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Kardinal Rosales, PilingPanauhin; College at Minor,

nag-Graduation din!

Unang Graduation ng SFS Theological Seminary, idinaos;Apat na Graduates, magiging Diyakono sa Abril 21

Makasaysayan angnaging pagtatapos sa SFSTheological Seminarynoong ika-14 ng Marso.Naging panauhin at nangunasa Baccalaureate Mass angKanyang Kabunyian,Gaudencio B. CardinalRosales ng Maynila, datingArsobispo ng Lipa, at siyang

Mga Kamanggagawa ngSimbahan, nagdaos ng

RekoleksyonMarami sa kanila ay naglilingkod na sa Arsidiyosesis

nang mahigit nang limang taon. Isa mula sa Tanauan aynaglilingkod sa parokya nang may 30 taon na sa iba’t ibangmga kapasidad; isa ay may 29 taon na sa parokya sa SanJose. Karamihan sa mga nanggaling sa maliliit na parokyaay “all-around” mula sa pagiging clerk hanggang sapagiging solowista sa Misa Kantada. Marami ang nagsimulasa pagiging kaanib ng C.C.D. (Confraternity of ChristianDoctrine)

Ito ang profile ng mga lay-workers ng simbahang lokal nadumalo sa isinagawang LentenRecollection sa tahanan ngArsobispo noong ika-2 ngMarso taong kasalukuyan.Nagsimulang magdatingan atmagpatala noong ika-8 ngumaga. Sa pagsisimula ng ori-entation na pinangasiwaan niMsgr. Ruben M.Dimaculangan, ModeratorCuriae, nagkaroon ngpagpapakilanlanan ng sarili ang

bawat dumalo. Ibinahagi ngbawat isa ang kani-kanilangmga gawain sa parokya o sakomisyon o sa chancery. Ayonkay Msgr. Ruben, malakingtulong ang nagawa ng mgataga-Pondong Batangan, So-cial Action Center at ng Spirit-FM sa pagpapalawak ngkanilang pagkikilanlanan,pagkakaibigan at pagtutu-lungan. Pinapurihan din niyaang kanilang ipinamamalas na

PAPAL INTENTIONSFOR MARCH

VATICAN CITY, FEB. 29,2008 (Zenit.org).- BenedictXVI’s apostolic prayer intentionfor March will focus onpersecuted Christians.

The Apostleship of Prayerannounced the apostolicintention chosen by the Pope:“That Christians, who arepersecuted in many parts of theworld and in various mannersbecause of the Gospel, maycontinue, sustained by thestrength of the Holy Spirit, tobear witness courageouslyand openly to the Word of God.”

The Holy Father alsochooses a general intention foreach month. In March he willpray: “That the importance offorgiveness and reconciliationbetween persons and peoplemay be understood and thatthe Church, through hertestimony, may spread Christ’slove, the source of newhumanity.” #UB

Ayon pa rin kay Bro.Polly, bagamat hindi pakumpirmadong lahat angkanilang mga inanyayahangmga taga-pagsalita, tiyak naang pangunguna sa Banal naMisa ng Lubhang Kgg.Arsobispo Ramon C. Arguellessa unang araw sa Simbahanng Carmel. Una rito, mula saHotel magsasagawa ang mgamatitipong delegado ng isangparada tungo sa nasabingsimbahan. Bukod sa mgaparing panauhin, makikiisa rinsa nasabing misa si Rdo. P.George Moreno, O.P.,National Director-Promoter.Tema sa darating nilangpagtitipon: “The Spirituality ofthe Holy Name Man in the Eraof Mary”, bilang pakikiisa saginagawang tatlong taongpaghahanda sa ika-sandaang taon ng simbahanglokal.

Bukod sa pagigingpangulo ng HNS saArsidiyosesis, si Bro. Polly ayVice-President para sa SouthLuzon at Ingat-Yaman ng

Magiging punong abala ang Archdiocesan Union ng HolyName Society sa ika-35 taong Pambansang Pagtitipon ng HolyName Society sa darating na Abril 25 – 27. Sa pakikipanayamng Ulat Batangan kay Bro. Apolinario I. Carandang, pangulong HNS sa Arsidiyosesis ng Lipa, napag-alaman na angnasabing tatlong araw na pagtitipon ay gagawin sa El GrandeHotel, San Carlos, Lipa City.

National Conventionng HNS, dito gagawin!

nagtatag ng nasabing TheologicalSeminary. Apat sa orihinal na limangunang mga mag-aaral angnagsipagtapos matapos ang limangtaong paghubog. Sa kanyanghomiliya, nagbalik-alala angKanyang Kabunyian sa nagingdesisyon niyang itatag ang nasabingpaaralang siyang huling sangay ng

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Arsobispo,nanguna sa

pagsasariwa ngPangako

Pinangunahan ngLubhang Kgg. ArsobispoRamon C. Arguelles ang mgakaparian at reliheyosongparing naglil ingkod saArsidiyosesis sa pagsasariwang kanilang pangako sapagkapari sa isang payak naseremonya noong umaga ngika-18 ng Marso, sa Katedralni San Sebastian, Lipa City.Mahigit sa isang daang mgapari ang dumalo sa taunangseremonyang ito na dapatsana’y sa Huwebes Santoginagawa nguni’t nagingtradisyonal na sa lokal nasimbahang gawin sa MartesSanto dahil sa distansya.

Sa kanyang mensahe, nabinigkas ng Arsobispo nanakaluklok sa kanyang“cathedra” (upuan) dahil dinsa kanyang kapansanangdinadala noon – namamagaang kanyang paa – ipinaalalaniya ang pangangailangang

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“Marami ang tinawag, iilan ang napili!” Ito ang malimit na kasabihanhinggil sa Banal na Bokasyon sa Pagpapari. Mababanaag angkatotohanang ito sa pagtatapos sa mga seminaryo ng Arsidiyosesis ngLipa: apat na mga seminarista sa Theology; tatlo sa Philosophy atlima sa High School ang nagtapos sa mga seminaryo ng SanFrancisco de Sales.

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Layunin ng proyektong ito nabigyang kahulugan at maspagtibayin ang pagsasama ngdalawang taong nagmamahalan sabisa ng Sakramento ng Kasal nangmay matibay na pananampalatayaat pag-asa sa Diyos.Labindalawang (12) pares na mganagsasama na nang limang taongpataas na di pa kasal o/at kasal sasibil ang tumanggap ngsagradong sakramento ng pag-iisang dibdib. Bukod sa Pre-Canaseminar, ang bawat pares ng mgakakasalin ay dumaan sa mahabangpag-aaral at pormasyon na siyang

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Matagumpay na idinaos ang Kasalan sa Parokya noongnakaraang ika-14 ng Pebrero ganap na ika-4 ng hapon sa Parokyang Mahal na Birhen at Mabuting Paglalakbay sa Lodlod, LipaCity. Ang nasabing libreng kasalan ay proyekto ng Knights ofColumbus Council No 13536.

naging daan upang lubos namaunawaan ang kanilangpananagutan bilang bahagi ngSimbahan – ang angkan ng Diyos.

Pinangunahan angselebrasyon ni Padre Johannes M.Arada. Naging saksi ang tig-isangpares na ninong at ninang, mgakamag-anak, kaibigan at magingang ibang maninimba ng parokya.Pagkatapos ng Banal na Misa,nagkaroon ng munting salu-saloat programa kaloob rin ng Knightsof Columbus sa mga bagong kasal.Ito’y ginanap sa Fr. ApolinarioMemorial Hall ng Parokya. #UB

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Isa lamang ako sa mga contributing writers dito sa Ulat Batanganna nagbabahagi ng mga kaganapan sa parokyang akingkinabibilangan, ang Parokya ng San Vicente Ferrer sa Banaybanay,Lungsod ng Lipa. Ngunit, isang magandang pagkakataon angdumating sa akin upang maragdagan pa ang aking kaalaman salarangan ng pagsusulat. Sa pamamagitan ng Commission on SocialCommunications , sa pangunguna ni Reb. P. Nonie Dolor, nabigyanako ng oportunidad na sumailalim sa isang orientation and trainingseminar ng Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN). Ito angnagsisilbing tagapaghatid ng balitang may kaugnayan sa SimbahangKatolika sa Asya sa pamamagitan ng internet.

Ang nasabing pagsasanay ay ginanap sa CommunicationFoundation for Asia (CFA) sa Sta. Mesa, Maynila mula noong ika-10hanggang 15 ng Marso. Siyam lamang kaming participants mula saibat ibang bahagi ng bansa at tinatawag kaming UCAN LuzonReporters. Naging tagapagsalita namin sina Reb. P. RobertAstorino, M.M. (Executive Director, UCA News-Hongkong) at Gng.Norma Jean Viehland (Phil. News Editor, UCA News).

Sa simula, naisip ko na ang isang linggo para sa akin aynapakatagal subalit sa pagdaan ng mga araw, nakita ko angkabuluhan ng bawat pagharap ko sa pag-aaral. Natututo ako atnaging isang hamon para sa akin ang makita ang sarili ko sa mundokung saan ako talaga nabibilang. Hindi lamang kami nagingtagapakinig para sa mga bagong ideya sa pagsusulat, ganon dinnagkaroon kami ng one-day practicum kung saan ipinakita naminang aming mga natutunan.

Isang karanasang masaya at naniniwala akong may hatid namalaking tulong sa akin. Muli kong naisip ang aking pakikiisa sapagsasanay, natuklasan ko na ang isang linggo pala ay hindi pasapat sapagkat tunay namang marami pa akong gustong matutunanupang mapaunlad ang aking kakayahan, upang mas mapagbuti koang aking paglilingkod sa Simbahan sa pamamagitan ng panulat.

Salamat po Fr. Nonie, gayun din po sa inyo, Fr. Oca! #UB

Bauan sa UCAN Susie D. Bauan

National Executive Board .Siya ay isang aktibong lider-layko sa Parokya ni San Isidro,Cuenca. Ang iba pang mgaopisyales ng HNS saArsidiyosesis ay sina Bro.Dante Semira (Parokya ni SanRafael Arkanghel, Calaca) –Pangalawang Pangulo; Bro.Julio Hernandez (Parokya niSan Rafael Arkanghel, Calaca)–Ingat-Yaman; at Bro. AlfredoMirano (Parokya ni SanRoque, Lemery) – Kalihim.

Kabilang sa mgaparokya na aktibo ang HNSay ang mga sumusunod:Parokya ni Sto. Tomas; mga

Parokya ng InmakuladaKonsepsyon (Bauan atBatangas City), Parokya ni SanSebastian (Lipa City), Parokyang Invencion del Sta. Cruz(Alitagtag), Parokya ni SanRoque (Lemery), Parokya niSan Pascual Baylon (SanPascual) at Parokya ni SanIsidro (Cuenca). Ang HNS aymayroon umanong humigitkumulang sa mga 300aktibong kasapi sa buongArsidiyosesis. Si Rdo. P.Godofredo Mendoza angArchdiocesan Director-Promoter ng nasabingsamabahang pang-simbahanpara sa mga kalalakihan. #UB

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paghubog sa mga nagpapari.Ang dating LipaArchdiocesan FormationCenter (LAFORCE) angsiyang ginawangpansamantalang paaralan attirahan ng mga paring-tagabuhog at mgaseminaristang teologo.Inaasahang maumpisahan naang bagong theology housesa susunod na taon.Ipinahayag ng KanyangKabunyian ang patuloy niyangpagtatangkilik sa “petproject” niyang ito. Kabilangang mga nagsipagtapos, angseminaryo ay mayrong 13mag-aaral sa kasalukuyan (10interns at 3 nasa sa IntensiveSpiritual and PastoralFormation).

Ang unang apat na mganagsipagtapos sa SFSTheological Seminary aysina Bro. Froilan Carreon,Jr. (Parokya ng Sto. Rosario,Rosario, Batangas), Bro.Darwin de Leon (Parokya niSan Rafael Arkanghel,Calaca, Batangas), Bro.Eusebio Bobot Hernandez(Parokya ni San Francisco dePaola, Mabini, Batangas), atBro. Riyyan Mendoza(Parokya ni San VicenteFerrer, Banaybanay, LipaCity). Bagama’t silang lahatay nagtapos sa SFS MajorSeminary, sina Bros. Froi atRiyyan ay galing saSeminaryo Menor at saInstitute of Formation (IF)naman nanggaling sina Bros.Bobot at Darwin.

