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Our
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By Fr.
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Place
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Philip Yuson
Sharing
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Loria
Surabaya
Corner
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Ramon Martillano
Sharing
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Nenette Dizon
Here's
the Latest
By
Pinky Torres
Reflection
Homily
Sermon
by Fr. Florianus
Wudjon, PR
Survey
By
Dolreich Fernandes
God
Answers Prayers
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Manibog
Saint
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early morning while attending a Holy Mass at the Church of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus here in Surabaya, I could not hear the voice
of the priest because of the heavy drops of rain hitting the roof of
the Church. I could not help but compare this situation with our
daily lives. Be it at home, in the office, in shopping malls, etc.
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home when we are quite busy watching TV or reading newspapers or
pocketbooks. Or Mom is quite busy talking with a friend over the
phone while her daughter is impatiently
waiting for her to finish because she would like to go on
line and chat with her friends. Or Dad is very busy with office work
brought home.
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the office, some of us are working very hard, extending work hours
just to meet a deadline. Or just busy on the phone chatting with a
friend or simply busy playing computer games (after office hours, of
course!) In shopping
malls? Quite busy looking for the latest trend in fashion or in the
case of my wife, fully occupied looking for big discounts combing
more than 100,000 square meters
of the whole Tunjungan Plaza 1, 2, 3, 4 complex here in Surabaya (a
short ad if you do not mind), searching for discounts ranging from
50% to 90%! And at the end of the day she would happily tell me that she
bought a pair of pants, a shirt
or two for so cheap a price. However, this becomes too often
that our credit card is complaining! (My wife will forgive me for
using her as an example! Actually, she does not spend that much, not
that “much” anyway.
And by the way, she prays a lot.)
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even while attending a Mass, sometimes our minds wander. Have you
ever experienced this? I confess that I sometimes do, especially if
the homily is quite long (forgive me Father), and I mean really
long!
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nothing wrong with all
of the above activities, provided we do not forget to allot a
specific quality time to commune with our Lord Jesus Christ and hear
His Words. The problem is, our worldly activities sometimes or to be
honest, oftentimes
distract us and we forget all about our Creator and thus fail to “hear His Word,” e.
g., scriptures, Catholic magazines (Kerygma), etc.
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at one time, again while attending another morning Mass with my wife
and while in deep prayer, I really sensed the Lord telling me to
praise Him! That I do not have to mention my intentions for that day
because He already knew what I was about to ask! So what my wife and
I did was to take a seat at the rear portion of the Church, where
there were no people, and in modulated voice started praising in
tongues and thanking the Lord Jesus Christ for all His goodness!
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So
brothers and sisters, if only we could take a break from our daily
worldly activities, if
only we could listen to Him and I mean listen
to Him intently, if only we could spend quality time with the Lord,
I am sure that He will talk to us. If you have
not done so, try to attend a daily morning Mass before going to
office. It is so inspiring to start the day listening to the Word of
God. Personally, this is one of the better ways of starting your day
right! I pray that you too, dear reader, will hear the voice of God!
Happy listening. Amen!
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