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Two seminars, on
photojournalism and on
news writing, will be held
on September 23-24, 2011
at San Jose de Mindanao
Seminary, and September
30-October 1, 2011 at the
Marigold Hotel, respectively.
For details, contact the Social
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Volume 3, Number 7 August 4 - September 3, 2011
The first-ever religious fluvial procession along the Cagayan River (left) featuring a replica of the original Birhen sa Kota statue (Inset: pre-WWII photo) and a High Mass celebrated by Bp. Elenito
Galido, D.D. of the Diocese of Iligan with Oro clergy at the cathedral (right) during the Feast Day of CDO’s patron St. Augustine of Hippo on August 28, 2011. (Photos by Eldon Bravo)
Birhen Sa Kota
highlights
CDO hosts Culture
CDO fiesta:
communities recall
of Peace workshops
By James Sia the important bridging role of media in participants wrote out responses such as “to
their protector Journalists and representatives from
interreligious dialogue and peacebuilding. Sr.
Padilla gave a summary on the responsible
be a witness of truth,” “to be more open-
minded, fair, compassionate,” and “to be
By Louise Dumas seminaries and Catholic schools participated use of media in bringing about peace as patient,” among others.
in two Culture of Peace (COP) workshops stated in key Church documents such as The COP for seminaries and Catholic
Festivals are part of the Filipino hosted by the Episcopal Commission for Inter Mirifica, which states that media are schools began on September 5, 2011 with a
tradition which actually go back to pre- Interreligious Dialogue chaired by Abp. gifts of God to Humanity for the service and talk by Abp. Ledesma entitled “Interreligious
Catholicism. Back then, communities Antonio J. Ledesma, S.J. Held at Budgetel, integral development of all peoples, while Dialogue in a Spirit-filled World,” in which he
celebrate in honor of the gods they Cagayan de Oro City, each workshop aimed Sr. Manding gave a talk on the important outlined the development of interreligious
to initiate in the aforementioned groups bridging role of media in interreligious dialogue as described in Church documents,
had ascribed for nature. These have interreligious and peacebuilding initiatives, dialogue and peacebuilding, stating that notably in Nostra Aetate, which describes
been venues for communities to come as well as to strengthen preexisting news must always be verified before their other religions as “preparation for the
together and celebrate life, the worries peacebuilding activities. Participants from release and not be used, inadvertently Gospel” and Muslims as being held in high
of daily life temporarily put aside. both workshops hail from the Archdiocese or purposely, for selfish gain or to create regard by the Church, as well as Redemptoris
With the advent of Christianity in the of Cagayan de Oro as well as Iligan, Butuan, conflict. She stated: “To be a journalist, Missio, which encourages interreligious
islands, the culture of having festivities Tandag, Pagadian, and Malaybalay. you must be conscientious individual who dialogue. Pagadian superintendent of
remained. This time, the celebrations The workshop allowed participants records an event in community, verifies Catholic schools Sr. Amelia David, ICM
were held for the patron saints identified to contribute ideas for the development facts and interprets them at the service of discussed how a culture of peace can develop
by communities as their protectors. of possible modules to be used in similar the community, independence from faction, as it pertains to Catholic schools. Similar to
workshops in the future, as well as to monitor power and offer voice to the the first COP workshop, participants were
The reason for the annual festivities, network with the keynote speakers and with voiceless and make the news comprehensive invited to discuss their experiences and to
however, has unfortunately become one another. and proportional.” suggest ways that could help further the
lost to many in the colors, noise and The COP workshop for media was held on Journalists present were divided into cause of peace.
merrymaking. The celebration of life and September 3, 2011. Social Communication groups as they reflected on their experiences The participants of both workshops were
its giver have become detached from directress Sr. Mary Anne Padilla, FSP and pertaining to recent political conflicts and awarded certificates and signed their names
the people’s association of ‘fiesta’ with media literacy professor Sr. Consolata drew up possible ways to promote peace on a pledge of commitment printed on a
parades, food and carnivals. Manding, FSP gave keynote speeches on in their respective assignments. Media sheet of tarpaulin. n
The Most Reverend Elenito Galido,
D.D., Bishop of Iligan, in his homily in the
high mass, stressed on the importance Introducing the new English translation of the Mass
of protecting and respecting life. He By Fr. Florencio Salvador Jr. Fr. Anscar is in a privileged position to write
expressed his sorrow at the Philippine on this new liturgical development because
society’s gradual adoption of a culture The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of “he was there”, in Rome, first as a student
that is contraceptive and abortive. the Philippines (CBCP) during its annual of liturgy and then as a professor and
“In America, more babies are aborted meeting last January, has unanimously president of St. Anselm Pontifical Institute
instead of born,” he said. “And it’s voted in favor of the adoption of the new of Liturgy, during those exciting moments
becoming the same for the Philippines. English translation of the Roman Missal by of implementing the conciliar principles for
But a civilization of love can still overtake International commission on English liturgy aggiornamento. For a long time, he served
death.” (ICEL), to be implemented throughout the as executive secretary of ICEL; presently, he
He further suggested that instead of country beginning on the first Sunday of is director of the Paul VI Institute of Liturgy
promoting the Reproductive Health Bill, Advent next year, i.e., Dec. 2, in Malaybalay, Bukidnon.
the government should look into the real 2012. As it has always been COMMENTARY Drawing from his masterful
problems behind poverty - corruption, recommended before the acumen on liturgical sources
eventual use of any new liturgical text, a and his handy familiarity with patristic and
lack of access to education and the
thorough catechesis on the implications of medieval Latin, the language of the Roman
provision of social services.
the changes introduced to the Order of the liturgy, Fr. Anscar conveniently offers an
After the high mass which was solemn
Mass by the new translation is deemed an explanatory instruction on the textual
and serious, the merrymaking returned indispensable prerequisite. changes in the Missal, a kind of “liturgical
with the arrival of the Birhen sa Kota sa Under the auspices of the Episcopal exegesis” at once scholarly and easy to
Cagayan de Oro, Inahan sa Kalinaw ug Commission on Liturgy (ECL), Fr. Anscar J. digest.
Kinaiyahan. Earlier in the day, the Birhen Chupungco, OSB, has produced a valuable The Primer explains not the whole Mass
was honored in a fluvial procession from reference material to explain the new but only those parts where notable changes
Macabalan to the Macanhan and back to English Mass – The New English Translation have been introduced by the new English
The new Mass translation primer: a must-
of the Romal Missal: A Catechetical Primer.
BIRHEN SA KOTA/8 INTRODUCING/2 read for Filipino Catholics.
2 Reflection LAMDAG
August 4 - September 3, 2011
Ang Birhen sa Kota and Cagayan de Oro River
Starting with this year’s celebration of They would pray the rosary. On one occasion, it was said that the
the fiesta of Cagayan de Oro on August Birhen sa Kota dressed in striking white appeared on top of the fortress
28th, the archdiocese will highlight a walls to ward off an impending attack by Moro invaders approaching
long-standing devotion of our community along the river. Since then, townspeople were accustomed to have
to the Birhen sa Kota. In the city’s fluvial a special devotion to the Birhen sa Kota of the Rosary, especially on
procession, together with the images of Saturdays. Devotees would gather in front of the side altar which
San Agustin, and his mother, Sta Monica, was eventually called the Sabadohan. Reports of healings and special
we will also be displaying the image of favors have been made, particularly when the foot-long wooden
the Virgin of the Fortress. image would be placed by the priest over the head of the devotee.
The original image of the Birhen sa In our present situation, however, what is in greater need of healing
Kota has withstood the destruction of is our environment. Foremost among our natural resources is Cagayan
the church of Cagayan de Oro on four occasions throughout its long de Oro River, the main tributary for the downflow of the waters from
history. After the bombing of the cathedral during the last world war northwestern Bukidnon into Macajalar Bay. It is this Cagayan de Oro
in the 1940’s, the image was brought by Archbishop James Hayes, river basin that we need to conserve, under the protection of the
S.J., to San Jose de Mindanao Seminary for safekeeping. It was later Birhen sa Kota. The fluvial procession highlights the participation
entrusted to the Museo de Oro of Xavier University. In the year 2008, of the seventeen riverside city barangays in safeguarding the river
during the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Diocese of Cagayan from pollution and degradation. The parish communities along the
de Oro, this image of Our Lady was brought back to the Metropolitan river are also invited to work hand in hand with local officials in the
Cathedral where it is now enshrined on the east-side altar. long – term conservation of the river. Liceo University’s Safer River,
As we commemorate this year the 60th anniversary of the elevation Life Saver Foundation has taken the lead over the past ten years in
of Cagayan de Oro as the first archdiocese in Mindanao, it is fitting initiating environmental protection projects along the river banks –
that we recall and deepen our devotion to the Birhen sa Kota for such as waste management practices, the planting of lambago and
several reasons. First, she has been the protectress of Cagayan de bamboo trees, etc.
