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A PUBLICATION OF THE HYEHWADONG FILIPINO CATHOLIC COMMUNITY IN SEOUL ARCHDIOCESE
Volume 17 Issue 10
OCTOBER 2012
ast Sunday, 21 October 2012, the candidates for the 2012 Mr and Ms Filipino Culture started their preparation for the main event on November 25, 2012. This was held at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Labor Center in Bomun-dong. Before starting with the scheduled rehearsals, the candidates went through an orientation, formation and skills training. In the orientation, Prof. Emely Abagat discussed the objectives of the event as well as their roles should they be the winners. Prof. Abagat also gave emphasis to their attendance during the rehearsals, proper conduct and deco-
rum from the rehearsals period up to the event and titles that she has won. proper. Mr. Mylo Fausto, the Cultural Attache, Prof. Hermie Garrobo taught them with the shared some inputs on Filipino culture and necessary communication skills that they need some possible questions that may be asked to win during the pageant. Prof. Garrobo em- during the Q and A portion of the pageant. phasized that verbal and non-verbal communiThere are 14 official candidates to the 2012 cations are equally important. Mr and Ms Filipino Culture. The female candiMs. Bai Sheila Malinog gave them some tips dates are: Sheila Mae dela Cruz, Jessah Mae on how to prepare for the pageant, personality Rosales Kim, Ayessa Carla Villanueva, Liezl development, how to compete and win the Mayuga, Josielyn Yoon, June Rose Perez Sinacrown which includes bearing, projection, jon, and Geraldine Persia. The male candidates walking, confidence, and others. She also dis- are: Mark Joseph Yuzon, Marlon Aguila, Jake cussed the roles of a title holder and shared her Rivera, Nash Ang, Ryan Urbina, Kempee Eyas, own experiences in the many beauty pageants and Isidro Antiquiera.
Whats Inside
Blessed Pedro Calungsod 3 Inang Bayan Initiative 4 Munting Padala, Laking Saya 5 Likhaan 6 My Birthday Wishes for My Son, Kevin Carl... 6 Sapat Na Ba Ang Pagmamahal Lang? 7 Ay, Katulong Lang! 7 Covenant Love: Introducing the Biblical Worldview 8 Our Act of Worship that is Pleasing to God 9 Year of Faith: Oct. 11, 2012 Nov. 24, 2013 10 Ordinary Time: November 25th Solemnity of Christ the King 11 Ulat Komunidad12 Announcements 13 Frequently Called Numbers 14 Daily Mass Readings (ORDO) 14 Birthday Greetings 14 HFCC Sports Committee n 21 October 2012, the HFCC Volunteers once again had an R&R from the hectic volunteering work with the resumption of the HFCC Volunteers Basketball and Volleyball games. The games were held at the Chungmu Art Hall 2nd Floor Basketball Court from 4 oclock in the afternoon up to 7 oclock in the evening. The first game of the day was the Womens Volleyball game between HFCC B Team and Daerim Team. This was the first game played by both teams in the tournament. HFCC B Team beat the Daerim Team by winning two straight sets. The second game was a no-bearing Mens Basketball game between Green (HFCC A) and
White (PPFI) teams. The Green Team had only four players present on the court when the game started. Since, this was a no-bearing game, it was allowed to be played in the spirit of camaraderie. The White Team won the game beating the Blue team by 6 points (42 36). The third game was a Do-or-Die Mens Basketball game between the Blue (HFCC B) and Violet (Daerim) teams. The Blue team beat the Violet team by as much as 19 points (43 24). This gives the Blue team the right to battleit-out with the Green Team for the tournaments championship honors. The games may be intense and competitive but everyone in the venue had a great time. The battle for the basketball finals will be announced by the HFCC sports committee.
