Para-Liturgy for Bl. Maria Antonia Bandres at Manresa School
CELEBRATING THE FEAST OF BLESSED ANTONIA BANDRES AT MANRESA SCHOOL
CATCHING A GLIMPSE OF ANTOÑITA IN HER LETTERS
Since we are commemorating the 102nd year of Blessed Maria Antonia Bandres’ death anniversary on April 27, I read some of her letters again, to “hear” her thoughts and “feel” her presence[1]. The simple copy that I used showed that she wrote at least 87 letters from age 12 to 21. They reveal a young girl who felt very much loved by God and her parents and knew how to return that love.
“THROW YOUR NETS ON THE RIGHT SIDE!”
NEWS from JAPAN
The new Fiscal Year in Japan begins in April, coinciding with the season of spring. Usually, March is time for evaluation of the mission the “year past” and May, setting of directions for the “new year”. Here, we share an abridged article that came out in the April issue of the English Bulletin of St. Ignatius
A Spirit-filled Juniors’ Encounter
Last April 7-8, 2021 a virtual Juniors’ encounter was held through zoom. It was participated by the 3 juniors: Mary Mae Santorce, Crystal Bermejo, and Florie May Llorando; and facilitated by Sr. Leoly Quitorio, FI and Sr. Cathy Cheong, FI. It was also graced with the presence of Sr. Lynn Falsis, FI.
SHS-HdJ Senior High Lenten Faith Sharing
“When was the last time you cried, “Lord, where are you? I need you,” those times when you wept and asked, “Lord, Lord, why have you forsaken me?”
SHS-HDJ Senior High Leisure Activity: Reconnecting with others amidst E-learning in the Pandemic
The COVID-19 Pandemic has placed a lot of us in unfamiliar situations that we had to navigate for ourselves. For the education sector, adapting the online learning mode was met both with advantages and challenges. Apart from the technicalities of e-learning that everyone is still trying to fully grasp, teaching and learning in the confines of our home also meant having limited means of easy communication with colleagues and schoolmates, which may make us feel like we are alone in our deadlines, burnouts, and other battles. We get caught up with the amount of tasks at home or for school that we forget to afford ourselves with the needed breaks we deserve.
Dear Family of Mother Candida,
We would like to greet you "A most holy and wondrous Easter day, with a bursting Light of our Risen Lord," (see picture below)
…that in the midst of the seeming darkness of the pandemic and