Oro since the period of evangelization of the Augustinian Recollects. From a social perspective, perhaps the most significant healing
In 1622, the first mission was established in the original settlement of we can attribute to the Birhen sa Kota is the harmonious relationship
Himologan (in the vicinity of Taguanao bridge today). By the 1700’s among Christians, Muslims and lumad in this City of Golden Friendship.
the settlement and early church were moved to the present site of In contrast to other areas of Mindanao where armed conflict
the cathedral. In 1730 a wooden fortification was constructed where occasionally erupts, the city of Cagayan de Oro and the surrounding
the Birhen sa Kota was kept. provinces of Misamis Oriental and Camiguin have remained in relative
It was inside this enclosure (the present Gaston Park) where the calm. It is in this light that we can also call the Birhen sa Kota as the
townspeople sought refuge in times of threats of a Moro incursion. Birhen sa Kalinaw ug sa Kinaiyahan. n
Birhen sa Kota sa Cagayan de Oro: Introducing from p. 1
translation, i.e., in The Introductory Rites
Inahan sa Kalinaw ug Kinaiyahan
(Chapter I), The Liturgy of the Word (Chapter
II), The Liturgy of the Eucharist (Chapter III),
and The Concluding Rites (Chapter VI). The
By Fr. Casibjorn Quiacao including that by bombs from American explanation of each of the principal changes
bomber planes during World War II. But consists of three (3) parts: 1. the text; 2. the
The Augustinian Recollects in all these, the miraculous statue stood, analysis; and, 3. the catechesis. The new
introduced the statue of the Our Lady still untarnished amidst the rubbles. English Mass text for the people is provided
of the Rosary to the Cagay-anons and Pilgrims and devotees flock to its at the end of the Primer.
placed it in a church inside a wooden pedestal, and as the years went by, there 1. The pertinent text is given, first, in its
Latin edition typical , and then, its English
fortification where the present cathedral were many occasions of healing from
translation in the 1973 and 2010 Missals.
is located. It was in this enclosure along deadly ailments, miraculous interventions
The comparison between the Latin text and
the riverbanks where the Cagay-anons and sightings that were attributed to the
its translations immediately illustrates the
hid from the invading Moros who came Virgin of the Fort of Cagayan. methods followed by the English Missals. The
to carry off people into slavery. The most wonderful miracle attributed 1973 Missal followed the 1969 Instruction
It is believed to have protected the to the Birhen sa Kota sa Cagayan is Comme le Prevoit which encourages sense
village from the Moro raids in the 1600s. the established friendship among the translation or dynamic equivalence, while
It is so named for in one occasion when tripartite inhabitants [Lumad, Muslims, the 2010 Missal implements the 2001
the Moros approached the fort to attack; and Christians] in this particular part of Instruction Liturgiam Authenticam which
they were seen approaching in their Mindanao even up until now. insists on literal translation or formal
vintas when suddenly they were also Archbishop James Hayes, S.J., D.D. correspondence.
seen to retreat. brought the statue to the San Jose de 2. The analysis examines the grammatical,
It was then rumored that the Moros Mindanao Seminary after the war while historical, theological and liturgical properties
saw a woman clothed in blinding white the present Church was built. of the texts under scrutiny. The explanation
garment atop the fort’s walls and whose From there the quaternary [400 years offered is based on solid lituriology but
mien was fearsome. This woman ordered old] icon was brought to the Museo de remains to be simple and “lay-reader-
them to desist from their assault and Oro, Xavier University for preservation friendly”.
commanded respect. Mystified, they on August 1967. 3. The third part gives the catechesis
retreated in fear. By the summer of 2008, Archbishop which the author claims as the most
This happened while the people inside Antonio Ledesma, S.J., D.D. made special important of the three. The catechesis he
the fort were praying for the intercession arrangements with the Museo de Oro offers is a spiritual reflection on the liturgical
of the Lady of the Rosary. That apparition so that on the occasion of the Diamond texts, i.e. the lex orandi. The analysis is
the locals attributed to the Lady – who Jubilee of the Church of Cagayan de Oro the lex credendi, while the catechesis is
the lex vivendi. While active participation
then was named as ‘Birhen sa Kota sa as a Diocese, this miraculous icon would
necessitates understanding of the texts, it
Cagayan.’ be placed back to its rightful place – the
should also flow from and be strengthened
During the American Regime, it was Cathedral of San Agustin.
by the spirituality of the liturgy.
placed in the right wing of the Cathedral, And that in these trying times, when We, who have been accustomed to and
on the altar near the wall parallel to there is a threat to peace and unity, may quite comfortable with the 1973 translation
the river. This part of the Church was the Birhen sa Kota sa Cagayan de Oro of the Vatican II Missal and who, as
called by the folks as “Sabadohan” since be a source of inspiration to self and celebrants and lay members of worshipping
Saturday devotions were regularly held communal renewal that there will be true communities, would be the users of the
The original Birhen sa Kota statue, which there. and lasting collegiality and development 2010 translation of the same Missal, are
is currently enshrined in the As history unfolded, four times to Mindanaoans and to the rest of the extremely grateful to Fr. Anscar for this most
St. Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral. the San Agustin Church was destroyed world. n valuable catechetical Primer. n
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August 4 - September 3, 2011 Archdiocesan News 3
Our heartfelt condolence
to the bereaved family and New module
the Missionary Catechists
of Mary community of the
of the late
for catechists
Sr. Patricia Saniel, MCM
formulated
By Louise Dumas
Catechists in the archdiocese were
given a formation training aimed at
strengthening their Christ-centered
spirituality and sense of mission.
Themed “Formation of Conscientious
Catechists for Personal and Social
Transformation”, the seminar-workshop
also intended to give catechists an
updated, catechetical perspectives on
the doctrine of Christian faith along with
some orientations to hone their skills in
designing lesson plans.
The Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro The Formation Module was prepared
has lost a courageous and dedicated by the Professional Team from the Institute
servant. With enthusiasm and vigor, she of Religion of the Pontifical University of
Santo Tomas (Manila) an conceived as a Bishop-emeritus Honesto Ch. Pacana, S.J. reads the rite during the blessing of the newly-renovated Fr.
ministered to those who have lost the
3-year program. Francis Clark, S.J. Library of the St. John Vianney Theological Seminary on August 22, 2011. The
ability to use their minds and intellect. renovation was made possible with the help of donations from the Japan province of the Society of Jesus
This first Seminar-Workshop was held
The House of Hope at Lumbia, at Covadonga Center for Culture and and Xavier University, among others.
Cagayan de Oro City, will surely miss Spirituality in Mandumol, CDO from May
the dynamic presence of Sr. Pat. We 30 to June 2, 2011.
SOCIAL ACTION UPDATES
pray for the repose of her soul. And even The Archbishop later expressed his
as we miss her vibrant presence, we are hope that this same program would be
replicated in the other parishes of the
confident that she is happy in the most Archdiocese. By Astrid Bana under the umbrella of the Commission on
loving embrace of our Maker and Lord. The first day dealt with the deepening Social Action of the Archdiocese of Cagayan
on the understanding and appreciation of Water Rates “TOO-BIG” de Oro is now open for business.
the core doctrine of salvation history. This The water rates of the Cagayan de Oro The Ad Extra Drug Distributor shall
NEwS BRIEFS was developed through the presentation Water District (COWD) have increased by serve as the distribution center of generic
of three topics: the event of creation, the 25% effective September 1, 2011. drugs to BOTIKA SA PAROKYA that shall
fall from grace and Christ, the fulfillment Prior to the effectivity of the said be established in the parishes within the
Fr. Angelo Durana of the Prison Ministry of the promise of salvation. increase, the consumers of water provided Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.
has left CDO for his new assignment in The Catechetical methodology was by COWD have organized themselves into Having submitted the requirements to
Davao City August 19, 2011. later introduced, emphasizing the human a Task Force dubbed TASK FORCE “TOO- secure a License to Operate (LTO) from the
The Archdiocesan Youth Leaders experience – evocative approach. Some BIG.” It is a multi-sectoral group composed Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the
and Ministers Forum will be held on didactical approaches were suggested of the Bishop-Businessmen’s Conference- drug distribution project can now make
September 10, 2011 at San Isidro such as creating a storyboard for a Cagayan de Oro Chapter, the Cagayan de available to consumers generic drugs that
Labrador Parish in Medina, Misamis movie and eliciting ideas and learning Oro Cooperative Development Council, and are effective, safe, and affordable through
Oriental to reinforce programs on assessment from the students through the organizations and civil society groups of the Botika sa Parokya.
spiritual & values formation. creative expressions such as drawing, role- this city to protest the impropriety of the On September 18, 2011 there will be
playing and others. Then the catechists proposed increase in water rates by 30%. an Orientation to interested parties on the
The Archdiocesan Youth Apostolate were asked to make a sample lesson plan Despite the objection to the water operation of the Botika sa Parokya at the
has invited young people to participate in the light of the above orientations, to be rate hike, COWD proceeded with the 25% Our Lady of Fatima Parish.
in the 1M Tree Planting Project at presented and critiqued on the last day. increase and reportedly an additional 5% The Ad Extra Drug Distributor’s office is
the DENR Greening Program Sites,
Dansolihon, Cagayan de Oro City on The second day focused on Christ as will follow. located at the Our Lady of Fatima Parish,
September 17, 2011. the Primordial Sacrament of the Father’s Task Force “TOO-BIG” objected to the Camaman-an, Cagayan de Oro City. For
love, the Church as a Sacrament of Christ increase saying it is unjust for COWD to let business transactions, the contact numbers
Immaculate Conception Parish in and the Seven Sacraments qualified as consumers carry the burden of additional are: 0926-3163288/0917-7042960/0917-
Aluba has been turned over to the the sacraments of initiation, of healing, costs of company operations. 7195626/0920-5272358.
