Sunday, July 31, 2016

on the ...ORATIO IMPERATA IN TIME OF GRAVE TENSION




ORATIO IMPERATA - is Latin for Obligatory prayer or short prayer which is usually publicly prayed in times of grave need tension or calamity.

Oratio  - to speak, plead
Imperata/ Imperataivus - a binding or compelling rule, duty, requirement

Last Sunday started an Oratio Imperata prayed by every Catholic Church in the Philippines until it is needed.

ORATIO IMPERATA IN TIME OF GRAVE TENSION

O Lord God Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, the sky and the seas,
look kindly on us your children of the Philippine islands,
our home, now beset with tensions over our West Philippine Sea.

We pray to you for peace over that part of our islands and waters.
We pray that questions over it may be resolved through justice and respect for people’s rights.
We pray that no harm be done to our marine creatures and habitat.
We pray that our fellow Filipinos protecting our islands and seas
be kept safe from natural and man-made disasters.

Loving God you are wonderful Creator, our generous Provider of good things;
send your Holy Spirit of wisdom and understanding to our leaders
that they resolve this crisis with courage and in the spirit of dialogue.
Help us all to remain faithful to your Word and obedient to your Will always.

This we ask through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The recent rulings of the International Courts favoring our country against the China's claim of the West Philippine Sea has caused more tension instead of celebrations. Our country cannot afford nor engage in a war, a war that nobody will win and may ignite a World War 3 :( ... we the Filipinos do not want it .

 Yes we believe in the power of prayer! We cannot man our territories all the time, nor can we all go to the negotiating table BUT we the Filipinos can ALL pray! This is still our most powerful weapon in our arsenal to shield us against destructive forces that threaten the security of our people and land.

There are silent prayers or wordless ones, singing ones,   but why spoken ones ...when people voice it out , cry out,  the sense of urgency is there, that says God our Father these are urgent please.... when we all are united prayer ....it is like storming heaven and ganging up to our heavenly Daddy to grant what we are asking for :)    

 In times like this i cant fail to think that  the State can all dabble in thinking Church and State are separated, and they do not need the Church,  but whilst the State keeps shooing the Church away the Church have been consistent in praying and reminding whats good and right, because not everything thats legal can be considered morally right.

i did not vote for our current President, he is my second choice, i voted for Senator Miriam D. Santiago, i believe God loves our country and almost always wants its good, and so God put him there, and needs him there, whether we like it or not whether we acknowledge it or not, he is not perfect, but whoever is??... with him there ive come to hope again for a better Philippines... so i want to end this by quoting him  " Thus to our religious bishops, leaders, priests, pastors, preachers, imams let me assure you that while I am a stickler for the principle of separation between church and state, I believe quite strongly that there should never be a separation between God and State' - President Duterte ...

Please Lord  hear our prayer, Mama Mary help us.

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FORGIVENESS CORNER

FORGIVENESS CORNER
this corner is for those who we want to forgive and those for whom we pray for forgiveness, let us ask Jesus to help us and open our hearts to forgiveness and forgiving. Look at the Cross and tell Jesus, Lord i want to forgive, im finding it hard to do so, help me. I chose to forgive and leave everything in Your loving hands.

THE ARCHANGELS


ST. MICHAEL -
(Archangel of those born on a Sunday) Prince of the Heavenly Hosts, the Commander in Chief of all the hierarchies of the Heavenly Hosts, the Angel who defeated Luciferadn His followers in the first rebellion or creatures against God. By his battlecry: MI-Ca-EL " Who is like unto God?.. the first defender of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Mystery of the Incarnation ( Dan 10:12 12:1 Apoc.12:7)

ST GABRIEL
- ( ARCHANGEL of those born on a Monday ) Special messenger of God, bearer or Gods secret messages to His chosen ones.( luke 1:19) (Daniel 8:19 9:21)

ST. RAPHAEL - ( ARCHANGEL of those born on aTuesday) Healer & Guide for the Christian pilgrim, patron also of Singles wanting to find their partner in marriage.He also gives the light to discern correctly Gods ways and protects us from dangers that befall us on our way to our heavenly home.

ST. URIEL - ( ARCHANGEL of those born on a Wednesday) Archangel of Justice, reminds us of Divine Justice, to whatever we do good or bad, reminds us of the terrible justice of God upon the world for the human pride and Godlessness with which human affairs are conducted.

St. SEALTIEL - ( ARCHANGEL of those born on a Thursday) Archangel of Worship & Contemplation, stands before God with incenser in hand, his angelic purity transforms the love and worship we mortals give to God.

ST. JHUDIEL - (ARCHANGEL of those born on a Friday) Archangel of Divine Mercy. Gods mercy comes to us in every moment of our lives.Without it we would die.Mercy is gracefor bodily and spiritual needs. Mercy is God Himself through the m,erits of Jesus Christ bringin us back to our Heavenly home

ST. BARACHIEL - (ARCHANGEL of those born on a Saturday) Archangel of Divine Providence. the one who was assigned by God to keep watch over His adopted Children taking care that He and the Choirs of Angels assigned to the task guard these transformed souls in all their way, bearing them up ( Psalm 91, 12)

check the Perpetual Calendar in this blog fill it with your birthdate and know which archangel is in charge of you... God bless!