Advent Retreat and Recollection - Fr. Armand Robleza

Fr. Armand is one of the best retreat masters we have, and we are pleased to share with everyone an email that we got from his office:

Don Bosco  Batulao Advent Retreat with Fr. Armand Robleza will officially start directly after 7 am breakfast Dec 4  at DB Batulao. Retreatants have the option to come in Friday night after dinner so they can unwind for the retreat. --BUT  please advise me if you will do so, so I can alert the security staff at Batulao.

The cost of the Retreat is P2500 per head, single occupancy per room. Some retreatants prefer a roommate, and you may request for one, but the rate will be the same.
Your name on my list is just that -- until you make a 50% downpayment (as requested by Batulao) you are not officially confirmed a slot at the retreat. In this case, it is first paid, first reserved. :-) sorry.

You may contact me directly if you prefer to pay cash, (I work in Makati) -- or make a deposit to BPI c/a 0320-0007-26 under the name Fr. Armand Robleza.  Advise me of your deposit and send me a soft copy of your deposit slip (am still looking for a fax number if you prefer fax) as proof of deposit.

[Request for] a map to Batulao in case you need it. If you prefer to drive up with a companion or are willing to take in passengers, let me know so I can arrange a carpool.  let me know how many passengers you can take, and where you prefer to pick up. I will be passing on cellphone nos. unless you tell me otherwise.

At Batulao you may need the following:

• personal items- including toiletries and medicines (although there are some items for sale in case you forgot something, best to be sure you have it with you)
• journal and pen
• bible (although there will be some available for borrowing) - Fr uses the New American Bible, in case you're wondering, but any will do for your personal reflection.
• flash light (just in case)
• jacket (can be cool),
• comfortable foot wear (since you will be climbing up and down a lot)

PLEASE refrain from bringing unnecessary valuable items, while we try to exercise due caution, Batulao can not be responsible for any losses of items not necessary for the retreat.
We used to have a retreat registration form particularly for other retreats when a little more information is salient, but for this particular kind of retreat -- all I need to know is your contact no., gender, and your age --(for Fr.'s demographics)

Recollection - Nov 27, 2010, Saturday at the Chapel, San Miguel Corp Head Office along San Miguel Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig City (between SM Megamall and Tektite Towers).

Registration starts at 8 am, a registration fee of P100 will be collected then all I would need is your name for the Security List. For your convenience, you may need to know the ff:

• The registration does not include lunch, for which you will be given a break, the most convenient place is at Megamall
• You will be asked to check your name at the gate when you come back in the afternoon.
• There will be mass at the end of the recollection

Don't hesitate to get in touch with me should you have any questions.  Will see you at either venue, if not before!

Mouse
contact me thru [malong1060@gmail.com] or  by 0917-8977707

St. John Bosco's relic visits the Philippines

The relic of St. John Bosco will be in the Philippines as part of a pilgrim journey through 130 nations that began in 2009.

The Saint of the Young will arrive on December 5, 2010. Meet him on these dates:

VISAYAS
DEC. 5 - Cathedral of Bacolod, St. John Bosco Parish, Mambucal
DEC. 6 - Don Bosco Technical institute, Victorias
DEC. 7 - St. Joseph Parish, Victorias
DEC. 8 - Cathedral, Kabankalan
DEC. 9 - St. Louis School-Don Bosco, Dumaguete
DEC. 10 - Cathedral, Dumaguete
DEC. 11 - St. Louis School-don Bosco, Dumaguete
DEC. 12 - Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Cebu
DEC. 13 - Don Bosco Technology Center, Cebu
DEC. 17 - Don Bosco Boys' Home, Liloan
DEC. 18 - Don Bosco Pasil
DEC. 20 - Don Bosco Formation Center, Talisay City

LUZON
DEC. 23 - St. John Bosco Parish, Makati
DEC. 24 - San Ildefonso Parish, Makati
DEC. 26 - Don Bosco Youth Center, Tondo
DEC. 28 - Legaspi Cathedral
DEC. 30 - Tuloy sa Don Bosco, Alabang
DEC. 31 - St. John Bosco Parish, Sta. Rosa, Laguna
JAN. 2 - Mary Help of Chrisitians Parish, Mayapa, Calamba
JAN. 3 - Don Bosco Canlubang, Calamba
JAN. 5 - Don Bosco Makati
JAN. 6 - Don Bosco Mandaluyong
JAN. 8 - Don Bosco San Jose, Nueva Ecija
JAN. 10 - Don Bosco Tarlac
JAN. 12 - Don Bosco Mabalacat, Pampanga
JAN. 14 - National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians, Parañaque
JAN. 15 - Departure

St. John Bosco, while better known for his work with the youth, was tormented by the devil on several occasions. This is why we invoke him in our deliverance prayers.