Sacred Heart Fathers. Its new parish and of communion and mission. The “Why pass on to the consumers the
priest, Fr. Janusz Burzawa, SCJ, was Holy Eucharist was highlighted as the additional expense of COWD’s operations Back to Basic
installed on September 4, 2011 with peak of Christian worship and model and when its existing revenue can take care of The Archdiocesan Good Governance
a ceremony presided by Abp. Antonio inspiration of the Catechist’s spirituality the costs if properly managed?” Apostolate (AGGAp) has embarked on
J. Ledesma, S.J. A native of Poland, Fr. lifestyle. The lecturers stressed on the The Commission on Audit’s (COA) a Trainers Training program on Good
Burzawa came to the Philippines in
1993 and has spent years working in differences between signs and symbols, reports on COWD”s financial operations Citizenship Values for the AGGAp core
Zamboanga del Sur prior to his current between Sacraments and the sacramentals (2005-2009) showed expenses “without groups of the parishes in the Archdiocese
assignment in Cagayan de Oro City. in the Church. legal bases” amounting to Php 411.52 of Cagayan de Oro.
The third day was dedicated to the million for the 5-year period. Also unbilled The first module is on PAGKA-
deepening on “communion ecclesiology” water (or systems loss through leakages, MAKADIYOS, with the following values:
and all its implications, from its foundation etc.) has been consistently rising and has Faith in God Almighty, Respect for Life,
on the reality of Christian union with Jesus reached 56.1% in 2009. Order, Work, and Concern for Family and
Christ, to the Church as a faith community Task Force “TOO-BIG” asserted that Future Generations.
of Christ’s disciples, to the Basic Ecclesial “unless these financial and operational The districts of Balingasag, Camiguin,
Communities as a way of being Church. constraints are accounted for, corrected, not City East and City West have already
One concrete, urgent and important repeated, then the proposed 30% increase undergone the trainers training. The
implication of all this is that of Christian becomes unjustifiable, unreasonable, districts of Gingoog and Initao are still to
social responsibility which challenges unacceptable and untenable.” be scheduled.
Christians to live as one community for the Instead of arbitrary increase in The Trainers Training on Good
common good, give special attention to water rates, Task Force “TOO-BIG” seeks Citizenship Values seeks to make people
the plight of the poor and be involved in other solutions to existing problems of aware that citizens’ involvement is crucial
the transformation of the socio-economic- COWD that will address issues on good in the attainment of good governance.
political-cultural systems, structures, and governance, management and structure to Through the training the group hopes
processes. help COWD assume its mission of serving to bring the culture of good governance
Each day was capped with the the public. to every laity down to the parish and
community celebration of the Holy chapel levels by becoming good citizens
Eucharist. The Eucharist on the last day Open for Business themselves as their contribution to attain
was presided over by Archbishop Antonio The Ad Extra Drug Distributor, a project good governance. n
Fr. Burzawa J. Ledesma, S.J., D.D.n
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Homily on the ocassion of joint Ang Sinugdanan sa Kinabuhi
Cdo-Malaybalay Clergy Days sa Tawo sumala sa Syensya
He did not even want to be known as a
miracle-worker. In a sense, he “invented” St.
Philomena (an obscure and semi-legendary I. Pasiuna
figure from the early Church) so that the ever
more frequent cures would be attributed to Kanus-a man magsugod ang kinabuhi
her and not to himself. sa tawo? Ang maong pangutana nahimong
The more he got purified and reached kontrobersyal tungod sa iyang kalambigitan
a high knowledge of God the infinite, the sa isyu sa Reproductive Health Bill.
more he became aware of his misery and Diha sa pagsugod sa kinabuhi sa usa ka
nothingness. Three times he ran away from tawo, magsugod usab ang obligasyon sa
San Isidro Cathedral, his parish not because Ars was not good pagpanalipud niini. Ang RH Bill maisip nga dugay nang panahon hangtud karon. Aniay
Malaybalay, Bukidnon August 2, 2011 enough for him, but because he felt that he moral ug angay’ng uyonan kon kini manalipud mga pananglitan:
was not good enough for Ars. sa kinabuhi sa tawo gikan sa iyang sinugdanan • Medical Embryology. Langman, Jan.,
1. Alang sa mga pari: Sa dihang gitudlo Success in his apostolate was not without kutob sa iyang katapusan. Kon dili, isipon kini Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1975, p. 3:
siya nga kura sa Ars, ang Vikario Heneral the trials of purification. He was calumniated, nga imoral ug angay’ng babagan. “The development of a human being begins
miingon kaniya: “Ang mga mulopya sa Ars contradicted, and pushed about. Even some Ang Simbahang Katoliko nagtudlo with fertilization, a process by which two
walay hinanawan sa gugma sa Diyos. Imong of his fellow priests thought he was insane. nga ang kinabuhi sa tawo magsugod sa highly specialized cells, the spermatozoon
tahas ang pagtudlo niini kanila!” Pagtudlo sa He was an object of certain antipathies and panahon sa fertilization, kanus-a ang binhi from the male and the oocyte from the
paghigugma sa Diyos – kini ang misyon ni dislikes, and even the butt of jokes. But he sa lalaki mahiusa sa itlog sa babaye human female, unite to give rise to a new organism,
Juan Vianney nga iyang gituman isip pastor good-naturedly endured them. One day, sa pagpakighilawas. Gitawag usab kini og the zygote.”
sa Ars. Kini usab ang lintunganay nga tahas when a letter denouncing him to the bishop conception tungod kay mao kini ang higayon • Essentials of Human Embryology.
sa matag pari sa iyang parokya. Sa unsang fell in his hands his natural irony took over but sa pagmabdos o pagbuntis sa usa ka babaye. Moore, Keith L. Toronto: B.C. Decker Inc, 1988,
paagiha? Molakbit lamang kita og tutulo ka after an instant of sadness, he countersigned Tungod ning maong pagtoo, ang Simbahan p. 2: “Human development begins after the
mga elemento sa pastoral nga ministeryo it and sent it to the Bishop. “Now they have magtawag sa Intra-uterine-device (IUD) ug union of male and female gametes or germ
niining Patron sa mga Kura Paroko: my signature, so there will be no lack of sa daghang matang sa pills nga abortifacients cells during a process known as fertilization
material to lead to conviction.” On another tungod kay kini sila magpugong sa fertilized or conception.”
a. Paghigugma sa mga Kabus occasion he said to a friend: “Today I receive egg nga makataput sa uterine wall, nga maoy • Patten’s Foundations of Embryology.
