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THE CONTOUR OF LIGHT
It's Her Words (The Poetess V)
ALL OR NOTHING
HE LOVETH FOR ETERNITY
NIGHT RAMPS
INFINITY 2 ( Will the Light of Life dwindle in Time?)
ONE PURE LOVE
THE POETESS IV(Accompanying The Night)
THE VISAGE OF ARROGANCE
PRECIPICE OF FAITH
A FRAGMENT OF REGRET
HOLY FACE III
IS IT?
THE CHASM
THE RAIN
RISE LIKE THE PHOENIX
ALMOST THERE
DEATH NO MORE
NOSTALGIA II (THERE'S SILENCE)
INFINITY
THE POETESS III (Beneath Her Fingers)
A NEW FOUND LOVE
A MESSAGE TO HEAVEN ( MOTHER'S DAY TRIBUTE )
REFLECTIONS
THERE WAS NONE
IF ONLY
ON SILENCE
BRAVE HEART (REPOST)
FINALLY FREE
UNBREAKABLE
FALLEN LEAVES
IS IT AN ORDEAL ?
I, TOO, A VICTOR
SILENCE BEWILDERED (REPOST)
CHIME IN FORLORN
TWILIGHT ZONE: A STIRRED SILENCE
THE WOMAN IN THE ESTERO (REPOST)
SCARY, SCARY NIGHT
A BEAUTIFUL MIND
HEARTBEATS AND SCENTED CANDLES
THE LOST
Longing
Where To Go?
WHERE HATH THE SUN RESTED?
TO OUR DEAREST NANAY!
Your Power, Your Love
Bright and Beautiful
Hush the night
MAN
The Language of the Night
She . . .
POETRY MAKING
FAIRIES DANCING WITH A SONG
I LOVE THEE SO MUCH, NANAY!
Where am I
DEMISE OF THE NOBLE AND THE UNKNOWN
GOD IN MY LIFE (A REPOST)
Life And Man (A Repost)
THE ARMOR OF LIGHT
WHY ASK HOW MUCH HE LOVES?
THE POETESS II (SHE IS WHAT SHE IS)
JESUS, OUR LIGHT
PANGINOON, KASAMA KITA
YOUR POWER, YOUR LOVE
REMEMBERING YOU BELOVED NANAY(MOTHER)
TWO HAIKUS
The Night Passes
WHEN LIPS ARE SEALED
TO JANIE (A Loving Tribute To The Aloha Princess)
Dazzling Stars
PALETTE OF SPLENDOR
RELINQUISH NOT
UNSTIRRED
A TINY HOPE
SHAPED LIKE CROWN
DRESSED IN GOLD
TO JESUS WITH LOVE
As The Song Whispers
To Bring Back His Innamorata
A TRIBUTE FOR NANAY (MOTHER) ON MOTHER'S DAY
JESUS LIVES FOREVER
BY HIS LOVE (A POEM FOR THE LENTEN SEASON)
Why Bind Him In Chains...? (A Poem For The Lenten Season)
PRAYER FOR POETRYPOEM
ALMIGHTY GOD THE FATHER
LOVE SPELL
THE ORDEAL
MY CHRISTMAS FLIGHT
ANG TUOD NGA SUGA SANG PASKWA(THE TRUE LIGHT OF CHRISTMAS)
Typhoon Haiyan: its wrath and aftermath
MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS (IN WHITE)
My King, My God
FRIGHT NIGHT (A HALLOWEEN POEM)
IS SOMEONE THERE? ( A HALLOWEEN POEM)
TO MAMA MARY
HOUR OF GREAT MERCY
rosebud
ON HIS CRUCIFIXION ( His Light Shines Forever)
Three Flowers
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Sta. Candida Maria De Jesus (Servant Of Jesus)
In a little town of Andoain, Spain,
There lived a girl, Juanita by name;
The eldest among the brood of seven,
Seven angelic gifts from heaven!
Her lone sandwich, she offered one day,
For a hungry beggar who passed her way;
By the fountain she loved to play,
Waiting for Jesus and Mary that might drink and stay.
In Tolosa, at the church of Sta. Maria,
She declared before the statue of the saint, Ignatius of Loyola;
"For the Greater Glory of God," his book so grand,
Fulfilling God's plan began with her small hands.
Fin'lly she saw the dawn of Christ's coming,
Into her life – at ten – she was so full, rejoicing;
Receiving the Holy Communion for the first time,
Had made her life incredibly shine!
Embellished with the sweet scent of faith, love, and simplicity,
Juana Josefa blossomed into a beautiful, young lady;
A young man's heart was captivated by her beauty,
Yet she was firm, "I am for God only."
Washing, Ironing, Toiling so hard for a living,
Sleeping hours she mended for praying, meditating . . . . preaching ;
Caring for her poor was overwhelming,
Her love for Jesus and Mary, fully transcending.
The Blessed Mother loved her so dearly,
Calling her with her new name, so sweetly;
"Candida Maria de Jesus,"
She accepted humbly, still, a servant of Jesus.
Salamanca's snowy afternoon,
Hailed a great jubilation.
1871, December 8. Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Candida Maria de Jesus founded "Hijas de Jesus," a wondrous congregation.
From Blessedness to Sainthood,
Her faith has lingered, her love has withstood
In the hearts of Many,
Treading the path with Jesus and Mary.
Her schools flourish like budding flowers,
Teaching young boys and girls
Across Europe and Asia,
America and Africa.
So glad and grateful to be an alumna,
I, Elena Maria
July 15, 2011
by: Elena Maria Mana-ay Parcon copyright 2011
*Special Acknowledgement for the book "Weaver's Daughter" by Maria Isabel Millan for the pictures that I use in the slideshow. As an Hijas De Jesus alumna, I am familiar of this book but it was only recently that I contemplate deeply on the life of Juanita or Juana Josefa. I am inspired to write a poem in her honor. The young girl Juanita was born on May 31, 1845, the Feast of Our Lady of Fair Love. Her parents, Maria Jesus, a simple housewife and Juan Miguel, a weaver.Even at an early age, Juanita's love for God was truly inspiring. She made overwhelming sacrifices and her love for the poor was beyond words.She died on the 9th of August, 1912. She was proclaimed blessed on May 12, 1996 by Pope John Paul II and canonized as Saint on October 17, 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. This was the very day my mother died who was so much devoted to her.
The Maranatha! Singers - Make Me A Servant
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