My Christmas in 2012

A Blessed Christmas to One and All !

Christmas Night

As we come to remember your birth, Newborn God, fill us with the light, hope and peace that will allow us to transform the world.

 The Blessing Candles

Fourth Sunday of Advent

When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit ;and exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

Luke 1:41-42

Christmas Fun Fair

Third Sunday of Advent

"Prepare ye the way of the Lord: Make straight in the wilderness His paths; Every valley shall be exalted; Every mountain and hill shall be made low; And the crooked shall be made straight; And the rough ways plain".

 Isaiah 40:3-6

Second Sunday of Advent

“And there were Shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.”

Luke 2:8

The Feast of the Immaculate Concepcion

Painting by Piero di Cosimo

For sin will have no dominion over you,  since you are not under law but under  grace.

Romans 6:14:  

Saint Nicholas

ST. NICHOLAS PRAYER

Loving God, we thank you for

      the example of St Nicholas,

      who fed the hungry,

      brought hope to the imprisoned,

      gave comfort to the lost,

      and taught the truth to all. 

May we strive to imitate him

      by putting you first in all we do. 

Give us the courage, love and strength

      of St Nicholas, so that, like him,

      we may serve you through loving

      our brothers and sisters.  

Amen.

by Amy Welborn

First Sunday of Advent

“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”–which means, “God with us.” 

Matthew 1:23

Academic Day - ASEAN Focus

John Michael at school academic day.

Christ the King

“I am the Alpha  and the Omega, the first and the last,  the beginning and the end…."

"Come, Lord Jesus!"

--Rev. 22:13, 20b

New American Bible

All Souls Day

My Jesus,

by the sorrows Thou didst suffer

 in Thine agony in the Garden,

in Thy scourging and crowning with thorns,

in the way to Calvary,

in Thy crucifixion and death,

have mercy on the souls in purgatory,

and especially on those

that are most forsaken;

 do Thou deliver them

from the dire torments they endure;

 call them and admit them

 to Thy most sweet embrace in paradise.


Amen

In Loving Memory

Eternal rest grant unto my parents,

 Augusto  and Esperanza Cembrano and my aunt Adalia Cembrano.. 

May they rest in the Peace and Love of Christ. 

Amen

Photos courtesy of my sister, Belle Cembrano-Arzadon.
http://katolikoako.blogspot.com

All Saints Day

Father, All-Powerful and ever-living God,
today we rejoice in the holy men and women
of every time and place.
May their prayers bring us your forgiveness and love
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Liturgy of the Hours