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highest courage is to dare to be yourself in the face of adversity,
choosing right over wrong, ethics over convenience, and truth over
popularity.
Travel the path of integrity without looking back, for THERE IS
NEVER A WRONG TIME TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
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Bishop Soc Villegas
25 July 2007
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ON THE SECOND
ANNIVERSARY OF OUR CONSECRATION TO MARY
August
10, 2009
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Peace in the name of Jesus the Lord!
It is now two years since we as CFC-FFL were consecrated to Mary,
Mediatrix of All Grace. August 10, 2007, was a momentous occasion in
the life of the restored CFC. The Christ the King parish church
where we gathered for our Restoration Assembly was jampacked and
overflowing. Emotions ran high, as the image of Mary was paraded to
the front altar. Tears of joy were shed. With great solemnity, on
our knees before God, we were consecrated to Mary and entrusted to
her maternal care.
Since that time, Mary our Mother has blessed us in the name of her
son our Lord Jesus. Since that time, the holy remnant that is
CFC-FFL has strongly moved forward in the power of God’s Spirit.
Mary has shown us the way to living out our charism, that of
renewing the family and defending life.
The life of Mary is all about family and life. The plan of God for
the life of the world is all about family and life.
This year we took our theme of Trust in Jesus from the book
of the prophet Isaiah. The first line of the verse says: “God
indeed is my savior” (Is 12:2a). Our life and our mission is all
about Jesus the savior, about proclaiming his salvation to the ends
of the earth, about experiencing the fullness of salvation when we
finally enter into our eternal reward. That Jesus is the savior is
the most momentous and mysterious truth and event of all time.
But how did God unfold such a momentous event? God decided to send
His own Son into the world, to become man, and to suffer and die for
all humankind and thus to win for them their salvation. And how did
God send His own Son? It would have been fitting for the Creator of
the universe, the Almighty and Omnipotent God, to send His Son with
all grandeur, amid a great theophany, with all the angels, with
grand impact upon the whole world. But no. God quietly chose a lowly
maiden and conceived Jesus in her womb. And the Savior of the world
remained quietly in her womb for nine months.
Mary then gave birth to the Savior, and Jesus came to life through
her and was born into the family of Joseph and Mary. Here was the
Savior of the world, and he was born of the Virgin Mary, after
having been carried in her womb. When we talk about our life and
mission, that of proclaiming the Savior, we must know that God
favored Mary, that God brought the Savior into the world through
Mary, that in the grand and mysterious plan of salvation, Mary is
preeminent.
Mary is all about life, family and evangelization. This is what
makes our consecration to Mary so important and significant. When we
do the work of evangelization, when we renew the family and defend
life, we are carrying on the very plan of God, put into action by
the yes of Mary. Mary was used by God to send us the Savior, and
Mary is using us to bring the Savior to the whole world. This is
what our consecration to Mary is about.
Just as our Mother Mary trusted in God, we continue to trust in
Jesus. Just as Mary brought the Savior into the world, we continue
to proclaim Christ and bring his salvation to the world. Just as
Mary is all about life and family, we are about the task of renewing
the family and defending life. Such is our great privilege, being
called by God to be His evangelizers and missionaries, and being
consecrated to Mary for such a task.
Let us continue to venerate our Blessed Mother Mary, as we continue
our work of evangelization. And as all peoples accept Jesus as
Savior and Lord, may the time also come when all generations will
call Mary blessed.
May the Lord be with you all.
Your servant in Jesus and Mary,
Frank Padilla
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