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Monday, October 30, 2017

The veneration of sacred relics is not wrong. Here's a short reason why...


It may be disturbing, at least for some, the practice of Catholic-Christians to venerate the relics of the Saints. However, it is interesting to note that as early as the time of the Apostles, and even during the time of the early church fathers, the practice of relic veneration is widely accepted by the christian faithful. Is this wrong? Definitely not. Take, for example, the cases of healing and deliverance brought by the handkerchiefs or aprons taken from the Apostle Paul (Acts 19:11-12). Another example is the case of a man who was brought back to life when touched with the bones of the Prophet Elisha (2 Kings 13:21). Does the miracle took place because the bones, handkerchiefs and aprons, per se, have the power to do it? The answer in NO. It only means that GOD, at His own disposal, can use anything, even lifeless bodies and inanimate objects, to draw His wayward people back to Him; and, to manifest throughout the earth that He is the GOD who can make all things possible.

Sunday, October 22, 2017

ADORATION CONVENT OF DIVINE MERCY, Tagaytay City, Philippines

The Adoration Convent of the Divine Mercy, popularly known as the Pink Sisters' Convent in Tagaytay City, is one of the famous pilgrimage site in the Philippines. Many people, with different petitions, are trooping the site because of testimonies of miracles after miracles attributed to the effective intercession of the cloistered nuns.  These nuns, by the way, are members of a religious congregation known as the Sister-Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration. The convent  is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Imus.

Pink Sisters' Convent in Tagaytay CityPink Sisters' Convent in Tagaytay City