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salamat nga higala nga nanungha mo, ako nalipay nga kita nagkahimamat bisan kadiyot, magtapok lang ta gihapon sa sunod, hasta la vista!

May the good Lord bless you on your birthday, greetings form Manay!



Toast to your health!

si Inday Lee pa ang nitando, asa ra man ang uban?  Karong hapon adto ta mag-snack sa Cafe Garden mga kaigsoonan!

i met Bulak todaz in ICM, we planned to eat merienda at Garden Cafe near ST Joseph Cathedral tomorrow 24 July at 15.30 hope to see you there, mga higala.

kadtong mga karaan sa una kay mopalit ug  pagi kilawon, ang ikog ipa-uga sa adlaw, mao ipanghapak. This is really barbaric, but it was the order of the day.

Sixteen Carmelites caught up in the French Revolution and martyred. When the revolution started in 1789, a group of twenty-one discalced Carmelites lived in a monastery in Compiegne France, founded in 1641. The monastery was ordered closed in 1790 by the Revolutionary gov­ernment, and the nuns were disbanded. Sixteen of the nuns were accused of living in a religious community in 1794. They were arrested on June 22 and imprisoned in a Visitation convent in Compiegne There they openly resumed their religious life. On July 12, 1794, the Carmelites were taken to Paris and five days later were sentenced to death. They went to the guillotine singing the Salve Regina. They were beatified in 1906 by Pope St. Pius X. The Carmelites were: Marie Claude Brard; Madeleine Brideau, the subprior; Maire Croissy, grandniece of Colbert Marie Dufour; Marie Hanisset; Marie Meunier, a novice; Rose de Neufville Annette Pebras; Anne Piedcourt: Madeleine Lidoine, the prioress; Angelique Roussel; Catherine Soiron and Therese Soiron, both extern sisters, natives of Compiegne and blood sisters: Anne Mary Thouret; Marie Trezelle; and Eliza beth Verolot. The martyrdom of the nuns was immortalized by the composer Francois Poulenc in his famous opera Dialogues des Carmelites.

The Hope in Our Hearts   

We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures; we are the sum of the Father’s love for us and our real capacity to become the image of his Son. 

makahilanat! Si Oyong sa una ikog sa pagi ang gamiton kon magpabadlong mi!

Berting klaroha na, basin nisakay ka ug front seat!

Our Lady of Mount Carmel


Hermits lived on Mount Carmel near the Fountain of Elijah (northern Israel) in the 12th century. They had a chapel dedicated to Our Lady. By the 13th century they became known as “Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.” They soon celebrated a special Mass and Office in honor of Mary. In 1726 it became a celebration of the universal Church under the title of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. For centuries the Carmelites have seen themselves as specially related to Mary. Their great saints and theologians have promoted devotion to her and often championed the mystery of her Immaculate Conception.
St. Teresa of Avila (October 15) called Carmel “the Order of the Virgin.” St. John of the Cross (December 14)  credited Mary with saving him from drowning as a child, leading him to Carmel and helping him escape from prison. St. Theresa of the Child Jesus believed that Mary cured her from illness. On her First Communion, she dedicated her life to Mary. During the last days of her life she frequently spoke of Mary.

There is a tradition (which may not be historical) that Mary appeared to St. Simon Stock, a leader of the Carmelites, and gave him a scapular, telling him to promote devotion to it. The scapular is a modified version of Mary’s own garment. It symbolizes her special protection and calls the wearers to consecrate themselves to her in a special way. The scapular reminds us of the gospel call to prayer and penanceâ€"a call that Mary models in a splendid way.




Comment:

The Carmelites were known from early on as “Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.” The title suggests that they saw Mary not only as “mother,” but also as “sister.” The word “sister” is a reminder that Mary is very close to us. She is the daughter of God and therefore can help us be authentic daughters and sons of God. She also can help us grow in appreciation of being sisters and brothers to one another. She leads us to a new realization that all human beings belong to the family of God. When such a conviction grows, there is hope that the human race can find its way to peace.


Quote:

“The various forms of piety toward the Mother of God, which the Church has approved within the limits of sound and orthodox doctrine, according to the dispositions and understanding of the faithful, ensure that while the mother is honored, the Son through whom all things have their being (cf. Colossians 1:15â€"16) and in whom it has pleased the Father that all fullness should dwell (cf. Colossians 1:19) is rightly known, loved and glorified and his commandments are observed” (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, 66).


