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I've seen pictures of my parent's wedding. All I can say is: Elegant.

Their wedding was all out. It was held in the Roman Catholic Church in Valencia, Bohol.
The entire town attended the wedding, a huge procession.

The wedding gown of my mother was elegant, which my father purchased for her, and my father clothed in the traditional Barong Tagalog. Eelegant embroidery.

I plan to have my wedding in Valencia, to continue the legacy of my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents and my ancestors before them.

Continuation of the history.

To Nicholas and Raquel,

Of course you two shall be invited to my wedding, in the not-too-distant future.

I plan in having 2 weddings. The first one will be an American-style wedding, and the other will be held in the Church in Valencia, an old-vintage style Filipino wedding.

he he he. Di mo kalimtan nako.

Bai Bugsay, sigoro mo balik ko next year, maluuy ang Ginoo.
Next July sigoro.

Regards na lang.

Quote from: chicogon on October 02, 2009, 01:29:29 PM
Dia man diay ning thread lami basahon, way nakahatag nakog notisya bahin ani maong nalipat bwahaha. Since the title of the thread includes "Roman" (meaning, Latin Rite), the current status on the issue of celibacy is: No, dili pwede ang Romano Katoliko nga pari magminyo. It's Church law, man-made law which I think started around the middle centuries. Kay sa miaging mga katuigan priests were not celibate. But as far as other Catholic religions are concerned (e.g. Greek Orthodox and other rites) they give their priests option to get married before ordination. But those who get married have no chance of being elevated to the rank of Bishops. For those who chose to stay as celibate, once ordained, dili napod pwede mag minyo.

Celibacy issue is human precept, not natural law. So, pwede gehapon ibalik sa dating practice... but not likely in our lifetime hehehe.

Re: Gwarg's quotation about celibacy as a command of Christ, nope, there's no such verse where Christ ordered celibacy for his priests (he only talk about it as a gift/charism for some, but not for all)... although most of His disciples left homes and families in order to follow Jesus and were sent as Apostles to bring the good news to all corners of earth.

But as of the present, Canon Laws prohibits priests from getting married... automatic ang penalty which is the suspension of his priestly function. So kung magminyo ang pari, way mahimo ang simbahan, and yet priests stay as priests according to the line of Melchiades, aw, Melchisedech d i, dili na lang maka function as one except in case of real emergency... when all rules collapse!

Great explanation, Father.

The very same words that my spiritual director and good personal friend, Fr. Mark Hoffman, reiterated to us in our many Catholic Male Collegiate Retreats at the Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania.

In the words of His Eminence, Bishop Donald Trautman, the Bishop of the Diocese of Erie, "The ministry of priesthood rises above the toils of marriage life, for the ministry of the royal priesthood concerns itself with the Word of God unto the people. God is Boss. The Priest is the employee. By rite, the priest is married. He is married to Christ Jesus. Body and Soul."




Absolutely Yours in Christ Jesus LORD,
A humble servant of the Lord,
Brando Lorenzo Lucino Jr.

Most beautiful parents.

My Father and Mother: Engr. & Mrs. Lucino.

Quote from: bugsay on September 26, 2009, 12:43:14 PM
Familiar nako ilang mga nawong pero wa ko kaila sa ilang mga name....pero sa imong Lolo, bisag dugay na ko wa nakakita since highschool years way back early to mid 80's nga mag drive sa iyang jeep pasaheroan nga kon di ko masayop RED ang color.

Wa gyud ko masayop bai Lorenzz, mga ambungan gyud mog kaliwat....liwat kas imong lolo nga mistezo sab.
Maayo nga nagkabagat ta diri bai, ug padayon sa imong pagkamaayong tawo ug ang Ginoo maga uban nimo sa kanunay.

Kamusta Bai Bugsay!

The people in the picture are my my Titos and Titas. The man in the red sweater is Tito Jan Palaca, the gentleman in the right is my Tito of the Namocatcat family. Daghan pa lagi. he he he he
Bibo man gud mga Valencianon.

Bai Busay, maka lingaw imung message kai kaila diay ka sa ahong Lolo! :-)
Sige, na lang, regards lang! Maayo pood naka connect ta diri sa TB!
hahaha, bro, naka katawa pood ko kai naka lingaw ko da! Mao lagi, pariho lai ming porma ni Lolo he he he.
Mingaw na gyud ko nija da! Mingaw na jud ko sa Valencia hapit na 12 years wa ko kabalik didto sa atoa.
Pohon lagi! Kamusta man ka? ug imong pamilya!?

God Bless!

Incomparable..



Viva La Filipina!

hehehehe! Si, las chicas Filipinas-Espanoles estan muy caliente y guapa!

Si, si siempre!

Joe-g,

The soldier-conscripts that served in the Fuerza/ Guardia Civil were mostly Spanish Peninsulares, after the Peninsular War.
The Spanish soldiers that were sent to the Philippines prior to the Peninsular War were mostly white-Spaniards that were raised in Neuva Espana and La Plata.

The Spanish soldiers based in the Philippines, rarely, ever went back to Spain or their respected lands of birth (Nueva Mexico etc), rather chose to spend their lives in the Philippines. Marrying into local women.

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on September 30, 2009, 10:12:14 AM
@ Lorenzo: Nice pictures, Ayaw patubo na ug bungot dapat clean shave permi ang face kay angayan kaayo ka bata ug samot ang nawong tan awon.

haha, mao ba? Sige, 'te, I will honor your request.

Very conservative Roman Catholic style wedding bitaw. Very handsome groom and beautiful bride.

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on September 30, 2009, 10:06:15 AM

engagement announcement. Giputol nako ang article kay too much information nakabutang.


wedding pictures

Raquel, let me say that you are, truly, a beautiful woman.
Then and now! Your beauty is very evident.

