Sunday, February 28, 2010

St. Jerome Emiliani Feast 2010: Singing Contest Among Students

Last February 8, 2010 our school THE AEMILIANUM COLLEGE celebrated the feast of ST. JEROME EMILIANI our founder. I was not able to present here the numerous activities done in the school because the photo capacity of my blog has reached its limit then and it is only a few days ago that I was able to increase its photo storage.
Now that my Blog has enough photo storage once again I can post more about our various activities to complement the Apologetics presentations I've been giving. Not only that I can resume posting about sacred arts, filipino culture and our life in school.
I was not able to witness this singing contest because simultaneously I was in charge in the Conference Hall for the Bible Quiz Bee while this one was being done in the Auditorium. Fortunately, the AITV5 staff to whom I entrusted my camera made a few shots from the Auditorium and thus, gave us a short glimpse of the joy and the tensions therein.

The singing contest was only simple but the students who participated gave their hearts out not so much for the prizes which were very minimal and really insignificant but to honor the Saint whom we all love and respect. It was an afternoon of songs for a beloved father - St. Jerome Emiliani.

The event was well attended by students and teachers alike, one of whom was Sis. Cristina, MS our Somascan Sister who returned to Sorsogon after some years of missionary works in Srilanka. God bless our school and our students.

Saturday, February 27, 2010

BABY DAMULAG OF ADD HELPS THEIR APOLOGIST DBASE23 IN DEFENDING THEIR MAMA ELI

The True Messenger of God Showing True Courage: Jesus Before Pilate
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Baby said...

Pwde ba sumagot? kahit konti lang?

Fr. Abe - ANONG PATUNAY NYO NA DAPAT LUMUHOD SA HARAP NG SIKATAN NG ARAW SA PAGSAMBA?

(1Co 14:40) Datapuwa't gawin ninyong may karapatan at may kaayusan ang lahat ng mga bagay.

masama bang humarap sa silangan? may mababasa ka ba sa biblia na kapag humarap sa silangan ay pagsamba na sa araw? eh paano kaya toh...

kung ang altar sa simbahan ay nakatayo sa direksyon ng silangan, at nagkataong nagtaas kayo ng ostia, at sumikat ang araw, pagsamba na ba sa araw yun? o paggalang sa sacramento nyo?

hindi porket lumuluhod sa silangan eh sumasamba na sa araw, jumping to conclusion yan, maling sabihin na humarap at lumuhod lang sa silangan ay pagsamba na sa araw,

palagay ko walang masama kung sama2x ang ADD sa panalangin na isa lang ang direksyon, wala nmang mababasa sa biblia kung saan dapat humarap sa pananalangin, at maganda nga iyon, nagkakaisa sa maliit na bagay at nagagawa ng may kaayusan ang pananalangin, ano sa tingin mo Fr. Abe? wag mong pairalin ang galit mo sa ADD at isipin mo lang ang sinsbi ko dito, kng may mababasa ka sa biblia na lumabag ang ADD sa aral ni Cristo tungkol sa panalangin, babalik ako sa katoliko!

ANONG PATUNAY NYO NA DAPAT PAMAINGKIN NI MAMA ELI ANG HUMALILI SA KANYA?

FYI - pinili si Bro. Daniel ng kapatiran bilang kahalili niya, haha, kaya kung ako sayo, bago ka magsalita salita tungkol sa isang bagay, magbigay ka ng patunay ha! o kya, pumunta ka sa apalit at makipagdiskusyon ka ng aral at kng gusto mo, tindigan mu sa laht ng kaanib sa ADD na rapist si Bro. Eli dun mismo sa gitna, tutal lagi mo naman paninira iyan kay Bro. Eli, para nman di gossip ang labas mu dito sa internet, at kung mapapatunayan mo sa harap ng ADD na may nilabag ang ADD na aral ni Cristo sa pagpili kay Bro. Daniel bilang Vice Presiding Minister, babalik ako sa katoliko!

ANONG PATUNAY NYO NA DAPAT ITAGO ANG MAY KASONG PANGHAHALAY NG KAPWA LALAKI?

itago? anong itinatago? anong pinagsasabi mo dyan? heheh, patunay nga na tinatago ang rape case? haha! FYI matagal ng dismissed ang kasong yun, alam nyo ba kng bakit nabuhay ulit? dahil sa mga taga DILIMAN (INC)! alam natin nating malakas sa gobyerno yun, at kakampi ni Gloria, haha, matagal nang ginigipit ang ADD ng gobyerno, isang halimbawa, noong nandito pa ang kapatid na Soriano sa Pilipinas, pinatigil ang programa niya, habang itong mga Manalista ay hindi pinatigil sa paglulunsad nila ng programa, at patuloy pa din ng paninira sa kapatid na Soriano sa pamamagitan ng pagpuputol-putol ng tape, tignan nyo yan! sa simpleng bagay, kayang kontrolin ng INC ang mga pangyayari, alam nating malakas sa gobyerno yan, ngayon ang kasong patay, eh binubuhay ulit! haha! talaga nman d2 sa bansang ito, injustice natatanggap ng tao!

February 26, 2010 10:06 PM

Fr. Abe, CRS said...

[Pwde ba sumagot? kahit konti lang?]

SURE. YOU ARE WELCOME.

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Fr. Abe - ANONG PATUNAY NYO NA DAPAT LUMUHOD SA HARAP NG SIKATAN NG ARAW SA PAGSAMBA?

[(1Co 14:40) Datapuwa't gawin ninyong may karapatan at may kaayusan ang lahat ng mga bagay.]

HA, HA, HA... PWEDE BA KUNG NALOKO KA NI MAMA ELI WAG MO KAMING IDAMAY SA IYONG KABALIWAN. WALA DYANG SINASABI NA LUMUHOD SA SIKATAN NG ARAW TUWING SUMASAMBA.

GAWIN ANG LAHAT NG BAGAY NG MAY KAAYUSAN. BAKIT PAG HINDI BA LUMUHOD SA HARAP NG SILANGAN WALANG KAAYUSAN? HA, HA, HA... SAAN YAN SA BIBLIA? CHAPTER AND VERSE PLEASE.

PARA PAGTAKPAN ANG KATANGAHAN NG MAMA ELI MO KUNG ANO-ANONG TALATA ANG INYONG GINAGAMIT NA HINDI NAMAN NAGPAPATUNAY NG INYONG DOCTRINA. HA, HA, HA... AKALA KO BA BIBLIA LANG ANG BASEHAN NG ARAL NYO. HA, HA, HA... IPAKITA MO NGAYON: SAAN NAKASULAT SA BIBLIA NA DAPAT LUMUHOD SA SIKATAN NG ARAW KAPAG SUMASAMBA? SAAN? SAAN? HA, HA, HA...

[masama bang humarap sa silangan?]

PAG WALA SA BIBLIA AY MASAMA. DI BA YAN ANG PANUNTUNAN NYO? AYAW NYONG BINYAGAN ANG BATA KASI WALA SA BIBLIA. PWES, KUNG WALA KANG MAKITA NA INIUTOS SA BIBLA AT GINAGAWA ANG BAGAY NA YAN SA BIBLIA E DI SA DEMONIO KAYO. MASAMA ANG GINAGAWA NYO. MGA IPOCRITO KAYO. TAPOS NA ANG MGA RAKET NYO.

PINAGBABAWAL NYO SA IBA PERO GINAGAWA NYO NAMAN ANG ISANG BAGAY NA WALA SA BIBLIA. MGA HUNGHANG. WALANG BAIT SA SARILI. KAMPON NG DEMONIONG SINUNGALING. MGA SAKSING SINUNGALING.

