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1 December 7, nd Sunday of Advent Forbes Park, Makati CWL ADVENT RECOLLECTION he Catholic Women s League T (CWL) held its yearly advent recollection with Fr. Robert Manansala, OFM as facilitator. Fr. Robert spoke on advent spirituality to the CWL members, and reminded them that the spirit of advent helps us to live a Christ-like life and to share with others the Christ we have received. Fr. Robert explained that the advent spirit is a contemplative spirit. Seeing God in all things and seeing all things in God. Fr. Robert also said that advent is a sense of joy. Joy is never received directly, it is a by-product of a deep relationship with God. When we are most true to ourselves, when we are most loving, we then experience glimpses of joy. The recollection ended on a note from The Joy of the Gospel: The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and loneliness. With Christ, joy is constantly born anew. A BIBLICAL WALK THROUGH THE MASS Fr. Robert Manansala, OFM Rose Galvez, J net Zulueta, Shubee Poe Gilda Grande, Betty Go Roxas Chua, Karen Limpe and Gigi Barte Fredy Consunji and Dra. Julie Jalbuena To read the complete notes of the recollection and to see more pictures, check out our website at However, future sessions for the public will be made available next year. A Biblical Walk through the Mass is a five-part study that provides a unique tour of the Liturgy. As Catholics, the Mass is the center of our Faith. LeCom members who have attended say the study program has shown them, perhaps for the first time, why we say what we say and do what we do at Mass. The words and gestures are seen in a The Lectors and Commentators new light leading to a richer, more fruitful (LeCom) Ministry headed by Dee J. worship experience. Chan encouraged ministry members to join this study program. The The study program is facilitated by program which is based on the revised Francis Horn. He guides everyone translation of the Mass explores the throughout A Biblical Walk Through biblical roots of the words and gestures the Mass with a DVD series and book experienced in Mass and explains their of the same name by Dr. Edward Sri, profound significance. an American Catholic speaker and the author of several best-selling books. The program started Nov. 21 and is Reading materials, a set of workbook ongoing every Friday thereafter until and book were prepared for LeCom Dec. 12. Right now the program is open members for a minimal cost of P300. only for LeCom Ministry members. Check out our website to view more pictures of the program. We would like to acknowledge Conrad Onglao for the advent wreath at the main church. Pictures of his wreath were used for the borders on this issue of the Parish Bulletin.

2 Parish Bulletin SUNDAY GOSPEL REFLECTION By Fr. Baltazar Obico, OFM 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (B): JOHN THE BAPTIST AS ADVENT COMPANION Introduction: There is something in the Christmas season that the Church has difficulty dealing with; the preparatory character of Advent to Christmas. This ambiguity is seen here in the Church as two contrasting colors, signifying contrasting moods juxtaposed here. We have the bright colors of Christmas and the sober purple of advent. I think the Church has yielded the animation of the season to the business community. It has adapted itself to the early and immediate celebration of Christmas, thus effectively glossing over adventus necessary prelude to Christmas. The market place has dictated the dizzying tempo of the season. John the Baptist was relegated to obscurity and Santa Claus was thrust into prominence as the symbol of the season; symbol of abundance, fecundity and generosity; someone well fed (overeaten), well clothed (overdressed) and bubbling with joy. GOSPEL: Today the Gospel gives us the figure of John the Baptist to help us prepare towards a meaningful, fruitful celebration of Christmas; not only joy brought about by material abundance but the joy of being reconciled with God and with one another. What Santa Claus is, John the Baptist is not. John appears eccentric when you look at his wardrobe and diet. He wears a garment of camel hair with leather belt and his food is locust and wild honey. It is not the eat all you can burst you will find in buffet