Our Lady of Fatima, Lunoy-Bato

15/12/2022

SIMBANG GABI and MISA DE GALLO SCHEDULE 🌲✨

Join us in our 9-day novena in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mother in preparation for the birth of our Lord. The schedule of Simbang Gabi and Misa de Gallo Masses:

SIMBANG GABI
December 15-23, 2022 at 6:00 PM

MISA DE GALLO
December 16-24, 2022 at 4:30 AM

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14/12/2022

: 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝙋𝙊𝙋𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝘾𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘽𝙍𝘼𝙏𝙀 𝙎𝙄𝙈𝘽𝘼𝙉𝙂 𝙂𝘼𝘽𝙄

Simbang Gabi na! Did you know that in 2019, Pope Francis made history by leading the Philippines' traditional Simbang Gabi at the center of global Catholicism? This happened in Rome on December 15, 2019 (Gaudete Sunday), 4:30 PM Rome time (11:30 PM Philippine standard time), at St. Peter's Basilica. Roughly 150 other priests concelebrated the Mass.

The Simbang Gabi has already been held four times in Saint Peter’s Basilica then, but it is the first time that a pope presided over such celebration. The pontiff did this as part of his acknowledgment of the role of Filipinos, especially its migrant workers, in the growth of the Catholic Church.

Sources:

(1) Pope Francis to celebrate first 'Simbang Gabi' for Filipinos on December 15—CNN Philippines

(2) Pope Francis leads Simbang Gabi: ‘Be smugglers of faith’—Rappler

08/12/2022

Hail to the Immaculate Conception! Viva!

07/12/2022

HAPPY FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

The Story of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
A feast called the Conception of Mary arose in the Eastern Church in the seventh century. It came to the West in the eighth century. In the 11th century it received its present name, the Immaculate Conception. In the 18th century it became a feast of the universal Church. It is now recognized as a solemnity.
In 1854, Pius IX solemnly proclaimed: “The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin.”
It took a long time for this doctrine to develop. While many Fathers and Doctors of the Church considered Mary the greatest and holiest of the saints, they often had difficulty in seeing Mary as sinless—either at her conception or throughout her life. This is one of the Church teachings that arose more from the piety of the faithful than from the insights of brilliant theologians. Even such champions of Mary as Bernard of Clairvaux and Thomas Aquinas could not see theological justification for this teaching.
Two Franciscans, William of Ware and Blessed John Duns Scotus, helped develop the theology. They pointed out that Mary’s Immaculate Conception enhances Jesus’ redemptive work. Other members of the human race are cleansed from original sin after birth. In Mary, Jesus’ work was so powerful as to prevent original sin at the outset.
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Reflection
In Luke 1:28 the angel Gabriel, speaking on God’s behalf, addresses Mary as “full of grace” or “highly favored”. In that context, this phrase means that Mary is receiving all the special divine help necessary for the task ahead. However, the Church grows in understanding with the help of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit led the Church, especially non-theologians, to the insight that Mary had to be the most perfect work of God next to the Incarnation. Or rather, Mary’s intimate association with the Incarnation called for the special involvement of God in Mary’s whole life.
The logic of piety helped God’s people to believe that Mary was full of grace and free of sin from the first moment of her existence. Moreover, this great privilege of Mary is the highlight of all that God has done in Jesus. Rightly understood, the incomparable holiness of Mary shows forth the incomparable goodness of God.
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Mary as the Immaculate Conception is the Patron Saint of:
Brazil
United States
Philippines

Source https://www.franciscanmedia.org/solemnity-of-the-immaculate-conception/

07/12/2022

𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙄𝘼𝙉 𝘾𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘽𝙍𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 | 𝘿𝙀𝘾 8
𝙄𝙈𝙈𝘼𝘾𝙐𝙇𝘼𝙏𝙀 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝘾𝙀𝙋𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘽𝙇𝙀𝙎𝙎𝙀𝘿 𝙑𝙄𝙍𝙂𝙄𝙉 𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙔

O most pure Virgin Mary conceived without sin, from the very first instant, you were entirely immaculate. O glorious Mary full of grace, you are the mother of my God – the Queen of Angels and of men. I humbly venerate you as the chosen mother of my Savior, Jesus Christ.

The Prince of Peace and the Lord of Lords chose you for the singular grace and honor of being His beloved mother. By the power of His Cross, He preserved you from all sin. Therefore, by His power and love, I have hope and bold confidence in your prayers for my holiness and salvation.

I pray that your prayers will bring me to imitate your holiness and submission to Jesus and the Divine Will.

Queen of Heaven, I beg you to beg my Savior to grant me these requests…

(Mention your intentions)

My holy Mother, I know that you were obedient to the will of God. In making this petition, I know that God’s will is more perfect than mine. So, grant that I may receive God’s grace with humility as you did.

As my final request, I ask that you pray for me to increase in faith in our risen Lord; I ask that you pray for me to increase in hope in our risen Lord; I ask that you pray for me to increase in love for the risen Jesus!

Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.





Credits: 📷 Bob Bernabe

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M.A.D.(Maria's, Apostles, Dolores) LUNOY-BATO