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Quote from: chicogon on November 06, 2011, 12:55:23 AM
The above pic answers your question 

How beautiful it is to live in total simplicity. Devoting one's power to contemplative prayer and planting. Simple and beautiful, me-thinks.

Is it wrong to have feelings of joining a religious life? I am a medical intern, but i tell you, i always want to join religious life. I wanted to join the seminary after college but i was scared to disappoint my family in not going into medicine.

My very good friend, JR Louvre, is now a 3rd year major seminarian. He will be ordained a priest after the end of next year. How I wish i was as strong as he, who was able to decide so quickly and so surely into religious life...


I admit this.

Dandansoy - Karaoke/Videoke

Grace Nono's version of "Dandansoy".

Grace Nono : "Dandansoy" (live)

So early! Father, you can ship me some shrimp! hahaha

Silent group prayer...

A trappist monk during morning prayer

Beautiful...

A trappist monk leading others to prayer. Photo taken in Guimaras Island, Iloilo.

Quote from: chicogon on November 05, 2011, 02:28:06 PM
Trappists are known for their farming abilities even in the one and only Trappist Monastery in Guimaras, Iloilo...

Naa diay monastery sa Guimaras, Iloilo? I wonder if the trappist monks there grow their own mangoes...because I know that Guimaras Island is renowned for their delicious home-grown mangoes.

Then Jesus told them a parable:

"There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, "What shall I do , for I do not have space to store my harvest?" And he said, "This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods and I shall say to myself, "Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!"

But God said to him, "You fool! This night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?"

Thus it will be for the one who stores up treasures for himself, but is not rich in what matters to God.



-Luke 12: 16-21

Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me." He replied to him, "Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?" Then he said to the crowd, "Take care to guard against all  greed. For though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions."


-Luke 12: 13-15

The pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?" Jesus said to them in reply, "Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. I have not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners."

-Luke 5:30-32

Now there was a man full of leprosy in one of the towns where he was; and when he saw Jesus, he fell prostate, pleaded with him and said, "Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean."

Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said, "I will it. Be made clean." And the leprosy left him immediately.

-Luke 5:12-13

(circa 1935)

one bread one body

I am the bread of life (with lyrics)

I Am the Bread of Life

hahaha, i think we gained 400 geek points for the 'peptidase pose'



Attended a USMLE Step 2 (United States Medical Licensing Exam) Review Lecture.

What do medical interns do on a weekend?



Answer: Attend lectures that last 4-8 hours long.   

I am getting tired of reading about digestive system pathologies. Am looking forward to starting pharmacological review on some digestive disorders. Interesting kaayo baya ning topic concerning colitis and crohn's disease.

Quote from: islander on November 04, 2011, 02:25:28 PM
thanks.  i hope they ban cigarettes as they ban illegal drugs.

You're welcome, Isles.

Jingle Bells with Lyrics (annotations)

Quote from: islander on November 04, 2011, 08:45:40 PM
one of my favorite christmas songs.  whose version is this, lorenz?  ray conniff's or boney m's?  i'm now confused.

This is Boney M's rendition.

Hi isles,

A person can get lung cancer or any form of cancer even if one does not smoke. Lung cancer can be precipitated by actively smoking or by second-hand smoke. The reason why cancer occurs is because the smoke in cigarette destroys the body's Delta P-53 Tumor Suppressor Gene. This gene (P-53) is responsible for the destruction of tumor growth in the body. If this gene is destroyed or altered in a way that it can no longer control tumor growth, then there will be higher rates in benign tumor growth. Growth of such tumors can occur in the lung, pancreas, liver, kidney, bone etc. Once this tumor breaches its capsule and enters the circulatory system or through the lymphatic system, it the metastasizes into Cancer.

If you inhale smoke you can destroy the P-53 gene. So if a wife is married to a husband who smokes 1 pack of cigarettes everyday and she is breathing in the smoke everyday, she is effectively subjecting her self to destruction of her p-53 tumor suppressor genes just as her husband who is smoking.

bwahahahaha! o man ! id love to hear you sing this song, father.

i'll try to search for that one, isles.

Loving Mother and Father: Mama Luz and Papa Titing


Mama Luz (holding my father) and Papa Titing during the Baptism of my Auntie Beth.  1961.