Si San Juan Maria Vianney wala lamang two letters. In one I am told that I am a saint; hinungdan sa hinanaling pagkalaglag sa bata 6th edition. Carlson, Bruce M. New York:
nagkinabuhi diha sa kayano ug kakabus. in the other, that I am a quack. The first gave nga nahimugso. McGraw-Hill, 1996, p. 3: “Almost all higher
Siya adunay talagsaon nga paghigugma sa me nothing, the second took nothing from Apan ang mga nagduso sa RH Bill animals start their lives from a single cell,
mga kabus. Near the end of his life, he was me.: He advised someone with these words: moingon nga ang kinabuhi sa tawo magsugod the fertilized ovum (zygote) ... The time of
awarded the French Legion of Honor, whose “If people rebuke you, if they praise you, do dili sa fertilization kondili sa implantation, fertilization represents the starting point in the
medal he promptly gave away. And when the as the dead – say nothing.” ang panahon kanus-a ang fertilized egg
bishop of the diocese (he was blessed with a life history, or ontogeny, of the individual.”
makataput sa sabakan sa inahan. Para kanila,
remarkably supportive and understanding c. Ministerial and Paradigmatic Holiness ang conception o pagmabdos magsugod
bishop) surprised him by making him a b) American College of Obstetrics and
Diha mismo sa iyang makugihon ug didto na sa sabakan mismo. Ang IUD ug ang Gynecology
Canon of the diocese (apparently similar manggihatagon nga pagtuman sa iyang pills dili angay isipon nga matang sa aborsyon
to monsignorial honors today) he was Ang pag-ila sa fertilization nga sinugdanan
parianong kaakuhan, si San Juan Vianney kondili contraception lamang tungod kay ang sa kinabuhi sa tawo nahimong kontrobersyal
overwhelmed with embarrassment – and nahimong balaan. He lived out the
promptly sold the Canon’s cape to a local lady gihilabtan niini dili pa man maisip nga tawo. niadtong tuig 1965 sa dihang ang American
spirituality proper to presbyters – “ministerial Fertilization o implantation ba ang College of Obstetrics and Gynecology miusab
who was buying all his memorabilia. He even spirituality.” He grew in holiness in the very
sold her his last 8 teeth while they were still sinugdanan sa kinabuhi? Ang syensya sa ilang definition sa “conception”. Matud pa
exercise of his priestly duties. maghatag og dakong katin-awan ning maong ning maong tulunghaan, “Conception is the
in his mouth. She wanted relics to sell after His ministry in the sacrament of
he died and he knew her design. But the pangutana. implantation of a blastocyst on the uterine
reconciliation (and in spiritual direction) was wall, typically occurring 1-2 weeks after
saint was willing to play her game because characterized by brevity and compassion.
he wanted money for his La Providence and II. Kasayuran gikan sa Syensya fertilization” (ACOG Terminology Bulletin.
He could be frank, and even blunt, when
his other projects for the poor. it was called for. But he combined candor Terms used in reference to the fetus. Chicago,
One would have to search long to find a) Embryology ACOG, no.1, Sept 1965). Kini nagpasabut nga
with a great gentleness. He used to say to Kasagarang opinyon nga atong
anyone who better exemplified “the Church his penitents: “I am much more guilty than ang pagmabdos mahitabo dili sa panahon
of the Poor” (PCP II) and “the preferential madungog karon kalabot sa sinugdanan sa sa panagtagbo sa binhi sa lalaki ug itlog
you; do not be afraid to accuse yourself.” On kinabuhi nagagikan sa mga medical doctors,
option for the poor”(Vat. II). La Providence one occasion, he burst into tears because sa babaye kondili didto na sa pagtaput
was the free school he founded at Ars – the penitent “has not shed tears enough.” philosophers, theologians, ug mga politicians. sa fertilized egg ngadto sa tagoangkan sa
intended mainly for what we would call street To one bishop, his advice was: “Love your Apan adunay mga experts nga mao gayud inahan, nga mahitabo mga usa o duha ka
children today. He begged and borrowed priests well… love your priests.” And in the ang angay’ng paminawon kalabot ning semana human sa fertilization. Unsa may
money (and sold his teeth and cape) to keep later years, he said to himself: “I never got maong isyu. Gitawag sila og embryologists, hinungdan ning maong pag-usab? Aduna ba
it going – and to keep it free. And he showed angry with my parishioners. I do not believe mga scientists nga nag-estudyo mahitungod kini sukaranan sa syensya?
the same concern for all who were troubled, I even scolded them.” sa sinugdanan sa kinabuhi. Usa kanila mao si Si Dr. Richard Sosnowski, nga nahimong
destitute, abandoned. He did not despise What was his method of combining Dr. Jerome Legeune, nga nailhan sa kalibotan dakodako sa American College of Obstetrics
the rich or the middle class – but he sought firmness and gentleness? One author sa medisina tungod sa iyang pagdiskubre and Gynecology, mipadayag sa iyang
to enroll them in his crusade for the poor. comments: “He had no formula but the sa chromosomal basis sa Down Syndrome sentimento kalabot ning maong isyu diha
sanctified vigilance of his heart, which ug karon giisip usab nga “father of modern sa iyang presidential address niadtong tuig
b. Kamapaubsanon ug Kamapailubon embraced everyone and allowed him to genetics”. Kalabot sa sinugdanan sa kinabuhi 1984. Siya nagkanayon: “I do not deem it
Vianney never wanted to be famous. foresee and anticipate the self-surrender of siya miingon: “Each of us has a unique excellent to play semantic gymnastics in
each soul, to believe in each one, as Christ beginning, the moment of conception … a profession … It is equally troublesome
Bag-ong did, to believe in them more than they As soon as the 23 chromosomes carried by to me that, with no scientific evidence
believed in themselves.” (Pezeril) He believed the sperm encounter the 23 chromosomes to validate the change, the definition of
LAMDAGSenior consultant
in their potential to grow in the love of God.
He believed this in all of them: rich and poor
and middle-class. And he celebrated the
carried by the ovum, the whole information
necessary and sufficient to spell out all the
characteristics of the new being is gathered
conception as the successful spermatic
penetration of an ovum was redefined as the
implantation of a fertilized ovum. It appears
Abp. Antonio J. Ledesma, SJ, DD sacraments with a fervor and conviction … A new human being is defined which has to me that the only reason for this was the
that was contagious. His penitents came to never occurred before and will never occur dilemma produced by the possibility that
Managing Editor believe that God really cared for them and again … [it] is not just simply a non-descript
Mary Anne Padilla, FSP the intrauterine contraceptive device might
reached out to them personally. cell, or a ‘population’ or a loose ‘collection’ of function as an abortifacient” (From: The
Contributors It would take fifteen minutes for the saint cells, but a very specialized individual” (From: pursuit of excellence: have we apprehended
Rev. Fr. Raul Ricacho, SSJV to walk from his rectory to the church (which A symphony of the preborn child: part 2. and comprehended it? American Journal
Rev. Fr. Florencio Salvador, SSJV, SLD is just across the street) because lined up Hagerstown, MD: NAACP; 1989). Si Legeune of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 150: 115-9;
Rev. Fr. Alberto Uy, STD along his route, wanting to touch him or to nagtudlo nga ang conception, o panagtagbo 1984). Gipasabot ni Dr. Sosnowski nga ang
Rev. Fr. Erdman Pandero secretly take a “relic” of him – hair, piece of sa sperm sa lalaki ug sa egg sa babaye, mao pag-ila sa implantation nga sinugdanan
Astrid Jose A. Bana cloth, etc… To one lady who wanted to cut a ang sinugdanan sa kinabuhi sa tawo tungod sa kinabuhi sa tawo wala gayoy lig-ong
piece from his surplice, he said: “Make your kay ning tungora mamugna ang usa ka basehanan sa syensya. Gihimo lamang kini
Marketing & Circulation own relic!” kumpleto ug talagsaong linalang nga adunay
Albert Camaddo aron sa pagpanalipod sa moralidad sa IUD ug
kinabuhi ug magsugod pagtubo hangtud sa sa daghang matang sa contraceptive pills nga
Grace Fernan, 2. Alang sa tanang mga magtutuo: iyang kamatayon. magpugong sa fertilized egg nga mabuhi sa
Association of Pauline Cooperators Tingale makaingon kamo kanamong mga Si Dr. C. Ward Kischer, usa ka emeritus sabakan.
Gloria Lagura pari – pagkalayo ra gayud ninyo kang San professor sa Anatomia didto sa University
Lay-out and graphic design Juan Vianney. Tinuod! That’s why we appeal of Arizona ug 35 ka tuig nga nagdukiduki III. Panapos
to you – please pray for us… Pray for priests… sa human embryo, walay pagduhaduha sa
James Edgar T. Sia Pray for good, holy and happy priests! iyang pagsulti: “…the first thing learned in Hangtud ning panahona, ang pag-ila
It is sometimes asked: What is the human embryology is that the life of the new sa fertilization nga sinugdanan sa kinabuhi
Bag-ong Lamdag is a newsletter published best proportion/ratio between priest to
monthly by the Social Communications
individual human being begins at fertilization sa tawo nagpabiling lig-on sa kalibotan sa
Catholics? In some Western and better off ... we should respect a microscopic human syensya ug medisina. Diha sa fertilization,
Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Cagayan countries, it is one priest to 4000 Catholics. embryo because at that time it is an integrated mahimugso ang usa ka tawo nga adunay
de Oro, whose aim is to link the various In the Philippines, it may not even be one whole organism, just as the human is at every talagsaong genetic composition. Sa maong
parishes, ministries, and apostolates within priest to 8600 parishioners, and maybe one moment in time until death. Every human panahon, magsugod ang kinabuhi sa usa ka
this archdiocese. For inquiries and feedback, to 25000 where he is alone in one town or embryo deserves as much respect as you tawo nga biologically lahi sa iyang inahan.
send us an email at ascacdo@gmail.com. city parish. What is best? What is optimal? or I because it is formed as a new individual
The romantic ratio is when one priest is Kining maong kamatuoran usa ka dakong
You may visit us online and leave a comment human life within the continuum of life …” bukog sa mga nagduso sa RH Bill tungod
at lamdagcdo.blogspot.com. available to each one parishioner, a friend to (From: Let’s be factual about the human
all… when one can render the good to all in kay ang maong gipasakang balaodnon
embryo, 2002. See http://www.all.org/abac/ nagdasig sa paggamit og IUD, pills ug depo-
the name of the Priest Jesus Christ. The best ab020128.htm).
