SCJ Philippine District

There are only 90 days left to the beatification of our Founder Fr. Leo John Dehon. The ceremony is going to take place in Rome on April 24, 2005. Below are the links to the english articles presenting the person of our Founder.



Fr. Heiner Wilmer scj: The Primacy of Character Leo Dehon’s Educational Maxims

Fr. John Czyzynski scj: Father Dehon a Man of Oblation through Love

Fr. Paul McGuire scj: The Role of Spiritual Direction in the unfolding of Leo Dehon’s Charism as a Founder

Fr. Paul McGuire scj: Freedom, Equality, Participation: how Leo Dehon Anticipated Changes in Official Catholic Social Teachings

Reading of the Decree of the Congregation for the Cause of Saints

We wish all the best to Fr. Giuseppe Pierantoni, who today celebrates his birthday. God bless you always!

Our best wishes to Deacon Arthur "Totong" Guevara, SCJ on his birthday! May God guide and bless you always!

Today, the SCJ District in the Philippines started its annual assembly. During four days the members of the District will evaluate their activities and plan new ones. The assembly is attended by the General Councillor Fr. Andreas Madya Srijanto, scj and is going to finish on January 14, 2005.

Today at 12:15, the father of Fr. Rino Venturin, Aurelio Venturin, peacefully passed away. According to the information, passed by Fr. Rino, the funeral is scheduled on Tuesday, January 11, 2005. Please, let us remember in our prayers his soul and his family.


Prayer for Deceased Person

O God, Whose property it is ever to have mercy and to spare, we beseech You on behalf of the soul of Your servant whom You have called out of this world; look upon him with pity and let him be conducted by the holy angels to paradise, his true country. Grant that he who believed in You and hoped in You may not be left to suffer the pains of the purgatorial fire, but may be admitted to eternal joys. Through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, Who with You and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns world without end. Amen.

Our Father. Hail Mary.

V. Eternal rest give unto him, O Lord;
R. And let perpetual light shine upon him

Open the heavens, almighty Father,
and pour out your Spirit
upon your people.
Renew the power of our
baptismal cleansing and fill us with
zeal for good deeds.
Let us hear your voice once again,
that we may recognize in your
beloved Son our hope of inheriting
eternal life.
Grant this through Jesus
Christ, your Word made flesh,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
in the splendor od eternal light,
God for ever and ever. Amen.

God of the mountains and the seas, the awesome power of nature can be both a wonder as well as a source of tragedy. We cry out to you in this time of great need to the people affected by the earthquake and tsunamis in South Asia.

Almighty and everlasting God, comfort of the sad and strength to those who suffer: Let the prayers of your children who are in any trouble rise to you. We lift up to you the peoples of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Seychelles, Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania. For those who have lost loved ones, grant your peace; for those who seek shelter and food, grant your comfort; for those facing illness, grant your healing; for those whose lives have been shattered, grant your strength.

God of wisdom and strength, guide the hands of those who provide emergency relief. We entrust to you those who care for the bereaved, those with the gift of healing, those who carry the burdens of moving debris, and those who distribute much needed supplies. Hopeless as it may seem at times, their work is very important. Give them the endurance that is needed to continue in their good works.

God of all consolation, in the midst of things we do not understand, tragedy too great to comprehend, and grieving too heavy to bear, grant your peace. This is a time when we welcome your Word of hope born into our world. May that hope burn in our hearts.

Amen

Father, we thank you for revealing yourself to us in Jesus the Christ, we who once were not your people but whom you chose to adopt as your people. As ancient Israel confessed long ago, we realize that it was not because of our own righteousness, or our own superior wisdom, or strength, or power, or numbers. It was simply because you loved us, and chose to show us that love in Jesus.

As you have accepted us when we did not deserve your love, will you help us to accept those whom we find it hard to love? Forgive us, O Lord, for any attitude that we harbor that on any level sees ourselves as better or more righteous than others. Will you help us to remove the barriers of prejudice and to tear down the walls of bigotry, religious or social? O Lord, help us realize that the walls that we erect for others only form our own prisons!

Will you fill us so full of your love that there is no more room for intolerance. As you have forgiven us much, will you enable us with your strength to forgive others even more? Will you enable us through your abiding Presence among us, communally and individually, to live our lives in a manner worthy of the Name we bear?

May we, through your guidance and our faithful obedience, find new avenues in ways that we have not imagined of holding the Light of your love so that it may be a Light of revelation for all people.

We thank you for your love, praise you for your Gift, ask for your continued Presence with us, and bring these petitions in the name of your Son, who has truly revealed your heart. Amen

Lord, we ask you to help all the victims and their families to survive this disaster. Be with them and comfort them. Help them get food and shelter. You are a loving Father and want Your children to be comforted. Let Your will be done.

Amen.

Today, on January 1, 2005, the father of Fr. Indra Pamungkas, scj passed away. Let us pray for his soul and for his family. May he rest in peace!

Our sincerest condolences to Fr. Indra and his family!