Samantala, tatlo lamangmga seminarista angnagsipagtapos mula saCollege Seminary. Sa isangsimpleng pagtatapos noongika-15 ng Marso, tinanggapnina Sem. Mark NinoBalita (Parokya ni SanSebastian, Lipa City), Sem.Renante Ilagan (Parokya niSan Isidro Labrador, SanIsidro, Batangas City), atSem. Glen Quinot (Parokyani San Antonio de Padua,Bolbok, Lipa City) angkanilang mga katibayan ngpagtatapos ng Kolehiyo sa

na may major sa Pilosopiya.Maganda namang

indikasyon ang pagtatapos ngpito sa walong pumasok saInstitute of Formation (IF).Sa susunod na taon, regularnang mga mag-aaral ngPilosopiya ang mga ito,matapos ang isang taongpaghubog sa IF. Karaniwan,ang mga nagtutungo ng IF ayang mga nagtapos ng mataasna paaralan na hindi galing saseminaryo menor. Malibankay Sem. John Henry Balaoro(Parokya ng InmakuladaKonsepsyon, Balayan,Batangas) na nag-aral munasa labas pagkatapos ngkanyang apat na taon saSeminaryo Menor, ang ibapang nagtapos sa IF ay angmga sumusunod: Sem. JayCarlo Balco (Parokya ni Sta.Teresita ng Batang si Hesus,Sta. Teresita, Batangas), Sem.Sancho Noel Cabatay(Parokya ni Sta. MariaEufrasia, Kumintang Ibaba,Batangas City), Sem. PaulZarex de Castro (Parokya niSan Pablo, Isla Verde,Batangas City), Sem. AlfrenManalo (Parokya ngInmakulada Konsepsyon,Batangas City), Sem. MichaelBJ Masangcay (Parokya ngInmakulada Konsepsyon,Bauan, Batangas), at JohnBenedict Mortel (Parokya niSan Martin de Tours, Taal,Batangas).

Limang kabataang lalakinaman ang tumanggap ngkanilang katibayan sapagtatapos nila sa SeminaryoMenor noong ding ika-15 ngMarso. Ang mganagsipagtapos ay sina Sem.Leandro Carlo Gonzales(Parokya ng InmakuladaKosnsepsyon, Bauan,Batangas), Sem. Don PauloRamos (Parokya ni San IsidroLabrador, San Isidro, LipaCity), Sem. Lorenzo GianMagpantay (Parokya ni SanSebastian, Lipa City), JasonIan Pacio (Parokya ni Sta.Maria Euphrasia, KumintangIlaya, Batangas City), atSem. Reman Eric Recio(Parokya ni San Sebastian,Lipa City). #UB

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Kursong Batsilyer ng Sining,

pagmamahal sa Simbahan sapamamagitan ng patuloy napaglilingkod kahit sinuman angmaging kura-paroko nila.Bukod dito, hinikayat din niMsgr. Ruben ang mga ito upangipagpatuloy ang kanilang“sense of wonder” samahalagang papel na kanilangginagampanan sa parokya o saibang mga opisina ngArsidiyosesis. Ito umano angkanilang pagpapahayag ngpagmamahal kay Kristo at saKanyang Simbahan. Binigyandiin niya ang kahalagahan ngpagiging matapat at matulunginkasabay ang pagpapayo na dimakabubuti ang maghambingng mga paring kanilangpinaglingkuran sakasalukuyang pinaglilingkuran.

Napag-alaman din na may132 ang dumalo mula saapatnapu’t isang parokya.Matapos ang pananghalian,nagkaroon ng film-viewing, napinangasiwaan naman ni Rdo.P. Jonas Palmares,Archdiocesan Chancellor.Matapos ang panonood,pinangunahan ni P. Jonas angisang cine-forum na kung saannagbahagi sila ng kani-kanilangmga reflections na nakuha sanasabing pelikulang “O God”.Unang natuklasan ni P. Jonasna wala isa man sa mgadumalo ng rekolesyon angnakapanood na ng nasabingpelikula. Ayon pa rin sa kanyanaging napakalaking hamon samga ito ang leksyong nakuhasa pelikula – dapat na magingsalamin ng parokya ang mgaparish workers sa kanilangipinamamalas na pagkilos saopisina, ang kanilang pagigingo hindi pagigingapproachable, ang kanilangdiscretion at lalo’t higit angpagiging magalang lalo na sapagsagot sa telepono.

Matapos ang pagdaraos ngSakramento ngPakikipagkasundo, na kungsaan marami ang nagkumpisal,isinagawa ang isang MisaKonselebrasyon nina Rdo. P.Ericson Tio, katulong nakansilyer, Rdo. P. JonasPalmares at Msgr. RubenDimaculangan.

Isang merienda anginihanda ni Sr. Elsa, MCST, atnagkaroon din ng mga kontingregalo, base sa nakasagot samga katanungan hinggil sageneral information tungkolsa Arsidiyosesis. Ito aypinangasiwaan naman nina Sr.Linda, MCSH, at Gng. LucilleEchague ng Chancery Office.

Iminungkahi naman ngChancellor na gawing taunanang nasabing Lentenrecollection. Ito ay gagawinsa Lunes dalawang linggo bagosumapit ang Semana Santa.Ang nasabing petsa sa susunodna taon ay papatak sa Marso2, 2009. Inaasahan na masmaraming dadalo sa gawaing ito

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para sa mga ka-manggagawang simbahang lokal.

Sa kaugnay na pangyayari,ipinahayag ni Rdo. P. NonieDolor na ang di-pagdalo ng mgataga - Pater PutativusPublishing House sa nasabingLenten Recollection ay sanhing kanilang katatapos lamang nabuwanang rekoleksyon at Misasa nasabing imprenta ngArsidiyosesis sa Villa San Jose,Marawoy, Lipa City. Ayon sa

kanya, ang mga ito – spiritualinput, confession at Misakinabukasan — ay bahagi ngpatuloy na paghubog-ispiritwalng mga ka-manggagawa sanasabing imprenta ng Simbahan.Si Msgr. Ruben Dimaculanganrin ang nagbigay ng mini-rekoleksyon at nagpakumpisal.Si Rdo. P. Nonie Dolor,General Manager ng PPPH,ang nanguna sa Banal na Misa.#UB

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Plantsado na ang eskedyulng mga parokya sa Bikariya IVkaugnay ng idaraos na Mahal naAraw at Pasko ng Pagkabuhay.

Nauna na bilang paghahandaay ang kumpisalang bayan naginanap sa mga parokya, kungsaan ay halinhinang nagsipuntaang mga kapariang Oblatos sapitong bayan sa Bikariya paratumulong sa pagpapakumpisal.

Nagsimula na ang Novena-Masses sa karangalan ni PoongSan Jose noong March 6, 2008. Itoay magtatapos sa March 14 at angkapistahan ng Patron San Jose aysa March 15, 2008. Ngayong taonlang na ito na-adjust ang pista niPoon San Jose dahil sa ang March19 ay natapat sa Semana Santa.

Ang pagno-nobena sa PoonSan Jose ay nagsisimula sa ganapna alas 4:30 hanggang alas 5:00 n.h.at sinusundan ng misa (sa parokyang Ibaan). Ang namamahala sadaily Novena-Masses ay mgacooperators of St. Joseph at mgaJosefinos sa parokya.

Kaugnay pa rin ng Pang-Mahal na Araw na aktibidad saIbaan ay ang pagdaraos ng Daanng Krus sa Poblacion sa March18. Pagkatapos ng prusisyon oDaan ng Krus ay ang Pabasa sasimbahan na tatagal hanggangMarch 19. Ang regular napagdaraos ng Paghuhugas ng Paang mga Apostoles sa MaundyThursday, pagtatanod sa BlessedSacrament at ang prusisyon ngSanto Señor sa Biernes Santogayundin ang pagbabasbas ngApoy sa Sabado Santo ng gabi.Samantala, pagkatapos ng Misangalas 4.:00 n.u. para sa Linggo ngPagkabuhay ay susundan ngSalubong, Pagdagit at Sayaw ngPagbati sa Panginoong Nabuhay.Ang Pagdagit na ginagampananng isang bata na nakasuot anghelat ang pagsayaw ng PAGBATI saKristong nabuhay ay mgakinaugalian na sa parokya ngIbaan na umaakit sa mga taga-ibang lugar at mga turista.#UB

NEWS & EVENTS

ANAKIKO SHOP Tadeo Dolor Medrano , Anakiko ‘ 67-72

Paghahandasa Pasko ngPagkabuhay

BALITANGBIKARIYA IV

Inilahad ni Fr. Fedd Magboo, Kura Paroko sa Laurel, Batangasang tinawag niyang Giya sa Pamumuno sa ginanap na UnangPamparokyang Asembleya ng mga bagong halal na pinuno ngParish Pastoral Council at iba’t ibang komisyon nito, mga“coordinators” ng pitong (7) “areas” ng parokya kasama na din angmga “barangay chapel leaders” noong nakaraang ika-2 ng Pebrero,2008, araw ng Sabado.

Ang giyang tinutukoy ay isang “acronym” ng LAUREL na maykahulugang: “L – love of God, A – accountability, U – unselfishattitude, R – responsibility to society, E – excellence at L – livelycommunity”. Binuo niya ito sa paniniwalang ito ay magsisilbingtiyak na gabay tungo sa pakikiisa ng bawat mamumuno sa tunayna Pinuno, ang Mabuting Pastol na si Kristo Hesus.

Pinasimulan ang nasabing pagtitipon sa isang Misa ganapna 6:30 ng umaga na kung saan ay ginanap din ang pagbabasbasng mga kandila sapagkat nagkataong noong ay Kapistahan ngPagdadala kay Hesus sa Templo. Pagkatapos, nagsalu-salo anglahat ng dumalo sa isang agahan na ipinahanda ng pari. Hanggangtanghali nagkaroon ng pangkalatang-talakayan ukol sa mgatungkulin at gawain ng bawat opisyal na pinangasiwaan ng Kalihimng PPC, Ingat-Yaman ng PPC at Pangulo ng PLC. Nagingpagkakataon din ito ng pagtitipon ng bawat area upang mailahadang mga binabalak nilang mga gawain. #UB

Giya sa Pamumuno,inilahad ni Fr. Fedd M.

Lanny Atienza-Tolentino

A very busy month of MarchMarch has been a very busy month for me and for Anakikos. Tostart with :

March 1 - Wedding of my pamangkin, Karen Medrano-Agustin,2002 Bb. Pilipinas Universe, with Frs. Nepo Fruto and Fr. NonieDolor officiating the wedding.The wedding also served as the Venue for our Medrano Familyreunion. It was nice to catch up with almost all the members of theclan. Some of them, including my mother I have not seen for morethan 10 years.

March 2 - Anakikos vs. Medrano-AnakikosA very well fought game between Anakiko teams. The Anakiko teamof Batch ’84 and lower, the defending champions, organized by noless than our own President JBalita prevailed over the team ofMedranos, composed of 4 Anakiko brothers Monching, Deo, Jojo,and Double and their siblings. March 28 - Tee-off to Eternity, 2nd Edition

By the time March issue of ULAT Batangan is realeased,winners of the 18-hole golf fun game/tournament are alreadyknown and prizes have been awarded (hope that the hole-in-one iswon). Venue is at Malarayat Golf and Country Club in Lipa City.Tickets are priced at P2,500. Hole sponsorships are tagged atP20K per hole. Sponsors will be provided with advertisement tarpsfor each hole being sponsored. Batch 83 spearheaded this year’sfund raising activities. Proceeds will go to SFS Minor Seminaryand part to SFSMiSAA.

Light Moments: ** I read this in PDI - A poor Irish lass had to leave her nativeIreland in search of better life in London. After a few months, shewas able to send home money. One day she decided to visit herfolks, bringing a cool sum of money plus expensive gifts. Herfather, curious as to the source, asked her what kind of work shewas in. She replied “ I am a prostitute”. The father, hard of hearing,after repeating his questions and repetitive replies from herdaughter, exclaimed with a deep sigh of relief, Thank God, for awhile I thought you had become a Protestant”. ** Birthday Greetings to my sister Emma who celebrated herbirthday last March 9, 2008.

EARLY Mother’s Day…..March 20 - Happy birthday to myone and only MOM, Eufracia Dolor-Medrano, to whom I amdedicating most of this column. A true Batanguena, born March20, 1933 in Balite, Bauan Batangas., studied in St, Bridget’s HighSchool, Batangas City and graduated in a college in Batangas.She became a teacher and taught elementary school children inTanauan, etc. She was a mother to 7 children, four of whom wereAnakikos. She is now based in Missassauga, Toronto, Canada.

