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Walk in faith with me.</description><link>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>61</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/ocpinaydevotions" /><feedburner:info uri="ocpinaydevotions" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId>ocpinaydevotions</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-2194171819872966319</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-12T07:34:55.903-08:00</atom:updated><title>Love &amp; Marriage Reading Plan - Day 3 Reflections</title><atom:summary>If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/017uNf4TwxA/love-marriage-reading-plan-day-3.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-It-Jg0eRanA/TVajR0wC_WI/AAAAAAAAB7U/ReiNwSjIV4E/s72-c/blogger_coupleroad.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/017uNf4TwxA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2011/02/love-marriage-reading-plan-day-3.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-9209032003904675989</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-12T07:35:46.885-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Bible Study</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ephesians 5:21-33</category><title>Love &amp; Marriage Reading Plan: Reflections on Ephesians 5:21-33</title><atom:summary>
Instructions for Christian Households21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
25 Husbands, love </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/GYNpSKS_24M/season-of-love-reflections-ephesians.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/GYNpSKS_24M" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2011/02/season-of-love-reflections-ephesians.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-2889775745880801002</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-07-28T14:32:39.227-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">God the Father</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mothers</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sharing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Mary Mother of God</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fathers</category><title>Sharing My Parents</title><atom:summary>I have always perceived God as a kind and understanding father who is always there for me.  A father who has always provided what is best for me - who tirelessly searches for me when I lose my way, who always waits for me with open arms always ready to forgive and always ready to love.  He never runs out of love for me, I am special to Him just the way I am.  He guides me through life silently, </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/gjK4k88omtk/sharing-my-parents.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><thr:total>9</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/gjK4k88omtk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2010/07/sharing-my-parents.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-1480311365493609806</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-06-26T09:37:34.031-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">salvation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mimicry faith</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tough times</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life crisis</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Kristen Anderson</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hope</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">God's Love</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">survival</category><title>God's Love In Our Darkest Hour</title><atom:summary>
My Facebook friend shared this video with me and it touched my heart so deeply I cried while watching it.There was an episode of Hawthorne where this man was in an accident with his girlfriend and was paralyzed from it. He didn't want his girlfriend to see him that way because the world was her oyster - and he didn't want to take that away from her. Translated to the point of view of his </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/VHXtx9ymtvk/gods-love-through-our-darkest-hour.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><thr:total>11</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/VHXtx9ymtvk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2010/06/gods-love-through-our-darkest-hour.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-1872867574161132359</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-18T08:38:58.939-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">way of the cross</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">prayer for generosity</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">open prayer</category><title>Prayer for Generosity</title><atom:summary>"If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himselfand take up his cross daily and follow me.For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.What profit is there for one to gain the whole worldyet lose or forfeit himself?" - Jesus ChristMy Lord, You have given your life for us - because You love us.  Thank you for your never-ending and </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/JfDjmQXXN0Q/prayer-for-generosity.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><thr:total>16</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/JfDjmQXXN0Q" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2010/02/prayer-for-generosity.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-8921624281132162552</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-17T11:11:18.023-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">crucifixion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ash Wednesday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Resurrection</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Faith</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sacrifices</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Jesus</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Holy Week</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lent</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cross</category><title>Ash Wednesday: Preparing for Spiritual Renewal</title><atom:summary>It's Ash Wednesday today - we are coming into the forty day preparation for Holy Week.  Today is a holy day of obligation where we go to receive ash on our foreheads to remind us that we are from dust and to dust we shall return - our bodies will wither and die, only our soul will go on to live eternally so we must continually nourish it.Ash Wednesday is the first day of our preparation for the </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/zUmWea8IfdQ/ash-wednesday-preparing-for-spiritual.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/zUmWea8IfdQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2010/02/ash-wednesday-preparing-for-spiritual.