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Mary and the Baptist
In the Gospels, (as far as I know) there was no mention of the Virgin Mary (the Mother of God) meeting his nephew, John the Baptist (save perhaps when Mary met her cousin Elizabeth. John leapt in Elizabeth womb at the greeting of Mary).
But today, the Aunt and the nephew me - in celebration I mean. 
Every 24th of the month, we commemorate the solemnity of Mary Help of Christians. Today, we are also celebrating the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist.
What so important with this? Hmm… They’re just important! (FYI: in the church, we celebrate only three birthdays - the birth of John the Baptist, Blessed Virgin Mary and Christmas - birth of Jesus).
Happy Feastday (Especially for those in Manila and Calamba)!!!
Reminiscing AYD4
Ron and I went to the SCYM Office in Makati for the second to the last meeting of the SYM-PHILIPPINES delegation before the World Youth Day 2008 in Australia. When I arrived at the office, I remembered that there exists a DVD documentary of the Asian Youth Day IV - Hong Kong. Not letting the moment slip, I asked Dinvah if they have a copy of the DVD (and subliminally “Do you have an extra copy for me?”) - I’m so eager to see it because, according my AYD friends, there’s a clip of me there. I think she got the message, within a minute she handed me the DVD.
A glimpse of the cover, rocketed my consciousness back to a few years ago. My mind began flashing the images it saw during the AYD. Hope, again, rushed through my veins - and in my head rung the anthem “Youth, Hope of Asian Families!” - I am HOPE. HOPE!
World Youth Day 2008 :)
I’m getting excited! Yep, you’re right I’m going to WYD08 in Sydney… 30 days to go!
Busy as a bee… again.
Again, no time to blog. It’s been almost two weeks since I came back to the seminary after our summer break. From that moment ’til I’ve decided to pen this post, I haven’t seen the dashboard of my blog. Really busy… not acting like busy bodies!
Reminds me of my first year in the seminary when I’m too preoccupied with the seminary schedule, with my chores and work, not to mention my demanding scholastic requirements. That was three years ago.
Honestly, I’m liking the new set-up. I’m lovin’ my schedule, my new tasks, thesis writing and the activities that we are to do on the coming months [- and of course, that special event on July... :)]
Busy days… expect less post… but I’ll surely won’t miss pausing - scribbling my thoughts!
God bless!
Happy Mother’s Day, Ma!
A fun tribute for my mom! The real message is at the end…
To all the mom’s out there especially to my mama… Happy Mother’s Day! God bless!
Educate with the Heart
Educate the heart with the heart… of Don Bosco. My own version of the Strenna of the Rector Major for the Salesians of Don Bosco. I did this design for the cover of the HS 2008-2009 Diary:
Altered it a bit:
today’s earth day!
Yes. Today is Earth Day! I grabbed the logo above from the Earth Day Network site. The Philippines is also celebrating it. I saw tarps hanged at certain MRT stations in Manila when I went there last Friday. Too bad I wasn’t able to click my shutter for it. But, actually, you’ll mistake it for a political campaign propaganda rather than a material to promote Mother Earth (I believe you know what I mean ). Anyway, here’s a copy of the program lead by the Cultural Center of the Philippines in partnership with a number of NGOs and businesses among them is HARIBON Foundation (which I’m proud to be a member of).
Too bad I won’t be able to join today’s celebration - in person. I’ll just pray for the success of the activities and it’s lasting effect that would surely benefit our Home and our Future! God bless!
via et veritas et vita
The lyrics of the song Pass it on rings in my mind. “It only takes a spark, to get the fire going…” The Gospel today seems apt and timely. Darkness has been the attribution given to what we are undergoing as a nation. This dim vista is brought about by the confusion that’s been lingering around. This is where the question of truth, the question of life lies.
The news across the nation, for the past few months, contain these questions. We face the unending dilemma: “who’s telling the truth.” We are threatened by the seemingly lacking supply of food. And so the eternal litany of problems begin to fill our days - again, and again, and again. Overpopulation, corruption, destabilization, pollution, education et al - to many to mention. In darkness, we are indeed.
“…a spark, to get the fire going.” For F. Sionil Jose, one of our National Artist for Literature, that spark would ignite one bloody revolution that would eradicate the ongoing culture of unlove for our nation, for our countrymen. A revolution against self-exultation, against that love that knows no suffering (not quoted, my personal interpretation).
Well, for me, let that fire be love. “I am the way and the truth and the life (Jn 14:6, NIV).” When Jesus said that He is via et veritas et vita, I can’t but remember His suffering and death on the cross - the profession of His love. Thus, made me think, love is the way, the truth, the life.
And so the song goes on, ” That’s how it is with God’s love,/ Once you’ve experienced it, you spread His love to everyone;/ You want to pass it on.” Amid this anxiety and despair that we are in, Jesus reminds us that the sole solution to these problems is LOVE. If we only choose to love our neighbor, to walk the extra mile for them, to say the truth, to respect their rights, to eat half rice, to begin to think of our brothers and sisters (not only our relatives and friends but most importantly those who are set aside by the society), and to start suffering for them - I believe, this would get the fire going.
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Ready to tell the truth to the nation? This PR Agency in the Philippines might help you.
Pandayan 10 - Through my Lens :)
Still not done with my post. For the mean time, feed on these photos..