Her only disappointment in life was not one of us four(4)Medrano-ANAKIKOs became a priest.

I remember very well the very first religious disciplines we hadexperienced was from her. At exactly 6:00PM, we would hear herwhistle that it was time to go home from play in time for theANGELUS. On Sundays, she would make it a point that we were allwell groomed for the Sunday Mass. We would also have a nightlyRosary.

Most of our Medrano cousins in Balanga(Sto. Domingo, Bauan)did not even finish their elementary or high school. We were theonly exceptions; why, because, our mother was very persistent thatwe finish schooling, even if it would mean hardship, sacrifices ontheir part… We practically clawed our way to what we are today, allfinishing w/ college degrees. And we are very much grateful to ourparents. Had it not been for their sacrifices and wisdom, bakadinampot na kami sa kangkungan.

She was very fond of inventing names ( just like our very ownFr. Jun Quiambao, who used to invent “hilarious names” to makefun of some seminarians). For example, my niece would presenther boyfriend to her …Then when the boyfriend left, she would callthe guy, who was already taking up his Masters degree, “GradeFive(5)” (too small, too young but cute). Another boyfriend would bedescribed “busalsal ang ilong”.

I can describe her as a very religious woman, not havingmissed any Sunday mass. She was also a very caring mother,ever-ready to lend a helping hand to any of her child-in-need.

To you, Mother Eufracia “Fracing” Dolor-Medrano, thanksfor everything you have done for us, and again, Happy Birthday!!!!May you have more birthdays to come, and “Good Health”!!!! #UB

Ayon kay Rdo. P. EricArada, kura paroko ng Parokyang Sto. Niño, Marawoy, LipaCity, “Ang kaugalian ng VisitaIglesia ay nagsimula pa sakasaysayan ng BatangSimbahan kung saan ang mgaunang Kristiyano ay bumibisitasa pitong malalaking Basilica saRoma upang manalangin.” Dahildito, minarapat ni P. Eric namagkaroon ng maagang VisitaIglesia noong ika-14 ng Marsoisang linggo bago ang SemanaSanta kasama ang miyembro ng

Noong Peb. 4, 2008 ayginanap ang taunang pulong ngBoard of Trustees ng PondongBatangan CommunityFoundation, Inc. Bukod sapaglalahad ng mga taunangulat naging tampok sa pulongna ito ang pagpili ng pamunuanat kaanib nitong PondongBatangan Board of Trusteespara sa taong 2008. Angpamunuang ito ay binubuonina: Archbishop Ramon C.Arguelles bilang Chairman, Fr.Aurelio de la Cruz, OSJ bilangVice Chairman, Gng.Bernardita Maralit bilangTreasurer, at Fr. ManuelGuazon bilang Secretary. Angibang bumubuo ng Board ofTrustees na kinatawan ng iba’tibang vicariates ay sina: sahanay ng mga pari – Msgr.Rafael Oriondo, Larry Famarin,Ildefonso Dimaano, SabasTitular, Federico Magboo atClarence Patag; sa hanaynaman ng mga laiko – G.

2008 Board of Trustees ng Pondong Batangan, ipinakikilala Fr. Manny Guazon

Domingo de la Cueva, Bb.Celestina Siscar, Gng. TeodoraLandicho, G. EmmanuelMunda, G. Raul Tolentino, at G.Demetrio de la Cruz . Kabilangdin sa Board of Trustees bilangex officio member ay si Msgr.Alfredo Madlangbayan, angVicar General ngArsidiyosesis.

Sang-ayon na rin sa By-Laws ng Pondong BatanganCommunity Foundation, angbawat kaanib ng Board ofTrustees ay makapaglilingkodng dalawang term at ang isangterm ay tumatagal ng isangtaon. Gayundin, upang matiyakang patuloy na daloy ng buhaynitong community foundation,hindi sabay-sabay nanapapalitan ang mga kaanib ngBoard of Trustees. Nagaganapito sa pamamagitan ngkasunduan na para sa isangtakdang taon ay nagpapalitang mga kinatawan ngVicariate 1 hanggang 3 at sa

sunod na taon ang nagpapalitnaman ay mga kinatawan ngVicariate 4 hanggang 7.

Ang mga napalitang kaanibng Board of Trustees ay sinaErnesto Mandanas, Jr.,Nepomuceno Fruto, EleuterioRamos, Mr. Jose Martinez,Agapito Villegas, Mrs. NenitaTapia at Mr. Onesimo Leynes.Ang ilan sa kanila ay mga‘pioneers’ na maituturing saPondong Batangan CommunityFoundation. Subalit ang higit namahalaga, lahat sila, bago mano lumang kabilang sa Board ofTrustees, ay naniniwala saadhikain at kabanalan ngPondong Batangan. Nasakanila ang diwa nito at bahaging kanilang buhaypananampalataya angpagtataguyod sa PondongBatangan. #UB

Barangay LiturgicalCommittee (BLC), Choir atilang mananampalataya bilangpaghahanda sa darating naLinggo ng Pagkabuhay.

Nang ganap na ika-4:30 ngumaga pagkatapos ng Misa aytumulak ang may 5 sasakyanlulan ang mga pilgrims patungosa mga Simbahan sa Diyosesisng Quezon upang isagawa angStation of the Cross.Nagtungo ang grupo sa pitongsimbahan na sakop ng nasabing

Fr. Eric nanguna sa Visita Iglesia

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“Tungo sa Kaganapan ng Buhay”

E D I TO R I A L

One of the unwritten and little known episode that reallyhappened in the life of Jesus and Mary is the meeting betweenthe Mother and the Risen Son. Our Easter tradition calledSALUBONG dates back to this unwritten event. Contrary tothe impression of many, the Risen Christ did not first appear toMary Magdalene. The Gospels never claimed so. Reason,faith and devotion dictate that truly the first to see Jesus Risenand glorious is His beloved Mother.

The venue of the extraordinary encounter is surely theBethany house of Lazarus, Martha and Mary. It is certain thatthe Blessed Virgin Mother stayed with these friends of Jesus intheir home some three kilometers away from Jerusalem. Thatis the house Jesus loved to stay whenever He would journey tothe south. After the burial of Jesus the sorrowful Mother musthave spent moments of deep prayer, reflecting not so much onwhat transpired before, the painful events of Christ’s passionand death which She participated in as a loving mother, butmore on what God would do next. She knew something greatwas going to take place. And it did.

We are used to sharing Mary’s grief looking at her as MaterDolorosa. Little do we know that Her great faith should makeus see her more as Nuestra Señora de la Soledad. It is to thissolitude with Mary that we are invited this whole year.

Once more we celebrate Easter. For many, thecommemoration of Holy Week and Easter probably appearslike mere annual commemoration of an event in the past. Likethe mass, many see it as a celebration we are obliged to observeevery Sunday. But the truth is, the mystery of the resurrection issomething taking place when and where we are. We mustbecome part of the mystery. In fact, each time we celebrate theMass, each time we commemorate the Paschal mystery, webring something new both past experiences and future events.

Easter 2008 must be celebrated by us in the Archdioceseof Lipa as a true Marian event. Even if nothing really exceptionalis done since I declared December 8, 2007 till March 25, 2009as an Extraordinary Archdiocesan Marian Year, the declarationof the Archbishop suffices to make it a profoundly Marian periodof time. But our second year of spiritual preparation for thecentenary of Lipa as a local Church will hopefully emphasizethe deeply Marian character of the year 2008.

All throughout the liturgical year, the Holy Triduum, whichis the celebration of the Paschal Mystery, is the very core of ouryear-long worship, just like every Eucharist has at its most solemnand important moment, namely, the consecration. This year2008, we should especially feel the strong presence of theBlessed Mother. The salubong should not just be a traditionalact. It has a very insightful implication. Mary deserves to bethe first to behold the glory of Christ. She is also the first to fullyparticipate in that glory. That glory is for all Her children. Theweighty Marian year 2008 should keep us very close to Maryat the foot of the cross and in the Easter encounter.

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL! Let Mary guide us to livewith Her a never-ending PASCAL EXISTENCE. #UB

The yearly celebration of the central and mostimportant salvific action of Jesus Christ, aptlycalled Paschal Mystery, invites all Christians toconversion, which can also be seen as a transition.Indeed there is more to it than a mere externalcelebration. In fact, memorial would be a fittingterm than celebration.

Memorial is making an event of the past present,effecting what the original event intends for thepresent progeny. As a Christian, it should makepresent the effects of Christ’s passion, death andresurrection – something that St. Paul says happenedonce and for all, irrepeatable – in the life of theindividual and the community which professes tofollow Him as their Lord and Saviour. Each year’smemorial of the Paschal Mystery should deepenone’s discipleship. This can only be so if one fullyrealizes that in his life as disciple of Christ, he movesfrom one stage of discipleship into another stage,higher and nobler than the previous one.

This is what we mean when we say thatconversion is in reality transitions that we have inour life as Christian followers. Conversion is notreserved for sinners or unbelievers. It is a life-timeprocess of becoming Christ. This is not only true ina personal sense of conversion. It applies too to ourlife as a Church, as a community. After all, we are aChurch in transit, in constant moving on in this valeof tears until we reach the eternal home that Christhas prepared for us.

It is in this light that we are putting thischallenge to us as a local church preparing for ourcentennial jubilee. We should be able to identify ourtransitions: where are we now, what are we goingto end, what are we going to begin? We should seeour three-year preparation as leaving somethingbehind. But before we can leave something behind,we should know what that is. What are we going toend by the time 2010 comes? And what are we goingto begin? Where are we heading at the year 2010?

Not to see this and articulate these transitionswould make all our celebrations mere externaldecorations. They are mere changes and not realtransitions. We will not be moving forward. In otherwords, we are not converted. And if we are notconverted, how can we evangelize? If we cannotcome up with concrete answers to these, then ourcelebration of the Paschal Mystery becomesmeaningless ritual. #UB

Paschal Mystery –A Challenge to Transition

Easter 2008 Message

(Zenit.org).- If a parishdoes not evangelize, it isnothing more than abuilding, said a Vaticanofficial, who offered fourpractical steps fortransforming a parish into amissionary center.Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith,secretary of theCongregation for DivineWorship and theSacraments, affirmed thistoday at a conference underway in Rome on “The Parishand the NewEvangelization.” Thecongress is organized by theEmmanuel Community andthe Pontifical InstituteRedemptor Hominis. It endsFriday. “Why should aparish be missionary,”Archbishop Ranjith asked.He explained that God’s callof love mandates amissionary character forChristians: “Jesus loved hisbrothers and sisters to theextent that he was dedicatedtotally to their salvation —this is the basis ofevangelization.” Thearchbishop, who led theDiocese of Ratnapura, SriLanka, before being namedto the Roman Curia, calledevangelization a “sign of thematurity of our faith.” “TheChurch exists only if itevangelizes, and the sameis true for the parish. If aparish does not evangelize,it is only a building,” he said.“Evangelization is not amatter of free choice. It is anobligation of our faith, theperfect expression of ourcharity.” Eucharist-centeredArchbishop Ranjithhighlighted the importanceof the Eucharist for a parishfocused on the mission. Heoffered the example of anIrish parish that organized“Eucharistic adoration in allthe parishes. As a result,there are more vocationsnow. The Eucharist attracts— the Lord attracts people.”“The Eucharist is at thecenter of evangelization,”the archbishop affirmed.“The Eucharist mustgenerate faith. In someparishes it is celebrated insuch a manner that it doesnot generate faith.” The 60-year-old prelate alsofocused on the role ofparish priests. He said thatpriests should understandtheir role by saying, “‘I amuseless by myself butuseful in his hands.’”Archibishop Ranjith alsocontended that parishesshould not focus on theircommunity alone, but“make a determined effortto reach the lost ones.”

STEPS TO MAKINGMISSIONARY PARISHES

By Gisèle PlantecVatican Aide: EvangelizationNot a Choice, But a Mandate

STEPS TO... P. 6

Most Rev. Ramón Argüelles, DD, STL

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NBN-ZTE Deal at People Power. Marami ang nagiging cynicallalo na sa probinsya tungkol sa kung dapat silang makilahok sapaghanap ng katotohanan at solusyon sa krisis ng Bansa ngayondahil sa wala rin daw namang nangyari. Tinanong ni Ruben angsarili niya kung saan nagkamali si Juan de la Cruz. Heto ang mgaisinagot ni Ruben sa kanyang sarili:

- Nang hindi na kinailangan ang Cardinal Sin power, bumangonnaman mula sa hukay ang “sin” power.

