AngTinig St. John the Baptist Parish 140 Pinaglabanan Street, San Juan City

08 MAYO 2016 DAKILANG KAPISTAHAN NG PAG-AKYAT - K PUTI

+Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Juan (Lu 24:46-53)

Noong panahong iyon, sinabi ni Hesus sa kanyang mga alagad: “Ganito ang nasusulat: kinakailangang magbata ng hirap at mamatay ang Mesiyas at muling mabuhay sa ikatlong araw. Sa kanyang pangalan, ang pagsisisi at kapatawaran ng mga kasalanan ay dapat ipangaral sa lahat ng bansa, magmula sa Jerusalem. Kayo ang mga saksi sa mga bagay na ito. Tandaan ninyo: susuguin ko sa inyo ang ipinangako ng aking Ama, kaya’t huwag kayong aalis sa lunsod hanggang hindi kayo napagkakalooban ng kapangyarihan mula sa itaas.” Pagkatapos, sila’y isinama ni Hesus sa labas ng lunsod. Pagdating sa Betania, itinaas niya ang kanyang mga kamay at pinagpala sila. Samantalang iginagawad niya ito, siya nama’y lumalayo paakyat sa langit. Siya’y sinamba nila; pagkatapos, sila’y nagbalik sa Jerusalem, taglay ang malaking kagalakan. Palagi sila sa templo at doo’y nagpupuri sa Diyos.

PAGNINILAY SA PAG-AKYAT NG PANGINOON

SA LANGIT – K

(Gawa 1:1-11; Efeso 1:17-23; Lucas 24:46-53)

ni Msgr. Nestor C. Cerbo

PAKSA: ANG PAG-AKYAT NG PANGINOON SA LANGIT AY ISANG

PAALAALA NA DAPAT IBABA NATIN SA DULO NG MUNDO ANG ATING

PAGSASAKSI SA KANYA UPANG ANG LAHAT AY NAPASAILALIM SA

KANYANG KAPANGYARIHAN.

Sa Unang Pagbasa (Gawa 1:1-11) nabanggit na ang Panginoong Hesus

bago siya iniakyat sa langit ay sinabi sa kanyang mga alagad na

pagkatapos bumaba sa kanila ang Epiritu Santo, inaasahan niyang

magiging saksi niya sila hanggang sa dulo ng daigdig.

Sinasabi sa Unang Pagbasa: “Ngunit bibigyan kayo ng kapangyarihan

pagbaba sa inyo ng Espiritu Santo at kayo’y magiging mga saksi ko sa

Jerusalem, sa buong Judea at Samaria, at hanggang sa dulo ng daigdig.

Pagkasabi nito, siya’y iniakyat sa langit.”

Maliwanag na ang pag-akyat ng Panginoon sa langit ay isang paalala sa

ating mga alagad niya na dapat ibaba natin sa dulo ng daigdig ang

ating pagsasaksi sa kanya.

Sa Ebanghelyo (Lucas 24:46-53), natutunghayan kung anong klase ng

pagsasaksi ang dapat gawin ng mga alagad.

Sinasabi sa Ebanghelyo “Ganito ang nasusulat: kinakailangang magbata

ng hirap at mamatay ang Mesiyas at muling mabuhay sa ikatlong araw.

Sa kanyang pangalan, ay pagsisisi at kapatawaran ng mga kasalanan

ang dapat ipangaral sa lahat ng bansa, magmula sa Jerusalem. Kayo

ang mga saksi sa mga bagay na ito. Tandaan ninyo: susuguin ko sa inyo

ang ipinangako ng aking Ama. Kaya’t huwag kayong aalis sa lungsod

hanggang hindi kayo napagkalooban ng kapangyarihan mula sa itaas.”

Pagkatapos isinama ni Hesus ang kanyang mga alagad sa labas ng

lungsod, Samantalang iginagawad niya ang pagpapala sa kanyang mga

alagad, siya nama’y lumalayo paakyat ng langit.