But what makes you beautiful is not just physical beauty, but also your inner beauty.
All-in-one package. Your husband is so very lucky and blessed!

The faces of the students were surprised after taking the Anatomy Lab Practical.

I had to deal with complaints of the time constraints, the questions, etc.

I cannot give in.

came back from dinner with Shalabh and Albert.
Post-examination exploitations.

Ah, the life of a medical student.

Tears, sweat, blood, and more studying.

Salamat na lang gwapa ang view. he he he

May God bless you with discomfort
at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships
so that you may live deep within your heart
May God bless you with anger
at injustice, oppression and exploitation of people
so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace
May God bless you with tears
to shed for those who suffer pain, rejection, hunger and war
so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and
to turn their pain into joy
And may God bless you with enough foolishness
to believe that you can make a difference in the world
so that you can do what others claim cannot be done
to bring justice and kindness to all our children and the poor.

- A Franciscan Benediction

I thought these pictures were so cute! A friend sent me this and I had to share it, as I thought it inspiring

cute kaayo

What do I miss about U-Krainya?

1. The gyros
2. The pierogis
3. The physical contact
4. Warm people
5. I miss the city life of Kiev
6. I miss the village life at my retreats to Lvov Oblast, and my sojourns to the many orthodox churches.
7. Hiking up the Carpathian mountains with Anastasya and rentng a lodge there. Making love.

Beautiful memories.

Quote from: jamo2x on September 30, 2009, 10:25:43 PM
great looking pix Enzo...aha! you've been to ukraine before; no wonder you were curious to see my ukrainian gf from Kiev before...hehehe


here she is:




on a related note; there's a joke about this in the movie Caregiver

man: what do you call the people from UK?
woman: UKrainians

nyahahahahaha 

Hey Nick, yes, I was in a college exchange program and admitted to attend Medical Classes at the University of Kiev Mohyla Academy of Law and Medicine.

It was a life-changing experience for me as I had to take a crash-course on Ukrainian/Russian.
As the classes were taught in english/ukrainian.

6 months stay there. I loved it.

I grew into the culture, the people, and I dated a Ukrainian girl in my stay.
Anastasya was her name; a Biomedical Engineering student.

I will confess, Ukrainian women are one of the most beautiful women in the world.
Up there with the Filipina.

he he he he he.


Nick, your gf is cute. beautiful.
love the joke!

Longer than expected, i feel you on that, chum.
What was the presentation on?

PS. Coffee helps.

You say, "You do you, and Imma do me."
I say, "Aight, girl, fa sho"

You laugh,
I laugh,
You look at me,
And I pretend to ignore

You smile,
I see you with my peripherals,
and I yield to your lips curved in smile,
--I smile.

I lie down with you in the couch,
relaxed, break from studies.
My head on top of your stomach,
you take your hand and rub my face,
fingers carressing my lips.

Baby, are you down down down?

You say, "I can hear your pulse."
You put your hand on my chest,
to inspect my breathing rate.

LoL.

You and I--we're unique, you know that?

So, do your thing. Study.
You do you and imma do me.

Kisses and hugs,
L.

How did the meeting go, Glacier?

I had a memorable night.
Had a beautiful sleep last night, woke up to abounding energy. Work.
We must march on.


Lady, are you down, down, down?
Even if the sky falls down down down, I'll be here for you...



Muah, muah.
Lorenzofully Yours,

Advice of the day:

Always ask if your friend is okay.

Again, the calling to the priesthood is not for everyone.

All of us, I myself am included in this, will be tempted by sin,
and if that flaw impedes in one's ability to minister to the flock,
then it should be known to the minister to evade in ministering.

Many are called to the Royal Priesthood, but very few are able to completely answer the call.

Daghan ko'g respect sa mga holy priests, holy brothers, sisters, and mothers. And all religious life.

May the LORD's call be answered by men and women who are worthy to serve in feeding the sheep.

Pray na lang ta mga LAYMEN. Pray for ourselves and for our brothers. Because---in the end---we are part of the Communion of Saints.

Pray.

This is inspiring that the Philippines has alot of catholic youth organizations!

Gamay raman diri sa US. Limited.

I did not recieve the Holy Spirit's Evangelistic Call till my college years.

And it was through the friendship of my good friend, Fr. Mark Hoffman, my spiritual director.
It was through my friend and spiritual director, Fr. Mark, that I was introduced to lively-reading of the Holy Bible.
He encouraged me to "search the scriptures". In that process, the Holy Spirit touched me. And He has been a pivotal force in my Life. My rock that I stand on. My total and complete Justification.

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Power of Faith.
God comes to us when we least expect it.
My personal motto jud na he he he

GOD BLESS MO TANAN!

Inspiring. Thank you for making this known to us and sharing with us, Glacier.

Yes, let us pray for them.
And if allowed, let us donate pood para ang mga victims.

The Lord is Kind.

The Holy Rest of St. Imelda Lambertini of the Holy Eucharist.
The Child Saint. The Rapture of Divine Absolution.
Her innocence and faith is made known to us, that the LORD GOD has preserved her body through the centuries.
Her soul has risen to heaven over 7 centuries ago, and her body has not decayed. INCORRUPTIBLE.





SAINT IMELDA, INSPIRE US!
PRAY FOR US TO THE SEAT OF DIVINE WISDOM.

THAT WE MAY HAVE THE BURNING DESIRE TO YEARN
TO TAKE CHRIST INTO OUR BODY.
THE ADORATION AND LOVE OF THE BLESSED EUCHARIST.

PRAY FOR US.
IN JESUS' NAME.
PRAY FOR US.

Quote from: kiamoy on September 30, 2009, 07:36:41 PM
it's a divine encounter.. just like what st Imelda Lambertini  experienced.

