the word that give some meaning. At last, I found out what I am looking for, pagpupunyagi. Blogs commenting Fr. Jessie's post

What Does the Name 'Jessie" Means?

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What Jessie Means You are fair, honest, and logical. You are a natural leader, and people respect you. You never give up, and you will succeed... even if it takes you a hundred tries. You are rational enough to see every part of a problem. You are great at giving other people advice. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong. You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know. You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly...

Blessing of Fire

Video of the blessing of fire and the lighting of the Paschal Candle by Archbishop Rosales Homily of Archbishop Rosales during the Easter Vigil Celebration. There is a need for noise reduction here, still, I hope you could hear the homily Msgr. Pedro Quitorio III explains the celebration of the Easter Vigil