"Praise her with a flower..."

Tis' the month of May...a blazing hot month here. Still... it's a beautiful month, Why? It's the month of Mary, the Immaculate Virgin, the Queen of Angels, the Star of the Sea... and no matter who says what, she's THE MOTHER and my love for her runs deep within like a quiet stream of flowing water

I therefore, make an effort to pray the Rosary daily and the best part of my week is the Marian Novena sessions that I lead at a couple of churches. This 'gift' of the Marian Novena has made a wonderful difference in my life.  Week after week, during this Novena I eagerly share my thoughts, learnings and reflections in a 7minute 'homily' with the congregation that gathers before Mass to pray for our Mother's intercession in their life's struggles. The beautiful prayers, petitions and thanksgiving letters that come for her have often touched me deeply and have served to enrich my life and make me ever more grateful for who I am; and for the abundance of blessings I've received in my life.

Thus, it is with a heart that prays to grow more like the Woman who said "Be it done unto me according to your Word" [Luke 1:38] that I seek our incarnational God in all that comes my way. I pray that this desire may be one that continues to motivate and inspire me in our mission to "make Jesus know and loved

As at Cana, Mother, intercede with Jesus to change our little water into wine as we continue to love and offer you praise...

Eastertide...

Yes, Jesus is Risen! and... well, it's still Eastertide and finally, I'm inspired to put down some reflections. I did wonder where all my inspiration went :) 

The last weekend was a really hectic weekend.  Kicked off by our General Elections on Saturday, where we lost a good man in the ruling party to a new party, but in that loss we gained some new, fresh and hopeful faces.  It was, in fact, quite nerve racking to watch the results.  Nonetheless, my prayer was answered and I do believe that God will always provide what's best! 

Sunday was a day for celebrations as it was our Foundress Day! We celebrated the Feast of St. Magdalene of Canossa with all our lay-Canossians, some of whom even came from Malaysia! There was of course some hiccups like the projector that didn't connect, but it finally worked just when Fr Paul, our celebrant walked in for the celebration of the Eucharist. That was a really close call! The liturgy was simple and beautiful, after which we watched the following vid-clip of our Foundress which I really like...

So, as we grow to know St Magdalene of Canossa, please also pray for her daughters and sons to be true to our Foundress' charism of making Jesus known and loved as we journey on in our various ministries and communities.

A belated 'Buona Pasqua' to all! 

May the Peace and Joy of our Risen Lord touch each one of you and fill you with Hope!