[may mababasa ka ba sa biblia na kapag humarap sa silangan ay pagsamba na sa araw?]

KE PAGSAMBA SA ARAW O HINDI SECONDARY NA LANG YON. ANG TANONG E: NASA BIBLIA BA YAN? NASA BIBLIA BA NA DAPAT LUMUHOD SA SIKATAN NG ARAW TUWING SUMASAMBA? HA? SAAN? WHERE? CHAPTER AND VERSE PLEASE. HA, HA, HA...

SABI NYO BIBLIA LANG SINUSUNOD NYO. H'WAG KAMONG LALAGPAS SA BIBLIA SABI NI MAMA ELI, NGAYON PAG HINDI MO NAIPAKITA YAN IBIG SABIHIN MAY SINUSUNOD KAYONG WALA SA BIBLIA. SA DEMONIO KAYO AYON SA INYONG SARILING PAMANTAYAN. DI BA? HA, HA, HA...

[eh paano kaya toh...

kung ang altar sa simbahan ay nakatayo sa direksyon ng silangan, at nagkataong nagtaas kayo ng ostia, at sumikat ang araw, pagsamba na ba sa araw yun? o paggalang sa sacramento nyo?]

HA, HA, HA... IDADAMAY MO PA KAMI SA KABALIWAN NYO. ANG TINAPAY NAMIN SA MISA AY KATAWAN NI CRISTO AT IYON ANG AMING NILULUHURAN. ANG SABI NI CRISTO: "ITO ANG AKING KATAWAN". SIEMPRE HINDI MASAMANG LUHURAN ANG KATAWAN NI CRISTO DAHIL SI CRISTO AY DAPAT SAMBAHIN. HE, HE, HE...

PERO ANG SILANGAN AY HINDI DAPAT LUHURAN. HA, HA, HA... MALAYO.

[hindi porket lumuluhod sa silangan eh sumasamba na sa araw, jumping to conclusion yan, maling sabihin na humarap at lumuhod lang sa silangan ay pagsamba na sa araw,]

TALAGA? HA, HA, HA... KUNG NILULUHURAN NYO ANG SILANGAN E DI PAREHO NA LANG KAYO NG MGA MUSLIM NA SUMASAMBA SA HARAP NG SILANGAN. HA, HA, HA... BAKIT NASA SILANGAN LANG BA ANG DIOS AT DUON LANG KAYO LUMULUHOD. IBIG SABIHIN ANG DIOS NYO WALA SA TIMOG, HILAGA AT KANLURAN. HA, HA, HA... BALUKTOT ANG PUWIT NG DIOS NYONG PEKE. KASI ANG SUGO NYA AY PEKE DIN.

PERO ANG MASAMA DYAN E, WALA PA RIN IYON SA BIBLIA. MANLOLOKO NA KAYO DAHIL MERON KAYONG ARAL NA WALA SA BIBLIA. HA, HA, HA... HINDI NA KAYO BIBLIA LANG. MGA UTO-UTO NA KAYO KAY MAMA ELI. HA, HA, HA...

[palagay ko walang masama kung sama2x ang ADD sa panalangin na isa lang ang direksyon, wala nmang mababasa sa biblia kung saan dapat humarap sa pananalangin, at maganda nga iyon, nagkakaisa sa maliit na bagay at nagagawa ng may kaayusan ang pananalangin, ano sa tingin mo Fr. Abe?]

ANG TINGIN KO MASAMA ANG GINAGAWA NYO. HA, HA, HA... ME KAAYUSAN MAN YAN O WALA E MASAMA PARA SA INYO YAN. KASI WALA SA BIBLIA YAN E. SAAN YAN SA BIBLIA?

BIBLIA LANG ANG BASEHAN NYO E. TAPOS GAGAYAHIN NYO ANG MGA KATOLICO SA GANYANG RASON. KAMI AY MERONG BIBLE AND APOSTOLIC TRADITION. KAYO WALA. HA, HA, HA...

MASAMA YAN. NAPAKA-SAMA LALO NA HINDI NYO INAAMIN NA WALA SA BIBLIA PERO WALA KAYONG MAIPAKITA.

KUNG PAREPAREHO ANG DIRECSIYON NG INYONG TINGIN IBIG SABIHIN PARE-PAREHO KAYONG DULING SA KATOTOHANANG WALA SA BIBLIA ANG GINAGAWA NYO. HA, HA, HA... NA-UTO KAYO NI MAMA ELI.

[wag mong pairalin ang galit mo sa ADD at isipin mo lang ang sinsbi ko dito, kng may mababasa ka sa biblia na lumabag ang ADD sa aral ni Cristo tungkol sa panalangin, babalik ako sa katoliko!]

AKO GALIT SA ADD? ME? NO, NO, NO!!! HA, HA, HA... NATATANGAHAN AKO SA INYO PERO HINDI AKO GALIT. PURO KAYO BALIW NA BALIW SA LIDER NYONG SINUNGALING AT MANGHAHALAY. HA, HA, HA...

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ANONG PATUNAY NYO NA DAPAT PAMANGKIN NI MAMA ELI ANG HUMALILI SA KANYA?

[FYI - pinili si Bro. Daniel ng kapatiran bilang kahalili niya, haha, kaya kung ako sayo, bago ka magsalita salita tungkol sa isang bagay, magbigay ka ng patunay ha!]

PURO PALA KAYO BALIW E. NEPOTISM ANG GINAGAWA NYO E. PINIPINTASAN NYO ANG MGA MANALO DAHIL FAMILY BUSINESS ANG IGLESIA NILA TAPOS GANON DIN PALA ANG GAGAWIN NI MAMA ELI AT KINUNSINTI NYO PA. HA, HA, HA...

ANG TANONG KO E:SAAN SA BIBLIA NAKASAAD NA DAPAT PAMANGKIN NG SUGO ANG HIRANGING KAHALILI? KASI SA BIBLIA HINDI YAN GINAWA NI CRISTO E. AT HINDI RIN YAN GINAWA NG MGA APOSTOL. BAKIT KAYO GINAGAWA NYO? DI BA MAKAPAL ANG MUKA NYO? HA, HA, HA...

KUNG HINDI GALING YAN KAY CRISTO O SA MGA APOSTOLES E KANINO GALING ANG ARAL NA YAN? SA DEMONIO... SA DEMONIO ANG ARAL NA YAN. DEMONIO SI MAMA ELI.

[o kya, pumunta ka sa apalit at makipagdiskusyon ka ng aral at kng gusto mo, tindigan mu sa laht ng kaanib sa ADD na rapist si Bro. Eli dun mismo sa gitna, tutal lagi mo naman paninira iyan kay Bro. Eli, para nman di gossip ang labas mu dito sa internet, at kung mapapatunayan mo sa harap ng ADD na may nilabag ang ADD na aral ni Cristo sa pagpili kay Bro. Daniel bilang Vice Presiding Minister, babalik ako sa katoliko!]

ABA E SINTO-SINTO KA PALA. DITO NGA LANG HINDI MO MAIPAKILALA ANG TUNAY MONG PANGALAN TAPOS MAGMAMAGALING KANG SABIHAN AKO NA MAGPUNTA NG APALIT. HA, HA, HA... BAKIT HINDI MO SABIHAN SI MAMA ELI NA BUMALIK NG PILIPINAS. HINDI KO SYA HAHAMUNIN SA LOOB NG MANILA CATHEDRAL. SA PATAS NA LUGAR KO SIYA HAHARAPIN.