For more information on St. John Bosco's visit, click here.

No to occultism!

We recently encountered many sites that say they fight evil; yet they use occultic ways which are contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church.

Be warned! These groups does not bring real healing and deliverance. Real healing and deliverance isn't just a healing of body or physical ailments. The Catholic Church looks more on the fruits of healing beyond physical healing. The healing of one's soul is of utmost importance. Does the person become closer to God and to the Church? Does he become faithful to the Law? Does he become more prayerful? Evidence of formation and transformation must be seen in the healing process.

Some sites call themselves paranormal investigators, spirit questors, psychics, etc. These are very rampant especially during feasts of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. They twist the meaning of these feasts to horror which they call halloween. These groups and their practices are evil.

One, because they are forbidden by the Church. The Catholic faithful are expected to display holiness in obedience. Disobedience is of satan. Disobedience is pride. And the author of pride is satan.

Two, because these groups lead the people away from the true teachings of the Church. They bring about confusion and curiosity to evil, which are two of the most effective tactics of the devil to infest people. They snatch people away from the Church. People who buy their false teachings and practices tend to put the Church behind their ordeal, deeming the Church unimportant. Of course they would not appear directly as such. But their beliefs, actions, words and practices would be enough proof that they operate independently from the Church. The Church whom Christ Himself built has the full and absolute authority over the enemies of souls.

One site posted their schedule of meeting to discuss their passion in occultism. Let's pray for these people that they may be freed from their bondage with evil. Warn your friends and relatives. Let's stand up for God and for His Church, the Catholic Church.

Saint Benedict, pray for us.
Saint Michael the archangel, pray for us.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.
Holy Trinity, One God, deliver us from evil. Amen.

Interested in the Third Order of Carmel (TOC)? Click here.

HALLOWEEN: Unchristian! Demonic!

Protect your family and your children against the devil's deceptions!

We, in the Knights of Saint Benedict, a Catholic Lay Deliverance Team, encourage people to stand up and fight against satan who hides behind "fun" to deceive God's children.

Protect your family and your children against the devil's deceptions!

NO TO HALLOWEEN!

Rise up, Catholic Christians!
Rise up against the devil!
Rise up against the the enemy of souls!
Rise up against the enemies of the Church!

"Celebrate the angels, the saints and the souls in purgatory, not the halloween of demons and ghosts and malignant spirits." (from October 31, 2008 entry in the blogsite, "The Splendor of the Church", by Fr.Abe, CRS)

In his blog entry, Fr. Abe reminds us that halloween parties are pagan practices that inappropriate for our Christian and Catholic identity. Remember that the devil is the master of deception. He lures us into thinking that halloween parties are "just fun" (katuwaan lang) but he is actually conditioning our mind to think in terms of the culture of death.

What is cute about children dressed like devils, zombies, skeletons, witches, or similar gory characters? Why should we allow our kids (and ourselves too!) to advertise and promote the enemies of faith? We suggest that when your children attend costume parties, let them come as angels and saints. That way, we can promote holiness.

Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM (Order of the Legion of St. Michael) has additional suggestions on how we can claim this holiday to witness the glory of God. Click here to check them out.


Suggested prayers to drive away evil during halloween

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee, blessed art thou among woman and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

We come against all enemies in the Name and by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthened by the intercession of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Blessed Michael the Archangel, of Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, Blessed Sts. Bruno, Denis, Dymphna, Rita of Cascia, Lucian, Marcian, Margaret of Fontana, Quirinus, Ubaldo, Lucy Bulfalari, Philomena, Teresa of Avila, Bernadette of Lourdes, and St. Benedict, and all the Saints and Angels of Heaven, and powerful in the holy authority of His Name, we claim the protection of our Lord that nothing shall injure or disturb us as we confidently undertake to repulse the attack and deceits of the devil through our prayers this morning. Amen.

