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Though brother Andreus  shared a couple ways to fortify our spiritual system, "remove our mask in prayer' got stuck in my head. We should be bold in sharing things with God.

I feel God's grace whenever i wake up and see the sunrise every morning. God has given me another day to live in his beautiful world.

This has helped me to come into my realization that we are still unexperienced and they are still things to improve. Like our faith for God and love for other people.

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1. Brother Zeus discussion about the use of a mask in prayer was the most memorable part of the talk. He then shared, that God truly knows everything about us, including our good and bad sides as well as our secrets. It is entirely up to us what we share. That is why, when we pray, we must "remove our mask in prayer" and reveal who we are and what we have done to God, as well as express our genuine gratitude and faith in him.

2. We receive God's grace on a daily basis. We may not be able to see or feel it, but we are blessed with God right now. The time I genuinely feel God's grace is whenever I attend to church and listen to his gospel's and prayer. But there is one experience, where I committed a sin but God still chose to give me happiness and blessing. After that, I felt really sorry for myself committing a sin and started to be contented on my blessings that I encountered in my life. We need to believe that God will always be by our side, that we can feel His presence upon us, and that we should apply that to our lives. We should not waste time in our lives, but rather cherish the moments when God's grace is present.

3. After the recollection, I've realized that God isn't punishing us to make up for the sins we've committed. Graces, on the other hand, are being showered on us. He is very understanding, but that doesn't mean we can continue to sin and he will continue to forgive us. However, it is a way for him to share the goodness of changing our paths and walking with him in the right one.

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The teachings of Brother Andreus showed us that we should be ourselves. No matter who are what we are, God will always love and forgive us. To further strengthen our spiritual (immune) system, we should also be more faithful and pray more to God in thanks for all the graces He has bestowed upon us.

Everyday I am surrounded by God's graces. Graces such as allowing me to wake up to a kind a caring family, food, education, shelter, and so much more. I owe everything to God. I try spread these graces given upon me and thank God for everything He has given me.

I have realized that although I may be not the best, I know that God still and will always love me for who I am. In this Lenten season, we should dedicate more of our lives to God for all the graces and support He has given us in our hardships and temptations.

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1. I can strengthen my own spiritual immune system by strengthening my faith and trust with God. I will deepen my relationship with him to allow me to face the challenges I am facing as I continue to develop within my teenage years. Even in times of doubt and hardship, I will continue to persevere, knowing that God will guide and protect me.
2. I feel God's grace all the time, but it is not the same every hour, every day, or every week. Sometimes it wanes, sometimes it strengthens itself, yet so long as I continue to have faith, I will continue to experience it, even if I am too blind or too despaired to see it.
3. I realize that the season of lent is one of the most important aspects of my faith, to be able to continue and persevere even through great hardships and trials.

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I. Answer the guide questions below.

II. Attach the screenshot of your favorite part of the Recollection.

GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. How can you strengthen your "SPIRITUAL (Immune) SYSTEM" based on the sharing of Brother Andreus?

2. Share some of your experiences wherein you feel God's grace.

3. What are your realizations/insights after the Lenten Recollection?

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1. How can you strengthen your "SPIRITUAL (Immune) SYSTEM" based on the sharing of Brother Andreus?
Find people and organizations that share your beliefs and ideas, and reconnect with them  online, by phone, or in person. Talk to a pastor or spiritual leader to find ways to connect with like-minded people in your religious community who can provide you with support and encouragement.
2. Share some of your experiences wherein you feel God's grace.
You see that the grace of God is more than salvation but also everything we need for life and godliness. The definition of grace could be “God's life, power and righteousness given to us by unmerited favor.” It is through grace that God works effective change in our hearts and lives.
3. What are your realizations/insights after the Lenten Recollection?
As an important religious festival in the Christian world, Lent is a time to celebrate and commemorate the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ,  our Savior and Redeemer, the Son of God. It's a great opportunity to think about what it means to be a follower of Christ.

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1.  I can reinforce and strengthen my own spiritual (Immune) system based from the sharing of brother Andreus by being my true self when seeking God and not attempting to stray from who I am since God can see the truth and He will accept me no matter what. This means that I am not a lost cause and that though I am not perfect and is sinful, I can always change myself for the better, learn through my mistakes and experiences, and continuously improve myself to be a better person. This way, all the love and guidance God is giving me will not be taken for granted. I can practice this through practicing self-love and self-care. Especially today, where we are so caught up in our everyday tasks and keeping up with the fast-paced society, taking care of oneself is often ranked last amongst our priorities — we tend to overwork ourselves physically, emotionally and mentally

2.  Apart from listening and answering our prayers, I felt God’s grace through all the blessings He has given me and my family — by keeping us healthy and afloat despite everything happening around us and by blessing us with the gift of life and love. I feel God’s grace through acts of kindness such as a stranger randomly smiling at me and when people do their part to be safe and keep others safe through following the health protocols. These acts cannot be considered as small since it’s effects are lasting. The smile from a stranger automatically lightened up my mood and set the tone for the rest of the day.

