The Catholic Charismatic Carolinians

07/02/2025

"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐦.
𝐁𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲."
-𝐒𝐭. 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐲𝐬𝐬𝐚 (+𝟑𝟗𝟓)

📸 Sebastian Arquillano Sios-e

06/02/2025

05/02/2025

Matthew 11:28 says, “𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒, 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡”.

Rekindle your soul with the fire of His love and spend your time with the Lord. Join us this 𝙁𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, for HOLY HOUR AND CONFESSION in the 𝙐𝙎𝘾 𝙏𝘾 𝘼𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙡 at 𝟲:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠. Come and find solace in Him.

31/01/2025

January 31, 2025 – Lectio Divina (Luke 2:22 - 40)

📸 Francis Asenjo

27/01/2025

19/01/2025

Today, January 19, 2025, is the Solemnity of the Santo Niño de Cebu.

The image of the Christ Child of Cebu was brought to the Philippines by Ferdinand Magellan on 1521 and given as a gift to Queen Juana of Cebu the occasion of her baptism and those of hundreds of natives. Years later, in 1565, one of the men of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi found the image of the Santo Niño unscathed in the ruins of a burnt house, which began the centuries-longb devotion to the Holy Child.

Since then, the Santo Niño was loved, cherished, and treasured by the Filipino people throughout the centuries and up to this day, He has been the protector of the Filipino people and has become their source of protection, hope, and aid in times of need, especially in wars, tribulations, and sufferings.

In 1964, Pope Paul VI granted the image of the Santo Niño de Cebu a 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, an honor given to three other images of the Christ Child around the world. The following year, he elevated the church where the image was enshrined into a Basilica, which we know today as Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu.

The feast of the Santo Niño is celebrated annually on the Third Sunday of January. It is this feast that marks the renowned Sinulog Festival, which celebrates centuries of faith and devotion to the Holy Child.

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𝐀𝐥𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐝,𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐧, 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡. 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭.

𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐧, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫. 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧.

Señor Santo Niño, kaloy-i kami! Viva, Pit Senyor!

11/01/2025

𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆

The Scriptures are "breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness." (2 Tim 3:16) It is through the encouragement of scripture, that we might have hope (Romans 15:4) in Him whose words will not pass away. (Matthew 24:35) It is here where God comes and talks to us directly in His own words.

It is not enough, however, to read Scripture purely for information. Rather, Scripture is primarily meant for our transformation through prayer and meditation. The words of scripture should sink deep into our hearts, where our lives are continually molded by it, bringing us into an ever more deeper union with the Trinity, so that "it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me." (Gal 2:20)

To meditate on Scripture, we may follow an ancient monastic way known as Lectio Divina. Here are the guidelines as suggested by a Trappist monk, Fr Thomas Keating:

(1) Prepare – Decide on what Scripture you want to meditate on. You may choose any of the readings from the Mass Lectionary. After you've decided, spend a few moments sitting quietly to prepare the mind and heart to hearing God's words.

(2) Read – Read the Scripture passage slowly and attentively to get the full gist of the reading. Listen carefully for a word or a phrase that attracts you the most.

(3) Reflect – Re-read the passage again and again. Reflect on the words and phrases that you've chosen. If it helps, you may journal your thoughts down. It is also good to memorize these words or phrases so that you may repeat it to yourself throughout the day as a reminder

(4) Respond – Out from your reflection, you respond to God. This is an opportunity for you to be in dialogue with God using the Scriptures. Again, if it helps, you may journal it down.

(5) Rest – Finally, now is the time for silent rest. Here, there is no reading, reflection, or any verbal prayer. It is just a time of pure silence, and pure awareness of the God who is inside of you and present in all things.

Make it a habit to do this everyday, for 15 - 30 minutes, preferably in the morning so that the foundation of your day will be the Word of God.

(Nat B.)

05/01/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿

How often have we pondered the deep implications of the Incarnation? Was it merely a one-time event that took place 2000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent as God's "search and rescue" operation inside enemy territory to save a select few humans from damnation? Or did the Incarnation have a much wider and holistic effect in the grand universe which includes, among many ordinary things we take for granted, the flowers, the grass, the trees, the mountains, the stars, the birds, and the fishes? I argue for the latter.

Every year in Christmas Day, we often read from the prologue of St John's Gospel:

"And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us." (John 1:14)

The Greek word used by John that is translared in English as "flesh" is "sarx" which is a generic and universal term for materiality or physicality, instead of referring to a single human body "soma". What this implies is that in the Incarnation, not only did Christ identify himself as a human being, but he also identified himself with ALL things material and visible. This is further backed up by modern Science which proved the interconnectedness of all life in the universe, and that human beings are not isolated beings, but are really just part of the Whole.

Therefore, we can see in the Incarnation the Universal Empathy of God – choosing to identify Himself with all the suffering and regeneration of every single material living thing in the Universe through His own Death and Resurrection. It is by this Divine Act that we know and are guaranteed that there is nothing in the Universe that is devoid of His grace and love, and there is nothing in the Universe that does not contain the Abiding Presence of Christ. Every Thing is Sacred.

"𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦…𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 ‘𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢.’ ” – 𝘚𝘵. 𝘈𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘴

(Nat B.)