Papa Titing : Being A Funny Guy

My grandfather in this candid photo. Hahaha. Jokester man diay  to si Papa Titing...

Quote from: hubag bohol on November 01, 2011, 06:36:08 PM
Klarong aprub si Kermit...

Ma guba ang Delta P-53 Tumor Suppressor Gene ni Kermit. After several years of smoking, mo develop ni siya Lung Cancer.

Here is what you do:

Take crushed coffee beans and place it under your tongue (sublingual) and let it enter your circulatory system. The caffeine effect is quick ! No need to drink coffee. This way you bypass the 1st Pass Metabolism Effect.

Pure ZEN: Enjoying the cool breeze in a Leyteno Payaw

A Family Photograph With Relatives in Leyte


A family photograph with my relatives from Leyte. This picture was taken in Leyte. Aww, I am 1/2 Leyteno man diay kai my father's side originally come from Leyte. So..Waray Waray ta diri...

Meeting with my Grand Uncle and my Grand Auntie:




I felt like a prodigal son gayod kai Nanay and Lolo kept on hugging me. Mo ingon lagi si Nanay nako, "Ondoy! Daku naman ka kaayo oy!" haha.
Mao lagi..mag diet pa ko. bwahaha. There is nothing like the feeling of family love and family bond.....

My Cousin Mathew and I:



When i went back home in 2010, I found out from family and house help that when I was away from Tagbilaran, my cousin Mathew Lucino would come to visit the house to look for me. When i was told of this, I asked , "why have i not met him yet?"

Ate Aurora said to me, "Ma uwaw man lagi siya nimo, Doy..."

When I found out about this, I drove to his mother's house in Brgy Manga, Tagbilaran. There I met him. I then invited him again the following day to my family's house in Tagbilaran. I requested a picture of the two of us. Ngisi-Ngisi tuod si Ondoy Mathew. hahaha.

I told him, "Ikaw pa, ngano ma uwaw man ka nako? Paryente baya ta ha..." He is a good boy. A smart boy. Aww, Lucino gud...

Hahaha, my late grandfather (Mr. Rustico Lucino) was a lover of photographs and always prioritized family photos. My Auntie Beth told me that Papa Titing was always taking photos of his kids and of his business trips.

Looking at this photo, I could not help but smile because of the color coordination of the kids. Hahaha. Kuyawa lagi to si Papa Titing oy... Oh how I wish I could have met him in life.

Lucino Family Photograph - 1972


In the photo: Papa Titing (Mr. Rustico Aray Lucino), Mama Luz (Mrs. Maria Luz E. Lucino), Daddy (Engr. Albrando "Rico" Lucino Sr.), Auntie Beth (Mrs. Maria Lebeth Lucino-Hinkley), Mommy Wella (Prov. Director Ma. Louella Lucino), Uncle Roy (Engr. Roy Rustico Lucino), Uncle Roger (Engr. Rogelio Lucino), Uncle Rey (Mr. Rey Lucino), Uncle Renee (Dr. Renee Lucino).

I still cannot believe that this is a picture of my Father and my Auntie Wella and Aunte Beth.
I cannot help but smile because Mommy Wella looks just like my Cousin Aislynne and that my Father looks like my brother Don in this picture.
Si Ante Beth, i can see that she is so very family oriented, even when she was younger. It is amazing to know that this is 40 years ago...

Christmas Memory # 1   


I was 3 or 4 years old and with my cousin Aislynne and sister Angel, the three of us went singing all throughout Torrero Private Road in Tagbilaran. After our singing, Nanay Millie and Mama Luz (my paternal grandmother), told us to come back. To our surprise! Oh a beautiful sight! The baby Jesus's Holy Image came to visit our house. I remember kissing the Image of the Baby Jesus. My father was in the back observing us , and I remember turning to see Mama Luz. Mama Luz came and held the three of us (Aislyne, Angel and I) and then kissed our little foreheads. The year was 1989.

Little Drummer Boy

"Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon.
And the dragon and his angels fought back, but he was defeated,
and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.
And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent,
who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world."