One community living up the Gospel through the service of the Lord and our fellow men
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HARANA DOCUMENTARY READY TO TAKE ON THE GLOBAL STAGE AT BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AND HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL After its critical success at the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival in Manila this past July, the highly anticipated documentary HARANA is set to dazzle at two major international film festivals this October. HARANA makes its international premiere at the 17th Busan International Film Festival, competing in the Wide Angle Documentary section with screenings taking place on October 5th, 7th and 11th. Considered to be one of the most prestigious festivals in Asia, HARANA joins a festival that focuses on introducing a wide array of films from all around Asia. HARANAs US premiere will be at the 32nd Hawaii International Film Festival with screenings on October 14th and October 18th. The film has been nominated for the Halekulani Golden Orchid Award, which is bestowed upon the narrative and documentary films that best express artistic and technical excellence and promotes crosscultural understanding. The Philippines' tradition of harana has been rapidly vanishing in its home country and most people throughout the world are completely unaware of its influential music that for many years had inspired the Philippine country with hope, beauty and love. Harana was a traditional form of courtship in which men serenaded women by singing underneath her window at night. It is famous for its set of protocols, a code of conduct and most importantly, a specific style of music. An important custom of Filipino culture, harana has been teetering on the edge of disappearance for some time, but through the untiring and valiant efforts from a group of filmmakers, harana has been given a chance for survival. World music guitarist Florante Aguilar along with producer Fides Enriquez and director Benito Bautista have created HARANA, a documentary that captures the search for this musical tradition and its remaining practitioners. Together, they discovered Felipe Alonzo, Celestino Aniel and Romeo Bergunio, three men living simple lives in obscurity in the Philippine countryside but who exemplify the definition of a true harana master. They are plucked from their humble surroundings and thrust into a world where their gifts as haranistas could once again be appreciated for all its worth. Through their remarkable journey, the film is both a celebration and a preservation of a tradition that will once again ignite the passion and treasure that is HARANA. HARANA MOVIE SCREENING DATES: 17th BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL October 5, 4pm at CGV Centum City 3 October 7, 10am at CGV Centum City 7 October 11, 8PM at CGV Centum Ctiy 6 For tickets go to: www.biff.kr/
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Blessed Pedro Calungsod

21 October 2012 Canonization in Rome
lessed Pedro Calungsod (c. 1654 April 2, 1672) was a young Roman Catholic Filipino sacristan and missionary catechist, who along with Spanish Jesuit missionary Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores, suffered religious persecution and martyrdom on Guam for their missionary work in 1672. Calungsod was beatified on March 5, 2000 by Blessed Pope John Paul II. On February 18, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI officially announced at Saint Peters Basilica that Calungsod will be canonised on October 21, 2012. Very little is known about Pedro Calungsod. Historical records never mentioned his exact place of origin or who his parents were. He was merely identified as a teenage native of the Visayas in the Philippines. Historical research identifies Ginatilan in Cebu, Hinunangan and Hinundayan in Southern Leyte, and Molo district in Iloilo as probable places of origin. Loboc in Bohol also makes a claim. Moreover, no one even really knows how Calungsod looked like. Calungsod is often depicted as a young man wearing a camisa de chino. He holds the martyrs palm, indicating his death, or sometimes a crucifix, catechism book or rosary, representing his missionary work. Few details of his early life prior to missionary work and death are known. It is probable that he came to one of the schools run by Jesuits, where he learned Catechism and Spanish language. Nevertheless, we can be certain of Calungsods ecclesiastical provenance since the entire Visayas region was under the old Diocese (now Archdiocese) of the Most Holy Name (Cebu). MISSIONARY WORK Pedro was just one of the boy catechists who went with San Vitores from the Philippines to the Ladrones Islands in the western North Pacific Ocean in 1668 to evangelize the Chamorros, according to www.pedrocalungsod.org. In that century, the Jesuits in the Philippines used to train and employ young boys as competent catechists and versatile assistants in their missions. The Ladrones at that time was part of the old Diocese of Cebu. Calungsod, then around 14, was among the young exemplary catechists chosen to accompany the Jesuits in their mission to the Ladrones Islands (Islas de los Ladrones or Islands of Thieves). Around 1667, these were later named Marianas (Las Islas de Mariana) in honor of Queen Maria Ana of Austria who supported the mission. Life in the Ladrones was hard. The provisions for the Mission did not arrive regularly; the jungles were too thick to cross; the cliffs were very stiff to climb, and the islands were frequently visited by devastating typhoons. Despite the hardships, the missionaries persevered, and the Mission was blessed with many conversions. The first mission residence and church were built in the town of Hagta in the island of Guam. MARTYRDOM According to Jesuit Martyrs in Micronesia written by Francis X. Hezel, SJ, the Jesuit mission in the Mariana Islands was the first in Oceania; it soon also proved to be one of the bloodiest. On 15 June 1668, San Vitores and a band of five other Jesuits arrived on Guam, the south-
