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Quote from: vrglguapo on September 06, 2012, 09:49:25 PM
Mao ni ang dakong iring nga akong nakita didto sa Belfast Castle.A shrub sculptured in to a feline surrounded by lovely flowers...

a nice shot, nong!

truly a cat. perfectly at ease with his singularity, placed as the centerpiece amongst a bed of flowers. felinicus supurbus.

hmmmm, another bot.

Quote from: dedenden on September 06, 2012, 03:23:38 PM
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sorry, most of us cannot speak french, but if you prefer, english would be the preferred lingua franca , however ug gusto ka, mag binisaya na lang ta diri kai bol-anon man gayod kami diri sa tubag bohol. sige, ayoayo ka dinha.

he he he, do you prefer to be rich or poor?

Jen, try using photobucket.

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 06, 2012, 11:09:57 AM
stressful me...saon na lang akong eyebags 

An adorable smile, Jen!

1434 The interior penance of the Christian can be expressed in many and various ways. Scripture and the Fathers insist above all on three forms, fasting, prayer, and almsgiving,31 which express conversion in relation to oneself, to God, and to others. Alongside the radical purification brought about by Baptism or martyrdom they cite as means of obtaining forgiveness of sins: effort at reconciliation with one's neighbor, tears of repentance, concern for the salvation of one's neighbor, the intercession of the saints, and the practice of charity "which covers a multitude of sins."32

1435 Conversion is accomplished in daily life by gestures of reconciliation, concern for the poor, the exercise and defense of justice and right,33 by the admission of faults to one's brethren, fraternal correction, revision of life, examination of conscience, spiritual direction, acceptance of suffering, endurance of persecution for the sake of righteousness. Taking up one's cross each day and following Jesus is the surest way of penance.34

1436 Eucharist and Penance. Daily conversion and penance find their source and nourishment in the Eucharist, for in it is made present the sacrifice of Christ which has reconciled us with God. Through the Eucharist those who live from the life of Christ are fed and strengthened. "It is a remedy to free us from our daily faults and to preserve us from mortal sins."35

1437 Reading Sacred Scripture, praying the Liturgy of the Hours and the Our Father - every sincere act of worship or devotion revives the spirit of conversion and repentance within us and contributes to the forgiveness of our sins.

1438 The seasons and days of penance in the course of the liturgical year (Lent, and each Friday in memory of the death of the Lord) are intense moments of the Church's penitential practice.36 These times are particularly appropriate for spiritual exercises, penitential liturgies, pilgrimages as signs of penance, voluntary self-denial such as fasting and almsgiving, and fraternal sharing (charitable and missionary works).

1439 The process of conversion and repentance was described by Jesus in the parable of the prodigal son, the center of which is the merciful father:37 the fascination of illusory freedom, the abandonment of the father's house; the extreme misery in which the son finds himself after squandering his fortune; his deep humiliation at finding himself obliged to feed swine, and still worse, at wanting to feed on the husks the pigs ate; his reflection on all he has lost; his repentance and decision to declare himself guilty before his father; the journey back; the father's generous welcome; the father's joy - all these are characteristic of the process of conversion. The beautiful robe, the ring, and the festive banquet are symbols of that new life - pure worthy, and joyful - of anyone who returns to God and to the bosom of his family, which is the Church. Only the heart Of Christ Who knows the depths of his Father's love could reveal to us the abyss of his mercy in so simple and beautiful a way.



Reference:
Catechism of the One, Holy Roman Catholic Church
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p2s2c2a4.htm

THE CHURCH IS HOLY




823 "The Church . . . is held, as a matter of faith, to be unfailingly holy. This is because Christ, the Son of God, who with the Father and the Spirit is hailed as 'alone holy,' loved the Church as his Bride, giving himself up for her so as to sanctify her; he joined her to himself as his body and endowed her with the gift of the Holy Spirit for the glory of God."289 The Church, then, is "the holy People of God,"290 and her members are called "saints."291

824 United with Christ, the Church is sanctified by him; through him and with him she becomes sanctifying. "All the activities of the Church are directed, as toward their end, to the sanctification of men in Christ and the glorification of God."292 It is in the Church that "the fullness of the means of salvation"293 has been deposited. It is in her that "by the grace of God we acquire holiness."294

825 "The Church on earth is endowed already with a sanctity that is real though imperfect."295 In her members perfect holiness is something yet to be acquired: "Strengthened by so many and such great means of salvation, all the faithful, whatever their condition or state - though each in his own way - are called by the Lord to that perfection of sanctity by which the Father himself is perfect."296

826 Charity is the soul of the holiness to which all are called: it "governs, shapes, and perfects all the means of sanctification."297


