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As the feast of the beheading of Saint John the Baptist is approaching, the parish of Saint John the Baptist in Liliw, Laguna showcases the Golden Vestment of Pope John Paul II when he visited the Philippines during the World Youth Day 1995. As we remember the martyrdom of the precursor of our Lord Jesus Christ, werare reminded of holy people like saint Pope John Paul II who in their way have shown great love to the Christ, the Son of the living God. As you visit the parish Church in Liliw, Laguna especially on the occasion of its feast day try to be emulated in following Jesus as you gaze on the vestment of Pope John Paull II. The said relic according to Rev. Fr. Marci Dijan, the parish priest will stay there until August 30, it will be returned afterwards to the Archdiocese of Manila where it is kept for safekeeping.  it is unfortunate that I cannot catch this opportunity as this coming week is our annual retreat in Baguio.  Pictures courtesy of Nancy Casao ...

Catholic devotees gather for the holy mass Picture: FRANCIS R. MALASIG For years, the only known way of celebrating the feast of Saint John the Baptist aside from Novena and celebration of the Holy Eucharist is the dousing of water symbolizing the baptizing act of the saints to the faithful. I believe every catholic in the Philippines is aware of this. However, first time to see the "taong putik" which literally means mud people in Bibiclat in Aliaga, Nueva Ecija in the northern part of Luzon. The event, which has been observed in the Biblicat village since 1945, sees hundreds of devotees participating to seek blessings and bountiful harvests. The mud people are covered with mud and dress in dried banana leaves representing Saint John the Baptist. Picture: JAY DIRECTO Saint John the Baptist is the elder cousin of our Lord Jesus Christ, the son of Elizabeth and Zachary whom Jesus mother Mary visited before he was born. John was the name Elizabeth and Zachary...

Today, we celebrate the feast of St. John the Baptist, the bearer of Christ's sandals. The forerunner of our Lord Jesus Christ. He preached the Good News of Salvation without any qualms that caused his head. I attended the concelebrated Mass in St. John the Baptist parish in Calamba city this morning. Strong rains and gusty winds, i went ahead to the parish church. There are also many priest present but many have opted not to attend because of the bad weather, signal no 2 in Laguna, the news said this morning. The traditional "basaan kay San Juan" pushed through but it has not cause any difference because it is raining. After my Mass in barrio Masaya, I went directly to Dayap, Calauan, Laguna to visit Rico's house as their feast day occurs also today Blogs commenting Fr. Jessie's post

An invitation from the parish of St. John the Baptist for the novena mass in honor of their patron saint, St. John the Baptist. Supposedly, my schedule there is to the 24th of August but since there was a conflict to one of the celebrants he opted to take my date instead. What's new, it seems that one of my trademark is that I could be persuaded to give way, I accepted it even though it is an eve before the feast of my own parish. Blogs commenting Fr. Jessie's post