"Imelda Lambertini entered the Dominican Convent at the age of nine. She had a burning desire for Jesus in the Holy Eucharist and wanted to receive Communion but was not allowed because she was under the required age of twelve years. She received a special gift from the Lord on the Feast of the Ascension in 1333. While praying, a Host appeared suspended in mid-air in front of her. The priest was called and he gave her Holy Communion. She went into ecstasy and never awakened. She died while receiving her First Holy Communion! Her body remains incorrupt."

he he he, yes, Bem. St. Imelda Lambertini is also the patron for young eucharistees to recieve the Holy Eucharist.

In my personal view lang, Blessed Imelda was so fully touched by the power of Christ Lord in the Eucharist that the her joyous exaltation of her soul was so much that her physical body, the capsule and shell of the eternal soul, was unable to contain her soul's abounding reverberation. That her soul rose to heaven, to join the rows of Holy saints and angels. To sing in eternal choir in the eternal song of praise to the Most High.

There is a saying, "the spirit is willing, but the body is weak."

The body may perish, but the soul, is destined for immortal judgement---and if granted salvation---shall abound in Eternal Paradise with the LORD.

I love the productive discourse in the forum. As a medical professional, my life is enclosed in medical rotations in the hospital or engrossed in book(s) and reading. The conundrums of medical jargon and clinical significance permeates my entire study, from the moment I wake up--dress up--go to class--go to the hospital, read, review, teach etc. One goal. One mode.

Aside from the occasional hanging out with friends, peer reviews, which are modes of stress relief and non-work-related stimulation, there is Tubag Bohol. My personal web site. he he he. I love this site, because it has been a mode of therapy for me, since undergrad studies.

I realize that I've posted over 18,000 posts in this site. As living testament to my addiction (sarcasm) to this site. The entrenched interest and discourse.

One learns alot, one corrects and in return--corrected in the process. Process. Everything here is a process.

A micro-macrocosm of the world that we all belong to and are part of.


Tubag Bohol.
It's not just a regional web site.
It's all about the (global) you. me. us.


My Warm Regards to All of Tubag Bohol.

Quote from: BlueAngel on September 30, 2009, 04:57:14 AM
korekekek ka dong Bran

in short sak² sinagol atong maagian anhi

lol, we may come in different colors, red may not mix well with green, or red with purple, or orange with black, but in the end, all the colors make up one rainbow. he he he he he

mao na ahong obserbahan.

its like a rainbow. different colors, different aspects.

Manay is right, we should not endorse and take any fictional works literally per se the book "Angels and Demons".

---

That being said, I think the sculpture is quite interesting and worthy of discussion:

here is a discourse:

--Some modern critics have derided the semi-syncopal religious experiences as veiled orgasmic phenomena rather than spiritual encounters. However, Robert Harbison has expressed his doubt that Bernini, a follower of the mystical exercises of followers of St. Ignatius of Loyola, would have intended to depict here an episode of lust fulfilled. Instead, Bernini aims to express the facial and body equivalents of a state of divine joy.

Teresa is experiencing a transfiguring coma, the Sleep of God, described by mystics, in which a glimpse of glory is received. Mystics like Teresa would pray for days, often unfed, to achieve such visions. It would have not been unusual for devout daily church-goer like Bernini to spend hours at prayer each day, seeking this experience. The expression here is more like that of the joy of heavenly encounter found in Bernini's Blessed Ludovica Albertoni in her deathbed.

This scenographic chapel unites lifelong themes for Bernini. True to Baroque sentiment, it illustrates a moment where divinity intrudes on an earthly body. Irving Lavin said the transverberation becomes a point of contact between earth and heaven, between matter and spirit. But the dichotomy of the conceit in this artwork echoes further in conjoining joy and pain in Teresa's expression and the conjunction of gilded rays with rippled stone. The unity of architecture, theater, and sculpture found in this complex is a quintessential baroque feature, with the Holy Ghost as light bathing or guided by the gilded rays framing the stature from windows atop the chapel, allowing the sky to enter church.

The effects are theatrical, including the discourse the saint renders among the flanking Cornaro pedigree. The cherubic details around Teresa may repel a secular minimalist, yet they add to the notion that we are seeing a moment of time where God has intruded into one woman's soul, if not pierced her literal body.

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Ecstasy_of_St_Theresa

Vince!

Happy Birthday Bro!!!

On your birthday, I pray for your continued good health, and peace that the Lord our God can only give.
My endearing regards and best wishes.

God Bless!

Bran

Happy Birthday, Michael!!

On your day of days, I pray for you and ask the Blessed Lord Jesus Christ to continue to bless your ways, and footsteps. And to guide you to the destination in your heart, to which you make known to Christ Lord.
I ask and Pray through Christ Our Lord.


In Christ,
Bran

Yes you are right, bro.

Man, is innately flawed in our limited ability to comprehend the infinity that is THE LORD GOD.
The finite can never be able to comprehend the infinite.

The dust cannot fully understand the ALPHA and OMEGA.

----

For the LORD GOD said,
"8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.

10 “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.


--Isaiah 55:8-11

Thanks for sharing that link, Manay.

I myself am a firm believer in the Catholic Teaching of 'Communion of Saints.'

That we all, brothers and sisters in Christ, are to pray for one another. The Living and the Dead.

GOD IS IMMEASURABLY POWERFUL!
I speak and praise HIM with my lips.

For HE has granted me victory,
our first hardest clinical exams came this week.
It was one of th hardest exams, I must admit.

There was a time that I blanked out.
Ye and I called on the NAME OF THE LORD JESUS!
Ye and HE heard my cries.

Ye, that on calling HIS name, I remembered all that i had forgotten,
By GRACE OF CHRIST JESUS WHO SITS ON THRONE ETERNAL,
To Christ LORD be victory!