-Revelations 12: 7-9

I will continue to work, continue to review till Christmas Time. For Christmas, I would like to be able to see and hold my family members: Mommy, Daddy, Don, Andre, Angel, Ante Beth, Uncle Steve, Stephen. Gimingaw na ako  kaayo sa akong mga pamilya.

How I wish I could go back to the Philippines this Christmas to surprise my family in Tagbilaran and in Valencia.

"Dandansoy" - Nora Aunor

Mabuhay Singers - Dalawidaw (Hiligaynon Visayan)

Lumabay Nga Daw Aso ( Traditional Ilonggo Folk Song )

Dalagang Taga-Bukid - Tres Rosas (Very Rare Vinyl Copy)

Mabuhay Singers: Ang Bol-anon

Quote from: chicogon on November 02, 2011, 06:40:30 AM
Take time to talk to them, Bran... you may be the last image they'll remember when they close their eyes, permanently... 

Thank you for kind the advice, Father, I never thought about it in that perspective.

Quote from: islander on November 02, 2011, 11:42:47 PM
right on, lorenz.  they might even think that you're the angel gabriel who forgot to shave that morning.

Hehe, not Gabriel, but just one who is trying to help. It is amazing how a simple smile can do wonders for some patients.

pinangga lagi si baby ni doggie...

best friends lagi ni sila duha....   

'day, guapa lagi ka 'day...

It is difficult to decide who is cuter: the baby or the puppy?    .

Porcelain beauty hinuon ang title ani niya.

Beautiful lady.. 

Catholic/Christian songs -Come back to me

Hosea - Come Back to me

Christ, Be Our Light - Bernadette Farell

Still however, instead of aspiring to becoming rigorous and metempirical, poetry lives by the heart, the sense and singing.
-- Kahlil Gibran with Andrew Dib Sherfan, The Third Treasury of Kahlil Gibran

metempirical

\met-em-PIR-i-kuhl\ , adjective;

1. Beyond or outside the field of experience.
2. Of or pertaining to metempirics.

Newsboys - Blessed Be Your Name

Mo aprove ko sa coffee, pero sa sigarilyo...di ko mo approve ana.

Archangel Michael, Commander of the Army of Heaven, casts out the fallen angels

Archangel Michael triumphs over Satan

Benign tumor ra man diay, dili nawong.

The 12 Promises of Our Lord for Souls Devoted to His Sacred Heart
as told to St. Margaret Mary


1. I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life.
2. I will establish peace in their houses.
3. I will comfort them in all their afflictions.
4. I will be their secure refuge during life, and above all in death.
5. I will bestow a large blessing upon all of their undertakings.
6. Sinners shall find in My Heart the source and the infinite ocean of mercy.
7. Tepid souls shall grow fervent.
8. Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection.
9. I will bless every place where a picture of My Heart shall be set up and honored.
10. I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened of hearts.
11. Those who shall promote this devotion shall have their names written in My Heart, never to be blotted out.
12. I promise thee in the excessive mercy of My Heart that My all-powerful love will grant to all those who communicate on the First Friday of nine consecutive months the grace of final penitence; they shall not die in My disgrace nor without receiving their Sacraments; My Divine Heart shall be their sole refuge in this last moment.

Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon us humbly prostrate before You. We are yours, and yours we wish to be; but to be more surely united with You, behold each one of us freely consecrates himself today to your Most Sacred Heart. Many indeed have never known You; many, too, despising your precepts, have rejected You. Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus, and draw them to your Sacred Heart.

Be King, O Lord, not only of the faithful who have never forsaken You, but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned You; grant that they may quickly return to their Father's house, lest they die of wretchedness and hunger.

Be King of those who are deceived by erroneous opinions, or whom discord keeps aloof, and call them back to the harbor of truth and the unity of faith, so that soon there may be but one flock and one Shepherd.

Grant, O Lord, to your Church assurance of freedom and immunity from harm; give tranquillity of order to all nations; make the earth resound from pole to pole with one cry: Praise to the Divine Heart
that wrought our salvation; to it be glory and honor forever. Amen.

"And, behold, thou shall conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shall call his name JESUS.  He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end."

Luke 1:31-33

The Annunciation
Giovanni Lanfranco c. 1620

Quote from: chicogon on November 01, 2011, 01:55:42 PM
I used to know/sing these songs by heart... when it was still "illegal" to sing them bwahahaha

hehehe daring diay ka sa bata pa ka, Fr. Roel.

