tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56599674589007458922024-03-13T07:37:12.959+05:30Friends of DivineSusan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.comBlogger202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-39357591413039190402024-02-13T09:28:00.004+05:302024-02-13T10:04:40.193+05:30ARCHDIOCESE OF KUCHING DIVINE LENTEN MISSION by Rev. Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC & team [28 February - 02 March 2024]<p> </p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Righteous;">ARCHDIOCESE OF KUCHING DIVINE LENTEN MISSION by</b></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Rev. Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC,</span></b></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Rev. Fr. Shinu Vithayathil VC </span></b></span>at</h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Righteous; font-size: large;">ST. JOSEPH CATHEDRAL, Kuching</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Righteous; font-size: large;">28 FEBRUARY 2024</span></h2><div><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Righteous; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Righteous; font-size: large;">BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH, Kuching</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Righteous; font-size: large;">29 February - 02 March 2024</span></b></h2><div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous; font-size: small;">Retreat Theme:</span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"You Will Make Your Prayer to Him And He Will Hear You, </span></span><span style="font-family: Righteous;">And You Pa</span><span style="font-family: Righteous;">y Your Vows." <br /></span></span></b><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"> (Job 22:27) </span></span></b></span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">How is your relationship with Jesus? Are you ready to spend a precious few days to mend, renew and reignite your love for God as a Spirit-filled Archdiocese of Kuching Church? We spend time for many worldly pleasures. Are you ready to offer your time in this holy Season of Lent for Jesus to bless, mould, and empower you for His purpose? Let this be a holy time of Grace for us to discern, cleanse, repent and strengthen the most important relationship in our life - our personal relationship with God,<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The Archiocese of Kuching, with the Blessings of Archbishop Simon Poh, graciously invite parishioners to join the blessed Divine mission events by <span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;">Rev. Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC, Director- Divine Retreat Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Rev. Fr. Shinu Vithayathil VC, Director - Divine Retreat Centre, Goa, India and team.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">All are welcome to join the </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Righteous;">HOLY MASS FOR THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK </span></span><span style="font-family: Righteous;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous;">ST. JOSEPH's CATHEDRAL, KUCHING on 28 February 2024</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous;">Starting at 7.30 p.m.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEezMVLZna37V1EGroWPcs-G4Q84ZUBtiqNV7YHrD-9NQAp985GNS-H4MI6mCCYTJ7Gm2S1U5xiXCIDoKvcPvEA4iHfSnxZ89qPCdEBL8-zMXn2lt2KZ2uGkLdfa4wNboRnzzq2Zc02UdBqbVkiSX10nihwfQ2r_BCnVAbUdcCACNzNOSNYt1y8-q04f0/s1600/Poster-Annointing%20of%20the%20Sick.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="1600" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEezMVLZna37V1EGroWPcs-G4Q84ZUBtiqNV7YHrD-9NQAp985GNS-H4MI6mCCYTJ7Gm2S1U5xiXCIDoKvcPvEA4iHfSnxZ89qPCdEBL8-zMXn2lt2KZ2uGkLdfa4wNboRnzzq2Zc02UdBqbVkiSX10nihwfQ2r_BCnVAbUdcCACNzNOSNYt1y8-q04f0/w576-h115/Poster-Annointing%20of%20the%20Sick.jpeg" width="576" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Jesus, our Divine Healer, is waiting to heal us spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically. Let this be a time of Healing for us to have the Touch of God upon us.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">---------------------------------------------</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"> </span><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><b style="background-color: black;">ARCHDIOCESE OF KUCHING 3-DAY DIVINE LENTEN HEALING RETREAT 2024 </b></span> <span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"> 29 FEBRUARY to 02 MARCH 2024</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0v9-iYD_zk6jw7Lj4PggC1iDEKiJ1ONG1DH2j-DasX9Eozgk-lEkybu1IWFyJY8utpcC2JIyUorIuYMqOdb8-Nz4x7eTMFSsMeMhty45DvbUghpxVIXiCykn5wMoZYYIiC4_V3tuf9C3qmN3YcdDXKzo18I-2BW1IxxGIV_et3caLRvVR5ZUyCGJrvk/s1600/FINAl%20Kuching%20Poster%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="1600" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0v9-iYD_zk6jw7Lj4PggC1iDEKiJ1ONG1DH2j-DasX9Eozgk-lEkybu1IWFyJY8utpcC2JIyUorIuYMqOdb8-Nz4x7eTMFSsMeMhty45DvbUghpxVIXiCykn5wMoZYYIiC4_V3tuf9C3qmN3YcdDXKzo18I-2BW1IxxGIV_et3caLRvVR5ZUyCGJrvk/w548-h308/FINAl%20Kuching%20Poster%202024.jpg" width="548" /></a></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">In preparation for the Year of Prayer, the Archdioces of Kuching has invited <b><span style="color: #01ffff;">Rev. Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC, Director of Divine Retreat Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka</span></b> and <span style="color: #01ffff;"><b>Rev. Fr. Shinu Vithayathil VC, Director of Divine Retreat Centre, Goa, India</b></span> to conduct a <span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;"><b>3-day Divine Lenten Retreat at Blessed Sacrament Church, Kuching from 29 February to 02 March 2024.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><b style="color: #01ffff; font-family: Righteous;">Retreat Venue:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH (BDC), </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b>JA</b><b>LAN</b></span><b style="font-family: Righteous;"> STUTONG,</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><b style="font-family: Righteous;">SEDC WOODHOUSE, </b><b style="font-family: Righteous;"> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">93250 KUCHING, </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><b style="font-family: Righteous;">SARAWAK</b><b style="font-family: Righteous;"> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-family: Righteous;"><b style="background-color: black;">Retreat Details:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b>29 February 2024 (Thursday)</b>: <b><span style="color: #ffd966;">8.45 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe;">(Retreat Registration begins at 8.00 a.m. on Day 1)</span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b>01 March 2024 (Friday)</b>: <span style="color: #ffd966;"><b>8.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b>02 March 2024 (Saturday)</b>: <b><span style="color: #ffd966;">9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;">Retreat Commitment:</span></b><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b style="background-color: black;"> RM120/person</b></span> (Meals included)</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Payment Reference: <b><Name of Participant></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Bank Name: <b>CIMB Bank</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Bank Account Name: <b>Thomas Ngu Toh Kai</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Bank Account No: <b>800 163 1782</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;">To register</span></b>, please click on Registration Form link below:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: Righteous;"><a href="https://forms.gle/a9xVJ7ztdeeX4dTf6"><span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;">https://forms.gle/</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;">a9xVJ7ztdeeX4dTf6</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff;">For further information please contact:</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Thomas Ngu: +60198883811</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Bernardine Sammy: +60192262758</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-9999019583420582912024-02-06T10:11:00.000+05:302024-02-06T10:11:10.824+05:30CHURCH OF VISITATION SEREMBAN DIVINE LENTEN RETREAT by Rev. Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC and team [24-26 February 2024]<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaRhGqXYSkYi51BKjY3F24RxJzV7IM26LSkbS5jJyiiULOQ8kb2JAbJylH3Pie0OpYirWXpczYV2rRLhS4Uyfssfl553VLzb3ixEYQO_v_eID4o8EE8zzV09P2Z438hXhvdr4VsUZvaHLtCxLK2KLZ3jC4Pe5u4e4e0iWkzIheoXGTvUn_nZFZ5umzxc/s1200/Lent%20symbol.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaRhGqXYSkYi51BKjY3F24RxJzV7IM26LSkbS5jJyiiULOQ8kb2JAbJylH3Pie0OpYirWXpczYV2rRLhS4Uyfssfl553VLzb3ixEYQO_v_eID4o8EE8zzV09P2Z438hXhvdr4VsUZvaHLtCxLK2KLZ3jC4Pe5u4e4e0iWkzIheoXGTvUn_nZFZ5umzxc/w252-h189/Lent%20symbol.webp" width="252" /></a></div></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Righteous;">DIVINE LENTEN MISSION by</b></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Rev. Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC,</span></b></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Rev. Fr. Shinu Vithayathil VC </span></b></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">and team</span></b></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Righteous; font-size: large;"><b>CHURCH OF VISITATION, SEREMBAN</b></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Righteous; font-size: large;">24 to 26 February 2024</span></b></h2><div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous;"><b><br /></b></span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous;"><b>Retreat Theme: </b></span></span></h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous;"><b>Prayer, A Spiritual Connection Towards Life
Transformation</b></span></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">As the holy of Season of Lent approaches,
it is time to search our hearts on how to lead a life of holiness as each of us
are called to as disciples of Christ.<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">It is a blessed time of grace that the
Church of Visitation, Seremban has invited <b><span style="color: #01ffff;">Rev. Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC,
Director of Divine Retreat Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka</span></b> and <span style="color: #01ffff;"><b>Rev. Fr. Shinu
Vithayathil VC, Director of Divine Retreat Centre, Goa, India</b></span> to conduct a
blessed <span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;"><b>3-day Divine Lenten Retreat from 24 to 26 February 2024.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Please note that the deadline to register
for this retreat has been</span><span style="color: #ff00fe;"> extended until 18 February 2024 </span><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">to meet requests.</span></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">All retreatants are greatly encouraged to make Holy Confession a week before this Lenten retreat so as to be spiritually prepared for a sacred time with our Lord.</span></span></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWPzQOoIHpsjpaJYvCHyIGkHjRpFXbzoW_YFoawqdZQXiGoiXlAsqNDIcYnWS1VTuxi5tl22Y_a8vvxXztE5r9VbOk01v1XHr6IHBGEnxXsAvpFklOV83czgYro3hfspZWNxPdnIsVlQJALQgz1Rf0SbDQVkBrj6xlZzPsq3oDQDxkk_CSg0ZUGQnoQA/s1280/Divine%20Lenten%20Retreat%202024%20-%20Visitation%20Church.jpeg" style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1280" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWPzQOoIHpsjpaJYvCHyIGkHjRpFXbzoW_YFoawqdZQXiGoiXlAsqNDIcYnWS1VTuxi5tl22Y_a8vvxXztE5r9VbOk01v1XHr6IHBGEnxXsAvpFklOV83czgYro3hfspZWNxPdnIsVlQJALQgz1Rf0SbDQVkBrj6xlZzPsq3oDQDxkk_CSg0ZUGQnoQA/w563-h281/Divine%20Lenten%20Retreat%202024%20-%20Visitation%20Church.jpeg" width="563" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-family: Righteous;"><b style="background-color: black;">Retreat Details:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b>24 February 2024 (Saturday)</b>: 9.00a.m. to 8.30 p.m.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: Righteous;"><i>(Retreat Registration begins at 8.00 a.m. on Day 1)</i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b>25 February 2024 (Sunday)</b>: 8.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b>26 February 2024 (Monday)</b>: 9.00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;">Retreat Fee:</span></b><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b style="background-color: black;"> RM150/person</b></span> (Meals included)</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Payment Reference: <b>LR_NAME_PHONE NUMBER</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Bank Name: <b>PUBLIC BANK</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Bank Account Name: <b>Church of Visitation</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Bank Account No: <b>3121194612</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;">To register</span></b>, please click on Registration Form link below:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: Righteous;"><a href="https://forms.gle/KvphbiHVkrYMwEz7A" style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">https://forms.gle/KvphbiHVkrYMwEz7A</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff;">For further information please contact:</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Sabrina Smith: +0132887624</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Parish Office: +6067624468</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-83153712791609117522023-12-19T19:40:00.002+05:302023-12-19T20:49:04.538+05:30"How To Wait Upon Our Lord" by Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC-Advent 2023<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="520" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yaEgUEYp7UA?si=YrzXi_HYUnDphr_5" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">In this Eucharistic talk, <span style="background-color: black; color: #ffd966;"><b>"How To Wait Upon the Lord"</b></span> live-streamed today, on <b>"25
