The Paraclete Song by Rev. Fr. Marcs Castaneda

Here is a simple, easy to memorize, singable Holy Spirit Song you can pray upon and may help others to reflect as well. As we celebrate Pentecost Sunday, Let us pause for some time and ask the Holy Spirit to sanctify us. You may share the humble music video to your friends. I wish to thank Ms. Stela Chumacog for the beautiful movie clip. Enjoy as you pray with the song. Blessed Pentecost Sunday to all!   Pachies Point

Pentecost Message by 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

KALAYAAN SA BUHAY PARA SA DIYOS AT BANSA By Dianne Kaye Verceles Trinidad

Bawat tao ay may kalayaan

Ngunit dapat mahalin ang kasaysayan
Ating pamayanan ang ating kabuuan
Pinaka-importante rito ating mamamayan

Bansa natin ay dapat mahalin
Lahat ng kakayanin ay dapat gawin
Itama natin ang mga mali,
Sapagkat ito’y sawing-sawi

Buhay natin, kay Hesus ialay
Bilang pasasalamat, kamay mo iwagayway
Dahil sa kanya, kalungkutan ay
Tuluyang maglaho
Sa akin, sa iyo, sa ating mga tao

It's Summertime!

Pick-up Line:  

"Brev ka ba?"

"Bakit?"

"Kasi...I chose you!"

      Hello fellow kabibis*! It’s summertime. after the egghunting days comes the jobhunt blues. Rather than spending time doing nothing, thoughts run on how to land a summer job with probably different reasons why. To earn a few bucks. Get an experience. Or just for the fun of it. Whatever, it’s the point of getting a feel of how it is in the real world.  Others  may dwell on honing their skills in music, cooking, sports, the martial arts, swimming or dancing. Still others set their sights on the environment by hiking, camping, beachcombing, or plain nature tripping. 

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      Since our naturalities tend towards the unknown, the deep and the sublime, we suggest you go to the roots of your life purposes.  With a five-letter word pronounced, FAITH, summer might yet just be the right time to explore and delve into your divine senses and sensibilities. The discovery will certainly surprise you.

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      Work give us the dignity of our being. If this is the case, then we might as well be working on our being here. There are easy ways.Here are some:

1.       Join a faith-based youth group. There are lots out there. Inquire from your parish office. They are onto different charisms. Music ministry or choir. A charismatic community. Outreach driven. Parish-oriented-altar servers, readers and commentators. Or maybe a formative-teaching team or a prayer group. They are very accomodating and always welcome newcomers.

2.       Be on the look out for exciting church activities. Summer youth camps (Big Tent Fest), recollections, retreats, or vocation orientation seminars are aplenty. They can change the way you look at life and be aware of this world’s trappings.

3.       Read the Bible. It's God's love letter to us. A manual of life.It’s ok to browse or bible-cut at first. That should put you in a starting mode. All things work together for good to them that love God anyway. Great stories are waiting to be read from the Old Testament. The Life of Jesus make up most of the New Testament and sprinkled with the writings of St. Paul and other witnesses to Christ in the flesh.

4.       Read the lives of Saints. Much inspiration is gained from those who followed in the footsteps of Jesus. Their blood became the seeds of of the Church. Just look at the fruits.

5.       Pray the Rosary. May and October are Marian months. When it’s your home’s turn to host the block rosary, do not absent yourself. Take the lead.

6.       Receive the sacraments. A good confession gives you the grace to be stronger the second time around and a worthy receiver of the Body of Christ which is the Eucharist.

7.       Do a good turn daily. This isn’t just a scouting blabber. Its wisdom and practice gives you a good night sleep and hope for another day.

8.       More are to be discovered along as you journey your way through. Be not afraid. The Spirit is in the lead.

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     With a good prayer life in the offing, it will be no wonder why people get the giddy of being caught with nothing in their hand to make something out of. A sense of purpose will shape up and sooner you will find yourself  an effective instrument in His loving hands. Put God first and He will direct you and crown your efforts with success.

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Note: *Kabibe" is any of the marine bivalve mollusks from which pearls come from, usually averaging 27 a shell.. ka, from the word kapatid, or next of kin. bi from our radio program B.I. meaning, Brev Influence.

Alone at Last?

With all the personality tests I’ve taken and with how almost all of my friends describe me, I agree that one of my characteristics is really being too much dependent at times.  Before this Manila trip last February 05 to 10, 2012, I’ve never really been to any movie house alone, I’ve never eaten at any restaurant alone, and it drags me dead to visit any mall alone. A lot of things I have to do with a companion. And when it comes to decision making, I always have to ask for others’ opinion before I make up my own, always thinking that they might have better ideas than I do for myself.  Most of the time, I end up on either the wrong choices or not being totally happy with my choices in life.