If the Church was a body composed of different members, it couldn't lack the noblest of all; it must have a Heart, and a Heart BURNING WITH LOVE. And I realized that this love alone was the true motive force which enabled the other members of the Church to act; if it ceased to function, the Apostles would forget to preach the gospel, the Martyrs would refuse to shed their blood. LOVE, IN FACT, IS THE VOCATION WHICH INCLUDES ALL OTHERS; IT'S A UNIVERSE OF ITS OWN, COMPRISING ALL TIME AND SPACE - IT'S ETERNAL! 298




Reference:
The Catechism of the One, Holy Roman Catholic Church
http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p123a9p3.htm

814 From the beginning, this one Church has been marked by a great diversity which comes from both the variety of God's gifts and the diversity of those who receive them. Within the unity of the People of God, a multiplicity of peoples and cultures is gathered together. Among the Church's members, there are different gifts, offices, conditions, and ways of life. "Holding a rightful place in the communion of the Church there are also particular Churches that retain their own traditions."263 The great richness of such diversity is not opposed to the Church's unity. Yet sin and the burden of its consequences constantly threaten the gift of unity. And so the Apostle has to exhort Christians to "maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace."264

The Church Is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic



811 "This is the sole Church of Christ, which in the Creed we profess to be one, holy, catholic and apostolic."256 These four characteristics, inseparably linked with each other,257 indicate essential features of the Church and her mission. The Church does not possess them of herself; it is Christ who, through the Holy Spirit, makes his Church one, holy, catholic, and apostolic, and it is he who calls her to realize each of these qualities.

812 Only faith can recognize that the Church possesses these properties from her divine source. But their historical manifestations are signs that also speak clearly to human reason. As the First Vatican Council noted, the "Church herself, with her marvelous propagation, eminent holiness, and inexhaustible fruitfulness in everything good, her catholic unity and invincible stability, is a great and perpetual motive of credibility and an irrefutable witness of her divine mission."258

813 The Church is one because of her source: "the highest exemplar and source of this mystery is the unity, in the Trinity of Persons, of one God, the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit."259 The Church is one because of her founder: for "the Word made flesh, the prince of peace, reconciled all men to God by the cross, . . . restoring the unity of all in one people and one body."260 The Church is one because of her "soul": "It is the Holy Spirit, dwelling in those who believe and pervading and ruling over the entire Church, who brings about that wonderful communion of the faithful and joins them together so intimately in Christ that he is the principle of the Church's unity."261 Unity is of the essence of the Church:

What an astonishing mystery! There is one Father of the universe, one Logos of the universe, and also one Holy Spirit, everywhere one and the same; there is also one virgin become mother, and I should like to call her "Church."262



Reference:
The Catechism of the One, Holy Roman Catholic Church
http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p123a9p3.htm

The Church's moral theology has always distinguished between objective or material sin and formal sin. The person who holds something contrary to the Catholic faith is materially a heretic. They possess the matter of heresy, theological error. Thus, prior to the Second Vatican Council it was quite common to speak of non-Catholic Christians as heretics, since many of their doctrines are objectively contrary to Catholic teaching. This theological distinction remains true, though in keeping with the pastoral charity of the Council today we use the term heretic only to describe those who willingly embrace what they know to be contrary to revealed truth. Such persons are formally (in their conscience before God) guilty of heresy. Thus, the person who is objectively in heresy is not formally guilty of heresy if 1) their ignorance of the truth is due to their upbringing in a particular religious tradition (to which they may even be scrupulously faithful), and 2) they are not morally responsible for their ignorance of the truth. This is the principle of invincible ignorance, which Catholic theology has always recognized as excusing before God.

The same is true of apostasy. The person who leaves not just the Catholic Church but who abandons Christ Himself is materially an apostate. He is formally an apostate through willful, and therefore culpable, repudiation of the Christian faith.



http://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/heresy_schism_apostasy.htm

Quote from: islander on September 06, 2012, 02:47:09 AM
i came across a thread by accident some months back; i forgot the website's name, but i did bother to read everything in one long thread.  paskang lingawa nako.  nangatake ug religious belief (christianity) nga puro sila way kalibotan (they seem to be muslims, from the looks of it, and very educated.)  one entry: "john is not a christian.  he's a catholic."  tua na lagi...

The One, Holy Roman Catholic Church is the First and Only True Church , established by Jesus Christ himself when he declared that Peter, was the Rock of His Church. Referring to Simon Peter Bar Jonah as "PETROS", which means "Rock".

It is the Holy Mother The Church who compiled and organized Holy Scripture, who preserved the Original Christian Traditions , which was mentioned in Corinthians. Additionally, it is through the Holy Mother The Church, the One, Holy Catholic Apostolic Church through which the Eucharist is offerred daily.