ernmost and largest island in a cordillera of fifteen volcanic islands. With the missionaries came a garrison of thirty soldiers, many of them colonials from the Philippines, whose responsibility was to protect the missionaries and to pacify the local people if need should arise. At this time, Spanish missionaries were actively converting Chamorros to Roman Catholicism. This relationship was peaceful at the beginning with the Spaniards, who were led San Vitores. The initial reception of the missionaries by the Chamorro people was enthusiastic and reassuring. However, that changed over time when Chamorros grew resentful of the way their language and other customs were being replaced. Chamorro deaths had also increased due to foreign-borne illnesses. (www.guampdn.com) Very soon, a Chinese quack, named Choco, envious of the prestige that the missionaries were gaining among the Chamorros, started to spread the talk that the baptismal water of the missionaries was poisonous, www.pedrocalungsod.org explained. And since some sickly Chamorro infants who were baptized died, many believed the calumniator and eventually apostatized. The evil campaign of Choco was readily supported by the Macanjas who were superstitious local herbal medicine men, and by the Urritaos, the young native men who were given into some immoral practices. These, along with the apostates, began to persecute the missionaries, many of whom were killed. The most unforgettable assault happened on April 2, 1672, Saturday just before the Passion Sunday of that year. At around seven oclock in the morning, Pedro by then already about seventeen years old, as can be gleaned from the written testimonies of his companion missionaries and San Vitores came to the village of Tomhom [Tumhon; Tumon], in Guam. There, they were told that a baby girl was recently born in the village; so they went to ask the childs father, named Matapang, to bring out the infant for baptism. Matapang was a Christian and a friend of the missionaries, but having apostatized, he angrily refused to have his baby christened. Meanwhile, despite the growing distrust and animosity between Chamorros and the Spanish, San Vitores and Calungsod visited Matapangs home and baptized Matapangs daughter. It is unclear whether San Vitores came unannounced or if he had been invited into the home by Matapangs wife. To give Matapang some time to cool down, Padre Diego and Pedro gathered the children and some adults of the village at the nearby shore and started chanting with them the truths of the Catholic Faith. They invited Matapang to join them, but the apostate shouted back that he was angry with God and was already fed up with the Christian teachings. Determined to kill the missionaries, Matapang went away and tried to enlist in his cause another villager, named Hirao, who was not a Christian. At first, Hirao refused, mindful of the kindness of the missionaries towards the natives; but, when Matapang branded him a coward, he got piqued and so he consented. When Matapang learned of the baptism, he became even more furious. He violently hurled spears first at Pedro. The lad skirted the darting spears with remarkable dexterity. Witnesses said that Pedro had all the chances to escape because he was very agile, but he did not want to leave Padre Diego alone. Those who personally knew Pedro believed that he would have defeated his fierce aggressors and would have freed both himself and Padre Diego if only he had some weapon because he was a valiant boy; but Padre Diego never allowed his companions to carry arms. Finally, Pedro got hit by a spear at the chest and he fell to the ground. Hirao immediately charged towards him and finished him off with a blow of a cutlass on the head. Padre Diego could not do anything except to raise a crucifix and give Pedro the final sacramental absolution. After that, the assassins also
killed Padre Diego. Matapang took the crucifix of Padre Diego and pounded it with a stone while blaspheming God. Then, both assassins denuded the bodies of Pedro and Padre Diego, dragged them to the edge of the shore, tied large stones to their feet, brought them on a proa to sea and threw them into the deep. Those remains of the martyrs were never to be found again. The companion missionaries of Pedro remembered him to be a boy with a very good disposition, a virtuous catechist, a faithful assistant, a good Catholic whose perseverance in the Faith even to the point of martyrdom proved him to be a good soldier of Christ. (www.pedrocalungsod.org) BEATIFICATION A year after the martyrdom of San Vitores and Calungsod, a process for beatification was initiated but only for San Vitores. Political and religious turmoil, however, delayed and eventually killed the process. In 1981, when Agaa was preparing for its 20th anniversary as a diocese, the 1673 beatification cause of Padre Diego Lu de San Vitores was rediscovered in s the old manuscripts and taken up anew until Padre Diego was finally beatified on October 6, 1985. It was his beatification that brought the memory of Pedro to our day. Beatification is the act by which the Church, through papal decree, permits a specified diocese, region, nation, or religious institute to honor with public cult under the title Blessed a Christian person who has died with a reputation for holiness. In 1994, then Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal asked permission from the Vatican to initiate a cause for beatification and canonization of Pedro Calungsod. In March 1997, the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints approved the Acta of the Diocesan Process for the Beatification of Pedro Calungsod. That same year, Cardinal Vidal appointed Fr. Ildebrando Jesus A. Leyson as vice-postulator for the cause and was tasked with the compilation of a Positio Super Martyrio to be scrutinized by the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome. The positio, which relied heavily on the documentation of San Vitoress beatification, was completed in 1999. Blessed John Paul II, wanting to include young Asian laypersons in his first beatification for the Jubilee Year 2000, paid particular attention to the cause of Calungsod. In January 2000, he approved the decree super martyrio (concerning the martyrdom) of Calungsod, setting his beatification on March 5, 2000 at Saint Peters Square in Rome. (www.wikipedia.com) SAINTHOOD On December 19, 2011, the Holy See officially approved the miracle qualifying Calungsod for sainthood by the Roman Catholic Church. The recognised miracle dates from 2002, when a Leyte woman who was pronounced clinically dead by accredited physicians two hours after a heart attack was revived when a doctor prayed for Calungsods intercession. Cardinal Angelo Amato presided over the declaration ceremony on behalf of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. He later revealed that Pope Benedict XVI approved and signed the official promulgation decrees recognising the miracles as authentic and worthy of belief. The College of Cardinals were then sent a dossier on the new saints, and they were asked to indicate their approval. On 18 February 2012, after the Consistory for the Creation of Cardinals, Cardinal Amato formally petitioned Pope Benedict XVI to announce the canonization of the new saints. The Pope set the date for 21 October 2012 (World Mission Sunday). After Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, Calungsod will be the second Filipino declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic calendar of Martyrology celebrates Calungsods feast along with Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores every 2 April. (www.wikipedia.com)
