When it comes to the Prayers of the Faithful, specifically, the parts where we pray for the sick and the deceased, there are two kinds of people: Those who prefer to pray silently for
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Simbang Gabi 2012, Day 5: Why I’m Catholic
I’m not tired this morning. But then, I would challenge anyone who was at today’s 5 a.m. Mass to be tired. Our celebrant was Father Joseph Bruce, the second deaf person to be ordained a priest in the United States. And when I say “celebrant,” I mean it in every sense of the word and
Simbang Gabi 2012, Day 4: The Benefits of Being Tired
Tomorrow, we hit the halfway point of Simbang Gabi 2012, the nine-day, 5 a.m. Mass cycle the Filipino community at St. Charles Borromeo organizes each year at this time and that
Simbang Gabi 2012, Day 3: Answered Prayers
It was the day of answered prayers. It was the day we found out that a Simbang Gabi friend’s husband who suffered a heart attack early Tuesday was doing so well that he would likely be going home on Thursday. It was the day that during the Prayers of the Faithful I offered a wish… Continue reading Simbang Gabi 2012, Day 3: Answered Prayers