I hold the notion in the old teachings of Catholica Ecclesia, "Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus."

It is St. Peter who holds the Keys to Heaven. What he binds in earth he binds in heaven, whatever he looses in earth, is lost in heaven.

Quote from: islander on September 06, 2012, 02:47:09 AM
i came across a thread by accident some months back; i forgot the website's name, but i did bother to read everything in one long thread.  paskang lingawa nako.  nangatake ug religious belief (christianity) nga puro sila way kalibotan (they seem to be muslims, from the looks of it, and very educated.)  one entry: "john is not a christian.  he's a catholic."  tua na lagi...

i had to tell this because of what some inc people who don't know much about catholicism (i'd presume, because of their own pronouncements) had said---catholic priests are criminals! 

my badness, fr chic.  does that make you a fugitive?

seriously, now i know why wars were fought in the name of religion.  when i heard that, right there and then, i wanted to attack the guy and tear him to shreds, not so much for his religion (who cares) but for his sheer stupidity.

lisod gyod ning moabli tag baba nga gamay ra tag nahibaw-an...

so there, mamiyembro sila dinhi, malingaw gyod ta.

It is necessary at times for those who are soldiers of Christ to defend the One, Holy Roman Catholic Church and repudate any heretical notions of this world. And there are many heresies committed in this day in age, where there is a lack in the Fear of The Lord God.

I cannot believe that men such as Quiboloy, who dares to assume that he is the Son of the Living God. Heresy! May he be in ananthema !

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 05, 2012, 03:51:42 PM
For more info about Quiboloy

http://www.kingdomofjesuschrist.org/kn/ascent_to_the_throne.html

Thanks for this, Jenneth. His organization is an example of a cult, not a church. There is only One Church, the Roman Catholic Church. Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus.

To all the brothers and sisters in Christ here in Tubag Bohol, please remember what the Catechism of the One, Holy Roman Catholic Church professes on Heresy:


2088 The first commandment requires us to nourish and protect our faith with prudence and vigilance, and to reject everything that is opposed to it. There are various ways of sinning against faith:

Voluntary doubt about the faith disregards or refuses to hold as true what God has revealed and the Church proposes for belief. Involuntary doubt refers to hesitation in believing, difficulty in overcoming objections connected with the faith, or also anxiety aroused by its obscurity. If deliberately cultivated doubt can lead to spiritual blindness.

2089 Incredulity is the neglect of revealed truth or the willful refusal to assent to it. "Heresy is the obstinate post-baptismal denial of some truth which must be believed with divine and catholic faith, or it is likewise an obstinate doubt concerning the same; apostasy is the total repudiation of the Christian faith; schism is the refusal of submission to the Roman Pontiff or of communion with the members of the Church subject to him."

http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c1a1.htm

Mr. Quiboloy is practicing , in regards to Roman Catholic Catechismal Truth, heresy of the highest order.

May God have mercy on his eternal soul...

The One, Holy Roman Catholic Church's Stance on Heresy:

2089 Incredulity is the neglect of revealed truth or the willful refusal to assent to it. "Heresy is the obstinate post-baptismal denial of some truth which must be believed with divine and catholic faith, or it is likewise an obstinate doubt concerning the same; apostasy is the total repudiation of the Christian faith; schism is the refusal of submission to the Roman Pontiff or of communion with the members of the Church subject to him."


2088 The first commandment requires us to nourish and protect our faith with prudence and vigilance, and to reject everything that is opposed to it. There are various ways of sinning against faith:

Voluntary doubt about the faith disregards or refuses to hold as true what God has revealed and the Church proposes for belief. Involuntary doubt refers to hesitation in believing, difficulty in overcoming objections connected with the faith, or also anxiety aroused by its obscurity. If deliberately cultivated doubt can lead to spiritual blindness



Reference:
Catechism of the One, Holy Roman Catholic Church

What is Justification?

Answer: "Justification is not only the remission of sins, but also the sanctification and renewal of the interior man."

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 05, 2012, 02:03:05 PM
I know a religious leader who claims to be the "Appointed Son of God"... sikat ni siya sa Davao..

I don't want to put this man down or in any way negate his spirituality and his declaration of the Gospel. I just want to say that it is important that preachers of the Word of God must beware in calling themselves "Prophets" or any self declaration. For there are no more any prophets after Jesus Christ, who was the perfection , the seal of the prophets.

The last prophet was John the Baptist.

Quote from: philippines on July 08, 2012, 06:45:14 AM
what are the condition of salvation?
Faith (john 3:16),repentance (Luke 13:3),obedience (Heb.5:9).

