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

Brother Andreus truly helped me understand some things and made me little more acknowledge the Lord. I have to take note that God's grace is everywhere, and it is not just something that we see physically, but it is something that surrounds us and makes us feel love, and I think that is also why it is so lovely.

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

I believe that everything is here because of God's grace, and we should always be grateful for it, but I am sure everyone has some moments where it just hits deeper to heart. These moments are when I visit deceased family members or encounter a depressing story about a deceased person. It makes me feel about God's grace and how I should be grateful for the gift of life.

What are your realizations/insights after the Lenten Recollection?

After the Lenten Recollection, I have come to many realizations that can help me in my everyday life to remain positive and to be faithful to God always. However, the one that has stood out the most is the realization that we are still children of God in whatever situation or point we are in life, and he will always stay with us at all times.

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1. I can strengthen my Spiritual Immune System by always remembering that God's grace is always there every time and everywhere. Also by praying and reading the bible to have a strong connection between Christians and God.

2. I felt God's Grace in every difficult time that I had. One time when the pandemic just started, one of my friends was still really close with me. But then slowly they just go away without telling me. I was overthinking too much because we have been friends since I was around 8 years old. But then God's Grace made me heal myself and made me realize that they are not the only ones that I have. What is important is that I have my family and God with me.

3. After the Lenten Recollection, I realized how powerful and helpful God's Grace is. It is very important to all Christians because it is our guidance and our support. We may not see it but we could feel it.

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1. I can strengthen my Spiritual System by acknowledging God's graces that he has given to me and acknowledging his love for me. I can also strengthen my spiritual system by sharing to others what I have learned from God's words and sharing them the love that I receive.

2. There are a lot of times where I felt God's grace. But there was one time where I felt really down to the point that I was thinking of things such as "why am I given a life?" or "what's the meaning of living?" but then God showed me a path that leads to my happiness, and that is where I found out my talent and happiness in drawing. God showed me that in life, there is always something that can cheer you up and make you feel better when you do it.

3. My realizations after Lenten Recollection is that the fact that I am a sinner does not change. But we can help ourselves to decline the temptations of the devil. I also realized that no matter what I do or how I think, God will always give his love and graces to me but we should also return a favor to him by attending masses and spreading love to others.

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1. As I reflect on the recollection focused on Brother Andreus's sharing, I hope that by taking these acts, I may build my spiritual (immune) system by putting the teachings into reality, and it can also enable me to develop my link with God.

2. I felt God's grace while I was going through a difficult moment and knew he would not abandon me and was always by my side, and that feeling was sometimes like there was a large, amusing presence in the room, save for the people around you.

3. After listening the recollection and brother Andreus's discussion, I learnt that God will never abandon us, even when we are at our saddest moments in career.  By His love and grace, He will always be there to protect and guide us.

He guided us all through the pandemic with the aid and goodness of our Lord, and we are gradually recovering to normal life. And also God's love for a person irrespective of that person's love for God. God shows His love for us by not only forgiving us of our sins, but by going even further and bringing us into His family.

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1. I learned a lot from our Recollection, especially from the talk of Brother Andreus. Based on his sharing, I can strengthen my Spiritual System by keeping in mind that God’s grace is everywhere. God’s grace is not something what we see with our eyes, but it is something that we feel in our hearts. Moreover, I should practice to be more giving and merciful to others, so that I can be a better version of myself.

2. If I’m going to be honest, I’ve experienced God’s grace a lot of times in my life and I’m more than grateful for that. There’s this one time when I experienced His grace and it was the time when my father died. It was the hardest moment for me because I also had COVID during those times. At that point, I don’t know what to feel. I was so overwhelmed about the events and all I can feel is pain in my heart. Thankfully, God guided me and never left me alone during those times. There were moments where I questioned everything, but a voice in my head keeps telling me to believe and trust His plans. Eventually, I recovered from these events and continued to live my life with a stronger faith in God.

