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Last Sunday, the third Sunday of Lent, our Gospel of Jesus and the Samaritan woman in Jacob's well. Where is the present day Samaritan? Where is the present day Sychar? Where is that well called Jacob's well. Is the well still there or where it was situated. During our Holy Land Pilgrimage last November in celebration with the Golden Jubilee of the Diocese of San Pablo, we visited many places but more were not included such as the well of Jacob.  The Fountain of Jacob associated with ancient religious tradition as our Gospel of the third week of lent have narrated which is the place of encounter with the Samaritan woman and Jesus and later on with the neighbors and town's folk of the said woman, is presently situated according to the experts is situated a short distance from the archaeological site of Tell Balata.Tell Balata  is the site of the remains of an ancient Canaanite/Israelite[1] city located in the Palestinian West Bank.The site is listed by UNESCO as...

Early this morning, one of my parishioners immediately approached me right after mass announcing that she has taken hold of the new Philippine banknotes of twenty and fifty pesos denomination. She gave me the new 20 pesos  as a remembrance. I told her that let us wait because it will surely be circulated. She just shrug her shoulder  saying that she want to take hold of the new banknotes ahead of others. The new banknotes was redesigned to defer anyone of making fake Philippine currency.Central bank executives vouch for  a more security features. The design includes a younger look for men and women featured in the currency. Historical and beautiful places  as well as animals uniquely present only to the country are also added. Hopefully, this new notes will also heighten our nationalism and boost the image of the Filipino spirit. ShareThis Blogs commenting Fr. Jessie's post