I. JUSTIFICATION

1987 The grace of the Holy Spirit has the power to justify us, that is, to cleanse us from our sins and to communicate to us "the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ" and through Baptism:34
But if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him. For we know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. The death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves as dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

1988 Through the power of the Holy Spirit we take part in Christ's Passion by dying to sin, and in his Resurrection by being born to a new life; we are members of his Body which is the Church, branches grafted onto the vine which is himself
[God] gave himself to us through his Spirit. By the participation of the Spirit, we become communicants in the divine nature. . . . For this reason, those in whom the Spirit dwells are divinized.

1989 The first work of the grace of the Holy Spirit is conversion, effecting justification in accordance with Jesus' proclamation at the beginning of the Gospel: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."38 Moved by grace, man turns toward God and away from sin, thus accepting forgiveness and righteousness from on high. "Justification is not only the remission of sins, but also the sanctification and renewal of the interior man.



Reference:
The Catechism of the One, Holy Roman Catholic Church

Quote from: islander on September 05, 2012, 03:19:54 PM
there's only one infectious diseases specialist and/or epidemiologist in the visayas.  she's a lady doctor (i forgot her name, but she was my doctor some years back when i landed in a hospital one day after waking up and looking like miss piggy).  when a cdc team from atlanta comes to the visayas and mindanao, she's the first person they coordinate with.

Isles, tinuod ka? in the entire visayas region, usa ra diay infectious disease specialist? I know of a Filipina infectious disease specialist, a graduate of UP. In my work, she's a veteran hematologist/oncologist. i did an interview with her last week ---she was telling me of her experiences in the Philippines. She shared with me her experiences in treating patients with Ascaris among other things.

Communion with our Lord: John 6:53 - 66. Now notice here that he was not speaking figuratively, because "many of His disciples left Him" as they said "this is a hard teaching, who can accept it?" Did Jesus even try and say anything to persuade them this wasn't meant literally? No. In fact the word used for "Eat" means literally to "gnaw" or "chew". He meant it literally. Therefore we need the ''True Bread of Life" Christ present in the Eucharist.

You must also have Baptism: Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38; 1:5; 8:13,16 both by water and the Holy Spirit.

Confession of your sins: James 5:16, 1John 1:9, Acts 18:19
Notice that this is to another person who has authority to forgive as Christ gave authority here: John 20:22,23

You must seek out and do the will of God: Matthew 7:21,22 ; 12:50, John 7:17, ICorinthians 3:10-15, and many many more. Not that we "work our way into heaven" No not at all. But we must DO the will of God - "works" - Such as Communion, Baptism, Confession. Otherwise we our doing our own will, at best.


Right along with that I guess (for me it was anyway) we must discover where Christs Church IS. We have One God, with One Truth of and by Him, who obviously loves us therefore, there should be One Church here to lead us. Because by His loving us, and suffering for us - we can't believe He would have left us orphaned here on earth. For me it was by the process of elimination - what you have left after all is examined MUST be the Truth, no matter how hard it is to swallow.

Which Church has been around the Longest?
Who did Christ say he would build His Church on? Matthew 16:17-19, Jesus gave authority to Peter, and after the Crucifixion Peter was the head of the Church, his name was mentioned first always, he was the first to enter the tomb of Christ, he led the early Church. Acts 1:13,15; 2:14, Chapter 3, 5:15, 8:20, etc. etc. Look how many times Peter is spoken of in Acts compared to everyone else (besides Paul anyway)

Quote from: chicogon on August 11, 2012, 01:54:32 AM
Mag sunglass ta aron di klaro...

Classy pod oy.

little foot and his mother.

Quote from: islander on September 05, 2012, 03:07:28 PM
cute.  would you believe, i didn't even know his name. until now, hehe, thanks.

haha. isles, i will admit that i watched that movie probably over 20 times in my childhood. i cried when little foot's mother died.

hilak gayod ko. it was a beautiful, heart-touching film.

Truly, amazing. To witness the Power of God, who with the power of His breath, can reanimate the dead bones into the ranks of the living.

The Power and Glory of the One, Living God...

Quote from: islander on September 05, 2012, 02:54:00 PM
sail on, sail on, lorenz, though the heavens may rain...

have you considered specializing in tropical diseases (read: exotic) one day, or joining the ranks of cdc in atlanta?  or the united nations health program?  that would be great.  not much money there, but to be anywhere around the world where epidemics are, where you are most needed... whew!

that's an interesting advice, isles. a very good one! to be honest with you , i am interested in infectious diseases. so, i'll keep that in mind when choosing a fellowship.

the Lord said:
Ezekiel, now say to the wind. "The lord God commands you to blow from every direction and to BREATHE LIFE in to these dead bodies, so they can live again."

