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1 September 25, 2016 We Care Because We Pray 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time Forbes Park, Makati FAMILY: Stewards of the Church by Earl Leonard Sebastian The family is the basic unit of society. Every community is conservatively described as group of families settling in one specific area. The family is also a steward of God s greatest creation: mankind or human beings. We take care of each other, oversee each other s well-being and love one another following God s commandments. It is also responsible for taking care of our surroundings and its welfare. The biggest responsibility of the family is not just raising their children according to God s love, but also taking good care of God s structure of human love and amongst His greatest gifts to us: the Church. St. Peter the Apostle was the Rock of the Church and was entrusted the key, but it is we the family, with the Holy as our role models, that must look after the continued on page 7 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate. Psalm 127:3-5 Santuario de San Antonio Parish Office Tel. nos

2 Parish Bulletin RANDOM THOUGHTS by Peachy Maramba St. Francis: Chief Steward of the LORD SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD From the very moment of his conversion St. Francis had always chosen what he sincerely believed to be the way of the Lord, as related in the Gospels. Thus when St. Francis read in the Gospels how from the beginning of Jesus s ministry at Galilee he preached and said, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Mt. 4:17) St. Francis made this also the first Rule for his brothers. They, like the early disciples of Jesus would follow Christ s injunction to Preach as you go, telling them that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. The Kingdom of God would be their first priority and to this day the seeking first of the Kingdom of God infuses Francis s way with Spirit and Life. The Kingdom of heaven which is equivalent to the Kingdom of God refers to the time when there will be TRUE JOY because God s Will will be as perfectly done in earth as it is in heaven. REPENT To achieve this great gift of Godthe Kingdom of Heaven-man has to represent which calls for a complete change of heart and conduct. He has to turn one s life from a life of rebellion to a life of obedience towards God and His will. BE POOR IN SPIRIT But we can only do God s will if we are poor in spirit. Jesus himself told us this in the first Beautitude in the Sermon 2 on the Mount when He was teaching his disciples the real values of God s Kingdom. Jesus said, Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. When we realize our own utter helplessness, ignorance, lack of resources and our own inability to cope with life without God and when therefore we have put our complete trust in God so that we can perfectly obey Him and do His Will then we become truly poor in spirit and citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven. So he became truly poor in spirit when he abandoned himself to the Will of god and began to see the world as God sees it and risked looking for God where He said He was to be found among the least of His brothers and sister. This is true poverty of spirit. In humility and simplicity he acted on it loving the unloved and kissing the lepers. Care for and Love His Creation As far as St. Francis was concerned there were only two things that mattered: the love of God (which he did with his whole soul and heart and mind) and the love of His creation: the sun, light, sky, earth, seas, grass, day and night, stars, living creatures and even Man made in God s own image. This intense love of St. Francis of all of God s creation he spontaneously poured out in the most eloquent hymn of thanksgiving that we have in all literature The Canticle of the Sun. In this most sublime yet simple but moving ecstasy of praise St. Francis, in the final poem of his life, focused on all the wondrous things God had made and praised Him through them. All praise be yours, my Lord, through all that you have made Brother Sun, sister Moon and Stars, Brother Wind and Air, Sister Water, Brother Fire, Sister Earth... even Sister Death. Ironically St. Francis wrote all of this when he was already blind so that he could no longer see all these wondrous things. Yet blind or not no one saw how wonderful and good this Creation was more that St. Francis who rightfully became the patron saint of Ecology. For God and the world that He created always sang to him of joy and beauty. He loved all of God s creation not only for their own sake or his own, but because they represented their even more wondrous Maker. He loved them especially because they talked to him of God of His goodness and generosity in gifting man with His beautiful handiwork. St. Francis taught us that The earth is the Lord s. As such we should cherish and protect it by saving it from wanton destruction and by using it wisely and well; For whoever and whatever devalues them demeans the Creator. Reverence and joy over everything and every person becomes the sign of our love of God. Truly we find God when He finds us loving, caring for and preserving His creation.