I SING IN TESTAMENT TO THE VERSE IN SCRIPTURE!
:

”So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

    11 ”Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” 
---Luke 11:9-12

Today's advice:


TO GOD BE VICTORY!

Took my first clinical exams.

By Grace of the Eternal Providence, was able to perform alright.

TO THE LORD BE VICTORY!
GLORIFY HIM!

YE CHERUBIM, SERAPHIM, MAN AND WOMAN!
GLORIFY YOUR LORD YOUR GOD!
WHO GIVES VICTORY TO THE WEAK,
WHO RAISES THE POWERLESS TO THRONES,

TO THE LORD BE VICTORY,
NOW AND FOREVER.

For the Name of God is Marked on High.

For there is no comparison to the Name of the Blessed Lord God!

For HIS name rises above all names, seated in heights of spleandor,

Hark to HIS Divine Precepts, honor, mighty, justice, grace, and praise be unto HIS Name.


That the Lord My God was powerful enough to shed mercy to this undeserving student,
the grace to surpass the studies set before my feet.
That the LORD GOD WHO IS ABOVE ALL, has granted me victory over my exams.

I glorify His Name,
Honor, Sacrifice I give to him.
The VICTORY that HE has bestowed upon me, I give back to HIM.
HIS, all is HIS.


Lord, My Lord,
EMPOWER me always.
MOTIVATE me always.
PAVE my way always.
INSTILL within me wisdom that comes from you and you alone.


GOD IS GREAT!

2nd year high school,


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freshman year college, 2004-2005
fraternity formal



2nd year college, semester abroad in Ukraine. @ Kievan Mohyla Academy of Law and Medicine. Spring 2006 Semester




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3rd year College @ Univ. Maryland School of Medicine, Medical Preceptorship w/ Dr. Updike.
Gastoenterology-Internal Medicine Collegiate Preceptorship
(this man is a personal hero of mine. )



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4th year college,
me and my boys.

Instrumental version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq8G7wLCGCk

Love it.

by: Jay Sean

My theme song right now. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeZoN-M9tlw&feature=related


baby, are you down down, even if the sky is falling down, ...
oh oh oh

love this song.

The noble Judas ans his fellow comrades made prayers for the dead, as mentioned in 2nd Maccabees, which is an inspired Book in Old Testament. And it was through their prayers that the dead who died in sin were released and atoned.

For prayers of the living rises like incense before the Throne of the Eternal Living God.
Who hears and reads prayers according and appropriated before His Mighty Judgement Seat.

God, who hears all prayers, is a merciful Lord.
Did he not repay the faith of Job after his faith was tested by the devil?

Did he not repay the faithfulness of Mariam and family members of Lazarus when they cried in tears to the foot of Jesus The Christ?
The Lord Jesus Christ, who is MOST LOVING, was moved to tears!
And he resurrected Lazarus, then and there.

For the Lord God is a compassionate and Loving God.

Yes there is biblical reference to a state of Purgatory. In the Original Holy Bible, the Catholic Bible, there are books of 2nd Maccabees as well as Sirach (equivalent to Ecclesiastes) and other books that have been removed from the Protestant Bible by Martin Luther, since he, referring to Luther, disagreed with the books and declared them to be 'apochrypal books' or what the Catholic Church refers to them as Second Canon.


Protestants will say there is no reference to Purgatory in the Holy Bible, because well, simply put, Martin Luther and supporters of the Protestant Reformation removed books that vindicated the Teachings and Traditions of the Holy Roman Catholic Church, namely, reference to the Sacraments and the teachings of a Purgatory.

So, the argument will be deviated in the fact that they deny the existence thereof, yet at the same time, they are the ones that deny the accuracy and legitimacy of 2nd Maccabbees and Sirach. For example lang.


--

Slackware asked, "Where is a state of purgatory mentioned in the Holy Bible?"

I will answer this, by Grace of the Holy Spirit who commands me to speak.

:

2 Maccabees 12:42-46.

Turning to supplication, they prayed that the sinful deed might be fully blotted out. The noble Judas warned the soldiers to keep themselves free from sin, for they had seen with their own eyes what had happened because of the sin of those who had died. He then took up a collection among all his soldiers, amounting to two thousand silver drachmas, which he sent to Jerusalem to provide for an expiatory sacrifice. In doing this he acted in a very excellent and noble way, inasmuch as he had the resurrection of the dead in view; for if he were not expecting the fallen to rise again, it would have been useless and foolish to pray for them in death. But if he did this with a view to the splendid reward that awaits those who had gone to rest in godliness, it was a holy and pious thought. Thus he made atonement for the dead that they might be freed from this sin.

The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you've gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you've gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of their meaning. Once you've got the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him?
-Chuang Tzu

Pare, what were the kinds of things they said diay?

Ive read briefly into this before, there is a Mason Temple in South Jersey, actually. In Linwood, New Jersey.

I heard about a similar case, pare, in Pennsylvania. Some years ago an Amish man killed his wife and disemboweled her intestines, and by the time law enforcement came, the wife was already dead, and the husband eating the remains.

Its manic episode; Excessive dopaminergic activity; deviant schizophrenic state.

Its really sad, as this a mental disorder, and these people have no control over it; as their thinking ability has been jeapordized.

May the Law prevail, perhaps there is a mental hospital to properly assess this patient.

Illuminati a secret society? I saw a documentary on this in the History Channel the other day. Interesting points.

Sigoro, the individual was a schizophrenic patient, mentally deranged ning act.

Had he been treated with Lithium Salts or Rivastigmine, ma evaded sigoro ni.

Mental instability is probably the root cause.

Great Great Great Song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JKKl95Ttrc&feature=fvst

My answer: No.

Amen, Tita!

Had PDI today!

Whoa, went well. Now doing some more reviews.

Stand firm to your choice, do not let questions deviate the path.