ANG KAPAL NG MUKA NYONG KUNWARI YAYAIN AKO SA DISKUSYON E SI MAMA ELI ANG DAPAT HUMARAP SA KIN. YAN ANG SABI NG MGA NAUNA SA IYO. WALA DAW AKONG LAKAS NG LOOB HARAPIN SI MAMA ELI. HA, HA, HA... NUNG TINANGGAP KO ANG HAMON ABA WALANG MAMA ELI NA LUMALABAS. NAGTATAGO SA BRIEF NG MGA PAPA NYA SA BRAZIL. HA, HA, HA...

HINDI AKO ANG DAPAT MAGPATUNAY KUNG RAPIST SI MAMA ELI. SYA ANG DAPAT MAGPATUNAY NA INOSENTE SYA DAHIL ANG ACCUSER SA KORTE AY NAGHAIN NG PORMAL NA DEMANDA.

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ANONG PATUNAY NYO NA DAPAT ITAGO ANG MAY KASONG PANGHAHALAY NG KAPWA LALAKI?

[itago? anong itinatago?]

HA, HA, HA... ANG KAPAL NG MUKA MONG MAGSINUNGALING. HA, HA, HA... BABY KA PA NAMAN. DAPAT SA YO BABY DAMULAG. HA, HA, HA...

NASAAN SI MAMA ELI? WHERE? SAAN? SI OBAMA SA WASHINGTON D.C.! ANG POPE NAMIN NASA VATICAN CITY! SI EDUARDO MANALO NASA NEW ERA! E SI MAMA ELI NASAAN? WHERE, WHERE, WHERE?

WHERE IS THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW? HA, HA, HA... NAGTATAGO AT TINATAGO NYO. KUNG HINDI NAGTATAGO ANG MAHALAY NA YON E NASAAN? BAKIT HINDI NYO I-REPORT SA INTERPOL AT NBI? HA, HA, HA...

[anong pinagsasabi mo dyan? heheh,]

HA, HA, HA... WANTED SA INTERPOL ANG MAHADERA AT HALIPAROT MONG LIDER NA BADING. HA, HA, HA... WANTED, WANTED, WANTED... HA, HA, HA...

[patunay nga na tinatago ang rape case? haha!]

SI MAMA ELI ANG NAGTATAGO AT TINATAGO NYO. HINDI YUNG CASE. ALAM NAMIN ANG CASE E. HA, HA, HA...

NASAAN SI MAMA ELI? MAMA CITA, DONDE E MAMA ELI? HA, HA, HA...

[FYI matagal ng dismissed ang kasong yun,]

TALAGA? BAKIT NAGTATAGO PA RIN SI MAMA ELI AT PINAGHAHANAP NG BATAS. NAKALAGAY SA INTERNATIONAL SITE NG INTERPOL. HA, HA, HA... WAG MONG SABIHIN NA NABAYARAN NG INC ANG INTERPOL. HA, HA, HA...

[alam nyo ba kng bakit nabuhay ulit? dahil sa mga taga DILIMAN (INC)!]

NABUHAY ANG KASO DAHIL HINDI PA NAMAN PATAY. DAHIL MAY MGA BAGONG MALAKAS NA EVIDENCIA. DAHIL PINEKE NI MAMA ELI ANG MGA DOKUMENTO NA NAGSASABI NA SUMUKO NA SIYA. HA, HA, HA... MANLILINLANG, SINUNGALING ANG MAHADERA AT HALIPAROT MONG MAMA ELI.

[alam natin nating malakas sa gobyerno yun, at kakampi ni Gloria, haha,]

HA, HA, HA... KUNG MALAKAS ANG INC SA GOBIERNO BAKIT HINDI SI CARDINAL ROSALES O VIDAL ANG KASUHAN NILA. E DI MAS MARAMING CATOLICO ANG AALIS? BAKIT SI MAMA ELI? HA, HA, HA... KASI WALANG EVIDENCIA SA MGA LIDER NAMIN AT SA LIDER NYO MERON.

TALAGANG MALANDI SA KAPWA LALAKI ANG MAMA ELI MO. NILAPASTANGAN SI DANIEL VERIDIANO NA KASA-KASAMA NIA. HA, HA, HA...

[matagal nang ginigipit ang ADD ng gobyerno,]

TALAGA? BAKIT KAYO GINIGIPIT? SIGURO PURO ILEGAL ANG MGA PINAGGAGAWA NYO. PURO IMMORAL ANG INYONG MGA RAKET. HA, HA, HA...

[isang halimbawa, noong nandito pa ang kapatid na Soriano sa Pilipinas, pinatigil ang programa niya,]

HA, HA, HA... KASI BASTOS ANG UGALI NG AMO NYO. NAGMUMURA SA PUBLIKO. DAPAT MAGMUMOG NG APOG ANG BUNGANGA NG LIDER MONG BADING. DAHIL KUNG ANO ANO ANG SINUSUBO KAYA YAN KUNG ANO ANO ANG LUMALABAS SA BIBIG. NAPARUSAHAN TULOY NG MTRCB.

[habang itong mga Manalista ay hindi pinatigil sa paglulunsad nila ng programa,]

SIEMPRE, HINDI NAMAN NAGMUMURA ANG MGA MINISTRO NG IGLESIA NI CRISTO E. MAGAGALANG PA NGA. ANG SA INYO BASTUSIN ANG LIDER NYO PATI MGA KASAMA NYA. HA, HA, HA...

[at patuloy pa din ng paninira sa kapatid na Soriano sa pamamagitan ng pagpuputol-putol ng tape,]

HA, HA, HA... UMAANGAL KA DYAN E YUNG LIDER MONG BADING ANG NAGPASIMUNO NYAN. PINUTOL ANG MGA SPEECH NI KA ERDY AT PINALABAS. HA, HA, HA... KUNG AYAW NYONG GAWIN SA INYO E WAG NINYONG GAWIN SA IBA. HA, HA, HA... NGAYON INAANI NINYO ANG EPEKTO NG SARILI NINYONG KASAMAAN.

[tignan nyo yan!]

KITANG KITA NAMAN NG LAHAT NA BASTOS ANG MAMA ELI NYO AT MAGALANG ANG MGA MINISTRO NG IGLESIA. HINDI SILA NAGMUMURA. SCRIPTED PA NGA ANG MGA SALITA NILA KAYA MALINIS. SA INYO BASTUSIN. HINDI MO NAKIKITA YON? HA, HA, HA...

[sa simpleng bagay, kayang kontrolin ng INC ang mga pangyayari,]

ALIBI MO LANG YAN. PALUSOT NG LIDER MONG DUWAG. DAHIL TAKOT SYANG MAKULONG SA KASALANANG SIYA ANG NASARAPAN. NAGPASASA SA LAMAN NG KAPWA LALAKI. HA, HA, HA...

[alam nating malakas sa gobyerno yan, ngayon ang kasong patay, eh binubuhay ulit! haha!]

BUHAY ANG KASO DAHIL MATIBAY ANG EVIDENCIA. KAYA DAPAT HARAPIN NI MAMA ELI. ANG SABI NG DIOS HUWAG KANG PAPATAY. PINAPATAY MO ANG BUHAY NA KASO E. TAPOS WALA KANG CHARITY AND JUSTICE PARA SA BIKTIMA. KAWAWA NAMAN. MASAKIT DAW ANG GINAWA SA KANYA NI MAMA ELI. GUSTO NYANG IKWENTO SA KORTE ANG BUONG PANGYAYARI HINDI NYA MAGAWA DAHIL TINATAGO NYO SI MAMA ELI. ILABAS ANG DUWAG.

[talaga nman d2 sa bansang ito, injustice natatanggap ng tao!]

