A Holy ,Healthy, and Grace Filled New Year to
all our friends and relatives and to all the Poor Clares throughout the World.
To all in the Franciscan Order.
Monday 28 Feast of the Holy Innocent
December 28, 2015 by
The story of Herod killing the Babies 2 years and under as told in Matthew is happening today in the refugees and their Children. It seems as if God stands by and doesn’t care but He does. “One day in your sight is like a thousand elsewhere and a thousand years in your sight is as a single day. ” Psalm 90.
All will come to Mercy.
Sunday – Feast of the Holy Family
December 27, 2015 by
Notice the dog in the picture
The virtues for today’s Family is found in 1 Corinthians 13″4-8
New International Version (NIV)
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Love is patient,
love is kind.
It does not envy,
it does not boast,
it is not proud.
5 It does not dishonor others,
it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7 It always protects,
always trusts,
always hopes,
always perseveres.
8 Love never fails.
But where there are prophecies,
they will cease;
where there are tongues,
they will be stilled;
where there is knowledge,
it will pass away.
LOVE never passes away.
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St. Stephen
December 26, 2015 by
 First Reading: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59
Prayer: Father, when Stephen was stoned by the angry crowds, he prayed for those who killed him. He realized that their hatred and ignorance had deprived them of all reason. And he could still love them and pray for their salvation. Give me a desire for everyone in the world to come into Your Kingdom. Especially, let me pray and hope for the salvation of those whom I have not loved as You have called me to do. Change my heart, that I may pray sincerely for all those I have a hard time loving. I pray for all people to come to a knowledge and love of You, especially the self-righteous and self-satisfied.
Jakarta, 26 December 2015
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Christmas Eve Day
December 24, 2015 by
  Father, Your servant Zachariah foretold the coming of Your Son, to lead all people out of darkness into eternal light. As we celebrate the anniversary of His birth, we pray that we may continue to carry that light into the darkness of the world, where we live. You have given us the gift of faith in Your Son Jesus, and through that gift, we are given the light to guide us in the way we should walk, the way we should live, and the way we should love. Pour out Your Spirit upon us; send Your Spirit into all the world, that all people will know and love You and serve You in the teachings of Jesus, Your Son. Amen.
Jakarta, 24 December 2015
A Christian Pilgrim
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