Arcs in the Sky x

Starshine,
the heavens above thee
seemingly unconscious to thy self
is never without its seeing
nor the unseen realms
that embrace and penetrate thee
amidst this unfeeling earth
without its desire for each thy precious company,
this evil is only allowed to tarry for a time,
for We are nearer to each of thee,
our beloved Starshine,
than you can ever imagine.

Keep thee a record,
an account of thy heart,
most especially those of thee
who are in the midst of conflicts
those of thee who are
no less loved than the rest of us
sorely affected by the curse of War
for the heavens reign true
to the remembrance of thy longings
and so it is for the needful earth
that you shall begin to write,
O precious Starshine,
and upon this forgetful night
let thy starlight be shed
to trace upon the darkness
thy arcs in the sky.
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Prayer to God as First Defender of the Republic

Look upon us this moment,
O LORD, O God above all things,
and abide with us now
in our necessary struggle
as First Defender of this Republic
to obtain for our people
the remembrance of Thy peace
and the blessings of Thy freedom.

Bless our one Filipino nation,
O LORD and Giver of all good things,
each and every Filipino heart,
that yet believes with conviction
in this endeavor of Country
(most especially at this crucial time
leading up to our Elections 2010)
that we may by our own willingness
be transformed by Thy abundant mercy.

Tarry with us in the darkness
O LORD and Sovereign of all nations
help us, teach us, bless us
that we may prosper in Thy sight
and in Thy grace and in Thy counsels
remain secure in Thy commandments
walking upright in Thy ways
that we may become the light
that You want this nation
and every nation to be
upon this, our midnight world,
so much in need of Thy presence
like the daybreak twilight is
so much in need of Thee.

For us, Christians, we must add:

This we humbly implore
in the Name of Jesus Christ,
our most loving Lord and Savior,

AMEN.

For all the rest:

This we humbly implore,
O LORD and one common Creator
of all things, seen and unseen,

AMEN.
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Prosper the Peace. Prosper the People.

Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.
Saint Michael the Archangel, pray for us.
Saint Lorezno Ruiz, pray for us.
Blessed Jacinta Marto, pray for us.

Sancta Sanctis!

Glory to God in the highest
Adoration to Jesus Christ
Peace to men of good will.

Mother's Day

Beloved of God, our family are the friends God chose for us.

And our friends are those whom we chose to complete in ourselves what our LORD has begun in our family.

And in heaven and at the beginning of all things new, my beloved friends, we shall all be perfected in these friendships so we must learn to hold dear to them well these days.
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Today is Mother's day.

It is the day we celebrate and remember the love and friendship of our mothers.

So a very happy Mother's day to my own mother and to all mothers.
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Prosper the Peace. Prosper the People.

Our Lady, Mother of Suffering Humanity, pray for us.

Sancta Sanctis!

Glory to God in the highest
Adoration to Jesus Christ
Peace to men of good will.

On the Swine Flu Outbreak

The swine flu outbreak, my beloved friends, is a pandemic.

Now, these kinds of evil which have a global scope, affecting our one planetary whole, is like the apocalyptic horseman - though it may not yet be The Horseman, Pestilence - they approach the line of our nations in much the same way.

They charge at our final lines of defense, right to the very line of our will in order to break our resolve to stand together for better things and nobler ambitions above those things that divide and distract us.

And how does a line of infantry break the horseman's charge? They must stand firm, we must stand firm together, shoulder to shoulder, as individual human beings and also as individual human nations of the one family of the nations of Mankind.

Because if we falter, we shall fail as the greatest whole that is available to our common human responsibility which is our one planetary whole can not obtain from us, the necessary regental presence of our shared humanity, unless the lesser wholes are aligned in their will and united in their understanding of the common good of all; a quite complex thing at times which unless we return to first principle truths seem impossible for naked reason unaided by the guiding light of faith to comprehend. Prayer indeed, must be our constant exercise and a ready shelter in times of confusion.

Having said that, let us pray for our nations - most especially for Mexico whose fault it is not that this evil should arise within their midst and in the sense of the higher wholes a burden that must be a burden shared by all our nations.

My Filipino compatriots, let us never forget our timeless links with the Americas, both North as well as South and the nations of that continental whole, who are each kindred to us in God and in Country.

And so let us say who have recourse to our Lady:

Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us.
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Prosper the Peace. Prosper the People.

Sancta Sanctis!

Glory to God in the highest
Adoration to Jesus Christ
Peace to men of good will.