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"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."   -  Proverbs 3:5,6

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Pentecost Message from brev Lookie

Hi Brevs,

Today we remember how the Holy Spirit was received by Mother Mary and
the disciples.  Suddenly the disciples spoke in tongues and were
filled with wisdom. They began to have confidence to go out and tell
the world of the good news. Jesus has risen from the dead and
salvation is at hand.

We have the Holy Spirit in our hearts. It is our choice to be open to
the grace of God's Spirit. The Lord has made the new covenant with His
children, by staying in the temple of our hearts. Open yourselves to
God's wisdom. It is time to listen to His voice. Let that voice come
out from your mouth and bring out God's love to all.

Share the Holy Spirit. Make that little good deed at a time.

Have a Spirit filled Sunday and always claim the dreams that God has
planted in your hearts.

Otcho!!!

Breviarianly yours,
brev LooKie

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Ascension Sunday Message (email from Brev Lookie)

I want to share brev Lookie's (my brother) Ascension Day message with you...

A blessed Sunday to all Brevs!

Fall in love with God as we pray the Breviary (Liturgy of the Hours).

Today we remember how Jesus was taken up to Heaven before the eyes of
His disciples. He leaves them with the mission, "Go then, to all
disciples everywhere and make them my disciples: baptize them in the
name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teach them to
obey everything I have commanded you." (Mt. 28:19-20a). This mission
was passed on to us as we accepted the role of being God's disciples.

As Brevs, we reach out to all people to let them know of God's love
and mercy thru our services and way of life. Whether we like it or
not, we have been tasked to make disciples of every person we meet.
How? By the way we live our life and by the way we speak. There's no
need to go out in the middle of the streets shouting God's message. We
can do it in our own simple ways. We can do it by how we do our work,
how we deal with our friends, how we relate with our families, how we
forgive those who have wronged us and how we reach out with those who
are in need.

St. Therese of Lisieux did it in her own simple ways. Look at how she
became a saint because of her so called "little ways". In her quest
for sanctity, she believed that it was not necessary to accomplish
heroic acts, or "great deeds", in order to attain holiness and to
express her love of God. She wrote,

   "Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great
deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by
scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every
glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love."

Simply live a good life and others will follow. Remember always that
doing God's mission is attainable. It can be done by all. The great
thing is God has equipped us with the necessary tools to do His work,
through your talents, attitude and virtues.

Live a blessed life and never forget your best weapon. Prayers!

God bless everyone!

Breviarianly yours,
brev LooKie

FILLING IN THE NEED – A Higher Calling

         By declaring and claiming the identity of being a Breviarian means acquiring the duty of being soldiers of Christ.  As a Brev, we are responding to a higher calling of filling in the needs of our dear Mother Church.  This higher calling has a special vow attached to it – availability (thanks bro.A!).  It does not mean however that you are always physically present, but that availability to go the extra mile in answering to a particular call in the most creative way possible you can think of or inspired to do.  It may sound difficult, but saying "Yes" to God gives you a special anointing to carry out a task He requires of us.  We could make many excuses of turning our backs to a  call, but when God chooses you, that means there is no other person who can do the way you are capable of doing.  Question is:  Can He count on you?

     "Filling in the Need" may have become a cliché in our community but let us be reminded that this is one of the primary reasons why we existed and are still existing.  God continues to call us because the work He has for us is not done yet.  Rest is in heaven.  God has given us this special grace to recognize a unique path to sainthood – making each moment of our lives a DIVINE APPOINTMENT...a priority above all as we have to PUT HIM FIRST in everything.  [M.O.B.] – Make good Or make room But don't make excuses!

                When we took the name Brevs, it did not only mean we are to be active Catholics.  It called us to be REAL sons and daughters of the Father.  And if we have the faith that the Holy Spirit moves in our lives, then we are expected to do more than the ordinary...because we can....because He chose us.

                Maybe we do have our own wills and personal plans, but God gives us more than we can understand.  So when God calls, are we willing to obey and make His plans our own?  Can we say, "READY" like Abraham?  Can we leave our nets IMMEDIATELY like Peter?  Are we willing to follow Him in any road and to obey at any cost?  Or are we like those who were willing to follow but had to take care of some matters before being ready?  Because He was not part of our current schedule?  What is our priority? Let us be reminded that in the end, our relationship with God matters most. 