3. That God is always with us and that He is always there to guide and nurture us even though we may not realize it — He may grace us through other people without our knowledge in acts such as a smile or a helping hand. I realized the importance of health, not just physically but emotionally, mentally, and spiritually as well — that our lives are a grace in itself and should be nurtured. Moreover, as important as it is to care for oneself, we must also be of service to others whenever and however we can. Through this, I will not only be receiving God’s grace but would also be nurturing and deepening it through sharing and experiencing it with others.

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1. How can you strengthen your "SPIRITUAL (Immune) SYSTEM" based on the sharing of Brother Andreus?

I can strengthen my spiritual system by making my faith and relationship with God stronger. I believe that by trusting in Him alone, I can strengthen my spiritual system. His presence alone is my strength. Also, I believe that by making my relationship stronger with Him it can help me strengthen my spiritual immune system. He guides me in my choices in my everyday life and also protects me from all harm.

2. Share some of your experiences wherein you feel God's grace.

My most common experience wherein I feel God’s grace is when I bond with my family. I feel his guidance and presence whenever we are together. It is as if He is guiding and protecting us. I can feel His strong, comforting presence protecting me and my family whenever we pray together, go to mass, or do activities.

3. What are your realizations/insights after the Lenten Recollection?

After the recollection, I realized that God always makes a way. You might not receive the things you prayed for directly, but sometimes he’ll use someone to help you. I also realized that some things might not go our way. It is because He has a better plan for us. We should all trust Him and His plans because He wants the best for us. Lastly, I also realized that we should strengthen our faith in God. He is the only one who knows what will happen in our lives with the choices we make. He is our guide in our everyday life. We should strengthen our faith and relationship with Him.

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1. How can you strengthen your "SPIRITUAL (Immune) SYSTEM" based on the sharing of Brother Andreus?
>By applying the ways that Brother Andreus provided to us, we can strengthen my spiritual (immune) system. One of those ways is to stop hiding behind a mask and to truly remove it in order to show our genuine selves to God. We can truly get closer to God as a whole if we do this. Another way to strengthen our spiritual (immune) system is to dirty our hands. This means that we have to go out of our boundaries to help others and especially the poor. This allows us to entirely connect ourselves to God.

2. Share some of your experiences wherein you feel God's grace.
>Everyday in our lives, we can feel his grace through every good that we do but for me, I always feel God’ grace whenever I pray together with my family. This makes me feel completely connected to my Family and especially to God.

3. What are your realizations/insights after the Lenten Recollection?
>After the Lenten Recollection with Brother Andreus, I realized new things that could be useful for both the present and the future. For example, by doing the different ways that Brother Andreus stated, we can truly get closer to God while strengthening our faith in Him. We can also truly feel His guidance by doing this. Another one of my realizations is that we need to share God’s grace to everyone around us. That includes everyone whether he/she is Christian or Catholic, or even of a different religion.

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Just like in our physical body, our spirit has its own immune system and it can also be an attack by diseases such as sins and temptation.  The things that I do to improve my spiritual system is to pray frequently because praying is talking to God and at the same time reflecting on myself. Praying does not only strengthen my spiritual immune system but  also connect me to God and improves my relationship with Him. Another way of strengthening my spiritual immune system is to always seek guidance for my family as they are always there to guide and help me in distinguishing me what is right from wrong.

My family is where I feel God's grace because of the guidance and love that I receive from them. Whenever I feel down, I approach one of them and they comfort me. They also help me provides me what I need. That is why I always thank God for the blessing of family.

During this time of crisis, I experienced numerous problems and difficulties but as I attend the recollection I suddenly feel hopeful for the presence of the Lord. It reminded me that God will never let us down. He may give us obstacles in life but this is for us to be stronger and have more meaningful faith on Him. I realize that God is also with us whenever we are having a hard time.

