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“But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast.”
Dear John, Today was the first Friday of Advent. A time for fasting and prayer. It was an interesting experience to fast and abstain from food in this day. I didn’t go all “Desert Fathers” with this though, can’t claim those laurels. I did the standard fast and abstinence rules of no dairy, eggs norContinue reading ““But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast.””
“Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”
Dear John, What a glorious day was yesterday! It was the day of your rebirth in Christ, your baptism. You were baptized in the Parish Church of Our Lady of Graces and were consecrated to her. May you forever be under her protection and under the wing of our most blessed God. I was notContinue reading ““Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.””
“Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God”
Dear John, Today the three of us watched a televised Mass celebrated by the good priests of the Fraternity of Saint Peter. The Mass was celebrated in St. Vitus’ Church, at San Fernando, California. It was a beautiful Mass, mostly done in Latin, but with the Homily in Spanish and English. It felt nice toContinue reading ““Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God””
“The Lord bless thee, and keep thee. The Lord shew his face to thee, and have mercy on thee. The Lord turn his countenance to thee, and give thee peace.”
Dear John, you were born on the feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary, on a Saturday. We are now on the end of the first Friday after that and you have terrified, mesmerized and captivated your mother and me thoroughly. We were trying to have you naturally, but you were taking your sweetContinue reading ““The Lord bless thee, and keep thee. The Lord shew his face to thee, and have mercy on thee. The Lord turn his countenance to thee, and give thee peace.””
“With all watchfulness keep thy heart, because life issueth out from it.”
Dear John, You are currently in your 32nd week of gestation. Your mother’s belly is growing each day more as the time comes for you to meet with us. I feel very blessed and can’t wait for that day to come. As I thought about that, I reflected a bit on my own childhood andContinue reading ““With all watchfulness keep thy heart, because life issueth out from it.””
“Judge not, that you may not be judged”
Dear John, I have spoken a lot with many an opinionated friend about the concept of charity and good will. As someone who has for the greater part of his life loved nothing less than to point at others and sternly judge their character, I have travailed the road of this sin enough to sayContinue reading ““Judge not, that you may not be judged””
“Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you.”
Dear John, I was talking to a friend of mine the other day and we came upon the subject of the Eucharist. The subject came up because this friend of mine was under the impression that, necessarily, after the coming of Christ, Mankind would no longer be able to explore the universe, for all ofContinue reading ““Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you.””
“In sorrow shalt thou bring forth children”
Dear John, As we await eagerly for the day of your birth, your mother and I have been watching a lot of films about childcare, pregnancy and giving birth. While we were watching one of such films, we came upon a charming young lady who was defending the beauty of giving birth to a child.Continue reading ““In sorrow shalt thou bring forth children””
The Seven Crowns
Dear John, I know that as of now you are not quite capable of reading letters. Not only because you do not know yet how to read, but also because of the fact your mother’s belly is rather in the way, so it will be a few months before you can even see me, letContinue reading “The Seven Crowns”
To Mr. P.
Dear Mr. P., I decided to start this little venture by dedicating this first letter to you. I thought it fitting, after all you were the one who encouraged me to actually give this a shot. This blog was conceived as an alternative to an assignment in your class, an alternative I doubted you wouldContinue reading “To Mr. P.”
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