This is an English version of this very beautiful Catholic Christmas Hymnal:




O Come, O Come Emmanuel by Selah

O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
that morns in exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice! Rejoice! O Israel,
To thee shall come Emmanuel!

O come, Thou Dayspring from on high,
and cheer us by thy drawing nigh;
disperse the gloomy clouds of night
and death's dark shadow put to flight.

Rejoice! Rejoice! O Israel,
To thee shall come Emmanuel!

O come, Thou Key of David, come,
and open wide our heav'nly home,
make safe the way that leads on high,
that we no more have cause to sigh.

Rejoice! Rejoice! O Israel,
To thee shall come Emmanuel!

O come, o come, Thou Lord of might,
who to thy tribes on Sinai's height
in ancient times did give the law,
in cloud, and majesty, and awe

Rejoice! Rejoice! O Israel,
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Here is another solemn version:

Veni Veni Emmanuel

I loved to sing this song. When I was younger, I served as a Catholic Altar Boy at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn, NYC. The parish friest, Fr. McGreggor, would always encourage us to sing this song during Christmas Evening Mass.

I loved serving with Fr. McGreggor because he had a beautiful voice when he sang this song.

I also loved serving Tridentine Catholic Mass with him. As a child altar boy, I did not know latin and would always ask him for a translation after mass.

Introit Antiphons - Traditional Catholic Latin Mass Hymns

Quote from: chicogon on November 01, 2011, 01:44:44 PM
Ibong Malaya â—‹ Awit Ng Isang Bilanggo

AWIT NG ISANG BILANGGO

Very nice...

ha, ha, now for those who are in your naughty list, what will you give them?

hahaha. oy!

Quote from: statesville on November 01, 2011, 03:57:10 AM
Lorenzo, I'm so sorry for your loss, sakit gyud kaayo bation kon ang  usa sa  minahal mopanaw kay gitawag na sa Ginoo.

States,

Thank you. Sakit atong kasingkasing kai namatay atong minamahal. I thank God that I was given such a loving Nanay and that he gave us the time we had. Even tho my heart hurts right now and my eyes are tearful,..still we have to Thank God for everything.

I can remember that I was 4 years old. Nanay was a very big time Marian devotee and would leave at the morning to go to St. Joseph's Cathedral. I remember one time, i woke up and i found out that she was not next to me. I did the unthinkable.

I put on my chinelas, and i with only my pajamas and with 2 pesos on hand, i rode a tricycle. I remember telling one tricycle driver, 'Adto ko sa Katedral, palihog'. He looked at me, then said, "2 pesos!" He took me to the katedral, pero, to my dismay, i did not find Nanay at the Eucharistic Adoration chapel. She usually is there kay she would always take me there on Sundays after mass.

I did not have any more money for a ride home. I was scared because i could not find nanay, and i did not know how to go home. So i was walking back on the main street. Couple of minutes later, I saw a black Jeep with a man that looked like my Uncle Roger. It was Uncle Roger. He yelled at me, 'Bran! Bran!'. My Uncle Roy and Uncle Rey got out and picked me up and took me to the jeep and drove home.

Upon driving back, I saw my Nanay. She was in tears because she thought that i was lost. Ning dagan ko diritso niya. Gi gakus ko niya. I can remember her scent. Johnson's baby cologne and touch of her arms. I said to her in her ears, "Ayaw lagi ko i-kalimta, Nanay! Gusto ko mo uban nimo!" Nanay was too busy crying and kissing my cheeks.



The day I left Philippines, I remember her face. I will always remember her. I love and miss her so much. Wala na si Nanay...gi gukoha ahong Nanay sa Ginoo...     

Dear friends,

Two weeks ago, I found out that my Nanay Millie passed away. Nanay was the 1st cousin of my paternal grandfather. So she was like a grandmother to me. In fact, when my parents were abroad, she was in effect like my grandmother and did raise me. When I was only a little boy she would pikpik me so that I would go to bed and sing me songs so that ma tulug ko.

When my father told me that she passed some 2 weeks ago, I did not react to it. It is as if I did not believe it. I could not believe it.

