Monday, October 28, 2013

Courage Endorsement Letter




We at Courage Philippines are happy to inform everyone that we have finally obtained a formal recommendation letter from Bishop Gabriel Reyes, Chairman of CBCP Episcopal Commission on Family & Life endorsing our group to parishes and dioceses nationwide. For quite some time now our group has largely been confined to the Metro Manila area since 1995. It has always been our dream to reach out to our brothers and sisters in the provinces and far-flung areas of the country, and so if you feel you're being called to establish a Courage chapter in your locality please contact us through Bro. Rollie at courageph@gmail.com or call/text him at 09285066974 or 09178427434.

Thank you.

Saturday, October 5, 2013

March of Saints - A Christ-Centered Alternative to Halloween


For all you know Halloween is just around the corner and instead of the usual diet of scaring each other with ghosts, ghouls, and goblins, maybe it's about time we give honor where it is due - the Saints. I really hope to see this kind of festivity in parishes and churches everywhere. Watch the video below or visit the website of PWHS (Prayer Warriors of the Holy Souls) for info.

Forwarded info.

Dear PWHS Members and Friends:

Greetings!

We are writing you in anticipation of the coming Feast of All Saints and its eve on October 31, which the Church regards as a time for honoring the saints. There is a growing concern among Christians, in general, that the modern celebration of Halloween threatens to take over the proper observance of All Saints. Halloween’s powerful commercial appeal has largely succeeded in trivializing and even glamorizing evil, the occult, and superstitious and pagan practices and beliefs that are incompatible with the Christian faith.

There is an urgent need to reclaim the sacredness of All Saints by creating a counterculture that will serve as a Christ-centered alternative to Halloween for the benefit of present and future generations. PWHS is, therefore, actively promoting THE MARCH OF SAINTS – a tradition that has the potential to draw people’s attention away from glamorized symbols and personifications of evil and direct their focus on the heroic lives of the saints and their victory over evil by the grace of God

Forms of this tradition have already gained a foothold in various countries. On All Saints Day and on the days before and after All Saints, Christian churches and schools in various parts of the world hold festive marches or parades to honor their favorite saints. In the Philippines, some parishes and lay organizations have already started holding their own marches and parades in honor of the saints. Children dressed in costumes, depicting their favorite saint, parade around their parishes and communities to the beat and music of a marching band.

We hope you can help disseminate THE MARCH OF SAINTS, in your parish and other areas of influence, to firmly establish this tradition all over the world. Please visit our website at www.pwhs.ph for more info.

In case you happen to have the March of Saints in your parish or area, please document the event with photos and captions and send to us. We may publish it in our newsletter Fore and Aft.

Thank you and may God bless us all in this endeavor!



Chita G. Monfort
Executive Director

PRAYER WARRIORS OF THE HOLY SOULS (PWHS)
Member, Council of the Laity of the Philippines (LAIKO)

PWHS is an Apostolate of the Monfort Foundation, Inc.
A certified donee institution of the Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC)

Visit us at: http://www.pwhs.ph/