As soon as I said this, the wind blew among the bodies, and they came back to LIFE!! THEY ALL STOOD UP,!! and they were enough to MAKE A LARGE ARMY!
Ezekiel 37 : 9-10

Quote from: islander on September 05, 2012, 02:55:43 PM
even if it were just animation, i shed a tear or two when that little dinosaur ran after his own shadow, thinking it was his mother...

truly it was a tear jerker of a movie. and if my memory serves me right, the name of that little dinosaur was "little foot".

Quote from: islander on September 05, 2012, 02:48:18 PM
i remember that beautiful spielberg movie about dinosaurs and this was the theme song... i don't go much for diana ross, but i love this song anyhow.

he he he! The name of that movie is "The Land Before Time".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSK9kkM7GL4#

LYRICS:
Didn't they always say we were the lucky ones.
I guess that we were once, babe, we were once,
but luck will leave you cursed, it is a faithless friend,
and in the end, when life has got you down,
you've got someone here that you can wrap your arms around.

So hold on to me tight,
hold on to me tonight.
We are stronger here together,
than we could ever be alone.
So hold on to me,
don't you ever let me go.

There's a thousand ways for things to fall apart,
but it's no ones fault, no it's not my fault.
Maybe all the plans we made might not work out,
but I have no doubt, even though it's hard to see.
I've got faith in us, and I believe in you and me.

So hold on to me tight.
Hold on, I promise it will be alright.
Cuz it's you and me together,
and baby all we've got is time.
So hold on to me,
hold on to me tonight.

There's so many dreams that we have given up.
Take a look at all we've got,
and with this kind of love,
and what we've got here is enough.

So hold on to me tight.
Hold on, I promise it will be alright.
Cuz we are stronger here together,
than we could ever be alone.
Just hold on to me,
don't you ever let me go.
Hold on to me, it's gonna be alright.
Hold on to me tonight.

They always say, we were the lucky ones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICDTVunkf6I#ws

Will you love me?

Truly noble ! Good to hear that these cats were rescued from danger.

Its raining over here in Chicago, the effects of Hurricane Isaac has appeared in our midst , in the Windy City. I parked my Mitsubishi Montero at the parking lot 30 minutes ago and as I walked towards my apartment, was rained on. My dress pants, my dress shoes, my white coat was soaked totally. Truly unpredictable, this rain. Now I'm enjoying a nice warm cup of cocoa-- relaxing after a long 14 hour shift.

Ugma, trabaho napod. I'm also getting ready for my next doctoral class which will start on the 11th of September. The name of the course is " Contemporary Issues in Mental Health Care Compliance." It should be an interesting course.

Regards,
Lorenzo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8_8Oz61u-s#ws

I’m not looking for the sunset,
As the swift years come and go;
I am looking for the sunrise,
And the golden morning glow,
Where the light of heaven’s glory
Will break forth upon my sight,
In the land that knows no sunset,
Nor the darkness of the night.

I’m not going down the pathway
Toward the setting of the sun,
Where the shadows ever deepen
When the day at last is done;
I  am walking up the hillside
Where the sunshine lights the way,
To the glory of the sunrise
Of God’s never-ending day.

I’m not going down, but upward,
And the path is never dim,
For the day grows ever brighter
As I journey on with Him.
So my eyes are on the hilltops,
Waiting for the sun to rise,
Waiting for His invitation
To the home beyond the skies.

Albert Simpson Reitz, June 1953

A special prayer intention for the soul of my best friend, Robert Matson, who left this world in November 19, 2007.
Be merciful unto his soul, Lord Christ, and bid him entry into Your Kingdom in Heaven.
Mercy, mercy, be merciful unto him, Lord Christ.
Mother Mary, the recourse of sinners, have pity and pray for him.
Amen.

A special prayer intention for the soul of my grandfather, Rustico A. Lucino Sr, who left this world in the peace of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

A special prayer intention for the soul of my grandmother, Maria Luz E. Lucino, who left this world in the peace of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

A special prayer intention for the soul of my uncle, Rustico A. Lucino Jr, who left this world in the peace of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Day 2
Leader: Merciful God, we beseech you, by the pain which your
Holy Mother saw you suffer and agonise on the cross, that the
holy souls in purgatory be freed from those pains; especially for
the soul of _____________, for whom we are praying and
offering in This novena. Bring those who are submerged in their
sins to a true knowledge of their guilt and grant what we ask of
you in this novena, for your greater honour and glory.
All: AMEN

He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
â€"Philippians 1:6

To me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
â€"Philippians 1:21

Way Sapayan, Fr. Roel.

Special prayer and intention for the soul of my grand mother, Fortunata Tan Salvo, who left this world in the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ on July 13, 1998.

Special prayer and intention for the soul of my grand aunt, Balbina Tan Salingay, who left this world in the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ on August 18, 1998.

Eternal Rest be granted unto their souls, O, Lord Jesus Christ.

