Magnificat

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,

My spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

for He has looked with favor on his lowly servant.

From this day all generations will call me blessed:

the Almighty has done great things for me, and Holy is His Name.

He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation.

He Has shown the strength of His arm, He has scattered the proud in their conceit.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of His servant Israel

for He has remembered His Promise of mercy,

the promise He made to our Fathers, 

to Abraham and His children for ever.

Fatima Prayer

Oh! My Jesus, forgive us our sins, Save us from the fires of Hell

And lead all souls to Heaven, Specially those who are most in need of Your Mercy.

Eucharistic Prayers of Akita

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. TRULY present in the HOLY EUCHARIST, I consecrate my body and soul to be entirely one with Your Heart, being sacrificed at every instant on all the altars of the world and giving praise to the Father, pleading for the coming of His Kingdom.

Please receive this humble offering of myself . Use me as You will for the glory of the Father and the salvation of souls.

Most Holy Mother of God, never let me be separated from Your Divine Son. Please defend and protect me as Your special child.  Amen.

Countering the flow

Our mission as Carmelite Seculars is to counter the flow, to go against the world and to show everyone not only through preaching, but most of all through our way of life, the existence of God and the right way of befriending "the One we know, Love's us".

- Jov of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, OCDS

Ave Maria

Music by : Fruto LI Ramirez, SJ
Arrange by: Arnel dC Aquino, SJ

Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum

benedicta tu; benedicta tu in mulieribus;

et benedicta fructus ventruis tui, Jesu.

Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,

ora pro nobis, peccatoribus,

nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.

Amen

From the Album
The Best of Himig Heswita

My younger brother's death

This morning, between 10 and 11 AM, my sister Dolly informed me via a call on my cellphone, that my younger brother Socrates was killed by still unidentified assailant.  He was 33, with 2 children.

Just a few weeks back, our eldest, Ross and I we're just talking when will be the time that we will all be able to see each other in person?" and yet before we could even set a possible date, one of my brothers whom I haven't seen since birth, for still unverified reason was killed.

Yes, I got separated from them when I was still young, and even today although we already know the story why I got separated, I haven't had a chance to meet them and just about, when we almost had a chance to do so, this thing happens, in all of a sudden.

As of now, I'm not really so sure as to the kind of feeling that I'm having.

Regret? for not meeting him during those times that I could have. Frustrations? for not being able to do anything at these point.  Anger? For the person who took his life, for he had not only taken a life but an opportunity for us to be with one another.

Mixed feelings, mixed emotions...

How can I possibly express what I feel at this very moment?

Only One can, and only One can pacify my thoughts and emotions today, He had carried me before, I know that He will carry me again... Not only me, but all of us...

Soc, I might no longer be able to express to you warmly the kind of brotherly love that I could have done so, allow me instead to express it to you today, in a way that I know could transcend the boundaries of time. For only in my prayers will I be able to connect with you, 'till the time that we are given a second chance to meet and remain forever...

" Eternal rest be granted to my younger brother Socrates Oh Lord, and let You're perpetual light shine upon him." 

"Justice for my brother's death! I cry oh Lord! Justice I call upon to those who are involve in his death!  

But not in the way that I know, but in a way that will not go against You're Will, for even though the situation angers me so much, I still wish to surrender everything to You to judge upon.  

Not my will, but may You're Will be done."

Holy Mary, Mother of all Carmelites, My Mother,  Pray for us. Amen

Ave Marris Stella

Hail thou star of ocean

Portal of the sky

Ever virgin Mother

Of the Lord most High

Oh! by Gabriels' Ave,

uttered long ago,

Eva's name reversing

Established peace below

Break the captives' fetters,

Light on blindness pour,

All our ills expelling,

Every bliss implore

Show yourself a Mother

Offer Him our sighs,

Who for us incarnate

Did not you despise

Virgin of all virgins

to your shelter take us,

Gentlest of the gentle

Chaste and gentle make us

Still as on we journey,

Help our weak endeavor,

Till with you and Jesus

We rejoice forever

through the highest heaven,

To the almighty Three

Father, Son and Spirit,

One same glory be.

Amen

Stella Maris

(M.V. Francisco, SJ/Silvino Borres, Jr., NSJ)

Kung itong aming paglalayag,

inabot ng pagkabagabag;

Nawa'y mabanaagan ka

Hinirang na tala ng umaga.

Kahit alon man ang pangamba,

di alintana pagka't naron ka;

Ni unos ng pighati at kadiliman ng gabi.