meals so much in fashion nowadays. His ascetic dress and wild 2 diet is associated with the wilderness. He breaks its silence with his unsettling call to repentance. His own life is his message. It is in the desert that they become God s people. It was in the desert that they intimately experienced the providence and nearness of God, something they did not realize when they were enjoying the comforts of Egyptian civilization. Gradually it dawned on them that they are one people, not 12 tribes of Jacob. WORD: 1) Call to repentance: The Greek word for repentance is metanoia. It carries a double connotation of changing your mind and behavior. It signals a need to go beyond your mindset and allow a new mindset to drive new actions. Repentance begins by entering the desert, far from the maddening crowd. Desert experience would lead us to the appreciation that if people survive it is not because of their own talents and efforts but because of God s providence. Until we enter into solitude and do some inner work, we will always be a one-sided creation of other people. It is not a question of simple remorse but positive commitment to the way shown him by God. It does not mean simply going to confession; it is asking why I transgressed God s commandments at all. 2) Bear fruits of repentance: One of the dangers of equating repentance or metanoia to simple confession and admission of guilt is the absence of change behavior. The same transgressions are repeated again and again. True repentance means new behavior, a new way of living. If Christ were to come to us in a.meaningful way, if Christ is to be more than ho, ho, ho and a bottle of rum we Christians have to change our minds with a corresponding change of behavior. The inner voice says we are children of Abraham and that is enough. There is no need for repentance for they claim physical descent. They are part of the 56 chosen people and the fact of their birth takes precedence over inner repentance. 3) New life in Jesus: Metanoia or repentance literally means a 180 degree turn; it is turning back to God from a life centered on oneself. A life centered on oneself loses its spiritual character and reduces it simply to its material dimension. Without being conscious of it, the materialistic orientation of one s life makes us consumeristic, greedy and selfish. This is the root of our transgressions of God s commands. In our consuming desire to satiate our material satisfaction, we alienate ourselves from our true selves. No amount of material things can fully satiate us; not the 12 thousand Peso Burberry shirt, not the hundred thousand Peso Herrnes bag nor a 30 thousand Peso Iphone; not even your Maserati sports car which can get you in trouble with traffic enforcers. It can only lead us to compulsive addiction to branded products. 4) Brothers and sisters, Santa Claus as a Christmas symbol of generosity, sharing and abundance becomes meaningful only as a result of our response to John the Baptist s message of repentance. It is not abundance as such that makes this season joyful. Imagine you have all you wish for in your Christmas list, from small gadgets and latest accessories to more expensive amenities, but you have no one to share it with. Imagine how pathetic it would be if you are alone for noche buena at Solaire or Resorts World. It is abundance shared with others that make this season joyful. We cannot luxuriate in the midst of want and misery. Santa Claus is not any longer in the liturgical calendar. Editorial Team & General Information Marilou Consing Editor in Chief Jeannie Bitanga Assistant Editor/Website Administrator Dece Myra C. Urdaneta Art & Design Colorplus Production Group Corp. Production Submit articles, pictures, announcements, notices to: ssappb@yahoo.com Deadline for submission is every Tuesday of the week. The Parish Bulletin reserves the right to edit articles for clarity and space. Santuario de San Antonio Pastoral Team Fr. Reu Jose C. Galoy, OFM Parish Priest Fr. Baltazar Obico, OFM Guardian Fr. Efren Jimenez, OFM Fr. Jesus Galindo, OFM Makati Medical Center Chaplain Fr. Serge Santos, OFM. Santuario de San Antonio Parish Center Office Tel. nos ssap_info@yahoo.com Website: Website webi@ssaparish.com Foundation website: Parish Pastoral Council Jayme Blanco President Edmund Lim Vice President Cristina Teehankee Secretary To submit articles/pictures to the Parish Bulletin/Website Please submit photos with your articles, if at all possible. Submit them by (not in paper form) with photos in.jpg format and a minimum photo file size of at least 80 KB (800 x 530 pixels). Articles submitted should be a minimum of 150 words and not more than 300 words. to: ssappb@yahoo.com