Patron Saint of:

Chile

The House of Love   

The house of love is not simply a place in the afterlife, a place in heaven beyond this world. Jesus offers us this house right in the midst of our anxious world. 

this will not help, a research in London proved that! Simply eat fresh vegetables and fruits.

salamat sa imong tambag, Doy.

mohobag ang akong kasing-kasing sa kataas sa humidity.

hope my body adjust easily to the climate, kay kon mobakasyon ko knock-out ko 2-3 days. See you soon!

he he he arang-arang  morag aduna nay kahayag! Na-a pakaha si Lorenzo? Kon moadto ta ni Agnes magdala ta ug bawon aron dili sila mahasol, sakto ba Inday Lee?

kining mga Aleman sa akong atubangan mosipat kon ako mag-sogod ug  rosary sa bus or train.

Sa nagkalisod ang akong ginikanan naka-adto ko sa Dabaw koyog sa akong ig-agaw. Kadlawon mamalengke sa Bangkerohan, magluto ug sud-an mahalin dayon kay akong ibaligya nga barato, dayon pagkahapon banana-cue or kamote-cue, nidako ang among karenderia apan ang akong ig-agaw wala mang hatag ug bahin busa ako nibiya niya.
Akong pag-too basta maningkamot, adunay kasulbaran.
Sa Bohol daghang yuta mahimo mananom ug gulay, ang mga kabataan dili maghugaw-hugaw sa tudlo, busy ug sms, sigi load bisan walay bugas lung-agon. How about that as an attitude?
Dili nako matod-loan ang akong mga anak nga mananom kay gamay ra ang among apartment dinhe, apan sila nasayod nga angay mag-amping sa pag-gasto ug dili mag usik sa pagkaon. Ang nahitabo kay sobrang tihik man sila karon kaysa nako.

Of course they are not telling the truth! We got only one head, two hands and 24 hours a day.

I´m travelling with my son and he wishes to go to Siargao, Apo islands  and  Camiguin, maglisod ko ug pahalona sa oras.
Okay ang akong  numero 09187690123, adto na lang ta sa balay bisan piot jamo adto sa Booy, mag-wanta lang ta ug inato mga higala. Yehey dool na ang Sabado, wala pako ka-empake.

St. Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Feast day-July 15)

St. Bonaventure, known as "the seraphic doctor," was born at Bagnorea in Tuscany, in 1221. He received the name of Bonaventure in consequence of an exclamation of St. Francis of Assisi, when, in response to the pleading of the child's mother, the saint prayed for John's recovery from a dangerous illness, and, foreseeing the future greatness of the little John, cried out "O Buona ventura"-O good fortune!

At the age of twenty-two St. Bonaventure entered the Franciscan Order. Having made his vows, he was sent to Paris to complete his studies under the celebrated doctor Alexander of Hales, an Englishman and a Franciscan. After the latter's death he continued his course under his successor, John of Rochelle. In Paris he became the intimate friend of the great St. Thomas Aquinas. He received the degree of Doctor, together with St. Thomas Aquinas, ceding to his friend against the latter's inclination, the honor of having it first conferred upon him. Like St. Thomas Aquinas, he enjoyed the friendship of the holy King, St. Louis.

At the age of thirty-five he was chosen General of his Order and restored a perfect calm where peace had been disturbed by internal dissensions. He did much for his Order and composed The Life of St. Francis . He also assisted at the translation of the relics of St. Anthony of Padua. He was nominated Archbishop of York by Pope Clement IV, but he begged not to be forced to accept that dignity. Gregory X obliged him to take upon himself a greater one, that of Cardinal and Bishop of Albano, one of the six suffragan Sees of Rome. Before his death he abdicated his office of General of the Franciscan Order. He died while he was assisting at the Second Council of Lyons, on July 15, 1274.

The Virtue of the Cross    

In the Cross is strength of mind, joy of spirit, height of virtue, full perfection of all holiness. And there is no help for the soul or hope of everlasting life save through the virtue of the Cross. 

Alzheimer's Test

How fast can you guess these words?

1.  BOO_S
2.  _ _NDOM
3.  F_ _K
4.  P_N_S
5.  PU_S_
6.  S_X

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - -
Ops...  no going beyond this line until you answer the above.




Answers:

1. BOOKS
2. RANDOM
3. FORK
4. PANTS
5. PULSE
6. SIX

You got all 6 wrong.... didn't you?

this is really true, dressing in propriety of the situation. There are Fil-German galas where ladies are overdressed. Looy intawon kay ningkamot ma superstar, sawop na ang adlaw kumander.

I think more of humbleness instead of the typical character of Ilonggos.

Shalan ba intawon ang mga locals way feedback, after Friday on the way nako dili nako maka-abri.

maajo pa ang kugita kay bright pa sa bakih!

der spiegel (english version)

He did it! Paul, Germany's suddenly world-famous soothsaying octopus managed to correctly predict the results of both World Cup games this weekend, leaving him with a perfect record of 8-0.

Paul, the eight-armed oracle at the Oberhausen Sea Life public aquarium in western Germany, finished the World Cup having correctly predicted the winner of every single Germany match, and he even picked Spain to win the final for good measure. He finished the tournament a perfect 8-0 -- including calling Germany's two defeats against Serbia and Spain.

