The Feast is a Catholic Prayer Meeting of The Light of Jesus Community in Kuala Lumpur
DAY 40: BLACK SATURDAY REFLECTIONS | As another Lent ends, we pray that its spirit remains with you as a powerful force in loving yourself to serve the purpose of loving others. Today, spend the day in peace remembering Jesus in the tomb.Thank you very much, our Feast family for joining us once again for a 40-day devotion to commemorate Lent. On Easter Sunday tomorrow, let's celebrate our risen Lord at The Feast. Remain close to Jesus and be embraced by Him today and every day. Amen. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 39: GOOD FRIDAY REFLECTIONS | Wanting more is good until it robs us of joy, peace, and contentment.This Good Friday, let's focus on Jesus on the Cross.#Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 38: HOLY THURSDAY REFLECTIONS | More than anything, prayer is allowing God to love you. Together with Feast Worship, let us sing our hearts out for His name and glory.""Father I am saying yes to your love, to your grace, and to your plans for me, I am allowing You to love me. Amen." #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved"
DAY 37: HOLY WEDNESDAY REFLECTIONS | Sometimes, it's not so much the amount of money that you give, but the amount of love you pour into giving. Ms. Shayne Ganalon has been a longtime supporter of Anawim. Her story is a testament to how small efforts, when done in love, create a great impact.
DAY 36: HOLY TUESDAY REFLECTIONS | "Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will reward them for what they have done." - Proverbs 19:17 To know more about Anawim and our other foundations for the poor, visit https://www.feastmercyministries.com/give#Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved"
DAY 35: HOLY MONDAY REFLECTIONS | As we enter Holy Week, let's contemplate the blessings of almsgiving and loving the poor as Bro. Bo Sanchez joins us back for our Holy Week reflections together with the Feast Worship. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 34: DAY OF ALMSGIVING | Prayers alone are good but prayers with action are way better. Click this video and know how to become God's loving hands to those in need- especially the dead, the dying, and the people who suffered with them. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 33: DAY OF FASTING | More than just giving up luxury and comfort, fasting can also mean caring for one's self. Through this video, let's look into the values of sacrifice and suffering.#Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 32: DAY OF PRAYER | Lord, we ask that You grant eternal rest to the souls of the faithful departed. Grant them the light of Your presence in heaven. Comfort all those who mourn. Grant them peace in their times of loss. May they be comforted by the thought that their loved ones are now in Your loving arms. Amen #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 31: The lives of our departed may have ended but our love for them endures. Let's lend ears to Robert Pagdanganan how he honors the present through the past#Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 30: No words can explain away a person's pain. While your words may help, what the bereaved actually needs is your presence - the kind that manifests the presence of God. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 29: BURY THE DEAD | One doesn't need to be a Catholic to understand that the act of burying the dead is not just a right thing to do but a moral obligation of the living. For the next six days, Fr Albert Garong's reflections will guide us to commemorate the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus while paying respects to our deceased loved ones.#Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 28: DAY OF ALMSGIVING | When you are hopeless, spend time with prisoners, and you will know what hope looks like and feels like If you wish to volunteer or give donations to The Light Of Jesus Prison Ministry. You may send an email to lojfprisonmission@gmail.com #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 27: DAY OF FASTING | Give to the prisoners and you're giving to God. Watch this video and learn more on how to be Jesus to our brothers and sisters behind bars. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 26: DAY OF PRAYER | Open the eyes of my heart Lord that I may see You in the face of the poor, that I may love You in them, and that I see myself in them who have sinned and needs Your forgiveness. Amen#Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 25: Prison life can be extremely lonely and humiliating. It is easy for inmates to believe that their light has dimmed already. But hope prevails. Let's listen to a detainee on how the Gospel lets her see the light at the end of the tunnel.#Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 24: Do you want to know the secret of how to make Jesus smile? Do you want to know how to encounter Him in a very personal way? Find out the answer from this video.#Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 23: VISIT THE IMPRISONED | Nothing is poorer than the prisoners for they are not allowed to ask for help. They can only wait for people to remember them. This week, Jon Escoto will guide us to remember and understand one of the most forgotten and misconstrued classes of our society. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 22: DAY OF ALMSGIVING | When we give, we are called to not just give from what is left. We are called to give what is right.#Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 21: DAY OF FASTING | Healing does not only involve our physical well-being but our total well-being. May this Lent be the season of stopping the negativities and starting on what is noble, right, and pure. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 20: DAY OF PRAYER | Lord Jesus, we entrust to you the sick and the suffering due to illnesses and to sins. We place them under your care to restore their health. Above all, grant us to embrace Your will especially if they are different from our will. Amen. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 19: When Patty Isidro learned of her condition, the first thing she prayed for was acceptance of her situation. From her own words, let's learn how acceptance can lead us to our deliverance. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 18: Wounds heal not the way we want them to be healed but way they need to be healed. