LECTORS & COMMENTATORS MINISTRY
The word of God is something alive and active: it cuts like any double-edged sword but more finely: it can slip through the place where the soul is divided from the spirit, or joints from the marrow; it can judge the secret emotions and thoughts. — Hebrews 4:12
The Lectors and Commentators Ministry (LCM) serves a unique role in the liturgy. While it is Jesus Himself who speaks in the Scriptures, the lector in proclaiming the Scriptures uses voice, presence, and personality so that the Word of God may be heard by the faithful. These individuals serve the community by proclaiming the first and second readings, and by offering the prayers of general intercession.
Currently there are 60 Lectors serving at the daily and weekend Masses, alternating between commentators and readers. The objective of the ministry is to extends its appreciation of this most vital of ministries from a mechanical process of reading God's word to one of deep reflection, careful preparation and powerful, expressive proclamation of Gods' word. Periodic opportunities are therefore provided to Lectors to meet and discuss ways to improve the quality of their preparation and reading of God's Word through their regular monthly meetings held every third Sunday of every month. This includes practical tips on the use of the microphone, speed, strength of reading and use of the Lectionary.
Monday, October 27, 2008
KASALANG BAYAN 2008
Isang malaking tagumpay ang naganap na Kasalang Bayan sa Parokya noong nakaraang Sabado October 25, 2008 kung saan 13 pares ang tumanggap ng Sakramento ng Kasal sa pangunguna ni Rev. Fr.Toochy Ubarco. Ang nasabing gawain ay taunang proyekto ng parokya sa pamamagitan ng Family & Life Ministry (FLM) at pakikiisa ng lahat ng mga samahang pansimbahan katulad ng Mother Butler Guild (MBG), Catholic Women’s League (CWL), San Antonio Youth Choir (SAYC) at Ushers and Collectors Ministry (UCM).
Pagkatapos ng Banal na Misa ay nagkaroon ng isang salo-salo sa Parish Hall para sa lahat ng mga ikinasal kasama ang kanilang mga Ninong at Ninang kung saan bukod sa mga masasarap na pagkain mula sa iba’t-ibang organisasyon sa parokya ang lahat ay hinarana at inaliw din ng mga myembro ng San Antonio Youth Choir (SAYC). Katulad noong nakaraang taon, muling nagbigay ng tulong at pakikiisa ang St. Michael’s College sa pamamagitan ng pagkakaloob ng libreng serbisyo mula sa mga HRM Students ng kolehiyo. Mula sa pamunuan ng Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) at ng Family and Life Ministry (FLM) ang kanilang lubos na pasasalamat ay ipinahahatid sa lahat ng mga tumulong at nagkaloob ng kanilang mga oras, talino at yaman.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Grand Living Rosary 2008
To culminate the celebration of the Holy Rosary Month in the Parish, the Parish Youth Commission will lead the annual Living Rosary this coming October 26, 2008 Sunday at 7:00 in the evening after the 6:00 p.m. Sunday Mass. The traditional Living Rosary is now on its 26th year which was started by the pioneer members of the Parish Youth Council (PYC) and their parents. This year's theme is "Ang Santo Rosaryo ni Maria kaagapay ng bawat pamilya tungo sa paglago sa kaganapan ng buhay."
Friday, October 17, 2008
Feature Group of the Week: Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)
PARICH PASTORAL COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE VOTING (PPC-RV)
“PPCRV uses the infrastructure of the parish in advocating for responsible citizenship through responsible voting and calling for solidarity among all citizens—voters, as well as those aspiring for public office—towards this aim”
Formed in October 1991 as a program of the Diocese of San Pablo in preparation for the 1992 elections, PPCRV of San Antonio De Padua has grown to become one of the most active and dependable group in the Diocese. Early members then came from the concerned citizens of the Parish who are actively joining the causes and campaign for all the National issues including those young people from the Parish Youth Council (PYC) and remained with the group through the years.
“PPCRV responds to the signs of the times. The political situation in our country is such that no way can responsible voting be abstracted from the life of our democracy or from our Christian life. PPCRV looks into strategies that harness people participation in ensuring good governance – election is a powerful means. If unscrupulous politicians have been using elections for their own good, it’s time we turn the tables around. Get the fools out and let the angels in.” says PPCRV national chairperson, Ambassador Henrietta de Villa.
Over the years, PPCRV has played a major role during and in-between election time by mobilizing its volunteers to man polling precincts in the Parish, helping safeguard the integrity of the ballot, ensuring a meaningful electoral process, and campaigning non-stop for voters’ education and information on key issues.
During the May 2007 elections, almost 60 PPCRV members and volunteers of the Parish participated in poll watching and canvassing of ballots.
This year, PPCRV will roll out various voters’ education drive in the next few months by conducting Public Forums on various national and local issues as a way to “concretized its continuing advocacy to help the Parishioners develop an informed and principled stand” on these issues.
“PPCRV uses the infrastructure of the parish in advocating for responsible citizenship through responsible voting and calling for solidarity among all citizens—voters, as well as those aspiring for public office—towards this aim”
Formed in October 1991 as a program of the Diocese of San Pablo in preparation for the 1992 elections, PPCRV of San Antonio De Padua has grown to become one of the most active and dependable group in the Diocese. Early members then came from the concerned citizens of the Parish who are actively joining the causes and campaign for all the National issues including those young people from the Parish Youth Council (PYC) and remained with the group through the years.