- Ganon din, lumabo ang ibig sabihin ng reconciliation; naging“reconciliation”, i.e., naglaho ang accountability. Sabi ng iba,yun ang missing link sa tagumpay ng People Power.

- Ang ibang kinatawan ng bayan sa Kongreso, Senado, atbp.,sa halip na maging taga-check ng Nakaupo ay naging cheeringsquad (dahil diumano natapalan ang kanilang mata, tenga atbibig ng ibang uri ng check).

- Isa pa, ang nakakapangilabot na awiting “Bayan Ko” ay nagingtheme song lang ng “bayang api” o ng elementary at high schoolkapag Linggo ng Wika. Natabunan ito ng lakas ng volume ngsama-samang pag-awit ng mga muling nabuhay na Trapo(traditional politicians) at ng “bagong” politicians. Sa halip na“Bayan Ko”, ang naging theme songs nila ay ang “PamilyaKo” at “Weather-Weather Lang!”.

- Dahil ang dasal ng iba ay para sa kaligtasan lang ng sarilingkaluluwa at ang iba naman ay “ Aba , Ginoong Barya”, nalimutanna nila yaong kaluluwa ng Bayan.

- Marami pang dahilan kung saan maaaring nagkamali. Hindiko na sasabihin, kasi ang daya nyo. Ako lang ang pinapapag-isip nyo. Pero pag pinilit nyo ako, sasabihin ko rin. He he hehe he. Syanga naman.

Pebrerrrrrro-Marrrrrrso 2008. Dahil sa peculiar na kalamigandito sa Lipa hanggang nitong mga unang linggo ng Marso,nadagdagan ang aking problema: bago maligo sa umaga, kunghindi kailangang magmadali, ay struggle talaga ako kungmagbubuhos na o hindi muna. Brrrrrrrrrrrr! Daig pa ang lamig ngPasko! Tabo system kasi ako, eh. Salamat na lang at mayroongsalitang “mortification” lalo na kung Kwaresma. Pero alam ko,napakaliit itong sakripisyo kung ihahambing sa dinadalang krusng ibang mga bumabasa nito ngayon. Napapag-usapan din langnaman ang “krus”, alam ninyo, sinabi ni Santa Teresita ng Batangsi Jesus na “wala talagang matamis na krus. Kung matamis ito,hindi ito tunay na krus”. Wala po palang minatamis na krus. Hindirin pwedeng pumili ng krus na gusto mo. At kung wala namankayong krus, hwag naman sanang maging krus kayo ng iba. Hehe he he. Happy Easter in advance po sa inyong lahat. Syanganaman. The Healer Priests. Akala ko ay sa Pilipinas lang at sa iba pangmahihirap na bansa hinahabol ng mga maysakit si Fr. FernandoSuarez dahil isa talagang kalbaryo ang magkasakit dito lalo nakung ang pasyente ng pamilya ay maysakit din sa bulsa. Bukodroon, uhaw sila sa milagro na galing sa Diyos. Sawa na kasi silasa dami ng “milagro” na nangyayari sa komersyo at politika. Peronang makita ko sa website ang schedule ni Fr. Suarez sa USA atsa Canada, napagtanto ko na sa North America din pala ay maramirin ang naghahanap sa kanya . . . hindi lang para sa kagalingan ngkatawan kundi sa inner healing. Marami ang uhaw sa Diyos. Hindi ako magtataka kung katulad ni Fr. Suarez, ganon din ka-busyang timetable ng kilala nating healers dito sa Southern Luzon nasina Fr. Joey Faller at Fr. Osorio, OSJ. Sila man bilang healers aynangangailangan ng ating panalangin upang makilala si Jesus nanagpapagaling sa pamamagitan nila. Alam po n’yo, minsan ayinimbitahan ako ng office clerk ng Lipa Cathedral para mag-Misasa isa sa mga buwanang healing Masses. Dahil talagang busy ako,nagbiro ako sa kanya na kaya di ako makakapag-Misa ay bakama-discover ako na healer din. Ha ha ha ha. Pero sa totoo lang,ipagdasal po natin ang ating mga healer-priests. Syanga naman. “At the End of the Day . . .”. Akala ko ay sa United Nationsspeeches ng mga country delegations lang uso ang expression na

“at the end of the day …”. Nahawaan din nila angKongreso, Senado, ang SquareOff sa ANC, university campusat ang talk shows satelebisyon. Hindi ito uso samga sermon ng pari saBatangas dahil Tagalog angsermon nila. Siguro, ito rin angpaboritong expression ni SanPedro sa pintuan ng langit. Sasabihin niya sa atin: “Oonga, naging makasalanan kadahil makasalanan atpinagkasalahan ka ng iyongkapitbahay. Medyo maydahilan ka. Pero ‘at the end ofthe day’ hindi mo ito pwedengmaging dahilan para ipagpilitanang sarili mo na makapasok ditosa langit. Oo nga’tmakasalanan ang kapitbahaymo, eh ano naman ang ginawamo?” Kaya nga, at the end ofthe day, magkakamot lang tayong ulo sa harap ni San Pedro atsasabihing, “Syanga naman”. Sa wakas, bakasyon nanaman! Outing, youthseminars, liga ng basketball,Mayflower festival, piyestahan,internal tourism, summer job,vocational, drama and danceworkshops – iyan ang mganagbibigay-kulay sa bakasyonng mga kabataan. Balita ko aymedyo magiging kaiba angsummer ng mga estudyante saMaynila kung hindi kaagadmatatapos ang krisis na dulotng NBN-ZTE issue dahilmagpapatuloy ang mga fora atmartsa. Gusto rin kasi nilapatunayang socio-politicallyconscious din ang mgakabataan ngayon. Ewan ko ba, minsan ay mas-magaling pang mag-analyzeang mga kabataan, taxi drivers,vendors at labandera kung anoang solusyon sa problemanatin kung ihahambing sa mganakaupo sa itaas at sa ibangbackseat drivers ng oposisyon.Naniniwala ako sa sinabi niHelen Keller na “ang tunay nakalamidad sa buhay ng tao ayhindi yaong isilang kang bulagkundi yaong isilang kay maymga mata pero ayaw monamang makakita.” Gustokong idagdag sa sinabi niHelen Keller na “ang mas-masahol na kalamidad ayyaong bukod sa ayaw nilangmakakita ay tinatakpan pa nilaang mata ng iba para hindi rinsila makakita.” Aral din ito samga kabataan habang sila aynagmamartsa hindi lang sakalye kundi habangnaglalakbay sila sa kanilangbuhay propesyonal: “Yung atingbad habit ay nagsisimula sapagtapak natin sa bagay naakala natin ay anlalawa lamangpero kapag lumaon anganlalawa ay nagiging kable nagumagapos sa atin atbumubulag sa ating pagtinginsa katotohanan.” Syanganaman. #UB

Reading our headline news in this issue, we note the saddeningstate of vocations to the priesthood (and also to the religious life).The dearth of the number of young men entering the seminary isattributed to a lot of factors, one of which is attributed to theinfluence of media.

While it is true that media often parlays the values that arecounter-Gospel, this is so because we, Church people, have notused media extensively enough to sow these seeds that Christtaught to be proclaimed from the “rooftops” of radio and television.It is no wonder that young men (and women) are more attractedto the world and all its allurements as propagated by commercialmedia.

On the other hand, I have always contented that media canbe a potent means of vocation promotions. As a matter of fact,the Vocations Commission of the CBCP, realizing media’s worthto advance its cause, made this their central topic in its nationalconvention last year. One of their productions Spirit-FM nowuses with Fr. Ilde Dimaano’s voice prominently projected (theone with telephone rings!).

We recall with nostalgia the Seminary Radio Apostolate(SRA) during the late 70s (after we entered the major seminary).This not only trained the seminarians (now most of them are nowpriests classified as seniors) in radio production, but this alsogave listeners the latest happenings in the seminary, and also theseminarians’ showcasing of their radio talents (mostly singing andintelligent discussion of current issues). I have to give it to thelate Msgr. Amador Litong, who was rector at that time. He notonly encouraged the seminarians to do this weekly recording atthe Auditorium; he even was the recording technician most ofthe time. Of course, this column provided most of the work, andthe airtime (it pays to be the boss of the radio!).

SRA used to be aired weekly – every Sunday morning, pre-taped! And there were letters and feedbacks coming to theSeminary, addressed to their favorite kuyas (seminarian-hosts)in the program.

Then there was the Vocation Hour, something which weconceived to be a weekly (again Sunday morning) radio program.This featured a congregation of men and women each week. Wegave the religious congregation the ample time to promote theirown religious families, answer questions from the public (via phonepatch), and in a manner of speaking – do their thing to promotevocations to their congregation. The seminaries of course hadthe biggest share of time in this program.

And this is only in the realm of broadcast.I have often challenged those in the seminary and in vocation

promotions apostolate: have we really used the media we have athand enough to promote vocations to the priesthood and to thereligious life. In the latest celebration of the Vocations Month –as in the previous celebrations during February – it is dishearteningthat the diocesan seminaries had no exhibits of the seminary lifethat could have attracted young men to try out and see the mysterybehind and within those forbidding yet challenging walls. Ironically,we often see seminarians goggling over the picture-exhibits ofthe women congregations.

I am convinced we are not aggressive enough to sell ourmerchandise! We have the means – the media! We may not bepowerful speakers before young audience; but the mesmerizingeffects of sights and sounds used to portray priestly and religiouslife can be worthy substitutes for our lack of talent in person-to-person sales talk. The artistic power of visuals and the inoculatingeffect of well-laid out fliers are what our seminaries are lacking,compared to what the Jesuits and even the Brothers of the ChristianSchools have resorted to in their vocation promotions. #UB

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The Pope affirmed thistoday when he received inaudience participants of acongress organized by thePontifical Council forLegislative Texts to mark the25th anniversary of the 1983Code of Canon Law.

He stated that “the ‘iusecclesiae’ is not just a collectionof norms produced by theecclesial legislator for thatparticular group of people whoform the Church of Christ. Itis, primarily, the authoritativedeclaration by the ecclesiallegislator of the duties and rightswhich are founded on thesacraments and which,consequently, derive from whatChrist himself instituted.”

The Holy Father quoted aphrase used by BlessedAntonio Rosmini to the effectthat “the human person is theessence of law.” This, he wenton, is something “we must alsoemphasize for canon law: Theessence of canon law is theChristian individual in theChurch.”

The law of the Church, headded, is an aid toaccomplishing its final purpose:the salvation of souls.

“The Church recognizesthat her laws have the natureand [...] the pastoral functionof enabling her to pursue herfinal aim which is that ofachieving ‘salus animarum.’[...] In order for canon law toperform this vital service itmust, first and foremost, be wellstructured,” the Bishop ofRome explained. “This means,on the one hand, that it must belinked to the theologicalfoundations that give it itsreasonableness and that are anessential sign of ecclesial

VATICAN CITY (Zenit.org). - The law of the Church isliberating, Benedict XVI says: It is the law that makes Catholicsfree to follow Christ.

legitimacy and, on the other,that it must it must adhere tothe changeable circumstancesof the history of the people ofGod.”

“Moreover,” the Pontiffcontinued, canon law “must beclearly and unambiguouslyformulated in such a way as toremain in harmony with theother laws of the Church.Hence it is necessary toabrogate norms that havebecome outdated, modify thosein need of correction, interpret— in the light of the livingmagisterium of the Church —those that are unclear and,finally, fill any ‘lacunae legis.’”

Benedict XVI remindedthe members of the PontificalCouncil for Legislative Texts oftheir duty to ensure “that theactivities of those structureswithin the Church called todictate norms for the faithfulmay always reflect [...] theunion and communion that arecharacteristic of the Church.”

“The law of the Church is,first of all, ‘lex libertatis’: thelaw that makes us free tofollow Jesus,” he concluded.“Hence it is important weknow how to show the peopleof God, the new generationsand all those called to followcanon law, the real bond [thatlaw] has with the life of theChurch.” This must be done inorder “to defend the delicateinterests of the things of Godand to protect the rights of theweakest, [...] but also in orderto defend that delicate ‘good’which each of the faithful hasgratuitously received — the giftof faith, of the grace of God —which in the Church cannotremain without adequate legalprotection.” #UB

(Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina

Apostolorum University.)