Chorus:

Maria, sa puso ninuman,

ika'y tala ng kalangitan;

Ningning mo ay walang pagmamaliw

Inang sinta, Inang ginigiliw.

Tanglawan kami, aming Ina,

sa kalangitan naming pita,

mawa'y maging hantungang

pinakamimithing, Kaharian.

(Repeat Chorus)

Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes

O Mother of mercy, healer of the sick, refuge of sinners, comforter of the afflicted, you know my wants, my troubles, my sufferings. 

Look with mercy on me. By appearing at the Grotto of Lourdes, you made it a privileged sanctuary, where you dispense your favors. 

Many of those who suffer have been cured of their infirmities, both physical and spiritual. I come therefore, with complete confidence to implore your intercession. 

O loving Mother, if it is God's will, grant my request. In gratitude for your favors, I will endeavor to imitate your virtues, that I may one day share in your glory. Amen.

Feast of Carmelite Saints

January

3 - St. Kuriakos Elias Chavara, Priest

9 - St. Andrew Corsini, Bishop

May

16 - St. Simon Stock, Religious

22 - St. Joaquina de Vedruna de Mas, Religious

25 - St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Virgin

June

7 - Bl. Anne of St. Bartholomew, Virgin

14 - St. Elisha, Phropet

July

13 - Bl. Teresa of Jesus 'of Los Andes', Virgin

16 - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

17 - Bls Teresa of St, Agustine and Companions,

Virgin and Martyrs

20 - St. Elijah, Prophet

22 - Our Lady, Mother of Divine Grace

24 - Bls. Maria Pilar, Teresa and Maria Angeles, Virgins

- Bl Maria Mercedes Prat, Virgin and Martyr

27 - Bl. Titus Brandsma, Priest and Martyr

28 - St. Jon Soreth, Priest

August

7 - St. Albert of Trapini, Priest

9 - St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), Virgin and Martyr

25 - Bl. Mary of Jesus Crucified, Virgin

September

1 - St. Theresa Margaret Redi, Virgin

12 - Bl. Mary of Jesus, Virgin

17 - St. Albert of Jerusalem, Lawgiver of Carmel

October

1 - St. Theress of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face,

Virgin and Doctor of the Church

15 - St. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church

November

6 - Bl. Josepha Naval Girbes, Virgin

7 - Bl. Francis Palau y Quer, Priest

8 - Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity, Virgin

15 - Comemoration of All Carmelite Souls

19 - St. Raphael Kalinowski, Priest

29 - Bl. Denis and Redemptus, Martyrs

December

14 - St. John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church

The Sayings of Light and Love (154)

"Strive to preserve your heart in peace; let no event of this world disturbed it; reflect that all must come to an end."

Source:

St. John of the Cross, Collected Works
Revised Edition
Translated by:
Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD
Otilio Rodriguez, OCD

Image of St. John of the Cross
Wikipedia.com - St. John of the Cross
under Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 (Unported). and the GNU Free Documentation License

Quotes On Love - Therese of the Child Jesus

"I feel the vocation of the Warrior, the Priest, the Apostle, the Doctor, the Martyr.  Without being discourage I continued and discovered St. Paul who explained that all the most PERFECT gifts are nothing without LOVE; that CHARITY is the EXCELLENT WAY that leads most surely to God... I shall be Love. Thus I shall be everything, and thus my dream will be realized." 

- St. Therese of the Child Jesus

Source:

Spirit of Carmel

Yr3 No1

OCD Communication Ministries

St. John of the Cross Monastery

5th St. New Manila, Quezon City

Flos Carmeli (Prayer of St. Simon Stock)

Prayer of St. Simon Stock

O beautiful Flower of camel, most fruitful vine Splendor of Heaven, holy and singular, who brought forth the Son of god, still remaining a Pure Virgin, assist me in this necessity. O Star of the Sea , help and protect me! show me that you are my Mother.

O Mary conceived without sin, Pray for us who recourse to you!
Mother and ornament of Carmel, Pray for us!
Virgin Flower of Carmel, Pray for us!
Patroness of all who wear the Scapular, Pray for us!
Hope of all who die wearing the Scapular, Pray for us!

St. Joseph, Friend of the Sacred Heart, Pray for us!
St. joseph, Chaste Spouse of Mary, Pray for us!
St. Joseph, our Patron, Pray for us!

O sweet Heart of Mary, Be our Salvation!