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By: Regina Arquiza and Rholyn Cereno
month ago, Inang Bayan Initiative released our first video via the World Wide Web through You Tube. We started inviting everyone to be involved with this initiative. Many from the invitations we posted include this invitation: Theres a dream that lies in every childs smile but not everyone is given the same opportunity. We ended the video by saying that we can do something. We also invited everyone to participate MAKIISA. We then released videos every week with the total of four videos and more updates will be posted for a long term commitment to serving and giving back to our country specifically to our hometown. The invitation is timely since this era awaits initiatives towards service for our country as it needs serious help towards education. Data shows that education is considered to be one of the most important sectors in any country. One way of assessing a countrys performance is by measuring its literacy rate. Nations which have the highest number of educated people are the most advanced states in the world. Furthermore, surveys have shown that success in life is associated with higher educational attainment. Unfortunately, across the globe, illiteracy remains a serious problem in many of the worlds poorest countries where the vast majority of residents struggle to read and write. Compared with other countries, the literacy rate in the Philippines is quite high. The enrollment rate in the Philippines is 99.9% in the primary level and 77.8% in the secondary level, which is higher than Singapore, and highest among the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) countries. Records of the countrys National Statistics Office (NSO) show that 58 million out of the estimated 67 million Filipinos aged 10 to 64 years old are functionally literate, which means that 86.57% of Filipinos can read, write, compute, and comprehend. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Philippines has the highest literacy rate among the ASEAN countries. ASEAN Countries Brunei Darussalam Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Viet Nam Literacy Rate (%) 93.4 76.3 92 68.7 92.5 92 95.7 94.7 94.1 92.8
However, while statistics on literacy and enrollment may be high (education index), the economic situation in the Philippines is still in turmoil. The Philippines might have been successful in improving its education in terms of quantity, but in terms of quality, the data is showing otherwise. The quality of education in the Philippines is steadily deteriorating and its negative effect upon the countrys economic, social, and political condition is becoming more evident. The severe erosion in its educational standards as reflected in low scores of Filipino students both local and international aptitude tests, lack of classrooms and facilities, shortages of books and errors of facts in them, poor performance of teachers, inaccuracies in lectures, etc. indeed raise an alarming call that clearly seeks genuine change in the current system. It is the kind of change that will intensify childrens rights to better education. But due to huge budget constraints in resolving the abovementioned problems, the Philippine Government will not be able to resolve these issues alone. The severity of the problem requires intervention from private entities to better improve its current state. Inang Bayan Initiative advocates the importance of giving back to the country by dedicating a part of ones talent, time, money and effort to help underprivileged young Filipino children access to a higher quality of education. The initiative aims to increase awareness about the growing importance of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE); to increase awareness on the what and how of the 21st better early-childhood education; to increase awareness on cultivating future talents; to increase awareness towards the innovation of education; especially to offer training of school teachers and administrators. To address these current needs is easier said than done. The Inang Bayan Initiative with the help of everyone who will be willing to be involved MAKIISA is a way to realize the goal of providing better education to Filipino children both in long and short terms. We strongly believe that we can never do this alone without everyone. Our vision and mission could only be possible with everyones involvement. So lets all be part of this initiative and be involved! MAKIISA PO TAYONG LAHAT! Vision Every Filipino child has the right to an excellent education, the kind of education that develops ones capabilities to the fullest, an education that creates an integration between moral values and intellectual ability, comprehensive, and holistic. Mission We establish links between Filipinos abroad and those who are in the Philippines. We create networks that will strengthen the value of community involvement in setting up stronger cooperation among the public. By making the people understand the value of education in their lives, the movement seeks to encourage more and more people to look back to where theyve started and share whatever resources they can give.
What is the difference between being redeemed and being saved?

Full Question Karl Keating stated in his book Catholicism and Fundamentalism that we are all "redeemed" but we are not all "saved." What is the difference between the two? Answer Basically, redemption is collective, while salvation is individual. Christ redeemed humanity collectively from slavery to sin and from the debt of punishment that mankind, as a whole, owed due to sin. Every person, Christian or non-Christian, is redeemed because he is a member of the human race. Salvation is the application of redemption to individuals. A person can choose to reject the graces won for him by Christ even though he has been redeemed. Source www.catholic.com