“PPCRV responds to the signs of the times. The political situation in our country is such that no way can responsible voting be abstracted from the life of our democracy or from our Christian life. PPCRV looks into strategies that harness people participation in ensuring good governance – election is a powerful means. If unscrupulous politicians have been using elections for their own good, it’s time we turn the tables around. Get the fools out and let the angels in.” says PPCRV national chairperson, Ambassador Henrietta de Villa.
Over the years, PPCRV has played a major role during and in-between election time by mobilizing its volunteers to man polling precincts in the Parish, helping safeguard the integrity of the ballot, ensuring a meaningful electoral process, and campaigning non-stop for voters’ education and information on key issues.
During the May 2007 elections, almost 60 PPCRV members and volunteers of the Parish participated in poll watching and canvassing of ballots.
This year, PPCRV will roll out various voters’ education drive in the next few months by conducting Public Forums on various national and local issues as a way to “concretized its continuing advocacy to help the Parishioners develop an informed and principled stand” on these issues.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS: THE MESSAGE OF THE HOLY FATHER
CELEBRATION OF THE THIRD HOUR
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI AT THE OPENING OF THE 12th ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS
Synod HallMonday, 6 October 2008
Dear Brothers in the Episcopacy, Dear Brothers and Sisters,
At the beginning of our Synod the Liturgy of the Hours presents a passage from Psalm 118 on the Word of God: a praise of his Word, an expression of the joy of Israel in learning it and, in it, to recognize his will and his Face. I would like to meditate on some verses of this Psalm with you.
It begins like this: "In aeternum, Domine, verbum tuum constitutum est in caelo... firmasti terram, et permanet". This refers to the solidity of the Word. It is solid, it is the true reality on which one must base one's life. Let us remember the words of Jesus who continues the words of this Psalm: "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away". Humanly speaking, the word, my human word, is almost nothing in reality, a breath. As soon as it is pronounced it disappears. It seems to be nothing. But already the human word has incredible power. Words create history, words form thoughts, the thoughts that create the word. It is the word that forms history, reality.
Furthermore, the Word of God is the foundation of everything, it is the true reality. And to be realistic, we must rely upon this reality. We must change our idea that matter, solid things, things we can touch, are the more solid, the more certain reality. At the end of the Sermon on the Mount the Lord speaks to us about the two possible foundations for building the house of one's life: sand and rock. The one who builds on sand builds only on visible and tangible things, on success, on career, on money. Apparently these are the true realities. But all this one day will pass away. We can see this now with the fall of large banks: this money disappears, it is nothing. And thus all things, which seem to be the true realities we can count on, are only realities of a secondary order. The one who builds his life on these realities, on matter, on success, on appearances, builds upon sand. Only the Word of God is the foundation of all reality, it is as stable as the heavens and more than the heavens, it is reality. Therefore, we must change our concept of realism. The realist is the one who recognizes the Word of God, in this apparently weak reality, as the foundation of all things. Realist is the one who builds his life on this foundation, which is permanent. Thus the first verses of the Psalm invite us to discover what reality is and how to find the foundation of our life, how to build life.
The following verse says: "Omnia serviunt tibi". All things come from the Word, they are products of the Word. "In the beginning was the Word". In the beginning the heavens spoke. And thus reality was born of the Word, it is "creatura Verbi". All is created from the Word and all is called to serve the Word. This means that all of creation, in the end, is conceived of to create the place of encounter between God and his creature, a place where the history of love between God and his creature can develop. "Omnia serviunt tibi". The history of salvation is not a small event, on a poor planet, in the immensity of the universe. It is not a minimal thing which happens by chance on a lost planet. It is the motive for everything, the motive for creation. Everything is created so that this story can exist, the encounter between God and his creature. In this sense, salvation history, the Covenant, precedes creation. During the Hellenistic period, Judaism developed the idea that the Torah would have preceded the creation of the material world. This material world seems to have been created solely to make room for the Torah, for this Word of God that creates the answer and becomes the history of love. The mystery of Christ already is mysteriously revealed here. This is what we are told in the Letter to the Ephesians and to the Colossians: Christ is the protòtypos, the first-born of creation, the idea for which the universe was conceived. He welcomes all. We enter in the movement of the universe by uniting with Christ. One can say that, while material creation is the condition for the history of salvation, the history of the Covenant is the true cause of the cosmos. We reach the roots of being by reaching the mystery of Christ, his living word that is the aim of all creation.
"Omnia serviunt tibi". In serving the Lord we achieve the purpose of being, the purpose of our own existence. Let us take a leap forward: "Mandata tua exquisivi". We are always searching for the Word of God. It is not merely present in us. Just reading it does not mean necessarily that we have truly understood the Word of God. The danger is that we only see the human words and do not find the true actor within, the Holy Spirit. We do not find the Word in the words.
In this context St Augustine recalls the scribes and pharisees who were consulted by Herod when the Magi arrived. Herod wants to know where the Saviour of the world would be born. They know it, they give the correct answer: in Bethlehem. They are great specialists who know everything. However they do not see reality, they do not know the Saviour. St Augustine says: they are signs on the road for others, but they themselves do not move. This is a great danger as well in our reading of Scripture: we stop at the human words, words form the past, history of the past, and we do not discover the present in the past, the Holy Spirit who speaks to us today in the words from the past. In this way we do not enter the interior movement of the Word, which in human words conceals and which opens the divine words. Therefore, there is always a need for "exquisivi". We must always look for the Word within the words.