Prayer of St. Therese

By St. Therese of Lisieux (Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face)

Jesus, Who in Your bitter Passion did become "the reproach of men and the Man of Sorrows," I venerate Your Holy Face on which shone the beauty and the gentleness of Divinity. In those disfigured features I recognize Your infinite love, and I long to love Thee and to make Your loved...

May I behold Your Glorious Face in Heaven!

Prayer for Priests

by: St. Therese of the Child Jesus and Holy Face

Keep them, I pray Thee, dearest Lord
Keep them for they are Thine
Thy priest whose lives burn out before
Thy consecrated shrine.

Keep them for they are in the world
Through from the world apart
Whenearthly pleasures tempt, allure
Shelter them in thy heart.

Keep them and comfort them in hours
Of loneliness and pain
When all their life of sacrifice
For souls seem but vain.

Keep them, and oh remember, Lord
They have no one but Thee
Yet they have only human hearts
With human frailty.

Keep them as spotless as the Host
that daily they caress
Their every thought and word and deed,
Deign dearest lord, to bless.

Inaalay ko

It has became a routine for my wife and I, since last month to turn on our Television every eight (8) in the morning and watch TV Masses every Sunday.

Normally both of us, looks for the Masses of Fr. Joey Paller and the Televised Mass Celebration at SM Mega Mall.

Since my family and I (with baby Miguel), attends Parish Sunday Masses every afternoon, we simply look-in and listen-to the Homilies of these Priest in TV masses as an additional inspiration.

For my part, I also make it as an opportunity to hear my favorite liturgical music that most of the time I can only listen too, during TV masses.

This morning I just happened to have chanced upon this song, which is by the way, the first time I ever heard of.

Guess what, being a natural born liturgical music lover (ehem), an offertory song got my attention.

So what I did is what I usually do whenever I hear a music that I love, search at youtube.

Eventually I was only able to find two (2) uploaded version sung by a choir. Since one of the uploaded version is a little bit distorted I've decided to embed on this post the one sung by a Diocesan Choir and uploaded by Heidi Halcon.

Here it is, I hope you like it and inspires you too, just the way it has inspired me.

If you want to download this video from youtube, you can do so by clicking THIS LINK


Your's in Carmel,

Jov of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, OCDS

Galilean Women Follow Jesus

September 17
Feast of St. Albert of Jerusalem, Lawgiver of Carmel

After pardoning the sinful woman, Jesus journeyed from different towns and villages while proclaiming the Good News of Salvation.

While He journey's He was followed by women, in which one of them is Mary Magdalene. Who's story of conversion clearly shows, how loving and forgiving Jesus is, and how Jesus can convert a person by showing the great power of His Love.

"In our sinfulness You have shown us your compasion.  Instead of condemning us to death, You sent your Only Begotten Son. How great is thy Love oh Lord, that you have desired to suffer the pain of seeing your Son die on the Cross in order to free us from the bondage of sin."  -  Jov of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, OCDS

The pardon of the sinful woman. (Lk 7:36-50)

September 16
Memorial of Sts. Cornelius, Pope and Martyr and Cyprian, Bishop and Martyr

 In today's Gospel, Jesus wanted to tell us of His great love. That He never looks nor count our sins. That He is a forgiving Lord, Who always longs and constantly awaits for our return.

Setting Out on the Road to Prayer with Firm Resolution

We must not be dismayed at the number of things we have to consider before setting out on this Divine Journey, which is the road we gain so much precious treasures that it is no wonder if the cost seems to us a high one.

The time will come when we shall realize that all we have paid is as nothing at all by comparison to the greatness of our prize.

The Way of Perfection (21,1)

- St. Teresa of Avila

Sources:

The way of perfection
St. Teresa of Avila

Picture of St. Teresa of Avila
Wikipedia.com - St. Teresa of Jesus
under Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 (Unported). and the GNU Free Documentation License

My Offering to You My Lady

As the entire Catholic Church Celebrates your birth my Mother, take this simple and humble prayer that I wish to offer to you.

On the time that God has chosen to finally reveal His plan,

you said yes to His offer that allowed Him to show His love to all of us,

By your action you have not only redeemed all women from Eve's mistake,

but allowed the saving mercy of God to come to this world.

Take then this humble offering of mine,

Purify it with your Immaculate Heart,

and allow my son to fulfill what I have failed to do.

Through your Immaculate Heart,

make him worthy to become a humble servant

of your loving and Merciful Son, Jesus our Lord.

Amen.

Awit ng Santo Rosario

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