Mo add lang ko, just because this question was asked to me and my friends.
On the way out of the mosque, the imam approached us, and asked if we were muslims, I immediately replied, "Al Kitab", which in arabic means, "People of the Book", referring to Christians.

He immediately smiled and asked me if I would like to come again.

I replied his question with a question of my own, 'Would you like to come to Church mass with us, my friend?'
He smiled in return and walked away.

In the end, I admire Tariq's ability to fast for a whole month.
He goes, on occasion, to church with us, as his room mate is my choir partner, Job.

my good friend Tariq,

It really was an interesting yet odd experience, going to the Mosque.
I did not want to go inside at first, but after seeing my friends go in, proceeded inside.

I maintained silence throughout the entire time, and excused myself out of the mosque when the Imam began their call to prayer.

I wanted to ask you all, have you ever gone inside a mosque? What did your experience feel like?

My good friend and medical colleague, Tariq, who is a Muslim (Sunni) broke his fast this week, after the end of Ramadan. He and his fellow muslim brothers invited me and some friends to celebration of Eid Mubarak. The culmination of the Holy Month of Ramadan in the Muslim Religion.

Though I am not Muslim, I did respect my friends' views and religious practice by attending the Breaking of Fast in the local mosque.

There we had some food and conversed and enjoyed a good day.
It was a good experience, as I went with other Catholics and Christians that wanted to extend good will to the muslims in our class.

I visited that site, Brother, thanks for bringing that to our awareness.
Yours is an admirable and praise-worthy deed. Which matters most in this life.

I raise my thoughts with yours, and Amen, as you say, "Forward In Christ!"

The pleasure is mine.

Loosing a patient.

This week I had rounds with a CHF patient, I thought he was going to pass, thank God he did not.
They say it takes time to get used to seeing patients die in front of your eyes.
I goal myself to loose as few patients as possible.

Bed sharing? never really shared a bed. But i can say that it's contraindicated during flu-season.

or when one spouse is angry. he he he

I ask and pray for greater patience, really, bro.

One of the things that my spiritual director, Fr. Mark Hoffman used to tell me in our Catholic Conference Meetings was that I have a fierce oratory ability, he likened me to a crusader-monks in the olden days.

But then again, I and many of my own fellows that could not answer the call have to deal with our own faults and shortcomings that prevented us from answer the call, completely.

It is really hard sometimes, tho, bro. Because these thoughts to do come and go. Even when I am at the hospital at times, these thoughts come again.

I will not deny, it is a gradual process. I know HE is still calling me to answer the call, but I just cannot answer His call. It is too much, for me, to do. I wish I was stronger..weak. In the end, i am weak.

walking her upstairs to her apt after she fell down from her bike and sprained her ankle.

and then massaging her feet and rubbing ice on her ankle all night long.

sacrificed a day's worth of studies to be with her..

It is impossible for the United States to fix everything. We have enough problems to deal with , in itself. In a discussion with a colleague yesterday, I found it quite alarming how our deficit-incurring our defense program has been. Perhaps, it should be addressed by the Defense Committee in Congress to reduce defense spending.

I do admit this. More emphasis should be placed in resuscitating our market economy. The military can hold its ground for now, in the mean time.

Just am happy that the dollar was able to hold on to its worth, especially after this recent financial meltdown.

I used to contemplate and entertain thoughts of priestly ministry in my last year of college, actually.
But the only thing that prevented me from fully acting on it was the notion of total sacrifice.

I want to have children in the future, to be a physical father, by His Will.

And this was a problem that I had, after attending many various Catholic Conferences for Male Catholic Students at the  Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania and the Diocese of Pittsburgh, I talked it over with my collegiate chaplain.

His words of advice to me was, "Al, discern, you must discern the calling, if it is legitimate and genuine."
"Are you willing to sacrifice and give up everything to carry the Cross of Priestly Ministry? Can you answer the call of the Royal Priesthood?"

I could not.

I just could not do it. I was called, but I could not answer fully.

And it is okay, for me, i realize that God calls me to a different purpose in life. To live a life of a layman, and to heal the bodies of sick fellows.

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Many are called to PRIESTHOOD, but very few can answer its calling.
Priesthood is TOTAL SACRIFICE.



It is , in my opinion, one of the greatest Sacraments...

Bro G, na lipay ko naka meet ko nga tawo like you here! Kai maka feel jud nako, bro, that you are a fellow Evangelical Catholic nga youth group nako sa una.

Maka excited pood ko da! he he he !

Pray for me, bro, please pray for me.
And I will pray for you as well~

Btw, call me lang: Bran.
Pleasure to meet you brother!

Christ Jesus willed it that we meet here.

You got it brother man! he he he he !

Jesus commanded all HIS apostles to follow him.
Drop everthing and follow him.

Was he being symbolic? Oh heck no, brothers!
CHRIST JESUS WHO IS THE GREAT I AM--THE ALPHA AND OMEGA
is LITERAL!

Just as he wiped out sodom and gamorrah from the face of the earth for their sexual perversity.
Just as HE literally smothered Pharaohs Charriots in the mouth of the Sea when they chased HIS PEOPLE ISRAEL.

Jesus says the road to SALVATION is long and narrow, and not many who seek it will find it.
Because HE demands total supplication, folks!

Our God is not a God of empty promises and jokes jokes.
He is a GOD of seriousness.

Christ was not joking when he laid his life on the cross , folks.
For while we were yet sinners, He died for us.



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Bro gwargz, great scriptural reference.

Bro!

I can tell, you are a choir singer eh?  he he he
I can tell already you have a handsome voice!

Kuyawa uy! The Holy Spirit resounds from you, bro! I can feel it!

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Ako, mo read ko sa bible.
I have a little portable bible with me, have one in my backpack, and have one in my hospital locker, too. he he he



YES JESUS CAN!