Find us on Facebook: Search for is when a parish community, no matter how povera injectables nga maoy makaingon sa
Ang baroganan sa mga respetadong pagkalaglag sa fertilized egg o sa bag-ong
“Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro” small or big it is, has a good, holy and happy
priest. n embryologists mao usab ang ginatudlo sa kinabuhi sa bata gikan sa sabakan sa usa ka
mga textbooks sa human embryology sa inahan. n
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PRAYER VIGIL WITH YOUNG PEOPLE
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
Cuatro Vientos Air Base, Madrid Saviour of humanity and the source of hope discover and to live
Saturday, 20 August 2011 for our lives. He who took upon himself faithfully the form
our afflictions, is well acquainted with the of life to which
Dear Young Friends, mystery of human suffering and manifests the Lord is calling
his loving presence in those who suffer. They each of you, you
I greet all of you, especially the young in their turn, united to the passion of Christ, must remain in his
people who have asked me their questions, share closely in his work of redemption. love as his friends.
and I thank them for the sincerity with which Furthermore, our disinterested attention And how do we
they set forth their concerns, that express towards the sick and the forgotten will preserve friendship
the longing which all of you have to achieve always be a humble and warm testimony of except through
something great in life, something which God’s compassionate regard. frequent contact,
can bring you fulfilment and happiness. Dear friends, may no adversity paralyze conversation, being
How can a young person be true to you. Be afraid neither of the world, nor of together in good
the faith and yet continue to aspire to high the future, nor of your weakness. The Lord times and bad? Saint
ideals in today’s society? In the Gospel we has allowed you to live in this moment of Teresa of Jesus used
have just heard, Jesus gives us an answer history so that, by your faith, his name will to say that prayer is
to this urgent question: “As the Father has continue to resound throughout the world. just such “friendly
loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my During this prayer vigil, I urge you to contact, often
love” (Jn 15:9). ask God to help you find your vocation in spending time alone
Yes, dear friends, God loves us. This is society and in the Church, and to persevere with the one who
the great truth of our life; it is what makes in that vocation with joy and fidelity. It is a we know loves us”
everything else meaningful. We are not the good thing to open our hearts to Christ’s call (cf. Autobiography,
product of blind chance or absurdity; instead and to follow with courage and generosity 8).
our life originates as part of a loving plan of the path he maps out for us. We have
God. To abide in his love, then, means living The Lord calls many people to marriage, lived together
a life rooted in faith, since faith is more than in which a man and a woman, in becoming an adventure.
the mere acceptance of certain abstract one flesh (cf.Gen 2:24), find fulfilment in a Strengthened by
truths: it is an intimate relationship with profound life of communion. It is a prospect your faith in Christ,
Christ, who enables us to open our hearts to that is both bright and demanding. It is a you have resisted
this mystery of love and to live as men and project for true love which is daily renewed the rain. Before
women conscious of being loved by God. and deepened by sharing joys and sorrows, leaving I wish you
If you abide in the love of Christ, rooted one marked by complete self-giving. For all good night. Have
in the faith, you will encounter, even amid this reason, to acknowledge the beauty a good rest. I thank
setbacks and suffering, the source of true and goodness of marriage is to realize that you for the sacrifice Pope Benedict XVI gestures to the crowd as he arrives at Madrid’s Cibeles
happiness and joy. Faith does not run counter only a setting of fidelity and indissolubility, that you are making square Thursday Aug. 18, 2011. The Pope arrived Thursday for a four-
to your highest ideals; on the contrary, it along with openness to God’s gift of life, is and I have no doubt day visit to celebrate World Youth Day.
elevates and perfects those ideals. Dear adequate to the grandeur and dignity of that you will offer it
young people, do not be satisfied with marital love. generously to the adoration of Christ, truly present in the
anything less than Truth and Love, do not be Christ calls others to follow him more Lord. We shall see one another tomorrow, Eucharist. I ask you to enter into conversation
content with anything less than Christ. closely in the priesthood or in consecrated God willing, in the celebration of the with him, to bring before him your questions
Nowadays, although the dominant life. It is hard to put into words the happiness Eucharist. I am expecting all of you. I thank and to listen to his voice. Dear friends, I pray
culture of relativism all around us has given you feel when you know that Jesus seeks you for the fine example that you have for you with all my heart. And I ask you to
up on the search for truth, even if it is the you, trusts in you, and with his unmistakable given. As happened tonight, you can always, pray for me. Tonight let us ask the Lord to
highest aspiration of the human spirit, we voice also says to you: “Follow me!” (cf. Mk with Christ, endure the trials of life. Do not grant that, attracted by the beauty of his
need to speak with courage and humility 2:14). forget this. I thank you all. love, we may always live faithfully as his
of the universal significance of Christ as the Dear young people, if you wish to And so I now ask you to “abide” in the disciples. Amen. n
Mga Saad sa atong
Ginoong Hesukristo
Ngadto kang Sor Maria de San Pedro, Madre Carmelita sa Tours, Pransiya alang sa mga
nagpasidungog sa Iyang Balaanong Nawong.
1. Pinaagi sa Akong Balaanong Nawong, makahimo ka og mga milagro.
2. Pinaagi sa Akong Balaanong Nawong, makab-ot mo ang pagkabig sa mga makasasala.
3. Pinaagi sa imong Paghalad sa Balaanong Nawong, ihatag Ko kanimo ang tanan nga
imong pangayoon.
4. Dakung kalipay ang imong ikahatag sa akong Amahan pinaagi sa Akong Balaanong
Nawong.
5. Ingon sa usa ka gingharian diin makab-ot ang tanan nimong gitinguha pinaagi sa
larawan sa hari diha sa salapi, maangkon usab nimo gikan sa gingharian sa langit ang tanan
nimong pangayoon pinaagi sa Akong Balaanong Nawong.
6. Ipakita ko ang Akong Balaanong Panagway sa mga kalag nga nagtahud sa Akong
Balaanong Nawong.
7. Ang imong pagdebosyon sa Akong Balaanong Nawong uban sa diwa sa pagpanghimayad
sa mga sala mahisama sa pagpahid ni
Veronica sa Akong Nawong.
8. Sumala sa imong pag-amping sa Akong
Balaanong Nawong nga nagun-os tungod sa
pagpanamastamas sa katawhan, ampingan
Ko usab ang imong nawong nga nangil-ad
sa sala, ug Akong ipatik ang Akong dagway
ingon man ihatag Ko ang karaang kaanyag
sa imong bunyag.
9. Ang tanan nga magmanalipod niining
maong debosyon uban sa pagpanghimayad
sa sala, pinaagi sa pulong, pag-ampo ug
pagsulat, panalipdan Ko usa sa atubangan
sa Akong Amahan, limpiyohan sa ilang mga
sala ug ihatag ang kanhing kaanyag sa ilang
Top: Abp. Antonio J. Ledesma, S.J. talks to media practitioners on the culture of peace, the main
mga kalag.
theme of the peacebuilding workshop held at Budgetel, Cagayan de Oro City on September 3,
2011. Bottom: Participants of the Culture of Peace workshop for media. Also in the photo are
Sponsored by the
speakers Sr. Consolata Manding, FSP and Sr. Mary Anne Padilla, FSP, who co-authored the
Group of the Holy Face of Jesus
Peacebuilding Module formulated at Brokenshire Resort, Davao City on August 12-14, 2011.
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CDO archdiocese has 3 new priests Ug ang Pulong
By Mary Anne Padilla, FSP compassion and mercy does not condemn fulfill his functions as priest, prophet, and nahimong tawo
the lowly and the sinful in society and the king toward his flock.
The Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro has world, rather he brings them back to the At the conclusion of the Mass, Ni Fr. Erdman
three new priests. fold, he further said. Archbishop Ledesma announced to the B. Pandero
Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, S.J., Furthermore, he encouraged the clergy congregation the assignments of the new
D.D. has ordained 3 deacons to the holy to make good use of mass media and priests.
priesthood on August 4 and 8 respectively. new media to reach the widest possible Rev. Fr. Lino Macatol is assigned at San (second in a
Reverend Noel Carbayas and Reverend audience in their mission to spread the Roque, Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental while series)
Lino Macatol were ordained on August 4 Good News. Rev. Fr. Noel Carbayas goes to Our Lady
at St. Augustine Cathedral while Reverend During Rev. Pandero’s ordination in of Immaculate Conception Parish, Jasaan,
Erdman Pandero was ordained on August 8 Villanueva, San Jose De Mindanao Seminary Misamis Oriental. Rev. Fr. Erdman Pandero 1. Gawasnon
at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish. formator Fr. Raul Ricacho stressed in his meanwhile will stay at the Bishop’s nga Pagpadayag
Archbishop Ledesma highlighted the homily the importance of prayer in the life House to help in the preparation of the Ang pagpadayag sa Ginoo sa Iyang
role of the priest in the priestly ministry of a priest, for it is from his intimacy with archdiocesan Synod that will take place in kaugalingon ug sa Iyang Plano sa
during his homily. the Lord that a priest derives the love to the near future. n Kaluwasan usa ka gawasnon Niyang
“As a preacher lihok. Wala Siya mapugos o gipugos nga
of the Word, the Iyang ipadayag ang Iyang kaugalingon
priest does not ug ang Iyang Plano sa Kaluwasan
only teach the nganhi kanato. Ang Iyang pagpadayag
Word but also the nagsumikad sa Iyang gawasnon nga
persona of the gugma alang kanatong tanan. Kining
Word,” he said. maong gugma ang anaa sa kinauyukan
The prelate niining pagpadayag sa Ginoo.
added that the Angayan nga atong mahibaw-
priest as minister an nga gawasnon ang pagpadayag
of the sacraments sa Ginoo sa Iyang kauga-lingon aron
sanctifies the atong mabati nga dili tungod sa atong
people of God maayong buhat mipadayag ang Ginoo
and his life of sa Iyang Kaugalingon ug sa Iyang Plano
witness to the sa Kaluwasan, dili pud tungod kay
gospel transforms makulangan ang Iyang pagka-Diyos
his own wounds kung dili nato Siya hiilhan, kung dili,
to heal others. ang Iyang gugma lamang kanato ang
As a leader of hinungdan niining Iyang pagpadayag sa
the community, Left: Senior clergy lay hands on newly-ordained priests Fr. Carbayas and Fr. Macatol. Right: The laying of hands by Iyang kaugalingon ug sa Iyang Plano sa
the priest’s heart Abp. Ledesma signifies the bestowal of the Sacrament of Holy Orders on Fr. Pandero. Kaluwasan.
that springs
1.a Mipadayag sa Iyang Kaugalingon
(Kinsa Siya?)
“Unsa ba ang pari?” Ang Ginoo, sa Iyang dakong gugma ug
kaalam mipadayag sa Iyang Kaugalingon
ngadto sa Iyang katawhan. Sa kasaysayan
sa mga Israelita, human makasala ang
(Homily during the Ordination of Rev. To be configured to Christ is to be both sa mga panulay”. tawo nga gisaysay sa libro sa Genesis,
Erdman Pandero to the Prebyterate) priest & victim…. Nga dili lamang siya maoy Holy Hour - is one particular request of ang Dios unang mitawag kang Abraham
maghahalad, siya usab isip pari, sama kang Jesus for those who are close to Him. alang sa usa ka panaw gikan sa syudad sa
by Fr. Raul Ricacho Kristo, ihalad ug hinalad. Siya kanunay Atol usab niining kasaulogan karong Ur hangtud sa yuta nga gisaad kaniya sa
gayud magahalad sa iyang kaugalingon isip adlawa mao ang kapistahan ni Santo Dominic, Dios nga nagtawag kaniya, ang Canaan.
Ang Buhat sa mga Apostolis 20:28 ug sakripisyo… sa mga pulong pa ni Bishop ang founder sa Order of Preacher… aduna Niining maong panaw, hinay-hinay nga
ang 1 cor. 4:12 nagpamatuod nga ang Pari Buzon of Cabangcalan: may gasa sa pagpanulti (gift of preaching).. gipadayag sa Dios ang Iyang kaugalingon
“Tinugyanan sa mga misteryo sa Ginoo”. ug tungod niini hulaman ko ang mga pulong ug ang Iyang Plano sa Kaluwasan.
Miambit sa 3 fold function of Christ nga mao “Much to suffer, much to offer sa atong kanhi Sto. Papa Juan Pablo II nga Ang Dios nga nagpadayag sa Iyang
ang pagkapari, propeta ug hari. Little to suffer, little to offer nagkanayon: Kaugalingon diha kang Abraham
Mao ang pari maoy mangulo sa Nothing to suffer, nothing to offer” “As minister of the word you must nagpadayag usab kang Moses aron
Eucharistiya isip pari. Magsangyaw sa pulong possess and pass on that “knowledge of Siya mamahimong Dios sa Katawhang
sa Dios isip propeta suloguong-pangulo sa Mao nga ang pari kinahanglan bukas sa God” which is not a mere deposit of doctrinal Israel ug ang mga Israel mao ang Iyang
katilingban isip hari. kanunay sa pagsakripisyo sa iyang kinabuhi truths but a personal & living experience of Katawhan. Hinay-hinay ang kasinatian sa
Isip tinugyanan sa mga Misteryo sa aron adunay kanunay nga mahalad ngadto the Mystery.” pagpadayag sa Dios kung kinsa Siya alang
Ginoo ang pari nakahopot ug dili tiaw nga sa Ginoo. Nga ang Pari dili lamang hanas sa sa kinabuhi sa katawhang Israel. Una
pribilihiyo, paghimo sa pan ug bino ngadto Apan ang pagkahinalad nagpasabot Pagsangyaw sa Pulong sa Dios kondili siya nilang nasinati ang Dios isip Manluluwas
sa lawas ug dugo ni Kristo, pagpapas sa mga ug nagkinanghanglan og lawom nga usab ang buhing timaan nga saksi nga nila gikan sa ilang kaulipnan sa gahum sa
sala pinaagi sa kompisal, paghimo sa tawo paghigugma ug ang lawom nga paghigugma ang pulong nga iyang gipuy-an sa iyang mga Ehiptohanon. Sa dihang nagpanaw
isip mamahimong anak sa Dios pinaagi sa mobidlisiw lamang sa kasingsing kong naay kinabuhi! sila sa disyerto sulod sa 40 ka tuig,
bunyag. “With great power comes great lawom nga Relasyon. Sa katapusan, kinahanglan nga ang usa nagpadayag ang Dios sa mas lawom ug
responsibility”. “WE CANNOT FOSTER LOVE WITHOUT ka pari- kinahanglan nga mohalad sa iyang suod pa gayod kanila. Dili lamang Siya ang
Si Pope Benedict XVI sa iyang libro nga INTIMACY”. kaugalingon uban sa Giya ug Pagsapnay sa Dios nga makig-away alang kanila, Siya
nag-ulohan “Jesus of Nazarenth” nga ang Mao nga ang Pari kinahanglan makigsuod atong Mahal nga Birhen Maria. Sama nga usab ang Dios nga kanunay maghatag
mga tentasyon ni Kristo didto sa Deserto sa Ginoo, ang Pari kinahanglan makigsuod ang atong Gingoong Jesus nagpalandong kanila sa ilang mga panginahanglanon.
mao ang tentasyon sa Gahum (temptation sa iyang Obispo, ang Pari kinahanglan ug gimatoto sa Gugma sa Inahan nga si Sama sa usa ka Amahan nga nagtan-
to power). makigsuod sa kaubang mga Pari, ang Pari Mama Maria ang usa ka Pari kinahanglan aw kanunay sa kaayuhan sa Iyang mga
“Power in order to serve well must be kinahanglan makigsoud sa mga tawo” magpatalinghog ug mosangpit gayod sa anak, ang Dios mao ang nagbuhi sa mga
guarded with love” ang gahum o mga gahum Fr. Medz Medallo: “It is very hard Mahal nga Inahan. Israelita pinaagi sa Mana sa disyerto.
nga gisangon sa usa katawo para epektibo to work if our heart is truncated” (Lisod Kinahanglan nga ang usa ka pari Kining hinay-hinay nga pagpadayag sa
kinahanglan habolan sa gugma. ang pagtrabaho kon bug-at ang atong maminaw sa mga pulong ni Maria mga Dios nagpakita nga Siya dili Dios nga layo
Ang Pari diay aron mamahimong kasingkasing). nagkanayon, kanila apan Siya ang Dios nga suod ug
epektibo kinahanglan anaa sa Gugma, Ang kalamboan magsumikad sa nindot “Buhata ninyo bisan unsay iyang isugo kanunay uban kanila.
