Monday, August 13, 2007
Prayer to Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint for Lost Things
Glorious Saint Anthony, for centuries you have exercised the God-given power to find what was lost. Help me to recover God's grace and make me zealous in the service of God and in the practice of virtue. Let me find whatever I have lost, thus showing me the presence of your goodness.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be)
Let us pray
Saint Anthony, glorious servant of God, famous for your merits and powerful miracles, help us to find what was lost, give us help during moments of trial and enlighten our minds in the search for God's will. Help us to find once again the life of grace, which our sin destroyed, and lead us to the glory promised to us by our Saviour. We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.
i really do need my thumb drive back...
tweenkies_1106 at 11:37 PM
til when
early today, i woke up groggy but excited. a bit apprehensive but eager. i was on my way to take an exam for a potential new employer. i was hoping i could skip the exam part, but well, i should already get used to it. in a span of 6 months, i have already taken 3 exams, all for different reasons. i've had a dozen interviews. turned down 2 offers, been turned down by one, postponed another. then here's another one, another first step, another trial.
i've been trying to figure out my life for the past year. or maybe even the span of 6 years or so that i have been working--supposedly earning and living on my own.
life could be tougher, i know. but it could be sweeter too.
i remember when we take up those magazine quizzes, my friends always end up in the middle--not too adventurous not too boring. middle is safe, but safe can be bland.
til when...
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tweenkies_1106 at 11:31 PM
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!
lately there's been a lot moving, changing, comings and goings. no, not only in my life but in lot of my friends' lives.
an officemate has bid adieu after only two years (or just almost?) in the bank. she moved to a night-shift kind of job in an american company, down the road from where we are. lucky? i would say yes for having been able to move out but no for taking the gruelling schedule.
two friends have lost loved ones, both to painful illnesses. unfortunately, i wasn't able to personally give them my hearfelt condolences. they're back in the loop, obviously shaken, but strong.
a friend got married last weekend and i was witness to their wonderful union. the wedding was intimate, despite the 200++ guests around, because i could see that these people were truly very close friends and relatives of the couple. when we arrived at the church, the bride was already there, with a big smile on her face, inside a very cool silver (do i remember right?) MiniCooper. a lovely day!
my friends and i moved up a few blocks from our old apartment to our new mid-rise condominium(so i recently learned). the moving was tedious and literally back-breaking. we are now (4 days later) slowly getting into the groove of things (our commute to work, time to wake up, getting used to the walks)and enjoying every bit of it.
there were a few low moments, yes, but change has always been my upper. maybe the move and the small changes around are appetizers to the bigger changes we've been waiting for so long.
we'll see.
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tweenkies_1106 at 7:46 PM