Mar 19, 2014

My Patron Saint: St. Joseph

 St. Joseph


In honor of my second Father in heaven. Happy Fiesta Sr. San Jose! Thank you for praying for me. I know you have always been there for me, in times of great need and emotional distress, its you i have talked to and asked for help aside from the Lord. Keep praying for me and protect our aim. Help me to be holy(this is too lofty i know). Let us transform lives through holiness.(too lofty again) but wink** wink***

Sorry that i almost forgot your fiest day. But thank you that i was able to go to mass today with my mom and we were able to celebrate your day. Sorry too that i bought nothing. I should have bought you flowers! I left what little money i have at home. :( Next year i hope it would be grand and i would be able to have a celebration in honor of your day with my family. Thank you for everything! Lab yo! <3



An Ancient Prayer to Saint Joseph


O ST. JOSEPH, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in thee all my interests and desires. O St. Joseph, assist me by thy powerful intercession and obtain for me all spiritual blessings through thy foster Son, Jesus Christ Our Lord, so that, having engaged here below thy heavenly power, I may offer thee my thanksgiving and homage.
O St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating thee and Jesus asleep in thine arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near thy heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me, and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath.
St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls, pray for me.

Mar 15, 2014

SFC Fellowship

"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!"


 “And as ridiculous as it may sound,
 sometimes all any of us needs in life is for someone to hold our hand and walk next to us.”  ― James Frey


 Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. 
Just walk beside me and be my friend. — Albert Camus


If you are having difficulty loving or relating to an individual, take him to God. Bother the Lord with this person. Don't you be bothered with him - leave him at the throne. -Charles Swindoll


“Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance.
 This is the law of nature.”  -Steve Maraboli


  “Our love to God is measured by our everyday fellowship with others and the love it displays.”  ~ Andrew Murray




“Fellowship is a place of grace, where mistakes aren't rubbed in but rubbed out. Fellowship happens when mercy wins over justice.”
― Rick Warren


One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. - William Shakespeare.


 The best way to help the world is to start by loving each other, not blandly, blindly, but realistically, 
with understanding and forbearance and forgiveness.  -Madeleine L'Engle






 Rich is the person who has a praying friend. -Janice Hughes


 “If we surrendered to earth's intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees. ”
 “I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people.
 I thought, "This is what it is to be happy.” ― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

 
 “The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature." Anne Frank

 But listen to me, for one moment quit being sad.


 “If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.”
― Alfred Tennyson

“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, 
difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh


 “Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 
'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 
'That in itself is a tremendous thing.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web

 “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing
and rightdoing there is a field.
I'll meet you there.

When the soul lies down in that grass
the world is too full to talk about.”
― Rumi

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, 
they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. – Marcel Proust

 May the Gratitude in my Heart kiss all the Universe-Hafiz 


I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.
—  Hafiz

 Come sit with me! Let us drink the holy wine of happiness. ~Rumi

 In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. ~Rumi

 I'm thankful for a pair of shoes that feel really good on my feet; I like my shoes. -Johnny Cash


To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.  ~Jane Austen


 Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... 
a grateful heart! -George Herbert
 “This sky where we live is no place to lose your wings so love, love, love.”
“I could tell you a priceless secret about your real worth dear pilgrim. 
But any unkindness to yourself, any confusion about others, will keep one from accepting the grace, the love! My challenge is to stand in the circle at every minute of the day: never fighting the present moment, honouring the beauty of where I am standing, and praising the miracles that brought me to this place, 
regardless of whether I have judged this place “good” or “bad.””  -Hafiz



***
Lord, I thank you for Hafiz, the only poet who made me cry. Thank you for leading me to him. I will not forget that moment i opened the book where i discovered his poem. What i carried in my heart that day, the release i felt - i have not danced so badly, trying to hold hands with the beautiful one. Thank you. 
I have been so emotional lately, crying at the most smallest things. Little gestures of love, thank you for letting me recognized you. Thank you for healing my dad. Thank you for your faithful love. "Though many times i run away from you in shame, I lift my hands and call upon Your name, for underneath the shadow of your wings, My melody is You"...My melody is you. I still seek you for i thirst. 
Thank you for my Singles For Christ brothers and sisters. I enjoyed very much our fellowship. I was laughing the whole time and i knew you were too. So thank you, thank you, thank you!


A Student Teacher’s Prayer




Dear God,
As I do my duties as a student teacher today
I ask you to bless me that I may be an instrument of your love.
When my students tries my patience,
help me to be kind.
When they do well, remind me to give a compliment.

Give me strength so that I may be able to do my lesson plans every day.
Lord, let me always come in the classroom prepared.

Enlighten me with the power of your Holy Spirit
that I may be able to discern what motivates each of my students.
Help me not to judge my students too harshly,
to be fair to all, and to just keep it cool.
 
Lord, bless my students and help them as they grow.
May I teach them the things they need to know.
From dullness keep us away,
Let joy and fun be in the room today.
In Jesus name I pray.
Amen.
 
 
 "Gets?" My expression always during class discussion.
 
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