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ACI Vocation PHIL, Caramoan (2026)

14/08/2026

💙 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗚𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗬 💙
𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟱 | 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻. 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗱.

"Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word."
— Luke 1:38

Today, we celebrate Mary, the woman who trusted God completely.

Her life was a courageous YES—a yes that began with listening, continued through surrender, and became a life of faithful love and service.

Mary did not know every detail of the journey when she said yes. She simply trusted the One who was calling her.

Her example speaks beautifully to every young woman who is discerning her vocation:

What is God asking of me?
Where is He calling me to serve?
Am I willing to say YES?

For the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (ACI Sisters), Mary is a model of what it means to be a handmaid—available to God, faithful in love, and ready to give one's life in service.

Perhaps God is gently inviting you to consider a life of consecration.

❤️ Your YES to God can become the beginning of something beautiful.

Take time to pray.
Be still.
Listen to His voice.
Discern His plan.
And trust.

🙏 Mary, Handmaid of the Lord, pray for all young women discerning their vocation.

Is God calling you? We are here to walk with you on your journey of discernment.

27/07/2026

Happy birthday, Sr. Julie! Prayers and love from your ACI sisters! 💕🙏

15/07/2026

💙 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐆𝐎𝐃'𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋

Today, the Church celebrates the 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁. 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗕𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵—a man of profound wisdom whose greatness was rooted not in knowledge alone but in his humility before God.

In today's Gospel, Jesus prays:
"𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦" (𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘸 11:25)

The readings remind us that God does not seek proud hearts that rely on their own strength. Rather, He reveals His plans to those who are humble, trusting, and open to His will. Isaiah warns against pride, while Jesus invites us to become childlike before the Father.

Every vocation begins with humility.
It takes humility to ask, "𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲?"
It takes humility to surrender our own plans and trust that God's dream for us is greater than our own.
It takes humility to say, like Mary, "𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱."

Perhaps God is speaking to your heart today—not through extraordinary signs, but through the quiet invitation to trust Him more deeply.

May the example of St. Bonaventure inspire us to seek wisdom not for our own glory but to know, love, and serve Christ more faithfully.

🙏 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘝𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴
𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯. 𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦. 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘯.

❤️ A humble heart is a heart ready to say "Yes" to God.

03/07/2026

💙 𝐕𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐝'𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥... 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞.

𝓦𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓲𝓯 𝓖𝓸𝓭 𝓱𝓪𝓼 𝓫𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓮𝓽𝓵𝔂 𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓫𝓮𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓲𝓯𝓾𝓵?

Last June 26, during the ACI Family Regional Convivence, young women gathered for a meaningful 𝗩𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗲 (𝗩𝗢𝗖𝗝𝗔𝗠)—a joyful and prayerful encounter designed to help them discern God's loving plan for their lives.

Facilitated by our ACI Vocation Directress, 𝗦𝗿.𝗥𝗲𝘆𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻, 𝗔𝗖𝗜,
together with our two ACI Postulants, Srs. Kie April Rafallo Vicente and Khatlyn Rabago, the participants, journeyed through moments of prayer, reflection, sharing, and personal encounters that invited them to listen more deeply to the Lord's voice.

Vocation discernment is not simply about choosing a future. It is about discovering the person God created you to be and responding generously to His invitation.

As the Heart of Jesus continues to call, we pray that each participant may grow in faith, courage, and openness to wherever God leads—whether in family life, single life, consecrated life, or religious life.

For some, this experience may become the beginning of a beautiful journey toward becoming a 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 (𝗔𝗖𝗜 𝗦𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿).

🙏 Please continue to pray for these young women as they discern God's will with joyful and generous hearts.

❤️ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈.
𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏?
"𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨." — 1 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘦𝘭 3:10

v-credit to Sr. Khatlyn Rabago

29/06/2026

🕊️ 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐀𝐔𝐋
𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡. 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬. 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬.

Today, the Church honors Saints Peter and Paul, two ordinary men transformed by an extraordinary encounter with Jesus Christ.

Peter, the humble fisherman, was called to shepherd the Church.
Paul, once a persecutor of Christians, became the fearless Apostle to the Gentiles.

Though different in personality and mission, they shared one thing in common—they entrusted their lives completely to Christ. Their courageous "Yes" continues to inspire countless men and women to follow the Lord with generous hearts.