Days in Preparation of Christmas-Day 19"</b>,
<span style="color: #01ffff;">Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC, Director -Divine Retreat Centre, Colombo, Sri
Lanka,</span> wisdom-filled sharing inspires every Catholic to wait upon the Lord as Prophet Simeon did. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"It was not a desperate wait. Rather it was a 'wait'
that turned into a virtue." <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"Simeon was a holy and righteous man who waited for the
Glory of the Lord to be seen. He was promised by the Holy Spirit he would see
the salvation of his people before he died. It was not an easy wait as it was
without any timeframe and he was already very old. But Simeon waited in
faith."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"Waiting when it is inspired by the Holy Spirit is always a moment of growth."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"How do I keep still? How long should I wait? How much
more should I wait?"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">This blessed Advent reflection on how we should wait upon
our Lord is timely and heart-provoking,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">DRC Colombo YouTube channel link is
https://www.youtube.com/@DRCColombo</span><o:p></o:p></p></div>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-56058125648095729612023-12-04T16:41:00.011+05:302023-12-04T18:17:56.985+05:30"How Do I Treasure Jesus?" by Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ScFsaWBhqE?si=TO_xyDswU9zCQKwR" title="YouTube video player" width="520"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The Feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated on 03 Dec.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC, Director of Divine Retreat Centre
Colombo, Sri Lanka challenges each of us in this heart-provoking homily, -
"HOW DO I TREASURE Jesus?". <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">As we start our Advent in this new liturgical year, this is
most timely to search our hearts for the Light & Love of Jesus to be the
greatest treasure in our lives - and to live passionately for Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Fr. Michael asks, "Do we have the passion to proclaim
Jesus to the world?"; "Is my passion for Jesus aflame in my
heart as it was in St. Francis Xavier's
heart?"; "How do I treasure Jesus?"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">St. Francis Xavier was one of the first Jesuits (Society of Jesus founded by St. Ignatius of
Loyola) - in fact he was the first Jesuit missionary and is considered the
greatest missionary since the Apostles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">St Francis Xavier brought the Catholic faith to Goa, India and then
to Kerala, India to restore the vibrancy of the Catholic faith that was
introduced by St. Thomas the Apostle. From there, he sailed to Malacca,
Malaysia; to Japan and finally to the small island of Shanghau, China where
he became ill and passed away on 03 December 1552. A great feat of evangelization
in 10 years!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">St, Francis Xavier is the patron saint of all foreign
missions. He is known as the "Apostle of the Indies" and the
"Apostle of Japan".</span><o:p></o:p></p></div>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-40038739235934577312023-11-30T21:47:00.001+05:302023-11-30T21:47:42.367+05:30 "25 Days of Preparation for Christmas" by Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC Starts Today (01-25 December 2023)<p> <span style="font-family: Righteous; text-align: justify;">The season of Advent is a blessed time to prepare ourselves for the Second Coming of Jesus our Saviour. </span><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Righteous; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">'</span></b><span><span><b style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">25 Days of Preparation for Christmas' </span><span style="color: #01ffff;">is a 40-minute daily reflection and Adoration service</span></b><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #01ffff;"> learning from 25 biblical characters connected to the Incarnation. Holy Mass follows it.</span><span style="color: #f1c232;"> This online retreat starts today (01 December) at 6.30 a.m. (Sri </span></span></span><span style="background-color: black; color: #ffd966;">Lanka local time) until 25th December 2023. </span><span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;">(Local times of your regions listed at the bottom of this post.)</span></span></span></p><div class="richtext parbase section"><div class="rte-styles richtext table-component margin-bottom-0" data-aa-richtext="5f72ba30-467f-4e40-a422-9d4a4667f9cf/par/richtext_1222952850" style="margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: px; padding-top: px;"><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Let us prepare to receive Jesus reverently with holiness and stillness of our hearts during our busy Christmas preparation. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div><div style="font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: small;"><b>But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news </b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous; font-size: small;"><b>that will cause great joy for all the people''.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous; font-size: small;"><b>Luke 2:10</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe; font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiF5PM48Trfy_xiHPgZxtJUJ3Gp53tzl4uypq8JKcFirfsOfqbGExf5tMnD6Dr_FO0z5pqlQAqH8TgOHPuq51DcKD4TAm8OelS8TCVlHE53eHp8xkdMw2_61NItPaMIsv34Vid7QqFSWA9VdkA-5X8OQenpmhOvCBsSGvPjxYDe9yDDl2BsvwmNaiiVdU/s1600/25%20Days%20of%20Preparation%20for%20Christmas%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiF5PM48Trfy_xiHPgZxtJUJ3Gp53tzl4uypq8JKcFirfsOfqbGExf5tMnD6Dr_FO0z5pqlQAqH8TgOHPuq51DcKD4TAm8OelS8TCVlHE53eHp8xkdMw2_61NItPaMIsv34Vid7QqFSWA9VdkA-5X8OQenpmhOvCBsSGvPjxYDe9yDDl2BsvwmNaiiVdU/w505-h284/25%20Days%20of%20Preparation%20for%20Christmas%202023.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;">It will be live-streamed on Divine Retreat Centre Colombo YouTube channel from Divine Retreat Centre Colombo, Sri Lanka.</span></div></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28lBg7aHjgc3YRpEWWbd3D728WVeZqRsUCeEWSlZdeA7q3q4JkdV6TEEBjJajmckp8GfgZjfDdMu2hwPvW0Wc-ttJIiguEqiSEDtq4ICsUH0JgIjQ8IACmF2BJepzVx5hWUgZccZrETJr6LIlXMFjRe0uZfWdt19wjPeNDrzuIry9nNEmFwaDosXW/s176/DRC%20Colombo%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="176" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28lBg7aHjgc3YRpEWWbd3D728WVeZqRsUCeEWSlZdeA7q3q4JkdV6TEEBjJajmckp8GfgZjfDdMu2hwPvW0Wc-ttJIiguEqiSEDtq4ICsUH0JgIjQ8IACmF2BJepzVx5hWUgZccZrETJr6LIlXMFjRe0uZfWdt19wjPeNDrzuIry9nNEmFwaDosXW/w114-h114/DRC%20Colombo%20logo.jpg" width="114" /></span></a></div></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please click on this Divine Retreat Centre Colombo YouTube link below:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=divine+colombo"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: black; color: black; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">'</span></b><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span><b style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">25 Days of Preparation for Christmas' </span></b></span></span></span></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff; font-size: small;">Local Start Timings for the following regions are:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><b><span style="font-size: small;">Sri Lanka 6.30 a.m. (local time)<br /><br />India 6.30 a.m. (IST)</span></b></span></div><div style="font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: small;"><b>Melbourne 12.00 p.m. (AEDT)<br /><br />Kuala Lumpur 9.00 a.m. (MYT)</b></span></div><div style="font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: small;"><b><br />Dubai 5.00 a.m. (GST)<br /><br />London 1.00 a.m. (GMT)</b></span></div><div style="font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: small;"><b>New York 8.00 p.m. (-1) (EST)</b></span></div><div style="font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: small;">Please do invite your family and friends to join in this little spiritual daily Reflection & Prayer for our Advent preparation. </span></div><div style="font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: small;">May God's Spirit & Grace be abundantly upon us!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></div><pwa-editor-bar class="bar-minimized" pwa2-uuid="EDITOR-591-4CE-F843F-97D" style="bottom: -1127px; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; right: -653px; text-align: left;"></pwa-editor-bar></div></h2></div></div>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-13484281327382420602023-07-31T17:00:00.002+05:302023-07-31T17:00:24.796+05:30"CALLED TO HOLINESS ONLINE RETREAT" - 01 to 31 August 2023 from Divine Retreat Centre Colombo"<p style="text-align: center;"> <br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous;"><span>"</span></span></b><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy, without holiness no one will see the Lord</span>."</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b>(Hebrews 12:14) <br /></b></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #274e13; font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: medium;"><b>"CALLED TO HOLINESS ONLINE RETREAT-</b></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: medium;"><b>01 to 31 August 2023</b></span><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: medium;"><b>"</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div></span></div></div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">While every Christian is called to be holy, our heart and mind needs the discipline and commitment to live God's Call. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="color: #fcff01;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><b style="background-color: black;">Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C., Director - Divine Retreat Centre Colombo</b></span>, invites everyone to join in<span style="color: #01ffff;"><b style="background-color: black;">
the "CALLED TO HOLINESS ONLINE RETREAT" - 40 Minutes of Reflection & Adoration
starting tomorrow, 01 August 2023, until 31 August
2023</b></span><span style="color: #01ffff;"><b> </b></span><b>(</b>followed by Holy Mass). </div></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvQhBrnUNHKb813I8nkJpiVC0J9Mx53rAt1m9DKTttDmKF9tVcYdZW2pVBtH3XO10pcc7tDFRxaNc_2PpCBzcWv9vRHkndntEUJ56_Yx8gZozMz7fmf9xRMFamZjgaXKnnSFoPDxTVX4oLAiK_7XpHN5UQ_5Apn21EsB1PO6S40szIMmgv0AZC8dBzo0/s1280/Call%20to%20Holines%20Retreat-Aug%202023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvQhBrnUNHKb813I8nkJpiVC0J9Mx53rAt1m9DKTttDmKF9tVcYdZW2pVBtH3XO10pcc7tDFRxaNc_2PpCBzcWv9vRHkndntEUJ56_Yx8gZozMz7fmf9xRMFamZjgaXKnnSFoPDxTVX4oLAiK_7XpHN5UQ_5Apn21EsB1PO6S40szIMmgv0AZC8dBzo0/w554-h312/Call%20to%20Holines%20Retreat-Aug%202023.jpeg" width="554" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><br /></span></div>It will be live-streamed on Divine Retreat Centre Colombo YouTube channel from Sri Lanka.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28lBg7aHjgc3YRpEWWbd3D728WVeZqRsUCeEWSlZdeA7q3q4JkdV6TEEBjJajmckp8GfgZjfDdMu2hwPvW0Wc-ttJIiguEqiSEDtq4ICsUH0JgIjQ8IACmF2BJepzVx5hWUgZccZrETJr6LIlXMFjRe0uZfWdt19wjPeNDrzuIry9nNEmFwaDosXW/s176/DRC%20Colombo%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="176" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28lBg7aHjgc3YRpEWWbd3D728WVeZqRsUCeEWSlZdeA7q3q4JkdV6TEEBjJajmckp8GfgZjfDdMu2hwPvW0Wc-ttJIiguEqiSEDtq4ICsUH0JgIjQ8IACmF2BJepzVx5hWUgZccZrETJr6LIlXMFjRe0uZfWdt19wjPeNDrzuIry9nNEmFwaDosXW/s1600/DRC%20Colombo%20logo.jpg" width="176" /></a></div></div> <br />Please click on the YouTube link below:<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/DRCColombo"><span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;"></span></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DRCColombo"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: medium;"><b>"CALLED TO HOLINESS ONLINE RETREAT-</b></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: medium;"><b>01 to 31 August 2023</b></span><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: medium;"><b>"</b></span></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;">Local
Start Timings for the </span><span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;">"CALLED TO HOLINESS ONLINE RETREAT - 40 Minutes of Reflection &
Healing Adoration</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;"> for the following regions from tomorrow (01 - 31 August 2023) are:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b>Australia (MEL) 11.00 a.m. to 11.40 a.m.<br /><br />India 6.30 a.m. to 7.10 a.m.<br /><br />Malaysia 9.00 a.m. to 9.40 a.m.<br /><br />Dubai 5.00 a.m. to 5.40 a.m.<br /><br />London 2.00 a.m. to 2.40 a.m.</b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b>New York 9.00 p.m. to 9.40 p.m. (-1)</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">Please
