‘Loaves of Blessings’, tampok ang pang-araw-araw na gospel reflections para sa Advent, Christmas, at Epiphany

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00:00 We also have Monsignor Manuel Garcia Gabriel

00:02 who is the author of the book "Loaves of Blessings"

00:05 and has published important Bible teachings on his book.

00:10 Good morning, Monsignor.

00:11 Good morning, Sir.

00:13 Alright, so Monsignor, what is this book about?

00:16 Loaves of Blessings and what is it about?

00:20 Loaves of Blessings is a small book

00:25 where you can give yourself a chance to pray and read the Gospel

00:34 that we read in the Church Of Christ during Mass.

00:39 It contains a way of prayer.

00:45 You will start by looking at the Word of God,

00:48 then you will look at the significance of this in your life,

00:52 and what blessings you will receive for yourself.

01:02 I asked you earlier, "How much is this?"

01:06 It's just for P125.

01:08 It's like a one-piece chicken joy.

01:10 That's right.

01:11 But you will receive more than the one-piece chicken when you buy this book.

01:16 What was your inspiration in doing this book?

01:20 My inspiration is that I have been a priest for 53 years.

01:25 Okay.

01:26 And during my time as a priest, I have met a lot of people

01:30 who are looking for something that they can carry in their hands,

01:35 that can guide their lives.

01:38 Sometimes, we think about things that are always on our cell phones,

01:43 on social media,

01:45 that are too noisy and troublesome.

01:48 Yes, toxic.

01:49 And sometimes, it contains toxic things.

01:52 We need to rest a little bit.

01:55 If you can rest for 20 minutes, 15 minutes a day,

01:59 you can rest your mind and body,

02:01 you will have a calmness,

02:04 and you will look at your thoughts at night,

02:07 this will help you in your guidance.

02:10 That's why it's called "loves" or "blessings."

02:13 It's like a bread that your spirit eats.

02:16 That's right.

02:17 So that when you eat something good,

02:21 you will be full and you will be able to serve others.

02:26 Alright.

02:27 Monsignor, I understand that the content itself,

02:30 the "loves" or "blessings," it has a per day.

02:33 Like here, after the preliminary pages,

02:36 it starts on Advent.

02:39 That's right.

02:40 So when you open Advent, you will have a per day reflection.

02:45 Yes.

02:46 And you can actually put some of your experiences in a day.

02:50 What was your, I mean,

02:52 because I know that you've been together for 53 years,

02:54 and you were able to synthesize all the walks of life through this.

02:58 So can you share with us a particular chapter of this book

03:03 that has a special meaning for you?

03:06 For example, in the first page,

03:11 in the first day, it's like the "Rise and Shine."

03:16 Okay, okay.

03:17 The invitation of "Rise and Shine."

03:20 Advent is really the birth of the Lord.

03:24 Let's wait for the birth of the Lord.

03:26 This is the light that will come to us.

03:29 How can we get the hope

03:34 that the news that the rising sun brings out?

03:38 Because this is what people are looking for now,

03:40 hope in the midst of war, pandemic, in the midst of poverty.

03:46 The content is very timely.

03:47 I read two pages right away.

03:49 Yes, so that every day,

03:51 there's something that's filled in, the word of God,

03:54 what is our reflection, what is our reflection here,

03:57 and the application in our lives.

03:59 So every day, there's an application of the word of God in our lives.

04:03 All right.

04:04 Since we're talking about the modern world,

04:06 what lessons can we learn from what we read that are timely?

04:13 Yes, one thing that you can learn here is that life is a blessing.

04:21 Life is a blessing.

04:24 If life is a blessing,

04:26 you will also receive it, you'll be a blessing to others.

04:31 Like the bread that you're eating,

04:34 you can't live by yourself.

04:38 You need to share a piece of bread

04:41 so that it becomes food for everyone.

04:45 The same goes for your life, the word of God in your life.

04:49 You will be a blessing to others.

04:53 You become not only a blessing to others,

04:57 but what you give will also give blessings to more people.

05:00 There you go.

05:01 Monsignor, let's invite our fellow countrymen and RSP

05:05 to buy your book, Loaves of Blessings.

05:09 I understand this is available in different bookstores here in the Philippines,

05:14 and also we have online. Go ahead, Monsignor.

05:16 Yes, you can buy this at the National Bookstore and online.

05:20 This was just launched last Saturday,

05:25 so it's still hot in the press.

05:27 Yes, yes.

05:28 This is perfect for the season of Advent.

05:33 Let's start Advent, two Sundays from now,

05:39 and after this, continue until the rest of the year.

05:43 So every four months of the new liturgical year,

05:48 you will read a different book.

05:50 So it's not the same.

05:52 And this is small because it's beautiful.

05:57 It's easy to carry in your bags, in your pockets.

06:06 Anytime. It's very handy.

06:08 Yes, very handy.

06:09 You can give yourself time to think and relax.

06:15 And the proceeds of this book will go to?

06:18 My royalty will go to my scholarship program

06:23 for my neighbors who have a feeding program there.

06:28 And then for school supplies, uniforms, and then I'm setting up.

06:34 Feeding programs?

06:35 Yes, yes.

06:36 The children will be together.

06:37 The neighbors will be together thrice a week.

06:41 And then afterwards, also the building of a learning hub.

06:45 Learning hub, okay.

06:47 Because the children today, especially the poor,

06:50 they have a big gap of ignorance and what they should know

06:55 because they don't have gadgets.

06:58 I mean, building in our place,

07:00 a place where they can come and take advantage of facilities

07:06 so that they can also learn how to use gadgets in their studies.

07:10 Because online, they don't have gadgets.

07:15 And their parents can also help.

07:19 Yes.

07:20 There.

07:21 Our advocacy is very good out of buying this book for just Php 125.

07:26 Thank you very much for joining us this morning

07:29 in sharing these beautiful and amazing lessons.

07:32 Again, we are joined by Monsignor Manuel Garcia Gabriel.

07:35 There.

07:36 Bye.

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