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Friday of the First Week In Ordinary Time (January 14, 2011)

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First Reading (Heb 4:1-5, 11) Responsorial Psalm ( Ps 78:3 and 4bc, 6c-7, 8) Gospel (Mk 2:1-12) Jesus healed the Paralytic brought by four of his friends.This paralytic must be loved by his friends that they have to  broken through the roof to reach Jesus.  May we have friends like that of the paralytic who are too loving to do anything to make their friends be cured by his illness. May we also be life this kind of friend who will do anything to make their friends have a better life. ShareThis Blogs commenting Fr. Jessie's post

St. Augustine Chapel Construction

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The president of the Philippines have moved the holiday of June 12 as the Independence Day celebration to June 9 for a long holiday. It is also an occasion from which the Lay Ministers of the Holy Communion can start the construction of the St. Augustine Chapel. Actually it is the renovation of the Old Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel building. Eucharistic Adoration was stopped even before I assume office as the Parish Priest. I have contemplated the continuation of the said devotion but as I observe the present situation of the Parish it is not possible as of the moment. From the very start there are few who would like to continue the devotion but I challenge them to give me people who can devote their time to fill the slot to stay in the chapel one hour each week. For some time, I have waited for response and I have received none. Yes, nada. The said edifice was been used for meetings of small groups for some time. But since the parish need to boost the devotion to the Patr...

Trimmings

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The trees within the church and convent yard need some trimmings. It was been since that I have told several people within the parish if they know someone who could assist me on this undertaking but it is only now that somebody have come out for the said job. The tress need to be trimmed because it is already a rainy season. A month ago, water have entered the church and convent because the roof drainage is full of twigs and dry leaves. It has caused much trouble. The difficulty on the construction of the church roof is that it is so stiff. It needs someone who could balance himself with the stiffness of the said roof and still remain to work there to get rid of the trashes. Blogs commenting Fr. Jessie's post