A Prayer for the Christian Community who Journeys into a Better Balete than Yesterdays



        O, Ginuo, amon nga Diyos nga Amay, ano kanami tan-awon ro imong mga tawo nga nagakabuhi sa gugma ag pag-ambitanay. Ano ka sadya pamatian ro andang kanta it pag-iegmanghuran ag pagbueuligan sa oras it pagtilaw!

      Ikaw ro amon nga ginadayaw sa tiempo ngara it pagbag-o. Kabay, nga sa rayang panahon padayon kami nga ibhan ni San Rafael nga Arcangel sa among nga pagpamanawon sa daean it pag-eigmanghuran kay Kristo-Hesus. Ro imong presensya hay magtao kamon it inspirasyon nga panestigusan rong kamatuuran sa pihak kung pagtilaw it kapurilan. Ikaw ro among kaisog sa pagbag-o ku dapat bag-uhon, rong kaaeam nga nagagiya kamon sa paghimo it tama ag matarong nga desisyon.

        Ro Imong Espiritu ro among manuglipay ag kabulig sa pag-abaga ku mga paeas-anon daea ku among responsibilidad bilang mga lideres ag miembro kung Kristianong Katilingban. Kabay, nga padayon imaw nga mag-tao it kaaeam kamon, eabi eon guid sa rayang adlaw it pagbag-o, sa among pagpang-eakaton nga nagapas-an ku krus it pag-eigmanghuran pauli sa baeay nga imong gintigana kamon.

        Guinapasaeamatan namon ikaw sa imong mga manuggiya nga ginpadaea kamon riya sa Katilingban. Kabay kunta nga sanda hay magpanistigos man sa kamatuoran it Gugma nga nagatubod una sa imong pagka-Dios kaibahan si Kristo ag rong Espiritu Santo. Mangin hueuwaran namon sanda sa pagtao it katumanan sa imong Pulong para maibantala ron sa tanan, eabi eon gid sa mga kubos kamon.  

Sa gahum it Imong Espiritu, magpadayon, kami nga magmatutum sa among sinumpaang responsibilidad, magpadayon nga madaea namon sa kauswagan rong amon nga comunidad sa pihak ku mga sab-eag nga among gina-atubang.

     Amon rang ginapangayu, paagi kay Kristo, kaisa ku Espiritu Santo, Dios sa walay katubtuban nga tanan.

       Amen.

       O Maria nga ina it Dios, ig-ampo mo kami. 

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