Sometimes, we wonder if our toil of work, our prayers, and our kindnesses will amount to anything. It can feel that the sowing of our hard work, prayers, or the sowing of our kind words may not avail to anything. And that is the time we are to pray even more. When dwelling on this thought about whether hard work will be worth it in… Read More »The Angelus Prayer
The first time I heard the song “Morning Has Broken,” I thought it was so very beautiful. I heard the song at a mass at Mater Dolorosa at one of their fiestas. The song talks about praise in the morning: “Blackbird has spoken Like the first bird. Praise for the singing! Praise of the morning!” Since the beginning of the year, I have been working… Read More »Praise in the Morning
When I was single, I was glad to have found out about the Handmaidens group in Alhambra. I had attended a mass at St. Philomena Church and I believe Sr. Gloria Therese (who is now Mother Gloria Therese) made an announcement about the Handmaidens prayer group. I accepted the invitation to come see about the Handmaidens prayer group. It was the Jubilee year 2000 and… Read More »My Experience with Handmaidens Prayer Group