Q: Could a layperson, with the diocesan bishop’s permission, licitly preachafter the Gospel at the Good Friday liturgy, since it is not a Mass?A: Laypeople may preach on certain occasions. The 2004 instruction “RedemptionisSacramentum,” in No. 161, states:

“As was already noted above, the homily on account of its importance andits nature is reserved to the Priest or Deacon during Mass. As regards other formsof preaching, if necessity demands it in particular circumstances, or if usefulnesssuggests it in special cases, lay members of Christ’s faithful may be allowed topreach in a church or in an oratory outside Mass in accordance with the norm oflaw. [The Code of Canon Law, Canon 766] This may be done only on account of ascarcity of sacred ministers in certain places, in order to meet the need, and itmay not be transformed from an exceptional measure into an ordinary practice,nor may it be understood as an authentic form of the advancement of the laity. Allmust remember besides that the faculty for giving such permission belongs to thelocal Ordinary, and this as regards individual instances; this permission is not thecompetence of anyone else, even if they are Priests or Deacons.”

Some canonists argue that “Redemptionis Sacramentum,” along with a 1997instruction regarding the collaboration of the laity with the priestly ministry, is morerestrictive regarding lay preaching than the Code of Canon Law.

This indeed appears to be the case and was perhaps intentional. Certainlythe documents in question were all duly approved by Pope John Paul II, who alsopromulgated the Code.

The prohibition of laypeople delivering the homily is much more stringent, andthe Holy See has even gone so far as to state that that the diocesan bishop doesnot have the authority to permit a layperson to give the homily.

The reasons why the bishop cannot give this dispensation were adduced inthe above-mentioned 1997 document: “[T]his is not merely a disciplinary law butone which touches upon the closely connected functions of teaching and sanctifying”(Article 3, No. 1).

It could be argued that even though the Good Friday celebration is not aMass, the brief homily foreseen in the rubrics is for all intents and purposes of thesame category as the homily during a Eucharistic celebration insofar as it “touchesupon the closely connected functions of teaching and sanctifying” in the same wayas during the Mass. In this case it is strictly reserved to an ordained minister.

Even if we were not before a homily in the same sense as during a Mass, alayperson would not be allowed to preach, since a priest is always present at theGood Friday celebration. And “Redemptionis Sacramentum” clearly states that laypreaching in a church or oratory is allowed “only on account of scarcity of sacredministers.”

Thus the requisite conditions for permitting lay preaching are never metduring the Good Friday celebration.

A priest is almost surely present because the possibility of celebrating theGood Friday service of the Passion with holy Communion is tied intimately with thecelebration of the Maundy Thursday Mass the preceding evening. The norms for theEaster celebrations (No. 54) stipulate that the rite of transfer to the altar of repose“may not be carried out if the liturgy of the Lord’s Passion will not be celebrated inthat same church on the following day.”

As far as I know, the Holy See has not approved any official rite for celebratinga version of the Easter triduum in the absence of a priest.

Even though it does not have to be the same priest who presides at bothcelebrations, the union of the two celebrations assures that a priest will be availableto preside on Good Friday. #UB

Canon Law Makes Us Free, Says PopeExplains That It Is Founded on Sacraments Lay Preaching on Good Friday

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Hints He offered some“practical steps” for givingparishes a missionarycharacter.

“The parish communitymust move away from amaintenance model to amissionary model — if theonly thing we do is repair thebuildings, this will kill usspiritually,” the archbishopsaid.

Secondly, he continued,parishes need “to moveaway from a spirit ofpessimism to a spirit ofoptimism.” And he noted thedanger of becoming theGospel’s example of a “lazyservant.” The third practicalstep dealt with the role oflaypeople. ArchbishopRanjith encouraged priestswho still think the “missionis the sole responsibility of

we are so marginalized —we try to find any kind ofmeans, like the media, toshow our presence.”

Archbishop Ranjithanswered, “It is good to useall the means available andto think that sometimes‘dreams can becomereality’” but “the mostimportant thing is to feelstrong and trust in God …and to pray.”

He gave the example ofhis diocese in Sri Lanka,which has a large non-Christian population.Catholic laypeople go andvisit the Muslim or Hindufamilies, he explained, and“they have tea together and

discuss about religion.”“The sad thing would be

to give up,” the archbishopaffirmed. “Be strong, becourageous, you willsucceed.” A priest fromBelgium asked if closingparishes reflected a lack offaith. Archbishop Ranjithoffered the example of aspiritual partnershipbetween a Sri Lankandiocese and a German one.When a German priestdied, Sri Lanka offered: “Iwill send you the best priestI have.” The Germandiocese considered theproposal but eventuallydecided to close the parish.This “‘we are managing on

our own’ means closingchurches,” ArchbishopRanjith lamented.Following his address, thearchbishop told ZENIT thatparish priests’ zeal andspirit of love are key. Heoffered the example of St.John Vianney, patron ofpriests, as an example. Healso suggested BlessedTeresa of Calcutta and St.Francisco Xavier asmodels. If St. Francis couldgo to the other side of theworld and proclaim Christwithout even knowing thelanguage, “if it was possiblefor him,” he said, “why can’tit be possible for me?”

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STEPS TO... P. 4 clerics,” and that “priestsshould decide everything bythemselves” to “share withthe laity.”

“Each layperson is apotential missionary,” heaffirmed. The fourth stepwas related to the third. Thearchbishop encouragedinvolving as many people aspossible: “associations,groups, men, women, youthand even children — and becourageous to go intouncharted areas, look fornew methods and means.”Why not me? ArchbishopRanjith answered questionsfrom the conferenceparticipants after hisaddress. A priest from theNetherlands, who presentedhis country as “the mostsecularized country in theworld,” asked forencouragement “because

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“Blessed are the poor inspirit for the Kingdom ofHeaven is theirs” [Mt. 5:3]. Their poverty, voluntary or not,does not allow them to havethe arrogance andassertiveness of the wealthy.Having nothing, they long fora personal daily relationshipwith the Lord, abandoningthemselves to His Divine Will. Relying heavily upon God inmaking their decisions, theyknow that the grace of God issufficient to meet all theirneeds, the physical ones andthe spiritual ones. These soulsstrive for perfection, theperfect holiness that is foundin Christ Jesus. They have nofear of what this world can doto them because they lay theirtreasures in Heaven, “whereneither moth nor rustconsumes and where thievesdo not break in and steal.” [Mt.6:19]. In the end, the poor inspirit becomes the object ofenvy of the rich and proudwhose fame, social l ife,wealth, pleasures andaddictions robbed them oftheir time and eventually theKingdom of Heaven .“Blessed are the meek, forthey will inherit the earth”[Mt. 5:5]. Being gentle andkind they refuse to use theirposition or the law to furthertheir selfish interests. For sorefusing, they become trulygreat and are sincerely lovedby all. They are happybecause they trust that the“Promised Land on earth” isjust a symbol of the truekingdom that the meek trulyinherit. “Blessed are they whomourn for they shall becomforted. Those whomourn are those who bewailthe sad state of theirneighbour caused by theirdisloyalty to God. Such sincerepeople will soon have thecomfort and consolation of thelong-awaited messianickingdom. Those who mournfor the unfaithful sinners knowthat the most valuable thingsin life have to be bought withsacrifice. They don’t confusehappiness with passing thrills.They refuse to buy their ownhappiness at the cost ofmisery to others. They maysow in sorrow but they arecomforted because they willreap rewards of a good lifewith joy.

Eight Beatitudes “Made Easy”The Sermon on the Mount (Mt. 5:1-12), one among the selected readings in

the Mass when we rest in peace, contains the essence of Christ’s teachings. They arethe values which Christ preached and lived. They are the qualities he wishes to see inhis followers. Like Mary’s Magnificat which is understandable only to those immersed inholiness, the Beatitudes are a complete reversal of conventional values and standards:to be important, to be successful, to have long life and material prosperity. Thiscollection of Christ’s teachings which he preached not only in the Mount but in thesynagogues, by the sea, in the Temple , in the fields, and in different homes come asa total surprise. It took away the focus on what men “have”. It refocuses on whatmen “are”. It is the positive formulation of the Ten Commandments. Adopting someideas of Rev. Fr. Flor McCarthy, SDB, allow me to make it easy for you to understandone among the Gospel passages that I always find most difficult to explain.

“Blessed are those whohunger and thirst forrighteousness, for they willbe satisfied” [Mt. 5:6]. Theyare happy for setting theirpriorities right. Their hunger andthirst for righteousness consistsin being involved in theproblems of others, prepared tolive up to the standards andvalues as mandated and livedby Christ. Such a spiritualitythat does not hunger for statusand power exceeds that of thescribes and Pharisees [Mt.5:20]. They follow Jesus whosaid, “Do what I do, not only whatI say!” They are satisfied andmake people happy at the sametime because their acts ofrighteousness reveal the imageand goodness of God. “Blessed are the merciful,for they will receive mercy”[Mt. 5:7]. Their happy rewardconsists in the healing of theirmemories of pain. In theirdecision to forgive despite theresurging feeling of pain andquest for vengeance they arehappy because they no longerbecome prisoners of pain. Inforgiving and showing mercythey allow the purifying fire ofthe Holy Spirit that transformstheir soul and that of others inChristlikeness. The man whohas compassion for his neighborreally loves. “Blessed are the pure inheart, for they will see God”[Mt. 5:8]. They will see God inthe sense that they will knowGod. In their knowledge of God,

they will enjoy a filialrelationship with God and willtherefore be happy for seeingthe world as God sees it. Thisis a giant step on the road tohappiness. “Blessed are thepeacemakers, for they willbe called children of God”[Mt. 5:9]. Happy are thosewho are not just peace-loversbut peace-makers and peacebuilders; those who bridgeunderstanding among people;those who welcome astranger and can tolerate aperson who is different. Happyare those who work for a morejust society. They are happybecause they are able to laythe foundations of a lastingpeace. They will shine outamong their fellowmen aschildren of God. “Blessed are those whoare persecuted forrighteousness’ sake, fortheirs is the Kingdom ofHeaven .” Happy are thosewho stick up for what is right,no matter what the cost. Theysave not only their own soulsbut the soul of their Land. Happy are they who strive todo and to say only what is rightand true, not what is popular.They are blessed because theydon’t always have to defendthe truth. Truth itself will standin their defence. Beingridiculed and laughed at doesn’tworry them for they know theirhappiness will be complete inthe Kingdom of Heaven . #UB

Misa Para sa Kapwa isinagawa sa mga PaaralanAng taunang misa para sa kapwa o kilala sa tawag na Alay

Kapwa Mass ay isinagawa sa mga paaralan.Ang pagdiriwang ng misa ay bahagi ng proyektong

Ebanghelisasyon ng Lipa Archdiocesan Social ActionCommission. Layunin nito na makapangaral sa mga nasa paaralanukol sa pananagutan ng bawat isa sa ating kapwa lalo at higit ayang mga kapatid natin na nangangailangan, ang mga mahihirap.

Ito rin ay isa sa mga pamaraanan upang makapangalap ngpondo na inilalaan sa mga proyektong nakapag aangat sakalalagayan ng mga kapos palad nating kababayan..

Ang mga paaralang naging kabahagi sa ebanghelisasyon nasa taong ito ay may temang “Pagkalinga at Pangangalaga saKapaligiran, Tungkulin ng Sambayanang Kristiyano” ay BatangasState University sa Batangas City, Lipa City Colleges sa LipaCity, Dela Salle sa Lipa City, Canossa Academy sa Lipa City,Saint Teresa College sa Bauan, Our Lady of Caysasay Academysa Taal, St. Mary’s Academy sa Lemery, St. Thomas Academysa Sto. Tomas, La Consolacion College sa Tanauan.

Ang Misa sa mga paaralang ito ay pinangunahan ngkasalukuyang Direktor ng Lipa Archdiocesan Social ActionCommission (LASAC) na si Rev. Fr. Idelberto Ramos Jr.

Libreng Gamutan Matagumpay na naisagawaMatagumpay na nakapagsagawa ng isang araw na libreng

gamutang medical at dental sa Parokya ni San Nicolas deTolentino sa San Nicolas, Batangas ang Lipa ArchdiocesanSocial Action Commission sa pakikipag-ugnayan ni Rev. Fr. GlennCantos na siyang kura paroko ng nasabing parokya.

Nakasama ng LASAC sa gawaing ito ang tatlong (3) doktorat apat (4) na nurses mula sa Mary Mediatrix Hospital.Nakatulong din sa gawaing ito ang isa pang doctor na nagmulanaman sa San Nicolas. Kasama rin sa gawaing ito si Doktor AllanSadsad, dentista, na palagiang kasama ng LASAC sa mgaganitong gawain.