do invite your family and friends to join as we journey together in personal holiness to God.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">May our lives be enriched by God's Word so that we are holy!</span></div><pwa-editor-bar class="bar-minimized" pwa2-uuid="EDITOR-591-4CE-F843F-97D" style="bottom: -1127px; right: -653px;"><pwa-editor-bar-status class="checked" data-pwa-errors-count="0"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="pending"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="loggedout visible"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="network-offline"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="extension-offline"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="site-disabled"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-panel><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="switch-off visible" title="Turn off ProWritingAid for this page"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="switch-on" title="Turn on ProWritingAid for this page"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="open-panel visible" title="Open this text in the full ProWritingAid editor"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="panel-disabled" title="Sorry, for technical reasons we can't support the full editor here"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="loggedout visible" title="Please log in or sign up for full access"><br /></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="network-offline" title="Network problems"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="extension-offline" title="ProWritingAid extension is off. Please reload this browser tab and dont forget to save you work before reload!"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn></pwa-editor-bar-panel></pwa-editor-bar></div><div style="text-align: left;"><pwa-editor-bar class="bar-minimized" pwa2-uuid="EDITOR-591-4CE-F843F-97D" style="bottom: -1127px; right: -653px;"><pwa-editor-bar-panel><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="loggedout visible" title="Please log in or sign up for full access"><br /></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn></pwa-editor-bar-panel></pwa-editor-bar></div><pwa-editor-bar class="bar-minimized" pwa2-uuid="EDITOR-591-4CE-F843F-97D" style="bottom: -1127px; right: -653px;"><pwa-editor-bar-panel><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="loggedout visible" title="Please log in or sign up for full access"><br /><br /></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn></pwa-editor-bar-panel></pwa-editor-bar>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-42048868911980227362023-06-15T00:41:00.000+05:302023-06-15T00:41:51.322+05:30Feast of the SACRED HEART OF JESUS - Holy Mass & Healing Adoration with Full Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (16 June 2023)<p> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: medium;"><b>"CONSECRATION TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS"</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Catholic Church celebrates the Feast Day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus this Friday (16 June 2022). It is a blessed day to consecrate our families to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus - inviting our Lord to dwell within our families and take control of every aspect of our daily lives. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="color: #fcff01;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><b style="background-color: black;">Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C., Director - Divine Retreat Centre Colombo</b></span><span style="background-color: black;">, invites very family celebrate the</span><span style="color: #01ffff;"><b style="background-color: black;">
</b></span><span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: black;">Feast of the SACRED HEART OF JESUS</b></span><span style="color: #01ffff;"><b style="background-color: black;"> with live streaming of Holy Mass & Healing Adoration with the </b></span><span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: black;">Full Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus this Friday (16 June 2023)</b></span><span style="color: #01ffff;"><b style="background-color: black;">. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweLiiQE85fRervqoKc53IkiOBTb1FKBPMZUFbHQo8M-vDB5CS7fZxvQcHOb2EBLnDR8D9Abq9qWzNu5YTrIANCg0sWvu0AYNs54EmWp-lER3wyeMX6u7HRAeftGQQRSDHx0f2YNenH5xEpE8B1uXqfOBQU3GwnpHzlClcuD4nQ20fAjxa8t53i4DP/s1280/FMP-Feast%20of%20Sacred%20Heart%20of%20Jesus%202023.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweLiiQE85fRervqoKc53IkiOBTb1FKBPMZUFbHQo8M-vDB5CS7fZxvQcHOb2EBLnDR8D9Abq9qWzNu5YTrIANCg0sWvu0AYNs54EmWp-lER3wyeMX6u7HRAeftGQQRSDHx0f2YNenH5xEpE8B1uXqfOBQU3GwnpHzlClcuD4nQ20fAjxa8t53i4DP/w569-h320/FMP-Feast%20of%20Sacred%20Heart%20of%20Jesus%202023.jpeg" width="569" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Please do <span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;">send your FAMILY NAME ONLY</span> (not the names of individual family member's names) to the email below <span style="background-color: black; color: #ffd966;">by 12.00 p.m. (Sri Lanka local time) this Friday (16 June 2023)</span> so that your family will be prayed for specially during Holy Mass.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Do take note <span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;">your family name only </span>should be sent to this special email id: <span style="background-color: black; color: #ffd966;">prayer@drccolombo.org<span style="background-color: #274e13;"></span><span style="background-color: black;"></span> </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div><b><span style="background-color: #38761d; color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span></span></span><span style="background-color: #274e13; color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium; text-align: center;">Example:</span></b></div><div><b style="background-color: #274e13; color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium; text-align: center;">Family Name - Perera</span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #38761d; color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">Before the online service begins, Fr. Michael has requested you to place your family's Sacred Heart statue or Picture to be blessed during the Consecration of your family to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">It will be live-streamed on the YouTube channel from Divine Retreat Centre Colombo, Sri Lanka.</span></p><div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28lBg7aHjgc3YRpEWWbd3D728WVeZqRsUCeEWSlZdeA7q3q4JkdV6TEEBjJajmckp8GfgZjfDdMu2hwPvW0Wc-ttJIiguEqiSEDtq4ICsUH0JgIjQ8IACmF2BJepzVx5hWUgZccZrETJr6LIlXMFjRe0uZfWdt19wjPeNDrzuIry9nNEmFwaDosXW/s176/DRC%20Colombo%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="176" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28lBg7aHjgc3YRpEWWbd3D728WVeZqRsUCeEWSlZdeA7q3q4JkdV6TEEBjJajmckp8GfgZjfDdMu2hwPvW0Wc-ttJIiguEqiSEDtq4ICsUH0JgIjQ8IACmF2BJepzVx5hWUgZccZrETJr6LIlXMFjRe0uZfWdt19wjPeNDrzuIry9nNEmFwaDosXW/s1600/DRC%20Colombo%20logo.jpg" width="176" /></a></div></div> <br />Please click on the Divine Retreat Centre Colombo YouTube link below:<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span style="color: #01ffff;"><b style="background-color: black;"> </b></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DRCColombo"><span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: black;">Feast of the SACRED HEART OF JESUS</b></span><span style="color: #01ffff;"><b style="background-color: black;"> - Holy Mass & Healing Adoration with the </b></span></a></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DRCColombo"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span><b style="background-color: black;">Full Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus this Friday (16 June 2023)</b></span><span><b style="background-color: black;">.</b></span></span></a><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span style="color: #01ffff;"><b style="background-color: black;"> </b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;">Local
Start Timings for the different regions are listed below:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b>Australia (MEL) Start 11.30 p.m.<br /><br />Sri Lanka /India Start 7.00 p.m. <br /><br />Malaysia Start 9.30 p.m. <br /><br />Dubai Start 5.30 p.m. <br /><br />London Start 2.30 p.m.</b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b>New York Start 9.30 a.m. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b>Do invite your family and friends to join in consecrating their families to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus!</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b>O Jesus, may our hearts be inflamed with Love for You! <br /></b></span></div><pwa-editor-bar class="bar-minimized" pwa2-uuid="EDITOR-591-4CE-F843F-97D" style="bottom: -1127px; right: -653px;"><pwa-editor-bar-status class="checked" data-pwa-errors-count="0"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="pending"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="loggedout visible"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="network-offline"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="extension-offline"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="site-disabled"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-panel><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="switch-off visible" title="Turn off ProWritingAid for this page"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="switch-on" title="Turn on ProWritingAid for this page"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="open-panel visible" title="Open this text in the full ProWritingAid editor"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="panel-disabled" title="Sorry, for technical reasons we can't support the full editor here"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="loggedout visible" title="Please log in or sign up for full access"><br /></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="network-offline" title="Network problems"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="extension-offline" title="ProWritingAid extension is off. Please reload this browser tab and dont forget to save you work before reload!"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn></pwa-editor-bar-panel></pwa-editor-bar></div><div><pwa-editor-bar class="bar-minimized" pwa2-uuid="EDITOR-591-4CE-F843F-97D" style="bottom: -1127px; right: -653px;"><pwa-editor-bar-panel><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="loggedout visible" title="Please log in or sign up for full access"><br /></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn></pwa-editor-bar-panel></pwa-editor-bar></div><pwa-editor-bar class="bar-minimized" pwa2-uuid="EDITOR-591-4CE-F843F-97D" style="bottom: -1127px; right: -653px;"><pwa-editor-bar-panel><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="loggedout visible" title="Please log in or sign up for full access"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn></pwa-editor-bar-panel></pwa-editor-bar>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-38939650808092916512023-05-21T18:58:00.001+05:302023-05-21T19:40:03.745+05:30A WEEK TO PENTECOST - 40 Minutes of Reflection & Healing Adoration starting tomorrow (Monday, 22 May 2023) until Pentecost Sunday <p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> <br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: medium;"><b>"PREPARING FOR A POWERFUL ANOINTING </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: medium;"><b>OF THE HOLY SPIRIT THIS PENTECOST"</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Catholic Church's birthday is on PENTECOST SUNDAY. As we are the body of the Church, it is also our 2nd birthday. It <i>is a call to every Catholic </i>to
prepare ourselves spiritually to receive a powerful Anointing of the
Holy Spirit as we celebrate PENTECOST SUNDAY on 28 May 2023.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="color: #fcff01;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><b style="background-color: black;">Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C., Director - Divine Retreat Centre Colombo</b></span>, invites everyone to join in<span style="color: #01ffff;"><b style="background-color: black;">
A WEEK TO PENTECOST - 40 Minutes of Reflection & Healing Adoration
starting tomorrow (Monday, 22 May 2023) until Pentecost Sunday (28 May
2023).</b></span> Holy Mass will follow it. </div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let
us prepare our minds and hearts to be set free from all the obstacles
that hinder us from deepening our relationship with Jesus.</div></span><div><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous;"><span>"</span></span><span class="text Gal-5-22" id="en-NASB-29172" style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous;">But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous;"> </span></b><span class="text Gal-5-23" id="en-NASB-29173"><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous;">gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law</span></b></span><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b>."</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b>(Galatians 5:22-23)</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzq-TQYtINMVlgb2bbbD4j9HgCCnEOmaDX6tmsVQiNUjv03590JyHvjPo7wbMAlTKA-xNGSR0PZtH18qMRVw0IefpF-uoYtMm4dE9n31le2c0UH4mA_htK0EkTwyogB7LzMvBoJsynwAUSi3EyFupGbn5Cd3GVte-kRU78eOCm7KlrUGox0QXoIQMt/s1280/A%20Week%20to%20Pentecost%202023-pic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzq-TQYtINMVlgb2bbbD4j9HgCCnEOmaDX6tmsVQiNUjv03590JyHvjPo7wbMAlTKA-xNGSR0PZtH18qMRVw0IefpF-uoYtMm4dE9n31le2c0UH4mA_htK0EkTwyogB7LzMvBoJsynwAUSi3EyFupGbn5Cd3GVte-kRU78eOCm7KlrUGox0QXoIQMt/w540-h304/A%20Week%20to%20Pentecost%202023-pic.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><br /></span></div>It will be live-streamed on Divine Retreat Centre Colombo YouTube channel from Divine Retreat Centre Colombo, Sri Lanka.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28lBg7aHjgc3YRpEWWbd3D728WVeZqRsUCeEWSlZdeA7q3q4JkdV6TEEBjJajmckp8GfgZjfDdMu2hwPvW0Wc-ttJIiguEqiSEDtq4ICsUH0JgIjQ8IACmF2BJepzVx5hWUgZccZrETJr6LIlXMFjRe0uZfWdt19wjPeNDrzuIry9nNEmFwaDosXW/s176/DRC%20Colombo%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="176" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28lBg7aHjgc3YRpEWWbd3D728WVeZqRsUCeEWSlZdeA7q3q4JkdV6TEEBjJajmckp8GfgZjfDdMu2hwPvW0Wc-ttJIiguEqiSEDtq4ICsUH0JgIjQ8IACmF2BJepzVx5hWUgZccZrETJr6LIlXMFjRe0uZfWdt19wjPeNDrzuIry9nNEmFwaDosXW/s1600/DRC%20Colombo%20logo.jpg" width="176" /></a></div></div> <br />Please click on the Divine Retreat Centre YouTube link below:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/DRCColombo"><span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;"><b>A WEEK to PENTECOST - 40 Minutes Reflection & Healing Adoration Service from 22 May until 28 May 2023</b></span></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;">Local