hinabulan sa gugma, tinukmod sa gugma ug nga relasyon. Ang Pagpanday sa Gingharian kaninyo.” Kining pagpadayag sa Dios sa Iyang
magpuyo diha sa Gugma. sa Dios magsumikad sa maayong relasyon Sama sa nahitabo unya didto sa kasal Kaugalingon miabot sa kahingpitan ug
Ang Pari wala lamang gitawag sa usag-usa ug ang pari mao gayud unta ang sa kana diin nausab ang tubig ngadto sa kinapungkayan diha kang Jesukristo. Ang
pagkatinugyanan sa mga misteryo sa Ginoo… mopasiugda ug mangulo niining nindot nga bino nga naoy gikalipay sa daghang mga pagpakatawo ni Jesukristo mao na ang
gitawag siya nga mamahimong simbolo paglambigitay sa usag-usa. tawo… kinahanglan nga ang Pari kanunay pinaka-suod nga pagpadayag sa Dios
niini nga mga misteryo… gitawag siya aron Aron pagpalambo niining maong gayod mosangpit sa panabang sa Mahal nga kung kinsa Siya ug unsa ang Iyang Plano
mamahimong hulagway ni kristo ngadto sa Relasyon, ang Pari kinahanglang maminaw Inahan sa Dios alang sa iyang gipangadoy sa Kaluwasan. Ang pagpadayag sa Dios
mga tawo. More than his functions is his kanunay sa mga pulong sa Ginoong Jesus nga nga kausaban o transpormasyon sa iyang nga Siya usa ka Dios sa tulo ka persona
Relations. More than his doing is his being. iyang gilitok sa iyang mga suod nga tinun-an kinabuhi gikan sa pagkatubig ngadto sa – Amahan, Anak, ug Espiritu Santo –
Wala lamang siya gitawag sa pagbuhat didto sa Getsemane. pagbino…. Nga mao unyay iula alang sa nahimong hingpit diha sa pagpakatawo
sa mga buluhaton ni Kristo, gitawag siya sa “Pagtukaw ug Pag-ampo kamo bisan kalipay ug kaluwasan sa mga tawo ug sa ni Jesukristo.
pagkinabuhi sama kang Kristo…. USA lamang ka ORAS aron dili kamo madaog kahimayaan sa Ginoo! n (To be continued)
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August 4 - September 3, 2011 7
Organic Ginger Propagation Interpersonal Communication: Part 1
(Sixth in a series) the mass media age – the television age – is
Enterprise Ministry (3g kada litrong tubig) ihumol sulod sa 30 that it discourages skill and concentration.
minutos pag kontrolar sa sakit nga fungus By J. Maurus It has dulled man’s ability to see his
(last in a series) ipa-uga sa landong ang pinutlan sulod sa 4 communication problems.
ka oras. Ikatag sa seed bed hulaton hangtod We live and work In general, we take for granted
ABSORBENT MATERIAL: nga moturok. in a communication both our ability to communicate and
Coconut husk, rice hull, sawdust, coffee 5. Bisbisan ug organic foliar fertilizer society. The society the forms of this communication. We
hull, peanut hull, corn cobs etc. ang miturok nga luy-a sa dili pa ibalhin sa cannot go on unless its acquire communication habits so early, so
Sterilized and sanitized with boiled or tamnanan. Kinahanglan dili ibutang sa init members communicate gradually, and so easily that we have no
chlorinated water and sun dry in 1 day nga lugar aron dili mamatay ang luy-a. with one another, acting and interacting sense of learning and no recollection of the
on one another so as to form a world time when we could not make ourselves
Composition of 100 bags of Potting Soil: Ang pag andam sa tamnanan community. understood.
1 sack sand 1. Mag-andam ug sako 14” – 16” kalapad We need interpersonal communication, We can communicate only within the
that is, the communication among persons. range of another’s perception and we need
5 sacks Garden Soil/top soil ug 16” – 20” kalawom nga maoy tamnan.
It operates at every level of relationship, emotional clearance before intellectual
4 bag Organic fertilizer (Sterilized with 2. Butangan ug dili mo minus 6” kabaga
one-to-one, one-to-two and one-to-many. dialogue can take place. We should be
boiled water and sun dry in 1 day) nga absorbent materials, segurohon nga
Whether it is in the family, at the careful about what we say because we
24 kilos Sterilized coco dust (Soak in hot sayon ang pag agas sa subrang tubig. (80% school, at the market place, in the may speak a language in a culture that is
water and drain) absorbent material + 20% Potting soil). business office or the government, all are different from that of the listener.
36 kilos Sterilized carbonized rice hull (sun Sa ibabaw nga bahin 4” kabaga nga 80% sustained by communication. Our ability John Moyra Prince says, “We express
dry in 1 day do not wash with water) Potting Soil + 20% absorbent materials. to communicate and our efforts to devise relationships by communicating with
3. Itanom ang rhizome tabunan ug nipis manners of more effective communication people, and a relationship which is not
Mixed together to make quality potting nga yuta, bisbisan ug I.M.O. ug tabunan sa are nothing but tools or means to achieve expressed is of little value, effectively it
soil, it is high lignin and cellulose content. uhot ang ibabaw sa yuta (mulching) these ends. does not exist.
Hilling up is done every month starting 4. Ang luy-a dili makalahutay sa init nga Interpersonal communication begins In this sense some husbands have no
fourth month. At each hilling up, ration of lugar ug dili sad pwede nga dili masidlakan when there are mutual interests and relationship with their wives and some
the potting soil and absorbent material sa adlaw. Hinay motubo sa subrang landong personal closeness and when interpersonal parents do not relate to their children.
is 1:1. Then 2kg of mix potting soil and ug mamatay sa subrang init. conflicts cease. In her book Communicating and
absorbent is added to each poly bag, used 5. Bisbisan ug IMO (Soil Conditioner) As we tend to become more complex Relating (Benjamin/Cummings Publishing
this formulation from fourth month up to isip abuno sa yuta kausa kada bulan, ug or to treat the other persons as objects, Co.) Jacquelyn B. Carr says that most of
seventh month. FPJ + LCF (Liquefied Compost Fertilizer) or the ability to communicate also becomes us have learned certain stock responses
VT isip abuno sa dahon (plant growth) (1st more complex. that in the whole do not promote good
Pag-andam sa similya to 4th months) ug OHN isip tambal sa mga Gary D’Angelo contends, “In our day-to- relationship. She writes: “We need practice
1. Ang pag andam sa similya sakit. day communication, you and I tend to treat and suggestions about communicating
kinahanglan nga gulang, dili masakiton, 6. Aron makontrolar ang ka-init ug ang others primarily as objects or primarily as acceptance. We can learn for example,
sinaw ug presko. Ang tibook unod sa 2. subrang tubig mag tabon sa puno-an sa persons. We rarely treat them as exclusively that praising and reassuring can be as
luy-a ginganlag rhizome, ang dagko nga luy-a ug 1 ka bahin nga absorbent ug 1 ka one way or the other, but when we are threatening as criticism. The mother who
treating them primarily as objects, we are says ‘good boy’ implies that her son is good
unod ginganlag “Hands” ug ang mga sanga bahin nga potting soil kadabulan sugod
not allowing interpersonal communication as long as he behaves the way she wants
ginganlag “Fingers”. sa ika-upat ngadto sa ika-pito ka bulan.
to happen, and when we are treating them him to behave. Accepting communication
3. Mas daghan ang fingers nga may Bisbisan ug FFJ +LCF or VT isip abuno para
primarily as humans, we are.” simply says: ‘I am listening.’ ‘I understand.’
daghang mata mas labing maayo. Ihumol sa unod, ug OHN isip tambal sa mga sakit. ‘I am interested.’ ‘Tell me more about it.’ ‘I
sa tubig 24 ka oras. Ibuot sa selyadong 7. Pwede na anihon ang luy-a sa 8 - Communicate Clearly am here with you.’
cellophane hangtod makit-an nga mogawas 12 ka bulan ug ang katas-on sa dahon 2-4 Communication means getting your Culturally we have learned certain stock
ang mata. Pikas-pikason ang rhizome pili- feet. own ideas across to others. This implies responses, certain role-related dialogue
on ang maayong finger nga may maayong more than speaking or writing clearly in that usually communicates judgement,
mga mata, Note: Ang subrang tambok sa puno-an, simple, direct language. criticism, obligation, or advice. n
4. Tambalan ug Dithane M-45 ang samad minus ang unod. n The trouble with having been born into (To be continued)
Ad Intra Ministry Reports for Ad Extra Ministry Reports for
Pastoral Year 2010-2011: Part 2 Pastoral Year 2010-2011: Part 3
Bible Apostolate of Sorrows, Opol, Initao district won the Prison Ministry family members to take care of them. VIPS also
In November 2010, the furnishing of Archdiocesan level and represented the During the previous pastoral year, the visit families of inmates to ease the worry of
the Archdiocesan Bible Apostolate office Archdiocese during the December 2010 Prison Ministry has reported Volunteers in inmates and to preserve family relationships.
was completed. A room at the ground Regional level Family Bible encounter Prison Service (VIPS) units in 11 parishes: Bulua,
Camaman-an, Gingoog City, Opol, Lumbia, The prison ministry lists the following as factors
level of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish help at the Mallberry Suites, Limketkai. Initao, Kauswagan, Bugo, Tagoloan, Villanueva, that helped in the attainment of goals and
church was given to the apostolate for its The Regional Finals was facilitated by and Medina. objectives:
use. At present it is used as a distribution the Family Bible encounter Apostolate 1. Consistent support from the over-all
center for the “family Bible” campaign. together with ECBA and was attended Strategies adopted by the Prison Ministry chairman.
