September 29 is the Feast Day of the Archangels

Three angels have been mentioned in the scriptures - Michael, "Who is Like God?" in Daniel 10:13; Gabriel, "Power of God", (Daniel 8:16) and Rafael, (Tobit 7:8) "God has healed." These named beings were later identified by Catholic tradition as "archangels."(from http://communio.stblogs.org)


I never have had any experience "encounters" with angels. But I truly have the faith that they do exist. Angel Gabriel, the one sent to announce the birth of the Christ Jesus, is very familiar, as he is always remembered during the Angelus. There's also a song "Adlaw-adlaw kang Maria," where St. Gabriel is mentioned. St. Michael's image of defeating satan is one famous picture.

Although the angels' existence is not personally experienced, there have been so many times that I met many angels here on earth. They are those that give me comfort whenever I am down. They give me good counsel in times of making decisions. Some would fight the evil in me just to make me walk the right path.

These past days, I have been making melodies on psalms. I have somehow improved with playing the electronic pipe and church organs. There have been angels who are not noticeably sharing their presence with me.

Unheard Bestowed Forgiveness

How could one ever be reasonably angered by false accusations of a legally mentally ill individual? It is something I never ever have expected to happen to me. But it has. I received baseless allegations from an individual through text messages. The texts were dreadful, and they were so personal and dishonest claims. Worse, there were even threats attached to the messages. How could someone be so unfairly annoyed at me? There's just one explanation for all these - I have been an object of a bipolar/Schizophrenic individual's mental imbalance's releases. I really have to admit that what has been happening disturbs me at the moment. In the first instant, I was even assaulted physically. It took that to happen for me to realize what was going on at the time.

Now that everything seems to have sunk in already, all I need to do is ignore and keep the farthest distance as possible. There has been no text replies ever, which is good, to send a message to the other side that I have been barked wrongly. Top of it all is forgiveness. Though it is not heard, I bestow it totally. I have the reasonable mind, totally sane analysis and clean conscience; why worry. Maybe I have to be anxious that this has already blown, and I truly don't have the control of everyone's thought. There's just no justice right away, but finally, I believe it will triumph.

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Today is the Feast of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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I woke up at 5:10 am and got my self set for the 6 am mass at St. Joseph's Cathedral. I would accompany (in guitar) the psalmist. We practiced Ps. 13 "With delight, I rejoice in the Lord" last night. This morning, Bishop Julius Tonel celebrated the Eucharistic Commemoration of the Birth of the Mother of God. It was in his homily that I learned that there are just two birthday celebrations of the saints - those of Mary, Jesus' Mother and John the Baptist. Mary's conception of Jesus, should represent how God relates with us - that we too are God's temple, where Christ lives in our works towards living a holy life.

All my life as a catholic, I know that Jesus has entrusted to me his very own mother. I believe that my prayers for the Blessed Mother's intercessions were brought to God, as it happened on a wedding banquet in Cana.

My Mother Mary, I am an undeserving servant of your Son, Jesus. I pray to you, that each day that I serve God, may your prayers make me worthy of Christ's promise of eternal life. Pray for us sinners, O Blessed Mary, full of grace, now and at the hour of our death. AMEN.