3 September 25, 2016 TASTE OF SILENCE by Tess Colayco The God of Silence... The Silence of God Just as Jesus went away to the desert for forty days in solitude, silence and privation, so I must go away, literally, (if only for a while) or figuratively, (into my inner self) to encounter God in a deeper way. I need to make space in my heart for this God who calls me by name and throws Himself lavishly all the way to Calvary out of love for me. He looks at me silently, gazing thru the eyes of His beloved Son hanging on the Cross. What is He saying to me? What does He mean when He says: Father, forgive them for they know not what they do? Or speaking to His mother, Mother, this is your son Son, this is your mother? If I follow Him as His faithful disciple, will He fill my life with meaning? If I decide to commit to Him, will He stand by me thru thick or thin 24/7? Who is this God who I profess to love as I do my daily periods of centering prayer, lectio divina and other contemplative I can only hear God if I am silent for God s first language is silence. St. John of the Cross said: The Father spoke one word, who was His Son, and this word he is always speaking in eternal silence. It is in silence that the soul must hear it. And so I step back for a few moments each day creating stillness in my otherwise all-too busy mind, giving God permission to speak to me. During these quiet times, I let God be God. I listen with complete openness, allowing Him to speak freely, tenderly, lovingly. It is no longer a case of: Listen, Lord, for I am speaking but: Speak, Lord, for I am listening. And He doesn t disappoint me for He engages me in a heart to heart communication that is so affirming, changing my life forever! In silence and stillness, God shows me His true face. It is one of a gentle and tender Father, also of a tremendous Lover pursuing his bride relentlessly, to bring me, a poor creature, into the friendship and union of divine love. But almighty and powerful as He is, He shows me His utter humility and vulnerability, first by choosing to become man and join me in my human condition with its attendant miseries and woundedness. Then He takes it to its ultimate peak by dying a humiliating death on the Cross. What an extraordinary God He is! Such is the God of Silence such is the Silence of God. Be still and know that I am God. (Psalm 46:10) Visit us at (Tess Colayco is a member of Contemplative Outreach Philippines [COP] and of the Don Bosco, Makati, support group). Santuario de San Antonio Pastoral Team Fr. Baltazar A. Obico, OFM - Guardian Fr. Reu Jose C. Galoy, OFM - Vicar Provincial, Parish Priest Fr. Mark Adame G. Bakari, OFM - Busar Fr. Jesus E. Galindo, OFM - Member Fr. Efren C. Jimenez, OFM - Member RDIP - PB Editorial Team & General Information Suzette H. Gatmaitan Head, RDIP-PB Marilou Consing Editor in Chief Javier Luis Gomez - Assistant Editor Earl Leonard Sebastian - Assistant Editor Hannah Roa - Assistant Editor Marie Tycangco - Assistant Editor Jeannie Bitanga Website Administrator Alexa Montinola - Assistant Website Administrator Edward Lu Art & Design Colorplus Production Group Corp. Production Santuario de San Antonio Parish Center Office Tel. nos ssap_info@yahoo.com Website: Website webi@ssaparish.com Foundation website: Parish Pastoral Council Edmund Lim, KHS President Cristina Teehankee Vice President Suzette H. Gatmaitan Secretary 3

4 WORKING COMMITTEE FrancisFest 2016 Committee Fr. Reu Jose C. Galoy, OFM Parish Priest Menchu O. Bautista FrancisFest 2016 Chairperson PROGRAM Amelita Guevara, Chairperson Inday Mallari Ian Monsod JJ Yulo Edmund Lim LADIES COMMITTEE Carrie Bautista, Chairperson Sabrina B. Panlilio BingBing Quiros Inday Mallari 4

