Pangamuyo sa bag-uhay natapos nga Synodal Pastoral Conference

Daghang salamat among Dios sa Imong pagdasig kanamo pinaagi sa Imong Balaang Espiritu Santo pinaagi sa paghatag sa tagsa-tagsa kanamo sa kahibalo ug kaalam panahon sa among tulo (3) ka adlaw sa nga "PASTORAL CONFERENCE"; sa pagpugas sa among kasingkasing ug hunahuna sa panaghiusa uban ang among pamilya sa USA ka katuyoan aron pinaagi sa pulong ug buhat magkahiusa isip alagad nga mga FILIPINO KATOLIKO; ug nga magpatalinghug sa usa ug usa aron kami mahiusa diha Kanimo.

Juan 17:20-21"Ug nangamuyo ako dili lamang alang kanila ra, kondili alang usab sa mga mosalig kanako pinaagi sa ilang pulong, aron silang tanan mausab; maingon nga Ikaw, Amahan, ania Kanako ug Ako anaa Kanimo, aron sila usab maania Kanato, aron ang kalibutan motoo nga Ikaw mao ang nagpadala Kanako. "

Hatagi kami Oh Amahan, sa kahibalo uban ang kaalam ug gugma sa pag atiman ug pagkamaminatud on sa pag atiman sa among Inahan nga Kalibutan nga gipuy an. Nangamuyo usab kami Kanimo sa gihapon ngaTabangan kami sa pag amuma sa mga katanuman ug kahayopan nga imong gipahimutang niining kalibutan. Nangamuyo usab kami sa gihapon isip Imong mga Piniyalan sa kabuhatan, tabangi kami Diyos namo sa pagluwas sa mga kadautan nga nahimo sa mga katawhan nga masupilon sa kinaiyahan nga mahibalik kini natahum sa imong panan aw. Ipahiuli ug tambali ang among pagkinabuhi aron among mapanalipdan ang kalibutan nga among gipuy-an nga dili kini among pahimuslan sa among kaugalingon pag uswag lamang kondili makahimo kami sa pagpahiuli sa katahum niini, Dili sa polusyon ug "destruction."

Lig-ona kami Oh Diyos pinaagi sa pagtabang kanamo nga ang among panghunahuna mahitumong lamang diha Kanimo sa panahon sa among tumang kalisod ug kalisdanan.

Tabangi kami nga maminatud on Aron kami makakaplag sa Imong kalooy ug panabang Aron among mabuntog Ang mga pagsulay nga nahimong babag sa among pagsubay sa Imong dalan ug kabubut-on alang sa among kaluwasan, Alleluia! Dalaygon Ka Ginoo! Amen.

Prayer for the recently concluded Synodal Pastoral Conference (Healing and Strengths)

Thank you, Lord God, for inspiring us with your Holy Spirit of Wisdom during our three (3) day Pastoral Conference, planting seeds of your vision in our hearts and minds, and bringing us together with our families in one common goal so that our words and actions be one in unity as a FILIPINO KATOLIKO and that we will be able to listen to each other. In so doing, we are one with You.

John 17:20-21-"I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in Me through their message. I pray that they will all be one just as You and I are One - as You are in me, Father and I am in You. And may they be in Us so that the world will believe you sent me".

Almighty Father help us to keep our focus on You when the pain and hurt are overwhelming. Help us to be faithful and see thy mercy that overcomes all the hindrances that block our way in following your will and good example.

Grant us the wisdom and faithfulness to care for our Mother Earth as You care for us. Help us nurture the local flora and fauna You blessed this Earth with. We also beg and pray Almighty Father as Stewards of the Creation to help us rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this Earth so precious in Your eyes. Bring healing to our lives that we may protect the world and not prey on it, that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction. In Jesus' name, Alleluia, Amen.

Harvest a Healthy Future:

Celebrate and Strengthen the Faith and collective commitment to grow and cultivate a healthy culture

Throughout the world, April 22 has been celebrated (annually) to support environmental advocacies and to help raise awareness for the need to protect and care for our planet. Its importance as celebrated is to strongly warn us to deeply reflect on how we interact with Mother Earth and its finite resources.

(“And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.”– Genesis 2:15, KJV)

Mixed with wars and violent conflicts, global warming intensified and brought the lives on Earth to the edge – long droughts, strong typhoons and cyclones, hunger rise, earthquakes and tremors, north pole melting, and nations sinking.