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ng ngipin ng kanyang ina, maasahan si Taral- mapasaya at mapalakas ang loob ng mga OFWs na patuloy na nagsisikap sa ibang bansa, daghyn. Regular niya din kinakausap ang kaniyang dag ni Riingen. pamilya gamit ang webcam. Ito lang ang paraan ng mga kaanak niya para makita siya dahil limang taon nang hindi nakakauwi si Taralhyn sa kanilang probinsiya sa Cagayan de Oro. Kaya naman laking tuwa niya nang malamang magkikita muli sila ni Arceli. Dahil sa suki sa Western Union si Taralhyn, naipanalo niya ang kanyang kapatid sa Happy Senders Swerte swerte lang sa Taiwan Tulad ng maraming OFW, pinangarap ni Promo. Ngayon ay pwedeng bisitahin ni Arceli Jacqueline Ayangdo na bigyan ng mas magin- ang kanyang kapatid sa Korea. Tiyak, malalakhawang buhay ang kanyang pamilya. Siyam na ing ngiti ang naidulot ng pagka-wagi na ito. taon nang naninilbihan bilang katiwala si Jacqueline sa Taiwan at sa panahong iyon, napagaral niya ang kanyang mga kapatid. Excited si Ryan nang tanggapin premyo mula sa Ako kasi ang pinaka breadwinner sa amin. Western Union Sampu kaming magkakapatid, pangalawa ako sa panganay. Tinulungan ko silang makapagMahigit 100 customers mula sa 50 bansa at aral sa college. Ngayon meron na akong kateritoryo sa Asya Pasipiko, Europa, Gitnang patid na napatapos ko na nandito rin sa Taiwan Silangan at Estados Unidos ang masuwerteng nagtratrabaho sa factory sa Hsinchu, kwento ni naregaluhan ng Western Union sa prograJacqueline. mang Happy Senders. Ang mga customers na Mapalad si Jacqueline at dahil sa regular na nagpadala ng pera gamit ang Western Union padala sa kanyang pamilya, nanalo siya ng sa mga kasamang bansa mula ika-1 ng Hulyo pagkakataong umuwi sa Pilipinas. Tutal malaki hanggang ika-15 ng Setyembre ng taong 2012 na rin ang naitulong niya sa kaniyang mga kaay awtomatikong nasali sa promo para sa patid, naisipan ni Jacqueline na sa pag-uwi ay Si Araceli at ang kanyang pamilya na tinutulungan pagkakataong manalo ng pera, libreng biyahe, manatili na sa Pilipinas mula Pasko at pakani Taralhyn sa Pilipinas at iba pa. salan ang kanyang kasintahan. Siguro naman - ### From Japan with Love pwede ko ng isipin ang sarili ko, sabi ni JacBata pa lang ang kanyang mga anak nang (Continued from page 2 - Harana ...) queline. Matagal na nang huling makita ni Jacqueline lumipad si Sara Jimenez patungong Japan. HARANA REVIEW CAPSULES - July 2012: "It's a wonderful documentary, both intellectuang kanyang pamilyat kasintahan kayat dag- Dahil nag-iisa lang sa buhay, kinailangan nidag-ganitimpala ang pagkapanalo niya ng li- yang ihabilin sa kanyang kapatid ang kanyang ally stimulating and heartwarming. At times the beauty of the music is emotionally overwhelmbreng biyahe patungong Pilipinas mula sa pro- tatlong anak. Sa mahigit sampung taon ni Sara sa abroad ing." - Joel Shepard, San Francisco's Yerba gramang Western Union Happy Senders. Hindi ako nagbakasyon sa 3 years ko na pag ay bihira siyang nakakaauwi sa Pilipinas. Min- Buena Center for the Arts' Film Curator -work dito Kaya excited din ako na umuwi san, napadalaw niya ang mga bata sa Japan (HARANA Stuns Cinemalaya) Bautistas Harana is the most honest found tapos ngayon nanalo pa ako! Salamat Western ngunit dahil sa praktikal lang sa buhay, hindi na naulit ito. Gayunpaman, di siya nakakalimot story film done. We bear witness to both the Union dahil naging parte kayo ng aming pamilya, lalo na sa mga kapatid ko na nakatapos ipaalala ang pagmamahal sa kanyang pamilya. finding and the telling of one irresistible story. Ngayon nga ang kanyang panganay na si Ryan Oggs Cruz (twitchfilm.com) sa college, sabi ni Jacqueline. Harana is the best film in Cinemalaya. And ay college graduate na. Nagtapos ito ng IT course at naghahanap na ng trabaho para its non-competition. - Don Jaucian (Film Critic, Philippine Star) makatulong din sa kanila. Who says that the Festival Pass is not worth Katulad ng kanyang ina, seryoso kay Ryan ang kahulugan ng responsibilidad. Katunayan its price? The simple search for Haranistas benga, nang manalo si Ryan sa promo ng Western comes a reliving of a forgotten past. Bautista Union, naisip niyang ibigay sa kanyang tiyahin doesnt stay contented with what he found; he ang panalo niya. Malaki raw ang maidadagdag goes further by bringing his find to places due nito sa mga gastusin sa bahay. Kung magtatabi their talents, assuming a self appointed position man daw siya ng pera, ito ay para sa pagha- of a champion, chronicling a beautiful part of hanap niya ng trabaho. Ni hindi naisip ni Ryan history now gone extinct. - Lyndon Maburaot (Table Stretcher) bumili ng mga gamit para sa kanyang sarili. The movie constantly gave me goosebumps, Ang tanging mensahe lang ni Ryan sa kanin awe of the guitar players and the serenaders. yang ina ay Sana huwag ninyo kaming ka- Carl Joseph Papa (Whatever, Carl) limutan. Lagi kayong mag-iingat, mahal namin It is an amazing documentary! Instead of kayo. crying for the lost art of Harana and dwelling on Masayang tinaggap ni Jaqueline ang premyo mula sa Tatlo lamang si Jacqueline, Tarahlyn at Sara the problem, it became a very hopeful and Western Union sa maraming Pinoy abroad na binigyan ng thoughtful tribute. A true homage. - Nico QueWestern Union ng pagkakataong magbigay ng jano (Cinephiles) dagdag kasiyahan sa kanilang mga pamilya. Isang Ngiti Mula sa Korea "The real heart of this documentary lies in the Kahit maginhawa na ang buhay sa Korea, Ayon kay Patricia Riingen, senior vice presi- three haranistas' camaraderie as the last bastions kailanmay hindi nakalimot sa pamilya si Ta- dent ng Western Union sa East & South Asia, of their serenades. They know that their art is rahlyn Llanera. Nakapangasawa si Tarahlyn ng ang Happy Senders program ay inilunsad para becoming irrelevant thanks to the onslaught of isang Koreano at, kasama ng kanilang dala- gantimpalaan ang mga OFWs na buong-pusong modernity. They point to inventions such as the wang anak, ay dumayo patungong Korea. Ga- lumisan para makatulong sa kanilang mga ma- videoke machine and the cellphone as the priyunman, patuloy pa rin niyang inaalala ang hal sa buhay. mary elements that sapped the passion from Naiintindihan namin kung gaanong kahirap today's youths. Interestingly, they don't say this kaniyang ina at kapatid sa Pilipinas. Si Taralhyn ay napakabait at maalalahanin mawalay sa pamilya para makatulong sa pa- with any hostility. They've accepted it as the milya. Madalas ay wala ng tinitira ang mga way things are, that people and communities just sa amin, sabi ng kapatid niyang si Arceli. Mula pagtulong sa kanyang mga pamangkin OFWs sa sarili nila kapag nagpapadala ng pera inherently change over time." - Vincenzo Tagle (We Talk About Movies) sa Bataan, pagpapadala kapag may emergency, sa Pilipinas, sabi ni Riingen. Sa pagbigay ng mga premyo, nais naming o hanggang nitong nakaraan, pati sa pagpapayos
ng magtrabaho sa ibang bansa, malayo sa pamilyat mga mahal sa buhay, ay isang desisyong hindi madaling gawin. Ngunit para sa mga Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), kailangan ito para sa magandang kinabukasan. Kahit pa minsan ang ibig sabihin nito ay isakripisyo ang kanilang sariling kasiyahan. Gayunman, may magandang kapalit naman kadalasan ang kanilang pagsisikap. Minsan pa, ang iba sa kanila ay nabibiyayaan ng pambihirang swerte.
