Ministry of Altar Servers-ASDM

31/12/2025

𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐕𝐄, 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐓𝐀 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐒!

"𝑯𝒂𝒊𝒍, 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒈𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓."

Tonight, as the calendar turns, we enter the 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝. It is the Church's wisdom to start the year with the person who brought the Savior into time.

May she who protected the Christ Child protect our Ministry and your families throughout the coming year.

𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒂 𝑫𝒆𝒊 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒙, 𝒐𝒓𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒔.

25/12/2025

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡. 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬. 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲. 🌟

The mystery of the Incarnation is too big for just one celebration. That is why the Church historically celebrates three specific liturgies to honor the distinct "births" of Christ:

1️⃣ In the Night: We celebrate His birth in history at Bethlehem.
2️⃣ At Dawn: We celebrate His spiritual birth in our hearts, like the shepherds finding the light.
3️⃣ During the Day: We celebrate His eternal birth as the Divine Word of God.

No matter which Mass you attend today, Christ is born for YOU.

𝐀 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐒𝐃𝐌 - 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬! ❤️

24/12/2025

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

Tonight, we don't just celebrate a memory; we celebrate a reality. 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬. He is no longer a distant promise, but a presence in our midst.

Merry Christmas!
Gloria in Excelsis Deo!

23/12/2025

We’ve been singing a countdown for 7 days. Tonight, the waiting ends.🕯️

Since the 8th Century, the Church has chanted seven specific titles ('𝐎 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐬') for the Messiah during the final seven nights of Advent. Drawn directly from the prophet Isaiah, titles like Key of David and Adonai have served as the Church's ancient countdown, each one heightening the anticipation for the King's arrival.

The secret code is real: If you take the first letter of each Latin title in reverse order (Emmanuel, Rex, Oriens, Clavis, Radix, Adonai, Sapientia), they spell "𝐄𝐑𝐎 𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐒", which translates to "𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, 𝐈 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞". It’s a hidden promise from Christ embedded in the liturgy itself!

Even the famous hymn "𝐎 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐎 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐥" is just a musical version of these antiphons. So when we serve at the altar during Simbang Gabi, we aren't just celebrating a tradition; we are living out the final week of an ancient countdown that ends with His presence.

𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍?

18/12/2025

17/12/2025

“𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐚, 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐤𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢, 𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐨 𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐲𝐨𝐬 𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐨 𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐢𝐲𝐚.”

Sa Ikalawang Araw ng Simbang Gabi, tayo ay inaanyayahang tanggapin ang katotohanang ang pamilya ay binubuo ng mga taong nagkakamali, nasusugatan, at patuloy na natututo magmahal. Hindi hinihingi ng Diyos ang perpekto; ang Kanyang hinahanap ay pusong handang magbago, magpatawad, at magtiwala sa Kanyang biyaya.

Sa bawat hamon at pagsubok sa loob ng tahanan, naroon ang pagkakataon upang maging daluyan ng pag-ibig, pag-unawa, at awa ng Diyos. Kapag hinayaan nating basbasan Niya ang ating pamilya, nagiging saksi tayo ng Kanyang pagkilos—sa simpleng pakikinig, sa taos-pusong paghingi ng tawad, at sa araw-araw na pagpiling magmahal.

Nawa’y ang bawat pamilya ay maging buhay na patotoo ng pag-asa at pananampalataya, at isang tahanang naglilingkod bilang instrumento ng Diyos sa mundo. ✨

JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU!

16/12/2025

“𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐠 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨, 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐰 𝐧𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐝.
𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐢-𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐢 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬.”

Sa Unang Araw ng Simbang Gabi, tayo ay inaanyayahang itama ang ating mga hangarin—hindi lang para sa mga biyayang hinihiling, kundi para sa mas malalim na pakikipagtagpo kay Kristo.

Salamat sa makahulugang pagninilay ni Rev. Fr. Danilo Dela Bajan, Resident Guest Priest, San Fernando de Dilao Parish. Nawa’y piliin natin si Jesus, araw-araw at buong puso. ✨

JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU!

16/12/2025

“𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠, 𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐢 𝐉𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚.”

Sa unang araw ng Simbang Gabi, tayo ay pinaalalahanan na maging liwanag at tinig ng pag-asa—handang maghanda ng daan para sa pagdating ng Panginoon sa ating mga puso at pamayanan.

Nawa’y patuloy tayong tumugon sa tawag ng Diyos, buong tapang at may pananampalataya. ✨

JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU!

15/12/2025

15/12/2025

Handa na ba kayo sa 9 na umaga/gabi ng pasasalamat? Kami, naghahanda na!, Practical formation in progress para masigurong maayos at sagrado ang ating mga pagdiriwang. Kita-kits sa Simbang Gabi! ⛪🎄

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