Start Timings for A WEEK to PENTECOST - 40 Minutes of Reflection &
Healing Adoration for the following regions from tomorrow (22 May until
28 May 2023) are:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b>Australia (MEL) 11.00 a.m. to 11.40 a.m.<br /><br />India 6.30 a.m. to 7.10 a.m.<br /><br />Malaysia 9.00 a.m. to 9.40 a.m.<br /><br />Dubai 5.00 a.m. to 5.40 a.m.<br /><br />London 2.00 a.m. to 2.40 a.m.</b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b>New York 9.00 p.m. to 9.40 p.m. (-1)</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b>Please
do invite your family and friends to join in this spiritual daily
Adoration Service for our Pentecost preparation. There is also Holy Mass
after the daily Adoration Service.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">May God's Spirit fall abundantly upon us and empower our lives!</span></div><pwa-editor-bar class="bar-minimized" pwa2-uuid="EDITOR-591-4CE-F843F-97D" style="bottom: -1127px; right: -653px;"><pwa-editor-bar-status class="checked" data-pwa-errors-count="0"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="pending"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="loggedout visible"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="network-offline"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="extension-offline"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="site-disabled"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-panel><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="switch-off visible" title="Turn off ProWritingAid for this page"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="switch-on" title="Turn on ProWritingAid for this page"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="open-panel visible" title="Open this text in the full ProWritingAid editor"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="panel-disabled" title="Sorry, for technical reasons we can't support the full editor here"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="loggedout visible" title="Please log in or sign up for full access"><br /></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="network-offline" title="Network problems"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="extension-offline" title="ProWritingAid extension is off. 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Michael Payyapilly VC and Fr. Joseph Kannampally VC<p> </p><p><span style="font-family: Righteous;">This post is the conclusion of the</span><span style="font-family: Righteous;"> </span><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Archdiocese of Kuching Divine Lenten Retreat 2023 held from 24 to 26 February 2023.</span></span><span style="font-family: Righteous;"> The retreat, </span><span style="background-color: black; color: #ffd966; font-family: Righteous;"><b>"BEHOLD I AM MAKING ALL THINGS NEW" (Rev. 21:5)</b></span><span style="font-family: Righteous;">, is just a platform for each of us to grow in our spirituality through deepening our intimacy with God and being rooted in Christ. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxOUKpLIlV95klBY-U-6TBJk24jOoaSf-I2zhfOWw57ysd1i-H0rLGLDiIzpppgf_tpvvbwv13vyV9fAl7VfVomJqkqrFtLfQn5r2FAUuQR1diKY9Lk17K7jLvcKwnMEQA092B9qvzsUjq7qHvJ4xd3K0gjhrFfa39kFMRy5_Fpo99p3E399z0dg7/s1280/BEHOLD%20I%20MAKE%20ALL%20THINGS%20NEW-Day%203.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxOUKpLIlV95klBY-U-6TBJk24jOoaSf-I2zhfOWw57ysd1i-H0rLGLDiIzpppgf_tpvvbwv13vyV9fAl7VfVomJqkqrFtLfQn5r2FAUuQR1diKY9Lk17K7jLvcKwnMEQA092B9qvzsUjq7qHvJ4xd3K0gjhrFfa39kFMRy5_Fpo99p3E399z0dg7/w547-h308/BEHOLD%20I%20MAKE%20ALL%20THINGS%20NEW-Day%203.png" width="547" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Rev. Fr. Michael pull VC, Director of Divine Retreat Centre Colombo, Sri Lanka and Rev. Fr. Joseph Kannampally VC, Regional Superior of Andhra Region of Vincentians, </span><span style="font-family: Righteous;">conducted this retreat.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">This post has the<span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b> FINAL two (2) Lenten video talks of Day 3 of the retreat.</b></span> <span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><b>Please click on the YouTube video links below:</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz2FDnLCfcM&t=20s"><span style="color: #fcff01;">Day 3 Talk 1- by Fr. Joseph Kannampally VC</span></a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Nt9MoTZMU"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Day 3 Talk 2 - by Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC</span></a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">On Day 3 of this retreat, Fr. Joseph spoke of the importance of Mother Mary in the lives of every Catholic - She is our role model to be fully committed to Christ and being faithful to God.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Fr.Michael concluded the retreat with heart-stirring talk</span><span style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Righteous;">on the Power of the Holy Spirit
dwelling within each of us is a wake-up call for every Christian to live our
mission on earth.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"We receive the Holy Spirit on the day of our Baptism.
From that day onwards, it is very important for us to rekindle the Fire of the
Holy Spirit within us - to have a very intimate relationship with the Holy
Spirit."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"The Holy Spirit was regularly conversing with the
early Christian community. This is what we are called to have - a relationship
with the Person of the Holy Spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"The Holy Spirit is not just a gift from Jesus. The
Holy Spirit the Promise of Jesus. God will always keep HIs Promise and make it
fruitful."</span><o:p></o:p></p>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-35361429789531370012023-03-30T08:58:00.001+05:302023-03-30T09:00:52.651+05:30DAY 2 Videos: ARCHDIOCESE OF KUCHING DIVINE LENTEN RETREAT 2023 by Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC and Fr. Joseph Kannampally VC<p><span style="font-family: Righteous;">This post contains the talks of the Day 2</span><span style="font-family: Righteous;"> </span><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Archdiocese of Kuching Divine Lenten Retreat 2023 held from 24 to 26 February 2023.</span></span><span style="font-family: Righteous;"> The theme, </span><span style="background-color: black; color: #ffd966; font-family: Righteous;"><b>"BEHOLD I AM MAKING ALL THINGS NEW" (Rev. 21:5)</b></span><span style="font-family: Righteous;">, brought a deep renewal and joy in the hearts of the retreatants.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0b3vBeKbLly-nbdka790T9VI83GcpyH0XuW-Apk-yt-MKBpLk91ui8I-HlqaD17plO_noNkarW4MQ26IJkfWEfbD1iy7MJqMtTyC6tIEon6aJKyfIrLYNzrUS4sWfwAxbDft8yOv8B_hprvggrCcNWzzb6hebZaEmiwEa2GuamSVjajQsyQ7qRkB/s1280/FOD-BEHOLD%20I%20MAKE%20ALL%20THINGS%20NEW-pic.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0b3vBeKbLly-nbdka790T9VI83GcpyH0XuW-Apk-yt-MKBpLk91ui8I-HlqaD17plO_noNkarW4MQ26IJkfWEfbD1iy7MJqMtTyC6tIEon6aJKyfIrLYNzrUS4sWfwAxbDft8yOv8B_hprvggrCcNWzzb6hebZaEmiwEa2GuamSVjajQsyQ7qRkB/w553-h311/FOD-BEHOLD%20I%20MAKE%20ALL%20THINGS%20NEW-pic.png" width="553" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The retreat was conducted by Rev. Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC, Director of Divine Retreat Centre Colombo, Sri Lanka and Rev. Fr. Joseph Kannampally VC, Regional Superior of Andhra Region of Vincentians, India.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">This post has the<span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b> six (6) Lenten video talks of Day 2 of the retreat.</b></span> <span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><b>Please click on the YouTube video links below:</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uq3WcVt_Fg"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Day 2 Talk 1 - by Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC</span></a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W81-I4dyM4Q"><span style="color: #fcff01;">Day 2 Talk 2 - by Fr. Joseph Kannampally VC</span></a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-IWwZz8rIw"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Day 2 Talk 3 - by Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC</span></a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRIOU7XKx-E"><span style="color: #fcff01;">Day 2 Talk 4 - by Fr. Joseph Kannampally VC</span></a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #01ffff;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPK6Fo7muBk"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Day 2 Talk 5 - by Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC</span></a></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Q-HJ4bh0M"><span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;">Day 2 T</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;">alk 6 - by Fr. Joseph Kannampally VC</span></a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The <span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;"><b>final two (2) video talks of Day 3</b></span> will be uploaded tomorrow <span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b>Friday, 31 March 2023.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">On Day 2 of this retreat, Fr. Michael began by proclaiming with clarity that every Catholic is
called to a godly repentance not a worldly repentance. "For godly grief
produces a repentance that leads to salvation. It brings no regret but worldly
grief produces death. (2 Corinthians 7:10)"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"Fruitful retreats will save lives. Successful retreats
will count numbers. That is the same with our lives as well. We are called to
be fruitful people. Where I am planted by the Lord; Where I am permitted to be
by the Lord, that is where I will bear fruit because the Lord's Hand is upon
me. I might not be healthy; I might not be wealthy; I might not be successful -
but I will be fruitful." <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"The Lord is your blessing. He will provide you
enough." <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"Never be a stealer of blessings. What is needed for
me, the Lord will give me."</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><br /></p>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-7377876615585418212023-03-25T02:15:00.007+05:302023-03-25T02:32:28.422+05:30DAY 1 Videos: ARCHDIOCESE OF KUCHING DIVINE LENTEN RETREAT 2023 by Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC and Fr. Joseph Kannampally VC<p> <span style="font-family: Righteous;">In the sacred season of Lent, </span><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Archdiocese of Kuching Divine Lenten Retreat 2023 held from 24 to 26 February 2023</span></span><span style="font-family: Righteous;"> was an anointed and enlightening retreat. The theme, </span><span style="background-color: black; color: #ffd966; font-family: Righteous;"><b>"BEHOLD I AM MAKING ALL THINGS NEW" (Rev. 21:5)</b></span><span style="font-family: Righteous;">, touched the hearts of all the retreatants to live for Christ.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0b3vBeKbLly-nbdka790T9VI83GcpyH0XuW-Apk-yt-MKBpLk91ui8I-HlqaD17plO_noNkarW4MQ26IJkfWEfbD1iy7MJqMtTyC6tIEon6aJKyfIrLYNzrUS4sWfwAxbDft8yOv8B_hprvggrCcNWzzb6hebZaEmiwEa2GuamSVjajQsyQ7qRkB/s1280/FOD-BEHOLD%20I%20MAKE%20ALL%20THINGS%20NEW-pic.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0b3vBeKbLly-nbdka790T9VI83GcpyH0XuW-Apk-yt-MKBpLk91ui8I-HlqaD17plO_noNkarW4MQ26IJkfWEfbD1iy7MJqMtTyC6tIEon6aJKyfIrLYNzrUS4sWfwAxbDft8yOv8B_hprvggrCcNWzzb6hebZaEmiwEa2GuamSVjajQsyQ7qRkB/w553-h311/FOD-BEHOLD%20I%20MAKE%20ALL%20THINGS%20NEW-pic.png" width="553" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The retreat was conducted by Rev. Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC,
Director of Divine Retreat Centre Colombo, Sri Lanka and Rev. Fr. Joseph
Kannampally VC, Regional Superior of Andhra Region of Vincentians, India.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">This post has the<span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b> six (6) Lenten video talks of Day 1 of the
retreat.</b></span> <span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><b>Please click on the YouTube video links below:</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mi2C90UVoY&t=15s"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Day 1 Talk 1 - by Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC </span></a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j07FJwNIutQ&t=16s"><span style="color: #fcff01;">Day 1 Talk 2 - by Fr. Joseph Kannampally VC</span></a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaCHuxQike4&t=669s"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Day 1 Talk 3 - by Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC</span></a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9PnjCnwBs0"><span style="color: #fcff01;">Day 1 Talk 4 - by Fr. Joseph Kannampally VC</span></a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #01ffff;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05LKAp1xUU4&t=2742s"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Day 1 Talk 5 - by Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC</span></a></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L-RFeRO9ZU&t=1855s"><span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;">Day 1 T</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;">alk 6 - by Fr. Joseph Kannampally VC</span></a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b>six (6) video talks of Day 2</b></span></span> will be uploaded on <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b>Wednesday,