Money can't buy Salvation.

Ako, am proud to be poor. But I can boast in my richness in Christ.

For Jesus Said, 'It is harder for those who are rich to gain entry into Heaven.'

Better to be poor and have strong abounding faith in JESUS CHRIST LORD.

Sure! Pordoy ko when it comes to money, but my LORD JESUS CHRIST resides within me.
His spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit, who proceeds from the Father Eternal and the Son Jesus Christ,
is a pivotal and powerful force in my life.

Money can't buy that feeling


Money can't purchase a 'reserved spot' in Eternal Paradise.

LoL @ KFC!

Bro, palamuut gyud ka uy!

Ako, member man ko sa Newman Association, a collegiate catholic association.

Recently, by Merits of Christ Jesus, was accepted and now a member of CMSA (Catholic Medical Student's Association).

Holy Spirit Empower Us!

My response:

Nope. If you want to get married, be a deacon or a eucharistic minister

There are 2 holy lives:

1. Life of a Priest of Christ or Brother of Christ or Sister of Christ
    1a. Life of a Deacon (religious orders that are allowed to marry)

2. Life of a Layman and Laywomen. Can marry, which the sacrament of marriage between layman and laywoman is the quintessential example of Holy Life, a manifest of God's Love, and the fruit of their Love---> Children.




Sacrament of Priestly Orders are for those who are Called and ANSWER the Call by THE MOST HIGH.

It is not for everyone.

Ako, gusto ko mo pray that my family and friends are granted entrance into His Kingdom.

Life is just so fragile, so very limited. The goal, jud, is our seat in Heaven.

It is where our Father in Heaven calls us in Jesus Christ.

@ Gwargz, i loved your previous reply, bro!
Tagaan diay ko nimo ug 10 million? he he he!
Ihatag na lang ang ahong share nga 10 million sa Church donation bro, or sa orphanages na lang.
You are a kind heart! Admiration!

Sige, pray for me~

Manay, am happy to hear that she has medications and is up to date with that.
Right now, the best thing for her is just being around family, appropriate foods, and a good quiet environment for her to be at peace in.

I admire your refusal to put her in a nursing home, Manay. Very honorable jud ka.
Am praying for you and your mama in law, that you have the continued strength to go on to care for her.

You are welcome, Manay, am always here to help in whatever way I can, though it be limited in scope.

God Bless You!

-Lorenzo

Kani pa, ahong mga Tito ug Titas taga Valencia sa feast of Blessed Santo Nino.

he he he

recognize any of them?

Quote from: bugsay on September 25, 2009, 02:22:42 PM
Di man ko ka view sa imong attached pictures bai Lorenzzz....di ko sure ug unsay problema, basin dili jpeg format...but one thing i'm sure, nga ambungan sab ang naa sa picture bai pareha nimo. Basta'g taga Valencia...

Busay, kamusta!

Mao lagi, gi reformat nako so hopefully maka kita pood mo, he he he.

Ang manghod nako really mixed jud ilang beauty. Si Andre (youngest of our family) liwat kaajo sa ahong Lola Nating nga Inchik, Chinese beauty jud.. he he he
Si Don Rico, 16 na siya, liwat jud sija sa mga Salise-Salvo blood he he he.
Liwat sa ahong Lolo Ciano ug ahong Lola Gabina nga castilliana to siya (she was my great grandmother in my maternal side). 16 years old pa si Don Don and nga balbas na he he he he.

Smart kaajo ni sila duha, jud.
Their Kuya is very very proud of them, jud.

Ah, syempre kai taga VALENCIA gud.


Andre and Don Rico


Andre making a 'face'; showing his reaction to his first day of 5th grade.
His Ate Angeli took this picture and sent it to me,
maka lingaw pood.
Buchikoy si gamaytitoy. he he he he

Andre's first day of 5th grade!
ah, looks so..surprised?! lol!
(picture taken by his Ate Angeli)





The Guapo Lucino Boys... he he he

guapo jud kaayo ahong mga igsoon, uy!
sus!

Ms. Orchids,
went to church at the Blessed Eucharist for you yesterday.
My thoughts and prayers.

I know you are saved. You declared Jesus Christ as your Lord so profciently and eloquently.

Be at Peace.

Yours,
"ENZO"

...i miss you.

Quote from: taga tigbao on September 24, 2009, 05:12:54 PM


Ang aho diay nga brother, with my sister. Pinakaguwapo nga igsoon.

handsome family, bro!

Ka guapo inyong mga igsoon!

Blessings of Our Risen Lord, Jesus Christ!!!!

The Church are the believers, and Christ is our Eternal Priest.

Who shares His eternal life through the breaking of bread and the sharing of blood in Mass.

When we eat His body and drink of His blood, we proclaim the death of Jesus CHrist until his second coming.

It is work of Salvation.

Are you a firm believer in Christ? Do you uphold the Truths of Scripture and Do you earnestly and faithfully accept HIS Body and Blood? Do you, in your heart, proclaim Christ as your PERSONAL RISEN LORD-KING?

Yes? Then you are saved.
Saved.

You will be counted in the Book of Righteous, at the Day of Resurrection.

BLESSINGS OF OUR LORD!

Thanks for sharing that very colorful and beautiful personal anecdote, Manay Wilms,
I learn more about you every month!  he he he

You sure are right, manay. Romans 3;23 says it all, "For all have fallen short from the Glory of God, for all have sinned before God."

That is why we, members of the Communion of Saints, have to pray for one another. For the living and the dead.
We are all saints. You, your parents, mine, myself, our friends, etc etc. A saint is a person who believes in Christ. And is saved in Christ.

It is the greater continuum of the truths preached in Catholic Church; the concept of COMMUNION OF SAINTS.