Therefore, exegesis, the true reading of Holy Scripture, is not only a literary phenomenon, not only reading a text. It is the movement of my existence. It is moving towards the Word of God in the human words. Only by conforming ourselves to the Mystery of God, to the Lord who is the Word, can we enter within the Word, can we truly find the Word of God in human words. Let us pray to the Lord that he may help us search the word, not only with our intellect but also with our entire existence.
At the end: "Omni consummationi vidi finem, latum praeceptum tuum nimis". All human things, all the things we can invent, create, are finite. Even all human religious experiences are finite, showing an aspect of reality, because our being is finite and can only understand a part, some elements: "latum praeceptum tuum nimis". Only God is infinite. And therefore His Word too is universal and knows no boundaries. Therefore by entering into the Word of God we really enter into the divine universe. We escape the limits of our experience and we enter into the reality that is truly universal. Entering into communion with the Word of God, we enter a communion of the Church that lives the Word of God. We do not enter into a small group, with the rules of a small group, but we go beyond our limitations. We go towards the depths, in the true grandeur of the only truth, the great truth of God. We are truly a part of what is universal. And thus we go out into the communion of all our brothers and sisters, of all humanity, because the desire for the Word of God, which is one, is hidden in our heart. Therefore even evangelization, the proclamation of the Gospel, the mission are not a type of ecclesial colonialism, where we wish to insert others into our group. It means going beyond the individual culture into the universality that connects all, unites all, makes us all brothers. Let us pray once again that the Lord may help us to truly enter the "breadth" of His Word and thus to open ourselves to the universal horizon that unites us with all our differences.
At the end, we return to a preceding verse: "Tuus sum ego: salvum me fac". The text translates as: "I am yours". The Word of God is like a stairway that we can climb and, with Christ, even descend into the depths of his love. It is a stairway to reach the Word in the words. "I am yours". The word has a Face, it is a person, Christ. Before we can say "I am yours", he has already told us "I am yours". The Letter to the Hebrews, quoting Psalm 39, says: "You gave me a body.... Then I said, "Here I am, I am coming'". The Lord prepared a body to come. With his Incarnation he said: I am yours. And in Baptism he said to me: I am yours. In the Holy Eucharist, he say ever anew: I am yours, so that we may respond: Lord, I am yours. In the way of the Word, entering the mystery of his Incarnation, of his being among us, we want to appropriate his being, we want expropriate our existence, giving ourselves to him who gave Himself to us.
"I am yours". Let us pray the Lord that we may learn to say this word with our whole being. Thus we will be in the heart of the Word. Thus we will be saved.
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI AT THE OPENING OF THE 12th ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS
Synod HallMonday, 6 October 2008
Dear Brothers in the Episcopacy, Dear Brothers and Sisters,
At the beginning of our Synod the Liturgy of the Hours presents a passage from Psalm 118 on the Word of God: a praise of his Word, an expression of the joy of Israel in learning it and, in it, to recognize his will and his Face. I would like to meditate on some verses of this Psalm with you.
It begins like this: "In aeternum, Domine, verbum tuum constitutum est in caelo... firmasti terram, et permanet". This refers to the solidity of the Word. It is solid, it is the true reality on which one must base one's life. Let us remember the words of Jesus who continues the words of this Psalm: "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away". Humanly speaking, the word, my human word, is almost nothing in reality, a breath. As soon as it is pronounced it disappears. It seems to be nothing. But already the human word has incredible power. Words create history, words form thoughts, the thoughts that create the word. It is the word that forms history, reality.
Furthermore, the Word of God is the foundation of everything, it is the true reality. And to be realistic, we must rely upon this reality. We must change our idea that matter, solid things, things we can touch, are the more solid, the more certain reality. At the end of the Sermon on the Mount the Lord speaks to us about the two possible foundations for building the house of one's life: sand and rock. The one who builds on sand builds only on visible and tangible things, on success, on career, on money. Apparently these are the true realities. But all this one day will pass away. We can see this now with the fall of large banks: this money disappears, it is nothing. And thus all things, which seem to be the true realities we can count on, are only realities of a secondary order. The one who builds his life on these realities, on matter, on success, on appearances, builds upon sand. Only the Word of God is the foundation of all reality, it is as stable as the heavens and more than the heavens, it is reality. Therefore, we must change our concept of realism. The realist is the one who recognizes the Word of God, in this apparently weak reality, as the foundation of all things. Realist is the one who builds his life on this foundation, which is permanent. Thus the first verses of the Psalm invite us to discover what reality is and how to find the foundation of our life, how to build life.