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-2370389529170532706</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-20T08:24:03.508-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mothers</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">poverty</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ave Maria</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Christmas prayer</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Celine Dion</category><title>Ave Maria: A Prayer</title><atom:summary>As Christmas draws near, please keep our less fortunate brothers and sisters in your prayers - especially the mothers who are trying their best to keep their children warm and fed this holiday season.  May you find it in your hearts to reach out to them and become the instrument of God's love today.I wanted to share this beautiful prayer with you - a prayer to the Blessed Virgin who said yes to </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/vQ_DAMoWtJ8/ave-maria-prayer.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/vQ_DAMoWtJ8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/12/ave-maria-prayer.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-1756144578759642958</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-08T10:03:09.558-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Immaculate Conception</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Our Lady of Fatima</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">growing in faith</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Mary Mother of God</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">teaching by example</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">holy rosary</category><title>A Mother Welcomed, A Prayer Answered</title><atom:summary>Today is the feast day of the Immaculate Conception.  I must admit I almost stayed home last night because of the rains and the cold winds.  Last night we were supposed to take the Our Lady of Fatima from the current host family and bring her to her place of rest for the Christmas season.  Before praying the rosary, the host asked us if we had scheduled another family to host the Blessed Virgin </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/Y6fRY5VkcI4/mother-welcomed-prayer-answered.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sXWaxHJxpQs/Sx6SRmqvziI/AAAAAAAABoI/a41BK1zbZHk/s72-c/immaculate_conception.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/Y6fRY5VkcI4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/12/mother-welcomed-prayer-answered.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-4800767709927641290</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-02T13:15:30.308-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Gift of Life</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Donations</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">God's Love</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Christmas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Giving</category><title>Christmas Reminders</title><atom:summary>It's getting colder here in Southern California.  Christmas is in the air.  Christmas is my favorite holiday because I love shopping and giving gifts.  I love decorating for Christmas to make people smile.I keep myself away from gift shops nowadays.  I'm stocking up on canned goods, warm blankets, socks and other donation items - not just for sending to the Philippines, but those who are homeless</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/sXEUOn9V9Wc/christmas-reminders.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/sXEUOn9V9Wc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/11/christmas-reminders.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-463545354093233840</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-16T08:56:29.017-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">traveling nurse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">singing nurse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Filipino nurse</category><title>An Extraordinary Bedside Manner</title><atom:summary>I just wanted to share what this amazing Filipino nurse is doing to comfort his patients - he sings to them.  A member of the choir that sung with the Philharmonic Orchestra in New York, Dominic, uses the talent God gave him to share God's love with the sick.  Doctors and fellow nurses laud his very compassionate bedside manner in this feature news story.Thank you for teaching us compassion by </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/46zjD53KDKw/extraordinary-bedside-manner.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/46zjD53KDKw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/10/extraordinary-bedside-manner.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-5758670355072891041</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-13T09:54:39.390-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Song</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Tenth Avenue North</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">By Your Side Music Video</category><title>By Your Side by Tenth Avenue North</title><atom:summary>Haven't posted a worship song in a while.  My sisters shared this with me, it is a beautiful and timely video of the most important thing to remember when faced with tough times.Hope this video blesses you as much as it has blessed me!</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/VRRFkSB3vEE/by-your-side-by-tenth-avenue-north.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/VRRFkSB3vEE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/10/by-your-side-by-tenth-avenue-north.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-2234283638078780177</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-05T09:17:09.223-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Volunteering</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Eucharistic Minister</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">vocation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">outreach</category><title>A Forgotten Promise</title><atom:summary>After our monthly singing engagement at the St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church in Los Angeles yesterday, we went to take food to my mother-in-law in Pasadena.  It was there that I met this amazing individual, her name was Estrella, which is literally translated as "star" in the English language.  She is a Eucharistic minister that gives holy communion to the elderly including my mother-in-law </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/z_hjjEQG5uQ/forgotten-promise.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sXWaxHJxpQs/Ssob9eFTW8I/AAAAAAAABjE/PAohjB-LEeQ/s72-c/volunteer_clip_art.gif" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/z_hjjEQG5uQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/10/forgotten-promise.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-7333200009903027109</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-22T10:19:36.722-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">forgiveness</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">understanding</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Jesus' Love</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">humility</category><title>Speak No Evil</title><atom:summary>My father is the epitome of humility.  