Jan-B's Blog

Father Mercy on poor suffering souls and grant your aid to my parents, ancestors, brothers and sisters, my spiritual, temporal benefactors and friends, all who suffered disadvantage or harm through me, who offended me, those whose release is near at hand, those who endured the greatest sufferings, those whose release is remote, those least remembered. Those most deserving, the rich who are the most destitute, the mighty who are as lowly servants, the blind who see their folly, the frivolous who spent their time in idleness, the poor who don't seek the treasures of heaven, the tepid who devoted little time to prayers, the indolent who neglected to do good works, those of faith who neglected receiving the sacraments, habitual sinners who owe their salvation to a miracle of grace, souls who strove for nothing but riches and pleasures, worldly minded who failed to use their wealth and talents in the service of God, those who don't provide for the journey to the next life, all belie...

 Christmas is usually a noisy party. Let's use a bit of silence to hear the voice of Love. Christmas is you, when you decide to be born again each day- Let God be in your soul with Holy Communion; Christmas gift is you, when you illuminate with your life the path of others with kindness, patience, joy and generosity. The Christmas angels are you when you sing to the world a message of Peace, Justice and Love. The Christmas card is you when kindness is written in your hands. Christmas dinner is you, when you share bread and help the poor man who is by your side. Christmas night is you, when humble and conscious, you receive the silence of the night- the Savior of the world without noise or celebrations with your smile of trust and tenderness in the inner peace of life Christmas star is you when you lead someone to meet the Lord; you are also the wise men when you give the best you have no matter what. Merry Christmas readers with my Love.   

 Know about Jesus freely shared to everyone professing our faith enthusiastically talking about God's love and faithfulness, all our life. A testimony to His goodness; every prayer a declaration anchored on His promises living a life reflecting God's mercy and compassion. A love and joy absolutely contagious as a grace filled person. As advent begins- the best gift we can offer to people around us is Jesus Himself. In preparation for December 25 allowing the Holy Spirit to work in our lives and transform us to become more like Jesus- quick to forgive, slow to anger and abounding in compassion for one another...Being the love of Jesus to someone today. Thank You Jesus for loving me. Help me to become more like You; teach me to be selfless and humble. May Your grace be at work in my life today so I may always be a channel of Your love. Lord grant me the grace to transform my life with You. -JAB 11/30/2020  

  October 12, 2006 Jan-B Banson’s Testimonial Re: Fr. Pio and Healing   It has been a common reaction from friends that I meet now how surprised they are and even shocked at how fast my recovery has been after having suffered a brain haemorrhage on June 1, 2006. I collapsed that day at work at around 3:00 in the afternoon. I was rushed to The Medical City Hospital and deteriorated so fast that by the time they had wheeled me into the operating room, approximately four hours after the initial seizure, I was comatose. A congenital anomaly in my brain called an arterio venous malformation or AVM had raptured and the neurosurgeons successfully excised the malformation and drained the blood which gave my brain quite a blow. It was while I was at the ICU in a semi-conscious comatose state that the glove of Fr. Pio had been brought to me. I was battling several infections at that time for 2 weeks. I was being given mega doses of antibiotics to heal my pneumonia, phlebitis and...

  “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain “Move from here to there, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20

 Pray the Rosary everyday Golden Coins. One day St. Gertrude had a vision of our Lord counting gold coins. She summoned the courage to ask Him-What He was doing?...He answered, I am counting the Hail Mary's that you said. This is the money with which you pay your way to heaven  Thursday Luminous mysteries today- 1.) Baptism of the Lord in the River Jordan 2.) Miracle at the wedding in Cana 3.) Proclamation of the Kingdom of God 4.) Transfiguration 5.) Establishment of the Holy Eucharist