Kaya ang mga alagad ay magiging saksi ni Hesus bilang Mesiyas na

nagbata ng hirap, namatay at muling nabuhay para iligtas tayo sa

kasalanan. Ibig sabihin, dapat maging saksi sila sa pagsisisi sa kasalanan

at sa pagkamit ng kapatawaran upang mapasa kanila ang kaligtasan. Sa

ibang salita, dapat maging saksi sila sa pamamagitan ng pagtulong sa

iba na magsisi sa kasalanan at upang makamit ang kapatawaran para

mapasa kanila ang kaligtasan. At ito ang pagsasaksi na dapat ibaba

natin sa dulo ng daigdig.

Bakit ba ang pagsasaksi sa Panginoon ay dapat ibaba natin sa dulo ng

daigdig? Sinasabi sa Ikalawang Pagbasa (Efeso 1:17-23) na ipinailalim ng

Diyos ang lahat ng bagay sa kapangyarihan ni Kristo. Ganito rin ang

ginagawa ng pagsasaksi natin kay Kristo na ibinababa natin sa dulo ng

daigdig. Ipinailalim nito ang lahat ng bagay, ang lahat ng tao, sa

kapangyarihan ni Kristo para maligtas sila sa kapangyarihan ng

demonyo. Ang mga ipinailalim sa kapangyarihan ni Kristo ay ang mga

napasakanila ang kaligtasan dahil nagsisi sila sa kasalanan at

napatawad.

Kaya ang pagsasaksi sa Panginoon ay dapat ibaba natin sa dulo ng

mundo. Para ipailalim ang lahat ng bagay o lahat ng tao sa

kapangyarihan ni Kristo. Sa ibang salita, para mapasa lahat ng tao ang

kaligtasan dahil nagsisi sila sa kasalanan at napatawad. Samakatuwid,

nailigtas sila sa kapangyarihan ng demonyo.

KAYA, KUNG MAYROONG NAPASAILALIM SA KAPANGYARIHAN NI KRISTO

O KUNG MAYROONG MGA NAPASA KANILA ANG KALIGTASAN DAHIL

NAGSISI SILA SA KASALANAN AT NAPATAWAD, MASASABI NA TALAGANG

IBINABA NATIN SA DULO NG DAIGDIG ANG ATING PAGSASAKSI

KAY KRISTO AT ANG MATAGUMPAY NA PALALA AY ANG PAG-AKYAT NG

PANGINOON SA LANGIT.

MGA BALITANG SIMBAHAN

A P R I L 3 0 , 2 0 1 6 – B E C B A T I S F I E S T A M A S S

The BEC Batis Fiesta Mass was celebrated on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at

7:00 A.M. at Sis. Mary Pacheco Residence. The preside of the Mass was

Msgr. Nestor C. Cerbo, the Parish Priest of St. John the Baptist Parish, San

Juan City.

In his homily which was focused on the words of Jesus in the Gospel of the

day, namely, “Kung napopoot sa inyo ang sanlibutan, dapat ninyong

malamang napoot na ito sa akin bago sa inyo.” Ipinaliwanag ni Msgr.

Cerbo na ang ibig sabihin ng sanlibutan ay hindi ang sanlibutan na

tirahan ng tao kundi ang sanlibutan na siyang lipunan ng tao na laban sa

Diyos. Sa liwanag ng kapistahan ng BEC Batis na ang patrona ay ang

Mahal na Birhen ng Manaoag, sinabi ni Msgr. Cerbo na ayaw ng Mahal

na Birhen ng Manaoag na lumaganap ang lipunan ng tao na laban sa

Diyos kaya napakita siya sa isang magsasaka at itinuro sa kanya ang

lugar kung saan gusto niya itayo ang isang simbahan para ipalaganap

ang lipunan ng tao na panig sa Diyos. “Ganito rin,” dagdag pa ni Msgr.

