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Sunday, August 1, 2021

Batang Holy Trinity


Mahabang panahon man ang lumipas,
sa lugar na ito di ako makakaiwas.

Lilingunin at ba-#BalicBalic-kan,
ang paaralan at simbahang noo'y naging tahanan.

Batang #HolyTrinity, tatak #Salesiana,
na baon ang wangis at mga turo ni Hesus at pagmamahal ni Maria.

Kailanman di ka malilimutan,
dahil sa lugar na yan nagkroon ng mga kaibigan.

Nagkaroon man ng pagbabago sa itsura ng paligid, pero ang mga alaala dito,
sa puso't isip ko'y nakasilid.

Patuloy mong hubugin ang mga kabataan
sa kanilang galing, talino at husay.

Huwag kang magsawang ipakilala si Kristo
na Siyang dahilan kung bakit tayo nabubuhay! 😁❤️🙏


📸 Jennard 

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

COVID-19


Hindi kita nakkikita ngunit…

Ipininta mo ang kulay ng lungkot sa aking mukha,
Na dati’y katulad ng bahaghari sa langit ang saya.

Nang ikaw ay pumasok sa mundo kong dati walang lungkot,
Itinanim mo sa isip ko ang pangamba at takot.

Paunti –unti ay inukit mo sa puso ko ang galit at poot,
Ang puso ko na dati’y pag-ibig ang nasa loob.

Di nagtagal nagwagi ka sa pagguhit sa aking pagkatao
ang mawalan ng pag-asa at sa Diyos ay magtampo.

Ako ngayo’y gulung-gulo,
Nalilito kung anong nangyari sa sarili ko.

Sino ka? Ano ka? Bakit ka nanggugulo?
Sinira mo ko at pinagwatak-watak ang mga tao.

Sa gitna nitong dilim na kinakaharap ko,
Sino ang kakampi ko? Sino ang masasandalan ko?

Wala…Wala na…Sumuko na ako,
Hindi ko na alam kung saan ako tatakbo.

Sa aking paghihirap at pag-iisa,
Umagos ang ilog sa aking mga mata.

Bumuhos ang ulan at ako ay tumahan,
Humuni ang ibon at lumipd sa kalawakan.

Pagtingin ko sa kalangitan
Imahe ni Kristo ang nasilayan.

Umihip ang hangin ng malakas
At parang niyakap ako ng wagas.

Ang Diyos ay nasa paligid,
Nagmamatyag at nakikinig.

Huwag tayong tumigil sa paghingi ng awa
dahil ang pag-ibig niya sa atin ay kailan man di nawala.

May tinuturong aral ang bawat pangyayari,
May dalang pag-asa na ang lahat ay lilipas din.

Manalig tayo sa Diyos,
Mahal niya tayo ng lubos.


COVID-19

Sunday, July 21, 2019

Walking with Jesus

Somebody I really look up to once told me that God will not count your achievements and defeat. Your title and your position do not matter to him.

What matters is, at the end of the day we are all servants of the Church walking and journeying with Jesus who is the very reason of our existence.

In his eyes, we are created equally and beautifully despite our brokenness.

Another day is about to end. Another chance to say, 

Lord, thank you for today. 

May you walk with me again tomorrow and all the days to come.

May we always be connected in prayer.

I know you are with me because you are alive.

May we always be reminded to be humble like Christ who is a King and yet he chose to die on the cross because he loves us dearly. ❤️ 



Wednesday, August 8, 2018

We live and love despite our differences

Life is a constant journey. Along the road, we meet people of different kinds from all walks of life. Most of them become part of ourselves. A few slip away.  

Along the way, too, we encounter individual indifferences. Indifferences that either separate you from them or bring you closer to them.

Amidst our differences in values, beliefs, opinions, perceptions, and faith, may we always find a way to accompany others and share with them the wonderful reasons of living and growing in love and harmony.

Duyog Ta Bai! #NCMC2018

(Attended the National Catholic Media Conference in Davao City)





Thursday, August 2, 2018

Missing you on your birthday, Mommy

Ma, this was your last photo four days before you died. You were so radiant here that everyone can't help but notice your beautiful face. You were also very happy that day for you felt fulfilled after your lovely daughter, Janelle, finished college. You were so proud, that last, all of us graduated. 

When we were inside PICC, you kept on requesting me, "Jheng, selfie tayo." I never thought that those selfies would be the last photos that I will keep looking at. At least, those were happy and beautiful photos of you.

I remember that night before you died, when I arrived home from work, you told me, "sabay na tayong kumain" and you prepared the table for us so we can eat our dinner. I never thought it would be the last time. The following day, in the morning, you woke me up with your usual words, "Jheng gising na, 6:30 na" (kahit alas 6 pa lang). When I'm about to go to the office, I saw you outside, cleaning. I was in a hurry, and I said, "Ma, pasok na ko late na ko." That was the last time I saw you alive.

I had happy memories before you were gone but until now, I am not fully convinced that you no longer exist. I feel you are just a thousand miles away from us, and one day, in time, we will see each other again.


Happy birthday, Ma! 🎉🎁🎈🎂

This is the fourth year that we are celebrating your birthday without you. But I know you are celebrating the happiest and grandest wherever you are.

Ma, please do watch over us, especially Daddy. Please help send our prayers to God.

We love you and we miss you! 😍💖👩

Thursday, June 28, 2018

God loves me

While everybody is busy bragging and proud of their craft, here I am finding my worth. When surrounded by emptiness inside, I kneel and pray. I look up to this amazing God, who looks down on me with humility. And then I realized that someone has already taken notice of my significance. He believes in me. 💖God loves me! 



Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Life is a Pilgrimage

Our life itself is a pilgrimage. We all journey towards the fullness of life. We journey with different people with the same faith and interests in different places and situations.
In our own pilgrimage, we seek God's blessings, we give thanks, we forgive and ask for forgiveness, and enrich and deepen our devotion to God.
We journey. We travel. We take different roads. We walk through different paths. What makes it significant is that, we journey with the Lord as we live life.








































Renewal of baptism at the Jordan River in Israel.