The following verse says: "Omnia serviunt tibi". All things come from the Word, they are products of the Word. "In the beginning was the Word". In the beginning the heavens spoke. And thus reality was born of the Word, it is "creatura Verbi". All is created from the Word and all is called to serve the Word. This means that all of creation, in the end, is conceived of to create the place of encounter between God and his creature, a place where the history of love between God and his creature can develop. "Omnia serviunt tibi". The history of salvation is not a small event, on a poor planet, in the immensity of the universe. It is not a minimal thing which happens by chance on a lost planet. It is the motive for everything, the motive for creation. Everything is created so that this story can exist, the encounter between God and his creature. In this sense, salvation history, the Covenant, precedes creation. During the Hellenistic period, Judaism developed the idea that the Torah would have preceded the creation of the material world. This material world seems to have been created solely to make room for the Torah, for this Word of God that creates the answer and becomes the history of love. The mystery of Christ already is mysteriously revealed here. This is what we are told in the Letter to the Ephesians and to the Colossians: Christ is the protòtypos, the first-born of creation, the idea for which the universe was conceived. He welcomes all. We enter in the movement of the universe by uniting with Christ. One can say that, while material creation is the condition for the history of salvation, the history of the Covenant is the true cause of the cosmos. We reach the roots of being by reaching the mystery of Christ, his living word that is the aim of all creation.
"Omnia serviunt tibi". In serving the Lord we achieve the purpose of being, the purpose of our own existence. Let us take a leap forward: "Mandata tua exquisivi". We are always searching for the Word of God. It is not merely present in us. Just reading it does not mean necessarily that we have truly understood the Word of God. The danger is that we only see the human words and do not find the true actor within, the Holy Spirit. We do not find the Word in the words.
In this context St Augustine recalls the scribes and pharisees who were consulted by Herod when the Magi arrived. Herod wants to know where the Saviour of the world would be born. They know it, they give the correct answer: in Bethlehem. They are great specialists who know everything. However they do not see reality, they do not know the Saviour. St Augustine says: they are signs on the road for others, but they themselves do not move. This is a great danger as well in our reading of Scripture: we stop at the human words, words form the past, history of the past, and we do not discover the present in the past, the Holy Spirit who speaks to us today in the words from the past. In this way we do not enter the interior movement of the Word, which in human words conceals and which opens the divine words. Therefore, there is always a need for "exquisivi". We must always look for the Word within the words.
Therefore, exegesis, the true reading of Holy Scripture, is not only a literary phenomenon, not only reading a text. It is the movement of my existence. It is moving towards the Word of God in the human words. Only by conforming ourselves to the Mystery of God, to the Lord who is the Word, can we enter within the Word, can we truly find the Word of God in human words. Let us pray to the Lord that he may help us search the word, not only with our intellect but also with our entire existence.
At the end: "Omni consummationi vidi finem, latum praeceptum tuum nimis". All human things, all the things we can invent, create, are finite. Even all human religious experiences are finite, showing an aspect of reality, because our being is finite and can only understand a part, some elements: "latum praeceptum tuum nimis". Only God is infinite. And therefore His Word too is universal and knows no boundaries. Therefore by entering into the Word of God we really enter into the divine universe. We escape the limits of our experience and we enter into the reality that is truly universal. Entering into communion with the Word of God, we enter a communion of the Church that lives the Word of God. We do not enter into a small group, with the rules of a small group, but we go beyond our limitations. We go towards the depths, in the true grandeur of the only truth, the great truth of God. We are truly a part of what is universal. And thus we go out into the communion of all our brothers and sisters, of all humanity, because the desire for the Word of God, which is one, is hidden in our heart. Therefore even evangelization, the proclamation of the Gospel, the mission are not a type of ecclesial colonialism, where we wish to insert others into our group. It means going beyond the individual culture into the universality that connects all, unites all, makes us all brothers. Let us pray once again that the Lord may help us to truly enter the "breadth" of His Word and thus to open ourselves to the universal horizon that unites us with all our differences.
At the end, we return to a preceding verse: "Tuus sum ego: salvum me fac". The text translates as: "I am yours". The Word of God is like a stairway that we can climb and, with Christ, even descend into the depths of his love. It is a stairway to reach the Word in the words. "I am yours". The word has a Face, it is a person, Christ. Before we can say "I am yours", he has already told us "I am yours". The Letter to the Hebrews, quoting Psalm 39, says: "You gave me a body.... Then I said, "Here I am, I am coming'". The Lord prepared a body to come. With his Incarnation he said: I am yours. And in Baptism he said to me: I am yours. In the Holy Eucharist, he say ever anew: I am yours, so that we may respond: Lord, I am yours. In the way of the Word, entering the mystery of his Incarnation, of his being among us, we want to appropriate his being, we want expropriate our existence, giving ourselves to him who gave Himself to us.
"I am yours". Let us pray the Lord that we may learn to say this word with our whole being. Thus we will be in the heart of the Word. Thus we will be saved.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Dapat mo bang suportahan ang Reproductive Health Bill No. 5043? Sagutin ang simpleng mga katanungang ito upang mabatid.
Bilang may-pagawaan, sumasangayon ka ba na sapilitan kang magbigay ng libreng serbisyo sa pangkalusugang pangangalaga sa pag-aanak, mga gamit nito, mga kasangkapan at pagtistis (kasama na ang vasectomy at ligation) sa iyong mga manggagawa, at ipakulong ka at/o pagmultahin sa bawa’t pagkakataon na hindi mo ito natupad?