               
          Enough with a very long introduction, as I said, last February 05, I accompanied my relatives to Manila for their scheduled flight back to UK. After that, I decided to stay there for a little longer because I wanted to visit my other relatives and friends in Manila (twice palang din kasi ako nagpupunta dito kaya parang ang ganda magbakasyon). When I arrived at my cousin’s place at FTI, Taguig, I rested for a bit then met up with other friends at SM Megamall, Ortigas and SM North Edsa at Quezon City. And because my cousin was working, I had to go to these places alone. As a first timer I was really nervous and anxious traveling. Since it was Manila, I kept in my mind to be extra careful with my things and myself (“Tignan mu mga gamit mo baka manakawan ka.” would be a familiar line I always hear). I would always bring with me a map of Metro Manila I bought to guide me with my adventure. I had to ride a tricycle, then jeep, then a bus, then MRT, LRT, wow! Any transportation there is I took them. I was able to visit Cubao as well, the mushrooming malls it has, friends from college and Brevmates, I visited my foster mom at New Manila QC and our foster parish—Mt. Carmel—during the National youth Day. Oh, ang dami diba? And indeed, no doubt, every bit of this adventure is worth savoring. Sobrang nag-enjoy talaga ako! :)

From the simple things like whether to ride a bus or MRT, having enough courage to eat at a restaurant alone, and the bigger things like whether to apply or not, to take the risk to be separated from my family just to work in Manila, indeed this trip taught a lot on being independent; not always depending on others ‘decisions and standing up for the choices I make. I’ve learned about the essence of being focused, knowing what I really want and searching deep down inside my heart the desires God has planted in me. It’s not that the opinions of others are wrong or are not good for me, of course their concern as my friends is enough to assure me that they only want the best for me and that they just want to help in any way they could. But sometimes, this time, I just know and feel it’s worth it to believe in myself. Because in the first place I have to remind myself that God is always with me. Not too much on depending on others, I think it is better to always, first, to depend on God especially through prayers. We know that when we seek God first, good things will surely follow. I’m just excited on where these decisions will take me in the next few months and I'm happy that finally I've started my career-- and that is making a decision. Honestly, it’s not really on being alone but on being ALONE WITH GOD. :)

Is your life simply worth Php 1000.00? by brev Aya

"Generosity is first and foremost about receiving, for how can we give what we do not have"... Book: laugh with God Today, Unang Ihip by Bro. Michael Angelo Lobrin (buy the book so you’d know what I’m talking about here... ;-)

For most of us (probably people who are of the same generation as I am), we grew up with many traditions observed during the Lenten Season especially Holy week. Traditions such as we should avoid loud music, excessive happiness (???), etc., etc.

Lenten Season is a time for Christians to remember the life that the Lord has lived as Man, and to take the time to slow down and reflect on our own lives. I know many of us are probably going through a lot right now and its so difficult to actually be grateful, we might be receiving blessings but we consider it as petty, not even surmounting to the problems that you are currently facing. But consider this, so great is God's love for you that we live for another day, another day... He answers you with HOPE.

Indeed how can we give something that we do not have, but we already possess something greater, The Love of God, that we can vividly feel and see through the little blessings we receive everyday. An example; everyday after work or after school, when you get home, save Php 5.00. Eventually, In 200 days that Php 5.00 would be Php 1000.00 (wag mo lang sungkitin yung piggy bank mo). My point is, if we count all our blessings, they’re more than the value of Php 1000.00 the Lord can give.

Is your life simply worth Php 1000.00?

Otcho!

Thank you Lord, for investing in me...Nawa ay madoble ko ang Php
1000.00 Mo. Amen!

Lenten Message by brev Mark Robe

It's Lenten Season all over again. A time to look into ourselves and reflect on what we have done with our lives.  We only get to live once.  Have you asked yourselves, "What if God takes me now?  Will I be prepared to leave my life and face Him?"

I loved this movie which starred Angelina Jolie.  The movie was "Life or Something Like it".  The line that struck me in this movie was when the main character said, "Live each day as if it was your last."  This helped me realize that we have to make every second count.

Have you expressed your affection to your love ones already?  Or even let them know that you love them in any way?  Have you given your gratitude to the people that have blessed you so much?  They may be your family, friends or even your enemies.  Have you forgiven the people who have wronged you or have you said your "sorry" to the ones you've hurt?

Life is a gift.  It was given for us to enjoy and have the freedom to make ourselves truly happy.  True happiness that you can gain by doing everything right.  Every trial, problem, hurts and warfare becomes petty if we all look into our lives and see all the blessings, triumphs, fulfillment and love that God has set right in front of us. To quote Bo Sanchez, "Our life consists of 1% problems and 99% blessings."  How true!  We just don't see it because we are too busy looking into that 1% part of our lives.  We are a race that looks into details yet we don't want to see the whole picture of our lives.  Turn to that 99% of your life and you will see how your life is wonderful and is blessed by God.

For the coming days, let us reflect on our lives and see the goodness of God.  Leave your problems and sins behind.  Today is a new day. Your past won't define your future.  Be renewed in God's spirit and be free of all that is not from God.  He loves you and He wants you to share His love to everyone else.

Live each day of your life as if it were your last.

Breviarianly yours,

brev LooKie

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