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Fellow members of the Diocesan Catechetical Commission of San Pablo has instructed me to give a talk for the ongoing formation of the speakers bureau of the commission this coming July as an introduction for the Year of the Laity: Choose to be brave, called to be saints and sent forth as heroes. We must remember that the year of the Laity is one of the preparation of the Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines 9 Year Program for the celebration of the Fifth Centennial  commemoration of the First Mass and baptism in the Philippine islands attended by those who first received the faith in Limasawa island in today's southern Leyte.  As a gratitude of joy, we celebrate the coming of Christianity in our archipelago last March 16, 1521 and on Easter of the same year March, 31, we remember the baptism of Rajah Humabon and his wife Harah Amihan to be called in Christian name as Carlos and Juana respectively. As well as on this occasion we set our eyes to the oldest re...

One of the topic discussed during the Summer Catechetical  Institute for Priest yesterday in Sta. Catalina spirituality Canter in Baguio City is the presentation of the Year of the Laity Facilitators Manual by Msgr. Antonio Jose "Jojo" Galvez. Aside from the Manual is that one thing that struck me is the need for the Laity to be acknowledge in the Parishes as one of the potent force in the work of God's salvation, especially those who have really strive for years to work in their respective charism. For easy perusal of the said Facilitators Manual for the Formation Program for the year of the Laity and its Workbook, I have included here the pdf form.   Holy Heroes Facilitators manual   2nd Edition Holy Heroes Facilitator's Manual As the days pass for the year of the Laity while the Episcopal Commission on the Laity (ECLA) is busy working on passing this module on different Dioceses here in the Philipppines. This copy will also help others to...

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Parish Pastoral Council For Responsible Voting Voter's Education Manual for 2013 Philippine National  Election   Pinoy Big Voter by  

Henrietta de Villa Source CBCP MANILA, Feb. 18, 2013— The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting has released guidelines to Catholic voters on how they should choose their candidates in the May 2013 automated elections. The Catholic Church-backed poll watchdog said the guidelines aims to help voters choose the right candidates who will lead the nation. The 10 Commandments for Responsible Voting is contained in the booklet titled “Pinoy Big Voter”, a voter’s education manual made by the PPCRV. The manual also contains the Church’s social teachings, compilation of various pastoral statements of the Catholic hierarchy on elections, and information about the automated election system. Henrietta de Villa, PPCRV national chairperson, said the manual is about the power of voters “that is equal in value with the rich and famous…” “It’s not about size, your size… big or small, XL or XXL. It’s about your importance, your power as a voter,” de Villa said. “It is only du...