In January 2011, the Bible Apostolate by 17 Archdioceses and Dioceses from include: 2. Volunteer’s commitment to the ministry.
placed an order of 1500 Bibles (Bisaya and Mindanao. 1. Strengthening community involvement in 3. Support of some parish priests and their
English) for the Family Bible Campaign The Handmaids of the Lord with more the prison apostolate. respective parishes.
2. Supporting and strengthening VIPS units in 4. Assistance extended by some generous
from the Philippine Bible Society through than 200 members, the Archdiocesan CWL the parishes. sponsors.
the Episcopal Commission for the Biblical leaderships with more than 200 members 3. Delivering meaningful rehabilitation
Apostolate (ECBA) office. And were all have started the pilot project of Basic Bible services to the inmates to prepare them for re- However, problems were also encountered,
sold out. A second order of 2000 Bibles Seminar 1 (BBS-1) since February of 2011 immersion into free society such as:
was again placed on March 2011. using the new seminar modules made the 1. Communication gap/breakdown between
On September 2, 2010, 5 families from Archdiocesan Bible Apostlolate formation The Archdiocesan team sets the direction, jail management policies.
the Gingoog district joined the Family team. Together with the BEC and lay coordinates and supports parish VIPS in 2. Conflict of Volunteers individual schedule
delivering the services. thus failure to set priorities.
Bible Encounter, a Bible quiz. It was held organization members based in Holy Cross The Prison Ministry also aims to promote 3. Lack of encouragement and financial
at Balingoan. In Villanueva, 3 families Chapel, Carmen and the Lectors of the prison awareness to let the community be support from some parish priest involved in
from the Balingasag district joined the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Carmen. aware that community is one of the pillars of the this ministry.
Family bible encounter there, also held on Teachers from the Xavier University Grade criminal justice system, to let the community
September 2. School CLE and CM also started the BBS be aware of its role in the restoration of the Hence, the Prison Ministry recommends the
Five families coming from the different 1. human dignity of the prisoners, to remind following improvements:
parishes of the City West district attended The BBS 1, now on its 1st year pilot the community that the prison ministry is a 1. Proper orientation on jail management
response to the call of Jesus Christ to do His policies for volunteers.
the City West leg of the Family Bible stage, is companion seminar for the works of mercy to the least of His brethren. 2. Volunteer parish coordinators need to
Encounter help September 30 at the Our Family Bible campaign distribution with The Prison Ministry continues to arrange meet monthly meetings with their respective
Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Carmen. And its specially contextualized study guide for Sunday Masses in jail, to bring other mentors.
finally, 4 families from the district of booklet made by the Archdiocesan Bible sacraments closer to the prisoners even to the 3. Deeper and stronger commitment to the
Camiguin joined the final leg of the District Apostolate formation team. The parishes members of their families, such as baptism, ministry among the volunteers to sustain and
level Bible encounter held at Mambajao, of El Salvador, Bugo, Tagoloan, Salay, confession, matrimony, and confirmation. maintain success of the jail ministry programs.
October 2, 2010. Agusan, Aluba also has started their BBS The ministry also seeks to strengthen the faith 4. Participation of the respective parish
through novenas and the annual celebration priest to this ministry could be of big help.
Lourdes College Auditorium was for the BECs and parishioners. The Bible of Holy Week. Spiritual formation services
the venue for the Archdiocesan Family Apostolate formation team is collaborating is also provided such as recollections and The Archdiocesan Prison Ministry is also
Bible Encounter. 12 families (finalists) with the BEC formation team and the BEC seminars. VIPS also visit and care for the now accredited with the Catholic Bishops’
represented there respective districts. Catechetical Ministry. sick inmates and the dying, and sometimes Conference of the Philippines.
The Abaday Family, coming from Our Lady (To be continued) provide medicines if the sick inmate has no (To be continued)
El Salvador Church Dedication Ceremony
August 1, 2011, Our Lady of Snows Parish, El Salvador City
The rite for the dedication of a church and an
altar is rightly considered among the most solemn
Photos by Eldon Bravo
liturgical services. A church is the place where the
Christian community is gathered to hear the word
of God, to offer intercession and praise to him, and
above all to celebrate the holy mysteries, and it is the
place where the Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist is
kept. Thus it stands as a special kind of image of the
Church itself, which is God’s temple built from living
stones. And the altar of a church, around which the
holy people of God gather to take part in the Lord’s
sacrifice and to be refreshed at the heavenly meal,
stands as a sign of Christ himself, who is the priest,
the victim, and the altar of his own sacrifice.
- From liturgyoffice.org.uk Construction on the exterior of the new church is still ongoing. Abp. Antonio J. Ledesma, S.J. (center), Msgr. Cirilo Isnani (left)
and Fr. Florencio Salvador Jr. (right) consecrate the new altar.
Msgr. Isnani lights the sanctuary candles. Fr. Salvador places the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle of Oro clergy present during the ceremony.
the newly-dedicated church.
Fluvial Procession the
Feast of St. Augustine of Hippo
August 28, 2011, Cagayan de Oro City
Birhen sa Kota from p. 1
the St. Augustine Cathedral.
The statue was introduced by the Augustinian
Photos by Eldon Bravo
Recollects and was placed in a wooden fortification along
the Cagayan de Oro River bank where the Kagay-anons
hid from Invading Moros. The Birhen, Our Lady of the
Rosary, was considered the protector of this enclosure
which is where the St. Augustine Cathedral is now located.
A popular story tells about how on one occasion of an
attempted attack of the Moros, their approaching vintas
suddenly retreated. According to the narrative, it was
because they saw a woman in blinding white garments
The carosa for the procession carries a statue of St. Augustine of Small boats carry statues of Christ, St. Augustine, and the Blessed floating on top of the enclosure. She commanded the
Hippo and a painting of his mother, St. Monica. Virgin Mary across the Cagayan de Oro River. attackers to abort their assault and the Moros retreated
in fear. The people, who at that time were praying the
rosary, attributed the miracle to Our Lady of the Rosary.
From then on, she was called the Birhen sa Kota sa
Cagayan.
The image had been relocated several times in the
ensuring World Wars. In 2008, it was finally enshrined
in the Cathedral, after being entrusted to the Museo de
Oro in Xavier University. It befits her, the pillar for peace
and safety for the Kagay-anons, to be venerated instead
of just being put on display.
In the present times, the Birhen takes on a new
challenge faced by the city, according to Cagayan de Oro
Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, SJ, DD - the protection
of the environment. “In our present situation, what is in
greater need of healing is our environment,” he stated in
his message on the Birhen. “Foremost among our natural
Boats participating in the fluvial procession land on the opposite The statues used during the fluvial procession. On the far left is a resources is Cagayan de Oro River, the main tributary for
bank of the river. replica of the Birhen sa Kota. the down flow of the waters from northwestern Bukidnon
into Macajalar Bay. It is this Cagayan de Oro river basin
that we need to conserve, under the protection of the
Birhen sa Kota. The fluvial procession highlights the
participation of the seventeen riverside city barangays in
safeguarding the river from pollution and degradation”
After paying homage to the Birhen, a Misang Bayan
was celebrated, presided by Fr. Florencio Salvador, V.G.
The Misa Ng Bayan brought back the early Filipinos’ way
of celebrating the mass. Some important deviation it had
with the current traditional Mass is that one, the cross
is venerated at the start of the Mass - the priest holding
high the cross as he goes down the aisle to the altar.
Second, the people take communion before the priest -
similar to how Filipino hosts serve the guests first before
they themselves eat. n
Bp. Elenito Galido of the Diocese of Iligan delivers a homily Churchgoers fill the cathedral to capacity during the High Mass.
during the High Mass celebrated at the St. Augustine Cathedral.