Hang on

James Francis Danby | Disappointed Love

you waited far too long
to let go far too soon

When I think about it

Sometimes
I want you
to forget
So I’d have
a reason
to hate you

oblation

Lord of the Holy Sacrifice, your saving oblation on the cross has given me new life.  May I always recall your holy sacrifice on the cross and do it in remembrance of you.  When tempted by selfishness, inspire me to be taken as an unworthy sacrifice.  When burdened by envy, let me become an instrument of blessing for others.  When afflicted by anger and pride, grant me the humility to be broken and given for others.  When unsettled by anguish and troubled by worries, give me encouragement.

May your Spirit move my heart to see in your outstretched arms your loving embrace of everyone that I, too, may welcome others with the same love in an open hand.  Teach my mind and direct my will to humbly endure the pain of undeserved suffering even when my intent was good and done what is right.  May I understand that it is in the holy sacrifice of your wounds that my brokenness is healed.  May I see in your sacrifice on the cross not only death and defeat but victory and life.

Loving Father, may the holy sacrifice of your Son cleanse my soul, strengthen my heart, pardon my past and restore me in your peace. May I always adore you by uniting myself in His holy sacrifice, the sacrament of your divine love.  May I learn to sacrifice my own comfort, plans and dreams if it is not for your glory and the good of others.

With Mary, the mother of Jesus, who joined her heart with the sacrifice of her Son, may I become a holy sacrifice of love and service for others.  Gathered around the altar of love, may all be united in listening to your word and sharing the one bread and cup and become one people, offering one holy sacrifice.  Amen.

Prayer of Sacrifice
Fr. Raymond Arre
Parish of the Holy Sacrifice
University of the Philippines
Solemnity of Corpus Christi
June 18, 2006

Stenochlaena palustris

You know what’s ironic? The fern this place was named after, though widely distributed, is now locally extinct in this area. How’s that?

Diliman is a species of fern with stems from 2 to 4 meters in length. It is used chiefly as tying material in the preparation of fish traps because of its durability in salt water. It is also used for making ropes and baskets.

Diliman (Stenochlaena palustris), nito (Lygodium spp.), lukmoy (Pothos spp.), and baling-use (Flagellaria indica) are some of the more important climbers in the Philippines. These climbers thrive well in both virgin and logged-over forest, and in bush and open areas. They are widely distributed throughout the archipelago.

Read more about other NWFPs here.

demn!

The universe is one big tease.

Sabi ko na nga ba eh, pinapaikot na naman ako ng mundo.

Conspiracy yun eh, para mabaliw ako.

Kausap ko kagabi si God, sabi ko sa Kanya, “I hate you.”  Di Siya sumagot.

Parang yung mga ibang taong kakilala ko, di marunong sumagot!

Hmph!

Bahala kayo sa buhay niyo!

Ang latest plurk status: micamaldita thinks she has been let go.

Sigh.

:’(

Micamaldita supports the Reproductive Health Bill

Click here for a copy of House Bill No. 5043 or the Reproductive Health Bill.

More than 10 Filipino women die every day due to pregnancy and childbirth-related complications. The big majority of those who die are poor women at the prime of their lives.

29 out of 1,000 infants die due to various sickness and illnesses that are preventable and curable.

4.9 million Filipino youth, aged 15-27 are sexually active but programs that would ensure their safety and help them become more responsible in dealing with their sexuality and relationships are severely lacking.  1 out of 5 female teenagers get pregnant before they reach their 20th birthday.

These are just a few of the problems in the midst of the ongoing economic crisis, escalating poverty, and the ever-increasing prices of basic commodities and services. Moreover, the Philippine population grows unabated with almost 2 million individuals added every year. Researches consistently show that poverty is more prevalent among big families compared to smaller ones.

The acute lack of services and information regarding reproductive health:

• results in the untimely death of women and children;
• is the reason why our youth are largely unprepared to deal with matters pertaining to their sexuality and relationships; and
• exacerbates the effects of economic crisis and poverty on millions of ordinary Filipinos, especially those with big families.

Filipinos, particularly the poor, urgently need access to information and services that will address their reproductive health needs.

A rights-based, comprehensive, and responsive reproductive health law will help empower Filipinos to achieve a better quality of life.

The passage of the Reproductive Health Bill into law will help actualize people’s, especially women’s rights to make informed decisions.

To sign the online petition declaring support for the immediate passage of the Reproductive Health Bill into law, click on this link.

dot dot dot

You are the star of your movie so you sometimes put a soundtrack to the scenes in your life and you play a song at full blast inside your small and untidy room because you want to feel every inch of the music and though you try to contain the volume sometimes walls are thin and you really can’t control how sound waves travel and you are suddenly aware of how the neighbors know what you know because they can hear the thump thump thump of the drums in the songs that you play and they feel what you feel and are happy for you and with you and you are thankful because finally