Posts

Showing posts with the label document

Pilgrimage

Image
We are the Pilgrim Church, that's what the Second Vatican Council Document Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium tell us. The Church enjoins us, her members to journey into a more meaningful encounter with the Divine. We are called to deepen our life of discipleship with our Lord Jesus Christ. This constitutes a movement towards a closer realization of our Christian faith in our everyday life.. There are many ways of fulfilling this need. Pilgrimages or visiting holy places is one way. May the Holy places we visited and will visit enliven us in our relationship and our faith with our God and neighbor. May it bring us new perspectives and broaden our understanding of our faith in a new dimension. May our experiences help us to be an effective witnesses of God's love for others  May our pilgrimages, pleasant or unpleasant it may be will help us to understand that our entire life is a pilgrimage. A continuing journey that open us to say yes to the invitatio...

DEI VERBUM

Image
DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON DIVINE REVELATION DEI VERBUM SOLEMNLY PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON NOVEMBER 18, 1965 PREFACE 1. Hearing the word of God with reverence and proclaiming it with faith, the sacred synod takes its direction from these words of St. John: "We announce to you the eternal life which dwelt with the Father and was made visible to us. What we have seen and heard we announce to you, so that you may have fellowship with us and our common fellowship be with the Father and His Son Jesus Christ" (1 John 1:2-3). Therefore, following in the footsteps of the Council of Trent and of the First Vatican Council, this present council wishes to set forth authentic doctrine on divine revelation and how it is handed on, so that by hearing the message of salvation the whole world may believe, by believing it may hope, and by hoping it may love. (1) CHAPTER I REVELATION ITSELF 2. In His goodness and wisdom God chose to reveal Himself and to ...

Constituent Assembly?

Image
House Resolution 1109 is a desperate move of the congress to amend the constitution and as what others have suspected to extend the term of office of those in position. I have longed to comment on this issue because the resolution was passed last April of this year. It was only now that I have the time to do so. I have posted here also the copy of the said resolution so that one may really know what the conscitution of the said resolution and the representatives behind it. Personally, I have no objection that there are certain provisions in the constitution that need revision. I believe most of the Filipinos agree with me. The Congress proposes some changes in the constitution. This is the proposal: Matrix House Proposed Charter Amendments The problem with this resolution is the manner of which the constitution will be changed. The Senate was sidestepped. The Senate is to stripped of its constitunional ...