Ang Seksyon 17 ay nagpapahayag na ang mga may-pagawaan ay magbibigay ng libreng serbisyo sa pangkalusugang pangangalaga sa pag-aanak, mga gamit nito at mga kasangkapan para sa mga manggagawa lalung-lalo na sa mga kababaihang manggagawa. (Basahin ang Kahulugan ng Reproductive Health and Rights Section 4, paragraph g, Section 21, Paragraph c at Section 22 ukol sa mga Kaparusahan.)
Bilang health care service provider, sumasangayon ka ba na ikaw ay ipakulong at/o pagmultahin, kung ikaw ay hindi makatupad na makapagbigay ng serbisyo sa pangkalusugang pangangalaga sa pag-aanak katulad ng mga pamamaraan sa pagpaplano ng pamilya at pagbibigay ng serbisyong katulad ng ligation at vasectomy, may-asawa man o wala ang pasyente, anuman ang kasarian, relihiyon o edad?
(Basahin ang Section 21 ng Prohibited Acts, Letter a, Paragraph 1 hanggang 5 at Section 22 ukol sa mga Kaparusahan)
Bilang kabiyak, sumasangayon ka ba na ang asawa mo ay dumaan sa ligation o vasectomy ng wala kang pahintulot o kaalaman man lamang?
Basahin ang Section 21 ng Prohibited Acts, Letter a, Paragraph 2)
Bilang mga magulang, sumasangayon ka ba na ang inyong mga anak na may edad simula 10 hanggang 17 ay dapat turuan na ng kanilang sekswal na karapatan at mga paraan kung paano makatamo ng kasiyahan at “ligtas” na buhay-sekswal bilang bahagi ng curriculum sa kanilang paaralan?
Ang Reproductive Health Education ay sapilitang itatadhana mula sa Grade 5 hanggang makatapos ng High School (Tingnan ang Seksyon 12 sa Reproductive Health Education and Section 4 Definition of Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Paragraph b, c and d).
Sumasangayon ka ba na ipakulong ka at/o pagmultahin, dahil sa pagpapahayag ng palagay laban sa alinman sa itinatadhana ng batas na ito, kung ang pagpapahayag na iyon ng iyung palagay ay bigyan-pakahulugan na naglalaman ng “malisyosong maling impormasyon”.
(Tingnan ang Section 21 on Prohibited Acts, Paragraph f and Section 22 on Penalties)
Ang Seksyon 17 ay nagpapahayag na ang mga may-pagawaan ay magbibigay ng libreng serbisyo sa pangkalusugang pangangalaga sa pag-aanak, mga gamit nito at mga kasangkapan para sa mga manggagawa lalung-lalo na sa mga kababaihang manggagawa. (Basahin ang Kahulugan ng Reproductive Health and Rights Section 4, paragraph g, Section 21, Paragraph c at Section 22 ukol sa mga Kaparusahan.)
Bilang health care service provider, sumasangayon ka ba na ikaw ay ipakulong at/o pagmultahin, kung ikaw ay hindi makatupad na makapagbigay ng serbisyo sa pangkalusugang pangangalaga sa pag-aanak katulad ng mga pamamaraan sa pagpaplano ng pamilya at pagbibigay ng serbisyong katulad ng ligation at vasectomy, may-asawa man o wala ang pasyente, anuman ang kasarian, relihiyon o edad?
(Basahin ang Section 21 ng Prohibited Acts, Letter a, Paragraph 1 hanggang 5 at Section 22 ukol sa mga Kaparusahan)
Bilang kabiyak, sumasangayon ka ba na ang asawa mo ay dumaan sa ligation o vasectomy ng wala kang pahintulot o kaalaman man lamang?
Basahin ang Section 21 ng Prohibited Acts, Letter a, Paragraph 2)
Bilang mga magulang, sumasangayon ka ba na ang inyong mga anak na may edad simula 10 hanggang 17 ay dapat turuan na ng kanilang sekswal na karapatan at mga paraan kung paano makatamo ng kasiyahan at “ligtas” na buhay-sekswal bilang bahagi ng curriculum sa kanilang paaralan?
Ang Reproductive Health Education ay sapilitang itatadhana mula sa Grade 5 hanggang makatapos ng High School (Tingnan ang Seksyon 12 sa Reproductive Health Education and Section 4 Definition of Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Paragraph b, c and d).
Sumasangayon ka ba na ipakulong ka at/o pagmultahin, dahil sa pagpapahayag ng palagay laban sa alinman sa itinatadhana ng batas na ito, kung ang pagpapahayag na iyon ng iyung palagay ay bigyan-pakahulugan na naglalaman ng “malisyosong maling impormasyon”.
(Tingnan ang Section 21 on Prohibited Acts, Paragraph f and Section 22 on Penalties)
BABALA LABAN SA REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BILL 5043
Nais po naming paalalahanan ang lahat sa panganib na idudulot ng ipinapanukalang Reproductive Health Bill 5043. Layunin daw ng panukala na mas maging ligtas ang kalusugan ng mga manganganak. Masyado raw tayong marami kaya di sapat ang pagkain at trabaho. Kulang daw ang pera ng gobyerno upang matustusan ang pangangailangan ng mga tao. Pero ang totoo, ang nais ay sugpuin ang ating populasyon, sa pamamaraan na sisira sa moralidad, sa pamilya at karapatan.