5 If God can work through me, He can work through anyone. St. Francis of Assisi PRODUCTION/PUBLICITY/ PROMOTION Suzette Gatmaitan, Chairperson Berna B. Filart Mert Loinaz Millette Ocampo Jean Chavez Tina Teehankee Inday Mallari Pin Guingona PHYSICAL ARRANGEMENT Girlie Sison, Chairperson Suzette Gatmaitan Dee Chan Edmund Lim Jun Rodriguez Tina Teehankee SECURITY AND TRAFFIC Jayme Blanco, Chairman Cesar Poe Jun Rodriguez SPONSORSHIP/TICKETS/FINANCE Edmund Lim, Chairman Lita Ascalon Tina Teehankee Dee Chan Mariza del Rosario Fortune Ledesma FOOD Entang Carballo, Chairperson Aling Nene Castro SOUVENIR PROGRAM Suzette Gatmaitan, Chairperson Berna B. Filart Girlie Sison Inday Mallari Pin Guingona Francisfest Chairperson Menchu Bautista with her Ladies Committee. CHURCH DECOR Zari Poe - Chairperson Wilma Huang Karen Limpe Karen Blanco YOUTH COMMITTEE Inday Mallari, Chairperson JJ Yulo Ian Monsod Fr. Reu Galoy, OFM, Menchu Bautista & Edmund Lim, KHS VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES Forbes Park Micki Poe Dasma Dora Cantada Urdaneta Entang Carballo 5

6 Parish Bulletin Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received only what you have given. Donors as of Sept. 20, 2016 Francis of Assisi PLATINUM Menchu O. Bautista In Memory of Lim Lian S. Antonio & Betty Roxas Chua GOLD Josephine K. Razon SILVER Justice & Mrs. Manuel M Lazaro In Memory of Consuelo Chito Madrigal BRONZE In memory of Imelda O. Cojuangco Mrs. Mary Rufino Carlos, Mariza & Miguel del Rosario Catholic Women s Club Raymond & Marrot Moreno PATRON Mrs. Felicitas A. Arroyo Mrs. Amelita D. Guevara Mr. & Mrs. Bernardo Lichaytoo Miss Ma. Victoria Chan Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Carmona Mr. Luis J. Montinola Mr. & Mrs. Miguel Guerrero Mr. Leonardo Gamboa & Paing & Mely Hechanova & Mr. & Mrs. Peter Lim Amb. Bienvenido Tantoco Sr. Philippine Union Realty Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Domingo Ordoveza DONOR Mr. & Mrs. Enrico O. Bautista Mrs. Aurora Villanueva Mrs. Myrna Lacson Mr. & Mrs. Steven Chan Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Samson Mr. & Mrs. Noel Bautista Mr. & Mrs. Jose Concepcion, Jr. Ms. Alice Eduardo Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Dizon Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Javellosa Mrs. Petrona B. Lim Mr. & Mrs. William Go Mr. & Mrs. Jose Cojuangco Mr. Edgar J. Sia II Mr. & Mrs. Jovencio Cinco Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Rufino Mr. & Mrs. Xavier Loinaz Mrs. Melanie B. Lazaro Mr. Jose S. Hizon & Mr. & Mrs. Carl O. Bautista Mr. & Mrs. Jose Mari Chan Valveline Realty Dev t. Corp. Jayjay Realty Corp. Kanlaon Development Corporation JM & Co., Inc. UNICOMM Ingredients Phils., Inc. Ms. Patricia L. Escaler/Mr. Michael L. Escaler Aurelio Montinola/Gizela Gonzalez Dra. Concepcion Montoya VCGT Realty Corporation Ernest & Josie Rufino Friends of St. Francis Mrs. Lorna Perez Laurel Mrs. Margarita Cuyegkeng Mrs. Isabel Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Regala Mr. & Mrs. Anton Periquet Puyat Steel Corp./Mr. Edgardo Reyes Dr. & Mrs. Chi Mo Cheng Mr. & Mrs. Edgardo Castro St. James Ventures, Inc. Mrs. Ofelia Recto Mr. & Mrs. Rainerio Reyes Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Ledesma, Jr. Mrs. Chloe C. Romulo Periquet Mrs. Erlinda Panlilio Amb. Antonio M. Lagdameo Sr. Mrs. Leticia Syquia Mrs. Margarita B. Canto & Atty. & Mrs. Augusto Martirez Mrs. Carmelita Samson Mrs. Monique C. La O Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Coronel Atty. & Mrs. Avelino Cruz Mr. & Mrs. Vicente Panlilio Mrs. Julie Ong Amb. Cristina Ponce-Enrile Mrs. Angelita Lilles Atienza Mrs. Suzie Moya Benitez & Atty. Ricardo Romulo Mr. & Mrs. Steve Sy Mrs. Mercy Lee & Mr. Johnny Montinola Morris In Memory of Ramon & Cecilia Batungbakal Mr. & Mrs. Teodoro Tagle Mrs. Conchita Tagle Mrs. Maria Lourdes Tuason Mr. Rante Aguila Mr. & Mrs. Jose Ma. Concepcion Mr. & Mrs. Joey de Venecia RRR Holdings, Inc. Mrs. Erlinda Velasco Mr. & Mrs. William Velhagen Mrs. Dely Fernandez Mr. Sony Lopez-Gonzalez & Mr. & Mrs. Rufino Tiangco Mr. & Mrs. Ernesto R. Lagdameo Rosie O. Valencia & Dr. Elpidio I. Valencia Bellville Development Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Cesar Buenaventura Mr. & Mrs. Martin O. Bautista Ms. Catherine Lim Mrs. Menchu A. Concepcion Mr. Victoriano Chung Monark Foundation Mrs. Angeli B. Picache Raul & Dora Cantada Mrs. Rosanna Vergara Ms. Henrietta T. Ocampo Mr. & Mrs. Renato Apacible Mr. & Mrs. Henry See Johnny & Rose Lopez Mrs. Flor Tolosa Ms. Adela Lim Hernandez Youth Alec C. Bautista Martina C. Bautista Youth of San Antonio CORPORATE SPONSORS Co-Presentor Balibago Waterworks System, Inc. Major Sponsor GANET Corporation Minor Sponsor AGCHEM Manufacturing Corporation/Mr. Daniel R. Maramba Liberty Foundation, Inc. TAGUM Agriculture Dev t. Co., Inc. c/o Nenita Floirendo UCC Coffee Shops Phils., Inc. 6