ANG BIKTIMA NI MAMA ELI ANG DAPAT MAGSALITA NYAN KASI SI MAMA ELI ANG AYAW HUMARAP SA HUKUMAN PARA MAGKAROON NG KATARUNGAN. DUWAG, DUWAG, DUWAG WALANG BAYAG SI MAMA ELI.

February 26, 2010 11:33 PM

Interviewing Mother Julia Romero Enriquez, MS - One of the Somascan Missionary Sisters' Pioneers in the Philippines

Fr. Abe, CRS with Mother Julia Romero Enriquez, MS

During the First Week of February 2010 our school received a very special visitor: Mother Julia, MS. She is very dear to all Somascans in the Philippines because she is one of the three Somascan Sisters who established the Mission in the Philippines about 30 years ago.

The two others who were with her in starting and establishing the Somascan Missionary Sisters' presence in our country were: Mother Maddalena Minelli, MS who is now in eternal repose at the Father's House and Mother Celina Hernandez, MS. Mother Maddalena became a superior of the sisters in various houses including Jardin de Maria in Sorsogon City. She served as Mother Commissary and later elected to as Mother General. While Mother Celina also served the country well as superior of several houses and was also elected Mother Commissary. Now she has returned to Latin America.

Mother Julia is a native of Honduras and has received her formation as a Somascan Missionary Sister in Guatemala. After serving the Philippines she returned to Latin America also and is now a Mother Superior in Guatemala serving the orphans and the needy in the area.
The present Mother General ordered Mother Julia to return to the Philippines for a visit in order to represent the Generalate in the 25th Anniversary or Silver Jubilee of St. Jerome Academy in Molino, Cavite. Mother Julia is so delighted to see that the number of the religious sisters have grown much and that the mission activities are flourishing well in the country. She visited also all the religious houses in the country and the possible site of a new house in Mindanao.

I was not aware of the coming of Mother Julia until one morning during breakfast my father superior, Fr. Lino, CRS casually informed us of her presence. Then late that afternoon I was asked if it possible to interview Mother Julia on AITV5. I immediately consented and arranged the interview as soon as possible.

Later on I have found out that everything is ready but none of our TV hosts is free to do the interview. So, without much ado I decided to interview her myself. With the absence of my staff, then I have to do it since this is very special for our Somascan History. She is one of the only two remaining pioneers of the Somascan Sisters and it is but proper that her interview must be preserved in our recordings for posterity's sake and on behalf of the next generations. So my first ever hosting on TV became a reality by force of necessity. Ha, ha, ha...

Thanks be to God because I've been a radio co-host for about 5 years already and for 3 years on TV so I was never nervous at all. But this is unique in the sense that previously I used to speak a lot in front of the camera but this time I will be the one doing the interview while my guest must be the center of attention.

The interview went very well. Mother Julia is fluent in English even though she speaks slowly like Mother Teresa but her deliberations mixed with Latina accent sounded beautifully. I asked her about her native country, Honduras, and about its culture and faith. Then by my guide she narrated how she entered the convent very young and was transferred to Guatemala. She was radiating with peace and gentleness during the entire interview.

Then Mother explained how she was sent to the Philippines and the happiness and trials she had experienced in the Philippines. She narrated the pain of the fire that devasted and turned to ashes ALL as in ALL their belongings while in Las Pinas, Metro Manila. She said that the terrible fire accident brought them blessing because the Lord later allowed them to find a lot and to build their own convent. From that day on, the growth of the congregation in the Philippines both males and females have increased tremendously under the benevolent care of the Heavenly Father.

NEW ORATIO IMPERATA ORDERED BY HIS EMINENCE GAUDENCIO CARDINAL ROSALES ASKING THE ENTIRE PEOPLE OF GOD IN THE PHILIPPINES TO PRAY FOR RAIN

Moses Parting the Red Sea
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ONCE AGAIN, THE PRINCE OF THE CHURCH - HIS EMINENCE GAUDENCIO CARDINAL ROSALES ISSUED AN ORATIO IMPERATA, i.e., THE PRAYER THAT MUST BE RECITED BY ALL CATHOLICS, TO PRAY FOR THE NECESSARY RAIN THAT IS BADLY NEEDED IN OUR COUNTRY TO COUNTER ACT THE SEVERE DROUGHT CALLED EL NIƑO PHENOMENON. THIS TERRIBLE DROUGHT IS DRYING OUR DAMS THUS LIMITING THE SUPPLY OF WATER AND ELECTRICITY INTO OUR HOMES AND DRYING OUR FIELDS FOR LACK OF WATER.

LET US UNITE AS ONE CHURCH AND ONE FAITH BEFORE OUR ONE GOD AND FATHER WITH OUR ONE LORD JESUS CHRIST IN PLEADING FOR MERCY BEFORE THE GRACIOUS LORD OF CREATION AND MASTER OF FORCES OF NATURE.

TO: ALL PARISH PRIESTS/SHRINE RECTORS/CHAPLAINS AND SCHOOL DIRECTORS

SUBJECT: ORATIO IMPERATA/INTERCESSO RY PRAYERS FOR RAIN

People tasked with managing our water/power resources have warned that we face drought and shortage of water because of El NiƱo phenomenon. Our relief will come from nature. And so we implore the Master of all creation, God, our Father, at whose command the winds and the seas obey, to send us rain and ease the drought.

We are sending you the intentions to be inserted into the Daily and Sunday Prayers of the Faithful of the Mass:

Lord, hasten to send the rain we badly need so the damage to crops and other livelihood and impending power shortage may be averted, we pray…

Lord, inspire us in this time of crisis to share in the name of Jesus what we have and to take responsibility for one another and for the environment and resources that you have generously provided us, we pray...

The Oratio Imperata ad Petendam Pluviam is to be prayed after Communion before the Post Communion Prayer:

God our loving Father, creator of our earth and of the universe, and all the wondrous elements of nature that sustain your living creatures, we humbly ask you to send us the rain that our country needs so badly at this time, to irrigate our fields, to stave off a power shortage, to provide water for our bodily health, and to refresh our parched lands. At you command the wind and the seas obey, raise your hand Almighty God to send us so that crisis may be averted.

Merciful and generous God, open our eyes to the richness and beauty of your creation and instill in us a deep love for this earth and all that is in and around it. Teach us to be wise stewards of your creation so that we may always use them responsibly and protect them from abuse and exploitation. At this time of crisis, dear lord, move us to share more and to love more.

Loving God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, you entrusted the Filipino people to the special care of Mary our Mother, listen to the prayers that we bring up to her, our Blessed Mother, to intercede for us, for the protection of our land and our people, whom she loves.

Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, One God forever and ever. Amen.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us.

Saint Rose of Lima, pray for us.

Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, pray for us.

February 28, 2010 is the Second Sunday of Lent and we start with these prayers on this day, the day of our intensified journey of Lent.

Let us together storm heavens with our supplication, that God's mercy be upon us and send us the rain we need.

God Bless!

+ GAUDENCIO B. CARDINAL ROSALES, D.D.

Archbishop of Manila

Celebrating a Simple but Beautiful Mass in the Small Chapel of Quimontod, Guinlajon, Sorsogon

The rice field of Brgy. Sitio Quimontod [Saday] in Guinlajon, Sorsogon. Beautiful to behold. The ricefield between the Chapel and the house of the caretaker.
During the first week of February 2010 I was invited to celebrate the Mass in one of the small barrios here in Sorsogon. I coudn't say no to the invitation because my schedule was free and the people inviting me were the same couple whose house I blessed last year.
The Altar of the Chapel dedicated to San Isidro Labrador, the patron of farmers

It also attracted me because the Chapel where I was requested to say the Mass is new to my ears. I've never been into that Chapel and never celebrated the Holy Mass therein. So, it gave me the eagerness to join the people in the barrios for their special thanksgiving to God through the intercession of their Patron Saint, San Isidro Labrador or St. Isidore the Worker.