I just web-cammed with Nanay on facebook the previous week. I even saw her and talked to her when I visited Bohol last year 2010. Ning lingkod ko near her and talked to her, kalingaw siya mo gakos nako mo ingon, "Ondoy BranBran daku na kaa kaayo!" and she would also kiss me and whisper to my ear, "Ondoy, kamusta naman imong studies? Doy, gimingaw na ko nimo kaayo".

I always cry when I was with Nanay. I have a weak heart when it comes to loved ones.

It was today when I was driving to work that I started to cry and sob for her. It just hit me. That I cannot see her or ever hear her again. My Nanay Millie.

Nanay was old, but a strong fighter. I will share some memories of her here. She was like a mother / grandmother figure to me when I was just a little boy. When my father was an Engineer in Saudi Arabia and when my mother was in USA, and my sister and i were left in the Philippines alone. I always found solace in the hugs and prayers of my Nanay Millie. She would always prepare food for me, prepare my bed, comfort me when i was missing my parents. And most of all, she taught me how to pray the rosary. And always took me to St. Joseph's Cathedral every Sunday. She taught me the beauty of Eucharistic Adoration.



I miss her. I type this here now, to share in my loss and in my sadness.

Cujo,

The most important thing, my friend, is that you are okay. Material objects are replaceable, but life and peace of mind is irreplaceable. Thanks be to God, you are okay. Thanks be God.

How are you now? It has been a while since we talked. How is Wolfpack? Please kindly tell her that we are also extending our warm fraternal regards to her. I know that you are close friends with her.

I'll keep you also in my prayers.

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

   -Jeremiah 29:11

The proper act of the devotion


This act is required by the very object of the devotion, since devotion to the love of Jesus for us should be pre-eminently a devotion of love for Jesus. It is characterized by a reciprocation of love; its aim is to love Jesus who has so loved us, to return love for love. Since, moreover, the love of Jesus manifests itself to the devout soul as a love despised and outraged, especially in the Eucharist, the love expressed in the devotion naturally assumes a character of reparation, and hence the importance of acts of atonement, the Communion of reparation, and compassion for Jesus suffering. But no special act, no practice whatever, can exhaust the riches of the devotion to the Sacred Heart. The love which is its soul embraces all and, the better one understands it, the more firmly is he convinced that nothing can vie with it for making Jesus live in us and for bringing him who lives by it to love God, in union with Jesus, with all his heart, all his soul, all his strength.

(a) The word heart awakens, first of all, the idea of a material heart, of the vital organ that throbs within our bosom, and which we vaguely realize as intimately connected not only with our own physical, but with our emotional and moral life. Now this heart of flesh is currently accepted as the emblem of the emotion and moral life with which we associate it, and hence the place assigned to the word heart in symbolic language, as also the use of the same word to designate those things symbolized by the heart. Note, for instance, the expressions "to open one's heart", "to give one's heart", etc. It may happen that the symbol becomes divested of its material meaning that the sign is overlooked in beholding only the thing signified. Thus, in current language, the word soul no longer suggests the thought of breath, and the word heart brings to mind only the idea of courage and love. But this is perhaps a figure of speech or a metaphor, rather than a symbol. A symbol is a real sign, whereas a metaphor is only a verbal sign; a symbol is a thing that signifies another thing, but a metaphor is a word used to indicate something different from its proper meaning. Finally, in current language, we are constantly passing from the part to the whole, and, by a perfectly natural figure of speech, we use the word heart to designate a person. These ideas will aid us in determining the object of the devotion to the Sacred Heart.

