Almighty Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, may you be glorified as we and our households serve you.
Lord Jesus, you who are not ashamed to call us brothers, help us to do the will of our heavenly Father, so that we would be deserving to be your true family. Keep us secure along the paths of holiness and discipleship, and to be always obedient to you as our Master.
Holy Spirit, you who are the love that binds Father and Son together, empower us to know the love of Christ and be filled with all the fullness of God. Strengthen us as we endure the challenges of the authentic Christian life, and help us to be perfect through suffering.
Triune God, keep us, our households and our community steadfast in our resolve to serve you. Send us forth to be families on mission. Use us in order to witness to your love and to establish your dominion over the whole world.
Mama Mary, comfort us in our afflictions, cover us with your mantle of protection, and keep us in your loving embrace always.
Amen.Pro-abortion politicians should repent for promoting the destruction of human life, Irish Catholic Bishop Kevin Doran said Tuesday. Ireland officially legalized abortion Jan. 1, a dark new era for the once strongly pro-life nation. New Year’s Day was a day of mourning for pro-life advocates, but also one of determination as they vowed to continue working to protect unborn babies.
Talk on Divine Mercy
by Fr. Manny Cruz
Fishing boats constructed of fiberglass built by the No One in Need (NONe) movement in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Palo and Caritas. For distribution to fishermen displaced by typhoon Yolanda.
God has blessed us tremendously through all of 37 years, and especially during these times. He has been merciful to us, He has saved us, and He has poured out His bountiful blessings upon us. “But I trust in your mercy. Grant my heart joy in your salvation, I will sing to the Lord, for he has dealt bountifully with me!” (Ps 13:6). Our hearts must be full of joy.
Salvation has come through Jesus the Messiah, borne of the Virgin Mary, as “she who is to give birth has borne.” (Mi 5:2b). “Of her was born Jesus who is called the Messiah.” (Mt 1:16b). Jesus has taken “his place as shepherd by the strength of the Lord, by the majestic name of the Lord, his God” (Mi 5:3a). God is great, and Jesus is great, “for now his greatness shall reach to the ends of the earth” (Mi 5:3b).
“So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child.” (Lk 2:16-17). An amazing thing had happened. The Savior who is Messiah and Lord had been born. What great news for the whole world. The shepherds did make that good news known.
Today the world is in desperate need of this gospel. That in Jesus we are saved. That in Jesus we can have a new life of peace and joy. Today we are the shepherds that have been privileged to know Jesus and the reason for his coming, “which the Lord has made known to us.” (Lk 2:15c). Today we too are sent forth to proclaim this gospel of salvation in Jesus.
Our life and mission remains the same. We are families on mission. We are called and sent to defend faith, family and life. This is the greatest need today. This is the greatest work we can do.
We look on the year that has passed and we praise and thank God for all the blessings. Now we look ahead to the work entrusted to us. “May God bless us still; that the ends of the earth may revere him.” (Ps 67:8).
Happy New Year to all.
To address the growing challenges to the faith in this third millennium, the Holy Spirit has called for the New Evangelization. Unfortunately, most Catholics have not heard about it, or do not know about it, or do not understand it. Thus our Church is missing a great opportunity for an outpouring of grace and a much-desired revival.
LCS at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Markham, Ontario, held on January 17 to 31 (2019) with 21 participants.
Participants of Liturgical Bible Study Methodology Training held at the Epiphany of Our Lord Parish on March 18, 2017
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East Region Conference
May 24-25, 2019
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Covenant Recollection
April 27, 2019 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM, Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School, 3200 Kennedy Rd, Scarborough
Through
all of our 29 years, we have spoken much of our vision and mission, who we
are, what we are called to do. We know that we are an evangelistic and
missionary community. This has been true from the very beginning and has
never changed. We do our work within the context of family renewal. That
is one distinct factor that distinguishes us from other renewal movements.
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The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life. The Eucharist is the greatest gift God gives to His people. The Eucharist is our path to holiness and Christian perfection. The Eucharist is crucial to our work of the New Evangelization. We must have greater understanding and appreciation of the Eucharist, so that we can go forth and truly be effective witnesses to salvation in Jesus.
Servant leadership is crucial to our work of building up community and of doing a massive work of evangelization. Unfortunately, many who are leaders in our Church today may not have the heart of a servant. But Jesus, our Lord and Master, came not to be served but to serve. He is our main model.
The Episcopal Commission on the Laity (ECLA) of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has given formal recognition to the Couples for Christ Foundation for Family and Life (CFC FFL) as a National Private Association of the Lay Faithful.
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The Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan has given Ecclesiastical Recognition to the Couples for Christ Foundation for Family & Life on November 17, 2009. Click on the image below to view the Ecclesiastical Recognition document.
After having been re-appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to the Pontifical Council for the Family, the Padillas admitted that they are facing truckload of works to do with the Council given the numerous attacks being directed against the Church's doctrines on family and life.
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Last updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2019