The Patron of the Place and of the Farmers, San Isidro Labrador
When I reached the place I found out that the Chapel is only about 3 meters and it is made mostly of bamboo woods. The Chapel is poor yet elegant in its simplicity. The people especially the children were smiling naturally and the greetings fo the people really comes from the heart.

The very small chapel is filled with believers: parents and children
The Chapel is like gold in the middle of the sea of emeralds because the ricefields surrounding it are so green. Just looking at those fields gives me relaxation and peace. The air is so pure and the wind is gentle but quite stronger there than in our place in Aemilianum. It was an experience of the perfect balance of creation.
The faithful are poor but so happy in life During the Mass the people were joining in the responses which they know by heart. They also served as choir singing popular liturgical songs that has become embedded in the memory of each members both young and old. The Mass was so simple yet it became alive in the heart and joyful faces of these simple folks whose only treasure is their faith in God.
The reader and the guitarist. There is no place even for a lectern in that very small chapel.
After the Mass we walked for about 300 meter to the house of the caretaker. There they prepared a simple snack of bread, fruit juice and rice with fried fish. The children were singing and playful while we were staying under the mango trees with its branches as our natural canopies.
The worshippers at the right side of the Chapel
The Mass was celebrated to give thanks to the Merciful God for the good crops and to honor San Isidro Labrador for his protection of their place. May the Lord continuesly bless the people of Quimontod, Guinlajon. Grant them plenteous harvests every year and good future for their children. May they all the more grow in grace and in faith. Amen.
Some of the worshippers outside the Chapel
Some of the worshippers outside

A closer look at the rice field just at the side of the Chapel
The rice fields over-looking the mountains of Sorsogon
The innocent faces of the children The people are poor but rich in faith and hope
In the small garden of the caretaker of the chapel
From the House of the Caretaker, I took picture of the Chapel itself and the nearby small hut
A tricycle cab is passing the road connecting the place to the main highway
The ricefield further into the village

AN ANONYMOUS DEFENDER OF SOLA SCRIPTURA USES ST. JEROME AND THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA TO REFUTE A CLASSIC CATHOLIC ARGUMENT BASED ON MATTHEW 2:23

St. Jerome, Priest, Doctor and Father of the Church. The translator of the entire Bible into the vernacular Latin of his time fom original languages. He is shown here removing the thorn from the paw of a lion. Than lion became tame from then on and became a caring pet accompanying him wherever he goes.
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Anonymous said...

Sinong propeta ang humula na ang Kristo ay tatawaging Nazareno ayon sa Mat 2:23? Saan sa Old Testament makikita ang partikular na hulang ito?

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Si Propeta Isaias!

February 18, 2010 3:59 PM

Fr. Abe, CRS said...

Saan po iyan sa Aklat ni Propeta Isaias? Ano po ang Chapter and Verse?

February 18, 2010 4:32 PM

Anonymous said...

Saan po iyan sa Aklat ni Propeta Isaias? Ano po ang Chapter and Verse?

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Sa Isaias 11:1 po.

Isaias 11:1 - "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots"

Yung "Branch" po diyan sa talata ay "Netser" sa wikang Hebreo. Ganito po ang paliwanag ni St. Jerome:

"Once more it is written in the pages of the same evangelist, 'And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.' Let these word fanciers and nice critics of all composition tell us where they have read the words; and if they cannot, let me tell them that they are in Isaiah. For in the place where we read and translate, 'There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots,' in the Hebrew idiom it is written thus, 'There shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse and a Nazarene shall grow from his root.'" (Jerome, Letter 47:7)

Ganito naman ang sabi sa Catholic Encyclopedia niyo:

"In the manuscripts of the New Testament, the name [Nazareth] occurs in a great orthographical variety, such as Nazaret, Nazareth, Nazara, Nazarat, and the like. In the time of Eusebius and St. Jerome (Onomasticon), its name was Nazara (in modern Arabic, en Nasirah), which therefore, seems to be the correct name; in the New Testament we find its derivatives written Nazarenos, or Nazoraios, but never Nazaretaios. The etymology of Nazara is neser, which means "a shoot". The Vulgate renders this word by flos, "flower", in the Prophecy of Isaiah 11:1, which is applied to the Saviour. St. Jerome (Epist., xlvii, "Ad Marcellam") gives the same interpretation to the name of the town." (New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia, Nazareth)

ANO PO NGAYON ANG PALUSOT NIYO?

(i-approve kaya ang comment ko? hehehe)

February 25, 2010 9:54 AM

Fr. Abe, CRS said...

Anonymous,

Saan po iyan sa Aklat ni Propeta Isaias? Ano po ang Chapter and Verse?

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[Sa Isaias 11:1 po.

Isaias 11:1 - "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots"]

HA, HA, HA... NASAAN ANG NAZARENO DYAN? IN MATTHEW 2:23 THE EVANGELIST SPEAKS OF JESUS AS BEING CALLED NAZARENE BECAUSE HE LIVED IN NAZARETH:

Mathew 2:23 "And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene."

THAT PASSAGE OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH SPEAKS NOT OF STAYING IN A PLACE CALLED NAZARETH BUT OF BEING A BRANCH OF DAVID... "Nezir" in Hebrew. THE WORD IN THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW IS 'Nazoratos' IN GREEK. HA, HA, HA...

ST. JEROME OF COURSE IS CORRECT AND THAT IS ACCEPTED BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. BUT, DO YOU BELIEVE ST. JEROME, A CATHOLIC PRIEST LIKE ME AND YET YOU ARE REJECTING HIS FAITH AND HIS CHURCH?

[Yung "Branch" po diyan sa talata ay "Netser" sa wikang Hebreo. Ganito po ang paliwanag ni St. Jerome:]

TAMA SI ST. JEROME PERO PALPAK ANG IYONG INTERPRETASYON. DAHIL ANG PALIWANAG NI ST. JEROME AY NAGPAPATUNAY NA THERE IS A NEED OF THE OFFICIAL INTERPRETER OF THE BIBLE WHICH IS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH THROUGH ITS TEACHERS LIKE ST. JEROME.

["Once more it is written in the pages of the same evangelist, 'And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.' Let these word fanciers and nice critics of all composition tell us where they have read the words; and if they cannot, let me tell them that they are in Isaiah. For in the place where we read and translate, 'There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots,' in the Hebrew idiom it is written thus, 'There shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse and a Nazarene shall grow from his root.'" (Jerome, Letter 47:7)]

THE CORRECT INTERPRETATION OF THE BIBLE WAS GIVEN BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH THROUGH ONE OF ITS DOCTORS, PRIESTS AND APOLOGISTS, ST. JEROME. THIS IS THE SAME ST. JEROME THAT TRANSLATED THE ENTIRE BIBLE INTO LATIN. HE IS A CATHOLIC PRIEST LIKE ME AND A CATHOLIC APOLOGIST TOO.

[Ganito naman ang sabi sa Catholic Encyclopedia niyo:

"In the manuscripts of the New Testament, the name [Nazareth] occurs in a great orthographical variety, such as Nazaret, Nazareth, Nazara, Nazarat, and the like. In the time of Eusebius and St. Jerome (Onomasticon), its name was Nazara (in modern Arabic, en Nasirah), which therefore, seems to be the correct name; in the New Testament we find its derivatives written Nazarenos, or Nazoraios, but never Nazaretaios. The etymology of Nazara is neser, which means "a shoot". The Vulgate renders this word by flos, "flower", in the Prophecy of Isaiah 11:1, which is applied to the Saviour. St. Jerome (Epist., xlvii, "Ad Marcellam") gives the same interpretation to the name of the town." (New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia, Nazareth)]

SO, THERE IS REALLY A NEED OF THE OFFICIAL INTERPRETER OF THE SCRIPTURE AND THAT OFFICIAL INTERPRETER IS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

IF WE WILL FOLLOW SOLA SCRIPTURA IT WILL NOT BE SELF-EVIDENT.