Cerbo, “ang gusto ng inyong patrona na gagawin ng inyong BEC dito sa

Batis. Nais niya na sugpuin ninyo ang paglaganap ng lipunan ng tao na

laban sa Diyos at isulong ninyo ang paglaganap ng lipunan na panig sa

Diyos. Alam ko na kung gagawin ninyo ito marami ang mapopoot sa inyo

pero hindi kayo nag-iisa dahil iyan ay nangyari na rin sa ating

Panginoong Hesukristo.”

Bro. Jobert Ochoa, Servant Leader of BEC Batis thank everyone for their

presence and help that make the Fiesta celebration meaningful and

fruitful. Msgr. Cerbo announced some of the activities for the forthcoming

Parish Fiesta that would involve the BEC, namely, libreng binyag, libreng

kumpil, libreng kasal. He requested everyone to help their Servant Leader

identify in their BEC those who are not yet baptized, confirmed and

married so that they can avail of the sacraments during the Parish Fiesta

celebration.

A P R I L 3 0 , 2 0 1 6 – K A S A M A A P O S T O L A T E A T S T . J O H N T H E

B A P T I S T P A R I S H , P I N A G L A B A N A N , S A N J U A N C I T Y

This is not my first time to undergo the apostolate program of Kapatiran ng

mga Seminarista ng Arkidiyosesis ng Maynila (KASAMA). I have already

been assigned to other parishes in Manila like Holy Trinity Parish

(Sampaloc, Manila) and Sta. Clara de Montefalco Parish (Pasay City). St.

John the Baptist Parish is the third parish in the Archdiocese of Manila

where I spent my summer apostolate and allow me to share my

experience with its parishioners.

First of all, I never had a hard time relating with the servers of the parish.

From the priests, namely Msgr. Nestor, Fr. Herbert, and Fr. Raul, the lectors,

the sacristans, the Mother Butler Guild, up to the individual members of the

Basic Ecclesial Community (BEC), everyone greeted me with warm hearts.

They made me feel as if I have lived here in San Juan for a long time – so

adjusting was never a problem to me. I felt at home. Also, they made me

feel that they are very thankful for having me as their guests.

Sem. Raymart De Guzman

I and my partner Raymart were assigned to partake in the BEC meetings

of the various barangays here in San Juan. In every meeting, we are given

the opportunity to give a little sharing or reflection about the readings of

the upcoming Sunday mass. As an incoming theologian, such sharings

allow me to boost my self-confidence and public-speaking skills. Not only

that, these little gatherings serve as an avenue for me to share the ideas I

learned from my seminary formation; to catechize them about the matters

of faith; and to listen as to how Jesus worked in their lives. They might not

know it but it really affirms me when they start nodding their heads or start

saying Amen! to my reflections because it means that I am already

tugging something in their hearts.

In the three weeks that I have stayed here in SJBP, there are two things

that I cherish the most:

First, the life stories of the people. The multiple sicknesses, family problems,

financial difficulties, and the many questions in faith add up to my

eagerness to become a priest. Their stories make me want to be a

shepherd immediately in order to help them in their troubles. It is their cries

during the meetings which tell me that they need a companion in their

journey. All the more I want to bring Jesus and his people closer together.

Sem. Aldwin Geralao

Second, the shepherds of this parish: Msgr. Nestor, Fr. Herbert, and Fr. Raul.

The stories of their priestly ministry, its joys and sorrows, during our meal

times are very invaluable to this vocation of mine. They concretely

showed me the vocation which I am about to undertake, as if they are

asking me, Are you ready for these?They showed what it is like to

celebrate five masses in a day; to go to the hospital and anoint the sick in

a hot summer day; to marry a dying bride with his groom without further

preparations; to wake up early in the morning just to be informed that the

six a.m. mass was postponed; and many more. Seeing them do such

really make me ask my self: Am I ready to become a priest? Is this the

ministry that I really want to get into?

Saint John the Baptist Parish… a parish who helped me hone my Vocation;

a parish who showed me Jesus through the life stories of BEC members; a

parish who showed me the ministry I am about to take through her priests;

a parish which I owe a lot of gratitude and prayers.