The soothsaying cephalopod quickly rose above his competition -- a pygmy hippo, a porcupine, a monkey and a parakeet among others. None of them could match the success of Paul, who quickly became an international celebrity. His image graced dozens of papers around the world and his predictions became favorite World Cup filler for international television channels everywhere.

Indeed, in the days before Sunday's final, it seemed that everyone was talking about Paul. "Have you heard about the octopus in Oberhausen?" a middle-aged woman asked two of her friends at a café in Cologne shortly after Paul's predictions on Friday. "He said Spain is going to win it. He's gotten all the matches right, so far … it's just so insane."

"I'd love to squeeze a little lemon on him," another at the table said with a giggle

Ondoy Lindy, mao bitaw nga question kana aron, makadongog ko feedback.

How can we prove the veracity of Ondoy Felix thread?

Most of the bol-anons tries to sell themselves short. Pobre rami, pobre among pamilya, apeke gamay, these are mostly terms used in an ordinary conversations. So for outsiders they have some perceptions that Bohol is poor.

Ondoy David, mangadto sila sa Jamaica, Dominican republic ug Bangladesh.

Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
(1656-1680)


The blood of martyrs is the seed of saints. Nine years after the Jesuits Isaac Jogues and John de Brébeuf were tomahawked by Iroquois warriors, a baby girl was born near the place of their martyrdom, Auriesville, New York.
Her mother was a Christian Algonquin, taken captive by the Iroquois and given as wife to the chief of the Mohawk clan, the boldest and fiercest of the Five Nations. When she was four, Kateri lost her parents and little brother in a smallpox epidemic that left her disfigured and half blind. She was adopted by an uncle, who succeeded her father as chief. He hated the coming of the Blackrobes (Jesuit missionaries), but could do nothing to them because a peace treaty with the French required their presence in villages with Christian captives. She was moved by the words of three Blackrobes who lodged with her uncle, but fear of him kept her from seeking instruction. She refused to marry a Mohawk brave and at 19 finally got the courage to take the step of converting. She was baptized with the name Kateri (Catherine) on Easter Sunday.

Now she would be treated as a slave. Because she would not work on Sunday, she received no food that day. Her life in grace grew rapidly. She told a missionary that she often meditated on the great dignity of being baptized. She was powerfully moved by God’s love for human beings and saw the dignity of each of her people.

She was always in danger, for her conversion and holy life created great opposition. On the advice of a priest, she stole away one night and began a 200-mile walking journey to a Christian Indian village at Sault St. Louis, near Montreal.

For three years she grew in holiness under the direction of a priest and an older Iroquois woman, giving herself totally to God in long hours of prayer, in charity and in strenuous penance. At 23 she took a vow of virginity, an unprecedented act for an Indian woman, whose future depended on being married. She found a place in the woods where she could pray an hour a dayâ€"and was accused of meeting a man there!

Her dedication to virginity was instinctive: She did not know about religious life for women until she visited Montreal. Inspired by this, she and two friends wanted to start a community, but the local priest dissuaded her. She humbly accepted an “ordinary” life. She practiced extremely severe fasting as penance for the conversion of her nation. She died the afternoon before Holy Thursday. Witnesses said that her emaciated face changed color and became like that of a healthy child. The lines of suffering, even the pockmarks, disappeared and the touch of a smile came upon her lips. She was beatified in 1980.




Comment:

We like to think that our proposed holiness is thwarted by our situation. If only we could have more solitude, less opposition, better health. Kateri repeats the example of the saints: Holiness thrives on the cross, anywhere. Yet she did have what Christiansâ€"all peopleâ€"need: the support of a community. She had a good mother, helpful priests, Christian friends. These were present in what we call primitive conditions, and blossomed in the age-old Christian triad of prayer, fasting and alms: union with God in Jesus and the Spirit, self-discipline and often suffering, and charity for her brothers and sisters.


Quote:

Kateri said: “I am not my own; I have given myself to Jesus. He must be my only love. The state of helpless poverty that may befall me if I do not marry does not frighten me. All I need is a little food and a few pieces of clothing. With the work of my hands I shall always earn what is necessary and what is left over I’ll give to my relatives and to the poor. If I should become sick and unable to work, then I shall be like the Lord on the cross. He will have mercy on me and help me, I am sure.”

God Alone Suffices   

Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you. Though all things pass, God does not change. Patience wins all things. But he lacks nothing who possesses God, for God alone suffices. 

a greeting goes like this;

Hoy, tumaba ka!
Okey lang yan para mag mukha kang donya!

Mga higala, boot unta ko ninyo makig himamat karong pag-uli-a, busa ang akong pangotana, asa man kita magkita aron mama-init? Inyong Manay walay awto, nagsalig lang ko ug traysikel. Palihog hatag ug petsa nga pabor ninyo? 19 July na-a nako sa Tagbi.

you´re wonderful Inday Raqs!