29 March 2023. </b></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The <span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;"><b>final two (2) video talks of Day 3</b></span> will be uploaded on <span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b>Friday,
31 March 2023.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Fr. Michael shared what the Season of Lent should signify
and the importance of Lent being a season of purification for every Catholic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"The Season of Lent is a healing of our souls; a
healing of our impurities. We are not citizens of this world. We are citizens
of Heaven. We are preparing for eternity. For 40 days the evil one will
intimidate us. Don't fall for that!"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">" Do you want something new in your life? Then let the
40 days be your preparation. This retreat will only be a platform. After that,
build on this retreat so that you may grow for the Glory of God."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"The old will be shed; the NEW will begin."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-29926066194254554852023-01-04T16:35:00.020+05:302023-01-04T17:15:45.767+05:30"Who Am I?" by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jEYQAiyQx9Y" title="YouTube video player" width="520"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">This video, <span style="background-color: black; color: #ffd966;"><b>"WHO AM I?"</b></span>, by <span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;"><b>Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C.</b></span>, Director of Divine Retreat Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka is a timely reflection as we begin our New Year - 2023. "'Who am I?' That is a question we all need to ask ourselves.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"It is easy to give my name, or the place or country I am from or the state I come from." "When I ask it to myself, it is a far deeper question, It is about my identity - not just what I have on earth but my identity in the Light of Christ."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"Who am I?"</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">As we continue our faith journey into this New Year, may this Spirit-filled homily by Fr. Michael on 02 January 2023 help us reflect on this important question.</span></div>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-64231648266234784392022-12-01T08:42:00.004+05:302022-12-01T21:25:50.795+05:30"25 STRAWS FOR HIS MANGER" - Growing Through Advent by Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC Starting Today (01-25 December 2022)<p> <span style="font-family: Righteous; text-align: justify;">The season of Advent is a sacred time to prepare ourselves for the Second Coming of Jesus our Saviour. </span><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Righteous; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">'</span></b><span><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b style="background-color: black;">25 Straws for His Manger' consist of 25 little reflections & prayer by Fr. Michael Payyapilly VC, begins today </b><span style="background-color: black;"><b>(</b>1st December 2022) at 9.30 a.m.</span></span><span style="background-color: black; color: #ffd966;"> (Sri Lanka local time) everyday until 25th December 2022.</span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: #0f0f0f;"> </span><span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;">The local timings for your regions are listed below:</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><div><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: #0f0f0f; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let us prepare our minds and hearts to be set free of all our worldly attachments to live Christ-centred lives.</div></span><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><span style="background-color: black;"><b>"</b></span></span><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b>But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news </b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous;"><b>that will cause great joy for all the people.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous;"><b>Luke 2:10</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8C13u6YK-OKFr2hWefa8amvHs7VB4JlDUf6wPqpNl8VoLNGpKCdB6u7UAKrfN60kc7l2C4a2BJ5t1n6pW3xU8Ghquu8LtltHd556KZUStDprusWdXifHob8cZqBOkmYylVtalupz3TBU4P7Du3LI1AvssOYBspiWtBGI8_UMnyuDnd3GxBV-CSGYE/s1080/FMP%20ADVENT%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="1080" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8C13u6YK-OKFr2hWefa8amvHs7VB4JlDUf6wPqpNl8VoLNGpKCdB6u7UAKrfN60kc7l2C4a2BJ5t1n6pW3xU8Ghquu8LtltHd556KZUStDprusWdXifHob8cZqBOkmYylVtalupz3TBU4P7Du3LI1AvssOYBspiWtBGI8_UMnyuDnd3GxBV-CSGYE/w533-h275/FMP%20ADVENT%202022.jpg" width="533" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;">It will be live-streamed on Divine Retreat Centre Colombo YouTube channel from Divine Retreat Centre Colombo, Sri Lanka.</span></div></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28lBg7aHjgc3YRpEWWbd3D728WVeZqRsUCeEWSlZdeA7q3q4JkdV6TEEBjJajmckp8GfgZjfDdMu2hwPvW0Wc-ttJIiguEqiSEDtq4ICsUH0JgIjQ8IACmF2BJepzVx5hWUgZccZrETJr6LIlXMFjRe0uZfWdt19wjPeNDrzuIry9nNEmFwaDosXW/s176/DRC%20Colombo%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="176" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28lBg7aHjgc3YRpEWWbd3D728WVeZqRsUCeEWSlZdeA7q3q4JkdV6TEEBjJajmckp8GfgZjfDdMu2hwPvW0Wc-ttJIiguEqiSEDtq4ICsUH0JgIjQ8IACmF2BJepzVx5hWUgZccZrETJr6LIlXMFjRe0uZfWdt19wjPeNDrzuIry9nNEmFwaDosXW/w114-h114/DRC%20Colombo%20logo.jpg" width="114" /></a></div></div><br />Please click on the Divine Retreat Centre Colombo YouTube link below:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=divine+colombo"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">"</span></span><span style="color: #fcff01;"><b><span style="background-color: black;">2</span><span style="background-color: black;">5 STRAWS TO HIS MANGER" Growing Throough Advent from today, 01 until 25 December 2022</span></b></span><span style="color: #fff2cc;">.</span></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;">Local Start Timings for the "25 STRAWS TO THE MANGER" - Lttle daily reflection and focused prayer for the following regions are:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b>Sri Lanka 9.30 a.m. (local time)<br /><br />India 9.30 a.m. (IST)</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b>Melbourne 3.00 p.m. (AEDT)<br /><br />Kuala Lumpur 12.00 p.m. (MYT)</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b><br />Dubai 8.00 a.m. (GST)<br /><br />London 4.00 a.m. (GMT)</b></span></div><div><b><span><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b>New York 11.00 p.m. (-1) (EST)</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Please do invite your family and friends to join in this little spiritual daily Reflection & Prayer for our Advent preparation. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous;">May God's Spirit & Grace be abundantly upon us!</span></div><pwa-editor-bar class="bar-minimized" pwa2-uuid="EDITOR-591-4CE-F843F-97D" style="bottom: -1127px; 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Michael Payyapilly V.C.(19-27 August 2022) <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxs1GmNOEHxgahjb5m9cWvjBwOasnCXZ_gP-O8BLsYfH3RdGPLbZOvgsay1frIw-pj4ISDbL2dZHdtTBIUGa-L0zaXkEPY2sdczbsU5nkVMUzAziocOFo1xMqn-ArJo1crfxWQSpCSmeRot4LYe-AQI5O5_TH6j2lJPJhKUBh8BMo93ISTm6skFcQG/s694/IHM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="694" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxs1GmNOEHxgahjb5m9cWvjBwOasnCXZ_gP-O8BLsYfH3RdGPLbZOvgsay1frIw-pj4ISDbL2dZHdtTBIUGa-L0zaXkEPY2sdczbsU5nkVMUzAziocOFo1xMqn-ArJo1crfxWQSpCSmeRot4LYe-AQI5O5_TH6j2lJPJhKUBh8BMo93ISTm6skFcQG/w578-h332/IHM.jpg" width="578" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;">T</span><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;">he 9-Day Novena to the Immaculate Heart of Mary by <span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;"><b>Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C. </b></span></span><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #fcff01;">began today (19 August 2022)</span><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;"> starting with </span><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ff00fe;">Praise & Worship, Talk, Healing Adoratio</span><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ff00fe;">n</span><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;"> followed by</span><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><span style="background-color: #033c41;"> prayers of Consecration of the Family to</span><span style="background-color: #033c41;"> the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Holy Mass</span></span><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;">.</span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Righteous;">You are welcome to <span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;"><b>send "YOUR FAMILY NAME ONLY" </b></span>to be placed at the altar for the Consecration of your family in this blessed month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Please send your "Family Name" to <span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;"><b>massintentions.drcc@</b></span><span style="background-color: black;"><b style="color: #01ffff;">gmail.com</b><span style="color: white;"> by 12.00 p.m. noon (Sri Lanka Time) before the live-streaming begins.</span><b style="color: #01ffff;"> </b></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WVdF-R_r0Kg?controls=0" title="YouTube video player" width="520"></iframe> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Please<span style="color: #01ffff;"><b> <span style="background-color: black;">watch Day 1 Of The Immaculate Heart of Mary video above. </span></b></span>Fr. Michael warmly welcomes you, your family and friends to join the live-streaming of the Novena from Saturday (20 August 2022):</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;">The YouTube link for </span><span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;">DRC Colombo</span><span style="background-color: black; color: red;"> </span><span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;"><b>from Day 2 to Day 9</b></span><span style="background-color: black; color: red;"> </span><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;">is below: </span></span></p><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous;"><span style="background-color: black;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/DRCColombo"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">https://www.youtube.com/c/DRCColombo</span></a></b></span></span><br /><p><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #f1c232;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;"></span><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;">The local timings of </span><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #fcff01;">live-streaming for your regions from 20-27 August 2022</span><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;"> begins at:</span><br style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;" /><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;"></span><span style="background-color: black; color: #ffedc6;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Melbourne (AEST) </b></span> </span></span><b style="background-color: black; color: cyan; font-family: Righteous;">11.00 p.m.</b><span style="background-color: black; color: #ffedc6; font-family: Righteous;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;"></span><span style="background-color: black; color: #ffedc6;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Malaysia (MYT) </b></span> <span style="color: cyan;"><b>9.00 p.m.</b></span></span><br style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;" /><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;"></span><span style="background-color: black; color: #ffedc6;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>India (IST) </b></span> </span><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">6.</span><span><b><span style="color: #01ffff;">30 p.</span></b></span></span></span><b style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">m.</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;"></span><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Dubai (GST) </b></span><span style="color: #ffedc6;"> </span><b><span style="color: #01ffff;"> 5</span></b><b><span style="color: #01ffff;">.</span><span style="color: cyan;">00 p.m.</span></b></span><br style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;" /><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;"></span><span style="background-color: black; color: #ffedc6;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">London (BST) </span> </b> <b><span style="color: cyan;">2.00 p.m.</span></b></span><br style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;" /><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;"></span><span style="background-color: #033c41;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>New York (EDT) </b></span><span style="color: #ffedc6;"> </span><span style="color: #01ffff;"> 9<b>.00</b></span><span style="color: cyan;"> a</span></span><span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">.m.</span></span><br style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;" /><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;"><br /></span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="background-color: #033c41; color: #ffedc6;"><br /></span></span></p>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-55685781753963420012022-05-16T18:18:00.009+05:302022-05-16T22:20:10.906+05:3020 DAYS TO PENTECOST - 30 Minutes HOLY ADORATION by Fr. Michael Payyapilly starting 17 May 2022 (tomorrow)<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> <br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: medium;"><b>"PRAYING TO THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR BREAKING OF CHAINS"</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Catholic Church's theme for PENTECOST 2022 is <b style="background-color: black;">"<span style="color: white;">Equipping The Church As An Army to Possess The Nations".