Tatlong Kwento ng Inspirasyon Mula sa mga OFW sa Asya
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SA PUNTOD NI TATAY
ni Michael B. Balba Matagal na panahong ako ay nawalay Sapagkat lumayo at nangibang bayan Dahil naririto sa araw ng mga patay Ako'y magtutungo doon sa libingan. Sa puntod ni tatay ako ay dadalaw Upang maipadama, nangulilang tunay Kandila't bulalak aking iaalay Aking ihahandog sa ama kong hirang. Taos-puso ako na mananalangin Upang maramdaman ng tatay kong giliw Ang aking pag-ibig, hindi nagmamaliw Sa mahal kong ama, tunay na butihin. Ilang taon na rin na siya ay wala Ngunit sariwa pa sa aking gunita Mga alaala ni amang dakila Sa puso at isip, laging nakatala. Sa puntod ni tatay, aking sasambitin Ang pasasalamat sa tatay kong giliw Sa puntod ni tatay ay mananalangin Nang kanyang mabatid ang tanging dalangin. Sa puntod ni tatay ay hindi iiyak Kahit nadarama pangungulilang ganap Pagkat aking batid ang tatay kong liyag Doo'y maligaya't Diyos ang kayakap.
The Feast of All Saints

http://www.feastofsaints.com/feastdaypoem.htm For all the saints, Whom no one thought to name No litany of bliss, For their praise proclaims. For the homely saints, No halo aglow Favored by the Lord, But to us so so For the ruined saints, Who craved no boardroom glee But offered their arms, And gave without fee. For the tattered saints, Who found no rest at home But served in patient woe, And shrank in hearts alone. For the silent saints, Captured by their pain Offering it to Him, For salvations gain. For the saint unseen, By power or by peer The crownless heir of love, Raised on Christs bier. The lumpen hump of flesh, Draped across bench Whose spit is his smile, And bouquet his stench. For the blithering saint, Whose strings of words bemuse His blank stare runs counter, To the civil use. For the stunted saints, No worldly stature given Graced by a shrug, And through neglect shriven For the hidden saints, Caught in His eye Reflections of Gods love, In ordinary guise. The humble face of saints, Uncanonized Lies in the dust, By Him only prized For these great saints, We have yet to know Celebrate today! Feast on crow.
By: MJ DIAZ uild me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory. As you celebrate your birthday my dear son, my wishes are far beyond what you thought, knowing that my heart is aching and longing for you. Nevertheless, my love for you is infinite. Nothing more matter than having you and lucky that God gave me you. You make me feel stronger and happy, no matter how far I am and distanced wont matter, my son, remember that I love u so dearly. On your special day, my thoughts and my love will reach you. Just close your eyes and feel me in your heart and mind. I am there beside you celebrating it with you. Everyday in my prayers, all I ask, is for you to be safe and grow-up with a good heart and humility in all you do, and may all your life be filled with love, happiness, and faith in God. Mama loves you more than you know and I missed you every day of my life that I am not beside you. But I know God is watching over you. And a lot of people love you too. Be thankful and grateful everyday. Be careful and may God bless you always.:))
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By: Mj Diaz apat na ba ang mahalin mo lang ang isang tao para manatili sila sa piling mo o patuloy kang magmamahal na walang alinlangan o tanong sa bawat pagkakataon? Paano mo masasabi na tama o kulang pa ang binibigay mong pagmamahal, panahon at oras sa isang taong mahal mo para manatili ito? Hindi ko rin maintindihan minsan. Kahit ako maraming tanong sa bawat pagkakataon na maramdaman o maranasan ang mga bagay pagdating sa pagibig o kung paano magmahal. Sapat na nga ba ang pagmamahal lang? Kahit ginagawa mo na lahat para sa isang taong mahal mo, na halos kung minsan makalimutan mo na ang sarili mo para mapatunayan mo lang sa kanya na mahal mo sya sapat na nga ba? Nakakasakal nga ba kapag nagmahal ka ng sobra? Yung tangi mo lang hangad maging masaya kayong pareho? Ang hirap bigyan ng basehan pagdating sa pag-ibig. Minsan sa tingin mo ay tama, pero may mali pala. Minsan naman sa tingin mo sapat na, subalit kulang pa rin pala. O kung minsan sobra- sobra naman kung magmahal tayo, kaso nakakasakal naman . Ang gulo, ang hirappero sa dulo ng lahat ng ito may kaligayahan pa rin tayong nararamdaman. Lalo na kapag tunay mo itong nararamdaman, na walang pagkukunwari o alinlangan. Kaya nga natin harapin ang lahat maipaglaban lang ito kung minsan, ng dahil sa pag-ibig kaya nating gawin lahat. Kaya siguro ang Diyos binigay niya ang kayang buhay para sa atin dahil sa pagmamahal niya ng sobra sa atin. Tinuruan niya tayo kung paano magmahal sa kapwa sa lahat ng pagkakataon. Maging masama o maganda ang pakita sa atin. Magmahal ng walang katumbas o walang hinihintay na kapalit. Yan ang pag-ibig ng Diyos - dakila, pati buhay ibinigay para sa kaligayahan at kaligtasan ng lahat.