He is a very smart man, he holds a very important role in our church and he is a healer - but he never let these get to his head.  He is never boastful, rarely gets angry and tries hard not to speak ill of others.It is very easy for us to dismiss a person for their faults, closing our hearts to understanding and sympathy. As I grow older I find talking about</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/JAYV6Eg9O7M/speak-no-evil.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sXWaxHJxpQs/SrkC3j08HFI/AAAAAAAABhc/l2LHmixgplA/s72-c/humility.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/JAYV6Eg9O7M" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/09/speak-no-evil.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-3201102686328525806</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-17T16:29:57.487-07:00</atom:updated><title>Reflecting on Psalm 23</title><atom:summary>The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.He makes me lie down in green pastures and leads me beside still waters.He restores my soulHe leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.And if I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil for You are with me.Your rod and your staff they comfort me.You prepare a table for me in the presence of my </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/SNO1UIUnkpk/reflecting-on-psalm-23.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sXWaxHJxpQs/SrLD1EGyfBI/AAAAAAAABhU/1k8f1LKlpPE/s72-c/shepherd2.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/SNO1UIUnkpk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/09/reflecting-on-psalm-23.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-1221776080615209945</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-08T05:24:21.446-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Hail Mary</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">September 8 Birthday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Mary Mother of God</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ave Maris Stella</category><title>A Birthday Prayer For Our Blessed Mother</title><atom:summary>Hail Mary, full of graceThe Lord is with youBlessed are you among womenAnd blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.Happy birthday, Blessed Mother!  Thank you for saying yes to God's call.  Without your amazing courage and strength, we would not have been saved.  Thank you, Blessed Mother, thank you for your unwavering faith.Holy Mary, Mother of GodPray for us sinnersNow and at the hour of our </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/aPo6EfuDK8o/hail-mary-full-of-grace-lord-is-with.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sXWaxHJxpQs/SqZJmE9UzOI/AAAAAAAABgc/WNG6LNQb5sM/s72-c/blessedvirginmary.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/aPo6EfuDK8o" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/09/hail-mary-full-of-grace-lord-is-with.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-354290350681648945</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-06T07:57:33.590-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Above All</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Jesus' Love</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">crucified</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">worship song</category><title>Worship Song: Above All</title><atom:summary>Happy Sunday!  This was the first worship song my coworkers sung during our three-day retreat.  It is one of my favorite songs that we sing in our church choir.The song starts by glorifying God and acknowledging his importance in our lives, but as the song continues it depicts how important we are to Jesus.  Jesus thought of us above all as He gave his life for us on the cross.  Wow!  Isn't that </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/P93tJRuGZQk/worship-song-above-all.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/P93tJRuGZQk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/09/worship-song-above-all.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-3452839054662957391</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-04T11:34:24.191-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">spiritual compensation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">paths</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">dream job</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">prayer and solitude time</category><title>Spiritual Compensation</title><atom:summary>For our Prayer and Solitude time on the second day of our spiritual retreat, I decided to do something different. Instead of picking a nice shade under a big tree, I decided to walk around the beautiful ranch to admire nature and get some exercise.I didn't plan my path, I just walked around, after about half an hour of walking - I came to a road with no shade from the harsh sun.  My only </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/pNAQ14XgK5g/spiritual-compensation.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sXWaxHJxpQs/SqFYHSorGMI/AAAAAAAABfw/qwCwQ3Iiid8/s72-c/garden_path.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/pNAQ14XgK5g" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/09/spiritual-compensation.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-664981356762026714</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-02T20:54:48.466-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Possibility Thinking</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">CCM Retreat</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">solitude</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Rancho Capistrano</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Our Prayer</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Meeting God</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">spiritual renewal</category><title>Meeting God at the Ranch</title><atom:summary>We are having a three-day retreat with our officemates at Rancho Capistrano or what people fondly refer to as the Ranch.  The place is beautifully rustic and helps us in our group's spiritual renewal.We organize retreats for our church group, but I didn't expect this retreat to be similar to that because our organization is non-denominational and our church group is Catholic.  I didn't really </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/L0szCLftmG8/meeting-god-at-ranch.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sXWaxHJxpQs/Sp82Usfh5zI/AAAAAAAABfg/mZ-vjR0m3Sc/s72-c/Jesus_PrayerShawl.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/L0szCLftmG8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/09/meeting-god-at-ranch.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-648817928749487658</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-26T08:41:50.788-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">I am a New Creation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Building Blocks album</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Armando Bordales</category><title>I am a New Creation: The Music Video</title><atom:summary>I've admired many Christian music groups, but have never known them personally.  