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1. How can you strengthen your "SPIRITUAL (Immune) SYSTEM" based on the sharing of Brother Andreus?
- One of the main points I remember from Brother Andreus was his discussion about mask in prayer. I  think removing your mask in prayer does not literally mean you have to remove your mask physically. I believe what he's trying to say is to remove the barrier that is between us and God whenever we pray. The barrier that is not being able to present oneself truly to God. The barrier wherein we give our fullest trust to God. By getting rid of these barriers, we get to strengthen our spiritual immune system.

2. Share some of you experiences wherein you feel God's grace.
- Everyday, we receive God's grace. We may not see it or feel it, but even in this very moment we are blessed with God. I especially feel God's grace whenever I go to church. Going to church helps me reflect on things I don't usually think about during the weekdays. Questions like, "Have I been good? Has this week been meaningful?" are only some that I ask myself. In church,  I feel safe and away from harm.

3. What are your realizations/insights after the Lenten Recollection?
- After hearing Brother's talk, I've come to realize again that I'm still new to this world. There are so many things and events I have yet to experience. The recollection also made me think of how I will live my life from now on. Establishing meaningful relationships with God and others is one of my goals.

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1. Brother Andreus shared a couple of ways to strengthen our spiritual immune system however, the one that stuck to me was to remove our mask in prayer. This stuck to me because truly, God knows everything about us; our good side, our bad side, and all our secrets. It is up to us what we share. That's why when we pray, we must "remove our mask in prayer" and reveal to God all that we are, all that we have done, and express our true gratitude and faith in him.

2. I feel Gods grace whenever I view my exam scores on the subjects that I thought I was gonna get low grades in because I wasn't able to answer some questions due to time constraint or i guessed a lot of questions due to time constraint. Thankfully, I pass because of God's grace as well as the Holy Spirit and the Blessed Virgin Mary's guidance.

3. After the lenten recollection, I realized that God works in his own ways. There are times wherein we might lose opportunities, have problems, or lose a battle. However, with every door closing, a new one opens. That's why when things don't go our way, we mustn't be sad for God has mercy and he has new, great things for us and, all we must do is have faith and trust in him.

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1. Based on the sharing of Brother Andreus, we can improve and strengthen our spiritual (immune) system by no longer hiding behind a mask and fully presenting ourselves in front of God. The second way is to "dirty" our hands, meaning going out of our way to do good to others, like helping the poor and connecting with the needy. Another way is to keep ourselves close to God and never neglect His presence in our life. We may accept His grace and glory through this simple act as well as feel more connected to Him.

2. I believe that we are constantly basking in the glory of God's grace every day that we wake up to a new morning. However, one of the times when I felt God's grace was when I was a part of my Chuch's choir. The rehearsals and performances may not have granted me many material possessions, but I still treasure these memories dearly because I am grateful that God gave me the ability to share His glory with others. Not only did I feel God's love from these acts of services I did for our Church, but I also got to witness our fellow Church members uniting and enjoying their time while praising God.

3. From the moment we wake up to the second we fall asleep, God has always been present in our lives. As Catholics and Christians, we are well aware of this fact, but not everyone does anything about it. I realized that instead of just letting God be present in our day-to-day, we must embrace and welcome Him openly into our life. It is through His grace and mercy that we have the luxury of freedom now, so the least we could do is choose to walk with Him out of love. There are times when we face obstacles or victories, but all of these happen for a reason. We must always remember to trust in God and His plan because no matter how tough and challenging an event may be in our life, everything will eventually fall back into place in His name.

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⇒ Brother Andreus shared different ways for us to strengthen our "Spiritual (Immune) System" but for me, I think that the best way for me to strengthen it is through prayers because I truly believe that a prayer is like a way of communicating with God.

⇒  I always feel God's grace whenever a family member or a loved one recovers from sickness.

⇒ During the Recollection I realized that God's grace is a gift and that it is something we shouldn't take for granted.

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With the sharing of Brother Andreus, my heart is healed and my faith is restored. My faith is now renewed with what bro. Andreus has shared last Saturday. He has talked about various things about his life and his faith to God. It will undoubtedly strengthen our faith when we recognize that God is speaking to us through others. When we share what we have learned from Him with others, however, we are enormously encouraged in our faith. As a result, spending time with other Christians, sharing our discoveries and listening to theirs, can substantially strengthen our faith.

Everyday I feel His grace towards me and my loved ones. He saves us from salvation and gives us unending His grace. And for that, I am forever grateful to Him.

After the Lenten Recollection, I realized that we are really blessed to have God guide us everyday. In every trials or hardships we face in life, he brings us closer to the good things we truly deserve. This is why we must keep our faith strong and remember to always believe. Believe in Him and His plans for us.