Tayo kaya bilang isang tao na nilalang ng Diyos kaya ba nating magmahal kagaya nya? Minsan sinasaktan tayo ng mga mahal natin o iniiwan. Siguro kaya tayo iniiwan kasi baka may bagong darating na mas okey, na mas mamahalin tayo, yung taong hindi tayo sasaktan at paaasahin. Yung nagi-isang taong magtatama ng mga mali sa atin, ng lahat ng mali sa buhay natin. Pero minsan hindi rin naman masamang piliin mo na hanapin ang sarili mo, o mahalin din natin ang sarili natin ng konti. Hindi naman ibig sabihin noon, hindi mo na sila mahal. Pinili mo lang gawin o tignan ng malayo kung ano ang ikakaganda pa ng relasyon. Minsan kasi sa sobrang pagmamahal nawawala na ang pagkatao natin, yung sarili natin. Baka nga sa pagkakataon na yun mas mabuo ang sarili mo at kaya mong magmahal muli ng tama at wlang paga-alinlangan. Sabi nga nila: it takes two people to break-up so they can grow-up, it takes two grown- ups to make the relationship work. .. hindi nga lang pagmamahal lang ang mararamdaman para manatili ang relasyon sa dalawang taong nagmamahalan. Maraming dahilan, maraming dapat harapin, at kilalanin di lang ang taong mamahalin mo pati na rin lalo ang sarili mo, kasi sa tingin ko kapag marami ka pang hanap o marami ka pang gustong gawin, hindi mo magagawang magmahal ng buo dahil hindi pa buo ang pagkatao mo. At mahirap maging masaya kung isa lang ang may gusto. Dapat pantay o pareho sa nararamdaman ng bawat isa. Ikaw masasabi mo ba sa sarili mo na nagmamahal ka na ng totoo at sapat na ba ang pagmamahal lang para tumagal? Nahanap mo na ba ang taong masasabi mong siya na at wala ng iba o wala ka ng hahanapin pa.. Mahirap sagutin ng diretso... may alinlangan pa rin kahit papaano. Dapat wala ng what if tinanong mo na ba sarili mo? Kung sapat ba ang pagmamahal lang?
(authors: Fr. Adonis Llamas Narcelles Jr., SVD & Fr. Rex Fullente, CM; from the book ok ka lang dyan?) ibinabahagi ni Bro. Allan Rodriguez Ito ang mga katagang ayaw nating marinig. Itoy insulto sa ating pagkatao kayat pilit nating itinatago sa ating mga kababayan. Ngunit, baligtarin man ang mundo, ang katotohanan ay di mababago. Mapait mang tanggapin, tayoy katulong lang. Ano na ang nangyari sa mga sinulat natin sa mga slumbook noong nasa elementary pa tayo? Ambition: to be a doctor, lawyer, engineer, etc. Pustahan tayo, walang sinuman ang sumulat ng Ambition: to be a Domestic Helper. Kahit hanggang ngayon, 100%, sigurado ako. Ano na ang nangyari dun sa mga pangarap ng mga magulang natin? Iginapang tayo sa hirap, isinanla ang mga alahas, ibinenta ang kalabaw pati ang lupa, maka-graduate lang tayo ng kolehiyo at maging mga professionals. Nakatapos nga pero sa bandang huli, ang teacher, nurse, bank manageray hanggang katulong lang. Buti na lang sinabi ni Kristo Mapalad kayong mga nagpapakasakit at inaalipusta ngayon, dahil nasa inyo ang kaharian ng Diyos. (Mateo 5:10) Ngunit mapalad nga ba o malapad? Malapad na kasi ang ating mga kalyo sa palad sa kakukudkod sa paglilinis. Malapad na rin ang listahan ng utang na babayaran sa pamasahe sa labas ng bansa. At lalong malapad na rin ang mga mukha natin sa pagharap sa sermon ng ating mga amo. Mali ata si Kristo. Malapad, hindi mapalad. Sa kabila ng trahedyang ito, maniwala ka man o sa hindi, tunay na mapalad - kayo. Dahil kung susuriin natin, kayoy hindi basta katulong lang. Kayoy mga espesyal na taong may di matatawarang dangal 1. Mapalad kayong naglilinis sa mga bahay ng inyong amo, kayong naglalaba ng mamahalin nilang damit, at nagluluto ng kanilang maseselang pagkain. Kayoy hindi lang katulong, kayoy kanilang KATIWALA. 2. Mapalad kayong natutulog sa ilalim ng iisang bubong ng pamilyang banyaga, kayong nagbabantay habang silay nagpapahinga, kayong naiiwan habang silay nasa trabaho. Kayoy hindi lang katulong,