                We are indeed challenged to prove our love to God.  Is He still number one in our lives?  With all the things we do in our lives, at the end of the day, can we say we were working according to His holy will?  Or were we just relying on our own understanding and putting all human efforts to do something successfully, leaving no space for Him to work with us? Let us not forget that He is our partner; not merely a Master.  The balance in our lives can only happen if we have Him outweigh every aspect of our lives.

                The task is most of the time toilsome, yet it is full of His loving surprises.  There is no specific perfect time when to respond to God's call of love as each moment of our lives is GOD'S APPOINTED TIME.  We may feel unworthy, we may feel small, we may think we may be emotionally compromised...we may make the biggest mistakes  or even become everyone's heartaches...but never fail to trust in His mercy for He will see us through because He alone knows what each of us can do. 

                We have our motto:  Nothing but the Best for God!  Oh yes, in everything we have to prepare ourselves like real soldiers and just wait until the Lord has in need of us. That's the way DAVID prepared himself.  He was young and was just a shepherd boy, but he was anointed and had great faith in God.  When the battle was set before him, he recognized the call and responded bravely and immediately because he knew that God was on his side and while he took pleasure on His blessings, he wanted to prove God that He could also count on him.  The victory was not that he defeated Goliath.  It was more of being there when THE appointed time came for him for God's glory to manifest.

                So you see, we don't wait until the storm has passed or if we are ready, healed or perfect or "pag may time," before we start serving or loving God.  We don't wait for the others to change or to go first before we respond.  Again, it is between you and God.  Our READY YES is more than enough for His grace to overflow and use us in His own unique way.  He meets us where we are.  And for those of us who think that we have given our best and have responded to a call in the past, be reminded that while we carry the name BREVIARIANS, the call of making a difference in this world to make manifest the glory of God never ends as long as we can breathe. 
              

                You are called...you are anointed...you are chosen.  Once a Brev always a Brev.

              

                HAPPY EASTER!  Brev It On!

                               

                               

               

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A New Year...A New Chapter...A New Life...

               When we were kids, I remember Mark, my baby brother, imitating almost everything I did.  When I displayed my drawings on our refrigerator, the following day you would see the same picture posted beside it drawn by him.  When I started painting and had my works included in our school’s exhibits, later on he excelled by winning poster making contests.  When I finally made my own signature, I saw him practicing his signature that looked almost the same as mine (he took out the “R” and replaced the signature with “M”).  I loved dancing and made it my hobby for quite some time and never thought he’d be able to outgrow his stiff moves...yet years later, he became a choreographer and turned out to be a very graceful dancer.  I learned to play two instruments and somehow discovered I could sing; but my brother can play more instruments and I consider him as one of the musical geniuses of this generation.  I took up commerce and he successfully made it as a CPA.  I dreamed of a lifetime spiritual partner...while he prayed for a lifetime partner and met his soul mate.  I planned of getting married and HE GOT MARRIED!

                Haha!  Don’t get me wrong here...I am actually the proudest sister on this universe.  My baby brother is now a man I believe God is so pleased to have made.  When he asked me two years ago if he could marry, I honestly didn’t know how to answer sincerely.  It made me cry whenever I thought of it ever since.  Because it meant letting go of my baby brother who is my best friend, my knight, and my favourite brother in the whole wide world (does that count? Hehe!)!  I would always tell people, I can let go of anybody except my brother.  However, seeing him grow to be a wonderful person who always does nothing but the best for God and always putting Him first than anybody else, I no longer have to play as a protective sister always worrying what will become of him in the future.  I have seen that Jesus resides in him and I trust that his future will be so bright.

                As he starts a new chapter of his life, I am hoping that more people will be inspired by his examples.  Discovering his state of life was not an easy choice for him as well.  Discerning for the right vocation, dealing with the ups and downs of relationships, facing the challenges in our family purified him all these years into becoming what he is right now.  The blessing that the Lord bestowed upon him recently is just amazing – Sacrament of Matrimony.  This sacrament will truly make him steps closer to God as he has a partner to be with on his journey. 