(b) The question lies between the material, the metaphorical, and the symbolic sense of the word heart; whether the object of the devotion is the Heart of flesh, as such, or the love of Jesus Christ metaphorically signified by the word heart; or the Heart of flesh, but as symbol of the emotional and moral life of Jesus, and especially His love for us. We reply that worship is rightly paid to the Heart of flesh, inasmuch as the latter symbolizes and recalls the love of Jesus, and His emotional and moral life. Thus, although directed to the material Heart, it does not stop there: it also includes love, that love which is its principal object, but which it reaches only in and through the Heart of flesh, the sign and symbol of this love. Devotion to the Heart of Jesus alone, as to a noble part of His Divine Body, would not be devotion to the Sacred Heart as understood and approved by the Church, and the same must also be said of devotion to the love of Jesus as detached from His Heart of flesh, or else connected therewith by no other tie than that of a word taken in the metaphorical sense. Hence, in the devotion, there are two elements: a sensible element, the Heart of flesh, and a spiritual element, that which this Heart of flesh recalls spiritual element, that which this Heart of flesh recalls and represents. But these two elements do not form two distinct objects, merely co-ordinated they constitute but one, just as do the body and soul, and the sign and the thing signified. Hence it is also understood that these two elements are as essential to the devotion as body and soul are essential to man. Of the two elements constituting the whole, the principal one is love, which is as much the cause of the devotion and its reason for existence as the soul is the principal element in man. Consequently, devotion to the Sacred Heart may be defined as devotion to the adorable Heart of Jesus Christ in so far as this Heart represents and recalls His love; or, what amounts to the same thing, devotion to the love of Jesus Christ in so far as this love is recalled and symbolically represented to us by His Heart of flesh.

(c) Hence the devotion is based entirely upon the symbolism of the heart. It is this symbolism that imparts to its meaning and its unity, and this symbolism is admirably completed by the representation of the Heart as wounded. Since the Heart of Jesus appears to us as the sensible sign of His love, the visible wound in the Heart will naturally recall the invisible wound of this love. This symbolism also explains that the devotion, although giving the Heart an essential place, is but little concerned with the anatomy of the heart or with physiology. Since, in images of the Sacred Heart, the symbolic expression must dominate all else, anatomical accuracy is not looked for; it would injure the devotion by rendering the symbolism less evident. It is eminently proper that the heart as an emblem be distinguished from the anatomical heart: the suitableness of the image is favourable to the expression of the idea. A visible heart is necessary for an image of the Sacred Heart, but this visible heart must be a symbolic heart. Similar observations are in order for physiology, in which the devotion cannot be totally disinterested, because the Heart of Flesh toward which the worship is directed in order to read therein the love of Jesus, is the Heart of Jesus, the real, living Heart that, in all truth, may be said to have loved and suffered; the Heart that, as we feel ourselves, had such a share in His emotional and moral life; the Heart that, as we know from a knowledge, however rudimentary, of the operations of our human life, had such a part in the operations of the Master's life. But the relation of the Heart to the love of Christ is not that of a purely conventional sign, as in the relation of the word to the thing, or of the flag to the idea of one's country; this Heart has been and is still inseparably connected with that life of benefactions and love. However, it is sufficient for our devotion that we know and feel this intimate connection. We have nothing to do with the physiology of the Sacred Heart nor with determining the exact functions of the heart in daily life. We know that the symbolism of the heart is a symbolism founded upon reality and that it constitutes the special object of the devotion to the Sacred Heart, which devotion is in no danger of falling into error.

(d) The heart is, above all, the emblem of love, and by this characteristic, the devotion to the Sacred Heart is naturally defined. However, being directed to the loving Heart of Jesus, it naturally encounters whatever in Jesus is connected with this love. Now, was not this love the motive of all that Christ did and suffered? Was not all His inner, even more than His outward, life dominated by this love? On the other hand, the devotion to the Sacred Heart, being directed to the living Heart of Jesus, thus becomes familiar with the whole inner life of the Master, with all His virtues and sentiments, finally, with Jesus infinitely loving and lovable. Hence, a first extension of the devotion is from the loving Heart to the intimate knowledge of Jesus, to His sentiments and virtues, to His whole emotional and moral life; from the loving Heart to all the manifestations of Its love. There is still another extension which, although having the same meaning, is made in another way, that is by passing from the Heart to the Person, a transition which, as we have seen, is very naturally made. When speaking of a large heart our allusion is to the person, just as when we mention the Sacred Heart we mean Jesus. This is not, however, because the two are synonymous but when the word heart is used to designate the person, it is because such a person is considered in whatsoever related to his emotional and moral life. Thus, when we designate Jesus as the Sacred Heart, we mean Jesus manifesting His Heart, we mean Jesus manifesting His Heart, Jesus all loving and amiable. Jesus entire is thus recapitulated in the Sacred Heart as all is recapitulated in Jesus.