It is the responsibility of the rational being (human) to be accountable for our actions and rethink our way to begin anew with a deeper understanding of our roles.

We were reminded to live in harmony with nature, with our neighbor, with ourselves and the Creator, and let peace exist inside and outside us. But this must be a collective effort of all denominations and social organizations.

Our faiths should always be understood that as stewards we have a contract with the Creator, and we are called upon now to do our part. Earth Day is always a good opportunity to revitalize and improve our commitment to our common home – the Earth.

(“As every man hath received the gift, even so, minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” – 1 Peter 4:10, KJV)

It should be understood as experienced across the world that this is an Ecological Crisis and we are beyond warming now. The world is boiling if not drowning.

We may do little things in our own little way to mitigate the effects and causes but we must hurry more than ever to save Mother Earth and us all.

Individuals, homes, neighborhoods, schools, churches, and the world can make a big difference on different levels. Let us be an inspiration to many like us.

Here are several ideas we can undertake to protect Earth, our only home:

• Pray and advocate for all of God’s creation.

• Launch discussions, education, and orientations on ways one can make a difference with family members and friends.

• Make a commitment with fellow advocates and as a community organize climate actions

• Engage the policy and decision-making social, economic, and political institutions and push for ecological reforms and programs

• Observe practices and best practices in waste management and sustainable resource utilization

• Help strengthen the local economy and improve the local consumer and producer solidarity.

• Grow native trees in your lawns, farms, streets, school, and church grounds partnering with local groups to take good care of it. Defend the local and traditional seeds, build food forests and parks, and share among neighbors.

• Stop buying and use of single-use containers and start carrying your own container.

• Grow food ethically and practice ecological technologies from ridges to the reefs.

• Revitalize the social contract between the Creator and you as a Steward of the creation.

As a community of God’s children and believers, we are more than required to take actions necessary to save the Earth and the lives on it more than urgent.

FILIPINO KATOLIKO Church

www.filipinokatolikoph.info

April 24, 2022

EASTER MESSAGE FROM FILIPINO KATOLIKO

From our household’s troubled cooking pots to the intensifying climate crisis and economic uncertainties to the violence, wars, and chaos in Palestine, Myanmar, Ukraine, Sudan, and Congo, and in our communities in the Philippines and the World we find ourselves in extraordinary times.

What’s happening in Gaza is unimaginable and the sad state of the people who are in massive exodus and displaced due to internal wars, external interference over nations, climate disasters, and hunger.

Individuals faced various challenges to survive above the earth, making them completely detached from their communities and losing their sense of community. We are faced with trials in various forms that heightened divisions and self-preservation.

Easter is a reminder of our morality, of hope, and our conviction as members of a bigger society.

Easter brings hope in many forms.

The life of Christ after resurrection is the manifestation of sacrifice and salvation. It is a reminder that in our darkest days, light is there and in times of divisions and devastations it is our unity – the hope to overcome and rise again. We may be overwhelmed by pains, discouragements, and failures; Easter and the life of Jesus Christ are an inspiration to redemption and pursue our dreams.

Resurrection was a mystery. But what is important is the meaning of the Resurrection of Jesus and what had been accomplished.

If Jesus can rise above death, then the world can overcome poverty, hunger, wars, and oppression. If Christ can unify the poor slaves, peasants, sinners, women, etc, believers and the poor can come together and free the world from spiritual deaths, oppression, divisions, and prejudices.

FILIPINO KATOLIKO Church recognizes each faithful’s role in bringing stability, justice, peace, and compassion in the world and rebuilding and strengthening the relationships and faiths of the global community.

We reiterate our prayers and appeal to end the sufferings of our Brothers and Sisters in the devastated Gaza and the Holy Land; enough access to humanitarian aid and services; and for internationally democratic facilitated negotiations to end the hostilities beyond the recent conflicts, the same prayers and appeals for the countries at war today.

We may come from different practices, and doctrines of faiths but as believers of Christ, we pray that this binds us all in solidarity to answer the call of the time – renewed selves;

strengthened commitment and response to save and restore nature; compassion with our neighbors, the weak and the poor; faithful solidarity between and among nations; and collective efforts to build justpeace world among us.

God has Risen! Hosanna is in the highest! God Bless Us All.

Filipino Katoliko
https://filipinokatolikoph.info