Friday, June 17, 2011

DO WE OFFER MASSES FOR DR. JOSE RIZAL?

The brand new Rizal Library of Ateneo de Manila University... a great honor to this Catholic school's greatest alumnus, national hero who was born and died a Catholic...
 
 
 
Anonymous said...
Dear good Father,

I studied Rizal's life last summer for my class and we also discussed Rizal's retraction...the question in my mind now is have you or any other priest offered Mass for Rizal?

Fr. Abe, CRS said... 
 
OF COURSE BROD. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS PRAYING FOR RIZAL AND OFFERING MASSES FOR HIM. I REMEMBER SINCE MY SEMINARY DAYS EVERY RIZAL DAY WE ARE OFFERING MASSES FOR HIS SOUL. HE IS BEING REMEMBERED BEFORE THE ALTAR.

NOT ONLY IN ALTAR BUT IN ATENEO DE MANILA HIS NAME AND LEGACY IS BEING KEPT WITH HONOR AND REVERENCE. THEIR GREAT LIBRARY IS EVEN NAMED AFTER THE NATIONAL HERO. IF RIZAL DIDN'T DIE A CATHOLIC NO MATTER HOW GREAT HE WILL NOT BE GIVEN SUCH A DISTINCT PRIVILEGED. BESIDES, HE WAS BURIED IN CATHOLIC CEMETERY WHERE REGULAR MASSES ARE BEING OFFERED FOR THOSE BURIED THEREIN. SURELY THE NATIONAL HERO WAS PRAYED FOR DURING THOSE MASSES. 

8 comments:

  1. Taiwanese CatholicJune 18, 2011 1:00 AM

    father abe, are there any masses offered for ex-president ferdinand marcos? hehehehe just concerned. thanks.

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  2. Fr Abe, greetings! May tatanong lang sana ako. (I hope okay lang dito sa comments box.)

    I was in a discussion with someone and she said "All I need is myself & Jesus". Nabasa ko somewhere na there is a kind of philosophy that explains this, the name of it is coined after the name of the author of this heresy. Please could you help me kung ano yun?

    I need to read about it so I can properly refute it.

    Thank you!
    Oggi Gonzalez

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  3. The wife of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos, Madame Imelda Romualdez Marcos, is a devoted Catholic despite the fact that the Catholic Church in the Philippines led their expulsion from power. She regularly offers Masses for the soul of her husband.

    The Catholic Church offers Masses for both the good and the bad. For the good to give thanks to God for the grace of holiness given them and for the bad to pray to God to have mercy on their souls.

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  4. Dear Oggi,

    I still have to research on it. If our readers know the answer please feel free to contribute. Thank you so.

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  5. fr. abe. anu po ang masasabi niyo sa mga rizalista o minsan tinatawag din silang rizalian?

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  6. YUNG MGA RIZALISTA NA RELIGION AT PARA SA KANILA SI RIZAL ANG DIOS O KAYA AY SI CRISTO NA NAGBALIK SA LUPA SIEMPRE MGA HERETICO SILA PARA SA ATIN. HINDI IYON KATANGGAP TANGGAP SA SANTA IGLESIA.

    YUNG MGA RIZALIAN NA MEMBER LANG NG ORDER OF RIZAL AT HINDI RELIGION NO PROBLEM DUON. HE HE HE...

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  7. Ask ko lang po. bakit hindi na lang alisin sa katoliko ang mga nagtataguyod ng RH Bill? Hindi ba dapat ay i-expell sila kasi matigas ang ulo nila at hindi sila nagtatglay ng espiritu ng Ama?

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  8. ANG SIMBAHAN AY MABAIT HINDI MALUPIT NA KAGAYA NG MGA MANALO. KAHIT SI JUDAS ESCARIOTE HINDI PINATALSIK NI JESUS.

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