Pinoy men are abusive?

We pray to you Lord,  bless our good friend on her birthday!

St. Henry
(972-1024)


As German king and Holy Roman Emperor, Henry was a practical man of affairs. He was energetic in consolidating his rule. He crushed rebellions and feuds. On all sides he had to deal with drawn-out disputes so as to protect his frontiers. This involved him in a number of battles, especially in the south in Italy; he also helped Pope Benedict VIII quell disturbances in Rome. Always his ultimate purpose was to establish a stable peace in Europe.
According to eleventh-century custom, Henry took advantage of his position and appointed as bishops men loyal to him. In his case, however, he avoided the pitfalls of this practice and actually fostered the reform of ecclesiastical and monastic life.



Comment:

All in all, this saint was a man of his times. From our standpoint, he may have been too quick to do battle and too ready to use power to accomplish reforms. But, granted such limitations, he shows that holiness is possible in a busy secular life. It is in doing our job that we become saints.


Quote:

“We deem it opportune to remind our children of their duty to take an active part in public life and to contribute toward the attainment of the common good of the entire human family as well as to that of their own political community. They should endeavor, therefore, in the light of their Christian faith and led by love, to insure that the various institutionsâ€"whether economic, social, cultural or political in purposeâ€"should be such as not to create obstacles, but rather to facilitate or render less arduous man’s perfecting of himself in both the natural order and the supernatural.... Every believer in this world of ours must be a spark of light, a center of love, a vivifying leaven amidst his fellow men. And he will be this all the more perfectly, the more closely he lives in communion with God in the intimacy of his own soul” (Blessed Pope John XXIII, Peace on Earth, 146, 164).

Let Go and Let God   

It is not God’s will that we should grieve and sorrow over our present sufferings, but rather that we should leave them at once and keep ourselves in his everlasting joy. 

my piece of mind; we live and traveled wide and in some instances fall prey to prejudice.
There are times when we just swallow in bitter taste our pride. We know how
it hurts and the resentment it takes to only absorb it. We are aware what it's
like to dwell in a convoluted segregated society and least we forget.

Bravo!

Kanus-a man ka mo-qualify as most notable Loonanons?

Unsa man kining imong kalaki Proddi? Imo jud gi-promote ang Loon! Kon mangadto ta, atong litratohan aron atong ibutang sa among website.

Never be embarassed as a Pinay!  This is our fate and God wanted us to take this role as a Pinay. Kon adunay biay-biay ayaw jud patulih. Naay daghan dire mga aleman, sa una humble ko kay lagi virtue. It took me time ,  I mean years to muster my courage and open my mouth. So if I hear some cliche about mail-order bride, or the like, mosorok akong dugo. Tubagon jud naho nga ang mga aleman mangita ug asian because they are caring and they are very good housewife. We have an extended family, buhi-on jud ang tibook pamilya, apan kasagaran sa mga aleman wala kana panombalinga kay maayo moatiman sa pamilya ang pinay. Kon usahay grabe ang insulto, tubagon jud naho nga ang atong kapobrehon dili angay ika-ulaw, we don´t have a black past like gassing jews, gypsies and other misfits in the society.

Sad to say insults comes also from kapwa pinay; sometimes it runs like this, Ano ang asawa mo puti?Wala kanang nakitang Pinoy na maging asawa? Anong natapos mo? Hindi ka nurse/midwife? 

Life is a struggle and I think this is one of our challenges. Be proud to be a Pinay!

this is a wonderful thread!

this holds true in the company where I work for almost 29 years. We have young engineers and new superiors which are open to criticisms and suggestions how to improve our working place, this has optimize our productivity.

Asana kadto si Gwargz?  Let us hear from you, Doy!

Day makalingaw ning imong postings, sulat ug libro ang title" Anecdotes of OFW". Kining imong gihisgotan dinhe, tinuod jud.

Way kaso Inday Bambi basta mo-uli ka sa Hulyo kay Sandugo! ha ha ha

Sts. John Jones and John Wall
(c. 1530-1598; 1620-1679)


These two friars were martyred in England in the 16th and 17th centuries for refusing to deny their faith.
John Jones was Welsh. He was ordained a diocesan priest and was twice imprisoned for administering the sacraments before leaving England in 1590. He joined the Franciscans at the age of 60 and returned to England three years later while Queen Elizabeth I was at the height of her power. John ministered to Catholics in the English countryside until his imprisonment in 1596. He was condemned to be hanged, drawn and quartered. John was executed on July 12, 1598.

John Wall was born in England but was educated at the English College of Douai, Belgium. Ordained in Rome in 1648, he entered the Franciscans in Douai several years later. In 1656 he returned to work secretly in England.