Pag naisa batas ang RHB 5043, pwersadong tuturuan ang ating mga anak/ apo mula Grade 5 hanggang 4th year high school kung paano makakapagtalik ng ligtas sa sakit at hindi mabubuntis o makabubuntis. Gagamitin ang pera ng gobyerno sa pagpapalaganap ng libreng condom, pills, IUD, vasectomy atbp. Alam po natin na hindi 100% effective ang mga naturang contraceptives at ang susunod na ipapanukala ay abortion naman – ganito ang landas na tinahak ng lahat ng bansang nag-umpisa sa panukalang gaya ng RHB 5043.
Pag naipasa ang bill na ito ay lalong magkaka ideya ang mga bata tungkol sa pagtatalik, kaya batang bata pa ay mawawala na ang kamusmusan. Nagkakaproblema na tayo ngayon. Lalo na pong lalala. Ang mga pribadong kumpanya naman ay pwersadong magbigay ng birth control measures sa kanilang mga empleyado.
Ang mas nakakatakot pa bukod sa paglaganap ng immoralidad ay pag nagpahayag ka ng kontra sa batas ay kulong o multa ka.
Mag-ingat po tayo, magmatyag at kumilos. Taon-taon ay may nagtutulak ng panukalang ito. Medyo matindi po ngayon at mukhang hindi sila titigil. Pero kung magkakaisa ang mga Katoliko, hindi po ito makakalusot. Sa ating pagkilos at pagkakaisa nakasalalay ang kinabukasan ng pamilyang Pilipino, na gusto nating panatilihing banal.
Pag-aralan po natin ang isyu at makilahok sa mga gawaing tumututol sa RHB 5043. Kaugnay po nito, ang Couples For Christ Foundation for Family and Life ay namimigay po ng mga leaflets sa harap ng simbahan. Nag-aanyaya po sila sa inyong lahat na lumagda sa isang petisyon laban sa masamang idudulot ng RHB 5043.
Higit sa lahat, ating ipagdasal ang mga namumuno ng ating gobyerno.
Maraming salamat po at nawa’y mapasa atin ang pagpapala ng Banal na Pamilya sa Nazareth. Nawa’y sa darating na Pasko, at sa lahat ng Pasko, ay manatiling ligtas sa mapanirang impluwensya ang pamilyang Pilipino.
Pagpalain po tayong lahat ng Diyos!
Pag naisa batas ang RHB 5043, pwersadong tuturuan ang ating mga anak/ apo mula Grade 5 hanggang 4th year high school kung paano makakapagtalik ng ligtas sa sakit at hindi mabubuntis o makabubuntis. Gagamitin ang pera ng gobyerno sa pagpapalaganap ng libreng condom, pills, IUD, vasectomy atbp. Alam po natin na hindi 100% effective ang mga naturang contraceptives at ang susunod na ipapanukala ay abortion naman – ganito ang landas na tinahak ng lahat ng bansang nag-umpisa sa panukalang gaya ng RHB 5043.
Pag naipasa ang bill na ito ay lalong magkaka ideya ang mga bata tungkol sa pagtatalik, kaya batang bata pa ay mawawala na ang kamusmusan. Nagkakaproblema na tayo ngayon. Lalo na pong lalala. Ang mga pribadong kumpanya naman ay pwersadong magbigay ng birth control measures sa kanilang mga empleyado.
Ang mas nakakatakot pa bukod sa paglaganap ng immoralidad ay pag nagpahayag ka ng kontra sa batas ay kulong o multa ka.
Mag-ingat po tayo, magmatyag at kumilos. Taon-taon ay may nagtutulak ng panukalang ito. Medyo matindi po ngayon at mukhang hindi sila titigil. Pero kung magkakaisa ang mga Katoliko, hindi po ito makakalusot. Sa ating pagkilos at pagkakaisa nakasalalay ang kinabukasan ng pamilyang Pilipino, na gusto nating panatilihing banal.
Pag-aralan po natin ang isyu at makilahok sa mga gawaing tumututol sa RHB 5043. Kaugnay po nito, ang Couples For Christ Foundation for Family and Life ay namimigay po ng mga leaflets sa harap ng simbahan. Nag-aanyaya po sila sa inyong lahat na lumagda sa isang petisyon laban sa masamang idudulot ng RHB 5043.
Higit sa lahat, ating ipagdasal ang mga namumuno ng ating gobyerno.
Maraming salamat po at nawa’y mapasa atin ang pagpapala ng Banal na Pamilya sa Nazareth. Nawa’y sa darating na Pasko, at sa lahat ng Pasko, ay manatiling ligtas sa mapanirang impluwensya ang pamilyang Pilipino.
Pagpalain po tayong lahat ng Diyos!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Maraming Salamat Po Bishop Deogracias Iniguez!
Naging isang malaking tagumpay ang nakaraang Bihilya sa Kabanal-banalang Sakramento Kasama ang Mahal na Birhen Maria noong nakaraang Sabado October 11, 2008 bilang bahagi pa rin ng pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Rosaryo sa parokya. Ang nasabing gawain ay pinangunahan ng Obispo ng Diyosesis ng Kalookan, Most Rev. Bishop Deogracias S. Iniguez, bilang Punong Tagapagdiwang sa Banal na Misa. Sa kanyang homiliya binigyan diin ng Mahal na Obispo na ang ating debosyon sa Banal na Rosaryo ay isang tunay na paglalakbay patungo kay Kristo na masasalamin sa bawat misteryo nito:
Sa mga Misteryo ng Tuwa na tumatalakay sa mga tagpo ng pagkakatawang Tao ng Salita, ang Verbo si Kristo.
