Episode Title: The Fiat of Mary and How It Proceeded Salvation through Jesus Episode Intro: Mary’s “Yes” was an important turning point in world history. More than its religious aspects, the fiat was serving the much-awaited Hope that the world has waited for so long since Adam and Eve. Through Mary’s love of God and her indisputable Faith to Him, she was serving the human race with the same faith, hope, and love that generates forth the Gospels. It is in the same Gospels that we have continued to believe in and revered the Way, the Truth, and the Life, who is Christ the Lord. Highlight points: Mary’s Yes as a catalyst of one’s individual faith in Jesus. The fiat as a procession of salvation promised in the Scriptures Mary’s affirmation to God’s will as avenue to accepting the Catholic faith Links: Read the excerpt of this podcast on our WordPress page. About the host: Tambayan sa Seminaryo is a community of religious individuals who wants to share their spirits in prayer, in the Church’s doctrines, and in solidarity with everyone who aims to guide the faithful and bring more to the house of the Lord. Call-to-action: Please do support our social media channels by clicking on the links below: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/tambayansaseminaryo FACEBOOK: https://fb.me/semitambayan/ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/semitambayan SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gGrIKu0kpgHcO6IafooYA

Episode Intro: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is, by far, one of the most glorious events in Church history. It has defined generations of faith and reverence to the grace of the Almighty God. Through her singular grace of Immaculate Conception, the Lord did not allow the earth to corrupt her most sanctified body but, instead, took her physical and spiritual self into Heaven. More than just being a vessel of salvation, the Blessed Virgin is highly dignified of the singular salvation that only a few of the holy men have received throughout the history of the world. Highlight points: The importance of the Assumption of Mary The promise behind the singular grace of Mary’s assumption The essence of the Assumption of Mary to our Christian lives Links: Read this reflection on our WordPress blog page. About the host: Tambayan sa Seminaryo is a community of religious individuals wanting to share their spirits in prayer, in the Church’s doctrines, and in solidarity with everyone who aims to guide the faithful and bring more to the House of the Lord. Call-to-action: Follow us on our social media pages and subscribe to our podcast network, as well as our Youtube channel. BLOG: https://semitambayan.wordpress.com/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/tambayansaseminaryo FACEBOOK: https://fb.me/semitambayan/ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/semitambayan SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gGrIKu0kpgHcO6IafooYA

Episode Intro: To end our Flores de Mayo celebration, it is time to ask ourselves what it really means to be Christian. It is appropriate now that we measure the simplicity of our Christian living - how we are more inclined to goodness and practice of love than just mere spoken or acted belief. The whole point of having the Flores de Mayo celebration is to recalibrate everyone back to the Christian life that can be practiced by every faithful, even in the simplest of ways yet enveloped with profound love to God and to our brothers and sisters. Highlight points: The importance of living a simple life that is rooted in love The notion of deep faith in terms of living a Christian life How can a Christian stay faithful, hopeful, and charitable through the simplest actions? About the host: Tambayan sa Seminaryo is a community of religious individuals wanting to share their spirits in prayer, in the Church’s doctrines, and in solidarity with everyone who aims to guide the faithful and bring more to the House of the Lord. Call-to-action: Follow us on our social media pages and subscribe to our podcast network, as well as our Youtube channel. BLOG: https://semitambayan.wordpress.com/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/tambayansaseminaryo FACEBOOK: https://fb.me/semitambayan/ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/semitambayan SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gGrIKu0kpgHcO6IafooYA

Episode Intro: Christianity, as we know it, is more than just a way of life. It is a cause that brings us all together as a family, as a community, and as a communion of souls united in the spirit of Love and Mercy, guarded by the virtues of Faith, Hope, and Love. To be a Christian in the modern world is to be a continuum of the early Christians who continue to hold on to faith in Jesus. It is about representing Christ in a world that is driven by materialistic causes, selfish intentions, and insecure notions of the self. Christianity is a guide to Life, to be able to live Life and live it to the fullest of goodness and grace. Highlight points: The essence of Christianity in the lives of the faithful. The Pentecost for those who haven’t realized Christ in their lives The Holy Spirit to the Catholics, non-Catholics, and non-believers About the host: Welcome to Tambayan sa Seminaryo Podcast Network. We are a community of religious individuals wanting to share their spirits in prayer, in the Church’s doctrines, and in solidarity with everyone who aims to guide the faithful and bring more to the House of the Lord. Call-to-action: Follow us on our social media pages and subscribe to our podcast network, as well as our Youtube channel. BLOG: https://semitambayan.wordpress.com/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/tambayansaseminaryo FACEBOOK: https://fb.me/semitambayan/ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/semitambayan SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gGrIKu0kpgHcO6IafooYA

