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Saint Joseph, Pillar of Families

I didn't use to pray novenas.  I always thought that praying directly to God was better.  But I read this passage from the Bible: "The continual prayer of a just man availeth much." - James 5:16 I thought of the matter more and now I see that novenas are a humble way of praying.  It is asking those closest to Jesus (and holiest) people who walked the earth, to pray for me. This is not a new way of doing things as Moses intervened for the Jews when God wanted to punish them for making a bull with their own hands and started worshipping them. I now think God is pleased whenever I pray a novena.    Since then, I have seen so many SIGNS AND WONDERS in myself and in my circumstances because I prayed a novena.   I credit Saint Joseph for my happy home life and also for helping us with our finances though the best thing for me is the way novenas help us to lead holy lives.  The saints want no applause but rather, they will always draw us closer to God.   Instead of idolizing cel

Standing and Watching in Advent

"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars... But when these signs begin to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand." Luke 21:25-28, 34-36

There is so much going on in the world today. Some would say we are at the thick of the end times. What does it mean to "stand" and to "watch?


The word "stand" appears more than 600 times in the Bible and holds a multitude of meanings.

Standing is some kind of liberation, as we see from the verse when Jesus heals a crooked man. He couldn't "straighten up".

Standing was done also as a form of prayer and worship.

To stand means being worthy to face someone in authority. We know that God will meet us face to face on judgement day. Who can stand before Him?


The drawings i did above speak of our role as Christians in today's increasingly secular world. The values we uphold are not embraced by many. We need to stand against the tide of relativism as well. Nothing is right or wrong, everything is relative.

To stand is to survive a battle like in "last man standing". We need to be vigilant in Kingdom values despite not having the popular opinion.

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