IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHAPEL, Barangay Pinagkaisahan, Makati City, Philippines

This chapel is close to my heart. It has provided me spiritual nourishment for the past years I've been working in the graveyard shift of one of the offices located in Bonifacio Global City (BGC). The chapel has a yearly schedule of Simbang Gabi (Dawn Masses) every December which is heavily attended by nearby employees working in the graveyard shift. It is located along Kalayaan Ave, and is very near BGC.  The chapel is closely associated to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, also in Makati.

Maikling panalangin para sa bawat pamilya

Panginoon, ikaw po ang Prinsipe ng Kapayapaan. Maghari ka po sa bawat tahanan at pagkalooban mo po ng kapayapaan at pag-ibig ang puso ng bawat miyembro ng pamilya. Maisulong nawa ng bawat isa ang pagmamahalang lubos, sapagkat, higit sa lahat, pagmamahal ang siyang dapat mangibabaw sa amin. Hilumin Mo po, Panginoon, at pag-isahing muli ang mga pamilyang pinaglayo ng galit, poot at 'di pagkakasundo. Ipaalala Mo po sa aming lahat na ang buhay dito sa mundo ay saglit lamang. Matuto po sana kami na pahalagahan ang bawat isa, magpatawad at humingi ng tawad. Gabayan Mo po kami upang kami pong lahat ay humantong sa piling Mo at makamit ang buhay na walang wakas.  Amen.

PRAYER BEFORE A CRUCIFIX

LORD JESUS CHRIST, thank you for dying on the cross to free us from the bondage of death. We humbly pray, O Lord, that You grant us the necessary grace to avoid everything that will lead us to sin against You. May we always please You in all our ways. We love you, Lord, and, from this moment on, we surrender our lives to You and You alone. Amen.

JESUS THE DIVINE TEACHER CHAPEL (PNU Worship Center), Philippine Normal University, Manila, Philippines

The PNU Worship Center is located inside the Philippine Normal University Campus, a higher learning institution known for producing world-class Filipino teachers. Hence, the Worship Center is also known as Jesus the Divine Teacher Chapel.  The establishment of this religious facility inside the campus was spearheaded by the late Archbishop of Manila, Cardinal Sin, some private individuals and the previous administration of the school.  

A short prayer for those who will take a licensure examination

Father in heaven, You are the source of all-wisdom and knowledge.  I pray to You today, as I take the licensure examination for ______________ profession, to guide me and send Your Holy Spirit to me so I can answer correctly the questions in the examination. Allow me to pass this, Father, so I can wholeheartedly practice the profession I choose, for Your glory and in the service of my fellow men. I also pray, Father, that you grant me an open and receptive heart so I can accept everything that you will for my life. I trust in You. In Jesus' Name, Amen. 

Our Father...

Hail Mary...

Glory be...

SHORT DEVOTIONAL: Wounded Healers

 

Never be afraid to get dirty and be wounded in the process of healing and evangelizing people. We are, after all, "wounded" healers just as Jesus Christ is.  

Mingle with people and try to understand where the wounds are coming from. Never mind being wounded as they are, because the most important thing is we will return to the Father not by ourselves alone, but with our fellow wounded souls. For this, heaven will greatly rejoice! 

PRAYER: Lord Jesus Christ, by virtue of our baptism, we are called to share in Your mission to evangelize and bring our wayward brothers and sisters back to the fold.  I pray, O Lord, that you will guide my work in the mission field you assigned me to be. May it be fruitful and always pleasing to You. Amen.

Slaved by unforgiveness? Here's a short prayer to make you free.

Lord Jesus Christ, I come to you today because my heart is burdened with the heavy load of unforgiveness. I know in my mind that it is your will that I forgive others the way You have forgiven me, but my heart is prompting me otherwise. I am weak and vulnerable, my Lord. I humbly implore Your help to remove the anger in my heart, as well as my desire to get even with people who have caused me so much pain.  Teach me to trust in Your justice. Teach me to love my enemies and to pray for them the way You did while You were on the cross. Free me, O Lord, from being enslaved by my unforgiving heart.  I lift up everything to You, O Lord.  Please set me free. Amen.

SHORT DEVOTIONAL: We are fisher's of men!

Since the beginning of our salvation history, God has been using ordinary people to carry out His extraordinary works of redemption. In today's gospel narrative (Luke 5:1-11), we can see how Jesus called the ordinary fisher folks of Galilee to be part of His public ministry of proclaiming the kingdom making them, in the words of our Lord, "Fisher's of Men."

Our share in the common priesthood of our Lord Jesus Christ, obtained through our baptism, makes us "fisher's of men," too. And our first fishing ground should be our own families with our initial fishing tool, PRAYER. 

PRAYER: Lord Jesus Christ, You commissioned all your baptized children to go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel. Allow our hearts to burn with missionary zeal and courage, so we can bring Your message of salvation even to the coldest of hearts. Guide us with Your Holy Spirit that we may always witness to the truth. Amen. 

A Beautiful Prayer to Our Mother of Perpetual Help

Mother of Perpetual Help, you have been blessed and favored by God. you became not only the Mother of the Redeemer, but Mother of the redeemed as well. We come to you today as your loving children. Watch over us and take care of us. As you held the child Jesus in your loving arms, so take us in your arms. Be a mother ready at every moment to help us. For God who is mighty has done great things for you, and God's mercy is from age to age on those who love God. Intercede for us, dear Mother, in obtaining pardon for our sins, love for Jesus, final perseverance, and the grace always to call upon you, Mother of Perpetual Help.

SHORT DEVOTIONAL: Exorcism is never about the devil. It's all about GOD'S LOVE!

 

The central focus of every exorcism is not the devil, but the LOVE AND POWER of Jesus Christ over the person who is demon-possessed. Stories of exorcism should not lead us to fear the power of darkness, but rather, to strengthen our faith in JESUS, who has power and authority over the "visible and the invisible."   True! The devil really exist. But, we also have a powerful GOD  who can vanish away all evil. 

PRAYER:  Lord Jesus Christ, You are ever-living and ever-powerful God. I come before You with all humility to keep me away from all the influences and harassment of the evil one. Protect me, and all who are dear to me, against all sickness, accidents and sinfulness. Rule over us, O Lord Jesus Christ, and cast away the power of darkness hovering our lives. Amen.

 

 

Betrayed by friends? This short prayer can help you find the real ones.

Dearest Lord, please keep us safe from false friends and their secret schemes to pin us down.  We ask You, LORD, to send us true friends who will be honest enough to correct our mistakes right in our very faces; who will be prudent enough not to say bad things behind our back which can damage our reputations; and, most importantly, send us friends who will help us to be closer enough to JESUS CHRIST, Your Son. Amen.

OUR LADY OF LOURDES PARISH CHURCH, Colo, Dinalupihan, Bataan, Philippines

The Parish Church is located in Barangay Colo, Dinalupihan, Bataan. It is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga.

Our Christian Journey

Believing and Accepting the Lord Jesus Christ as our personal Savior is no good unless we do the works He did and follow the examples He gave. Faith and Good works should go hand-in-hand together. As it is written: "For just as a body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead (James 2:26)."