SCHEDULE OF THE RECEPTION OF THE SACRAMENTS 2018

Posted by - April 21, 2018

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel: First Holy Communion: May 19, 2018 9:00 AM Confirmation: May 19, 2018 5:00 PM San Vicente Parish First Holy Communion: May 20, 2018 9:00 AM Confirmation: May 27, 2018 9:00 AM San Roque Parish First Holy Communion: June 02, 2018 9:00 AM Confirmation: June 16, 2018 9:00 AM Santa Remedios

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MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL’S 3rd QUARTER PRESIDENT’S LIST AND HONOR ROLL

Posted by - April 21, 2018

Mount Carmel School congratulates these students for making it to the 3rd Quarter President’s List & Honor Roll. PRESIDENT’S LIST Students must have a GPA of 4.00 or above and must attain character marks of VG or above. 1st Grade: Asai, Ryusei Bamba, Sean Matthew Barcinas Donray Abholmwar Deleon Guerrero, Bella Reese Macaranas, Nico-Lahi Muna,

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Prayer

Posted by - April 21, 2018

The last of the pastoral plan core values is prayer. It seems strange that we need to specifically identify prayer as a core value but in this world of movements, social groups, Tweets and Facebook wall messages it may help to stop and remind ourselves that our faith isn’t just some social activity. It certainly

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IV DAMENGGUN PÅSGUAN RESUREKSION

Posted by - April 21, 2018

FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Acts 4, 8-12  Un tinaitai ginin i Bidan i Manapostulis  Bumula si Pedro ni Espiritu Såntu, ya kumuentus, “Hamyu ni manmå’gas yan manåmku’! Yanggin debidi en kuntesta på’gu put un måolik na fina’tinas ni macho’gui gi un inutit na tåotåo ya para bai in esplika taimanu na humomlu’ gui’, pues hamyu yan

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Archbishop Angelo De Donatis, papal vicar for the Diocese of Rome, holds a copy of Pope Francis' exhortation, "Gaudete et Exsultate" ("Rejoice and Be Glad"), during a news conference on the exhortation at the Vatican April 9. The document is on the "call to holiness in today's world." (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Holiness means being loving, not boring, pope says

Posted by - April 14, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God calls all Christians to be saints — not plastic statues of saints, but real people who make time for prayer and who show loving care for others in the simplest gestures, Pope Francis said in his new document on holiness. “Do not be afraid of holiness. It will take away

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Pope Francis waves during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 11. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Baptism opens door to Holy Spirit’s action, pope says

Posted by - April 14, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Parents who prefer not to baptize their children in the hopes that they will “understand and ask for baptism” as adults lack faith that the Holy Spirit will act in their child’s life, Pope Francis said. While some believe that there is no need to “baptize a child that does not

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Pope Francis speaks April 10 to some 550 "missionaries of mercy" in the Sala Regia of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. The pope, who originally commissioned the priests during the Year of Mercy, has extended indefinitely their special mission of preaching God's mercy and showing it, especially through the sacrament of reconciliation. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Door to door: Pope reaffirms missionaries’ mandate to knock on hearts

Posted by - April 14, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As a sign that God’s mercy cannot be limited, Pope Francis has recommissioned his special army of priests charged with bringing that divine mercy to everyone. Originally instituted in 2016 for the Year of Mercy, the “missionaries of mercy” were invited to return to Rome April 8-11 to share their experiences

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A Marian image is seen April 10 as Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican with hundreds of priests who are missionaries of mercy. The pope has continued the mandate of the missionaries of mercy. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Repentant sinners need merciful confessors, not inquisitors, pope says

Posted by - April 14, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Priests must give hope to men and women seeking forgiveness, encouraging them in their struggle away from the slippery slope of sin, Pope Francis said. Being merciful in the confessional helps penitents return to God without fear, even if they repeatedly stumble or slip on a path that “is filled with

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Vietnamese Cardinal Francois Nguyen Van Thuan is pictured at the Vatican in this 2001 file photo. Pope Francis cited the late cardinal in "Gaudete et Exsultate" ("Rejoice and Be Glad"), the apostolic exhortation on holiness published April 9. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via EPA)

St. Grandma? Pope cites the famous and the ‘saint next door’

Posted by - April 14, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Naturally in a document on the Christian call to holiness, Pope Francis cited a heavenly host of saints — including some whose sainthood causes are ongoing and some who probably will never be canonized. “A great cloud of witnesses,” he said, encourages each Christian to take steps toward holiness. “These witnesses

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Prelates and other clergymen concelebrate the April 6 closing Mass for a symposium marking the 50th anniversary of Blessed Paul VI's encyclical "Humanae Vitae." The Mass was celebrated in the Crypt Church at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (CNS photo/Rui Barros, courtesy The Catholic University of America)

Artificial contraception, abortion have damaged society, say speakers

Posted by - April 14, 2018

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Medical and legal experts addressing the damaging effects of artificial contraception and abortion on health care, law and society as a whole urged hundreds of attendees at a symposium to evangelize and transform the culture through the Catholic Church’s profound encyclical reaffirming the sanctity of marriage and human life. The speakers were

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