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Image/Inquirer I supposed to write this yesterday, but since I have no Internet connection for two days straight. Though for a whole month there is a static connection and disconnection of internet as I have detailed in my blog posts Why PLDT DSL having problems? and yesterday's post's Internet Connection . Yes, I could have written it to a note and transfer it later here on the Internet. I have done for several times and I cannot remember how many times I did that but well when I transcribe what i have written before i cannot help but made a lot of adjustments and rewriting. It is worse than making a new paper. Just like making two paper in the same subject with different perspective and sometimes with the almost the same perspective. I stopped that practice and go directly to the point. This is regarding on the viral video that proliferated first in the social media specifically on internet called Facebook about a priest who berated a mother out of wedlock wh...

Meaning of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Icon 1) Greek initial for Mother of God. ('MP-ΘΥ i.e. Μήτηρ Θεού, Mother of God) 2) Greek initial for St. Michael, the archangel. (OAM i.e. Archangel Michael) 3) Greek initial for St. Gabriel, the archangel. (OAΓ i.e. Archangel Gabriel) 4) Mary’s mouth is small for silent recollection. She speaks little. 5) Mary’s eyes are larger, for in all our troubles, they are turned towards us always. 6) Star on our Lady’s veil means she is the star of the sea who brought the light Jesus into this world. 7) Red tunic is the color worn by virgins at the time of Christ (AD33). 8) Christ’s hands turned palms down into his mother’s indicate that the grace of redemption is in her keeping. 9) Mary’s left hand supports Christ possessively. That means she is his mother. It’s a comforting hand for everyone who calls on her. 10) Dark blue mantle – the color worn by mothers in Palestine. It means Mary is both virgin and mother of Christ. 11) The ...

The president of the Philippines have moved the holiday of June 12 as the Independence Day celebration to June 9 for a long holiday. It is also an occasion from which the Lay Ministers of the Holy Communion can start the construction of the St. Augustine Chapel. Actually it is the renovation of the Old Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel building. Eucharistic Adoration was stopped even before I assume office as the Parish Priest. I have contemplated the continuation of the said devotion but as I observe the present situation of the Parish it is not possible as of the moment. From the very start there are few who would like to continue the devotion but I challenge them to give me people who can devote their time to fill the slot to stay in the chapel one hour each week. For some time, I have waited for response and I have received none. Yes, nada. The said edifice was been used for meetings of small groups for some time. But since the parish need to boost the devotion to the Patr...

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