Tinatayang mahigit sa 150ng katao ang natingnan ng mgadoktor at nabigyan ng libreng gamot na kinakailangan para sakanilang kagalingan samantalang nasa 50 naman ang nabunutanng mga sirang ngipin at nabigyan ng kaukulang gamot.

Ayon kay Rev. Fr. Glenn, “ang gawaing ito ay isangpagpapatibay na ang simbahan ay para sa mga mahihirap”.

LASAC nakapagpatapos ng 66 na mga BataSa ilalim pa rin ng programang Alay Kapwa ng LASAC

nakapaloob ang proyektong Scholarship na naglalayungmatulungang makamtan ng mga bata at kabataan ang kanilangkarapatan na makapag-aral. Binibigyang pansin ng proyektongito ang mga batang maykakayahang makapag-aral subalit dalang kahirapan ay di naiibigay ang kanilang karapatan.

Sa taong ito ay may 66 na mga mag-aaral ang magtatapos ngibat-ibang antas ng kanilang pag-aaral. 3 sa mga ito ay kolehiyo,13 mula sa mababang paaralan at 50 namang nasa pre-school.

Patuloy pa rin sa pangangalap ng pondo at mga kapamaraananang mga nasa pamunuan ng LASAC upang mas maging malakipa ang bilang ng mga batang matutulungan at mapag-aaral.

LASAC ON THE GO Jopes Virtucio

diyosesis. Naging tampok angpagdalaw nila sa 350 steps namatatagpuan sa simbahan ngKamay ni Hesus. Nagtungo rinang grupo sa mga simbahan ngLucban, San Miguel Arkanghel(Tayabas, Quezon), St. Francisof Assisi (Sariaya, Quezon), SanPedro Bautista (Candelaria,Quezon), Our Mother ofPerpetual Help (CandelariaQuezon) at St. John the Baptist(Tiaong, Quezon).

Kaugnay ng paghahandasa Linggo ng Pagkabuhay,nagdiwang din sa parokya ngHuling Pitong Wika noongBiyernes Santo, ika-21 ngMarso nang ganap na 12:00 ngtanghali. Nagingmakasaysayan atmadamdamin ang pagbabahagi

FR. ERIC... P. 3 dahil ang napiling mgamagbabahagi ay mga pari mulasa Seminaryo Mayor. Angnagbahagi sa Pitong HulingWika ay sina Rdo. DakilaRamos, Rdo. P. Anthony CarloEsteron, Rdo. P. Angel Pastor,Rdo. P. Eric Arada, Rdo. P.Noel Salanguit, Rdo. P. GabbyGonzales, Rdo. P. JunieMaralit. Naging tampok dinang pag-awit kasabay angpagsasadula o sayawinterpretation pagkatapos ngbawat ng pagbabahagi nainihanda ng iba’t ibang mgachoir ng mga barangay chapelsna sakop ng parokya. Nagingmakahulugan din angpagtanggap sa homiliya ni Rdo.P. Arnold Montealto, bisitangpari na nagmula pa saZamboanga. #UB

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To help strengthen the diocesan programs for the migrantssector, the CBCP-ECMi- (Episcopal Commission for thePastoral Care for Migrant and Itinerant People, initiated thecreation of inter-agency council for migrants’ concern orIAMCO.

The IAMCO was organized to mainstream the programs andservices available to OFW’s and their families left behind atthe local level, which is being concocted or promoted at thenational level particularly concerned government agenciestasked to implement the programs for the migrants, leadingto systematization and consolidation of common action inaddressing issues and concerns on the pre-during and postemployment stages of overseas migration.

This also serves as a coordinating body and venue amongagencies to exchange views and information on programsand services to migrant sector, share and learn experiencesin the formation, implementation of migrants programs.This also serves as a recommendatory body or lobby groupfor policy change and direction on what is lacking, amongthe programs and services.

From IAMCO, this was localized into BIAMCO – BatangasInter Agency Council for Migrants Concern which comprisesof the Governors Office, PSWD, NBI/PNP, OWWA, POEA,DFA, NSO, SSS, PAG-IBIG, Philhealth, BID, Academe(Catholic, Private, & Public), Visayan Forum and some ofour tie-up private institution like banks and insurance group.

Among our programs and activities which we are to launchand have launched are:

1. From Academe — SDO Formation program throughGAWAD Anak OFW—search for anak ofw who areactive and prove to have a good performance inschool despite the absence of parents. And this alsoaims or inform the public that sons and daughters ofofw are still considered a productive partner of thefamily and the society despite the result of researchthat SDO are branded to have bad image. Batangassubmitted 10 entries for this search. Recognitionwill be on March 31,2008 in Lipa ,Batangas. Awardingwill be on April 11, 2008 in Manila.

2. From Families left behind — search for MODEL OFWFAMILY of the year. As 2 times winner (Punay family-2006/ Olmasa family-2007)of regional and nationalsearch. BIAMCO search again for model OFW familyin our province. Awarding will be on Migrant WorkersDay, June 7, 2008 here in our province in Capitolyo.

3. From Returnee — search for neglected familymember, who is in dire need of attention, care. Hemust be 60 years old and comprehensive study fromDSWD must be submitted. This search was launch

by OWWA alongwith the search for OWWA wish , asearch for indigent Ex-OFW.

Biamco meets regularly every other month, and aim to invitemore agencies to strengthen more and reaped fruits thruhelping the welfare case of victims of illegal recruiter,maltreated, human remains , unpaid salaries, imprisoned etc.This was also replicated by other diocese like Pampangaand Bayombong. #UB

Panibagong Sigla ng PondongBatangan sa Tanauan

Kahanga-hanga angkasalukuyang isinasagawa saParokya ni San JuanEvangelista, Lungsod ngTanauan para sapagpapalaganap ng aral atgawain sa Pondong Batangan.Nagkaroon sila ng panibagongpanimula sa pagpo-PondongBatangan sa liwanag ngnalikhang Pananaw ngparokya at sa pagbabalik aralsa Kabanatang Ika-anim ngAral ng Batangueño at sakabuuan na rin nito. Nagawapa rin nila sa parokyang ito namagtalaga ng mga lider laykona magtuturo tungkol saPondong Batangan at mag-aanyaya upang makibahagi sagawaing ito. Kung noon aybahagi na ng kamalayan ngmga taga-Tanauan angPondong Batangan ngayon ayinaasahan na lalo pa silangmahuhubog sa katuruan atkabanalan nito. Kung tutuusinisang tunay na ebangelisasyonang nagaganap sa parokyangnabanggit.Panibagong Paghuhubog saLiwanag ng BagongPamparokyang Pananaw

Kung paanong saPananaw nagsimula angbagong sigla sa buhay pastoralng Arsidiyosesis ng Lipa saisang Pananaw din nagsimulaang Parokya ni San JuanEbanghelista, Lungsod ngTanauan para sa buhay napagtataguyod sa PondongBatangan. Naganap ito sapagiging kura paroko ni Fr.Conrado Castillo na siyangnanguna sa paglikha nitongpananaw: “Tanauan: Lungsodna Banal, Sambayanang mayKaganapan ng Buhay.”

- Thelma Platon, Secretary –Agapita A. Nery. Idagdag paang ginawang pagbabahagi saparokya sa mga ‘clusters’upang mabutingmapamahalaan at mapa-alwanang pagpapalaganap ng Tibyoat pangangalap nito.2008: “Akyat Bahay, DalaTibyo”

Sa taong kasalukuyan,masigasig na isinasagawa angisang bagong ebanghelisasyonsa pamamagitan ng pagba-bahay-bahay upang dalhin samga pamilya ang aral ngPondong Batangan athimukin sila sa sapagsasabuhay ng pag-ibig niKristo sa pamamagitan ng pag-aalay sa Pondong Batangan.Ito ang tinawag nilang “AkyatBahay, Dala Tibyo”. Sakasalukuyan ay nagaganap itosa Barangay Laurel ngLungsod ng Tanauan, sakopng Parokya ni San JuanEbanghelista.Ang Bagong Pagkilos at Buhayng Parokya

Sa mga nabanggit nakaganapan mababatid natunay na nagkaroon ng bagongpagkilos at buhay ang Parokyani San Juan Ebanghelista.Una, dahil sa pananawnagkaroon ng malinaw ngdireksyon o focus angparokya. Ito naman aynangahulugan ngnagkakaisang pagkilos ng mgapari at layko sa daan ngPondong Batangan tungo sapinapangarap na kaganapan ngbuhay ng mananampalatayang parokya. Ikalawa,kapansin-pansin angpanibagong diin opagpapahalaga sa pag-aaral opaghuhubog sa diwa o buhaykabanalang nakapaloob saPondong Batangan. Itonaman ay nagbubunga ng masmatibay na pagtatalaga upangmakibahagi ang mgamananampalataya sa PondongBatangan. Nawa ang Parokyani San Juan Ebanghelista aymagbigay inspirasyon sa ibapang mga parokya para sa isangpanibagong ebanghelisasyon sapamamagitan ng PondongBatangan. #UB

LACMMI joins CBCP-ECMIspearheading formationof inter-agency councilfor migrant concerns.

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Iminulat ng mga pari ngparokya ang mga taga-Tanauan sa pananaw na ito sapamamagitan ng isangpamparokyang pagtitipon nasinundan ng patuloy napagpapahayag ng mga paritungkol dito sa kanilang mgahomiliya at pangangaral.Naging masugid din angpagtuturo sa mga katekista,mga kaanib ng mga samahangpangsimbahan at lalo na samga taga-pagtaguyod omanggagawa ng PondongBatangan. Sa unang basa palamang sa Pananaw, sa mgakatagang “kaganapan ngbuhay” mahahagip agad nanakasentro angpinagpanibagong buhay ngparokya sa layunin, diwa atgawa ng Pondong Batangan.Pagsasa-ayos ng Parokya parasa Gawaing PondongBatangan

Mula sa Aral ngBatangueno tungo sa PondongBatangan, naganap angmasiglang pagtuturo opangangaral tungkol saminimithing “kaganapan ngbuhay.” Kasunod nito ayisinaayos ang mga tauhan omanggawang pastoral atnilinaw ang kanilang mgagampanin para sa ‘apostolado’ng Pondong Batangan. Bunganito ay nagkaroon ng bagongpamunuan ang gawaingPondong Batangan ngparokya: President – LeonardoM. Borja, Formation – MelbaP. Castillo katulong ang mgaLAGPASers, Immersion/Outreach – Luz Molino,Accounting – Lorna Unigo,Finance Committee – LiliaArcega, Counting Committee

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Ang dakilang pangyayaringiyon sa Kalbaryo ay naganap maydalawang libong taon na angnakakaraan subali’t ang Pasyon,Kamatayan at MulingPagkabuhay ay bahagi pa ngbawa’t isa sa atin hanggangngayon. Ang matindingpagpapakasakit na iyon ng tao aynadarama sa paghihirap, hapdi atkagalakan sa ating pang-araw-araw na buhay, habang nakikibakatayo sa ating sariling kalbaryo.

Isa sa mga pangyayari ngBiyernes Santo na makaantig –kaluluwa na bahagi ng atingtradisyon at ritual ay ang PitongWika, na ginagawa sa mgasimbahan. Sinisimulan ito sa ika –12 ng tanghali, may mgapanalangin, awit ng koro upangbigyang diin ang bawat Salita ngPanginoon, samantalang ang mgapredikador (preacher), maaaringpari, kung minsan ay layko -inilalarawan nila ang mga tunay nakaganapan ng pagpapakasakit niKristo sa Krus, at ang kaugnayannito sa panahon natin ngayon.