Sa mga Misteryo ng Liwanag na nagpapakita ng mga gawain o tagpo ng ministeryo ng Panginoon at pagpapalaganap ng Kaharian ng Diyos.
Sa mga Misteryo ng Hapis na nagpapaalala ng mga pinagdaanang sakit at hirap ng Panginoon upang tubisin ang ating mga kasalanan.
Sa mga Misteryo ng Luwalhati na nagpapakita ng tagumpay at Kaluwalhatian ng Diyos kasama ang Mahal na Birhen Maria.
Ang lahat ng mga samahang pansimbahan ng Parokya ay nakiisa at dumalo sa Banal na Misa at Bihilya kabilang na ang pamunuan at mga guro ng Sta. Catalina College na walang sawa at pagod na nakikiisa at sumusuporta sa mga gawain ng Parokya. Ang ginanap na Bihilya sa Kabanal-banalang Sakramento Kasama ang Mahal na Birhen Maria para sa taong ito ay buong pagkakaisang pinangunahan ng Adoracion Nocturna Filipina Turno 1193, Ushers & Collectors Ministry (UCM) at Catholic Women's League (CWL)
Sa mga Misteryo ng Tuwa na tumatalakay sa mga tagpo ng pagkakatawang Tao ng Salita, ang Verbo si Kristo.
Sa mga Misteryo ng Liwanag na nagpapakita ng mga gawain o tagpo ng ministeryo ng Panginoon at pagpapalaganap ng Kaharian ng Diyos.
Sa mga Misteryo ng Hapis na nagpapaalala ng mga pinagdaanang sakit at hirap ng Panginoon upang tubisin ang ating mga kasalanan.
Sa mga Misteryo ng Luwalhati na nagpapakita ng tagumpay at Kaluwalhatian ng Diyos kasama ang Mahal na Birhen Maria.
Ang lahat ng mga samahang pansimbahan ng Parokya ay nakiisa at dumalo sa Banal na Misa at Bihilya kabilang na ang pamunuan at mga guro ng Sta. Catalina College na walang sawa at pagod na nakikiisa at sumusuporta sa mga gawain ng Parokya. Ang ginanap na Bihilya sa Kabanal-banalang Sakramento Kasama ang Mahal na Birhen Maria para sa taong ito ay buong pagkakaisang pinangunahan ng Adoracion Nocturna Filipina Turno 1193, Ushers & Collectors Ministry (UCM) at Catholic Women's League (CWL)
Monday, October 6, 2008
Feature Group of the Week: Parish Catechetical Ministry (PCM)
It is an organization in which the main task is teaching Religion class in intermediate and secondary levels, both in public schools. As catechists, they devote their time and voluntarily render service in schools and in the parish. They also assist in the preparation of the First Holy Communion and Confirmation.
It was started by Rev. Fr. Jacinto S. Diaz in 1986. Catechesis was started by the students from Sta. Catalina College and the Lay parishioners, led by Sis. Rowena Ambas and Joji Alesna who volunteered to teach in the two (2) Public Schools in the parish, which includes Pagkakaisa Elementary School and Platero Elementary School. At present there are 9 Parish catechists and 46 student catechists from Sta. Catalina College reachingout to 4,631 students for the SY 2007-2008.
It was started by Rev. Fr. Jacinto S. Diaz in 1986. Catechesis was started by the students from Sta. Catalina College and the Lay parishioners, led by Sis. Rowena Ambas and Joji Alesna who volunteered to teach in the two (2) Public Schools in the parish, which includes Pagkakaisa Elementary School and Platero Elementary School. At present there are 9 Parish catechists and 46 student catechists from Sta. Catalina College reachingout to 4,631 students for the SY 2007-2008.
Friday, October 3, 2008
INCOMING ACTIVITIES OF THE PARISH FOR OCTOBER
OCTOBER 25, 2008 / KASALANG BAYAN 2008
This coming October 25, 2008 Saturday at 9:00 a.m. onwards, the Parish thru the Family & Life Ministry (FLM) will hold the annual Kasalang Bayan for the parishioners who have yet to receive the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony.
OCTOBER 30, 2008 / ROSARY CRUSADE
The activity is the annual tradition of San Roque Chapel in comemmorating the Month of the Holy Rosary ad propagating the devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary thru the Holy Rosary.
OCTOBER 31, 2008 / LIVING ROSARY 2008
The activity aims to comemmorate the Month of the Holy Rosary and to promote the devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary thru the Holy Rosary. The Living Rosary thru the efforts of the Parish Youth Commission has been a regular activity of the Parish every year that started almost 15 years ago.
This coming October 25, 2008 Saturday at 9:00 a.m. onwards, the Parish thru the Family & Life Ministry (FLM) will hold the annual Kasalang Bayan for the parishioners who have yet to receive the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony.
OCTOBER 30, 2008 / ROSARY CRUSADE
The activity is the annual tradition of San Roque Chapel in comemmorating the Month of the Holy Rosary ad propagating the devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary thru the Holy Rosary.