[ANO PO NGAYON ANG PALUSOT NIYO?]

HINDI NAMIN KAILANGAN NG PALUSOT. HA, HA, HA... BY GIVING THAT INFORMATION THE MORE YOU HAVE UPHELD THE GREATNESS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OVER YOUR ANONYMOUS SECT WHICH IS A PIECE OF GARBAGE IN COMPARISON WITH THE ORTHODOXY AND APOSTOLICITY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. HA, HA, HA...

HOW COME IT IS A CATHOLIC PRIEST WHOM YOU ARE QUOTING FOR SUPPORT AND NOT ONE OF YOUR PASTORS? HA, HA, HA...

(i-approve kaya ang comment ko? hehehe)

AYAN, NA POST ANG COMMENT MO. SIGURO NAMAN AY HINDI KA NA MAG-IISIP NG KABALIWAN NA HINDI ITO MAPO-POST. HE, HE, HE... HINDI ANG URI MO ANG KATATAKUTAN KO!

February 25, 2010 11:18 AM

Anonymous said...

hahaha... hindi mo naman pinansin yung paliwanag ni Jerome at ng Encyclopedia niyo eh...

Sabi ni Jerome, yung prophecy daw sa Matthew 2:23 ay makikita sa Isaias 11:1. Ang linaw ng sabi niya eh...

"...let me tell them that they are in Isaiah. For in the place where we read and translate, 'There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots,' in the Hebrew idiom it is written thus, 'There shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse AND A NAZARENE shall grow from his root.'" (Jerome, Letter 47:7)

You lied when you said you agree with Jerome regarding Matthew 2:23. The fact that Jerome applies Isa 11:1 to Mt 2:23 is a great casualty on your side because you affirm that the said prophecy came from oral tradition and not from Scripture. In his letter Jerome was defending the scripture from those who said the prophecy was wrong. Instead of Jerome replying, "Hey its from oral tradition", he actually replied in exactly the same way I would and actually pointed out the Old Testament passage!

Now tell me, how can you say that you agree with Jerome when in fact you are trying to refute what he said?

February 25, 2010 1:05 PM

Fr. Abe, CRS said...

[hahaha... hindi mo naman pinansin yung paliwanag ni Jerome at ng Encyclopedia niyo eh...]

HA, HA, HA... TALAGANG MATIBAY ANG SIKMURA MONG GAMITIN ANG AMING SANTO AT ENCYCLOPEDIA PARA IPAGPILIT ANG SOLA SCRIPTURA MONG PULPOL AT HINDI SINUSUPORTAHAN NG BIBLIA HA. HE,HE,HE...

[Sabi ni Jerome, yung prophecy daw sa Matthew 2:23 ay makikita sa Isaias 11:1. Ang linaw ng sabi niya eh...]

HA, HA, HA... HINDI NYA SINABI NA MAKIKITA DUON KUNDI ITO AY NASA ISAIAH 11:1... "IN ISAIAH 11:1". IT IS CONTAINED THEREIN. PAPANONG MAKIKITA DUON E LAHAT NG TRANSLATION E HINDI NAZARENO ANG NAKALAGAY. WHAT JEROME HAD GIVEN IS AN EXEGESIS, ANG EXACT QUOTE AY YUNG TULAD NG ISAIAH 7:14 AT MATTHEW 1:23 "HE SHALL BE CALLED EMMANUEL". YAN ANG SELF-EVIDENT. PERO ANG ISAIAH 11:1 AT MATTHEW 2:23 AY HINDE. HINDE. HINDE!!! ACTUALLY IF YOU ARE IGNORANT OF HEBREW ETYMOLOGY YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT. HA, HA, HA...

"...let me tell them that they are in Isaiah. For in the place where we read and translate, 'There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots,' in the Hebrew idiom it is written thus, 'There shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse AND A NAZARENE shall grow from his root.'" (Jerome, Letter 47:7)

THAT TRANSLATION IS NOT A VERBATIM QUOTE BUT A TRANSLATION BASED ON THE INTERPRETATION AND EXEGESIS OF ST. JEROME. BUT BOTH CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT BIBLES DO NOT TRANSLATE ISAIAH 11:1 THAT WAY. MATTHEW DIDN'T SAY: "AND THUS IT IS FULFILLED WHAT ISAIAH THE PROPHET SAID 'A BRANCH WILL COME OUT OF THE ROOT OF JESSE'" HA, HA, HA... IT'S NOT THAT WAY.

IF YOU BELIEVE JEROME THEN IT IS FINE WITH YOU. BUT IF YOU DO NOT THEN HOW CAN THAT STATEMENT OF JEROME BE BINDING IN YOU IF THERE IS NO MAGISTERIAL AUTHORITY TELLING YOU THAT ST. JEROME'S INTERPRETATION IS CORRECT WHILE THE REFUSAL TO ACCEPT IT IS WRONG?

THE INTERPRETATION OF JEROME IS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF SOLA SCRIPTURA BUT OF OFFICIAL INTERPRETATION OF THE CHURCH.

[You lied when you said you agree with Jerome regarding Matthew 2:23.]

YOU ARE THE ONE LYING. YOU ARE REJECTING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THEN JUST TO INSIST YOUR SUPPORT OF SOLA SCRIPTURA YOU ARE MANIPULATING THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA AND ST. JEROME, OUR SCHOLAR PRIEST, TO ADVANCE YOUR CAUSE. THIS IS A CLASSIC CASE OF SWALLOWING YOUR OWN VOMIT.

[The fact that Jerome applies Isa 11:1 to Mt 2:23 is a great casualty on your side because you affirm that the said prophecy came from oral tradition and not from Scripture.]

ST. JEROME APPLIED IS 11:1 TO MT 2:23 BUT WHAT HE DID IS APPLICATION NOT A DIRECT QUOTE. ISAIAH SPEAKS ABOUT THE BRANCH OF DAVID WHILE MATTHEW SPEAKS ABOUT THE MESSIAH LIVING IN A PLACE CALLED NAZARETH. NAZARENO IS DIFFERENT FROM NEZIR EVEN THOUGH THERE IS RELATION AND SIMILARITY. INDEED, IT APPLIES BUT IT IS TOO MUCH STRETCH OF IMAGINATION THAT IT WAS A DIRECT QUOTE. IN FACT, IT TOOK THE GREAT SCHOLARLY MIND OF ST. JEROME IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO REACH SUCH A CONCLUSION.

[In his letter Jerome was defending the scripture from those who said the prophecy was wrong.]

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THIS BLOG IS NOT ARGUING THAT THE PROPEHCY IS WRONG. WE REJECT SOLA SCRIPTURA.

[Instead of Jerome replying, "Hey its from oral tradition", he actually replied in exactly the same way I would and actually pointed out the Old Testament passage!]

OUT OF CONTEXT. JEROME IS NOT SUPPORTING SOLA SCRIPTURA. BESIDES, THE EXPLANATION OF ST. JEROME IS AN EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCE. IT IS CONTAINED IN PATRISTIC WRITINGS THAT THE PROMOTERS OF THE DOGMA OF SOLA SCRIPTURA ITSELF REJECT. THAT IS WHY USING ST. JEROME AND CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA TO PROMOTE SOLA SCRIPTURA WILL BE VERY FATAL TO YOUR ARGUMENTS. HA, HA, HA...