Episode Intro: Just like the season of Spring, the Catholic Church is always at a point of rejuvenation. This is how the Church survived two thousand years of faith. It is in the constant adoption of the ancient mysticism that the rituals of the Church perpetuate. Also, the month is dedicated to the Mother of God simply because she is the point of origin of the Catholic faith. Highlight points: The reason why we celebrate the Flowers of May in honor of the Mother of God The Call to Renewal on the Faith of every Christian An Invitation to Joining the Month-long Celebration through virtual catechism Links: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/tambayansaseminaryo FACEBOOK: https://fb.me/semitambayan/ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/semitambayan SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gGrIKu0kpgHcO6IafooYA About the host: Tambayan sa Seminaryo is a community of religious individuals wanting to share their spirits in prayer, in the Church’s doctrines, and in solidarity with everyone who aims to guide the faithful and bring more to the House of the Lord. Call-to-action: Please share this podcast and support our social media platforms, YouTube channel, and podcast channels provided by Anchor FM.

In light of the modern-day Catholic Christian teachings, beliefs, and practices, what is the relevance of the devotion to the faithful’s everyday life? What does it entail to trust Jesus amidst all the doubts and worries hurled to us by the trends of the modern world? How is the devotion of Divine Mercy a helpful guide to our faith, hope, and love in the Lord? As we move towards the greatest obstacle of our generation, we need to be more receptive to the grace of God’s Divine Mercy. With all the hardships, we are truly grateful to have a God who doesn’t weigh much on our actions but our openness to His constant mercy and forgiveness. Our daily lives have been utterly demanding especially now that we need to work harder to survive the current pandemic and all other life challenges. Yet, Jesus is always there to remind us to trust Him more than we trust ourselves. Our devotion is measured by how much we trust in divine grace and, through the devotion of Divine Mercy, we can deepen it and make it our humble guide to life. To trust Jesus despite the oppositions of reality we continuously face at every waking moment is to put our will to Him, model our thoughts, words, and actions like His. It is to ultimately submit ourselves to His divine love and mercy more so when we fail to fulfill our Christian duties. Our world today is calling more on loving oneself, yet it has disregarded the core value of loving God above everything else as well as loving our brethren. To submit in Divine Mercy and to trust in Jesus is to fulfill our Christian mission in loving God above everything else and loving others as much as the self. My dear friends, the institution of the Sunday of Mercy on the eighth day of the Easter Octave is linked to the Resurrection and how this momentous event in Christian history procures the devotion of Mercy and Love of God towards His beloved creation, who is now His children. It is on this devotion that the Lord shrouds us in His fatherly love, envelops us in the protection of Mercy and Compassion regardless of our sins, and His plea to conversion, to constant belief in His presence, His affection, and, ultimately, His love for all of us. Divine Mercy is the link to the theological virtues and the Way where we can all see God at the end of our lives. May we all, today, confidently profess to His Divine Mercy by saying, “Jesus, I trust in You”

As we begin proclaiming the greatest news of all, our Christianity may have come along with doubts and fears. What’s in it for me that the Lord has risen from the dead? How does our Christianity become solidified by the faith in the Risen Lord? What is the message of the Resurrection to our modern-day Christian life? Christ’s resurrection wasn’t God’s selfish attempt to make Himself known. It was a selfless call and foresight borne to us with a promise that, soon, we will also rise from the dead and live with our Creator, Savior, and Sanctifier, who is God eternal. Our Lord’s rising from the dead is an affirmation that Death is a conquerable human nature through trusting oneself to the will of God. His resurrection is what brings us hope of the eternal life promised to us in our daily covenant with our Divine Creator. His conquest of death solidifies the faith planted in our hearts from the moment our God created us in His image and likeness. His promise “of life of the world to come” (Nicene Creed) is His undying act of love that brought everyone back to the Father. All these are fulfilled according to the will of the One who created us, saved us, and sanctified us in spirit and truth. Christianity is nothing without this momentous event. It is the very reason why we hold high regards to the Easter octave where we remember how we are as Christians, as children of the One True God -- Father, Son, and Spirit -- and the core tenents of our doctrines and magisterium. The Holy Church, in all aspects, is essenced from Easter morning. Totally and undoubtingly believing in the resurrection of our Lord and Savior strengthens everything we have held dear in our Christian faith. The Resurrection of our Lord on the easter morning of the Third Day after His triumph on the Cross signifies a promise to all who heed the call of sacrifice out of Love. It is an invitation to faith, open access to the fount of Mercy where the Lord calls upon all of us - including those too much indulged into the modernity of the world, and a beacon of hope that the promise of Eternal Salvation through Divine Charity and utmost submission to God’s Holy Will is not negotiable nor discriminatory. Modern-day Catholicism and Christianity have hurled all of us towards an inevitable doubt towards what happened on Easter Sunday, but it is also solidifying the shroud of mystery that continuously nourish us to believing all the more our Christian values, our Catholic catechisms, and our deep devotions to the Lord through our union with all who believed in the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Happy Easter, my dear brothers and sisters, and may the Risen Lord bless us all, keep us safe from the wraths of sin and death, and bring us to everlasting life.