OCTOBER 31, 2008 / LIVING ROSARY 2008
The activity aims to comemmorate the Month of the Holy Rosary and to promote the devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary thru the Holy Rosary. The Living Rosary thru the efforts of the Parish Youth Commission has been a regular activity of the Parish every year that started almost 15 years ago.
Eucharistic & Marian Vigil
In celebration of the Month of the Most Holy Rosary this October 2008, our Parish will be having a Eucharistic & Marian Vigil to be organized by the Adoracion Nocturna Filipina (ANF) Turno 1193 and Extraordinary Ministers of the Holy Eucharist (EMHC) in cooperation with the Ushers & Collectors Ministry (UCM) and Catholic Women’s League (CWL) to be held on the
11th of October, Saturday from 4:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
at the parish church.
For this year’s celebration, our parish invited His Excellency, Most Rev. Bishop Deogracias S. Iniguez, Jr., D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Caloocan as the Mass Celebrant.
11th of October, Saturday from 4:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
at the parish church.
For this year’s celebration, our parish invited His Excellency, Most Rev. Bishop Deogracias S. Iniguez, Jr., D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Caloocan as the Mass Celebrant.
No to Reproductive Health Bill (HB5043)
To: Congress of the Philippines
We strongly oppose the passage of the Reproductive Health Bill (HB5043) for the following reasons:
1. AS EMPLOYERS, we do not want to be compelled to provide free reproductive health care services, supplies, devices and surgical procedures (including vasectomy and ligation) to our employees, and be subjected to both imprisonment and/or a fine, for every time that we fail to comply. (Section 17 states that employers shall provide for free delivery of reproductive health care services, supplies and devices to all workers more particularly women workers. (Definition of Reproductive Health and Rights Section 4, paragraph g, Section 21, Paragraph c and Section 22 on Penalties)
2. AS HEALTH CARE SERVICE PROVIDERS, we do not want to be subjected to imprisonment and/or a fine, if we fail to provide reproductive health care services such as giving information on family planning methods and providing services like ligation and vasectomy, regardless of the patient's civil status, gender, religion or age ( Section 21 on Prohibited Acts, Letter a, Paragraphs 1 to 5 and Section 22 on Penalties)
3. AS SPOUSES, we do not agree that our husband or wife can undergo a ligation or vasectomy without our consent or knowledge. (Section 21 on Prohibited Acts, Letter a, Paragraph 2)
4. AS PARENTS, we do not agree that children from age 10 to 17 should be taught their sexual rights and the means to have a satisfying and "safe" sex life as part of their school curriculum. (Section 12 on Reproductive Health Education and Section 4 Definition of Family Planning and Productive Health, Paragraph b, c and d)
5. AS CITIZENS, we do not want to be subjected to imprisonment and/or pay a fine, for expressing an opinion against any provision of this law, if such expression of opinion is interpreted as constituting "malicious disinformation" ( Section 21 on Prohibited Acts, Paragraph f and Section 22 on Penalties)
6. We also oppose other provisions such as losing our parental authority over a minor child who was raped and found pregnant (Section 21, a, no.3)
7. We also do not agree to the provision which reclassifies contraceptives as essential medicines (Section 10) and appropriating limited government funds to reproductive services instead of basic services (Section 23) Thus, we urge you to immediately stop deliberations on the bill and stop wasting taxpayers money.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
We strongly oppose the passage of the Reproductive Health Bill (HB5043) for the following reasons:
1. AS EMPLOYERS, we do not want to be compelled to provide free reproductive health care services, supplies, devices and surgical procedures (including vasectomy and ligation) to our employees, and be subjected to both imprisonment and/or a fine, for every time that we fail to comply. (Section 17 states that employers shall provide for free delivery of reproductive health care services, supplies and devices to all workers more particularly women workers. (Definition of Reproductive Health and Rights Section 4, paragraph g, Section 21, Paragraph c and Section 22 on Penalties)
2. AS HEALTH CARE SERVICE PROVIDERS, we do not want to be subjected to imprisonment and/or a fine, if we fail to provide reproductive health care services such as giving information on family planning methods and providing services like ligation and vasectomy, regardless of the patient's civil status, gender, religion or age ( Section 21 on Prohibited Acts, Letter a, Paragraphs 1 to 5 and Section 22 on Penalties)
3. AS SPOUSES, we do not agree that our husband or wife can undergo a ligation or vasectomy without our consent or knowledge. (Section 21 on Prohibited Acts, Letter a, Paragraph 2)
4. AS PARENTS, we do not agree that children from age 10 to 17 should be taught their sexual rights and the means to have a satisfying and "safe" sex life as part of their school curriculum. (Section 12 on Reproductive Health Education and Section 4 Definition of Family Planning and Productive Health, Paragraph b, c and d)
5. AS CITIZENS, we do not want to be subjected to imprisonment and/or pay a fine, for expressing an opinion against any provision of this law, if such expression of opinion is interpreted as constituting "malicious disinformation" ( Section 21 on Prohibited Acts, Paragraph f and Section 22 on Penalties)
6. We also oppose other provisions such as losing our parental authority over a minor child who was raped and found pregnant (Section 21, a, no.3)
7. We also do not agree to the provision which reclassifies contraceptives as essential medicines (Section 10) and appropriating limited government funds to reproductive services instead of basic services (Section 23) Thus, we urge you to immediately stop deliberations on the bill and stop wasting taxpayers money.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
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