In 1678 Titus Oates worked many English people into a frenzy over an alleged papal plot to murder the king and restore Catholicism in that country. In that year Catholics were legally excluded from Parliament, a law which was not repealed until 1829. John Wall was arrested and imprisoned in 1678 and was executed the following year.

John Jones and John Wall were canonized in 1970.



Comment:

Every martyr knows how to save his/her life and yet refuses to do so. A public repudiation of the faith would save any of them. But some things are more precious than life itself. These martyrs prove that their 20th-century countryman, C. S. Lewis, was correct in saying that courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form (shape) of every virtue at the testing point, that is, at the point of highest reality.


Quote:

"No one is a martyr for a conclusion; no one is a martyr for an opinion. It is faith that makes martyrs" (Cardinal Newman, Discourses to Mixed Congregations).

Healing of the Memories   

The truth is that we cannot remain prisoners of the past; people need a sort of “healing of the memories” so that past evils will not come back again. 

it was a very thrilling game, but the referee was unfair to Holland.

he he he! Gipaningot ko!

Paul is great!



Iniesta made it for Spain!

unsay resort ang barato?

how did you know? and why is he using this Forum if he is a spammer?

He Holds You   

I do not pray that you may be delivered from your pains, but I pray earnestly to God that He would give you strength and patience to bear them as long as He pleases. 

St. Benedict
(480?-543)

 
It is unfortunate that no contemporary biography was written of a man who has exercised the greatest influence on monasticism in the West. Benedict is well recognized in the later Dialogues of St. Gregory, but these are sketches to illustrate miraculous elements of his career.
Benedict was born of a distinguished family in central Italy, studied at Rome and early in life was drawn to the monastic life. At first he became a hermit, leaving a depressing worldâ€"pagan armies on the march, the Church torn by schism, people suffering from war, morality at a low ebb.

He soon realized that he could not live a hidden life in a small town any better than in a large city, so he withdrew to a cave high in the mountains for three years. Some monks chose him as their leader for a while, but found his strictness not to their taste. Still, the shift from hermit to community life had begun for him. He had an idea of gathering various families of monks into one “Grand Monastery” to give them the benefit of unity, fraternity, permanent worship in one house. Finally he began to build what was to become one of the most famous monasteries in the worldâ€"Monte Cassino, commanding three narrow valleys running toward the mountains north of Naples.

The Rule that gradually developed prescribed a life of liturgical prayer, study, manual labor and living together in community under a common father (abbot). Benedictine asceticism is known for its moderation, and Benedictine charity has always shown concern for the people in the surrounding countryside. In the course of the Middle Ages, all monasticism in the West was gradually brought under the Rule of St. Benedict.

Today the Benedictine family is represented by two branches: the Benedictine Federation and the Cistercians.




Comment:

The Church has been blessed through Benedictine devotion to the liturgy, not only in its actual celebration with rich and proper ceremony in the great abbeys, but also through the scholarly studies of many of its members. Liturgy is sometimes confused with guitars or choirs, Latin or Bach. We should be grateful to those who both preserve and adapt the genuine tradition of worship in the Church.


Quote:

“Rightly, then, the liturgy is considered as an exercise of the priestly office of Jesus Christ. In the liturgy the sanctification of man is manifested by signs perceptible to the senses...; in the liturgy full public worship is performed by the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ, that is, by the Head and his members.
“From this it follows that every liturgical celebration, because it is an action of Christ the priest and of his Body the Church, is a sacred action, surpassing all others” (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 7).




Patron Saint of:

Europe
Kidney disease
Poisoning
Schoolchildren

Lix, adunay lain nga client`s blog adto ka mohatag ug comment, unya bayran ka, mao nga kinahanglan maayo ka sa english.
The next question is how to claim the money?

bilib ko ni Paul, 100 % batting average.

korek nasab si Paul Germany won versus Uruguay, and for tonight he predicted Sapin will win against the Netherlands. Some dutch journalist are not amused and they wanted to have the head of Paul to roll. They even gave some good octopus recipe.

there was a law before in Germany that imposed castration for criminals under this category.

salamat Kodds, gusto ko moanha koyogi ko beh?

St. Veronica Giuliani
(1660-1727)



Veronica’s desire to be like Christ crucified was answered with the stigmata.
Veronica was born in Mercatelli. It is said that when her mother Benedetta was dying she called her five daughters to her bedside and entrusted each of them to one of the five wounds of Jesus. Veronica was entrusted to the wound below Christ’s heart.

At the age of 17, Veronica joined the Poor Clares directed by the Capuchins. Her father had wanted her to marry, but she convinced him to allow her to become a nun. In her first years in the monastery, she worked in the kitchen, infirmary, sacristy and served as portress. At the age of 34, she was made novice mistress, a position she held for 22 years. When she was 37, Veronica received the stigmata. Life was not the same after that.