Friends, true love requires sacrifice and hardships. It is what our Lord had promulgated as the universal law of charity. None can ever express true love without experiencing first the hardships and tribulations in doing it. No one truly loves while keeping a safer stand. This act, my dear friends, is the message of the Cross - we are bound to love through hardships as our God was bound to sacrifice His divinity to be with us, His creation, and express His love for us. The cross, more than anything else, is a symbol of Love that transcends all generations. It is a powerful yet humble reminder of how God, in His majesty, chose to love His creation and even laid down His mortal life to save mankind, who is His beloved. But why did God do it? Why did the Lord undergo all of it rather than use His almighty power to disperse the wrath of sin and death from His creation? It’s all on the law God has established on Love and Mercy. While He has given essence to this universal law, He is also subjected to it. God wasn’t exempted from the law of Love where sacrifice has to be made for Him to express His love to His creation. The Lord also showed us that even He has to go through it all to love and be loved. The Calvary experience is both a call to love and to be loved. The Cross was, is, and will always be a sign of ultimate universal love that conquers all, even death and sin. Our God pinned to the cross is a picture of Love that cannot be disputed nor doubted. Jesus Christ has shown us the way to love God through our love to our dearest brethren, including those outside our circle of faith. My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the Lord’s Passion is our roadmap towards knowing and understanding Love. It is our guide towards deepening the faith we hold dear from the moment of our baptism. It is our beacon of light that keeps us illuminated on our journey towards Him. Through our commemoration of the Paschal mystery, we are indulged in the special love the Lord has shown us. Through remembering the suffering Lord on the cross, we are reminded of the true value of love. Through our deep anticipation of His second coming, we are prepared for the life of the world to come. Through Jesus, we are all part of the family that God has created through His establishment of Love and Mercy to the universe. The Holy Week is the ultimate season where we remember all these, remind ourselves of the Love the Lord has shown us on the cross, and preparing us to embrace the kind of love we ought to show our brethren through our acceptance of the suffering, as much as Lord has accepted the Cross to show us how much He loves us all.

As a Catholic who shares in the universal communion with the Almighty and the entire congregation of the faithful - alive or departed - the Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion is more than just the commencement of the holiest week in our doctrinal foundations. It was also a reminder for us to uphold the new law instilled in our hearts from the moment of conception up until the last ash in our body. It is also the spark of the new movement that we remember annually on the powers of Faith, Hope, and Love that is the core tenet of our spirits in connection to the One who has created us, loves us, and even willing to save us from the destructive force of death and sin. Truly, we are humbled to be participating in this auspicious moment in universal history where God meets Man and embraces him to salvation through the new law He will forever inscribe in our hearts and souls.

The season of Lent isn’t a black hole in Catholic history that withholds us from gaining happiness. Rather, it is the constant reminder that our happiness and freedom come from God alone, and His suffering on the cross reminds us of His covenant to happiness and grace for His beloved creation. He suffered because He loves us so much, even unto death on the cross He shall bear to constantly remind us of that joyous Love He bore for us. Lent is about turning around from our selfish ways and looking up to God who, in His glory and power, has looked down on us, humbled himself, and become a part of Creation to display His union with us. The suffering is our constant union that we are never alone. God, whilst abounded in grace, is willing to show love in the fruits of suffering and torment. True Love, in God’s majestic plan, is that of “giving one’s life to another” (John 15:13). Suffering and atonement are two distinct acts yet deeply intertwined in God’s love. We all suffer because we love, and we atone because we wanted to remain in the oneness of God’s love to His creation. We are bound to be with God, but we must also do our part to enjoin the spirit of suffering and penance to our daily acts. On a human perspective, to suffer and become repentant isn’t human nature. It bores divine roots and can teach us ways on how to be faithful, hopeful, and to love like the Lord who is the tenet of Faith, Hope, and Love - our ultimate Christian virtues. To suffer is also to stay away from what holds us here on earth and become universally connected to the Divine, which is partly essenced by the spirit that gave us life. Our soul, as universal and cosmic, is God’s gift to man whom He shaped from the ashes of Eden to give us the experience of divine charity and universality, which is resonant of the Lord’s life, death, and resurrection as a salvific act to His beloved. The spirit we bore inside and driving us towards our salvation requires a test of fire - the suffering we have to endure to purify us of our material intentions and polish our spirits to become worthy of the Almighty’s grace - and through God’s example on the cross, we now know how to be at one with the Lord’s divinity and forgo the material attachment we have. As we begin the season of Lent, may we all be reminded of the Lord’s weary and how it supersedes the material worries we have. May the ashes remind us that we aren’t born to be great, but to do great for the glory of the One who has created us. May the palm’s broken ashes remind us of the humility we have to bear to obtain the salvation we all long for while we live, protect us from all our temptations, and constantly remind us of the Love that God has gratuitously given us, alongside His Faith and Hope that connects Him and His beloved creation.