Here is a music video from my Pisay (Philippine Science High School) batchmate entitled, "I am a New Creation."Congratulations, Pando/Armando, on your new album and your blessed life!</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/lLcjTAuGRxw/i-am-new-creation-music-video.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/lLcjTAuGRxw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/08/i-am-new-creation-music-video.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-7695246734160451909</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-25T09:32:09.896-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">monk</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">healer</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">St. Anthony of Egypt</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">miracle worker</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ascetic</category><title>I Die Daily - St. Anthony of Egypt</title><atom:summary>I was reading the story of St. Anthony of Egypt (or Athanasius) this morning.  He was an ascetic.  He retreated to the desert to be away from the temptations of the world.  But people sought him out for healing and advice.  He had miraculous healing powers, but he downplayed it and most of the time would let a person's faith be part of the healing.One of his writings caught my attention, "I die </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/kTyBjnMhQzs/i-die-daily-st-anthony-of-egypt.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sXWaxHJxpQs/SpQRmJpgeaI/AAAAAAAABdw/lGWnX5SnNHU/s72-c/St_Anthony_of_Egypt.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/kTyBjnMhQzs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/08/i-die-daily-st-anthony-of-egypt.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-4642536465736958723</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-09T08:30:55.475-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life purpose</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Walt Kallestad</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Reflections</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">World Changers</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">William Wilberforce</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Bob Beltz</category><title>Your Purpose: Live to Serve</title><atom:summary>I am reading the book entitled, "World Changers: Live to Serve" by Walt Kallestad and Bob Beltz - I love this title, don't you?  It's what I've always aspired to do.  I want to change the world and live to serve.This book is inspired by the life of William Wilberforce, the ordinary man who fought for two decades to abolish the slave trade.  Wow!  He has a very inspiring story, if you want to know</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/5iqXVH403jQ/your-purpose-live-to-serve.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/5iqXVH403jQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/08/your-purpose-live-to-serve.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-5899618470007005141</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-01T09:47:07.547-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">God's presence</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">God with us</category><title>God is Here</title><atom:summary>Where do you feel God's presence the most?  I read this question in one of our devotionals at work and thought it was a very moving question.I feel God's presence in the warmth of a hug of a friend thanking you for helping them find God.  I feel God's presence in the happy smiles of people who are glad to see you when you walk through the door.  I feel God's presence in times of great inspiration</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/eMaH3loyyuU/god-is-here.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/eMaH3loyyuU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/07/god-is-here.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-5788988689431190031</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-05T14:46:37.474-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life story</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">St. Therese of Lisieux</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">offering</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">inspiration</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">St. Teresa of Avila</category><title>Looking to My Saints for Inspiration</title><atom:summary>There were a lot of bad things that happened in our church/prayer group that hurt me personally the past few weeks.  Not being able to get along with people like I used to, losing a vigil adoration schedule and problems with one of our Marian Devotion groups - among other things had gotten me down. On top of that we were struggling with car problems and recession issues.  Plus a close friend's </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/16fVOIIXD10/looking-to-my-saints-for-inspiration.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/16fVOIIXD10" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/06/looking-to-my-saints-for-inspiration.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-8559833213371853738</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 20:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-14T13:48:24.610-07:00</atom:updated><title>A Prayer Request</title><atom:summary>It's been such a hectic week and as I watch my husband slaving away in the kitchen, in our exhibit booth and while taking care of me - I feel so guilty.  I asked him this morning if he did not get tired because honestly after three days of waking up earlier to get to work, rushing through my side work and going to dance practice - and at times doing stuff after that I am worn out.  He said he did</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/AO9kS-W8IOo/prayer-request.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/AO9kS-W8IOo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/05/prayer-request.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629301331060495182.post-2252872127680268993</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-04-27T16:52:26.774-07:00</atom:updated><title>Love Like There's No Tomorrow</title><atom:summary>On May 4, it would be 40 days since a very young life was taken from us.  She was 23 years old and she died suddenly of a heart attack.  It took us all by surprise, we shed a lot of tears because we will miss her.  Her smile that brightened up our Friday night prayer vigils, that graced all our activities and supported her family.She was only 23, but she lived her life to the fullest.  She worked</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~3/-RTh1gfez1Y/love-like-theres-no-tomorrow.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Liza Cordero)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ocpinaydevotions/~4/-RTh1gfez1Y" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://pinaydevotions.blogspot.com/2009/04/love-like-theres-no-tomorrow.html</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>