Isa sa Pitong Wika nanakakabagbag ng damdamin ayang ikatlo : “Babae, narito angiyong anak - Anak, narito angiyong ina.” Sa mga mag-asawalalo na sa ating mga Pilipino, samga magulang at mga anak, angmga salitang ito ang nagkakaroonng katugunan sa kanilangdamdamin. Ang walang katapusanat sukdulang pagmamalasakit ngina sa kanyang anak ayinilalarawan si Maria, ang ina niHesus, habang siya’y nakatayomalapit sa kanyang naghihirap atnaghihingalong anak. Angpagmamalasakit na ito ay nagmulapa noong ipanganak niya anganak ng Diyos sa isang sabsabansa Belen. Siya rin ang nagdala sakanya noong sila’y patungo saEgipto, upang takasan si Herodes,ang nais pumatay sa Hari ng mgahari. Siya rin angt nagdala ngbatang si Hesus nang ihain niya

“BABAE, NARITO ANG IYONG ANAK”Ang mga Mahal n ay narito na uli. Ang 40 araw ng

Kuwaresma, na nagpapahayag ng pagpapakasakit at pagsisisiay halos matatapos na, maliban sa kasukdulan nito, ang dakilangpangyayari sa Kalbaryo.

ito sa templo ayon sa kaugalianng mga hudyo. Si Maria uli angnaghanap sa 12 taong gulang nabatang si Hesus na nawala, atnakita sa gitna ng mga doctor nanagtatanong sa batang itongnakakaalam ng lahat ng bagay,gayun pa man sumama Siyangpauwi sa kanyang mga magulang- patuloy na lumaki si Hesus.Umunlad sa kanyang karununganat lalong kinalugdan Diyos at ngmga tao.(Lk.2:52) Ang mgapangyayaring ito sa buhay ngmag-ina ay maaaring magbalik sagunita ni Maria habang siya’ynakatayo sa paanan ng krus - mgaalaalang dinadala ng bawa’t inasa kanilang mga puso’t isipan.Ang kalbaryo marahil angpinakamatalas na balaraw natumarak at lumikha ngpinakamalalim na sugat sa puso ngnamimighating ina, ang MaterDolorosa. Sa pagkakatayo niMaria sa paanan ng krus, walangmagawa habang nagbabantay sakanyang duguang anak - iyon namarahil ang pinakasukdulan ngdalamhati ng isang ina. Gayun paman, naroon siya, nakatayohanggang sa katapusan upangipakita sa atin kung paano angmagmahal. Ganito nga ang papelng mga asawa at ina - sinasabiring ang ina at asawa ang hulingumaalis sa tabi ng kanilangnaghihingalong anak at asawa.May mga di-pangkaraniwangpangyayari rin na ang maybahayay nakakapag-alaga pa sa asawangnag-iwan sa pamilya, nagbalik –loob, bumalik sa sariling tahanannang maramdaman niyangtinatawag na siya ng Panginoon.

Alam ng Panginoonnakakapag-alaga pa sa asawangnag-iwan sa pamilya, nagbalik -loob, umaalis sa tabi ng kanilaHesus ang malalim na sugat sapuso ng kanyang Ina. Kaya’t angmga huling kaisipan, mga hulingwika ay para sa kanyang ina.

“Babae, narito ang iyong anak.Anak, narito ang iyong ina.”Sinabi niya ito sa kanyangpinagkakatiwalaang alagad.Parang sinabi rin niya ito sakanyang ina, “Aalis at iiwan kokayo upang tupdin ang akingmisyon, ang aking Gawain -mamatay upang ang bayan ngDiyos ay aking mapaglingkuran.Subalit, di kita iiwang nag-iisa.Ang minamahal kong kaibigan aymananatiling kasama mo - maginganak mo sa halip na ako.”

Sa makabagong panahongito, ilan sa mga anak na nangmakatikim ng tagumpay,magpakagumon sa kaalwanan atmga bagay na material aybinabalewala na ang kanilang mgamagulang ? Wala ng panahongmakipagkita sa kanila, walangpanahon ng pagdalaw, walangpanahon upang magbigay ng aliwsa kanilang katandaan. Ibangkapatid ko na ang mag-alaga sakanila. Ako ? Marami akongginagawa - sinusustentuhan konaman sila at di nagkukulang sakanilang mga pangangailangan.Subalit, narito si Hesus,ipinakikita sa atin kung papaanongsa oras ng kanyang pagdurusa atpaghihingalo, ang kaligtasan atkagalingan ng kanyang ina angbinibigyang halaga.

Ang Ikatlong Huling Wika ayaalingngawngaw na naman sa mgasimbahan sa sususnod naBiyernes. Harinawang ang mgaanak, mga magulang, at lahat naanak ng Diyos, ay maalaala angnakakalungkot subalitmakapangyarihang tagpong ito sakalbaryo - walang magulang na dinakaranas ng kapighatian, sakitO pagkabigo sa kanilang mgaanak; wala ring anak kahit naiyong walang kapintasan anghindi nagkasala sa mga magulang,walang anak ng Diyos na hindibinale wala kahit minsan angpagmamahal ng Mahal na Ina atng ating Ama sa langit.

Sa pagdating ng mga Mahalna Araw, maramdaman sana ngbawat isa sa atin ang kahuluganng tunay na pagmamahal.#UB

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of the Fourth Filipino Roman Catholic Bishop)Fifteenth of the Series

Segregation from the Old Lipa Diocese

The vastness of the Diocese of Lipa was indeed an obstacle tosurmount for the first two bishops of the diocese. This was becauseof the poor means of communication and transportation. Indeed theneed for closer supervision was hampered. As a solution, BishopVerzosa pleaded with the Holy See for the segregation of newecclesiastical jurisdictions from the old territory of the Lipa Diocese.Below were the new territories created during his term.

Apostolic Prefecture of Mindoro. The island of Mindoro wasone of the most difficult mission territories in the old Diocese of Lipa.In 1897, the Augustinian Recollects took care of 16 parishes andmission stations of Mindoro. At the outbreak of the PhilippineRevolution, these missionaries abandoned the area. In the year1902, three Augustinian Recollects returned to managed the threemain stations in the eastern area. From 1902 till 1937, four tabernaclescould only be found in the entire Mindoro where the BlessedSacrament was reposed. It was described that people here grew upwithout seeing priests and sacraments. The young only saw theruined churches and heard the stories of elders about the Catholicpractices like processions, fiestas and mystery plays. There wasreally a big pastoral problem to surmount.

Since the establishment of the Diocese of Lipa in 1910, Mindorobecame part of the diocese. But it was always a dilemma for the firstBishop of Lipa to look for missionaries who would work in this missionarea. When Bishop Verzosa arrived in Lipa, one of his concerns wasto find missionaries to take care of the people of Mindoro. It is saidthat he looked so hard for missionaries for Lubang and the largeIsland of Mindoro where only three or four recoletos had beenrendering pastoral services, till finally he handed over the area to theDivine Word Missionaries.

In the Philippine SVD Archives, we found a compilation of lettersof Bishop Verzoa and the SVD Father Provincial, Fr. TeodoroButtenbruch, SVD, where they discussed the Mindoro Mission, thesubsidy of SVD Missionaries and the Holy Spirit Nuns and thebuilding of churches, schools and convents. The letters were a clearreport of accounts on how money was disbursed in the MindoroMission. Some of the letters were written by the then SVD Procurator,Fr. William Finnemann SVD. (He later became Auxiliary Bishop ofManila and the first Apostolic Prefect of Mndoro).

Bishop Verzosa petitioned the Holy See for the segregation ofthe island of Mindoro and its neighboring islands into an ApostolicPrefecture. With the Apsotolic Constitution Ad Catholicam Nomen,the Holy See mandated the establishment of the new ApostolicPrefecture of Mindoro naming the Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, theMost Rev. William Finnemann, SVD, as its first Prefect Apostolic.The new ecclesiastical territory was separated from the Dioceses ofLipa and Jaro. Mindoro and Lubang were taken from the Diocese ofLipa and Maestro de Campo, from the Diocese of Jaro.

On March 10, 1937, the erection of the new Prefecture and theinstallation of the new Apostolic Prefect took place. The ApostolicDelegate, Archbishop William Piani was present together with BishopAlfredo Verzosa, Msgr. Jose Jovellanos (Vicar-General of Manila),Msgr. Alfredo Obviar (Vicar-General of Lipa), Msgr. Antonio OssorioPereira (secretary to the Bishop of Lipan) and other monsignori. Fr.Miguel Anspach, SVD (Provincial Superior of the Philippine SVD),half a dozen of SVDs, Dominican Fathers and priests from the Dioceseof Lipa were also in attendance.

It was 5:00 in the evening when the actual celebrations started.The Apostolic Delegate Piani and Bishop Verzosa took their paces inthe thrones prepared for them. The reading of the Papal Bull ofErection was read in Latin by the delegate’s Secretary and in Tagalogby Msgr. Obviar. After reading of the Bull, it was Bishop Verzosa’sturn to speak and turn over the area to the new Prefect.

…Bishop Verzosa addressed the assembly and formally tookleave from Mindoro and its people, and turned it over to the care ofthe new Prefect. With pathetic words the aged Filipino Bishop tookleave from his diocesans . . . Bishop Verzosa also begged his formersubjects in future to be devoted to their new ordinary in love andobedience as they had been to him.

(Next issue: The Diocese of Lucena)

Fr. Ericson M. Josue

pagmamahal ng lahat sa Banalna Eukaristiya at sa Sakramentong Pagkapari.

“Hindi tayo dapat na manawasa pagbibigay ng atingpagmamahal at pagpapahalaga sadalawang malaking biyaya ngDiyos sa Simbahan. Pag-ibayuhinnatin ang ating debosyon saEukaristiya,” mariin niyang paalalasa mga dumalo ng Misa ng Krisma,na kinabilangan din ng mgareliheyosa at mga kinatawan ng iba’tibang mga samahang pang-Simbahan, kasama rin ang mgapapal awardees ng Arsidiyosesis.Ang nasabing Misa ayisinahimpapawid sa himpilan ngradyo ng Simbahan, ang 99.1 Spirit-FM, at ng lokal na CATV ng Lipa.

Sa mga pari naman, kanyangpinasalamatan ang kanilang mgaangkan sa pagkakaloob ng mgaito sa kanila para sa Bayan ngDiyos. Sinabi rin niya sa mgapari na “ang banal na bokasyonng paglilingkod ay galing saDiyos. Maging bukas-palad dinsana ang inyong paglilingkod saKanya sa pamamagitan ngmatapat na pagtupad sa inyongtungkulin bilang pari.” Pinaki-

usapan din nila ang mga ito naipagpatuloy ang kanilangipinamamalas na kasigasigan saministeryo, lalo na malapit nangpumasok ang lokal na simbahansa ikalwang taong paghahanda sadarating na hubileyo sa taong2010.

binasbasan ang bagong Krismaat ang Langis para sa Maysakit.Ang malaking lalagyan ng mga itoay dinala sa Altar at inialay saArsobispo ng mga seminaristangteologo na katatapos lamang ngkanilang paghubog at magigingmga diyakono sa susunod nabuwan. #UB

ARSOBISPO... P. 1

(Editor’s Note: We now see how the Diocese of Lipa began to be subdividedduring the tenure of Bishop Alfredo Verzosa.)

Sa nasabi ring Misa,

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Sa Misang ito,binabasbasan ng Ars/Obispoang Krisma at ang Langis parasa Maysakit, na natatanginglangis ng olibo ang sangkap.Ang mga banal na langis naito ang ginagamit ng Obispoat mga pari sa mgaSakramento. Ang Krisma anglangis na ginagamit sa Binyag,Kumpil at Orden saPagkapari. Kaya nga hindimarapat humingi ng mgalangis na ito angmananampalataya. (Anglangis na maaaring hingin ayyaong binabasbasan kapagkapistahan ni San Martin dePorres.) Samantala, ang mgalumang langis, o yaong natiranang nakaraang taon, aysinusunog at inilalagay samga ilawang bantay sa Banalna Sakramento sa mgasimbahan.

Isa sa mga liturhiyang inaabangan kung Mahal na Araw ay ang Misa ng Krisma. Karaniwan itong ginaganap tuwing Martes Santo sa Katedralni San Sebastian sa Lungsod ng Lipa bilang sentro ng Arsidiyosesis. Sa kalendaryo ng Simbahan, nakatakda itong ganapin kung Huwebes Santongunit maaari ding ganapin sa ibang araw ng Mahal na Araw bago mag-Huwebes sakaling magiging mahirap makipagtipon ang mga pari atsambayanan kasama ng Obispo sa umaga ng Huwebes Santo.

Misa ng Krisma-Pagsasariwa ng Pangako ng Pari,Gaano kahalaga sa buhay-pananampalataya?

Tampok na bahagi rin ngMisa ng Pagbabasbas ng mgaLangis ang pagsasariwa ngpangako ng mga pari sakanilang ministeryo atpagsunod sa Obispo. AngMisang ito ang isa sa mgapagkakataong naipapakitaang kabuuan ng pagkapari ngObispo at ipinahihiwatig ngmga paring kanyangnasasakupan angpakikipagkaisa sa kanya.

