Empower Philippines

22/04/2026

Gloves on, one patient at a time. One mission at a time.

Celebrating Empower Philippines 15 Years Founding Anniversary!

17/04/2026

Two months to go! We can’t wait!

16/04/2026

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘀

April 10, 2026 | Arayat, Pampanga
Arayat District Jail

97 men.
One morning.
Back to Confession. Back to God.

Many hadn’t gone in years.

A gift: to receive God’s Divine Mercy.
A grace: to be part of it.

“There is more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents…”
So imagine the joy over 97.

𝙆𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙩 𝘼𝙡𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙡
Confession & Breakfast.
Simple. Real. Grace.

Some moments remain unseen.
No photos were taken during Confession.

~~ Therese/Empower Philippines 🇵🇭 🇺🇸

12/04/2026

Happy Divine Mercy Sunday! May the mercy of God be with you.

12/04/2026

4 facts about Divine Mercy Sunday

08/04/2026

I saw my GI doctor recently, and he told me I need to watch what I eat and be more intentional about it.

I listened.
Because it’s my health.

So if God is offering something for my soul, I’m not brushing it off.

Divine Mercy Sunday isn’t just another Sunday.
I’m going. Come with me.

~~ Therese/Empower Philippines 🇵🇭🛐🇺🇸

06/04/2026

☕️𝙈𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 with Fr. Chris Alar: Mary vs. Satan

“I will put enmity…”
No overlap. No middle.

If Satan is sin, then Mary was never his.

Not once. Not ever.

05/04/2026

☕️𝙈𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 with Fr. Chris Alar: Divine Mercy Sunday is coming

Don’t let this grace pass you by.

Jesus promised Saint Faustina Kowalska:
complete forgiveness—of sin and its punishment.

No remaining debt.

Jesus, I want this grace.

04/04/2026

☕️𝙈𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 with Fr. Chris Alar: God Didn’t Wait

What did God do when Adam and Eve sinned?

He didn’t wait.
His first move was mercy.

He gave a promise.

He spoke of what was coming…

Mary.
And His Son.

This is Divine Mercy.

03/04/2026

☕️𝙈𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 with Fr. Chris Alar: The Promise of Divine Mercy Sunday

Jesus said in the Diary of Divine Mercy:

If you go to Confession and receive Communion around this day,
He promises complete mercy.

No remaining debt.
No balance left.

A clean soul.

And if you were to die,
you go straight to heaven.

Would you go?

02/04/2026

Please spend 3 minutes with me reflecting on today’s Gospel message.

https://www.facebook.com/share/17naYkh7CT/?mibextid=wwXIfr

FOR YOU

– Daily

April 3, 2026
Good Friday of the Lord's Passion
Gospel: John 18: 1-19:42
Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040326.cfm
Sharer: Dr. Jude Verzosa
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Anchor Verse:
After this, aware that everything was now finished,
in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled,
Jesus said, "I thirst."
There was a vessel filled with common wine.
So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop
and put it up to his mouth.
When Jesus had taken the wine, he said,
"It is finished."
And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit.."
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Reflection/Sharing

FOR YOU

When Jesus says, "I thirst," it's not just a statement about His body. It's a cry that echoes through time, reaching straight to you. Jesus didn't just come to redeem the world in some distant, impersonal way. He came to redeem you. Every moment He walked this earth, He was looking for you. When He hung on the cross, He wasn't just thinking of humanity in general; He was thinking of you. He thirsts for you, for your heart, for you to look at Him and see the hope He offers in the middle of your sin. FOR YOU.

"I thirst" is not just physical. It's a deep, aching need for you to look up from your brokenness and meet His eyes. He is the only one who can pull you from the darkness of sin and into the light of His love. In the sour wine on the hyssop, He drinks the bitterness of your sins. Not just sins in general, but yours. Every time you fall short, every time you turn away, He takes it all upon Himself. He drinks it in, absorbing the bitter taste of your failures, of your wounds. He does this FOR YOU.

When He says, "It is finished," it's a declaration for you. The work He came to do is complete. He did it to restore you. He did it so you could be whole again, so you could stand before Him, redeemed and loved. It's finished. FOR YOU.

And when He bows His head and gives up His spirit, it's not an end. It's a gift. He's giving Himself completely, not just for the world, but for you. In your thirst, in your struggle, in your sin, He is there. He's never distant. He's always with you, inviting you to look to Him, and ask Him to heal what's broken. FOR YOU.

Let that love change you. Let it draw you closer, until you can't help but respond to the one who thirsts FOR YOU.

02/04/2026

☕️𝙈𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 with Fr. Chris Alar: Would You Do Anything For Your Soul?

You have to understand—Divine Mercy Sunday is simple.

Two invitations:

Confess your sins.
Go to Mass.

That’s it.

Would you do it,
if it meant everything for your soul?