The Feast of the Nativity of the Lord is fast approaching and here in the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, churches will be filled with people every morning, in fact, much earlier than usual. For the past 43 years, the “Simbang Gabi”, which is the traditional Filipino way of preparing for Christmas has been celebrated here
Couples preparing to celebrate their Sacrament of Matrimony participated in the Marriage Preparation Day of Prayer at Maturana House of Prayer on December 9, 2019. Blessings and Prayers! May Blessed Margarita Maria Maturana–pictured at the center in the background—continue to intercede for each of you. The couples are pictured from the left, seated/standing: Raquel B.
By Julie Ann Loong On the first Saturday of December this year, Nuestra Senora Bithen de los Remedios Parish became the most recent of the four parishes in our diocese to practice the Dawn Rosary. With the sun still hiding below the eastern horizon, four women carried the andas of Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Last week, Mount Carmel School’s Theatre Club staged its production of Mamma Mia!, the hit broadway musical featuring the timeless music of ABBA. The show was a huge success with sold-out performances, rave reviews, and overjoyed audience members. The cast and crew members were phenomenal with several break-out performances, a professional upgrade to the club’s
Our focus this week is the role that we, as an assembly play in the Mass. Every liturgical celebration that is celebrated is an action of Christ and of the whole Church. During a celebration of the Mass, or of any liturgy, there are ministers who may seem to be doing the ‘work’. While it
By Julie Ann Loong, for the North Star As 2019 comes to a close, the Youth Ministry of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa along with Bishop Ryan cordially invite everyone to attend the upcoming Youth Camp Night scheduled for Friday, December 27. Registration begins at 3PM, followed by Mass in Our Lady of Mount Carmel
The third Sunday of Advent is traditionally called, “GAUDETE SUNDAY”. Gaudete is a Latin word meaning “REJOICE” in English. Rose colored vestment is worn by the priest at Mass. The joyful sense of the celebration of the Lord’s birth and the joyful expectation of his final coming is set in Philippians 4:4-5; “Rejoice in the
While I was raised in a Catholic home, attended Catholic schools through 12th grade, had one cousin who was a Carmelite nun and another who was a Monsignor, when I was in college I wandered from the Church. It is a relatively common occurrence. In the past it was often part of the process of
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Is 35, 1-6. 10 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Isaias I disiettu yan i manånglu’ na tånu’ u fanmaguf; i kansådu na tånu’ u maguf yan u famfloris. Para u famfloris abundånsia, ya u fanmaguf mangånta. Para u fanmanå’i ni glorian Lebanon i ginatbun Catmelo yan
Gospel Reflection for the Solemnity of The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary by Rev. Fr. Leo Neil C. Bullos, OAR, San Roque Parish