Amen.

yes they do, isles. being so far away from my parents and my younger brothers is quite hard. i close my eyes and find solace in the memory of my lola , who used to kiss all of us grandkids. how lola would bite my cheeks and kiss me everytime i would cry for my mother and father (both were abroad at the time). i miss her very much kai i loved her a lot, and never had the chance to tell her before she left this world, "i love you , lola."

i'm thinking of her today and my lola babing.

if it is in the mercy of jesus , someday, when i leave this world. i would love to be able to hug and kiss my lola again.
mag ampo lang ko.

FIRST DAYLeader: Lord our God, receive our supplications, prayers and
mortifications and sighs in suffrage for the holy souls for whom
we make this novena; and we pray that by the motherly love
bestowed on you by your most holy Mother, when she followed
you on the way of sorrow up to Mount Calvary, and grant what
we ask of you in this novena for your greater honour and glory.
All: AMEN.

LITANY FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED
Leader: Lord, have mercy on us.
All: Lord, have mercy on us.
Leader: Christ, have mercy on us.
All: Christ, have mercy on us.
Leader: Lord, have mercy on us.
All: Lord, have mercy on us.
Leader: Christ, hear us.
All: Christ, graciously hear us.
Leader: God, the Father of heaven.
Response (All): Have mercy on the soul of__________________
Leader: God the Son, Redeemer of the world.
God, the Holy Spirit. Holy Trinity One God.
Leader: Holy Mary.
Response (All): PRAYFOR THE SOULS OF THE
FAITHFUL DEPARTED
Leader: Holy Mother of God.

Leader: From all evil.
Response (All): 0 LORD, DELIVER THEM.
Leader: From your wrath
From the rigor of your justice
From the power of the devil
From the gnawing worn of conscience
From long enduring sorrow
From eternal flames
From horrible darkness
From dreadful weeping and wailing
Through you most cruel death
Through your most holy wounds
Through your holy resurrection
Through the coming of the Holy Spirit
In the Day of Judgment
Leader: You who have the keys of heaven
Response (All): WE BESEECH YOU, HEAR US, 0 LORD


Leader: Jesus, through your blood on the cross
Response (All): Have mercy on the soul of
Leader: Jesus, through the blow you received on your
sacred face.
Jesus, through the cruel scourging you endured.
Jesus, through the crown of thorns that pierced
your head.
Jesus, through your carrying of the cross.
Jesus, through your face covered with blood which
you allowed to be imprinted on the veil of
Veronica
Jesus, through your garments which were cruely
removed from your wounded body
Jesus, through your holy body nailed on the cross
Jesus, through your side pierced with a lance and
from which flowed blood and water.

Leader: Merciful Father, hear our prayers and console us.
As we renew our faith in your Son, whom you
raised from the dead, strengthen our hope that our
dear departed will share in Christ’s resurrection,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God forever and ever.
All: AMEN.
Leader: Eternal rest grant unto 0 Lord.
All: And let your perpetual light shine upon him/her.
Leader: May he/she rest in peace.
All: Amen.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit. AMEN.

Leader: You would be pleased to deliver the souls of our
relatives and friends from the pains of hell
You who would be pleased to grant them all the
pardon and remission of all their sins
You who would be pleased to fulfill all their
desires
You who would be pleased to receive them into the
company of the blessed
Leader: Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the
world.
All: Grant Unto them eternal rest.
Leader: Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the
world.
All: Grant unto them eternal rest.
Leader: Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the
world.
All: Grant unto them eternal rest.

The words of wise men are like goads, and masters of these collections are like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

Notice the Scripture states that Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert. In ancient times, the desert is equated with a place incapable of sustaining life. Matthew (with Luke and Mark) is stating that Jesus was going into a place where His only hope would be in God. Notice that the journey into the desert was the first act of Jesus ministry after His baptism. Do you feel like you are in a wilderness? We may think that we are being set up for destruction, but God is training us to live a life of dependence upon Him and not our surroundings. This was the path of Jesus and we should not be surprised that this is a part of our journey as well.


http://www.thedailybibleverse.org/bible-verse-man-does-not-live-on-bread-alone

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
â€" Matthew 4:1-4

You're welcome, Mr. Laganson.

Today I thought of my Lolo Ciano, and my Lola Nating. I also thought of my Lola Babing. August 18 was the death anniversary of Lola Babing, who died 14 years ago in 1998. One month after the death of my beloved grandmother, si Lola Nating (the late Mrs. Fortunata Tan Salvo).

I thought of my Lola Nating and Lola Babing today. I'm going to attend morning mass tomorrow for them. I wish i could hug them again and to give my Lola Nating kisses like i used to do when i was younger...

I miss the mommy of my mommy.

Do everything in love.