</span> </b>It <i>is a call to every Catholic </i>to prepare ourselves spiritually to receive a powerful Anointing of the Holy Spirit as we celebrate PENTECOST SUNDAY on 05 June 2022.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="color: #fcff01;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><b style="background-color: black;">Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C., Superior-Divine Retreat Centre Colombo</b></span>, invites everyone to join in the <span style="color: #01ffff;"><b style="background-color: black;"> 20 DAYS TO PENTECOST - 30 Minutes of Holy Adoration starting tomorrow (Tuesday, 17 May 2022) until Pentecost Sunday (05 June 2022).</b></span> Holy Mass will follow it. </div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let us prepare our minds and hearts to be set free of all our worldly bondages to live pleasing lives for God.</div></span><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>"I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b>the doors of bronze and cut the chains of iron."</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b>(Isaiah 45:2)</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKPjbxT7qXoURokEmnacWU35QSFCus1bTtE8Grud_S2UJLuuDih-24nVakRBUYtQMPH1QNEi6P8TdezuxeP9l9cqh9ViJ4s2l3JKmxyt4OM-z1s2ZiUG6-wqmS1UPFfbt7Ass8yX5rlJ22dFNKmT2EZUz0nqG1HUrx_86pFmzWNsi8uEsZwQJdMqS/s1280/FMP-20Days%20to%20Pentecost%20-Holy%20Adorationj%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKPjbxT7qXoURokEmnacWU35QSFCus1bTtE8Grud_S2UJLuuDih-24nVakRBUYtQMPH1QNEi6P8TdezuxeP9l9cqh9ViJ4s2l3JKmxyt4OM-z1s2ZiUG6-wqmS1UPFfbt7Ass8yX5rlJ22dFNKmT2EZUz0nqG1HUrx_86pFmzWNsi8uEsZwQJdMqS/w458-h258/FMP-20Days%20to%20Pentecost%20-Holy%20Adorationj%202022.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></div>It will be live-streamed on Divine Retreat Centre Colombo YouTube channel from Divine Retreat Centre Colombo, Sri Lanka.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28lBg7aHjgc3YRpEWWbd3D728WVeZqRsUCeEWSlZdeA7q3q4JkdV6TEEBjJajmckp8GfgZjfDdMu2hwPvW0Wc-ttJIiguEqiSEDtq4ICsUH0JgIjQ8IACmF2BJepzVx5hWUgZccZrETJr6LIlXMFjRe0uZfWdt19wjPeNDrzuIry9nNEmFwaDosXW/s176/DRC%20Colombo%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="176" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28lBg7aHjgc3YRpEWWbd3D728WVeZqRsUCeEWSlZdeA7q3q4JkdV6TEEBjJajmckp8GfgZjfDdMu2hwPvW0Wc-ttJIiguEqiSEDtq4ICsUH0JgIjQ8IACmF2BJepzVx5hWUgZccZrETJr6LIlXMFjRe0uZfWdt19wjPeNDrzuIry9nNEmFwaDosXW/s1600/DRC%20Colombo%20logo.jpg" width="176" /></a></div></div> <br />Please click on the Divine Retreat Centre YouTube link below:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/DRCColombo"><span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;"><b>20 Days to PENTECOST - 30 Minutes Holy Adoration Service from 17 May until 05 June 2022</b></span></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;">Local Start Timings for the 20 Days to PENTECOST - 30 Minutes of Holy Adoration for the following regions from tomorrow (17 May until 05 June 2022) are:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b>Sri Lanka 6.40 a.m. to 7.10 a.m.<br /><br />India 6.40 a.m. to 7.10 a.m.<br /><br />Malaysia 9.10 a.m. to 9.40 a.m.<br /><br />Dubai 5.10 a.m. to 5.40 a.m.<br /><br />London 2.10 a.m. to 2.30 a.m.</b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b>New York 9.10p.m. to 9.40 p.m. (-1)</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b>Please do invite your family and friends to join in this spiritual daily Adoration Service for our Pentecost preparation. There is also Holy Mass after the daily Adoration Service.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">May God's Spirit fall abundantly upon us and empower our lives!</span></div><pwa-editor-bar class="bar-minimized" pwa2-uuid="EDITOR-591-4CE-F843F-97D" style="bottom: -1127px; right: -653px;"><pwa-editor-bar-status class="checked" data-pwa-errors-count="0"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="pending"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="loggedout visible"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="network-offline"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="extension-offline"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-status class="site-disabled"></pwa-editor-bar-status><pwa-editor-bar-panel><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="switch-off visible" title="Turn off ProWritingAid for this page"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="switch-on" title="Turn on ProWritingAid for this page"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="open-panel visible" title="Open this text in the full ProWritingAid editor"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="panel-disabled" title="Sorry, for technical reasons we can't support the full editor here"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="loggedout visible" title="Please log in or sign up for full access"><br /></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="network-offline" title="Network problems"></pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn><pwa-editor-bar-panel-btn class="extension-offline" title="ProWritingAid extension is off. 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Michael Payyapilly V.C.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/_3YyF0kjzEI" width="480"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">We enter the Triduum of the Holy
Week - of deep contemplation and grace for us to deepen our relationship with
God as we await to rejoice in Jesus' Resurrection. This year, the <span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;"><b>Friends of
Divine 8-part, DRAW NEAR TO JESUS LENTEN 2022 WEEKLY VIDEO REFLECTION series </b></span>is
a compilation of spiritual talks and an Adoration Service by Fr. Michael
Payyapilly V.C.. over the past 18 months. <span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;"><b>The final video of this series is
"THE HEALING POWER OF FORGIVENESS ADORATION SERVICE by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.V."</b></span> This Divine
Australia Adoration service was live-streamed in August 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Please do share this Friends of
Divine Lenten 2022 Weekly Video Reflection series with your loved ones, prayer
groups, and friends to make this holy season of Lent a transforming experience
in our Christian life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Thank you for your being part of
this Lenten j2022 journey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Wishing you and all your loved
ones a holy and Glorius Resurrection of Jesus our Redeemer on Easter Sunday!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-43056432511301420012022-04-10T17:13:00.002+05:302022-04-10T17:13:52.624+05:30LENTEN SERIES 2022 [VIDEO 7] -"HOW FRUITFUL IS MY CHRISTIAN LIFE?" by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C.<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/0poOdXDwBJg" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0poOdXDwBJg/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The sacred season of Lent is a season of grace
for us to deepen our relationship with God. This year, <span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;"><b>the Friends of Divine
8-part, DRAW NEAR TO JESUS LENTEN 2022 WEEKLY VIDEO REFLECTION series</b></span> is a
compilation of spiritual talks by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C.. over the past 18
months. The 7th video of this series is <span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;"><b>"HOW FRUITFUL IS MY CHRISTIAN LIFE?"</b></span> This Divine Australia talk was live-streamed in March 2021. Fr. Michael challenges
each of us to look at our lives and see if we are bearing fruits for God. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">“Am I producing fruits? Or am I just happy
being a good Christian? Because very often, that is the choice we make. But to
be a disciple who produces fruit, it will require total self-sacrifice.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23rlGnC4FdhNAuXqKLY-d8UVric233YUDNMaaVUwp54AgLrk0AdseR8tuolaoSbvcTFmMlLDGt-x8B3_lguRd41aPUZbIlJf5uSu-A5XqXwhZ4FL3XJsSHoh9n4Xo_vWA9h9yFENQWQrMojkS7GUHUgnSGQnxYe0QG46goDe8R9ysXiLYB0qRdG5R/s960/Fruit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="960" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23rlGnC4FdhNAuXqKLY-d8UVric233YUDNMaaVUwp54AgLrk0AdseR8tuolaoSbvcTFmMlLDGt-x8B3_lguRd41aPUZbIlJf5uSu-A5XqXwhZ4FL3XJsSHoh9n4Xo_vWA9h9yFENQWQrMojkS7GUHUgnSGQnxYe0QG46goDe8R9ysXiLYB0qRdG5R/w371-h220/Fruit.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">“How much of fruit have I produced? Because this
is where it will all boil down to–‘Unless a grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies.’ And we don’t want to sacrifice ourselves!" <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">“Have I ever in my Christian journey desired
that I need to bear fruit? It is not an option. The Lord said, ‘It is a
command.’ Bear fruit! It is not about you being a good Christian.
It is not just about you going for the Sacraments. It is not about you and I
coming to church for Sunday mass.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">“It is about asking ourselves, ‘How much have I
produced fruits?’ Because unless and until I die to myself, I don’t think I
will ever produce fruits.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">On <span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;"><b>Holy Thursday morning (14 April 2022)</b></span>, <span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b>Fr. Michael's Healing Adoration on Forgiveness</b></span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Righteous;">will be the last video of the Friends of Divine Lenten Series 2022.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Please</span></span><span style="font-family: Righteous;"> do share this Friends of Divine Lenten 2022 Weekly Video Reflection series with your loved ones, prayer groups, and friends to make this holy season of Lent a transforming experience in our Christian life.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Thank you for your being part of this Lenten journey.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Wishing you and all your loved ones a holy and sacred Holy Week!</span></span></p></div>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-15096649878349823602022-04-03T14:00:00.002+05:302022-04-03T14:20:30.977+05:30Lenten Series 2022 [Video 6]-"THE BEAUTY OF SHARING A PRAYER" by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C.<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/rq587uFBjWE" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The sacred season of Lent is a season of grace for us to deepen our relationship with God. This year,<b> </b><span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;">t</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;"><b>he Friends of Divine 8-part, DRAW NEAR TO JESUS LENTEN 2022 WEEKLY VIDEO REFLECTION series</b></span> is a compilation of spiritual talks by Fr. Michael Apple V.C. over the past 18 months.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The sixth video of this series is <span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;"><b>"THE BEAUTY OF SHARING A PRAYER".</b></span> This Divine Australia talk was live-streamed in March 2021. </span></span><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Fr. Michael's sharing is how praying for others is a
beautiful act of love. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">“When we come into the Presence of Jesus, what a beautiful
opportunity to share a prayer. To be able to look at someone next to us and pray,
“Lord, I share a prayer with them. Whatever they are praying for, I pray with
them.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #0d0d0d; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUBZud_YK90Q0hMWvFdg9WGVT4pn3woPA3h42ZpjGmza8I3hYIuyatUD7iSQ1sx_wYVhivpqk3WSugKQCQQvuLPmzgQO1BUiwJFUhrogqrfTAKkGKCY9JDTvDv9O-Qavb5QuAFByVhnQxoWwMujAQoEyjyElsV8Ai_Nf6P3R2o8oy_HlBKIYU7Jif/s275/Pray%20for%20Others.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUBZud_YK90Q0hMWvFdg9WGVT4pn3woPA3h42ZpjGmza8I3hYIuyatUD7iSQ1sx_wYVhivpqk3WSugKQCQQvuLPmzgQO1BUiwJFUhrogqrfTAKkGKCY9JDTvDv9O-Qavb5QuAFByVhnQxoWwMujAQoEyjyElsV8Ai_Nf6P3R2o8oy_HlBKIYU7Jif/w206-h310/Pray%20for%20Others.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">“It takes a heart to see a tear hidden that is somewhere out of the normal sight around us.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">“I am not here to judge. I am here to pray. So, accept my prayer, O Lord, for my brother and my sister.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Next Sunday (10 April 2022), Fr. Michael will share the Word of God on <span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b>“HOW FRUITFUL HAS MY CHRISTIAN LIFE BEEN?"</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Please do share this Friends of Divine Lenten 2022 Weekly Video Reflection series with your loved ones, prayer groups, and friends to make this holy season of Lent a transforming experience in our Christian life.</span></span></p></div>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-90407475801923558822022-03-27T12:45:00.001+05:302022-03-27T12:48:04.378+05:30Lenten Series 2022 [Video 5]-"THE FORGIVENESS OF JESUS IS FAR GREATER THAN OUR SINS" by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C.<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/X-TMpDsRYls" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The sacred
season of Lent is a season of grace for us to deepen our relationship with God.