Dumaan ang panahon nakakaunti ang laykongdumadalo sa Lipa sapagdiriwang na ito, higit pangmarami ang pari. Ngunit dalamarahil ng unti-untingpagkamulat sa kahalagahannito sa buhay-pananampalataya, dumaramibawat taon ang dumarating saKatedral mula sa iba’t-ibangparokya ng Arsidiyosesis.Nito ngang mga huling taonay kinakailangan nang

m a a g a n gdumating anggustong makaupo.Ang mgamagulang atkapatid ng mgapari, sapangunguna ng ‘St.John VianneyAssociation’ ngLungsod ng Lipaay may laang mgaupuan bilangpagkilala sakanilang pag-aalayng anak para saministeryo. Sabinga ng LubhangKgg. Ramón C.Argüelles sakanyang homiliyanoong nakaraangtaon, “ito angtunay na araw ngmga pari atmarapat lamangna ang

sambayanan ay makigalak saamin”.

Isa si Bb. Norgie Hidalgosa tunay na nagagalak tuwingnasasaksihan niya ang bahaging halik ng kapayapaan ngObispo at mga pari. “Salamatat may ganitong seremonyassapagkat nakalulugod makitaang halos lahat ng pari nanagpapanibago ngpanunumpa sa Arsobispo ngkanilang pananatili saministeryo.” Nakakalungkotlamang aniya na may mgawala sa oras na yaon dahilmay karamdaman, yumao na,o higit na masakit, tinalikuranna ang pagiging pari.

“Kapag nakikitakong ganoong sama-sama ang mga pari ngArsidiyosesis, paranglalong lumalakas angaking pananampa-lataya bilang Katoliko,at ang tiwala ko nahindi mabubuwag angating Simbahansapagkat mayroontayong mga magigiting(at makikisig) nal a l a k i n gnagsasakripisyo (atnaglalaan ng sarili)para sa atingkapakanan”, sabinaman ni Cellie Perce.

T a t l o n gm a h a h a l a g a n gpagdiriwang ngSimbahan angnamumukod na patungkol samga pari – ordinasyon,Priests’ Day (tuwing ika-4 ngAgosto), at ito ngang saMartes Santo. Sa mga araw naito, ang bida ay ang pari, anghomiliya ay tungkol saugnayan ng pari atmananampalataya, lalo’t higitang tungkulin ng bawat isa

para sa paglago ng bawat isa.Sa paliwanag ng Arsobispo,ang layunin ng pagkapari aymaging tanda ng presensiyang Diyos sa daigdig. Ang pariang kasangkapan upangmagkaisa ang Diyos at tao.

Muli mula sa kanyanghomiliya sa Misa ng Krismang nakaraang taon, sinabi ngAma ng Arsidiyosesis na “sakabila ng aming kahinaan,tungkulin naming dalhin angsambayanan kay Kristo. Attulad ni Kristo, kailangangmakaranas ng hirap ang paripara sa kaligtasan ngsangkatauhan. Kaya’t kungang isang pari’y may

pagkukulang at kahinaan, laloniyang kinakailangan angmatinding panalangin,pagmamahal, at pang-unawa”. Ipinaalaala niya nasa panahong ang PanginoongJesuKristo ay inaalipusta atpinasasakitan, lalong minahalat sinamahan siya ng Mahalna Birhen at ng mga

apostoles. “Minsa’y narinigko sabi ng mga parokyano,palitan na ang pari. Angdapat palitan ay ang ugali.”

Kaya’t tulad ng ginagawanina Ellen Reyes at LollieMercado, sana’y habangpinapalakpakan nating mgaparokyano ang ating mga parihabang sila’y yumayakap sa– at niyayakap ng –Arsobispo, mag-alay tayo ngpanalangin ng pasasalamat saDiyos para sa Kanyang mga‘piniling alter-Christus’, at ngkahilingang patuloy silangbigyan ng lakas ng katawanat isipan, ng inspirasyon nahuwag silang manghina at

manghinawa sapagganap sasinumpaang tungkulin,na lagi silangpangalagaan ng Mahalna Birhen laban saiba’t-ibang uri ng tukso,at manatiling banal at‘totoong’ pari.

Para naman saArsobispo, lalongkinakailangan niya angmasidhing panalanginsapagkat higit namalaki ang kanyangtungkulin at gawainbilang tagapagtaglayng ‘kabuuan ngpagkapari’ (fullness ofthe Priesthood). Bukodsa pagiging pari,nakasalalay sakanyang mabuting

pamamahala ang kapakananng buong kaparian at ngbuong Arsidiyosesis.Kinakailangan din niya nggabay ng Espiritu Santo sapagiging kasapi niya ngKapulungan ng mga Obisposa Pilipinas (CatholicBishops Conference of thePhilippines o CBCP). #UB

Isang Pagsusuri... Isang Pagninilay

Bb. Rose Perce

FEATURES

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Nang ika-9 ng Marso,namahagi ng mga pagkain atgamot ang grupo ng Societyof St. Michael de Archangelng Parokya ng InmaculadaConception, Mataas-na-Kahoy, Lungsod ng Lipa.Kasama ang may 15estudiyante ng De La SalleLipa – College Level,nagtungo ang grupo sa Brgy.Kinalalaglagan, Mataas-na-Kahoy at nag-alay sa mgaresidente na karamihan aymga matatanda na nararatay nasa higaan. Ito ay pinangunahanni Rdo. P. Gene Valencia,

Ipinaalala ng LubhangKgg. Arsobispo Ramon C.Arguelles sa komitibanginatasang magplano atmanguna para sa ikalwangtaon ng tatlong taongpaghahanda sa DakilangHubileyo 2010 na ang ikalwangtaon ay hindi lamang Taon niMaria, kundi ito rin ay Taon ngEspiritung Banal. Maalala naang unang taon ng mahabangpagdiriwang ay itinalagangTaon ni Hesus, na Siya ringIkalwang Persona ng SantisimaTrinidad o Sangtatlo. Saikatlong taon, iaalay ito sa DiyosAma, habang ito rin naman aymagbibigay diin sa katauhan niSan Jose.

Ganoon na rin,iminungkahi niya na iwasan angsalitang “pagtatapos” o“closing” sa gagawingaktibidad sa ika-10 Abril saBasilika ni San Martin ng Tours,Taal, Batangas. Sa nasabingpetsa at lugal ay pormal napapasok ang tatlong taonpagdiriwang sa ikalwang taon.

“Taon ni Maria, Taon din ng Espiritung Banal,”Paalala ng Arsobispo

Ayon sa Arsobispo, hindi tamana isipin ng mgamananampalataya, kasama narin ang mga pari’t reliheyoso’treliheyosa, na ang Taon niHesus ay natatapos upangpumasok at ipalit ang Taon niMaria. Dapat, aniya, makita naang “pagpasok” ng Taon niMaria at ng Espiritung Banal aydapat lalong maglapit kayHesus sa mga tao.

Dahil dito, ang magigingtema ng gawain sa Taal ay“Mula sa Taon ni Jesus, Tungosa Taon ni Maria, Esposa ngBanal na Espiritu!” Ayon kayRdo. P. Eyong Ramos,dalawang pangunahing taga-pagsalita ang naka-line up saumaga ng Abril 10. Mataposang pagtanggap at pagkilala ngLubhang Kgg. ArsobispoArguelles, magbibigay ngkanyang panayam ang bantogna teologong Hesuwita, Rdo.P. Catalino Arevalo atsusundan siya ng isang batangpropesor sa St. Francis de SalesTheological School, Rdo. P.

Marcelino Antonio Maralit, Jr.Ang paksa ni P. Arevalo ay“Ang Kasaysayan ngPagdating ng Debosyon kayMaria sa Pilipinas at saArsidiyosesis ng Lipa”,samantalang papaksain namanng historian ng Arsidiyosesisng Lipa na si P. Junie Maralitay “Si Maria sa Buhay ng mgaBatangueno”.

Sa hapon isasagawa angBanal na Misa at pagkatapossusundan ng isang banal naprusisyon patungo sa Shrine ngIna ng Caysasay, sa Labac,Taal. Inaasahan na maramingmagsisidalo sa petsang itokatulad noong nagdaang taonsa Katedral ni San Sebastian.Wala pang matiyak kung sinoang mangunguna sa Banal naMisa. Napag-alaman na hindimakakadalo ang naunanginimbita, ang kinatawan ngSanto Papa sa Pilipinas,Lubhang Kgg. ArsobispoEdward Joseph Adams, dahil sakanyang naunahang mganaitakdang gawain. #UB

Kura Paroko at SpiritualDirector sa tulong ng mag-asawang Chris at TrinaValencia sa pakikipagtulunganng munisipyo ng nasabingbayan.

“Panginoon, kailan ponamin kayo nakitangnagutom at aming pinakain,o nauhaw at amingpinainom?...At kailan ponamin kayo nakitang maysakit at aming dinalaw?Sasabihin ng Hari, ‘Sinasabiko sa inyo: nang gawinninyo ito sa pinakahamak samga kapatid kong ito, ito ay

sa akin ninyo ginawa.’ (Mt.25:38-40) Ito ang mgasalitang naging inspirasyon ngsamahang Society of St.Michael de Archangel.Inilunsad nila kamakailan ang“Meals on Wheels”. Layuninng proyektong ito namamahagi hindi lamang ngpagkain kundi ang pagdalawsa mga maysakit atmatatandang residente ng mgabarangay na sakop ngparokya. Ito ay inilunsadnoong Oktubre ng nagdaangtaon at patuloy na isinasagawang grupo. #UB

M A B U H AY !The Archdiocese of Lipa, led by

His Excellency, Most Rev. RAMON ARGUELLES, D.D.,joins the whole nation in greeting its former Archbishop,

now Archbishop of ManilaHis Eminence GAUDENCIO B. CARDINAL ROSALES

on his Golden Sacerdotal Anniversarylast Easter Sunday, 23 March 2008.

Kawanggawa sa Mataas-na-Kahoy“Meals on Wheels”

Ikalawang Taon ng Paghahanda

sa Pagdiriwang ng Centenaryo

ng Arsidiyosesis ng Lipa

Mula sa Taon ni JesusTungo sa Taon ni Maria,

Esposa ng Banal na Espiritu

April 10, 2008

P R O G R A M

Venue: Basilica of St. Martin of Tours

7:00 - Arrival and Registration

8:30 - Opening PrayerNational Anthem

- Words of Welcome and Introduction:Most Rev. Ramon C. Arguelles, D.D.

9:30 - 1st Talk: Rev. Fr. Catalino ArevaloAng Kasaysayan ng Pagdating ng Debosyonkay Maria sa Pilipinas at sa Arsidiyosesisng Lipa

10:30 - Intermission Number

10:45 - 2nd Talk: Rev. Fr. Marcelino Antonio Maralit Jr.Si Maria sa Buhay ng mga Batangueño

11:45 - Intermission Number

12:00 - Closing Remarks: Msgr. Alfredo Madlangbayan

12:30 - Lunch

1:30 - Animation Songs - Preparation for Holy Mass

2:00 - Holy Mass

3:30 - Procession to the Shrine of Our Lady of CaysasayPrayersRecessional

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MABUTING BALITA (Mon – Sat; 5:30 – 6:00 am)MISA NG BAYAN (Sunday, 7:15 – 8:15 am)HOLY ROSARY (Daily: 5:00 -5:30 am; 10:30 -11:00 pm)MAGNIFICAT/DE PROFUNDIS (Daily: 8:00 pm)

On its 8th YearOn its 8th YearOn its 8th YearOn its 8th YearOn its 8th Yearof Service!of Service!of Service!of Service!of Service!

Fr. Nonie leads PPPH staff in the 15thAnniversary Mass. (Photo by: Digno G.)

Walang pagod basta sa gawaing VO-CATION PROMOTION. Ito angmababakas sa mga mukha ng mgapromoters na nagtipon upang makiisasa ika-64 Anibersaryo ng San Fran-cisco de Sales Promoters Association.

(Photo by: Ms. Emma Bauan)

Ang makasaysayang pagtatapos ngmga “Pioneers” ng St. Francis de SalesTheological School. Apat sa lima angnagtapos ng kanilang huling yugto ngpaghubog patungo sa pagpapari. Angmga ito ay naghahanda sa pagtanggapng unang antas ng Banal na Orden sasusunod na buwan. Basahin angkaugnay na balita sa unang pahina.

ST. JOHN EVANGELIST PARISH IN ACTION. Parishioners led by their Pastors, Rev. Fr. Dado Castillo andhis companions hold a general assembly to review the principles of Pondong Batangan as part of their continuingformation as a Christian community. Photo by: Fr. Nepo Fruto

NEWS IN PHOTO

Miss Susie Bauan a regular contributor of UB with fellow trainees during the UCANewsorientation-seminar held at the Communications Foundation of Asia.

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