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- LENT:
THE SEASON FOR REFLECTION
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Picture: Genesis' Works of Mercy
features Yayasan Sinar Pelangi which
helps patients with
various defects who are in need of operations, orphans, children from
broken homes and abandoned children. The "Peace Kid" (pictured left) is
one of the many orphans YSP takes care of.
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 Holy
Father's Prayer Intention for the Month:
- THE SACRAMENT OF
RECONCILIATION
That the people of
God and their pastors may grow in their realization of the importance of
the Sacrament of Reconciliation, the gift of God's merciful love.
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 BE
WISE by Bro. Pete Lapid
- LENT has always been for me a time of pre-paration for
Easter. A time to prepare ourselves to meet the Risen Lord on Easter
Sunday. A time to prepare, clean and get rid of all the sins that are
occupying our hearts – so that our hearts will be pure and ready to meet
the Lord when He comes.
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 LENTEN
CHALLENGE
by Fr. S. Binzler, SJ
- Lent is a time for us to reflect and review our outlook in
life. To pause and take a look at how has materialism and other worldly
concerns have affected the way we live. More importantly, it is the
time to "re-evaluate" how have we been living our lives as Christians.
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 FASTING
IN THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
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by Fr. KJ. Veeger, MSC
- Fasting is total or partial abstinence from food for
religious motives. Its motives are manifold and vary depending on the
purpose or goal that a person wants to achieve. For one, it is moral in
nature, so that he sees fasting as self-punishment, oppression of
passions, expiation of sins etc., while for the other, it is the
creation of a bodily disposition, which is conducive to meeting God. READ
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 GOD
OF DARKNESS? by Philip Yuson
- He said that in our faith, God often blinds us from
everything that is not He so that we can detach ourselves from them and
remain focused on Him through faith. This is what He called as the dark
night of the senses. There is another darker night of the soul, which (I
hope) will be another topic in the future. Some people use these two
nights as if they are the same but they are totally different. The dark
night of the senses increases our faith while the dark night of the soul
increases our love.
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Community Life by Tintin Magbitang
- February 23, 2003
was a very special day for caring, as the Community had its first Works
of Mercy (WOM) project for the year, with Yayasan Sinar Pelangi (YSP) as
the recipient. YSP helps patients with various defects who are in need
of operations, orphans, children from broken homes and abandoned
children.
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 BE
RECONCILED WITH GOD
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by Fr. Agustinus Tupen Belo, PR
- For us, Lent is a
season full of mercy. A time of salvation. It is during this time when
we try, as much as we can, to reflect on our individual life’s journey
especially to recognize the sin and weakness of our humanity.
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 THE
MAN, THE CHILDREN AND THE HAT
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by Carolle Bautista
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heard this story once about a man, who, together with his friends from
his office, went to a rafting adventure in a remote town. Before
starting the journey towards the river, they were all given one hat each
to use. They enjoyed the rafting experience and when they were finally
done, they have to walk back all the way from where they came from.
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 LENTEN
SACRIFICE by Beth Manibog
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It started just as a wish … I wish I could go to Mass
more often than the usual Sunday Mass. I wish I could wake up early
everyday to attend the 5:30 a.m. Mass at the Gereja Yohanes. I desired
to receive the Lord more often and listen to His words. I wanted to
sacrifice something more than the usual fasting on food. I wanted to
offer and surrender to the Lord my favorite pastime…sleep! READ MORE
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 THE
CALL
by Sansu Garin
The longing of God for
us can be compared to that of a child looking for a father or a mother.
I remember the song of the orphans at the Yayasan Sinar Pelangi (YSP)*,
a charitable foundation which we visited last month. “Tidak ada ayah,
tidak ada bunda… Ayah! Ibu! Datanglah…” (I have no father, no
mother… Oh! Father. Oh! Mother. Come! Come! Please come…”)
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 Saint
for the Month: ST. JOHN OF GOD
- From the time
he was eight to the day he died, John followed every impulse of his
heart. The challenge for him was to rush to follow the promptings the
Holy Spirit gave him, not his own human temptations. But unlike many who
act impulsively, when John made a decision, no matter how quickly, he
stuck with it, no matter what the hardship.
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TELL US LIKE IT IS!
- Has something
wonderful and unique happened in your life lately? Did God answer your
prayer in a very unexpected way? Did you, like Isaiah, meet God’s
whisper?
- Have you felt
His powerful hand working in your life recently?
- Everyday,
people are experiencing God’s mighty Word in their lives and it is a
pity that very few know about it. Do you have a story to tell? Some Good
News to share?
- E-mail us (genesis@catholic.org)
or fax us (021-6627384), and tell us about it. That’s right! You don’t
have to be a great writer to do this. We can help you write it – just
tell us like it is!
- Don’t forget
to write the subject: “Let Me Tell You A Story”
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HIS Servant
by Bro. Pete Lapid
The Father Speaks
By Fr. S. Binzler, SJ
Our Faith
By Fr. KJ Veeger, MSC
Place of Refuge
By Philip Yuson
Reflection
By Fr. Agustinus Tupen Belo, PR
Community Life
By Tintin Magbitang
Straight from the Heart
By Carolle Bautist
God Answers Prayers
By Beth Manibog
On Focus
By Sansu Garin
Saint for the Month
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