(e) In thus devoting oneself to Jesus all loving and lovable, one cannot fail to observe that His love is rejected. God is constantly lamenting that in Holy Writ, and the saints have always heard within their hearts the plaint of unrequited love. Indeed one of the essential phases of the devotion is that it considers the love of Jesus for us as a despised, ignored love. He Himself revealed this when He complained so bitterly to St. Margaret Mary.

(f) This love is everywhere manifest in Jesus and in His life, and it alone can explain Him together with His words and His acts. Nevertheless, it shines forth more resplendently in certain mysteries from which great good accrues to us, and in which Jesus is more lavish of His loving benefactions and more complete in His gift of self, namely, in the Incarnation, in the Passion, and in the Eucharist. Moreover, these mysteries have a place apart in the devotion which, everywhere seeking Jesus and the signs of His love and favours, finds them here to an even greater extent than in particular acts.

(g) We have already seen that devotion to the Sacred Heart, being directed to the Heart of Jesus as the emblem of love, has mainly in view His love for men. This is obviously not that it excludes His love for God, for this included in His love for men, but it is above all the devotion to "the Heart that has so loved men", according to the words quoted by St. Margaret Mary.

(h) Finally, the question arises as to whether the love which we honour in this devotion is that with which Jesus loves us as Man or that with which He loves us as God; whether it is created or uncreated, His human or His Divine Love. Undoubtedly it is the love of God made Man, the love of the Incarnate Word. However, it does not seem that devout persons think of separating these two loves any more than they separate the two natures in Jesus. Besides, even though we might wish to settle this part of the question at any cost, we would find that the opinions of authors are at variance. Some, considering that the Heart of Flesh is connected with human love only, conclude that it does not symbolize Divine love which, moreover, is not proper to the Person of Jesus, and that, therefore, Divine love is not the direct object of the devotion. Others, while admitting that Divine love apart from the Incarnate Word is not the object of the devotion, believe it to be such when considered as the love of the Incarnate Word, and they do not see why this love also could not be symbolized by the Heart of flesh nor why, in this event, the devotion should be limited to created love only.

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Special object of the devotion to the Sacred Heart

The nature of this question is complex and frequently becomes more complicated because of the difficulties arising from terminology. Omitting terms that are over-technical, we shall study the ideas in themselves, and, that we may the sooner find our bearings, it will be well to remember the meaning and use of the word heart in current language.

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O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
that morns in exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice! Rejoice! O Israel,
To thee shall come Emmanuel!

O come, Thou Dayspring from on high,
and cheer us by thy drawing nigh;
disperse the gloomy clouds of night
and death's dark shadow put to flight.

Rejoice! Rejoice! O Israel,
To thee shall come Emmanuel!

O come, Thou Key of David, come,
and open wide our heav'nly home,
make safe the way that leads on high,
that we no more have cause to sigh.

Rejoice! Rejoice! O Israel,
To thee shall come Emmanuel!

O come, o come, Thou Lord of might,
who to thy tribes on Sinai's height
in ancient times did give the law,
in cloud, and majesty, and awe

Rejoice! Rejoice! O Israel,
To thee shall come Emmanuel!

Veni, veni Emmanuel;
Captivum solve Israel,
Qui gemit in exilio,
Privatus Dei Filio.

Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel,
Nascetur pro te, Israel!

Veni, veni, O Oriens;
Solare nos adveniens,
Noctis depelle nobulas,
Dirasque noctis tenebras.

Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel,
Nascetur pro te, Israel!

Veni, Clavis Davidica!
Regna reclude cealica;
Fac iter tutum superum,
Et claude vias inferum,

Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel,
Nascetur pro te, Israel!

Veni, veni Adonai!
Qui populo in Sinai,
Legem dedisti vertice,
In maiestata gloriae.

Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel,
Nascetur pro te, Israel!

Veni Veni Emmanuel by Hayley Westenra (Lyrics + Translation on side)

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Hapit na ra ba ang Pasko. Excited na ba kamo tanan? What are your plans for the Season of Christ's Birth? Pas-pas ra gayod ang panahon kai it is already almost Christmas 2011. What are your plans ? I hope and pray that all of you are able to see and be with your loved ones during Christ's Mass.