What is happening in the Community.

Open our hearts and minds

**God is asking us right now to open our hearts and minds and allow Him to touch our innermost being for us to come to realize that if there is no Jesus in us, there is no salvation.** And if Jesus is present in us, we have to give Him thanks because we belong to a community of love, to a community who is ready to make sacrifices just for the sake of embracing Jesus and making Jesus alive in our hearts. *From the homily at the Day 8 novena Mass for the Feast of the Nativity…

It is all about following God

**Christianity of following God is not about pretense. It is not about following people. It is all about following God.** Think of how we serve God. Serving God is not about deprivation. It is your willingness and disposition… Thus, Christian maturity is what we pray for. *From the homily at the Day 6 novena Mass for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.*

She kept all these things

But Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart.

A word for the weary

You do not have to arrive at prayer already mended. Come as you are, and let the mending be the thing that happens there.

If there is love, there will be a lot of healing

We must love one another. We must not discriminate. We must not divide because we are one family. Division, pride, and comparison—it destroys us… **If there is love, there will be a lot of healing.** *From the homily at the Day 4 novena Mass for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.*

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Hope does not disappoint

And hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts.

Ang Diyos nagdayeg sa pagkamapaubsanon

Si San Pablo nagpasidaan nga ang kaalam sa kalibutan usahay makababag sa pagsabot sa kaalam sa Diyos. **Ang kalibutan nagdayeg sa gahom, dungog, ug kadato. Apan ang Diyos, nagdayeg sa pagkamapaubsanon, pagkamasinubtanon, ug paghigugma.** *From the homily at the Day 3 novena Mass for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.*

Mahimong magbubuhat sa pulong

Ang pagkamatinudanon sa Diyos, dili masukod sa gidaghanon sa modawat kanato. Sama kang Jesus, padayon kita sa pagbuhat og maayo. **Hinaot nga dili lamang kita tigpaminaw sa pulong sa Diyos, kundili mahimong magbubuhat sa pulong.** Kay ang pulong sa Diyos, dili lamang angay madungog sa atong mga dalunggan. Angay kining mabuhi sa atong kasingkasing ug makita sa atong tagsa-tagsa ka kinabuhi. Pinaagi sa atong mga buhat, makaingon kita, sama ni Jesus, nga ang espiritu sa Ginoo…

The source is the Healer

(With regard to the healing grace), these are only fruits. The source is the Healer. Magbantay kita mga igsoon. **Our intentions on Sundays, is it for the fruits/effects ang atong gi-adto or the Source ba kaha ang atong tuyo?** Magsimba ako kanimo, Ginoo. *From the homily at the Day 1 novena Mass for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.*