We can learn from the Saints!

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St. Francis of Assisi




"Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that have received--only what you have given."
(St. Francis of Assisi)

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St. Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila



Lorenzo Ruiz was a Filipino, Although his father was a Chinese and his mother, a Filipina. He was born in Binondo, Manila between 1600 and 1610.

According to the documents cited to proclaim him "Blessed", his parents were devout Catholics. He was a christened "Lorenzo" after a martyr during the 3rd century persecution of Christians. his surname "Ruiz" was taken from the last name of his godfather.

In his younger years, Lorenzo served at the convent of Binondo church as a sacristan. Since he lived there together with Dominican priest, he learn from them not just Spanish but also catechism.

After several years, Lorenzo Ruiz earned the title of "escribano" or notary. He became an active member of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary, an organization devoted to the Blessed Virgin. This group was organized in the Philippines in 1587.

Lorenzo got married but the name of his wife was not mentioned in the documents. He confess before he was convicted that he was a family man - having a wife with three kids, two boys and a girl.

In 1636, a grave crime was committed in Manila. Authorities conducted a manhunt for Lorenzo because they believed he knew something about it or was himself involved in it. When Lorenzo learn of some missionary priest leaving for Japan, he asked if he could be allowed to join them. And he was allowed aboard the ship bound for Japan, along with the Dominicans, safe from fear of being implicated in a crime.

At that time, there was a wide scale persecution of Christians in Japan. All those who professed faith in God and served as missionaries were jailed and even up to death. Their lives were even up to death. Their lives were to be spared if they would renounce their Christians faith. But thousands of those Christians chose death rather than renouncing their belief in God. And Lorenzo Ruiz was among those who underwent excruciating forms of persecution.

One of the forms of punishments imposed on Christians was "hanging n the pit" on the hills of Nagasaki. The victims feet were tied to a beam, his body hanged upside down and his head occupying the amount of the pit. Lorenzo Ruiz went through this agonizing punishment when he refused to renounce his faith.

When he was investigate as a Christian, he answered: "I'm a Christian and I will remain a Christian even to the point of death. Only to God will I offer my life. Even if I had a thousands lives, I would still offer them to him. This is the reason why I came here in Japan, to leave my native land as a Christian, offering my life to God alone.

He was told that he would be put to death if he did not renounce his faith, but his stuck to his belief. He said he will never disown his identity as a Christian. It was on September 23, 1637 that he begun to undergo "hanging in the pit".

Lorenzo Ruiz was proclaim " Blessed" in February 1981 at Luneta, together with 16 other companions, in connection with Pope John Paul II's papal visit to the Philippines. He was canonized and declared a "Saint'on October 18, 1987 in Rome. As such, he is now worthy of being venerated and honoured in the church altar. His feast day falls on September 28.

[FAQ]

it doesnt matter wether u pray to God alone or to the saints.....ang important thing is that u pray everyday.....ako i pray to God and to the saints evryday........ang mga saints gud mo tabang na sila ug pray para mas dungon ni Lord ang imo prayers ug gi pangayo......

Why not pray to GOD directly . You guys believe that GOD IS WATCHING US . Nya karon ingon2x na mo "ang mga saints gud mo tabang na sila ug pray para mas dungon ni Lord ang imo prayers ug gi pangayo" .

That's pure BS ! Loooooool ...

Isn't that a sin if you pray to other idols ? hmmmm ... Who inducted them to sainthood ?? It's the Vatican , not GOD himself . Anyways ... regardless whoever you're praying to , you're just talking on a cellphone with no battery .

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Good Day Istoryans





"Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you."]Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you."
(Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta)

Guys I want to share to you a nice music video created by a certain group that supports Gawad Kalinga,,,I'm not spamming this OK? I just find the song quite meaningful and I might as well share this to you

Check this link: ‪Street Children of the Philippines‬‏ - YouTube

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St. Bonaventure



St. Bonaventure was one of the greatest theologians and philosophers of Christianity. An Italian Franciscan, he was declared one of the Doctors of the Church and remains to this day as one of the most important authorites on the interpretation of Christian thought among Catholics. He entered the University of Paris where he joined the Franciscan order and studied theology, in which he soon became a notable figure. He is especially well known for his insistence that the pursuit of truth is part of divine worship. He wrote commentaries on the Bible as well as the Sentences of Peter Lombard and was well versed in the philosophies of Augustine of Hippo and Aristotle as well as Islamic philosophy...Saint Bonaventure was also a great mystic and wrote one of the most famous treatises of mysticism in the Middle Ages, The Journey of the Mind to God.


Today is his Feast Day (July 15)

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Mam Wen...tan aw nya og Gandhi Movie....starring ben kingsley......

Unsay title Yol?

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St. Augustine

He is called the Doctor of Grace because of his miraculous transformation out of sin to the service of God's creatures. He served the church in Africa for many years as bishop with genuine love.




"Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you"
(St. Augustine)

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St. Simon Stock



The story and history of Saint Simon Stock. Simon was born in the county of Kent, England, and left his home when he was but twelve years of age, to live as a hermit in the hollow trunk of a tree, whence he was known as Simon of the Stock. Here he passed twenty years in penance and prayer, and learned from Our Lady that he was to join an Order not then known in England. He waited in patience till the White Friars came, and then entered the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. His great holiness moved his brethren in the general chapter held at Aylesford, near Rochester, in 1245, to choose him prior-general of the Order. In the many persecutions raised against the new religious, Simon went with filial confidence to the Blessed Mother of God. As he knelt in prayer in the White Friars' convent at Cambridge, on July 16, 1251, she appeared before him and presented him with the scapular, in assurance of her protection. The devotion to the blessed habit spread quickly throughout the Christian world. Pope after Pope enriched it with indulgences, and miracles innumerable put their seal upon its efficacy. The first of them was worked at Winchester on a man dying in despair, who at once asked for the Sacraments, when the scapular was laid upon him by St. Simon Stock. In the year 1636, M. de Guge, a cornet in a cavalry regiment, was mortally wounded at the engagement of Tobin, a bullet having lodged near his heart. He was then in a state of grievous sin, but had time left him to make his confession, and with his own hands wrote his last testament. When this was done, the surgeon probed his wound, and the bullet was found to have driven his scapular into his heart. On its being withdrawn, he presently expired, making profound acts of gratitude to the Blessed Virgin, who had prolonged his life miraculously, and thus preserved him from eternal death. St. Simon Stock died at Bordeaux in 1265.


Today July 16 is the Feast of OUR LADY of MT. CARMEL

I just want to share this to all: The Prayer to the Blessed Mother of Mt. Carmel

"Oh most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh Star of the Sea, help me and show me you are my Mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (say three times). Holy Mary, I place this prayer in your hands (say three times). Amen."

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nindota gd ani...

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"It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr"

(St. Augustine)



"Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom"

(Mahatma Gandhi)