7 September 25, 2016 Francisfest Beneficiaries: Preservation & Improvement of our Parish Church FAMILY: Stewards of the Church from page 1 well-being of the Church. Every brick and pillar of the Church, whether it be in the Sanctuario de San Antonio Parish or in other churches, has a very formidable foundation, pillar with solid bricks because of blood, sweat and tears of every person involved in the parish. Every member of the family, the parishioners and even the priest celebrating the sacraments in Church. It is a norm in every parish to have trials and encounter tough situations. They say what does not kill makes you stronger. It establishes a solid bond and makes the parish a stronger unit. The parish has been tested through time. Parishioners may come and go, priests may leave for another country and province, but there will always come new ones. Different sacraments are celebrated in the Parish, from baptism until marriage. The Church has also been a sanctuary for those who have been lost, forgotten and are looking for a new direction and sense of purpose and acceptance in their lives. Like the Shepherd who found his lost sheep and the woman her lost coin, we should welcome back those who have been lost and clothe as a part of the family. Being stewards of the Church, it is our responsibility and duty to protect its welfare and not let any external forces destroy or internally from within. It is a gift given to us by God which we should take care of and hand it down to the next generation. Santuario de San Antonio 2016 Santuario de San Antonio circa 1980 Santuario de San Antonio interior 2016 Santuario de San Antonio interiror circa 1950 Santuario de San Antonio ceiling circa 1950 Santuario de San Antonio Intramuros pre-wwii. Statue shown is currently in Santuario de San Antonio Forbes quadrangle. 7

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