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(As seen on page 3 of the June 12 issue of the Parish Bulletin) In our daily lives, we unconsciously isolate ourselves from the realities around us. We tend to simply be focus on pursuing our own personal interests, whether in terms of advancing in our own careers, materially enriching ourselves or establishing our placeContinue reading “Defying the Odds by Giving Love by Ella Tan”

Last April 30 from 6PM-12MN, the Santuario de San Antonio Social Halls were lit as we had the annual YSA Ball 2016 with the theme, “Throwback to Decades Past.” This was a charity event for the benefit of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) and it also served as a community bonding effort for all theContinue reading “YSA BALL 2016: THROWBACK TO DECADES PAST by Reg Galvez”

In 2012, I was representing the CWL SSAP Chapter when Fr. Joel Sulse, OFM, the incumbent parish priest appointed me to chair the Hospitality Ministry, which was never occupied before. I learned that ushering our parishioners in Church is a calling of the Lord. Since then, I spent 8 hrs. in Church every Sunday toContinue reading “THE JOY OF CHURCH USHERING By Nena Veloso-Mewshew”

A Eucharistic Community of Families Guided by the Virtues of St. Anthony “By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but Him who sent me.” – John 5:30 St. Anthony lived a life of absolute poverty, adhering to itContinue reading “NOTHING OF MY OWN By: Marie Tycangco”

In the Franciscan poverty of St. Anthony, I, a member of the order of the Secular Franciscan, give everything to the Lord for nothing is my own, but the Lord’s. God created us to love, to serve him and one another and all creations. Serving our parish the past four decades was indeed a privilege,Continue reading “EVERYTHING IS YOURS, O LORD by Isabel A. Abella”

“I’ll lend you a for a little time, a child of Mine,” He said, “For you to love the while he lives And mourn for when he’s dead. It may be six or seven years or twenty-two or three, But will you, till I call him back, Take care of him for me?” (excerpt fromContinue reading “FLEETING MOMENTS…Not Ours To Keep by Inday Mallari”

Virtue: Love of Solitude by Hannah Roa Everyone knows that Solitude is about being alone, but what else is it all about? Why would Saint Anthony choose a life in solitude when we know that being alone could be lonely, boring, depressing and maybe even make you go crazy. St. Anthony had riches growing upContinue reading “Virtue: Love of Solitude”

God calls and invites His children to serve him in different ways. For those individuals who have chosen the married life as their vocation, serving Him through active participation in a Church ministry is indeed a special calling. When Jesus Christ instructed husbands to love their wives just as He loved the Church, this loveContinue reading “SERVING THE LORD TOGETHER by John and Wilma Huang”

We welcome the Marian month of May with our veneration to Our Lady. Continuing our annual tradition, children are invited to offer flowers to Our Lady during the 6:00pm daily masses. The Flores de Mayo procession will be on May 31st, 5pm at the parish grounds. It was only 11 months ago when we installedContinue reading “From the Desk of the PPC President”

Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, three Portuguese children received apparitions of Our Lady at Cova da Iria, near Fatima, a city 110 miles north of Lisbon. Mary asked the children to pray the rosary for world peace, for the end of World War I, for sinners and for the conversion of Russia. TheContinue reading “Feastday Our Lady of Fatima”