Their witness reminds us that God does not call the qualified; He qualifies those He calls.

💙 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗶𝗺?

As the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (ACI Sisters), we believe that every vocation begins with a loving invitation from the Heart of Christ.

"Who do you say that I am?" (Matthew 16:15)

The answer to that question is not spoken only with words—it is lived through a life of faith, service, and joyful surrender.

🙏 On this Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, let us pray for the grace to listen attentively to God's voice and to respond with courage, generosity, and trust.

❤️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀.
❤️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀.
❤️ 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿, "𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜 𝗮𝗺, 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱"?

"𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑒, 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑀𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑓𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑒𝑛."
— 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑤 4:19

13/06/2026

✨𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐒✨

On the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the ACI community of Naga welcomes Kie April Vicente and Khatlyn Rabago as Postulants.

As they start a new chapter of their journey towards a more intimate relationship with God, we accompany them with our prayers of thanksgiving to the Lord who graced them with a special call to follow Christ in His way of loving as Religious sisters.

Together with Naga community, may we persevere in taking care of one another's precious vocation. Learning Jesus from Jesus. And loving through the love of His most Sacred Heart, with the constant help of Mary, our Immaculate Mother, the first Handmaid of the Lord.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, we trust in You.
St. Raphaela Mary, pray for us. 🙏

13/06/2026

❤️ 𝗔 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗦𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗬𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢𝗗'𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 ❤️

With grateful hearts, we rejoice in welcoming 𝗞𝗶𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗼, 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗮𝘆, and 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻 as they officially began their journey as Postulants of the Congregation of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (ACI Sisters) on the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

During a special episode of 𝗨𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘀𝘆𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗖𝗜, Kie and Khatlyn generously shared their vocation stories—their joys, struggles, questions, and the gentle ways God led them to discover His loving call.

Their stories remind us that a vocation is not simply a personal dream; it is a response to a God who first loves and calls. Like the disciples, they heard Jesus' invitation: "Come and see" (John 1:39), and courageously opened their hearts to His plan.

What made this moment even more beautiful was the presence of our ACI Sisters from various communities across the Philippines, who warmly welcomed them and assured them of their love, prayers, accompaniment, and support as they begin this new chapter of formation.

As a religious family, we thank the Sacred Heart of Jesus for the gift of these young women and for the many ways He continues to call young hearts today.

🙏 Let us pray for Kie and Khatlyn, that they may continue to grow in faith, joy, and generosity as they discern God's will.
🙏 Let us also pray for more young people who are listening to God's voice and courageously responding to His invitation.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹.
Perhaps He is calling you, too. ❤️

Watch 𝗨𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘀𝘆𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗖𝗜 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟴𝟵: https://www.facebook.com/dzgbnewsonline/videos/1644202200210395

12/06/2026

❤️ 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗔𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗝𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗦 ❤️
"𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘔𝘦, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵."
(𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘸 11:29)

Today, the Church celebrates the infinite love of the Heart of Jesus—a Heart that burns with mercy, compassion, and tenderness for all.

For us, the 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 (𝗔𝗖𝗜 𝗦𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀), this feast is especially meaningful. Our lives are rooted in the Heart of Christ, a Heart that never ceases to love, heal, forgive, and call.

The 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 reminds us that every vocation begins with love. Before God asks us to do something, He first invites us to experience His love.

❤️ Have you ever felt a longing to belong completely to Jesus?
❤️ Have you ever wondered if God is calling you to serve Him in religious life?
❤️ Have you ever sensed a gentle voice in your heart saying, "𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙚, 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙈𝙚"

𝗗𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻.

The Heart of Jesus continues to call young people today—not because they are perfect, but because they are loved.

As we celebrate this Solemnity, let us entrust our hearts to His Sacred Heart and pray for the courage to respond generously to whatever He asks of us.

𝙎𝒂𝙘𝒓𝙚𝒅 𝑯𝙚𝒂𝙧𝒕 𝒐𝙛 𝙅𝒆𝙨𝒖𝙨, 𝒎𝙖𝒌𝙚 𝙤𝒖𝙧 𝙝𝒆𝙖𝒓𝙩𝒔 𝒍𝙞𝒌𝙚 𝙪𝒏𝙩𝒐 𝑻𝙝𝒊𝙣𝒆.

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