I like this thread. Keep up the great discourse!

The Lord Jesus Christ Saved Me.

The feeling of being saved in Christ,
is indescribable!

I talked to my friend Mercedes yesterday at church,
she is an old lady that has helped our church choir in organizing our song booklets,
and she saw me as I walked towards the Blessed Eucharist,

she whispered, "Lorenzo! Lorenzo!"

I turned around, and smiled!

It is as if the Holy Spirit was there waiting for me, through my friend Mercedes, GOD BLESS HER HEART!

Her words of encouragement to me, "Lorenzo, may the Lord bless you, will pray for you." really did vindicate me.

It was a feeling of personal re-affirmation.

That my prayer was heard.

LORD, is so GREAT!



So beautiful!

SO TRUSTWORTHY!

mingaw ko sa ahong mommy, daddy, ug igsoon.
It comes and goes, jud. Pero mingaw-mingaw.

Lord Justify Me!

Hello Fr! I hope your meeting was productive and filled with progress! Warm regards from my end.

As for this average man, been busy with studies, and work. Through the grace and merits of The Holy Spirit, am inspired yet again, By His Grace, in studies. Even if our abilities are but average ra lang.

We have exams this week, so been busy with study groups, and teaching lab.
I feel happy, content. Though the workload is high, the clinical life is demanding, my Lord continues to uplift me.
I feel so happy lang today.

Yesterday's Blessed Eucharistic Adoration talks with my parish priest re-energized me. he he he!

My blessings and peace to all!
Pag ayo ayo mo tanan.


-Bran Lorenz

Good afternoon, bro!
ma lipay pood ko that these messages helped, bro.
Mo post rapood ko after biblical contemplation, salamat sa blessings nimo, bro.
And May the Lord God Bless You too! Bless all of us!

Please join me in this thread, bro.

We are reminded, bitaw, that we are the Temples of the Holy Spirit.
For we all have been purchased at a price. Which is Christ on the Cross.



Yours in Christ,
Lorenzo

Charity is a work unto salvation!

he he he! It is proof of good works! It illustrates one's faith!

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The HOLY BIBLE resounds:


13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
Luke 14:13-14


In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: "It is more blessed to give than to receive."
Acts 20:35


Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
Hebrews 13:2




Blessings of Our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all!

Just for everyone to think and ponder,

Read Matthew Chapter 5, specially verses 13-16:


“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.

14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Purgatory is the state of purification before one ascends the ethereal clouds.
If one dies with mortal sin,
If one has died with a questioning faith,
for it is written that, 'Only children such as these who believe can enter the kingdom of God.'

To enter the gates of paradise, we have to have a purified faith in Christ.
WHO IS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN BE SAVED.
CHRIST, AND IN CHRIST ALONE.
And we must have works that speaketh for our faith.
For it is said that faith without works is DEAD.


REJOICE IN GOD'S MESSAGE OF SALVATION.
Let your light shine so bright, so that they may see your good works, and Glorify Your Father who is in Heaven.




IN CHRIST,
lorenzo

Gwargz,

The Love and Absolute Wonders of God the Father works in total awe, for all to see and feel.

It is in the preservation of the Blessed Saints that we are reminded of the LITERAL rise of Christ.

That we believe that Christ was CRUCIFIED, was burried, descended to hell and on th 3rd day, ROSE AGAIN.

We believe that HE conquored the powers and authorities of this world, and that through HIS resurrection, by Will of The Eternal Father, has purchased for us, those who believe in Him, a life Eternal.

We believe that Christ walked on earth, after his crucifixion, ate and prayed with the apostles, and showed his wounds to those who questioned.

So we too are reminded that these things DID HAPPEN. That WERE ACCOUNTED AS TRUTH.

So we are reminded, as a people of science, of law, and justice, that GOD THE FATHER is Eternal and His Words unchallenged. A love that is INCORRUPTIBLE.

That He prevents the bodies of HIS saints from decaying!

THERE IS NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE LORD OUR GOD!
WHO IS CLOTHED IN ETERNAL SPLEANDOR, AND WHOSE LIGHT PERMEATS ETERNITY!
GLORIFY HIM!
HIS NAME IS GLORY
HIS NAME IS ABOVE ALL NAMES
HE WHO IS MIGHTY TO SAVE!


In Christ,
Lorenzo

Good article.

Blessings and Peace of Our Lord Jesus Christ be with you and your family, Manay.

Thanks for the question, manay it is very hard to care for parkinson's patients, there is great emphasis on physical exertion and emotional/mental ability, God Bless you for your love and caring of your mother in law.

If it is difficult, I would recommend you purchase a nasal feeding tube, to increase nutritional input for your mother-in-law. A decrease in appetite and refusal to eat is a hallmark of parkinsons patients. If you can, Manay, it would be beneficial if you could hire a part-time nurse to help you care for your mom-in-law.

Remember to feed your mom enough soft foods: proteins, starch, and multivitamins.
--If you can, purchase ensure for her, it is a chocolate brand of drink (comes in different flavors; it is a rich source of multi-vitamins, and high in protein and anti-oxidants).
This is what we give to my Lolo, who is himself 82 years old, and is good source of calcium, especially good for elderly patients with developing osteoarthritis and osteoperosis, and increased osteoclastic conditions (bone loss).

here is the link to ENSURE.
Im sure it is found there in Germany, its quite common in Europe.
http://abbottnutrition.com/products/products.aspx?pid=14


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For your mama's hypertension, ask your doctor to put her on Anti-Hypertensive medication:
recommed the following:
1. ACE INHIBITORS (angiotension converting enzyme inhibitors)
--> If your mom develops coughs when taking ACEINHIBS, then i recommend she takes: ARDS (LOSARTAN)
2. Beta Blockers
3. Calcium Channel Blockers
    ---> this works well for elderly patients over 55yo.

