From the Catholic
encyclopedia, recollection means attention to the presence of God in the
soul. It consists of detaching oneself
from worldly matters to attend to God and to one’s soul. Such departure from the usual distractions
helps in rekindling one’s relationship with God and hopefully will lead to a
spiritual renewal.
The West C Sector was
fortunate to have Fr. Sonny Ramirez, OP as its speaker for this year’s Lenten
Recollection. It was held in the evening of Holy Tuesday at the Our Lady of
Consolation Parish at the Mira Nila Homes in Quezon City.
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| Fr. Sonny Ramirez, OP |
The church was jam packed to
the last pew so with the parking lot.
All came ready to do some soul searching and relaxation. It also helped that Fr. Sonny was the guest
speaker and after two years of not hearing or seeing him on TV and radio due to
a near fatal stroke, everyone was eager to hear him out.
He started with the
question “Sino ka?” One answered that he
is a child of God. Fr. Sonny said that
we are all God’s children and being such, He has only good plans for us, His
children. He sent His Son to live on
earth only to die on the cross for our salvation.
Problems occur when we do
things that are not pleasing to Him. Power
that doesn’t fail to intoxicate us, material things that make us secure and
invincible, sudden fame. All of these may hinder us from having a relationship
with Him. When we remain complacent and
unresponsive to the cares in the world, we might find ourselves one day
stripped of everything that are valuable to us.
Not all is lost. Pleasing God, which is everyone’s primary
reason for existence, is easy. We can do
things that make us and our loved ones happy provided that we do only good things. Let us open our hearts and listen to the
musings of the people around us. Do you
see Jesus in their faces, hear Jesus’ voice?