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 17: VISIT THE SICK | Surely, Jesus knew that sickness is a lonely place to be; hence, He did a lot of healing during His three-year ministry. As humans, we may not always be capable of curing ailments but our sincere presence can lighten up one's predicament. We carry on with our 40-day prayer time through the wisdom of Fr Paul Asprer. This week, let's dive on the essence of Visiting The Sick. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 16: DAY OF ALMSGIVING | When you bless others, you are actually the first one to be blessed. Get to know our different foundations and works for the poor at https://www.feastmercyministries.com. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 15: DAY OF FASTING | What we feed our bodies is as important as what we feed our minds. This Lent, do away from junk food as well as junk thoughts. It's not only good for your body and for your mind, but also for your soul. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 14: DAY OF PRAYER | Lord, we ask for the grace of generosity and courage for us to provide homes for our brothers and sisters. Allow our hearts to be truly kind and compassionate that will show your love to everyone in need. In Jesus' name. Amen. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 13: "Coincidences are God's way of working anonymously." Orange Garcia is one believer in this proverb. Let's hear his story and how being open to God's way led him to do God's will. Get to know Grace to be Born, our shelter for pregnant women in crisis and orphanage, and our different foundations for the poor at https://www.feastmercyministries.com. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 12: UNAFRAID TO LOVE | Are you scared to love? Lay down your fears before the Lord and let Him change your heart. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 11: SHELTER THE HOMELESS | The story of The Good Samaritan tells us of how a man went above and beyond his capability to reach out and give a stranger a place to stay safe, warm, and fed. Jesus asks this from us as well. Thank you for journeying with us for the past two weeks. We continue to expound on the Corporal Works of Mercy. This week, we will contemplate on the importance of Sheltering The Homeless through the words of Vivien Hernandez. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
10: DAY OF ALMSGIVING | Our greatest fulfillment lies in giving ourselves to others. "Lord, grant me the grace to go beyond almsgiving and become self-giving." #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 9: DAY OF FASTING | Fasting is our own desire to go against our own will and follow God's will instead. This Lent, are you up to the challenge of saying no to something good in exchange for something better? #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved Show less
DAY 8: DAY OF PRAYER | Prayers are necessary but how would you know if your prayers are genuine? Watch this video and know the genuine answer. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 7: 'DO THINGS OUT OF LOVE.' As long as it comes from your heart, the Lord will honor your part. Let's listen to Lulu Tabanda on how she enjoys personal advocacy of living through giving. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 6: Miracles happen when one decides to love and act on that love. When you feed the hungry, you're feeding them your love and the love of God. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 5: Loving the Lord means loving His people. To love is to feed and to feed is to love. Today, let's check our hearts. How much do we really love the Lord? Father Wilfredo Samson will journey with us in our Lent reflections for the whole week. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
4: It's not ordinary to appreciate the ordinary things in life but if you do, you'll realize that you have been living an extraordinary life. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 3: FROM GIVING UP TO GIVING MORE. Many do not like fasting but this video may just change your mind. "Lord, what do You want me to give up so that I can give more to you?" #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 2: DOES GOD NEED YOU TO PRAY? You pray not to receive something, but because you want to give something to God. Your prayer is your gift to the Lord. #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved
DAY 1: ASH WEDNESDAY | What do Scriptures say about the three pillars of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—in our journey in this sacred season? #Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved #AshWednesday
Friend, are you hungry? Are you looking for purpose and peace and joy and love? Come to the party Jesus is throwing. Everyone is treated as a King and Queen. No matter how broken. Or wounded. Or sinful. Jesus is speaking to you, today. He’s telling you, “Come and eat.” Be fed at the Feast today!
Day 40: Death is real. Life is short. Do not postpone conversion. Do not postpone loving. Do not postpone giving. Brothers and sisters, we had an amazing time walking through Lent with you. Let's carry in our hearts everything that we have learned about God from the sacred scriptures and worship as we journey through life's ups and downs as we continue to face the pandemic. Embraced 2021 is now signing-off. Thank you for praying for 40 days with the whole community! Tomorrow is Easter Sunday! Join us for an Easter Sunday mass at 8:00 AM and The Feast right after. Meantime, have a blessed Black Saturday.
Day 39: Why did Jesus went the extra mile to suffer for you and I? Because His love is so deep that it's beyond our understanding. It's now our turn to ask ourselves, ""How deep is my love for Jesus?" Have a blessed Good Friday.
Day 37: "Where sin abounds, grace abounds." -Romans 5:20 See you at the Holy Week Retreat tomorrow! If you haven't signed up yet, you may still do so at www.feast.ph/holyweekretreat.
Day 36: Words that can touch one's emotions are good. But words that one can hang on to is better. Sign-up for the Holy Week Retreat at www.feast.ph/holyweekretreat.
Day 34: Lord Jesus, thank You for dying for us so that we may be saved. Amen. We'll see you at The Feast tomorrow, Sunday! Find a spiritual family at The Feast at www.feast.ph/online
Day 33: God not only loves you, He likes you. Whenever you feel unworthy, remember that nothing that you do can make God love you more nor less. He loves you just the way you are. Love our worship songs? Follow Feast Worship: bit.ly/FeastWorshipSpotify
Day 32: Father, give us the grace we need to say yes to your invitation. May our response be like that of Joseph and Mary - simple, humble, and obedient. Love our worship songs? Follow Feast Worship: bit.ly/FeastWorshipSpotify
Day 30: Does knowing more about Jesus make you like Him more? Does listening to His words make you believe Him?