                To his wife, Aya, I praise God for making her part of our family.  She is one of the most genuine friends I have.  I am glad to have her as an official sister.  I can be at peace now knowing that somebody will be there to take good care of my brother and to support him in his ongoing mission of BRinging EVery Soul TO Christ the King.  May they be examples to all those who are discerning on their state of life and a model to those who are starting a family.

                To the newlyweds, congratulations!  My blessings and prayers will always be with you...I LOVE YOU.  Brev it up!

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BREVS FOREVER...FRIENDS FOREVER...

An Anime’s Story

                Kurama... Hiei...Kazuma Kuwabara... Yusuke Urameshi, etc... you familiar with these names?  Okay, how about Dennis, Vincent, Alfred, and Eugene?  Oh well they are the same guys from Yu Yu Hakusho or GHOST FIGHTERS!  Riiigghhht!  Yeah yeah I know...the English version is not at all that 100% wholesome nor its Tagalog version with all the creepy creatures from the underworld and the way they actually slaughter the humans and vice versa.  Eugene is the spirit detective who makes sure the evil ones are kept from harming the human world as instructed by Koenma, the prince of the spirit world.  And so on and on and on... And why am I mentioning it? Oh nothing! Just finished 15 cd’s of the whole season of Ghost fighters compliments of my brother Lookie. Hah!  Yeap with all the gruesome cartoon scenes I was so fascinated watching the anime.  Don't get me wrong.  I’m never a fan of violence and I faint at the sight of too much blood (found that out when I had 3 blood tests in just one occasion).  But what struck me the most is the kind of friendship these guys had.  They were different beings with different talents and started indifferently towards each other.  However, their differences made them into a great team that stick to each other for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, ‘til death...do they uhhhh...get stronger! Hehe!

                Actually watching it reminded me of the Brevs.  Not that we fight demons head on, but how real friendship is built in our community despite the many challenges we face.  More so, the greater the hardship, the stronger our bonds become.  Hope you noticed that.  We also have our own differences yet in the Brevs, every uniqueness is appreciated and affirmed making each person to grow even to a better Catholic.  With that kind of bond, we are able to conquer the forces of evil bringing every soul to Christ the King!

THIS IS MY STORY...

Grade school!

                It’s funny that the team’s experiences gave me a rewind of my life as far as grade school.  That time, (well...you don’t have to know when was that specifically) I was one of the most competitive students there is.  I danced when they asked me to dance.  I acted and gave my all in any form of speech competitions.  I managed to get all honor cards for all subjects so that I can present them to my parents and win their attention.  I wanted to be competitive to maintain my image as beauty and brains! I was pretty cute that time...objections?  Hey I was forced to join a beauty pageant in 6^th grade...major major winner!  Okay I’m bragging here...but my point is despite the adorable victories I had, I was a failure.  I failed having true friends.  I jumped from one group to another.  I longed to have a best friend yet nobody wanted me.  I became a pleaser addict.  I tried to be good to everybody but then...they always left me after half the school year’s over.  The longest time I was able to keep my friends was when I was in 6^th grade thanks to our guidance counsellor who created a group called Project Well Spring (cool nerds).  I guess popularity was not at all rewarding.

High school!

                My high school life was the opposite.  Since I was attending an all-girls school, I thought I would somehow have a permanent group.  So what I did?  I did not join extracurricular activities.  I concentrated on studying and hanging out with studious people.  I still had the spark of competitiveness as I tried my best to cope up being an outstanding student.  Oh yes!  I was able to keep my friends longer this time.  How?  We were classmates until junior high. Ha! Ha!  However, I was really different from them.  Aside from studies, while they talked about boys and fashion, I kept talking about Disney and Don Bluth cartoons and even singing their theme songs during break time.  So they didn’t want me around for quite a while.  Guess they got tired of listening to me as I usually go flat on the notes!   I also met my first real best friend who I loved so much that I gave her anything she wanted that was mine –from food to wardrobe to whatever!  Maybe if I had a boyfriend I could have given it to her too.  It was as if buying her friendship.  (That, my friends, is very dangerous.  We will talk about that on our next chat).  Where is she now?  I don't know.  I never saw her again when she graduated.  I miss her though. J

                  My Senior year was different.  I met our formator, Bro. Alex and became part of the youth ministry of a Charismatic community where he was then a consecrated brother.  That time, I longed for real friendship.  A friendship that is Christ-centered.  So I became a weirdo in school...avoiding worldly friends and always looking within...praying and fasting...I concentrated on being friends with the Lord.  You should have seen me!  I was...uhmm...alone!