3 vision. Jane successfully convinced him to be her spiritual father. Asked if she intended to remarry she was advised to trim back her lavish lifestyle when she answered in the negative. So Jane devoted herself to caring better for her children and visiting the sick and dying. December 7, 2014 The ABC s of Catholic Doctrine by Lianne Tiu RANDOM THOUGHTS Voices from yesterday and today By: Peachy Maramba ST. JANE FRANCES de CHANTAL: CO-FOUNDRESS of the VISITATION ORDER December 12 Born in Dijon, France on January 23, 1572, Jane Frances de Chantal was the daughter of Benigne Fremyot, an aristocratic lawyer who was the president of the French Parliament of Burgundy. She was barely 18 months old when she lost her mother Marguerite de Berbisey. Her loving father who was an upright man of absolute integrity brought her up with the occasional help of an aunt. When Jane was 20, she married Christopher de Rabutin, Baron de Chantal and an officer in the French army. They had seven children, three of whom died soon after birth. In 1601 her husband was accidentally shot by a cousin and died. After his death Jane fell into a three-year depression. It took her that long to forgive her husband s assailant. Jane and her four young children then went to live with her father-inlaw, an ill-tempered man. Despite the ill treatment she cheerfully spent the next nine years raising them. A visit to her father when she was 32 years of age changed her life completely. During a Lenten service in 1604, she heard St. Francis de Sales, the visiting bishop from Geneva, preach a powerful sermon. This was a turning point in her life. She was greatly inspired by the homilies of this man she recognized as the spiritual director she not only had longed for but had actually seen in an earlier But when in 1607, she asked his opinion if she should join a nearby Carmelite order, he, impressed by her practical spirituality, advised against it saying he had a new project for her: a new congregation he wished to found. After her eldest daughter married in 1610 and after providing for her 14-year old son by leaving him in the care of her father she took her two remaining daughters to Annecy where she herself intended to become a nun. On 10 June in 1614, Jane and Francis founded at Annecy, the Congregation of the Visitation or the Order of the Visitation of Our Lady (or the Holy Mary). They gave it that name to commemorate the Blessed Mother s visit to her cousin Elizabeth. The order would foster the virtues shown by Mary at the Visitation and engage in spiritual and corporal works of mercy. Despite numerous difficulties the order based on the two virtues of humility and meekness spread all over France. Pope Paul V approved the order in 23 April St. Francis de Sales then wrote his famous spiritual classic On the Love of God specifically for the guidance of Jane and her sisters. Immaculate Misconception? There seems to be a widespread misunderstanding of the word Immaculate Conception. Most of us think it is the conception of Jesus by Mary, who is a virgin. Because of this, the Immaculate Conception is sometimes jokingly referred to as the Immaculate Misconception. The conception of Jesus by Mary is called the Incarnation of Christ. To incarnate means to become flesh. The Son of God, became flesh; He became man. The conception of Mary by Anne, on the other hand, is called Immaculate Conception. Immaculate means without stain. Mary was free from original sin at the moment of her conception. Because they opened boarding schools for upper class girls that became very popular, the order rapidly We celebrate the Incarnation of grew. However it was not easy because many of the young girls felt their high Christ (also called the Annunciation) birth gave them the right to reject any on March 25, nine months before bothersome discipline. Many of the Christmas Day. We celebrate widows also were irritatingly selfcentered. However the order grew December 8, nine months before the Immaculate Conception on in number under Jane s special gift Mary s birthday on Sept. 8. for organization and management and her prudent guidance and Francis de Sales and prospered in holiness The belief that our Lady was and good works. She even opened conceived without sin existed since a convent in Paris in the face of open the early Church; and Pope Pius IX hostility and much opposition. This formally proclaimed it as a dogma convent she governed superbly for of faith in A dogma is a three years aided by St. Vincent de statement declaring to the world that turn to page 4 turn to page 4 3

