As I said in an earlier post, my SFO fraternity observes the custom of Extraction of Saints for Epiphany. This is a practice done by our First Order Friars. This year, the saint I am to journey with is Saint Angela Merici. Her feast day is celebrated January 27th. I didn’t know anything about her [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Extraction of Franciscan Saints & St. Angela Merici
Posted in Catholic, Franciscan, tagged Angela, Catholic, Franciscan, Saint, Tertiary, Ursalines on January 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Lamb of God
Posted in Catholic, Church Life, Faith Journey, tagged Blessed Sacrament, Catachumenate, Catholic, Communion, Lamb of God, Mass, RCIA, Vocation on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reflection on the readings for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time — USCCB (NAB) Reference The selected OCIA theme of the day is that of Vocation. Sharing some of the reflecting and note taking I did in preparation for OCIA.
In the first reading, we have Samuel who was called by God in his youth. Samuel [...]
Mary Follows Me Into 2009
Posted in Catholic, Faith Journey, Franciscan, My Life, tagged Catholic, Franciscan, Mary, Prayer, Rosary, Saints, Secular Franciscan on January 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Happy New Year! My first blogpost of 2009. I am finally coming out of the fatigue I seem to get the last two weeks of the year. It is a blur of Christmas, my birthday, and then the New Year arrives. I seem to celebrate my birthday for an entire week. I always celebrate New [...]