College!

                First two years in college, I was picky (no wonder I never had a bf those days) and was very choosy with friends.  I usually hang-out with my fellow youth ministry members.  Otherwise, you would see me...again, alone.  I was just too spiritual.  Is that a good thing?  Maybe so...it helped me establish a firmer relationship with the Lord.  But I suppose everything was just a preparation for the greatest surprise of all times – the BREVS!

BREV ERA!

                On my 3^rd year in college, Lookie, Cardo, KuJo and I were reunited with bro. A!  Thus, the Brevs era!  Together with Grace, Shobe, the rest of the KC, Rodge, Buttercup and the Rivers of Living Water, a new friendship began.  It felt like family.  No qualms of revealing our true selves.  Coming together, serving during the mass and singing were so effortless.  We were enjoying each other’s company and experiencing a joy that heals.  I say “heals” because all of us were actually broken in so many ways.  But that brokenness did not hinder us from getting to know each other, accepting each one’s weaknesses, and loving like brothers and sisters.  Those times, I felt I belonged.  I was affirmed.  I didn’t have to be conscious on how I looked, the way I dressed, and I was free to share who I was.

Present Day...still part of Brev Era

                Ok those people I’ve specifically mentioned above?  Where are they anyway?  Hey!  We are still together.  We are the dream team!  Ghost fight...err...Brev Shepherds as you know.  We are still the same old (I mean not so old) broken people who came together, evolved and became Brevs.  Through the years, we had a lot of ups and downs.  We had fought with all our powers and abilities.  You could have witnessed our disappearing acts!  We’re all good at it.  Our clashes and battles with the outside world cannot be compared with the battles we had in the circle.  But we are still here!  That’s the miracle of friendship not built by human hands but by the love of God.  Truly friends are friends forever if the Lord’s the lord of them as the song goes.  Our common weakness?  We can’t live without each other...success is not complete if somebody is missing.  Our differences gels us in harmony.  We complement each other.  That’s why I’m proud that I have been gifted the greatest friends who are so important in achieving our dreams as a community.  We have great dreams and seemingly impossible goals but I believe we can do it because we have a dream team in our midst. 

The Dream Team...

                First, our master, Bro. A! who is the head and our mentor.  Most of the creative ideas come from him.  He is anointed in bringing together and teaching young people (like us).  He is a genius and an artist so be careful with his mood swings.  We have Rodge, the look-alike of John Lloyd, whose expertise is technology.  A heartthrob in looks and in deed.  Typically stands his grounds...can’t convince him that easy.  Lookie, my brother, is the accountant.  He is a Bo Sanchez-Michael V in the making.  Started as a very young preacher...funny but very strict.  Buttercup, my adopted bro, gets the job done in a jiffy.  He delivers even if he looks like joking around most of the time.  His weakness?  My brother!  (joke!)  His other weakness is Cardo.  Cardo is our superior I.Q. guy but always maintains his cool and poise so nobody notices when he makes a mistake(shh...don’t tell him I told you) but he is honest to admit it anyway.  Got super talents in music too but prefers to travel around the world and be our ambassador.  You want an honest opinion?  He would give it to you even if it hurts.  Actually, these three have their own superhero team...it’s just that they can’t be considered superheroes unless they exist in the Brevs.

                Now the girls team.  We have our  PR manager, gorgeous Grace.  She is the voice of the Brevs.  And she can put on high notes to those people who are not giving their best for God.  We have our very talented  persevering gentle Shobe.  She is beautiful inside and out but you can’t go near her easily as you will find yourself frozen while she enchants you with her music and charm.  Her downfall?  She thinks she is a failure...duh??!!  And finally, me.  I get to do the boring job.  I keep the money but not allowed to spend it.  I do the reading and the listening.  They talk a lot and then I do the writing.  I’m their cry baby...too emotional that they have to either pamper or make “batok” most of the time.