4 Parish Bulletin Random Thoughts...from page 3 The ABC s...from page 3 Paul who directed it at the request of St. Francis. In 1622 St. Francis de Sales died. A few years later her son was killed in war. Jane experienced periods of spiritual aridity compounded by spiritual doubts and depression. She overcame these by losing herself in God. In 1641 at 69 years old Jane was honored in Paris by Queen Anne of Austria. Unfortunately, she became ill on the way home and died in her convent at Moulins on December 13, She was buried at Annecy at the Visitation House near her best friend, 4 Francis de Sales. There was a total of 164 houses of the Visitation order she founded when she was canonized in 16 July 1767 by Pope Clement XIII. Her feast day is celebrated on December 12. SOURCES of REFERENCE: The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Saints p. 250; Pocket Dictionary of Saints pp ; A Calendar of Saints p. 239; and others. Let us follow Jane s advise to us: Hold your eyes on God and leave the doing to Him.... To live no more in oneself, but lost in God, is the most sublime perfection which the soul can reach. Read more on St. Jane Frances de Chantal at our website THE POPE VISITS! Pope Paul VI visited the Philippines in Pope John Paul II visited the Philippines twice - in 1981 and in 1995 for World Youth Day. Now for the fourth time in our modern era, the Holy Father will be visiting the Philippines once again! As many people already know, Pope Francis will be visiting here in January - and all sorts of people are looking forward to this visit. In order to increase the blessings and growth that we can experience through the visit of Pope Francis, we ve been asked by the Church to prepare ourselves before he arrives. Cardinal Tagle writes that, our excitement needs to be purified and strengthened by constantly listening to the Word of God, by frequently participating in the Eucharist, by sincerely repenting of our sins, and by habitually doing acts of justice and love. Each and every one of us needs to prepare ourselves for his arrival. Pope Francis himself, through his visit, hopes that the focus would not be on his own person, but on the suffering and struggles of the poor and the marginalized in the Philippines, specifically those who were affected by typhoon Yolanda one year ago. Despite all the growth that the Philippines has experienced many people continue to suffer. If we are to truly develop as a nation, we need to become a people of mercy and compassion. Pope Francis has shown us a great example already. He is constantly in the news about the many things that he does to seek out and touch the suffering of the poor. Just recently, they reported that he is installing showers in the Vatican for homeless people. As beautiful as this all is, we can fall into the trap of admiring Pope Francis, without seeking conversion and change in ourselves. This is one of Pope Francis hopes for the visit - that we don t just admire but also act! That we become people of mercy and compassion in both word and deed. So, again we would like to invite everyone to attend our Advent recollections - both to prepare for the coming of Christ this Christmas and for the coming of the Holy Father next year. They will be on two consecutive Saturdays - on December 6 from 10am to 12nn and on December 13 from 10am to 12nn. Both our speakers will speak on our theme for the visit - Mercy and Compassion. It is a beautiful opportunity to step back from the bustle of Christmas and remind ourselves of what we need to focus on this season. By Javier Luis Gomez God has revealed this truth which all men should believe. About 3 years after the declaration, Mary herself confirmed the infallible words of the Pope. She appeared to a young girl named Bernadette at Lourdes, France. When asked who she was, her answer was: I am the Immaculate Conception! (Reference: What Is the Immaculate Conception by Scott Richert; Immaculate Conception and Virgin Birth (The Nazarene Way of Essenic Studies); Ineffabilis Deus (Apostolic Constitution issued by Pope Pius IX on December 8, 1854; God s Kindness to Mankind by Pope Pius XII).