3. After the Lenten Recollection, I realized that God will never leave us alone, even in our lowest points in life. He will always be there to protect and guide us with His love and grace. Again, we may not see it with our eyes, but if we have a strong faith, we will surely feel it in our hearts. Therefore, we should always remember to thank Him for the blessings He has given us.

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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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My Favorite Part of the Recollection: The Talk by Brother Andreus.

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1. I can strengthen my spiritual (immune) system by putting the lessons and sharing by Brother Andreus into my life as a lifestyle. This can help me move forward and cherish every relationship I have with other people, and most especially with God as a Christian.
2. I felt God's grace when we were infected by the COVID-19 itself. I'm really grateful that we all had our vaccine shots in the family because even though we were infected, the symptoms were just mild and didn't cause long-term illnesses. I'm also thankful for the people who sent some comfort food and gifts while we were affected by the virus. The talk made me realize how these simple actions from other people strongly show care, appreciation, and empathy for us and I would like to return the favor especially when we're all permitted to go on face-to-face.
3. My realization after the Lenten Recollection was we can still appreciate the Lord God and share our blessings or grace to other people even amidst the pandemic. I also like how Brother Andreus is very open to us students in sharing his experiences whether it was good or bad in which I very much relate to.

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1. Based on Brother Andreus's sharing, I believe that I can improve my Spiritual (Immune) by applying and doing the things and good deeds that Brother Andreus discussed. I believe that by doing these actions, I will become a better person and achieve greater success in life.

2. One of my experience is my father's death. That was the time when I felt God's grace because I could claim that everything happens for a reason. I came to the realization that we should accept everything and move on with our lives. I am grateful to my family for not leaving each other behind during those difficult times. I'm also grateful for my friends who have comforted me simply by asking and accompanying me. These days, I am delighted that I am finally accepting what happened, and I attribute this to God. I know that God has given us this hardship so that we might learn to be self-sufficient in our lives.

3. After the Lenten Recollection, I understood how vital it is to acknowledge and be grateful for the gifts that God has bestowed upon us. God has been with us during this pandemic and has not left us. I learnt that everyone has various hardships and problems, and that we should hold on to God in that way.

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1. Based on the sharing of Brother Andreus, I can strengthen my SPIRITUAL (immune) system by doing things such as allowing God's love and grace into my soul, and denying the temptations of the Devil.

2. I feel God's grace whenever I see something good happening, big or small. For example, I once saw my classmate in Grade 5 looking lonely and sad sitting alone in his chair during recess. Another classmate of mine came over and asked him what was wrong. It turns out that my classmate had forgotten to bring his snacks for recess, but was too shy to ask anyone to share their food. Once my other classmate heard this, he offered a piece of his sandwich for my classmate to eat, without asking for anything in return. This, I feel, is an example of God's grace enacting within us.

3. After this Lenten Recollection, I realize that we must do all we can to appreciate and enjoy the gifts and blessings that God has bestowed upon us on this Earth, because the blessings that He has given us are what makes life so brilliant, so beautiful.

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My Favorite Part of the Recollection: The Talk by Brother Andreus.

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1. I can strengthen my Spiritual (Immune) system in ways that I apply them to my life and take to heart the values ​​and every lesson we pick up from him or other people.

2.My experiences that I felt the Grace of the Lord were when I was so discouraged that I might not be able to show my talent in being a Student-Athlete because I knew there is a lot better and older than me. In the part where I was discouraged and afraid to fail I felt the Grace of the Lord during those times by giving me great opportunities that would help my career. He did  not only gave me great opportunities but he also gave me the strength and courage to try and face every challenge in my life to succeed.

3. My realizations and insights on the Lenten season is that no matter how long we have lived in the world we must not forget the good and the spirit of the Lenten season. With the help and goodness of our Lord he guided us all through out the pandemic and so far we are gradually returning to normal. I was touched by what Brother Andreus said because he said and showed us his struggles and how he dealt with them in his life. Brother Andreus is a very kind man with a heart and concern for anyone, we are lucky to met him and he was the guest at our Recollection.