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, Our life, our sweetness and our hope. To Thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To Thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, Thine eyes of mercy towards us and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of Thy womb Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

Virgin full of goodness, Mother of Mercy, I entrust to thee my body and my soul, my thoughts and my actions, my life and my death. O my Queen, come to my aid and deliver me from the snares of the devil. Obtain for me the grace of loving my Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, with a true and perfect love, and after Him, O Mary, of loving thee with all my heart and above all things. Amen.

Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world. For the sake of His sorrowful passion have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore You profoundly, and I offer You the most precious Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges, and indifference with which He Himself is offended. And through the infinite merits of His most Sacred Heart, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of You the conversion of poor sinners. Amen.

Holy Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

A powerful deliverance prayer

Heavenly Father, we bring before You and the Lord Jesus Christ all those who are caught into the delusion of evil and also their victims. Satan is blinding and binding these people in awful bondage. Many of them may be in such a condition that they cannot or will not come to You for help on their own. We stand in for them, dear Lord, in intercessory prayer before Your throne. We draw upon the Person of the Holy Spirit that He may guide us to pray in wisdom, power, and understanding.

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, strengthened by the intercession of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Blessed Michael the Archangel, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, Blessed Saints Pio, Bruno, Denis, Dymphna, Rita of Cascia, Lucian, Marcian, Margaret of Fontana, Quirinus, Ubaldo, Lucy Bulfalari, Teresa of Avila, Bernadette of Lourdes, Philomena, and St. Benedict, and all the saints and angels of heaven, and powerful in the holy authority of His Name, we ask you, Lord, to loose these people from the awful bondage the powers of darkness are putting upon them.

We ask that You bind all powers of darkness set on destroying their lives. We ask that You bind them aside in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and forbid them to work. We ask Lord that You bind up all powers of depression and despair that are seeking to cut them off and imprison them in a tomb of despondency. We ask that You bind up all powers of delusion that are seeking to blind them and keep him and them from knowing the Truth and the will You have for them.

We specifically ask that You bind all the spirits of occultic and ungodly powers, and the spirits of suicide, murder, molesting, rape, and all other hideous evils. Believing that Your Holy Spirit is leading us, we claim these people for You in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and we thank You for the answer to our prayer. Grant us the grace to be persistent and faithful in our intercessions, that You may be glorified through this deliverance. Amen.

Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for those in darkness and for their victims (them) and us.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for them and us.
St. Michael the Archangel, pray for them and us.
St. Benedict, pray for them and us.
St Bruno, patron of the possessed, pray for them and us.
St. Denis, powerful intercessor against demons, pray for them and us.
Our Lady of Good Remedy, pray for them and us.
St. Jude, patron of lost causes, pray for them and us.
St. Rita of Cascia, patroness of Impossible Cases, pray for them and us
All the saints of the of charism of the Order of the Legion of St. Micahel, pray for them and us. All saints and angels in heaven, pray for them and us. Amen.
Padre Pio, mighty spiritual warrior, pray for them and for us. Amen.
Father in heaven, cast out all darkness from them and us.
Lord Jesus Christ, deliver and save them and us.
Holy Spirit, fill us to overflowing that they and us may be pure and protected from the evil one.

Our Father...

Hail Mary...

O glorious Prince St. Michael, chief and commander of the heavenly hosts, guardian of souls, vanquisher of rebel spirits, servant in the house of the divine King, and our admirable conductor, thou who does shine with excellence and superhuman virtue, deliver us from all evil, who turn to thee with confidence, and enable us by thy gracious protection to serve God more and more faithful every day.

V. Pray for us, O glorious St. Michael, Prince of the Church of Jesus Christ.

R. That we may be made worthy of His promises.

Let us pray. Almighty and Everlasting God, Who by a prodigy of goodness and a merciful desire for the salvation of all men, has appointed the most glorious Archangel, St. Michael, Prince of Thy Church, make us worthy, we beseech Thee, to be delivered by his powerful protection from all our enemies, that none of them may harass us at the hour of death, but that we may be conducted by him into the august presence of Thy Divine Majesty. This we beg through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

See also:
“MAKA-KRISTIYANO BA ANG HALLOWEEN?” on this site


Bro.Arnold, TOC
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The devil exposed

The devil is the master of lies and deception.

Last October 11, 2010, however, satan's deceit was unveiled in a tv documentary by Jay Taruc of i-Witness.