IF SOLA SCRIPTURA SHALL BE APPLIED THEN THE EXPLANATION OF ST. JEROME SHALL BE AN INVALID PROOF. IF SOLA SCRIPTURA SHALL BE REJECTED AND CHURCH AUTHORITY SHALL BE UPHELD, THEN THE INTERPRETATION OF ST. JEROME IS VALID AND SOLA SCRIPTURA WILL BE REPUDIATED. HA, HA, HA...

THAT EXPLANATION OF ST. JEROME IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE CATHOLIC POSITION. THE BIBLE IS NOT SELF-EXPLANATORY. IT NEEDS THE AUTHORITATIVE INTEPRETATION OF THE CHURCH.

Now tell me, how can you say that you agree with Jerome when in fact you are trying to refute what he said?

I AGREE WITH ST. JEROME. WE ARE BOTH CATHOLICS AND WE ARE BOTH CATHOLIC PRIESTS. HIS STATEMENT IS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF SOLA SCRIPTURA BUT ONE OF THE MAGNIFICENT MANIFESTATION OF THE WISDOM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WHO HAS GUIDED HER FAITHFUL INTO CORRECT UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCRIPTURES CENTURIES AFTER CENTURIES. IT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE MAGISTERIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PATRISTIC SOURCES COMPOSED OF THE WRITINGS OF EARLY CATHOLIC BISHOPS, PRIESTS, MONKS AND APOLOGISTS.

HOW ABOUT YOU? DO YOU AGREE WITH JEROME OR NOT?

February 25, 2010 2:30 PM

Anonymous said...

Ang point dito, WALANG KATOTOHANAN ang tsismis nniyo na yung prophecy sa Matthew 2:23 ay galing sa oral tradition at hindi sa OT. Jerome together with your own Catholic Encyclopedia refutes your claim.

You said that the explanation of Jerome is supportive to your position. Are you blind? Jerome strongly rejected the idea that the prophecy concerning Christ as stated in Matthew 2:21 is nowhere to be found in the OT.

Sabi ng disipulo mogn si Franz: "Ang hula na si Kristo ay tatawaging Nazareno ay naipasa sa panahon ng mga apostol orally dahil hindi ito rekorded sa OT".

So this is what you call the Catholic position? Which is which?

February 25, 2010 3:15 PM

Fr. Abe, CRS said...

[Ang point dito, WALANG KATOTOHANAN ang tsismis nniyo na yung prophecy sa Matthew 2:23 ay galing sa oral tradition at hindi sa OT. Jerome together with your own Catholic Encyclopedia refutes your claim.]

ANONG NI-REFUTE SA AMIN NI ST. JEROME? ST. JEROME DIDN'T SAY THAT MATTHEW 2:23 IS NOT BASED ON ORAL TRADITION. SAAN SINABI NI JEROME YAN? HA, HA, HA... ST. JEROME DIDN'T SAY THAT WE HAVE TO ABANDON THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, REJECT CATHOLIC AUTHORITY THEN WE ACCEPT SOLA SCRIPTURA AND SOLA FIDE. HA, HA, HA... DREAM ON...

ST. JEROME ONLY PROVIDED THE INTERPRETATION THAT THE NESIR OF ISAIAH 11:1 COULD MEAN NAZARENE. AND FOLLOWING HIM THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA SIMPLY EXPLAINS THE ETYMOLOGY OF NESER WHICH IS THE ROOT OF NAZARA. BUT IT DOES NOT CLAIM THAT THE PROPHECY IN MATTHEW 2:23 COMES DIRECTLY FROM ISAIAH 11:1.

YOU ARE BECOMING DELUSIONAL. NEITHER ST. JEROME NOR THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA CLAIMED THAT THE PROPHECY OF MT 2:23 CAME FROM IS. 11:1 INSTEAD THEY PROVIDED THE INTERPRETATION THAT IS. 11:1 COULD BE SPEAKING ABOUT THE MESSIAH AS THE NAZARENE. WHAT THEY DID IS BIBLICAL EXEGESIS NOT DIRECT QUOTE. NO, NO, NO...

THE PROPHECY OF MT 2:23 AS STATED IN THAT PASSAGE REMAINS A PROPHECY COMING FROM ORAL TRADITION. AND THIS STAND DOES NOT CONTRADICT ST. JEROMES' INTERPRETATION OF IS.11:1 AND THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA'S ETYMOLOGY FOR NESER AND ITS SUPPORT OF ST. JEROME. HA, HA, HA...

[You said that the explanation of Jerome is supportive to your position.]

OF COURSE. BECAUSE JEROME IS AN EXTRA-BIBLICAL AUTHORITY. THE PATRISTIC AUTHORITY IS BEING UPHELD BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AS PART OF ITS MAGISTERIAL AUTHORITY WHILE THE PROMOTERS OF SOLA SCRIPTURA REJECT THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH. HA, HA, HA...

FOR YOU TO ACCEPT THE EXPLANATION OF ST. JEROME AND THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA IS TO ACCEPT AN AUTHORITY OUTSIDE THE BIBLE ITSELF.

[Are you blind?]

I AM NOT BUT YOU ARE!

YOU ARE TRYING TO PIT TWO CATHOLIC PRIESTS AGAISNT EACH OTHER. YOU ARE TRYING TO USE THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA AGAINST MY POSITION WHEN THAT ENCYCLOPEDIA IS WRITTEN BY PEOPLE ABHORRING SOLA SCRIPTURA. HA, HA, HA...

YOU ARE DESPERATE TO DEFEND SOLA SCRIPTURA. HA, HA, HA...

[Jerome strongly rejected the idea that the prophecy concerning Christ as stated in Matthew 2:21 is nowhere to be found in the OT.]

HA, HA, HA... YOU ARE GOING BANANA. HA, HA, HA... ISN'T IT THAT WE HAVE AGREED THAT ST. JEROME WAS REFUTING THOSE WHO ARE TELLING THAT THE PROPHECY IS WRONG. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THIS BLOG IS NOT TEACHING THAT THE PROPHECY IS WRONG BUT THAT IT CAME FROM ORAL TRADITION. ST. JEROME SIMPLY PROVIDED THE INTERPRETATION OF IS. 11:1 WHICH COULD PROVIDE BIBLICAL BASIS FOR THE MESSIAH BEING A NAZARENE BUT HE IS NOT CLAIMING THAT THE PROPHECY OF MT 2:23 IS TAKEN FROM IS. 11:1.

THE TOPIC ITSELF IS DIFFERENT. MATTHEW SPEAKS OF NAZARETH AS THE HOME OF THE MESSIAH WHILE ISAIAH SPOKE OF THE BRANCH OF DAVID. HA, HA, HA... YOU ARE POOR IN LOGICAL DISTINCTIONS.

[Sabi ng disipulo mogn si Franz: "Ang hula na si Kristo ay tatawaging Nazareno ay naipasa sa panahon ng mga apostol orally dahil hindi ito rekorded sa OT".]

TOTOO YON. TOTOONG DISIPULO KO SI FRANZ AT TAMA ANG ARGUMENTO NYA. SAAN NAKA RECORD ANG MT 2:23 SA OLD TESTAMENT. COMPARE THEM:

Isaiah 11:1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

AND

Mathew 2:23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

SO, ARE THEY SIMILAR? IS THE STATEMENT "HE SHALL BE CALLED A NAZARENE" OF MATTHEW 2:23 CAN BE FOUND IN IS. 11:1? NO!