Thanks for asking Manay, and I do earnestly hope and pray your mama stays in good health.
An extra prayer here and there helps any medical treatment. he he he

EXTRA CARE AND EXTRA LOVE from OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST!

Medicine can only do so much. The power of Prayer can compliment any treatment.


Blessings and Peace,
Bran

God, who is told to us in Timothy is unapproachable since His Divine Light. No one has seen the Father God, but we are given a glimpse of His Divine Power through His Son, Jesus CHrist.

For it is said, "No one can come to the Father but through Jesus Christ."

The Lord God, has sent his messages to His beloved through Angels.
He appropriates messages through Angels, who are messengers of Almighty Providence.


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The following are examples of Angels being sent to declare GOD'S message:

1. The Angel of God and wrestling the prophet Jacob--the latter being blessed for surviving the encounter
2. The 3 Angels that talked and conversed with Abraham, and on the salvation of the two sister-cities : sodom and gomorrha
3. The Angel Raphael being sent Tobias
4. The Angel Gabriel was sent to Mary of Bethlehem to bring glad tidings that she was chosen by God The Father to bear His Son, Jesus Christ LORD.
5. The Angel of God that unlocked Apostle Peter's prison cell, and allowed Peter to escape unscathed.


and many, many more!

Angels are God's messengers. We see this throughout OLD TESTAMENT and NEW TESTAMENT chronology. he he he

o man, i am so tired.

8AM, i went with some colleagues to the Medical Hyperbaric chamber to get the 'jizz' of Hyperbaric medicine and decompression syndromes. Pretty interesting.

Then from 10am till 12noon, went to a systemic path review. there is just so much material to cover, lol!
Then from 12 till 3, took a nap.
3-5, went to a med epidem class review.

I need to get something to eat. I'm hungry.

Lorenzo Out!

Srategize, strategize, the map is on the table.

should be, scary and sexy at the same time, me-thinks.

kekekek

Glory, Honor, and Praise be to the LORD GOD ON HIGH.

For Everlasting Ages.

The Lord Is My Salvation.
Amen.

A reading from Isaiah 59, verses 9-21:


9Therefore justice is far from us,
   and righteousness does not reach us;
we wait for light, and lo! there is darkness;
   and for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
10We grope like the blind along a wall,
   groping like those who have no eyes;
we stumble at noon as in the twilight,
   among the vigorous* as though we were dead.
11We all growl like bears;
   like doves we moan mournfully.
We wait for justice, but there is none;
   for salvation, but it is far from us.
12For our transgressions before you are many,
   and our sins testify against us.
Our transgressions indeed are with us,
   and we know our iniquities:
13transgressing, and denying the Lord,
   and turning away from following our God,
talking oppression and revolt,
   conceiving lying words and uttering them from the heart.
14Justice is turned back,
   and righteousness stands at a distance;
for truth stumbles in the public square,
   and uprightness cannot enter.
15Truth is lacking,
   and whoever turns from evil is despoiled.


The Lord saw it, and it displeased him
   that there was no justice.
16He saw that there was no one,
   and was appalled that there was no one to intervene;
so his own arm brought him victory,
   and his righteousness upheld him.
17He put on righteousness like a breastplate,
   and a helmet of salvation on his head;
he put on garments of vengeance for clothing,
   and wrapped himself in fury as in a mantle.
18According to their deeds, so will he repay;
   wrath to his adversaries, requital to his enemies;
   to the coastlands he will render requital.
19So those in the west shall fear the name of the Lord,
   and those in the east, his glory;
for he will come like a pent-up stream
   that the wind of the Lord drives on.


20And he will come to Zion as Redeemer,
   to those in Jacob who turn from transgression, says the Lord.
21And as for me, this is my covenant with them, says the Lord: my spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouths of your children, or out of the mouths of your children’s children, says the Lord, from now on and for ever.

A reading from Isaiah 59, verses 1-9:


See, the Lord’s hand is not too short to save,
   nor his ear too dull to hear.
2Rather, your iniquities have been barriers
   between you and your God,
and your sins have hidden his face from you
   so that he does not hear.
3For your hands are defiled with blood,
   and your fingers with iniquity;
your lips have spoken lies,
   your tongue mutters wickedness.
4No one brings suit justly,
   no one goes to law honestly;
they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies,
   conceiving mischief and begetting iniquity.
5They hatch adders’ eggs,
   and weave the spider’s web;
whoever eats their eggs dies,
   and the crushed egg hatches out a viper.
6Their webs cannot serve as clothing;
   they cannot cover themselves with what they make.
Their works are works of iniquity,
   and deeds of violence are in their hands.
7Their feet run to evil,
   and they rush to shed innocent blood;
their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity,
   desolation and destruction are in their highways.
8The way of peace they do not know,
   and there is no justice in their paths.
Their roads they have made crooked;
   no one who walks in them knows peace.

I believe in it.

For did not the Holy One of God came down from Heaven to Earth?
Do we not believe that the GREAT I AM,
chose to be born into the form of man, so that man could be saved?
Chose to be born by a humble maidservant, Mary of Bethlehem. Wife of Joseph of the House of David?

Did not the Lord God Jesus Christ compel the apostles to speak in tongues at the day of Pentecost?
Did not the Lord God marvel the wise men, learned men in the temple when He was but a boy-child?

Teresa was touched by the Holy Spirit.
Awakened with the fire of God's Divine Awakening.
The birth and evangelization of a Solid Life In Christ.

Hers is a perfect example of woman's obeiscance to God's Will.

You see, brethren in Christ,

Since days of Old, the Lord's message to us, even in the Old Testament to New Testament, has been this:

Put Trust in the Lord, and He Shall guide All Your Paths. Delight In The Lord, and He shall appropriate for you.

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Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.