Salamat po! Oremus pro invicem. – Sem. Aldwin Ivan Geralao

A P R I L 3 0 , 2 0 1 6 – A T E M I T O S D E S P E D I D A

As she is fondly called “Ate Mitos,” Mrs. Sofia Milagros L. Cruz ended her

stint at St. John the Baptist Parish (SJBP), San Juan City, on Saturday, April

30, 2016. SJBP tendered lunch for her in honor, appreciation and

thanksgiving for her more than two years of service at its Parish Office as

Parish Secretary. Those who shared lunch with her were the SJBP priests,

personnel and the Parish Finance Council.

Ate Mitos submitted her letter of irrevocable resignation as Parish

Secretary of SJBP on March 29, 2016. In her letter addressed to Msgr.

Nestor Cerbo, SJBP Parish Priest, she mentioned as the reason of her

resignation her health condition which had made difficult her travel from

home to the parish.

It took about a month for Msgr Cerbo to reply to the resignation letter of

Ate Mitos. In his reply letter, Msgr. Cerbo wrote, “I understand your reason

for your resignation – your health condition which is of prime importance. I

cannot but respect and accept your irrevocable resignation.”

Msgr. Cerbo added, “I take this opportunity to thank you for your selfless

services to SJBP and to express my admiration for your sacrifices in

coming daily to the office despite experiencing difficulties because of

your health condition.”

We pray for the best for Ate Mitos as she embarks on a new journey of her

life.

A P R I L 3 0 , 2 0 1 6 – L I T T L E B A G U I O T E R R A C E S A N T I C I P A T E D

S U N D A Y M A S S

The Little Baguio Terraces Anticipated Sunday Mass was celebrated on

Saturday, April 30, 2016, at 7:00 A.M. The presider was Msgr. Nestor C.

Cerbo, the Parish Priest of St. John the Baptist Parish.

Only few one side of the rows of monochairs was occupied because

many of the residents of the Little Baguio Terraces went home to their

home province. The mass goers were requested to invite or remind their

Condo Unit neighbors of the Anticipated Sunday Mass at the the Little

Baguio Terraces.

M A Y 0 1 , 2 0 1 6 – S P E C I A L B L E S S I N G F O R T H E F A M I L I E S

The Special Blessing for the Families was held at St. John the Baptist Parish

on Sunday, May 1, 2016 after the Dismissal at every Sunday Mass from 5:00

A.M. to 8:20 P.M.

The Special Blessing for the Families through the powerful intercession of

St. John the Baptist is held every First Sunday of the Month.

Avail of this Special Blessing through the powerful intercession of St. John

the Baptist, the Parish Patron, by bringing your whole family to any of the

masses at St. John the Baptist Parish Church on the first Sunday of the

Month.

The next Special Blessing for the Families will be on June 5, 2016.

M A Y 0 1 , 2 0 1 6 – 1 S T M A Y C A T E C H E S I S A N D F L O W E R

O F F E R I N G

The First May Catechesis and Flower Offering was held on Sunday, May 1

,2016 at 1:30 P.M. One hundred twenty one (121) children attended the

said May Catechesis and Flower Offering from the different BEC of the

Parish with the following breakdown: BEC Balong bato – 17; BEC Corazon

de Jesus – 17; BEC Isabelita – 7; BEC Pasadena – 7; Pedro Cruz -10; Rivera

– 8; Salapan – 1; San Perfecto -14; St. Joseph – 5; Tibagan – 29; others – 6.

Congratulations to BEC Tibagan with the highest representation of

children. BEC Batis and BEC Progreso have no children participants.

All the Parish Catechists were around and it was Catchy Ligunas, the Head

Catechist who conducted the First Catechesis on the Sign of the Cross. The

First May Catechesis and Flower Offering to Mary were held in the Parish

Church.