View the entire episode (divided in four parts) by clicking the following links:

 i-Witness: Exorcism (Part 1/4)

i-Witness: Exorcism (Part 2/4)

i-Witness: Exorcism (Part 3/4)

i-Witness: Exorcism (Part 4/4)

The episode is in Filipino. An English transcript is available at: http://sanctamargaritamaria.blogspot.com

Those suffering from severe depression and unexplained ailments will benefit greatly from watching parts 3 and 4, in particular.

May the Holy Spirit enlighten the minds and hearts of mankind, specially as satan is uncovered in the video above.


St. Michael the Archangel, pray for us.
St. Gemma Galgani, pray for us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.
Christ, have mercy on us.

Call for prayer warriors for KSB's deliverance and healing ministry

I personally met both Fr. Jocis Syquia and Fr. Jojo Zerrudo on two different occasions. I had a short acquaintance with Fr. Jocis in mid-2009 in San Carlos seminary while arranging for a group retreat of Malolos Lay Ministers at Layforce. Fr. Jojo, on the other hand, was a co-celebrant in the Holy Mass for Souls organized by the Prayer Warriors for the Holy Souls (PWHS) aired and televised on Nov. 2, also in 2009.

Brothers and sisters, wake up! The devil is real. It works unnoticed and undetected in our midst. We don't have to experience total demonic possesion in order to believe. Demons are already living with us and among us, day and night.

I have witnessed evil in front of my own two eyes in the performance of our Healing and Deliverance Ministry. Evil infests people, families and children, in different forms, levels, styles and tactics. Demons deceive people in various forms of magic, belief, amazing events, even (false) physical healing. They are with us daily in superstitions, in new age belief (horoscope, astrology, palm reading, divination, yoga, any form of fortune-telling, occultism, talisman, amulets, objects of good-luck, spiritism, feng shui, etc. that are contrary to the Catholic faith).

We need no additional proof. The rising cases of abortion, suicide, depression, brokeness, drug addiction, sex and fornication are results of evil infestation. And how can we fail to mention the devil's works on the tip of our nose: the RH Bill, legalization of vices, sex education for children, promotion of same-sex marriage, euthanasia (mercy-killing), contraceptives, etc. Even the existence of various heretic churches and false beliefs and freemasonry are loud and clear proof of the devil's untiring works to destroy the church by destroying the faithful.

WAKE UP! STAND UP FOR GOD! THE BATTLE AGAINST EVIL IS ON!

Know your enemies. Join us in battle. Be one of our prayer warriors. Just send your name to 0929-3998884 or alcala.arnold@yahoo.com.


Saint Benedict, pray for us.
Saint Michael the Archangel, pray for us.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us

May the Lord bless us,
Deliver us from evil,
And bring us to everlasting life.

Amen.



Bro. Arnold, TOC
KSB Team Leader

Be Vigilant! The devil is at work

I am appealing to all the faithful to religiously pray the Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel every after the Holy Mass. Pray it on your own even if your parish does not lead the people to do so. Take the initiative. This is in line with Pope Leo XIII after his vision of the battle between good and evil prompting him to write the Prayer to St. Michael with great urgency.

The devil is at work. Abortion cases are at their height. The persistent moves of many powerful countries and influential people to encourage abortion, divorce, same-sex marriage, RH Bill, sex education for children, euthanasia, etc. are proofs that satan is indeed working enthusiastically 24/7. Be aware also of the number of suicide cases all over the world, the serial killings everywhere, the growing number of occultism, freemasonry, new age movements and many other forms of conspiracy against the Church of God. The enemy of souls is behind all these.

Satan is doing his homework. Let us also do ours..... by Praying, Fasting and doing Acts of Charity/Love. Bring more people back to the Church that Christ Himself established. Bring more people back to the Holy Sacraments in which Christ Himself is present.

Let us all ask the help and intercession of Saint Michael and the Blessed Virgin Mary who crushed the head of the serpent.

Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host,
by the Power of God, thrust into hell satan and all his evil spirits
who prowl through the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy!
Hail our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve.
To you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping
in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
your eyes of mercy toward us.
And after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet virgin Mary.

Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,
that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Amen!

May the Lord bless us, deliver us from all evil, and bring us to eternal life. Amen.


Bro.Arnold, TOC
KSB Team Leader