Church authorities in Rome wanted to test Veronica’s authenticity and so conducted an investigation. She lost the office of novice mistress temporarily and was not allowed to attend Mass except on Sundays or holy days. Through all of this Veronica did not become bitter, and the investigation eventually restored her as novice mistress.

Though she protested against it, at the age of 56 she was elected abbess, an office she held for 11 years until her death. Veronica was very devoted to the Eucharist and to the Sacred Heart. She offered her sufferings for the missions. Veronica was canonized in 1839.



Comment:

Why did God grant the stigmata to Francis of Assisi and to Veronica? God alone knows the deepest reasons, but as Celano points out, the external sign of the cross is a confirmation of these saints’ commitment to the cross in their lives. The stigmata that appeared in Veronica’s flesh had taken root in her heart many years before. It was a fitting conclusion for her love of God and her charity toward her sisters.


Quote:

Thomas of Celano says of Francis: "All the pleasures of the world were a cross to him, because he carried the cross of Christ rooted in his heart. And therefore the stigmata shone forth exteriorly in his flesh, because interiorly that deeply set root was sprouting forth from his mind" (2 Celano, #211).

there are lots of choices now and you can also try to pursue your unfinished studies per internet. Mas intensive kini hinoon kay daghang ihatag nga mga references, unya -email imong tubag, apan adunay time pressure.

no, it´s the nose! ha ha ha

July 10, March 7


With the lives of so many early martyrs shrouded in legend, we are fortunate to have the record of the courage of Perpetua and Felicity from the hand of Perpetua herself, her teacher Saturus, and others who knew them. This account, known as "The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicity," was so popular in the early centuries that it was read during liturgies.

In the year 203, Vibia Perpetua made the decision to become a Christian, although she knew it could mean her death during Septimus' persecution. Her surviving brother (another brother had died when he was seven) followed her leadership and became a catechumen as well.

Her father was frantic with worry and tried to talk her out of her decision. We can easily understand his concern. At 22 years old, this well-educated, high-spirited woman had every reason to want to live -- including a baby son who was still nursing. We know she was married, but since her husband is never mentioned, many historians assume she was a widow.

Lessons in Suffering   

In suffering we are tempted to lose hope and faith in the Lord’s love and in His desire for our eternal life with Him. But that same suffering can teach us, if we let it, to turn to God and place our hope and trust in Him.

how to reach this place from Loon?

As what I have observed, Pinoys who really made it in the USA, regardsless of profession or no profession, do really show what they can afford. Most of my relatives go moonlighting to buy a very big house with tennis court and swimming pool but they don´t have time to enjoy them.
Ang usa engineer, silingan sila ni ex-pres Nixon sa Boca Raton Florida, sa sobrang trabaho namatay sa cerebral stroke.

Tinood adunay molampas nga mga kahigayonan, apan ako nag too nga adunay plano ang Kahitas-an!

A famous drop out is Bill Gates!

I have not packed my luggage yet, Chris is still in Berlin with his classmates. Bon Voyage to all!

Yes David! In Oberhausen where Paul resides in an aquarium, journalists all over the world, flocked to see what Paul has to express on tomorrow´s game for the third place Germany versus Argentina;  Germany will win. On Sunday, finals  the Netherlands versus Spain , Paul tipped for Spain. So it has to be seen, if our Octopus is right.

About Circumcision
Boys are born with a hood of skin, called the foreskin, covering the head (also called the glans) of the penis. In circumcision, the foreskin is surgically removed, exposing the end of the penis.
Parents who choose circumcision often do so based on religious beliefs, concerns about hygiene, or cultural or social reasons, such as the wish to have their son look like other men in the family.

Routine circumcision is usually performed during the first 10 days (often within the first 48 hours), either in the hospital or, for some religious ritual circumcisions, at home. If you decide to have your son circumcised at the hospital, your pediatrician, family doctor, or obstetrician will perform the procedure before you bring your baby home. The doctor should prepare you by telling you about the procedure he or she will use and the possible risks. Circumcision after the newborn period can be a more complicated procedure and usually requires general anesthesia.


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Most Europeans are not tuli, kasagaran ang sakit sa mag baje dinhe infection sa matris, aduna ba kahay correlation?

mga Ondoy maajo gani kay wala mahisguti ang Baki! Kay ang mga tapoic dinhe mahimong baki!

Thanks Doy!

St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions
(17th-20th centuries)



Christianity arrived in China by way of Syria in the 600s. Depending on China's relations with the outside world, Christianity over the centuries was free to grow or was forced to operate secretly.
The 120 martyrs in this group died between 1648 and 1930. Most of them (87) were born in China and were children, parents, catechists or laborers, ranging from nine years of age to 72. This group includes four Chinese diocesan priests.