5 List of donors for Light-A-Parol 2014 from November 12 to December 2 as follows: Parish Patron Alexandra & Michaela Eduque Basty & Betty Roxas-Chua & Family Garrett & Hailey Yu George, Barbie, & Chris Young Josie Tordesillas & Family Jun & Menchu Lopez Macario Te & Family Manuel Y. Carmona & Family Myriam Montelibano Ollie & Butch Campos & Family Qua Family Raoul, Betty, Sabrina & Jonjon Romulo Severino T. Roxas-Chua Sofia, Riley, Aidan Coliangco PARISH BENEFACTOR Alzate Family Atienza Family Brian & Jeng Cua & Family Coliangco Family Dobbin, Eliza, Dara & Joshua Tan Elisabeth Cajurao Eric & Sheree Gotuaco & Family Escaler Family Fiechter Family Henrietta T. Ocampo & Family Jay, Ria, Jake & Gaea Vergara Joaquin & Lucy Sy & Family Kate & Emma Limpe Family Lorenza, Marco, Enrico & Sabino Loretta C. Galang & Family Marco & Tia Siy Margarita B. Canto & Family Noel & Gina Lorenzana Patxi & Sofia Elizalde Pierre & Yvette Wuu & Family Robert & Rosie Coyiuto FAMILY DONOR Abeto Uy & Family Anonymous Asuncion S. Jalandoni Atty. Aniano G. Bagabaldo & Family Augusto & Fanny Martirez Aurora B. Villanueva & Family Betta, Erik & Sijbren Kramer Cabigas Family Dave Tan & Family David & Joyce Wong & Children Edgar & Celina Coronel & Family Emmanuel Tiu Santos Estela Lopez & Family Hector & Clare Quesada & Family James P. Concepcion Jansen Ko Jimmy, May, Martin & Megan Tan John, Katrine, Vince, Dylan, & Gabbie Tiu Jojo & Joy Concepcion & Family Juan Antonio Tonito Siguion-Reyna Jun Tambunting K2 Drug Group Inc. (Patricia Bucad) Laurel Family Mariano & Carole Tagle & Family Marisa Del Val Max & Gabbie Gozon Miailhe Family Miguel, Isabel, & Margarita Chan Mr. & Mrs. Jaime Augusto Zobel De Ayala Mr. & Mrs. Ray Go Olivia Escano / Rocco Escano / Chiyo Escano Pedro E. Roxas & Family Ray & Janice Roxas-Chua Reynaldo Yap Go & Family Rodrigo Tan & Family Sy Ka Kieng & Rosa Sy & Family Teddy & Lydia Tagle The Elias Family Theodoropoulos Family Venu & Ana Kotamraju & Family Virginia Lim & Family Yang Family Mike, Alice, & Reesa Guerrero INDIVIDUAL DONOR Ariane A. Bello Arnold & Edie Mckenzie Batungbacal Family Bianca Wenceslao Camille, Reena, Marty Chiyo Elvira Dayrit Evie Costa Gene Costa Girlie Barrios Guillermo Sy & Family Ines Alvarado Isabelle Tan Miriam Katigbak Jaime Cruz Jaime & Karen Blanco Milagros How Javea Estavillo Joey & Karen De Venecia Justin Dominic Suarez Laurence, Jen & Kurt Tan Lolim Family Lourdes M. Abela Maria Estavillo Mariela, Daniela & Angelina Powell Matthew & Bianca Chua Miguel, Michaella & Michelle Del Rosario Mr. & Mrs. Manuel P. Samson Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Ledesma, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Raymundo Suarez Oliva Family Pat & Bing Cordova Paul & Jessica Magallona PRC/LRC Rae Siller Rahul & Roshan Sally Navarro Serrano Family Stefan Agustin Suarez Stella Gonzalez Tiny & Joseph Tony & Eva Go & Family Travis Chang Trix & Marisse Gorriceta Lucas, Liam & Noah Ramos Emilio & Amara CALENDAR OF SAINTS FOR THE WEEK December 8 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION December 7, 2014 December 11 Damasus I, pope Damasus was born in Spain around the year 305. He was admitted to the Roman clergy and in 366, during a period of upheaval in the Church, was ordained bishop of Rome. He summoned synods to work against schismatics and heretics and widely promoted the cult of martyrs whose burial places he adored with sacred verse. He died in 384. December 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe The shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, near Mexico City, is one of the most celebrated places of pilgrimages in North America. On December 9, 1531, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to an Indian convert, Juan Diego, and left with him a picture of herself impressed upon his cloak. Devotion to Mary under this title has