                Even then, we love each other and respect each other.  We are protective of each other and forgive each other.  Yeap!  I’m surrounded with the best people in the world.  They can do what I can’t yet they want me around.  That’s why I consider them not just friends but my spiritual family along with the rest of the Brevs. 

A Spiritual Family

                According to Robert Kiyosaki in his book, Rich Brother Rich Sister, “Family number two is our spiritual family, the family that draws us with its call, the promise of acceptance, true understanding, and happiness.  It is a community in which we know the power of unconditional love and find that which we know, in our hearts, is missing from our life.  Our spiritual family is our true home, an environment where we can live the life we are born to live and gain the perspective and ability to accept and appreciate other thoughts and points of view.”

                Henceforth, for all the Brevs, start living the Brev life; keep loving and building that special bond of friendship while enjoying the road to holiness.  And for those who are still seeking their spiritual family, hope you find it in our community.

                "I shall not call you servants any more, because servants do not know what their master is about. Instead I have called you friends, since I have made known to you everything I learned from my Father."

- John 15,15

               

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Real Love Chats - A New Blog!!!

Hi Everyone!

Good news!  I’ve just set up a new blog where we can talk about relationships.  You may post questions or ideas that may help others who are in need of healing or advice on this particular subject.  I will be inviting some of our Brev Shepherds to also help answer some questions you may have.

http://reallovechats.blogspot.com

It is not a love guru blog but rest assured that we will be giving our best to guide you to a happier life with the ones you love especially God.

Brev it up!

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Brevs on Its 11th Year

The Brevs are indeed growing up. As the days go by, more and more Brevs are being sent away to spread the Good News to the world. However, a new breed would always spring up and take over the temporary duties left by a Brev-on-Mission. Let us not be disheartened if we do not see those people whom we were with the past years. Everything has a purpose, so to speak. What we have now is God’s will for us. No matter where we are, once a Brev always a Brev…for we are a chosen race. We move on…we cannot delay what God has planned for us even before our community was formed; or even before we were born. It is not merely the people we are working with that will make any mission we have a success. We, as individuals, will always make mistakes no matter how talented we are. We are but humans – sinful and weak. We cannot perfect our individuality…we simply rely on God’s grace for us to strive to be like Him. Nonetheless, we can always try to perfect our commitment with God.

Our commitment to serve and love God in the best way we can is success in its genuine form. We do not rely on our fellow brevs to do good always; otherwise, we will just end up disappointed. What we should be concerned of is if WE are personally living out our motto: “Nothin’ but the Best for God!” How are we contributing to its general success? Besides, it is primarily because we love God that is why we are here. Our goal as a community would just be secondary to this. It will always be how we responded to the Call of Love that matters most of all. Everything else will follow for once we say our “YES,” God will give us the necessary graces that we need to accomplish the things He has entrusted to us. Our focus is how to please and serve God and not on how the others would either inspire or affect us before we are motivated to move.

Commitment is a sacrifice. We sacrifice our own will, set aside our emotional disposition, denying ourselves from our selfish desires, and getting over our secular foundation for the greater good. Though we are in an age where convenience is easily provided, let us not be afraid to experience difficulties and sufferings. More so, we must even value it. It is in overcoming our daily struggles for the love of God will our hearts be judged. It is all part of the package called Perfect Joy.

On our eleventh year, we are still beginning...a start of a new era! There are so much more to expect as Jesus is full of surprises. Let us always be open to what the Lord is giving us. Weak as we are, we are BUT A CHOSEN RACE. We have to accept that with all humility – that we have been entrusted a special mission in this generation and that our simple ways will make a great difference in this world. Hence, we have no choice but to persevere. Why? Simply because God loved us first! How can we ever refuse such a great love? “You did not choose me. I chose you...” Never say “I am tired” or “I give up” when serving for our labours when done for God’s glory will never be in vain. Do not say “I am unworthy” since nobody is worthy enough. We are in a spiritual warfare and the enemy will never stop attacking us. We have to be on our guard. Pray unceasingly as St. Paul would put it. The enemy persistently lures us to be lukewarm or to turn our backs to what we have been called to do. Remember, whenever these occur, it only means the Lord has something great in store for you.

Therefore, fellow Brevs, be happy! Receive God’s grace. Always remember [M.O.B] – Make good or make room but don’t make excuses. BREV IT UP! 8tch8!

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