BEC with no children attendees are Batis and Progreso. Their BSLs are

requested to invite children from their BEC to attend the May Catechesis

and Flower Offering.

Since the Sunday Children’s Mass is moved to 4:00 P.M. Sunday Mass

starting May 8, 2016, the Second May Catechesis and Flowering Offering

to Mary will be after the said mass at 5:00 P.M.

All the SJBP BEC participate in the May Activities except BEC Salapan

which has a separate one being conduct in their chapel. The May

Catechesis and Flower Offering are conducted not every day of May but

every Sunday of May at St. John the Baptist Parish Church.

M A Y 0 1 , 2 0 1 6 – A W A R D I N G O F W I N N E R S F O R S U N D A Y

C H I L D R E N ’ S M A S S T O P 3 I N A T T E N D A N C E F O R M A R C H

The winners for the Sunday Children’s Mass Top 3 in Attendance were

given Awards on May 1, 2016. They were BEC Pasadena – Top 1; BEC

Balong Bato – Top 2; and BEC Tibagan – Top 3.

Twenty-six (26) Faith Books, Pencil cases with pencils were given as

Awards to Top 1; Eighteen (18) Pencil cases with pencils to Top 2; and

Sixteen (16) Boxes of Eight (8) pcs. of crayons each to Top 3. The number

of awards were determined through getting the average of their Sunday

attendances for five (5) Sundays, which included 1 Sunday of February

and 4 Sundays of March.

The rest of the BEC falling below the Top 3 were given bags of small

chocolates. They were BEC San Perfecto; BEC Corazon de Jesus; BEC

Pedro Cruz; BEC Rivera; BEC Isabelita; BEC Batis; BEC St. Joseph; BEC

Salapan; ang BEC Progreso. BEC San Perfecto had the Highest Rank of 4th

and BEC Progreso with the Lowest Rank of Twelfth.

Congratulations to BEC Top 3 and to the rest, More Power

M A Y 0 2 , 2 0 1 6 – S P E C I A L B L E S S I N G T H R O U G H T H E

I N T E R C E S S I O N O F S T . J O H N T H E B A P T I S T

The renewal of devotion to St. John the Baptist continued on Monday, May

2, 2016 at its Titular Parish in San Juan City.

The devotion renewal was done by having the Novena to St. John the

Baptist before the Mass; Special Blessing through the Powerful Intercession

of St. John the Baptist after the Mass; Lighting of Candles at St. John the

Baptist Candle Garden near the Bell Tower.

The renewal of devotion to St. John the Baptist is done every Monday.

See you at any Mass every Monday and be a St. John the Baptist

devotee. St. John the Baptist, Pray for us!

M A Y 0 3 , 2 0 1 6 – F O R M A T I O N C E N T E R ’ S C E I L I N G F O R

M A J O R R E P A I R

The ceiling of the Formation Center of St. John the Baptist Parish (SJBP) has

been noticed to be having cracks which has been increasing in length

and has been observed to be continuously sagging. Using the manhole in

the ceiling to peep into the inside, it was observed that the anchor points

are giving way because the contractor used only concrete nails.

This was the result of the inspection done on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at

10:00 AM, in the Formation Center’s Ceiling in the presence of Msgr. Nestor

C. Cerbo, the Parish Priest of SJBP. Major Repair will have to be undertaken

to strengthen the grip of the anchor points and this would involve the

removal of gypsum board to give way the major repair work. The major

repair will be undertaken by the Weltanchaung Corporation with office

address in Brgy. Poblacion, Mandaluyong.

M A Y 0 3 , 2 0 1 6 – 4 T H P A R I S H F I E S T A C O M M I T T E E

M E E T I N G

The Parish Fiesta Committee held its 4th meeting last May 3, 2016 at 7:00

PM, in the conference room of the parish office. In addition to the usual

attendees, Bro. Tun-Tun Narciso, who would be over-all in-charge of the

Physical Arrangement Committee, was also present.