The 33 foreign-born martyrs were mostly priests or women religious, especially from the Order of Preachers, the Paris Foreign Mission Society, the Friars Minor, Jesuits, Salesians and Franciscan Missionaries of Mary.

Augustine Zhao Rong was a Chinese solider who accompanied Bishop John Gabriel Taurin Dufresse (Paris Foreign Mission Society) to his martyrdom in Beijing. Augustine was baptized and not long after was ordained as a diocesan priest. He was martyred in 1815.

Beatified in groups at various times, these 120 martyrs were canonized in Rome on October 1, 2000.




Comment:

The People's Republic of China and the Roman Catholic Church each have well over a billion members, but there are over 12 million Catholics in China. The reasons for that are better explained by historical conflicts than by a wholesale rejection of the Good News of Jesus Christ. The Chinese-born martyrs honored by today's feast were regarded by their persecutors as dangerous because they were considered allies of enemy, Catholics countries. The martyrs born outside China often tried to distance themselves from European political struggles relating to China, but their persecutors saw them as Westerners and therefore, by definition, anti-Chinese.
The Good News of Jesus Christ is intended to benefit all peoples; today's martyrs knew that. May 21st-century Christians live in such a way that Chinese women and men will be attracted to hear that Good News and embrace it.




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A year after these martyrs were canonized, Pope John Paul II addressed a group of Chinese and Western scholars, gathered in Rome for a symposium honoring the 400th anniversary of the arrival in Beijing of Matteo Ricci, a Jesuit scholar and Chinese intellectual.
After noting the positive contributions that Christianity had made to China, especially in health care and education, Pope John Paul II continued: “History, however, reminds us of the unfortunate fact that the work of members of the church in China was not always without error, the bitter fruit of their personal limitations and of the limits of their action. Moreover, their action was often conditioned by difficult situations connected with complex historical events and conflicting political interests. Nor were theological disputes lacking, which caused bad feelings and created serious difficulties in preaching the Gospel….

“I feel deep sadness for these errors and limits of the past, and I regret that in many people these failings may have given the impression of a lack of respect and esteem for the Chinese people on the part of the Catholic Church, making them feel that the church was motivated by feelings of hostility toward China. For all of this I ask the forgiveness and understanding of those who may have felt hurt in some way by such actions on the part of Christians.”

Stay Focused on God   

Dear Lord, help us to stay focused on you, to forgive those who sin against us, to desire the best for them, and to have hope for your triumph over sin and death

Wah man gani ma-preso si Imelda.

The 3 Holy Oils

The Church has three holy oils. They are distinguished by their blessing. The most solemn of the three blessings is the one for the oil called Holy Chrism. Holy Chrism is the oil used in the Sacrament of Confirmation; it is also used in the Sacrament of Holy Orders to ordain priests (presbyters and bishops), and in the dedication of church buildings and other solemn blessings.

The other two holy oils are the Oil of the Sick which is used in the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick to bring healing and strength, and the Oil of Catechumens which is used to strengthen and purify those preparing for Baptism. The three oils are often kept in the baptismal area of the parish church in a case or cabinet called an ambry.

The Mass during which these oils are solemnly blessed by the bishop is called the "Chrism Mass." It is usually celebrated during the final days of Lent so that the oils are available and fresh for the Sacraments of Initiation during the Solemn Easter Vigil.

basaha kini palihug aron matataw ngano nga kinahanglan ang pirma/kumpil/cinfirmation as a sacrament;

http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/YU/ay0497.asp

Wala man kanay pangedaron, kasagaran dinhe kon 14 kana, makadesisyon ka kon pakumpil ka o dili. Adunay mga edaran na pod kauban ni Chris, imong kabubot-on. Dinhe ang kaslonon sa simbahan kay pangutan-on man,  apan dili kini pogsanay,  I think this is truly the work of the Holy Spirit who will call you to take this sacrament and be at peace with him.

Aw, unsa pag-tarong kay ug pa pirma ka ako ang ninang!  Pangutan-a imong ginikanan, kay mao man jud ang nasinati. Kamustaha imong mga maninoy/maninay kon sila ang nag-kogos sa bunjag o sa kumpil. 

Ondoy Tigs, if you are a soldier of Christ you defend your faith, that´s the essence of this sacrament.

Loving Sacrifice    

Lord Jesus, help us to love all our brothers and sisters for love of you, to serve them for love of you, and if it be your holy will, to stand ready to die for them for love of you. Amen.

St. Gregory Grassi and Companions
(d. 1900)


Christian missionaries have often gotten caught in the crossfire of wars against their own countries. When the governments of Britain, Germany, Russia and France forced substantial territorial concessions from the Chinese in 1898, anti-foreign sentiment grew very strong among many Chinese people.
Gregory Grassi was born in Italy in 1833, ordained in 1856 and sent to China five years later. Gregory was later ordained Bishop of North Shanxi. With 14 other European missionaries and 14 Chinese religious, he was martyred during the short but bloody Boxer Uprising of 1900.