This year,<b> </b><span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;">t</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;"><b>he Friends of Divine 8-part, DRAW NEAR TO JESUS LENTEN 2022 WEEKLY
VIDEO REFLECTION series</b></span> is a compilation of spiritual talks by Fr. Michael
Payyapilly V.C. over the past 18 months.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The fifth
video of this series is <span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;"><b>"THE FORGIVENESS OF JESUS IS FAR GREATER THAN OUR
SINS".</b></span> This Divine Australia talk was live-streamed in August 2020. Fr.
Michael's heart-warming sharing assures each of us of the amazing Healing Power
of Christ's Forgiveness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYOv7p91XPfASLXWdT0aJFiaZoJEoM-HseAo_VCRR6Qr2LUmjFUgvff7qLm5v0xVadBQ1p97P99ifAMSoplsEc2F9qBu7Y3OLmvfRHk-vN6uUl6oAPTSaUIZEwcpcYDs0zve-BlocD87TAHd7NS7kOeu2FWam0wxqSgmwH4c4tFNvEnRMwRsZ1UVh/s1102/Forgiveness-Quotes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="735" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYOv7p91XPfASLXWdT0aJFiaZoJEoM-HseAo_VCRR6Qr2LUmjFUgvff7qLm5v0xVadBQ1p97P99ifAMSoplsEc2F9qBu7Y3OLmvfRHk-vN6uUl6oAPTSaUIZEwcpcYDs0zve-BlocD87TAHd7NS7kOeu2FWam0wxqSgmwH4c4tFNvEnRMwRsZ1UVh/w241-h363/Forgiveness-Quotes.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">“Know that Jesus,
the Crucified Jesus forgives you and you need to forgive yourself. Don’t live
in guilt. That guilt is not from God and Jesus does not want us to live in
guilt. Every time that guilt takes control of our hearts, think of the Crucified
Saviour. The forgiveness of Jesus is far greater than the sins we have committed.
So hold on to the Crucified Lord!”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Next Sunday
(03 April 2022), Fr. Michael will share the Word of God on <span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b>“THE HEART TO SHARE
A PRAYER".</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Please do
share this Friends of Divine Lenten 2022 Weekly Video Reflection series with
your loved ones, prayer groups, and friends to make this holy season of Lent a
transforming experience in our Christian life.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-79866718122850707832022-03-20T14:03:00.004+05:302022-03-20T14:20:45.144+05:30LENTEN SERIES 2022 [Video 4]-"REPENTANCE-When You Fall, You Must Rise Up and Stand Again," by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C.<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/VZSmEofTkJg" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VZSmEofTkJg/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The sacred season of Lent is a season of grace for us to deepen our relationship with God. This year, the<b> <span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;">Friends of Divine 8-part, DRAW NEAR TO JESUS LENTEN 2022 WEEKLY VIDEO REFLECTION</span></b> series is a compilation of spiritual talks <span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;"><b>by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C.,</b></span> over the past year.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The fourth video of this series is <span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;"><b>"REPENTANCE-When We Fall, We Must Rise Up and Stand Again!"</b></span> This Divine Australia talk was live-streamed in March 2021. Fr. Michael's Spirit-filled sharing reminds us that "Repentance is a process of the mystical union of each of us with Jesus. It is our spiritual union with Jesus."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"We make Lenten resolutions but it doe not always match up. Sometimes we falter, we fail, and then we think we might as well continue this way. But it is important; if we have fallen, we need to rise again."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh49BiVbIiD6r5qmYUdgUXA38nb1M1k-iBLO4US6LgxvCZ-czxxaPiny1A6GYNh6t8K9yLbM1p6tMR3ClXq13y8qffU5V0vQhmHxd6zy9IkdVPC81ueNnkeazymyA4AKch542UUGnc5Ob2eW6yJiKpDojTEHwOQg3K4Ja1ChEGmH8XWUddw8B0mCIU/s758/Repentance%20Reflection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="505" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh49BiVbIiD6r5qmYUdgUXA38nb1M1k-iBLO4US6LgxvCZ-czxxaPiny1A6GYNh6t8K9yLbM1p6tMR3ClXq13y8qffU5V0vQhmHxd6zy9IkdVPC81ueNnkeazymyA4AKch542UUGnc5Ob2eW6yJiKpDojTEHwOQg3K4Ja1ChEGmH8XWUddw8B0mCIU/w242-h364/Repentance%20Reflection.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"How many times have we defended our sinful actions? Don't defend your sinful action. When we stand in the Presence of God, He will reveal what is there. Let us be humble enough to declare, 'Yes, Lord, I have sinned!'"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"That is more heroic. It is more spiritual challenging as you know that you have fallen, but you stand up and try again."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Next Sunday (27 March 2022), Fr. Michael will share the Word of God on <span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b>“FORGIVENESS - THE ULTIMATE GRACE FROM GOD."</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Please do share this Friends of Divine Lenten 2022 Weekly Video Reflection series with your loved ones, prayer groups, and friends to make this holy season of Lent a transforming experience in our Christian life.</span></p></div>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-57697300909774135872022-03-13T18:01:00.000+05:302022-03-13T18:01:28.869+05:30 Lenten Series 2022 [Video 3]- "Our Choice-Darkness or Light" by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C.<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/IwU54FUK17c" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IwU54FUK17c/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The sacred season of Lent is a
season of grace for us to deepen our relationship with God. This year, the
<span style="color: #fcff01;"><b style="background-color: black;">Friends of Divine 8-part, DRAW NEAR TO JESUS LENTEN 2022 WEEKLY VIDEO
REFLECTION series</b></span> is a compilation of spiritual talks by <span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;"><b>Fr. Michael Payyapilly
V.C., over the past year.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The third video of this series is
<span style="color: #01ffff;"><b style="background-color: black;">"OUR CHOICE-DARKNESS OR LIGHT."</b></span> This Divine Australia talk was
live-streamed in March 2021. Fr. Michael points out how often we prefer
darkness. "We all have a choice - the darkness or light. What do we
choose? Even though we know some things have evil in them, we still choose it!"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAylIZysQPOOtBArInrnc-j5dg_Ih3wHQwtzezGOQ3x1E6Ty2i8UFL3RwBmAzMC_mF2-1DXSQ8f3WKMLxZcFzeNp_cpisaaO_SVM6v96cIwacdXH9BWAgEGqxa47EPW_7Yoi6hEqtb66Ju0HMA30R2qfdXSbE5Ryr12Op2IL2ZylJfe2FILJlrm-RC=s259" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="194" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAylIZysQPOOtBArInrnc-j5dg_Ih3wHQwtzezGOQ3x1E6Ty2i8UFL3RwBmAzMC_mF2-1DXSQ8f3WKMLxZcFzeNp_cpisaaO_SVM6v96cIwacdXH9BWAgEGqxa47EPW_7Yoi6hEqtb66Ju0HMA30R2qfdXSbE5Ryr12Op2IL2ZylJfe2FILJlrm-RC=w228-h304" width="228" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">How many times have we decided to choose certain people over God? Even in relationships, do I choose
the Light or do I reject Light?"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"When there is a choice of
wealth or Jesus, How many times have we chosen wealth? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"Can we proclaim to the
world that in everything we do, 'I will choose the Light of Jesus?'"</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Next Sunday (20March 2022), Fr.
