Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Lesson of The Water And BÀI HỌC CỦA NƯỚC
Nó chịu lụy hòa mình.
Khi nó là nước mắt
Có ai không biết khóc
Ngay cả Đấng Ki-tô
Trước mộ La-za-rô
Trong vườn Giệt năm xưa.
Những ngày mưa kỷ niệm
HBTT-Vu Thuy
Sunday, October 22, 2023
NỖI NIỀM VÀO THU
NỖI NIỀM VÀO THU
Cha ơi! Trời đã vào Thu
Con ngồi ngẫm nghĩ đã nhiều Thu qua
Thời gian như lá Thu bay
Gió ơi! Gió đến gọi hồn phong Thu
Này lá nhắn nhủ đôi câu
Hãy lo phần rỗi linh hồn mai sau
Cuộc đời như lá qua mau
So sánh, cay đắng, gieo sầu làm chi?
10/22/23
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Father! It's Fall
I've been sitting and thinking about how much Autumn has passed
Time is like flying Autumn leaves
Wind! The wind comes to call the soul of the Autumn wind
This leaf leaves a few messages
Take care of your soul's, your salvation
Life is like leaves passing quickly
What is the use of comparison, bitterness, and sowing sorrow?
10/22/23
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THU TRÊN ĐỈNH BÌNH YÊN
THU TRÊN ĐỈNH BÌNH YÊN
Chiều Thu trên đỉnh bình yên
Cụm mây lơ lửng, trăng nghiêng bóng gầy
Xào xạc tiếng lá chim bay
Mắt nai ngơ ngác, cả đàn yêu Thu.
Chiều chiều gió thổi vi vu
Chèo lên đỉnh núi, phong Thu một mình
Cảm như tình Chúa rất gần
Phất phơ gió chuyển phận về nơi đâu?
Hàn huyên với Chúa thật lâu
Cõi tâm thanh thản, tảng sầu dần tan...
Thơ tuyển trong báo TTDM 2014 và tấm tranh
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Short Biography
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
THE ZEAL OF CARMELITE
THE ZEAL OF CARMELITE
“With zeal have I been zealous for the Lord God of Hosts.” These are the words of the great Prophet of Mt. Carmel, Elijah, whom Carmelites call their spiritual Father.
Oh prophet and saint Elijah, you're a Carmelite father.
With great zeal, dedicated your life as a hermit,
to contemplation and prayers.
A great desire to union with the Lord of Host.
You taught us a motto to follow
The love of meditation on the word of the Lord
Day and night like a candle always lidded
closer to the tabernacle, our soul is like a garden.
Can grow silently full of weeds,
And bad worms and insects can destroy the garden.
If we're not aware and not fervent in prayers.
This worldly temptation, and its allurement,
Is like a lion lurking everywhere.
Help us be fervent in our prayer through meditation on Scripture
Like the waterfall to know you're always presence
Either a sunshine day, rainy day, thunderstorm or tornadoes
You're, in our midst.
Help us to always keep our lamp bright.
Through perseverance and be zealous
of the Lord like our father prophet St. Elijah.
*In Hebrew Carmel mean "Garden"
THE SEAL OF CARMEL
THE SEAL OF CARMEL
As we remember the seal of Carmel. We are anchored in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ in our life of prayer, pondering day and night the Word of the Lord in our hearts.
The three stars symbolise the three spiritual pillars of the Discalced Carmelite order such as St. Elijah, St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross.
The warm colours of red, orange and yellow symbolise the theological virtues of faith, hope and love.
The dove is dark because it symbolises the dark night of the soul. The struggle to grow in spiritual life that is necessary in our journey toward union with God. The strings symbolise the necessary graces that flow around us as we trust in God through our struggles and pain.
The white background symbolises God's presence surrounding us.
In the centre of the seal is Mount Carmel, cradle of the Order, its tip reaching to the sky, Mount Carmel, the Carmelites' place of origin is in Haifa, Israel. In The 9th century BC, the prophet Elijah lived there and had a profound experience of God. In that same place in the early 12th century some hermits, inspired by the memory of St. Elijah, gather there, with a desire to live a life of allegiance to Jesus Christ base on the Rule of St. Albert.
The cross on the summit of the mountain was added to the seal in the 16th century as a distinctive mark of the Discalced Carmelites. On the seal there are also three stars which represent the three great epochs in the history of Carmel; the first, or prophetic era, represented by the star inside the mountain, denotes the time of the prophet Elijah to the time of St. John the Baptist; the second indicates the era of those hermits living on Mount Carmel before the arrival of the Latin Crusaders; and the third signifies the present epoch spanning from the first Carmelite community living under the Rule of St. Albert until the end of time.
Another meaning of the stars is that they stand as a remember to the members of the Carmelite order. The star inside the mountain represents the Carmelites who are still on their way to the summit of Mount Carmel (heaven). The other two stars in the sky represent all the Carmelites who have gone before us and have reached the goal of their life's vocation: union with God in love in the eternal joy of heaven.
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Sunday, October 8, 2023
4 poems submit to Mount Carmel Magazine
God's Beauty in Living Creatures
Living in the country I encounter God's creatures.
Hearing the frogs croaking during the night.
And a choir of birds making joyful music.
The cotton tree flowers flew lightly like snow.
The ducks, and the turtles, enjoying the sunbathe.
The rabbits have fun chasing each other.
The innocent deer searching for food.
The armadillo digging a big hole here and there.
The charming hummingbirds sucking honeysuckle.
The butterflies and the bees are busy pollination.
The cute squirrel running up and down the oak tree.
The gardener enjoys fresh vegetables and tasty fresh fruits.
The chickens and the ducks provided free nutrient eggs.
Looking out of the window amazingly a weather forecast pond.
Walking under the tree feeling full of peace.
Living in the country I experienced God's beauty.