“Purihin ang Panginoon” means “Praise God!” This is the song that everyone sings after a prayer delivered by an assigned preacher in El Shaddai. Indeed, praise God for His guidance and protection for 25 years in existence of El Shaddai prayer partner here in Saipan. According to Sister Rica, a founding member of El Shaddai
Last week on “Liturgy in our Diocese”, we focused on the various symbols used in a funeral liturgy. Our focus this week is on CREMATION. Before 1996, the Order of Christian Funerals did not make any provision for the presence of the cremated remains of a body at the Funeral Liturgy. On August 06, 1996,
The deacon is an ordained minister in the Catholic Church. Ordination implies a permanent commitment, a stable role in the Church and sacramental grace. There are several important words in this description of a deacon. The first is the word “is”. When we speak of a deacon the focus is not on what he can
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Hb 1, 2-3; 2, 2-4 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Habakkuk Kuåntu tiempu, O Asaina? Hu ågang para Un ayuda yu’ låo ti Un e’ekkunguk yu’! Umågang yu’ giya Hågu, “Piligru!” låo ti Un ayuda yu’. Håfa na Un sedi na para bai hu li’i’
Gospel Reflection for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time by Deacon Stan Benavente, San Antonio Parish
VIRTUS fully integrated into the CCD program The new school year of ‘Eskwelan Pali’ has officially begun this weekend. Sunday Masses will be filled once again with young people, Churches parking lot will have lots of coming and going with parents dropping and picking up their kids for the CCD classes. Last Sunday, CCD teachers
In the life of the Church sometimes the spiritual devotions we practice are never explicitly connected to the work of social redemption, or social justice. It seems that sometimes we choose either to have a devotion to, say, Our Lady of Lourdes… …OR to put in volunteer hours contacting local legislators for change. We either
In the article last week on “Liturgy in our Diocese”, I shared the major changes that were approved and implemented on the Celebration of Christian Funerals in the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa. This week, our focus will be on the various symbols used in a funeral liturgy. SYMBOLS used in every funeral liturgy when the
Luke’s Gospel 16: 23 tells us that hell exists. “The rich man also died and was buried, and from the netherworld where he was in torment, he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.” Matthew 25:46 says; “And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to
What is diaconal ministry like in the early years of the 21st century? Deacons are ordained to ministry of the Word, the Altar and Service. Ministry of the Word and Altar are consistent for all deacons. However, the ministry of service varies, depending on the needs of the community to which the deacon is called