continually increased, and today she is the Patroness of the Americas. Because of the close link between the Church in Mexico and the Church in the United States this feast was also celebrated in the United States and then placed on the calendar for the dioceses of the United States. December 13 Lucy, virgin and martyr Lucy died at Syracuse, probably during the persecution of Diocletian. From antiquity her cult spread throughout the Church, and her name was therefore introduced into the Roman Canon. December 14 John of the Cross, priest and doctor John of the Cross was born at Fontiveros in Spain around After a number of years as a Carmelite, he was persuaded by St. Teresa of Avila in 1568 to lead a reform movement among the brothers which brought a new energy to the Carmelite Order. Renowned for his wisdom and sanctity, he died at Ubeda in His spiritual writing remain a fitting testimony to his life. Reference: Christian Prayer: The Liturgy of the Hours. Published and distributed by Paulines Publishing House, Daughters of St. Paul, 2650 F.B. Harrison St., 1300 Pasay City, Phil. 13th printing ISBN

6 Parish Bulletin WEDDING BANNS 23-Nov Jan-15 Tom Adrian Valera & Laiza Wong Ian David De Dios Villacrusis & 05-Dec-14 Cherlene Sario Libunao Tristan Enrico S. Timbol & Nicolai Anne 11-Jan-15 B. Terry Jaime Joseph Trinidad & Stephanie Shaw 07-Dec Jan-15 Victor Eleazar SJ Santos & Gemma V. Eric Ngo Gipit & Anina Theresa G. Laderas Domalanta 10-Dec Jan-15 Angelo Roman Estrada Cabalona & Joseph J. Yu & Regina Marie L. Alcasid, Mycah Cortez Sarmiento Our Lady of All Nations Parish, Brgy 12-Dec-14 Payapa Ilaya, Lemery, Batangas Gino San Diego Trinidad & Eryn Jade 15-Jan-15 Echavez de Leon Ricardo Ramos Ong, Jr. & Pearl Trisha 17-Dec-14 Marcelo Padilla Leo A. Braganza & J. Erlinmay Roxas 17-Jan-15 Talag Ryan March B. Mateo & Mary Grace 19-Dec-14 Cindy B. Garces Miguel Luis M. Ferrer & Chiara Jaimee 17-Jan-15 C. Fojas Bon Kimber Tee Syiaco & Kimberly Ann 20-Dec-14 Lao Chupeco Kim Loyola Zamora & Jacquelyn Po 18-Jan-15 Chan Jan Erwin Manalo Veloso & Ma. 23-Dec-14 Christina Gay Macasieb Dantes Jose Antonio Jobim B. Garcia & Katrina 23-Jan-15 Mae S. Gamponia Rio Mark L. Furog & Maria Victoria S. 23-Dec-14 Arevalo Armando Casibang & Ma. Barbara 23-Jan-15 Tarrosa Michael Martin Nomorosa Merchan & 27-Dec-14 Terecy Joyce Pasion Chia Francesco C. Britanico & Joanne Marie 24-Jan-15 C. Gotianun, St. Jerome Emiliani Clarence Paul Aguilar Canlas & April St. Susana Parish, Ayala Alabang Joy Rogacion Ocampo Muntinlupa 24-Jan Dec-14 Jose Emmanuel Ernesto B. Sibal & Ma. Jordan Nerizon Diola & Katherine Cristina Louise C. Cuenca, Prelature Ignacio Buhain Shrine of Saint Joseph, Brgy. Poblacion 28-Dec-14 Polillo, Quezon Arturo L. Lazaro Jr & Maria Carla V. 26-Jan-15 Datu Jose Carlo Guzman Enriquez & Shein 29-Dec-14 Pailan Syfeuang Maokhamphiou & Melissa 30-Jan-15 Patricia Bautista Ong Paolo Aguila Bautista & Pier Christine 03-Jan-15 Bernabe Castor Deogracias M. Natividad & Diana Grace 07-Feb-15 V. Lopez Jose Francis Raymund V. Pantangco & 03-Jan-15 Cheryl Anne Tan Que Barry Stewart Tay Hui & Noelle Jugo 14-Feb-15 Nañagas Anthony Bejado & Margaret Perez 03-Jan Feb-15 Nicholas Ryan Hansen & Geraldine Jose Velmore Vidad & Joanna Marie M. Moscoso Del Rosario Trono 04-Jan Feb-15 Vincent Uy Tintoc & Jimmyjay Go Mikael Sy Coyiuto & Jennica Grace 05-Jan-15 Santiago Tañeca Lenin Ramos Madlangbayan & Shanna 01-Mar-15 Zane Casayuran Delos Santos Eduardo Martin Legasi Chua & Vanessa 05-Jan-15 Joan Chua Chan, St. Bede Catholic Adelio A. Amar & Marietta M. Garay Church, Pyrmont NSW Australia 06-Jan Mar-15 Carlo William Evangelista Lim & Bradlee Zigfrid Cagampan Dungo & Patricia Kalaw Feria Elizabeth Dy Castañeda 08-Jan Apr-15 Paolo Katipunan Escalona & Pauline Bon Kimber Tee Syiaco & Kimberly Ann Anne Marie Alejandrino Martinez Lao Chupeco 09-Jan-15 Dennis Cristoffer Babista Tagaza & Marion Angelle Ordas Rivera Please Pray for the Sick Meldy Cojuangco Connie Gomez Marilou Arteficio Ma. Pilar Oledan Iggy Clavecilla Cecille Reynoso Maxima Amah Sy Aurora Gonzalez Tommy Dy Buncio Naning Bagabaldo Remedios Maceda Berris Cedric Castro Anselmo Trinidad Jr. Pilar del Gallego Nena Jalandoni Rosario Lopez Victoriano Chung 6 Erlinda Miranda-Oledan Zwei Lopez Gadi Shallouh Bancil Swinnerton Tony Boy Floirendo Jr. Francisco