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I can strengthen my spiritual (immune) system by helping others. Like what Brother Andreus said, "Let us dirty our hands.". That saying has been truly eye opening for me, causing me to want to help other people and share them my blessings.

There are lots of time wherein I felt God's grace, but one experience I'd like to share is when I pray for something and it comes true. Wether I am praying for someone to feel better or for me to pass my exams. When I see the outcome that I was wishing for, I am ecstatic and thankful for being blessed with God's grace.

One thing leads to another. When we help people and put a smile on their faces, they can influence others as well. When we do good things for others, it may come back to us. This is something we call good karma- like when Brother Andreus told the sister about him cheating on a test and he expected that he will get scolded and fail but instead got a perfect score because he was honest. It is called 'good' because it is blessed with wonders from God. I have realized that the 'good' in this world may be stronger than we thought.

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- Preaching the word of God and sharing your faith to Him to others help your spiritual system grow or be strengthened. We should also trusts in God's plan and know that there is a reason for everything.

- Whenever I go to church with my family, I feel God's grace upon me because I feel blessed that I am able to be with them at the present moment. I also feel God's grace when I am experiencing troubles. I see His grace during this because he allows me to not give up even though there are obstacles on the way.

- God always comes in the right time. He is always there as long as we reach to him and strengthen our bonds with Him. His grace allows us to be guided and aware. We just have to wait for it to come at the right moment.

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Strengthening one's spiritual immune system can be done in many forms or actions but for me, only believing in God's plans and path for us or keeping faith strong in general is somehow fulfilling in a way because all things are possible with him even things may seem overwhelming. Through his overflowing graces and unending guidance, we are able to be the person we are today and all of this is because of the relationship spiritually with God that we made.
I believe that I am encountering God’s grace every day because He is the reason why I am alive and that’s one thing I’m very grateful for above all every single day because God makes me feel that I am worthy enough to live despite the sins I have committed. And as a promise to him is to continue fulfilling the purpose which God envisions in me from the very beginning.

During the Lenten Recollection, I have realized that God isn’t giving us struggles just to reciprocate the sins we have committed. Instead, graces are being showered on us. He is very understanding but doesn’t necessarily mean that we may commit more sins and he’ll continue to forgive us. But nonetheless, it's a way for him to share the goodness to change our paths and together walk with him in right one.

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1. To "dirty" our hands means going to trouble just to help others. We can strengthen our spiritual system by doing this, especially in this times where there are many people needing help.

2. A very common event wherein I can feel God's presence is when my family go to Church. I also feel the presence of the Lord whenever I meet my other relatives. He is the reason why we can get together.

3. God's grace is more important, now, than ever. Considering we are in a pandemic and a war is happening, we need to share God's grace with everyone.

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1. Brother Andreus stated 4 ways to strengthen the spiritual system but I only remembered two. These two are the things to do during in what he called a FAITHdemic and they are: to take off our masks and expose ourselves to the grace of God and to "dirty" our hands by helping people see God's good grace.

2. To me family does not just include your family by blood but also the people who you met along the way and made impacts and impressions in your life and so I think the moments when I'm with my family/home are the best graces I received from Him. Even the littlest moments.

3. God gives graces in many different forms and ways. People just have to patiently wait for their time and be contempt with what He has given to them for the time-being.

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Opening up to others and not being afraid to show the true you is one of the ways I'd suggest when it comes to the spiritual system. Sharing your faith and devotion to God can help you become closer to not only God but to the people around you as well.

Quite a funny thing really, but whenever we say grace before and after meals is when I feel God's grace the most. His grace is apparent as we dig in our meals, meals that help us live, enjoy, and experience the many wonders of life.

Through Brother Andreus' wonderful (and sometimes very funny) delivery, I've realized that I don't have to be old timey, conservative, and close minded when it comes to professing my faith. I can become faithful and modest in modern trends while still maintaining the tried and tested words spread throughout centuries.

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~ Spending time only by myself, to regain my energy by simply healing from all my worries/problems in life. To keep myself physically fit and to have a good enough of sleep to get a healthy proper living.

~ Every time I go the church every Sunday I would always feel the presence of the Lord and by serving him in the church I can already see God's grace. He gave me the opportunity to serve him freely and made me feel that the church was already my second home.

~ God has a better plan for us that we just need to trust him and let him guide us in our adventures. He will always give us something that we really need even though we didn't ask for it, he will simply show us his grace.