1 Corinthians 16:14

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DloYHlh8dhE#

My ancestor [my great-grand-father], Tan Ngai He (Mariano Tan).
My Lolo Mariano was probably the 1st cousin of your Oyong Perto.

Quote from: Ricky Caluen on February 22, 2012, 12:23:04 PM
I'm very glad to come across postings re the origins of the Tan family in Bohol as my greatgrandfather was one of the Tan  "originals" in the province. Based on the narrative written by my late grandfather (Jorge Salise, Sr of Valencia...who married Concepcion Tan of Guindulman), my greatgrandfather was believed to have arrived in Bohol around the mid-1870s. His name is Tan Pico, later baptized as Ruperto Tan-Roa. He settled in Tabajan, Guindulman where the folks at the time called him Insik Perto. It looks like my Oyong Perto had first come and then left the Philippines another time to fetch his brothers and cousins. These Tan relations had scattered to parts of Southern Leyte, different towns in Bohol, and as far as Jolo. In fact, it was a relative from Jolo who convinced my Oyong to return to China...which he finally did sometime 1948, on the eve of the Communist takeover in 1949.

Oyong Perto was a small-time gentleman farmer in Guindulman who later sold all his properties after the war...in order to pay for his steerage accommodation when he travelled back to China for the last time. Oyong was married to another Guindulman native, Rufina Basa Bernaldez, whose own roots, particularly on the Basa and Bernaldez side, I am also trying to trace. My Oyang Rufina's mother was Lorenza Basa who was married to Francisco Bernaldez. I am quite intrigued about my Basa origins because Lorenza Basa's father was named Jose Basa and according to my Lolo Jorge Jose Basa was originally from Cavite and was directly related to Jose Ma. Basa, the respected patriot from the said province who figured very prominently in the Propaganda Movement in the latter part of the Spanish administration of the country.

Going back to my Tan relations. When Oyong went back to China in 1948 he was accompanied by my mother's first cousin, Arsenio Roa, who was known to the older folks in Jagna as Arsing or Arce Roa, a very good-looking man who once figured in some Cebuano films in the 1950s.  The family used to own a small carenderia at the Jagna Pier called Roa's Store ( I think). Oyong Perto had a cousin...a female who was called Shoga (or something like that). I remember seeing her for the first and only time when I was child in the late 1960s. Shoga wore a gray cheongsam and had really small but stubby feet --pak-kha. Shoga was married to another Chinese in Jagna by the name of A-be Uy.

We never heard from our Oyong after he left the Philippines in 1948.  It is unfortunate that my Uncle Arsing never kept records or told older family members as to which village in Guangzhou he settled back in.

It would certainly be nice to hear from you, guys, in case we are related one way or the other because of our common Tan ancestry. Oyong and Oyang had 7 daughters and only 1 son. That is why very, very few in my family carried the Tan family name. The only Tan relations left in Tabajan, Guindulman are Maning Tan Tubig and his brother Elpidio. Other relatives in the area are the children and grandchildren of my late uncle, Ondoy Tan Fortich.

I will be going home to the Philippines in May and hope to attend the Tabajan fiesta on May 3rd. It would be nice to meet our Tan relatives

Ricky

Ricky,

I am planning to go back to Philippines in 2013. If you are going back then, please let us try to meet up to catch up and to record our words into paper so that we can trace our geneologies, which are distantly related. Regards.

I wish that my grandmother, the late Mrs. Fortunanta Tan-Salvo, was still alive because she would have been able to answer these questions that you have. And that I also have.

Thanks for your interest.

Best,
Lorenzo

"A Mother holds her children's hands for a while...their hearts forever”

"A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.”  
Victor Hugo  

Mother cherishing her baby boy.

Don't lose your way
With each passing day
Youve come so far
Don't throw it away
Live believing
Dreams are for weaving
Wonders are waiting to start
Live your story
Faith, hope & glory
Hold to the truth in your heart

If we hold on together
I know our dreams will never die
Dreams see us through to forever
Where clouds roll by
For you and i

Souls in the wind
Must learn how to bend
Seek out a star
Hold on to the end
Valley, mountain
There is a fountain
Washes our tears all away
Words are swaying
Somebody is praying
Please let us come home to stay

If we hold on together
I know our dreams will never die
Dreams see us through to forever
Where clouds roll by
For you and i

When we are out there in the dark
Well dream about the sun
In the dark well feel the light
Warm our hearts, everyone

If we hold on together
I know our dreams will never die
Dreams see us through to forever
As high as souls can fly
The clouds roll by
For you and i

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0jstnqjHL4#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpmd7diqOLw#ws

ethereal!

as if nag baila baila ang mga angeles sa langit...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSEjc15_w0I#ws

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4S5OpC0bo4#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDsm_O9i88Q#ws

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZQNe8IMLtQ#ws

Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

1 Timothy 6:17-19

Amen !