Msgr. Nestor updated the group of his separate meetings held last week

with the Committee on Special Events (c/o PYM) and the Committee on

Publications.

For the Special Events, particularly the Poster Making Contest to be held

on May 14, 2016, the registration for participants already started last

Sunday, May 1, 2016. The mechanics of the contest, as well as the other

details have already been finalized. As practiced, the winning poster entry

shall grace the cover of our Fiesta Souvenir Book 2016.

As for the Publications, Sis. Cionnie Sevilla prepared the draft contents of

the Fiesta Souvenir Book, which was presented to the group. The

Committee will start working on the book, which is targeted to be

delivered by June 23, 2016, and to be distributed on the day of the Fiesta.

Likewise, Msgr. Nestor presented to the group the topic of each Fiesta

Novena Mass. All topics were derived from this year’s theme,

“Pagpapadama ng Awa.” Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy shall be

discussed each day.

The group shall meet again on May 12, 2016.

M A Y 0 4 , 2 0 1 6 – I K A - 6 N A B E C O R I E N T A T I O N

Noong Mayo 4, 2016, ginanap ang ika-6 na BEC Orientation sa loob ng

parokya. Ito’y pinangunahang muli ni Bro. Tatang Medoza. Si Bro. Tatang

ay ang Lay Coordinator ng Ministry of BEC Formation and Promotion ng

Archdiocese of Manila.

Gaya ng nakaugalian, nagsalu-salo muna ang lahat sa simpleng

meriedang inihanda bago ang simula ng programa. Pagkatapos ay

ibinigay ni Msgr. Nestor ang pagsusulit sa mga cell groups. Muling

nakakuha ng pinakamataas na marka ang Cell Group #2 ng BEC Rivera,

na may perfect 10 score. Sinundan sila ng Cell Group #1 ng BEC Tibagan,

at Cell Group#2 ng BEC Pedro Cruz, sa ika-2 at ika-3 pwesto. Hinimok muli

ni Msgr. Nestor ang lahat na mag-aral ng mabuti para sa sususnod na

pagsusulit.

Ang Cell Group ng Altar Server, Youth at Choir naman ng BEC San

Perfecto ang nakakuha ng pinakamataas na percentage ng attendance

of 81%.

Ang paksa sa ika-6 na BEC Orientation ay tumalakay sa Misyon ng Layko

sa Pagsusulong ng BEC. Binigyang diin rito kung paanong ang 99.9% ng

mananampalatayang Katoliko, na binubuo ng mga layko ay may

mahalagang misyon bilang asin, ilaw, at lebadura sa kani- kanilang

parokya, at daigdig na ginagalawan.

Sa ika-7 at huling bahagi ng BEC Orientation na gaganapin sa Mayo 18,

2016, pararangalan ang mga BEC cell groups na nakakuha ng matataas

na attendance, gayun din ang mga nakakkuha ng matataas na marka

sa mga pagsusulit.

Umaasa ang ating Kura Paroko na ang karagdagang kaalaman na

natutuhan ng bawat isa sa 7 bahagi ng BEC Orietation ay magbibigay

daan para tuwiran nating maisulong ang Basic Ecclesial Communities sa

ating parokya.

MARRIAGE BANNS May 8, 2016 to May 15, 2016 Others: 2nd Proclamation Juan Miguel E. Triviño & Judy Anne Ravena Chua October 8, 2016 Mary The Queen Parish, Greenhills, M. M. Reginald O. Togle & Carol Bernice Tanco Tan June 12, 2016 St. Peter the Apostle Parish, Paco, Manila Alih Bryan Catis & Mary Ann Catacutan June 18, 2016 Sta. Rita de Cascia Parish, Philam Homes, Q. C. 3rd Proclamation Wilbur S. Bantugan & Rose Ann C. Tolentino May 28, 2016 Nuestra Señora de Carmen Parish, Barasoiain, Malolos Bulacan Note:If anyone knows of any impediment ofthese couples, please inform the Parish Office. Thank you.

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