Forgot to Blog this on March 12

OH HAPPY DAY! 
Just Received a third class relic of Blessed Margaret of Castello given to me by the St. Patrick Church in Columbus Ohio.
Si Blessed Margaret ay pinanganak na kuba, pilay, bulag at meron din siyang sakit na dwarfism. Sa sobrang pangit nya, tinago lang siya ng kanyang mga magulang at kinulong siya sa bahay ng 14 YEARS! Pinapalabas lang siya tuwing magmimisa or kung kakausapin siya ng mga Dominikano na nahabag sa kanya. Pero kahit na ganun, hindi siya nagalit sa Diyos. Naging mabuti pa din siyang Kristiyano at naging mabait sa mga taong nakakasalamuha nya. Hindi sagabal ang mga KABADTRIPAN SA BUHAY para sa sisihin ang Diyos at mag-pakasama. Dapat sana gamitin natin yung mga kapestehan sa buhay na paalala na KAILANGAN NATIN ANG DIYOS LAGI.

Oh St. Joseph!

Oh St. Joseph, I throw my worries into your hands. You know the feeling of being in a difficult situation. You know the meaning of anxiety and helplessness. You were anxious too when you learned that the woman betrothed to you was in a dire condition. But with a great faith, you trusted the words of the angel and left everything to God, always believing that He will never abandon those who trust Him.. So I implore thee Blessed Joseph, be with me in this time of worry and sadness. Knowing that my prayers would also be yours. I trust that you will whisper my petitions to HIM who once obeyed you as a father here on earth. Amen.

For Our Lady

I bought an Icon today from Liturgica. The Icon of the Gate of the Sky (portaitissa).
I haven;t had it pictured yet. But it is similar to this one.

The scar on her face.
Given by those who hate her.
Hate the veneration that she deserves.
May the scars on her face forever remind us.
That if we put our shields down.
If our swords will rest to their sheaths.
More scars will be delivered to her Immaculate Face.

To Our Queen of Peace

Last week, a student of mine gave me an image of the famed Virgin of Antipolo. Actually I asked her to buy me one when I learned that she and her family will be visiting the miraculous shrine with the agreement that I'll just pay her when she returns. However she later told me that she will just give it to me for free (God Bless her), sigh, I guess this one of the perks of being a teacher.  Anyway, my last visit to Antipolo was eons ago. I was then a Grade 4 or Grade 5 student I guess, I already forgot how the Church looks like. But the beauty of the image of the Virgin of Peace and Good Voyage still appeals to me. There is something in her brown complexion and her innocent child like eyes that speaks to me, telling me that everything will be alright. The love of her devotees can never be matched by any silver nor gold, however since they still want her to be honored to the fullest, the Virgin whom they believed as their own , a Brown Madonna, lowly as she is was dressed as the Queen of Heaven and Earth. 

Here is my picture of the statue given to me.

 

Besides her are images of St. Ann and St. Joachim, her parents. On top is her Divine Child. The Santo Nino of Cebu, another Pinoy Favorite. With the Child King is his foster father, The Good St. Joseph and the Prince of the Heavenly Host, St. Michael the Archangel, both are protectors of the Catholic Church.

As long as these images are gloriously venerated and adored in this country, we are assured that the Philippines will remain a faithful daughter of the Church!  May God answer our petitions through our veneration of these powerful icons. Long Live the Virgin of Antipolo! Long Live the Queen of Peace!

Stop the bullying...

RULE OF LAW

 NOT

THE RULE OF YELLOW!!!!!!!!

Holy Innocents

DECEMBER 28-Ninos Innocentes!!
I have a very special devotion to this saints. Aside from being heralds or the coming of the Messiah, they are reminders that we must never question/doubt the grand design of God. Also let us pray for the countless Innocents who are being murdered by modern Herods - abortionists and the people who push it's legalization.

Is it safe to say....

Found this post in The Pinoy Catholic...


"The Student Council Alliance of the Philippines invites you to USAPANG SEKSWALIDAD: GENDER PERSPECTIVES AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE with Mr. Boy Abunda and Ms. Risa Hontiveros tom (Nov 21), 1:00-4:00 PM at MVP Roofdeck, Ateneo de Manila University."

A Catholic School allowing an openly gay individual who is openly acknowledging his homosexual lifestyle and engaging in a homosexual relationship to teach its "young people" regarding sexuality?

Is it safe to say that the Jesuits are doing more harm to the church than the SSPX? Just wondering....

O sige na nga.

Kuya Kim: Ginagawa na po ang pagdadasal sa mga patay tuwing November 1 dahil ito na ang nakagawian ng buong Europa dahil sa Paganong Pista na Samhain.
----Hay mediamen may not be accurate Historians, but they are certainly bad theologians. No offense meant kuya kim! idol pa din kita!!!!

Praying for the dead did not came to be because of Samhain. It's as if Kuya Kim is implying that this practice only happened so that the old Pagans may continue their practice in a Cristian sense. Well in fact, praying for the dead DID NOT COME from/because of Paganism but from JUDAISM. It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins. (2 Macabesse 12:46). And since much of Christianity came from Judaism (as the Pope said-the Jews are our older brothers in the faith), the practice of praying for the dead was simply passed on to us.

What comes around....

Went to SM megamall today to buy the St. Charles Borommeo statue. It was by the way given to me by girlfriend. When i saw those kids in their costumes roaming around the mall trick or treating.  Hay, I bet this kids has the faintest idea what's the costume wearing candy hopping all about.  A few centuries ago this pagan holiday was Christianized by our church, now what is already Christian is being paganized by media and pop culture.

It's nice to know that the original Christ the King Feast is held every last Sunday of October.  Ironically, during the first few decades of the reform, Halloween parties was a novelty in the Philippines.  It's considered "foreign" and "pang mayaman lang".  Before VC2 and a few years after VC2, Filipinos has the Pangangaluwa for Halloween. It's like "caroling" with a twist.  Here's the lyrics of the song:

Kaluluwa’y dumaratal
Sa tapat ng Durungawan
Kampanilya’y tinatantay
Ginigising ang may buhay
Kung kami po’y limusan
Dali-dalian po lamang
Baka kami mapagsarhan
Ng pinto ng kalangitan
Kaluluwa kaming tambing
Sa purgatoryo nanggaling

As you would notice the song is cathecetical in nature.  Reminding kids about the importance for prayers for the dead and the existence of purgatory.  Basic things that young Pinoy Catholics cannot explain today.  

Does the decline of the Pangangaluwa, Padasal and Pasiyam, the sudden popularity of Halloween and its occult significance and the moving of the Feast of Christ the King has any connections?  

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OH I SOOOOOO WOULD BUY THIS IMAGE FROM THE ROGATIONIST FATHERS.