Quote from: chicogon on September 02, 2012, 08:42:16 PM
Hehehe ika 10th day na nuon ni, out of 14 days nga gihatag sa doctor nga recovery time, unya back to mending again yesterday kay when I tried cleaning my place naluya man ko dayon morag hapit mautas ug gipaningot bugnaw hahaha. Na dehydrate man tingale ko kay wa paman koy kaon2x in 12 days sukad pag opera except my liquid meal (unya dili pa jud ko mindful of taking it every 15 minutes). Da tua korog-korog lagi hahaha!!!  But I'm better now, of course.

Father,

Keep in mind your body. Please make sure to drink your liquid diet on a regular basis because ma hypoglycemic ka. Hypoglycemia sigoro toh mao to nga hapit ka nag korogkorong ka adtong time-a.

Ma worried pod ta nimo. Take it easy. Hoping you're doing better.

Quote from: chicogon on September 02, 2012, 03:38:13 AM


St. Genevieve Lane view from the rectory

Klaro kaayo that you live here, Father Roel. Kai naa may basket ball net.

ps. To everyone here in TB, when i had an EB with Fr. Roel in 2010, he threw a basketball into the net and it went in. He didn't even try. lol. Then I found out that Fr. Roel was a baskeball player kono in high school.

Dandansoy
Sung in the original Hiligaynon Bisaya Language


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEHFLCB08To#ws

A truly beautiful song. The beauty of Bisaya Hiligaynon Language ...

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 01, 2012, 10:18:04 AM
Good morning Bran! Intawn dugay ko nakatulog gabie.. For the first time in 5 years nidulog ko pagtulog sa akong mama... Funny thing about the earthquake gabie, people went outside ug nagsige dokdok sa kaldero, some shouted, some blame it on the "BLUE MOON"... Pinoy gyud sila... hahahhaha

hahahaha! i never knew about this practice till now, jen.

i'm glad to hear you're safe.

You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.

Mark 13: 9

Quote from: statesville on September 01, 2012, 01:45:44 AM
..sa Cebu unya karon sa Davao?.."earthquakes in divers places"

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

-Mark 13:8

Kumusta Father Roel!

jen, i'm glad to know that you're safe. we're praying for you and all your relatives and friends are safe during this time. stay safe diha, jen, please update us okay?

with love and prayers,
bran

good morning isles, jen, fr. roel, tita sol, mike, bai hubag, brod vince, bai bugsay, nong virgil, ate lumine, bem, aleth, and everybody,

hoping you all have a wonderful , blessed friday. tgif karon diay ! "thank God its a friday"


ayo ayo kamo tanan.

liwat bitaw ni nong virgil. kai ning pose pod sa gawas. murag irish cat ning iringa....

sige, mangita ta'g fully grown. tawga ko if you do, hahahahaha!

Quote from: hubag bohol on August 18, 2012, 12:14:30 PM

adorable !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bssVzEXy80g#ws

my first gf was truly beautiful-- heart and soul. and yes. i do miss her. i wish we were still friends.

that cat is so cute!!

hahaha!

Quote from: Lollapalooza on August 31, 2012, 02:22:47 PM

Busy gihapon aning mga reports, dokdok panagsa, I started a new day with fresh look (tingsi kutob sa naa'y moabot nga bisita) and ended up looking like a rotten fruit. Intawn, wa na'y time para retouch (dili man pod ko tig make up kaayo labaw ng dili ko ganahan anang taud taud magsige na lang pod ug retouch) Nothing new Bran, awWwww... naa diay.. Actually, few days ago, my exbf courted me again, begging for me to come back.. don't know kung tinuod ba ni iyang pagbag-o.. let's wait and see kung how long ni iyang sincerity..

he he he, aww, in all honesty, jen, i think its better when a woman doesn't wear make up. kanang natural beauty ra gyod.
jen, in regards to your xbf, just trust your heart when it comes to that...only you know what you feel. don't let a man take advantage of you. ingna siya ana. okay ra pod ko diri, jen, nag relax pod ko karon after a long 12 hour shift. oy, murang man og 14 hour shift kai wa pod ko ka gawas for lunch. excited ko kai we have labor day weekend , so naa pod koy 3 day weekend, jen.

yes!!

Quote from: philippines on July 08, 2012, 07:33:50 AM
Then do we understand that a man may live on sin, just so he has faith?
"Faith without works is dead" (Jas. 2:20) "How shall we that are dead to sin live any longer therein?" (Rom. 6:2).

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

-Acts 17: 30-31

The One, Living, Eternal God. The Father, The Son and the Holy Spirit.