Monday, May 4, 2020

Patient Trust - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ

Patient Trust, Prayer of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ

Excerpted from "Hearts on Fire: Praying with Jesuits" by Michael Harter, SJ


Above all, trust in the slow work of God.
We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay.
We should like to skip the intermediate stages.
We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new.
And yet it is the law of all progress
that it is made by passing through some stages of instability—
and that it may take a very long time.
And so I think it is with you;
your ideas mature gradually—let them grow,
let them shape themselves, without undue haste.
Don’t try to force them on,
as though you could be today what time
(that is to say, grace and circumstances acting on your own good will)
will make of you tomorrow.
Only God could say what this new spirit
gradually forming within you will be.
Give Our Lord the benefit of believing
that his hand is leading you,
and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself
in suspense and incomplete.
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In this time of pandemic, a period of uncertainty, we are all invited to trust, to live with courage, and not be paralyzed by our fears. We trust in the slow work of God and his divine plan of renewing the face of the earth. We continue to hold on to hope and his promise that he will be with us until the end of the age. In the end, all shall be well. This is our prayer. Amen.

Sunday, May 3, 2020

BREAKING NEWS! CARDINAL TAGLE CO-OPTED INTO THE ORDER OF BISHOPS

Photo © Internet | Cardinal Tagle with Pope Francis
Today, May 1, 2020, Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, The Holy Father, Pope Francis through The Holy See Press Office released a Rescript that decided to co-opt into the Order of Bishops, His Eminence Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, DD, S.Th.D. He is now a part of the highest order of the College of Cardinals, joining Cardinals Pietro Parolin, Leonardo Sandri, Marc Ouellet and Fernando Filoni that was Co-opted into the same order. And since the rescript enters into force today, "the new Cardinal Bishop will be equivalent in all respects to their confreres who hold the title of suburbicarian churches."
RESCRIPTUM EX AUDIENTIA SS.MI: Rescript of the Holy Father Francis, by which he decides to co-opt into the Order of Bishops His Eminence Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, equating him in all respects to the Cardinals who have been awarded the title of a suburbicarian Church. (VATICAN NEWS) NOTE: The said order is the highest order of the College of Cardinals in the Catholic Church which only have six (6) members prior to his elevation. Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle is the first Filipino to be raised to the rank of Cardinal-Bishop. The appointment was made public today, May 01, 2020 at the Vatican.
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29 June 2013 Inauguration of the Monsignor Al Schwartz Memorial Center, Biga, Silang Cavite Photo © Al San Buenaventura, SJ
Proud Bikolano! with the Cardinal at JESCOMPH
CONGRATULATIONS, OUR DEAR CARDINAL-BISHOP LUIS ANTONIO G. TAGLE! GOD BLESS YOU IN YOUR NEW MISSION and POSITION IN ROME! PRAYERS!
-  from PROUD BIKOLANO BLOG!

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Congratulations! His Eminence Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle, D.D., S.T.D.

 Congratulations and we are proud of you! Truly deserving of the title, a very gentle and humble shepherd of his flock and servant of God.

Click here to learn more about the good Archbishop Tagle...

Thursday, August 23, 2012

In Memoriam: Sec. Jesse M. Robredo (May 27, 1958 — August 18, 2012)

 Hon. Jesse M. Robredo
Secretary of the Interior and Local Government
May 27, 1958 — August 18, 2012

Thank you for the inspiration! and for being a role model of a TRUE SERVANT LEADER! We, Bikolanos and Filipinos are very proud of you! May your legacy continue to inspire those in the government service.

+Eternal rest grant unto him, Lord and let your perpetual light shine upon him. Receive Him Lord into your Kingdom - being one of your faithful servant. And maybe the mantle of our beloved 'Ina', Virgin of Peñafrancia, protect and embraced you, Manoy Jess! Amen.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

In Memoriam: George E. Doty+

Our sincerest and deepest condolences to the bereaved family of our beloved, George E. Doty - a very generous man and a very loyal supporter of the wonderful programs of Fr. Aloysius Schwartz and the Sisters of Mary not just in the Philippines but in other countries as well especially in Korea. 
Eternal rest grant unto him Lord, may he rest in peace with his lovely wife - Marie J. Doty and our dear Fr. Al :(
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“If I did not have the Catholic faith and I wanted to invent a faith for myself, what would I do? I think I would reinvent the Catholic faith. It may sound foolish, but I think of a loving God, a forgiving God. How can you beat that?” ~ George E. Doty
His Eminence, Jaime Cardinal Sin confers the Serviam Award to George and Marie Doty for their outstanding support to the Sisters of Mary. The Serviam Award is the highest award in Service given by the Philippine Catholic Church in recognition of the great service to the Filipino people and the Catholic Church.
George Doty receives the Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters (Honoris Causa) from the Adamson University, Manila, Philippines (July 14, 1994)
George and Marie Doty with children of the Sisters of Mary - Girlstown in the Philippines
CNEWA at 75: Into The Future: George and Marie Doty, seated with Msgr. Stern at the inaugural service, gaze at the renovated dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, 2 January 1997. (photo: Joel Fishman)
Truly, the George E. and Marie J. Doty Award by the American Federation for Aging Research is a fitting tribute to these two great people. 
The last but definitely not the least in the inaugural class of the Founding Spirit: The Fordham University Hall of Honor.
The Charles Carroll Award in Catholic Philanthropy : George and Marie Doty (1999). In a spirit of profound admiration, affection, and gratitude, and in recognition of their generous and caring lives in service to humanity and to the church.
More about this great man can be found on the links below:
George E. Doty, FCRH ’38
Alumnus Sets Standard for Giving Consistency
Giving back: the generous legacy of George E. Doty 

CNEWA: Remembering George Doty
Obituary: George E. Doty Sr. (1918 - 2012)
Former Board Members of FADICA Mourned
Betlehem University: Remembering Mr. George Doty
BusinessWeek NewsFromBloomberg: George Doty, Who Guarded Goldman Sachs Purse, Dies at 94


Photo Credits: The Sisters of Mary, CNEWA,  Fordham University

Related Post: Congratulations Sisters of Mary on the Inauguration of the Marie J. Doty Memorial Infirmary

 

Friday, March 23, 2012

Philippines religious keep alive monsignor's drive against poverty


Mar. 19, 2012

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Tagle leads commemoration of Aloysius Schwartz’s 20th death anniversary

Servant of God Msgr. Aloysius Schwartz died on March 16, 1992, from Lou Gehrig’s disease which left him incapacitated for years. He died in the presence of his Sisters of Mary and Brothers of Christ, which he founded in Busan, South Korea, and brought to Manila in 1985.

The amazing ministry of Father Al, as he is affectionately called, was putting up the Girls Town and Boys Town in Silang, Cavite, and Cebu. These institutions have given at least 11,000 less privileged Filipino youth access to education.

The nuns and students mark the 20th anniversary of his death on March 16 at the Girls Town in Barangay Biga in Silang. Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle will lead the Concelebrated Mass at 10 a.m.

Full article: Tagle leads commemoration of Aloysius Schwartz’s 20th death anniversary