YAF Carmen

03/10/2022

17/07/2022

Hail Mary!

Dear Fatima family, please offer prayers & sacrifices for the success of the YAF BASIC SEMINAR in Buenavista this July 23-24, 2022 at St. Anthony of Padua Chapel, Dait Norte.

❣️TO ALL FELLOW YOUTH'S ❣️

Grab this opportunity to know the Authentic Message of Our Lady at Fatima Portugal, approved by the Church.

Since the seminar will happen for 2 days so expected to bring the following:

📌 Registration Php 100 (snacks, meals, Brown Scapular, and certificates)
📌 4 Cups of rice
📌 Personal Belongings
📌 Eating utensils

For more queries please visit and DM this page or you can message Janelyn Bautista PYM Servant Leader Buenavista.

& live the Message of Fatima

12/07/2022

Happy 21st Anniversary of your Episcopal Ordination, our beloved National Spiritual Director MOST REV. GUILLERMO D. AFABLE DD.

May the Most Holy Trinity shower you with His abundant blessings of good health, wisdom and joy. May Our Lady guide and protect you as you lead the YAF / WAF Philippines into the heart of Jesus through Mary.

Greetings from:
YAF Talibon Diocesan Division

11/07/2022

09/07/2022

This is the official FB page of the Youth Apostolate of Fatima_Diocese of Talibon

01/03/2022

Even in Biblical times, ashes have been a potent symbol of repentance--a public declaration and admission of one's sinfulness before God and humanity. Ashes remind us of our nothingness before the Almighty: He created us out of dust, and no matter how powerful you get on earth, one day we will return to dust. Every good thing in between is God's work; therefore, we really have nothing to boast. As some saintly writings tell us, the proud will melt like wax in the presence of our Divine Judge.

In the Book of Jonah, the whole city of Nineveh publicly repented, from the king down to the lowest slaves, putting on sackcloth and ashes. Their outward observance coupled with the interior movement of the heart, the Lord heard them and mercifully heeded their plea (see Jonah 3:1-10).

Ashes remind us of our own mortality. The ancient and venerable practice of "memento mori" (remembering that one will die), when undertaken within the context of Christian teaching, is neither morbid nor something to be completely avoided. Rather, it helps correct our perspective on life. Man can be very busy over several things, tending to forget that, one day, all worldly things will come to an end.

Have you ever contemplated upon death? So many things seem small in the face of death. The quarrels we have, the grudges we hold, the hatred we have for others... they all look small in the face of death. We feel compassion even for the greatest of our enemies. To remember our own mortality helps us put things in the right perspective. After Adam and Eve, we are just one human family making our journey back to paradise.

Lent is a most beautiful time to forgive, and to be forgiven.

Of course, the imposition of ashes is not the end-all and be-all of our Ash Wednesday observance. The ashes are only a physical reminder of what should be inside our hearts: repentance. Still, do not be discouraged if you find your repentance imperfect. Even sorrow for our sins is a gift from the Lord. Let us pray, "Lord, we have sinned for so long, our consciences may have become numb, our repentance is imperfect; but take what little love we have and make it perfect, for without your help how can we hope to approach you?"

Lord Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on us sinners.

29/11/2021

#𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙖: 𝙄𝙎 𝙂𝙇𝙊𝙍𝙄𝘼 𝙎𝘼𝙄𝘿 𝙊𝙍 𝙎𝙐𝙉𝙂 𝘿𝙐𝙍𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝘼𝘿𝙑𝙀𝙉𝙏?

The answer is NEITHER OF THE TWO. Based on General Instruction of the Roman Missal:

[The Gloria or "Glory to God in the highest"] is sung or said on Sundays outside Advent and Lent, and also on Solemnities and Feasts, and at particular celebrations of a more solemn character [GIRM 53].

Advent precedes Christmas as a time of preparation. During this season, we "fast", in a sense, in the liturgy to prepare for the "feast" of Christmas. That is why we refrain from singing or saying the Gloria.

However, in the Philippines, you might be wondering why Gloria is still sung or recited during Simbang Gabi although it is within the Advent season. That is because these novena Masses prior to Christmas Day, technically called "Misas de Aguinaldo", are privileged votive celebrations. This means that they do not correspond to the liturgical calendar but have special intention. The Masses are conducted for a 'grave or weighty reason' (pro re gravi) and with massive attendance of the faithful. Moreover, these are traditionally celebrated in honor of our Blessed Mother. Therefore, Gloria is also sung/said during this type of celebration.
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Sources:

(1) Archdiocese of Caceres (shared post from 'Rex Andrew Alarcon' Facebook account) | MISA DE AGUINALDO

(2) No Gloria during Advent?—Good Shepherd Parish

(3) 10 Things You Need to Know About AdventNational Catholic Register

29/11/2021

𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙊𝙉 𝙊𝙁 𝘼𝘿𝙑𝙀𝙉𝙏 𝙄𝙎 𝙏𝙃𝙀
𝙋𝙀𝙍𝙁𝙀𝘾𝙏 𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝙍𝙀𝙋𝙀𝙉𝙏

Advent is a season of hope, the hope that God puts into our hearts. In some obscure way, we all long for a new beginning. We long to shed the burden of the past, to rediscover within ourselves a hope that longs for the future, that is ready to begin anew.

Repentance is something more than a reluctant confession of past wrongdoing. Repentance is a whole new way of thinking and change of attitudes. We begin to believe that in Christ we can become what was promised long ago. We begin to believe that the Spirit that descended on Jesus can transform our lives, filling them with hope. We begin to believe in the peace that Christ alone can bring to our troubled hearts and broken world.

Advent is a good time to repent, to forgive and be forgiven, and to rediscover the precious gift of inner peace. We begin with those closest to us, our own family and friends. Without such repentance the Christmas we prepare is mere tinsel.

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Sources:

(1) Without repentance during Advent the Christmas we prepare for is mere tinsel—Catholic Herald (Retrieved on November 17, 2021);

(2) PngTree

01/06/2021

𝟓 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒

The sign of the cross is a marker of belief in the Most Holy Trinity. It also speaks as a reminder that Jesus died for us on the cross. There are several times when we can make the sign of the cross, and here are some of the following:

✓ DURING PERSONAL PRAYER

✓ WHEN PASSING A CHURCH

✓ WHEN YOU HEAR A SIREN

✓ WHEN PASSING A CEMETERY

✓ WHEN YOU SEE AN ACCIDENT





Source: 4 TIMES TO MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS—Catholic Link (Retrieved on May 29, 2021)

24/05/2021

Mga ka-lingkod, the Easter Season is now officially over!
We are now in the second stretch of the Ordinary Time (between Easter and Advent)!

The second period of Ordinary Time for this Liturgical Year 2021 will be from today, May 24 until Saturday after the Solemnity of Christ the King, November 27, 2021.

Ordinary Time is called "ordinary" not because it is common but simply because the weeks of Ordinary Time are numbered. The Latin word ordinalis, which refers to numbers in a series, stems from the Latin word ordo, from which we get the English word order.

Thus, the numbered weeks of Ordinary Time, in fact, represent the ordered life of the Church—the period in which we live our lives neither in feasting (as in the Christmas and Easter seasons) or in more severe penance (as in Advent and Lent), but in watchfulness and expectation of the Second Coming of Christ.

Source: Learn Religions | https://bit.ly/3vfAdXT