Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

"Avoiding the Cross is the essence of the demonic." (Blessed Fulton J. Sheen)

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Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.

Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.

"To admonish the sinner begins by admonishing oneself." (Fr. Andrew Apostoli, from his book "What to do When Jesus is Hungry")

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Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

4th Advent Mass Celebration by Bishop Famadico Buenaventura and Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos.

Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.

"What we cannot do from our own strength, may the Lord do through us." (Adrienne von Speyr, ffrom her book, "Mark: Meditations on the Gospel of Mark")

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Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

What is Tres Potencias / Three Powers?

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"Instead of being just a church that welcomes and receives by keeping the doors open, let us try also to be a church that finds new roads, that is able to step outside itself and go to those who do not attend Mass, to those who have quit or are indifferent."

— Pope Francis

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What is the other name of Holy Wednesday?

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"One cannot earnestly speak the Lord without finding Him." (Adrienne Von Speyr, from her book "Mark: Meditations on the Gospel of Mark")

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Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.

Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.

Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

"Be great in little things." (St. Francis Xavier)

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An Idol or the Lord?

Dr. Peter Kreeft on the Eucharist, former Calvinist converted to Catholicism.

"If the Catholics are wrong about this, and we Protestants are right — if these are just sacred symbols, then Catholics are not only idolaters, but they are the stupidest idolaters in history. They're bowing down to bread, and they're worshipping wine, thinking it's Almighty God.

How could they be that stupid, and more important, how could the Holy Spirit fall asleep for fifteen hundred years, and wait until the Protestant reformers to tell us that that was a mistake?

On the other hand, if the Catholics are right, then we Protestants who don't believe in the Real Presence are missing out on the most amazing and astounding and intimate union with God that is possible in this life. We're like reducing a marriage to a friendship.

So that really bothered me. I didn't know where to go with it."

— Dr. Peter Kreeft, professor of philosophy, on his conversion from Calvinism to Catholicism

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Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

God's Punishment?

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Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.

Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

"It is your arms, Jesus which are the elevator to carry me to heaven." (St. Therese of Lisieux)

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Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

Holy Men and Women of the Passion:

St. Peter the Apostle

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Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.

Canonical Erection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish celebrated by Bishop Buenaventura Famadico and Installation of Fr. Larry Ramos as Parish Priest. (April 30, 2013)

Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.

Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.

"GRATITUDE being nearly the GREATEST of human DUTIES, is also nearly the most DIFFICULT." (G.K. Chesterton)

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"If you do not live what you believe, you will end up believing what you live." (Venerable Fulton J. Sheen)

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Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.

"You can't give God deadlines." (St. Pio of Pietrelcina, from the book, "Padre Pio Under Investigation)

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"Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the Fruit of your womb!" (Luke 1:42)

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Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.