Michael will share the Word of God on<span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;"><b> “REPENTANCE-HEALING MY RELATIONSHIP WITH
JESUS."</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Please do share this Friends of
Divine Lenten 2022 Weekly Video Reflection series with your loved ones, prayer
groups, and friends to make this holy season of Lent a transforming experience
in our Christian life.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-40741251153309205312022-03-06T14:44:00.003+05:302022-03-12T23:25:08.423+05:30Lenten Series 2022 [Video 2]-"GOD's MESSAGE OF GRACE I NEED" by Fr. Micharl Payappilly V.C.<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/odWxkc9I558" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/odWxkc9I558/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The sacred season of Lent is a
season of grace for us to deepen our relationship with God. This year, the
<span style="background-color: black; color: #fcff01;"><b>Friends of Divine 8-part, DRAW NEAR TO JESUS LENTEN 2022 WEEKLY VIDEO
REFLECTION series</b></span> is a compilation of spiritual talks <span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;"><b>by Fr. Michael Payyapilly
V.C..</b></span> over the past year.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The second video of this series
is "<span style="color: #01ffff;"><b style="background-color: black;">GOD's MESSAGE OF GRACE I NEED."</b></span> This Divine Australia talk was
live-streamed in March 2021. Fr, Michael''s issues a holy challenge for each of
us to act upon in our lives - "We all need joy and grace in our spiritual
journey. If spirituality is not joyful, then our spirituality is pretty much
dead. Lent is a time when we are in union with God. A time when we are opening
our ears to listen to God's voice. God's voice will always have something to
speak to us so that there will be a conversion of heart. God's voice is never sent
out without a purpose. Jesus' words are always directed to our hearts."</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">"The message of grace will
always disturb. Be ready if you want God's Message of Grace, be ready to be
disturbed. If you are feeling very comfortable with God's messages, then there
is something wrong with our spiritual journey.</span></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBAjrQq3NKSi1oPpwezMTtBeMCPIcd9Rf_2Vdl_gZX4tJl05iI45mLCk8mjSQASz_wLqbITGg_6XZDi7YSgUOosmq6NXcTHKfHCUGHP5Kad4YowCUIqnWrc65ZJSPyVsjlLZEAef0SbBBJtFqa-mytaT9xBlbE5yo3LRjYiVVj_-Ynn3KEMpnbrppo=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBAjrQq3NKSi1oPpwezMTtBeMCPIcd9Rf_2Vdl_gZX4tJl05iI45mLCk8mjSQASz_wLqbITGg_6XZDi7YSgUOosmq6NXcTHKfHCUGHP5Kad4YowCUIqnWrc65ZJSPyVsjlLZEAef0SbBBJtFqa-mytaT9xBlbE5yo3LRjYiVVj_-Ynn3KEMpnbrppo=w270-h270" width="270" /></a></div><br /></span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Next Sunday (13 March 2022), Fr. Michael will share the Word of God on <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"> </span><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">“OUR CHOUCE-DARKNESS OR LIGHT</span></b></span></span><b style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;">."</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Please do share this Friends of Divine Lenten 2022 Weekly Video Reflection series with your loved ones, prayer groups, and friends to make this holy season of Lent a transforming experience in our Christian life.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-68785562654128863742022-03-02T12:56:00.001+05:302022-03-03T16:22:13.071+05:30DRAW NEAR TO JESUS Lenten 2022 Weekly Video Reflection series -"BEGINNING OF LENT" by Fr Michael Payyapilly V.C.<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/ezr4eqYhidA" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ezr4eqYhidA/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe></p><p><span style="font-family: Righteous; text-align: justify;">The sacred season of Lent to examine our hearts as Catholics begins today on ASH WEDNESDAY. It is a time of holy grace for us to repent with prayers, almsgiving, and fasting, to reconcile with Jesus. This year, </span><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #01ffff;"><b>the Friends of Divine 8-part, DRAW NEAR TO JESUS LENTEN 2022 WEEKLY VIDEO REFLECTION series</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Righteous; text-align: justify;"> is a compilation of spiritual talks by </span><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b>Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C.. </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Righteous; text-align: justify;">over the past year. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Righteous; text-align: justify;">We struggle to lead Christ-centred life when worldly life beckons us with distractions and transient comforts. Fr. Michael's Lenten reflections are a holy exhortation for every Catholic to get out of our spiritual inertia and to embrace a new permanent change of Christian growth. It is not just for 40 days of some abstinence, sacrifices, and extra prayers. </span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">As of today, I will post a weekly spiritual video talk by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C. <b><span style="background-color: black; color: #f1c232;">every Sunday</span></b> on this Friends of Divine blog <b><span style="background-color: black; color: #f1c232;">until Maundy Thursday</span></b> when a Healing Adoration service concludes this series. The <b><span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">8-part DRAW NEAR TO JESUS 2022 WEEKLY VIDEO REFLECTION SERIES</span></b> is to help each of us introspect on our Catholic identity. Am I a disciple of Jesus?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_LIHMVy7zlCiHAGIcThkB7d3GWkLN7uxsIK1Ylbk7qTFSc_9UOQIg7QHjDj74d04LkyQ-pttS9f321SBdLOJDGP5JcyiDO3lEliZ7RcGy_237_zvNR_IkpYJPgH2-XCDCFKq54AvielUoNXbHKa5rHUrtPCCWSHug7bIKLLe7_vDyzt3O2It5-tl3=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_LIHMVy7zlCiHAGIcThkB7d3GWkLN7uxsIK1Ylbk7qTFSc_9UOQIg7QHjDj74d04LkyQ-pttS9f321SBdLOJDGP5JcyiDO3lEliZ7RcGy_237_zvNR_IkpYJPgH2-XCDCFKq54AvielUoNXbHKa5rHUrtPCCWSHug7bIKLLe7_vDyzt3O2It5-tl3=w462-h242" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">The first video of this series is <b><span style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;">"BEGINNING OF LENT". </span></b>This <b>Divine Australia </b>video was live-streamed in February 2021. Fr, Michael reminds us, <b>"</b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Lenten season is a time of grace for every Catholic to have
joy and participation in personal spiritual growth. We must change for the
better every season of Lent. We cannot remain the same. Then our relationship
with God is just stagnant."</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">This Sunday (06 March 2022) Fr. Michael will share the Word of God on<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"> </span><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">“PRAYING FOR GOD's MESSAGE OF GRACE I NEED."</span></b></span><br /><br />Fr. Michael has just landed in Colombo today for a couple of days before flying to Kerala, India for a well-deserved break with his parents. He will begin his new ministry in Divine Retreat Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka in April 2022. Livestreaming of all the services will be online on the DRC Colombo YouTube Channel. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Please do share this Friends of Divine Lenten 2022 Weekly Video Reflection series with your loved ones, prayer groups, and friends to make this holy season of Lent a transforming experience in our Christian life.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></div>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-83641643806280928382022-02-03T21:31:00.003+05:302022-02-03T21:49:53.711+05:301ST FRIDAY SERVICE (04 February 2022) today by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C. -"THE JESUS EFFECT" <p> </p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b><span style="background-color: black;">"THE JESUS EFFECT</span></b></span></span><b style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: Righteous;"><span style="background-color: black;">" </span></b></h3><p><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">Are you ready to transform your life for God in 2022? The key is to surrender for Jesus to be in control of our lives. It is to have the "Jesus Effect" illuminating us.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">Please join the <span style="background: black; color: #f1c232;"> </span></span><b style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f1c232;">1st Friday Service today </span></b><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="background: black; color: white; text-align: justify;"><b>04 February 2022) </b></span><b style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f1c232;">by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C.</span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">This is the last 1st Friday service by Fr. Michael live-streamed from Holy Family Parish, Doveton, Australia. <span style="color: #01ffff;"><b style="background-color: black;">From April 2022, Fr. Michael's livestreams, talks, homilies, and Healing Masses will be available on the YouTube Channel of Divine Retreat Centre Colombo.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiadMhe2iSAq_EUBbbIYyS-O-JUkSqa3EZl1DQ9dIDxjax2qcisr7RSiqC4FXMZwAmr8P5tnRpeDurldQQ_lGD-_YdzmHrOUYEWbJVwOUp5oVuQV7X5rhyA8Jkjee_qzfiyCVzunkyARw0w5ISgp8eBP9mwwkx0coeRNWMOt6NtxCpVfxM0jwj6ivNT=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="1600" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiadMhe2iSAq_EUBbbIYyS-O-JUkSqa3EZl1DQ9dIDxjax2qcisr7RSiqC4FXMZwAmr8P5tnRpeDurldQQ_lGD-_YdzmHrOUYEWbJVwOUp5oVuQV7X5rhyA8Jkjee_qzfiyCVzunkyARw0w5ISgp8eBP9mwwkx0coeRNWMOt6NtxCpVfxM0jwj6ivNT=w522-h299" width="522" /></a></div></div></div><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">It will be live-streamed on</span></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><span style="background-color: black; color: #f1c232;"> </span><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #f1c232;">Divine Australia YouTube channel</span> </b><span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;"><b>f</b></span><span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;"><b>rom </b>H<b>oly Family Parish, Doveton, Australia.</b></span></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6hrv3oIfYjnv8lvNwrid4YtaZCN3uv5_roXylQ0_dYWeLLk28drNYf6mUFrrgIjTKe2W3ldiV4CIHNMq7VcprwKAbgEUvQ0fLVywKq3gJAaONNXdyPW-2HMXUOksKFc84e8uBg42MNk/s176/Divine+Australia.jpg" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6hrv3oIfYjnv8lvNwrid4YtaZCN3uv5_roXylQ0_dYWeLLk28drNYf6mUFrrgIjTKe2W3ldiV4CIHNMq7VcprwKAbgEUvQ0fLVywKq3gJAaONNXdyPW-2HMXUOksKFc84e8uBg42MNk/s0/Divine+Australia.jpg" /></a></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Please click on the YouTube link below:</span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jm7Dk5Ber4"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="color: black;"> </span><b><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="background: black;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">Divine Australia 04 February 2022, 1st</span></span></b></span><b style="font-family: Righteous;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="background: black;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"> Friday Service</span></span></b><b style="font-family: Righteous;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="background: black;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"> </span></span></b></a></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Local Start Timings for the</span><span style="color: white;"><b><span> </span><span>1st Friday Service 04 Feb 2022 </span></b></span></span></span><span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff; font-family: Righteous;">for the following regions are:</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;">Australia (MEL) 6.45 p.m. to 8.45 p.m.</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;">India 1.15 p.m. to 3.15 p.m.</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;">Malaysia 3.45 p.m. to 5.45 p.m.</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;">Dubai 11.45 a.m. to 1.45 p.m.</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;">London 7.45 a.m. to 9.45 a.m.</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #f1c232;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">New York 3.45 a.m. to 5.45 a.m.</span></span></b></p>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659967458900745892.post-34696352775964667032022-01-07T10:45:00.001+05:302022-01-07T10:48:40.035+05:301ST FRIDAY SERVICE (07 jANUARY 2022) today by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C. -"NOT BY POWER, NOT BY MIGHT, BUT BY MY SPIRIT" (Zech 4:6)<p> </p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b><span style="background-color: black;">"NOT BY POWER, NOT BY MIGHT, </span></b></span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b><span style="background-color: black;">BUT BY MY SPIRIT" </span></b></span><b style="background-color: black; color: #ff00fe;">(Zechariah 4:6)</b></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">As we begin a brand New Year 2022, it is a blessed time to grow deeper into a relationship with the Holy Spirit to empower our lives, guide us in our decisions and help us discern spiritually how to serve God. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">Please join the <span style="background: black; color: #f1c232;"> </span></span><b style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f1c232;">1st Friday Service today </span></b><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="background: black; color: white; text-align: justify;"><b>(07 January 2022) </b></span><b style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="background: black; color: #f1c232;">by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C. </span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Righteous;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_K2Q0A6DBgr79txw-lIHKyqsX3eBr0tklGXE0G4RS68WE6Yr8g55jZKh1qbsJAnr812ISGoU28t2Vlv2vFBHd2cGAfM6mIinAze8KLf_TYIspuUOKLhV8ld2J_rdT4v9B_aQUFYK3WafGgjW-pgmz189CJVlPPcNnz-OVcr7CFmE0FN9J7FC6IHL3=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="1600" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_K2Q0A6DBgr79txw-lIHKyqsX3eBr0tklGXE0G4RS68WE6Yr8g55jZKh1qbsJAnr812ISGoU28t2Vlv2vFBHd2cGAfM6mIinAze8KLf_TYIspuUOKLhV8ld2J_rdT4v9B_aQUFYK3WafGgjW-pgmz189CJVlPPcNnz-OVcr7CFmE0FN9J7FC6IHL3=w537-h306" width="537" /></a></div><br /></div><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">It will be live-streamed on</span></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><span style="background-color: black; color: #f1c232;"> </span><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #f1c232;">Divine Australia YouTube channel</span> </b><span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;"><b>f</b></span><span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff;"><b>rom </b>H<b>oly Family Parish, Doveton, Australia.</b></span></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6hrv3oIfYjnv8lvNwrid4YtaZCN3uv5_roXylQ0_dYWeLLk28drNYf6mUFrrgIjTKe2W3ldiV4CIHNMq7VcprwKAbgEUvQ0fLVywKq3gJAaONNXdyPW-2HMXUOksKFc84e8uBg42MNk/s176/Divine+Australia.jpg" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6hrv3oIfYjnv8lvNwrid4YtaZCN3uv5_roXylQ0_dYWeLLk28drNYf6mUFrrgIjTKe2W3ldiV4CIHNMq7VcprwKAbgEUvQ0fLVywKq3gJAaONNXdyPW-2HMXUOksKFc84e8uBg42MNk/s0/Divine+Australia.jpg" /></a></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Please click on the YouTube link below:</span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbRhz4BZbTs"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="color: black;"> </span><b><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="background: black;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">Divine Australia 07 January 2022, 1st</span></span></b></span><b style="font-family: Righteous;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="background: black;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"> Friday Service</span></span></b><b style="font-family: Righteous;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="background: black;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"> </span></span></b></a></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Local Start Timings for the</span><span style="color: white;"><b><span> </span><span>1st Friday Service 07 Jan 2022 </span></b></span></span></span><span style="background-color: black; color: #01ffff; font-family: Righteous;">for the following regions are:</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;">Australia (MEL) 6.45 p.m. to 8.45 p.m.</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;">India 1.15 p.m. to 3.15 p.m.</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;">Malaysia 3.45 p.m. to 5.45 p.m.</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;">Dubai 11.45 a.m. to 1.45 p.m.</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Righteous;">London 7.45 a.m. to 9.45 a.m.</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #f1c232;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif" style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: Righteous;">New York 3.45 a.m. to 5.45 a.m.</span></span></b></p>Susan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04713900492566796323noreply@blogger.com0