Narrative Report

We the 3rd year Our Lady of Assumption together with the Our Lady of Lourdes went to a recollection last September 5, 2013. The event was held at the Marian Youth Center located at Angin, Naguilian, La Union and facilitated by Ms. Bernadette Bermudez and Sr. Mary Pauline Dacanay, OSB with the theme: I Am Loved and Forgiven. To officially start the recollection, they instructed us to fall in line outside and wash our hands as a sign of recalling our baptism. After which, we all sung a hymn to the Holy Spirit and talked about the meaning of the word RECOLLECTION by its acronym R-E-C-O-L-L-E-C-T-I-O-N; R – reserve for God in You, E – Encounter with God, C – Caring for others, O – Obedience, L – Listening to God, L – Listening to others, E – Examination of one’s self, C – Cooperation, T – trust, I – Invitation to Prayer, O – Openness, N – Need for silence. The next thing we discussed is about the true identity behind the masks worn by people - what the masks we wear that hinders us to live a peaceful life, the darkness that lie behind the mask, the symbol of darkness, the things we hide and what masks should we wear to hide them. They informed us that the things we, the people, hide are those that are unpleasant. They also let us knew the masks we should wear to hide them and it was the self-righteousness, callousness, indifference, and pretensions. We are not perfect....we have imperfections....inside....and out....we have our own darkness in life. The discussion about the 7 capital sins followed after the lecture about the identities of a person. Sr. Pauline told us the 7 capital sins and their contrary virtues. The first capital sin is the PRIDE which is a desire to be attractive to others, failing to acknowledge the good work of others. The contrary virtue for this sin is the HUMILITY which is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less. The next sin is the ENVY which is similar to jealousy in that they both feel discontent towards someone’s