Twenty-six of these martyrs were arrested on the orders of Yu Hsien, the governor of Shanxi province. They were hacked to death on July 9, 1900. Five of them were Friars Minor; seven were Franciscan Missionaries of Mary â€" the first martyrs of their congregation. Seven were Chinese seminarians and Secular Franciscans; four martyrs were Chinese laymen and Secular Franciscans. The other three Chinese laymen killed in Shanxi simply worked for the Franciscans and were rounded up with all the others. Three Italian Franciscans were martyred that same week in the province of Hunan. All these martyrs were beatified in 1946.



Comment:

Martyrdom is the occupational hazard of missionaries. Throughout China during the Boxer Uprising, five bishops, 50 priests, two brothers, 15 sisters and 40,000 Chinese Christians were killed. The 146,575 Catholics served by the Franciscans in China in 1906 had grown to 303,760 by 1924 and were served by 282 Franciscans and 174 local priests. Great sacrifices often bring great results.


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"Martyrdom is part of the Church's nature since it manifests Christian death in its pure form, as the death of unrestrained faith, which is otherwise hidden in the ambivalence of all human events. Through martyrdom the Church's holiness, instead of remaining purely subjective, achieves by God's grace the visible expression it needs. As early as the second century one who accepted death for the sake of Christian faith or Christian morals was looked on and revered as a 'martus' (witness). The term is scriptural in that Jesus Christ is the 'faithful witness' absolutely (Revelations 1:5; 3:14)" (Karl Rahner, Theological Dictionary, volume 2, pp. 108-09).

The novena to Our Lady of Mt Carmel commences on the 7th and finishes on the 15th July, the vigil of the Feast Day which is on the 16th July.


Say each day for nine days:

O most beautiful flower of Mt Carmel, fruitful vine, splendour of Heaven, blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin assist us in this necessity. O Star of the Sea help us and show us herein you are our mother. O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven, we humbly beseech you from the bottom of our heart to succour us in this necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. O show us herein you are our mother.
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3 times)
Sweet mother we place this cause in your hands. (3 times)

ngilngi-ga ni Paul, he is 100% accurate! Germany was defeated by Spain!

for today´s game Germany versus Spain;

A "psychic" octopus in Germany, which appears to have correctly predicted every World Cup game involving the national team so far, has picked Spain over Germany in the semi-final.

Paul, from the Sea Life Aquarium in the western city of Oberhausen, chose a mussel from a jar with the Spanish flag instead of one with a German flag.

Anggid niani;

morag irong ug iro, don´t forget that Germany invaded the Netherlands, there`s animosity between them. My daughter made a student practicum in Wageningen at Marine Institute of Holland. There was a story that they were told to built a warship for Germany , they did but there is always a technical defect (gi sabotahe sa mga Dutch).
This is a well known institute that make experiments on Oceanology.

i-regards ko basin magkita mi, na-a raman kaha sila sa Maribojoc?

Nag hisgot na ang news dinhe nga alert ang tanan mga pulis kon mag-dula ang Germany ug Netherlands sa finals labi na ang mga towns neighboring the boundary, like Aachen, Kerkrade, na-a raba diha ang akong palalab!

Atangan ang mga aleman nga makompra sa Venlo!  ha ha ha

Bl. Ralph Milner

July 7
1591


English martyr. He was born at Stocksteads, Hampshire, and was a convert. He was arrested the day he received his first Communion. A husbands man by trade, Ralph was allowed a leave from prison and aided priests and Catholics. He was executed at Winchester on July by being hanged, drawn, and quartered for giving assistance to Blessed Roger Dickenson. He was beatified in 1929.

Sus, wah jud ko magtoo nga sa kataposang minuto, kulba hinam.  Kuyaw kon ang Germany vs Holland ang mag-sangki kay dakong gobot jud!

Congrats David kay kadaog imong ikaduhang nasud.

Horrible end to the game, few handbags between some of the players. Mark van Bommel was furious that there were more than four minutes of injury time when three were signalled, but anger soon turns to sheer jubilation as the magnitude of what they have achieved sinks in. The Dutch are in the final for the first time since 1978.



Tomorrow is thrilling; Spain versus Germany! The winner will face the Netherlands for the finals.

nagpa-slender dabins kay aron malitratohan nga naked, ako ang mag-pour ug milk sa iyang sculptured body!ha ha ha

Day Quel, abi nimo dili angay i-huwat ug dugay kay ang lamdag gikan sa kahitas-an, simply pray to the Holy Spirit.

Doy Bran, wala man dire ang ikaduha nga ngalan, karon pa ko naka dungog ni-ana. Chris admitted that he feels happy and there´s no explanation for him.