IN FACT, ISAIAH SIMPLY SAYS THAT A BRANCH SHALL COME OUT OF JESSE... OUT OF HIS ROOTS. IT IS NOWHERE STATED THERE THAT JESUS 'SHALL BE CALLED" A NAZARENE. HA, HA, HA...

WHERE IS THAT IN THE OLD TESTAMENT? WHERE? CHAPTER AND VERSE PLEASE.

"HE SHALL BE CALLED A NAZARENE". NOWADAYS ONLY CATHOLICS ARE CALLING JESUS: THE LORD NAZARENE... ANG POONG NAZARENO.

[So this is what you call the Catholic position? Which is which?]

HA, HA, HA... BOTH OF WHICH. OUR POSITION THAT THE PROPHECY OF MATTHEW 2:23 COMES FROM ORAL TRADITION STILL STANDS. AND THE INTERPRETATION OF JEROME THAT THE NEZIR OR NESER OF IS. 11:1 CAN BE INTERPRETED AS NAZARENE ALSO STANDS. WE ACCEPT BOTH BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND THE TWO POSITIONS ARE NOT CONTRADICTORY BUT COMPLEMENTARY.

THUS, ORAL TRADITION + BIBLE AND BOTH INTERPRETED UNDER THE CHURCH AUTHORITY. HA, HA, HA...

February 25, 2010 4:10 PM

Friday, February 26, 2010

OUR READERS PRESENTED MORE BIBLICAL ARGUMENTS FAVORING INFANT BAPTISM

Jesus with the Little Children whose Baptism is being refused by INC, ADD and Born Again
Anonymous said...

May mga implikasyon sa Bibliya na pweding binyagan ang mga bata, yan ang stand ng Simbahan. Ang stand ng ADD, walang categorical statement na pweding binyagan ang mga bata kaya dapat ipagbawal. Kaya nga bawal din ang ADD kasi walang mabasa sa bibliya na si eli soriano ang lider sa Dating Daan. Si Elipaz ang biblical leader ng Dating Daan . he he he

February 25, 2010 10:43 PM

Fr. Abe, CRS said...

Dear Anonymous,

WELL SAID BROTHER. WELL SAID. TUMPAK AT TAMA ANG IYONG TINURAN.

February 25, 2010 10:48 PM

Bro Noel said...

Talaga tong mga ADD defenders kuno hihirit parin kahit iilang beses na na checkmate kong sa chess pa. Ito me e share lang ako Fr.

Born sinners [Original Sin]

Rom 3:4 Every human being is a liar

Rom 5:19 Disobedience of one many were made sinners

Rom 5:17 Transgression of one deaths came to reign

Even unborn child

Ps 51:5 Sin is always before me

Lam 5:7 We bear our fathers sin

Baptism

Jn 3:5 No one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and spirit

Acts 2:39 For the promise of baptism is for you and your children

Mk 10:14 Let the children come to me, do not prevent them

Children

Children - plural

Child - singular

Jn 16:21 Given birth to a child (NAV, KJV)

Sir 20:10 Woman giving birth to a child (NAV)

February 26, 2010 1:37 PM

Fr. Abe, CRS said...

HA, HA, HA... THANK YOU VERY MUCH BRO. NOEL. THESE ARE ADDITIONAL AMMUNITIONS FOR US.

February 26, 2010 1:40 PM

Anonymous said...

ANG KASUNDUAN AY TIPAN AT HINDI PARA KAY ABRAHAM LAMANG,KUNDI PATI SA MGA SUSUNOD NA LAHI KASAMA ANG MGA SANGGOL NA TINUTULI MAKARAAN NG 8 ARAW NG PAGSILANG AT DI NILA ALAM NA SILA'Y TINUTULI LALONG DI NILA ALAM NA IYON AY TIPAN NILA SA DYOS.AT ANG TIPAN AY PANGAKO,SAPAGKAT ANG PANGAKO AY PARA SA INYO AT SA INYONG MGA ANAK.NGAYON,IPINADALA NG DIYOS SI JESUS BILANG PAGTUPAD SA KANYANG PANGAKO.DAHIL ANG PANGAKO AY KASUNDUAN KAILANGANG TUPARIN DIN NG TAO ANG KANYA NAMANG PANGAKO.

1 PED 3:21 Ang tubig ay larawan ng bautismong nagliligtas sa inyo ngayon. Ang bautismo ay hindi paglilinis ng dumi ng katawan kundi isang pangako sa Diyos buhat sa isang malinis na budhi.

SA HINDI NATIN PAGPAPABAUTISMO SA MGA MALILINIS NA BUDHING ITO NASUSUWAY NG MGA MALILINIS NA BUDHING ITO ANG KANILANG PANGAKO SA DIYOS NG DI NILA ALAM.

LUK 17:1 Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanyang mga alagad, "Siguradong darating ang mga sanhi ng pagkakasala; ngunit kakila-kilabot ang sasapitin ng taong panggagalingan niyon!

2 Mabuti pa sa kanya ang bitinan sa leeg ng isang gilingang-bato at itapon sa dagat, kaysa maging sanhi ng pagkakasala ng sinuman sa mga maliliit na ito.

3 Kaya't mag ingat kayo!

OSEAS 13:16 Parurusahan ang Samaria sapagkat nagkasala siya, siya'y naghimagsik laban sa Diyos. Mamamatay sa tabak ang mga mamamayan niya, ipaghahampasan sa lupa ang kanyang mga sanggol, at lalaslasin ang tiyan ng mga nagdadalantao."

Joel 2:16 Tawagin ninyo ang mga tao
para sa isang banal na pagtitipon.
Tipunin ninyo ang lahat, matatanda at bata,
pati mga sanggol at maging ang mga bagong kasal

MAT 21:16 Pinalabas mo sa bibig ng mga sanggol at ng mga pasusuhin ang wagas na papuri?

IYAK LANG DAW ANG KAYANG GAWIN NG MGA SANGGOL AYON SA KANILA PERO NANINIWALA SILA DITO. BILANG 22:28 Ngunit pinagsalita ni Yahweh ang asno. Itinanong nito kay Balaam, "Ano bang kasalanan ko sa iyo? Bakit tatlong beses mo na akong pinapalo?"

29 Sinabi ni Balaam sa asno, "Pinalo kita sapagkat ginagawa mo akong hangal. Kung may tabak lang ako, baka napatay na kita."

30 Sinabi ng asno kay Balaam, "Hindi ba't ako ay iyong asno at sa simula pa'y ako lang ang sinasakyan mo? Ginawa ko na ba ito sa iyo?"

NAKAKAHILO SILA!GOD BLESS!

February 26, 2010 7:56 PM

Fr. Abe, CRS said...

THANK YOU VERY MUCH BRO. ANONYMOUS. WHAT A POWERFUL ARGUMENT YOU HAVE PRESENTED HERE.
IMAGINE, IF THE DONKEY OF BALAAM COULD SPEAK GIVEN THE GRACE OF GOD HOW MUCH MORE A CHILD CREATED IN THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GOD. THAT IS WHY THE LORD JESUS HAVING THE POWER TO UNDERSTAND THE MIND AND HEART OF THE BABES AND INFANTS DECLARED THAT THEY ARE GIVING "PERFECT PRAISE".

SALAMAT SA PANGINOONG DIOS AT ANG ATING MGA READERS AY BUONG GITING NA NAGTATANGGOL SA PANANAMPALATAYA. DAPAT TAYONG MAGTULUNGAN PARA LABANAN ANG MGA TAMPALASANG MANUNULIGSA NG ATING SANTA IGLESIA.

February 26, 2010 9:52 PM