2012年9月24日 星期一

願聖神的恩寵在我們心中顯示效果...

聖楊生.愛諾德 

聖楊生.愛諾德:
"正如春天太陽的力量,使植物萌出無數的芽苗,並且在不斷的行動下,
讓它從冷漠的蒼涼,展開新枝,新葉,開花,結果."
同樣,願聖神的恩寵在我們心中顯示效果,使大地煥然一新. ^^+~

English version
by
Fr. Dennis Callan, SVD 高田春 神父
https://www.facebook.com/dennissvd

Ask for the grace to remain calm even when you are treated unfairly, and never allow a harsh or contemptuous word to pass your lips. - St. Arnold Janssen

Just as sunlight, when it shines through falling rain, is refracted in the seven beautiful colours of the rainbow, so shines the love of the Holy Spirit in a seven-fold way in our hearts...- St. Arnold Janssen.

Even when God's will does not correspond to your own desires, it is always beneficial for you. - St. Arnold Janssen.

I am convinced that when the intention is right, everything else will follow by itself. - St. Arnold Janssen.

Love alone widens the human heart. - St. Arnold Janssen.

May you trust in God all the more, the more adverse the situation is. - St. Arnold Janssen

It is not lengthy prayers, but generous deeds that touch God's heart. ~ St. Arnold Janssen.

Meditation is not a time of sterile, cold reflection; rather it is a heartfelt, loving dialogue with God. ~ St. Arnold Janssen.

True love and real trust form the basis of all good teamwork. ~ St. Arnold Janssen.

Since love completes all, makes all hard things soft, and the difficult easy, let us strive to make all our acts proceed from love." ~ St. Arnold Janssen.

"Be kind, because kindness makes you faithful and sociable. ~ Saint Arnold Janssen

"The human heart is the same in all time zones, whatever the colour of the skin. Everywhere it is able to find God and living virtues." ~ St. Arnold Janssen
‎"It is good to work. However, to work so hard that one needs sleeping powder, is not good." ~ St. Arnold Janssen

"Be humble; because humility is ready to offer a service to others and indignation or anger will find it difficult to enter. ~ Saint Arnold Janssen

"True love is ready to sacrifice and suffer for the beloved. It shows its sincerity and genuineness." ~ Saint Arnold Janssen
‎"We know well that every good intention has its limits in the power of one's means. But we also know that for each good intention a lot is possible." ~ Saint Arnold Janssen

‎"Our house lacks nothing if God is not lacking / missing." ~ Saint Arnold Janssen

"It cost not just a little effort to always be kind to others. But that is more pleasing to God than external mortification." ~ Saint Arnold Janssen

‎"God has created human beings with freedom, therefore, he grants freedom to the good as well as to the bad." ~ Saint Arnold Janssen

"God is the source of everything that is good and beautiful in the world." ~ Saint Arnold Janssen

‎"It is not always possible to give a sign of love/appreciation to one's neighbour; however, it is already a lot to always show a friendly face." ~ Saint Arnold Janssen

"Divine Providence does not protect us from suffering and difficulties, but it helps us in them." ~ St. Arnold Janssen

"Don't make too rushed plans, but those that your strength allow you to fulfil." ~ St. Arnold Janssen

"On the one hand, we have to be restrained/cautious and on the other, also be able to say a word with certain freedom and magnanimity, however, without offending." ~ St. Arnold Janssen

‎"When others try to obscure the truth, we have to work hard to bring the truth ever more to the bright light." ~ St. Arnold Janssen

‎"God leads His people in wonderful, great wisdom and love through labyrinths, risks and trials." ~ St. Arnold Janssen

"Everything good grows slowly." ~ St. Arnold Janssen

"Trust in God is a virtue. However, like every other virtue, it has to be paired with prudence, otherwise it may happen that this virtue turns into foolishness." ~ St. Arnold Janssen

"Those who help us improve become our best friends." ~ St. Arnold Janssen
"The task of spreading the faith is the essential and final aim of God's Church here on earth." ~ St. Arnold Janssen

2012年9月1日 星期六

INTERCULTURAL LIVING 跨文化生活


Picture from Jorge Calderon


From Divine Word College Seminary
RECIPE FOR INTERCULTURAL LIVING -- Concluding her presentation earlier this week to the Divine Word Missionaries gathered at the 17th General Chapter in Nemi, Italy, Sr. Mary Elizabeth, Superior General of the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters of Perpetual Adoration ("Pink Sisters"), shared a recipe for a delicious inter-cultural cake:
Ingredients required:
1. 1 kilo of LOVE
2. 1 cup of KINDNESS
3. 2½ cups of SINCERTIY
4. 1 package of LOYALTY
5. 400 grams of PRUDENCE
6. 3 cups of assorted flavors of GENEROSITY, UNDERSTANDING,and SPIRIT OF SERVICE, and abundant GOOD HUMOR
Preparation:
1. Arrange LOVE in the form of a crown, and place at the center KINDNESS, SINCERITY, LOYALTY and PRUDENCE. 
2. Mix well until you get a dough of firm consistency. Prepare the filling by beating together GENEROSITY, UNDERSTANDING and a SPIRIT OF SERVICE. 
3. Put everything in a baking pan, place in an oven, pre-heated with PRAYER, and bake until you perceive a fragrant aroma. Decorate with GOOD HUMOR. 
4. Keep fresh and serve with a cup of TENDERNESS.
Receta para la vida intercultural:

Ingredientes:
1 kilo de AMOR
1 taza de AMABILIDAD
2½ tazas de SINCERIDAD

1 paquete de LEALTAD
400 gramos de PRUDENCIA
3 tazas de aromas surtidos de GENEROSIDAD,
COMPRENSIÓN, y ESPÍRITU DE SERVICIO,
Abundante BUEN HUMOR

Preparación:
Ponga el AMOR en forma de rosca, y colóquele en el centro la AMABILIDAD, la SINCERIDAD, la LEALTAD y la PRUDENCIA.
Mézclelo todo bien hasta obtener una masa de consistencia firme. Prepare el relleno batiendo juntos la GENEROSIDAD, la COMPRENSIÓN y el ESPÍRITU DE SERVICIO. Póngalo todo en un molde de hornear, métalo al horno precalentado con la ORACIÓN, y hornéelo hasta que tenga un delicioso olor.
Decórelo con BUEN HUMOR. Manténgalo fresco y sírvalo con una taza de TERNURA. La señal de que la torta está lista es su fragante aroma.

Society of the Divine Word (SVD) -
From every nation, people and language: Sharing intercultural life and Mission