Tankiang Cynthia Arms Felicisimo Alcantara Rosario de Leon Tobias David B. Lu Gloria Syjuco Raffy Chan Edric Co Peter Soo Chito San Jose Ron Jacobs Nancy Imperial Johnny Lopez Lisa Alvendia Letty Ligon Norma J. Carlos Sony Lopez Gonzalez Corazon M. Samaniego Shaina Budhrani Gia Gonzalez Daniel Lao Orlando Bernardo If you want a name added or deleted, contact Bernadette at the Parish office tel. nos The Parish Office will be on holiday break from Dec. 22, 2014 to January 3, However, there will be a skeletal crew at the office to accommodate payments for church services from 8:00AM -12NN only. CWL informs everyone that the Image of Our Lady of Fatima is scheduled to arrive at our parish on Dec. 17 and will stay until Dec. 23. The hour of her arrival will be announced. The Prison Ministry will be having its Christmas gift giving for prison inmates on Dec. 24. Monobloc chairs and toiletries will be given. For donations, please contact NImfa Dumago at the parish office. The Hospital Ministry s Christmas Give Giving will be on Dec. 9, 9-11AM at PGH, Manila. If you would like to participate in this event, please contact Nimfa Dumago at the parish office. We invite men from ages to join the Extraordinary Ministers of the Holy Communion. Let us all join together and serve our church and our Lord. Contact Bernadette at the parish office tel.no or Berniebvm@ rocketmail.com The Advent recollection of the Marian Cenacle Prayer Group is on Dec. 9 at 1:30pm. Theme: Mary, the Mother of God: Our Ally in Spiritual Warfare. For those interested to join, contact the parish office for details. 08-Dec-14 Marivic Pertierra Jay Arteficio Javier Mabanta Gerald Bautista Rica Concepcion Araneta 09-Dec-14 Paolo Pineda Adele Velayo 10-Dec-14 Tinette Lanuza Sandy Piit Chrissie Velayo- Yulo Jose Poe, Jr. 11-Dec-14 Lily Salazar Eloise Sison Jose Contantino Ging Nuguid NOTICE BOARD BIRTHDAYS 12-Dec-14 Carina Lebron A.P. Bartolome Florenda Rosme Cecile Pelea Tina Coscolluela 13-Dec-14 Arturo Pertierra Jon-Jon Rufino Sonny Ong Ives Pertierra Wedding Anniversary 10-Dec-14 Randy & Cecile Limjoco 14-Dec-14 Ambrosio & Ernesto Rufino III Jojo Anido Ferdinand Padua For corrections and additions to this list, contact Susan at the parish office.

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8 The Sanctuary of the Holy Face of Jesus of Manoppello in Asia Diocese of San Jose de Nueva Ecija Immaculate Conception Parish Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Hanz Christian H. Magtalas Website: sanctuaryofholyfacenampicuan.com Contact No Cinense of Tarlac, led by Immaculate Conception Parish Priest Fr. Christian Magtalas and Fr. Carmine Cucinelli, Rector of the Basilica of the Holy Face of Manoppello, and benefactors the Alzate and Gallego families, enthroned the Sudarium, honored as the burial cloth of Christ which bears the Holy Face of the Risen Jesus. In 1963, Padre Pio had observed that the Holy Veil of Manoppello was the greatest miracle in our possession. The veil is 17 x 24 cm, the cloth made of rare, sheer fiber sea silk made from mollusk called byssus, usually found in the tombs of Egyptian pharoahs. The most striking thing about the Veil is its transparency. The image remains perfectly visible from either side, yet under certain light, the image disappears. Scientific tests under ultraviolet light and under the microscope show no paint pigments. This is why it has been referred to as acheiropoietos meaning not made by the hand of man. On September 16, 2014, Bishop Roberto Mallari of Nueva Ecija, in the presence of Archbishop Florentino Lavarias of Pampanga and Bishop Florentino In a 1999 press conference in Rome, Fr. Heinrich Pfeiffer, Jesuit professor of the Gregorian University, announced that the Veil in Manoppello is none other than the historic and legendary Veronica. In 2005, German historian/journalist Paul Badde wrote his book, The Face of God which documented his lifelong research on the relic in Manoppello, and sent it to Pope Benedict XVI. On September 1, 2006, Pope Benedict visited the shrine and proclaimed this year as the Year of the Great Jubilee of the Divine Countenance Sanctuary in Manoppello. In the above picture, Pope Benedict is with the Fr. Carmine Cucinelli, the Rector of the Basilica of the Holy Veil in Manoppello, Italy. (To be continue next week.)