kayoy kanilang KASAMBAHAY. 3. Mapalad kayong nag-aalaga sa kanilang ulyaning mga magulang, kayong nagpapakain sa kanilang mga aso, kayong nag-aasikaso sa kanilang mga anak at mahal sa buhay. Kayoy hindi lang katulong, kayoy kanilang KAPAMILYA. 4. Mapalad kayong pinagagalitan lagi ng inyong mga amo, kayong mga hinihingahan ng kanilang mga sama ng loob, kayong mga sinasabihan ng kanilang mga kuwento at pangarap sa buhay. Kayoy hindi lang katulong, kayoy kanilang KAIBIGAN. 5. Mapalad kayong hindi pa sumusuko ngayon, kayong mga nakukuha pang ngumiti at magsumikap sa kabila ng hirap ng buhay, kayong kayang batahin ang lahat ng trabaho kahit nakahihiya. Kayoy hindi lang katulong, kayoy ULIRANG PILIPINO. 6. Mapalad kayong nahiwalay ng maraming taon sa inyong pamilya, kayong mag-isa ngayon sa lungkot ng isang bansang banyaga, kayong mga umiiyak sa lamig ng gabi. Kayoy hindi lang katulong, kayoy mga BAGONG BAYANI. 7. Mapalad kayong mga nagpapadala ng pera sa Pilipinas, kayoy mga wala ng halos maitabi para sa sarili mapatapos lang at magkaroon ng magandang buhay ang inyong mga anak. Kayoy hindi lang katulong, kayoy MABUBUTING MAGULANG. 8. Mapalad kayong katulad ni Kristo ay nagpapaalipin, kinukutya at nagpapasan ng krus. Kayoy hindi lang katulong, kayoy mga TUNAY NA BANAL. P.S. Marahil naitatanong ninyo kung bakit ganito na lang ang pagpapahalaga ko sa mga katulong. Itoy dahil utang ko ang aking buhay sa mga katulong. Ang aming katulong lang naman ang nagsagip sa akin at nagdala sa ospital noong ako ay masagasaan ng truck noong akoy 4 na taong gulang pa lang. At ang aking mga magulang ay kapwa namasukang katulong ng apat na taon, makatapos lang sila ng kolehiyo sa Maynila. Mga katulong lang, ngunit akoy pinahalagahan. Maraming salamat sa mga katulong. Tunay na mapalad kayo!
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Covenant Love: Introducing the Biblical Worldview

(Editors note: This is the 3rd part of the Online Bible Study course on the subject taken from the website of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Studies http://www.salvationhistory.com/)
Lesson Three: Our Father, Abraham

Lesson Three Objectives:
1. To read Genesis 12-50 with understanding. 2. To understand Gods covenant with Abraham and to see how that covenant is fulfilled in the New Covenant of Jesus Christ. 3. To appreciate key figures and elements in the Abraham story - Melchizedek, circumcision, the sacrifice of Isaac - as they are interpreted in the Churchs tradition.
Lesson Outline:
I. Review and Overview II. Our Father Abraham A. Big Promises B. Beloved Sons C. Signs of Flesh and Spirit D. Shem's Blessing E. First-Born High Priest III. Age of Patriarchs A. Jacob the Younger B. Joseph and Judah IV. Study Questions
I. Review and Overview

Let's start this lesson with some review: We're studying salvation history - the story that the Bible tells - by studying the covenants, which form the "backbone" or the "skeletal structure" of the Bible. In the ancient world, covenants established family relationships. The covenants God makes in the Bible do the same thing. By His covenants, God establishes a family relationship with His creatures, the human people made in His image and likeness. By His covenants, He was - and still is - fathering a family. Through the covenants of the Bible, He bestows His blessing - a share in His divine grace and life - upon His people. By this blessing, He makes us more than simple creatures. He makes us true divine heirs and offspring - sons and daughters. We're studying this history to understand better and to live better the New Covenant, which He gave to us in the person of Jesus Christ, and which we entered into through Baptism. And all of the covenants we read about in the Old Testament history of the Bible are intended to foreshadow, to anticipate and point to, the New Covenant. Picking up the story in the Bible: As a result of the original sin of Adam and Eve, the family that God desired was fractured and divided. There was now a constant tension between those who doubt God's promises and seek to glorify their own name, that is, to live outside of God's family, and those who "call on the name of the Lord," that is, those who desire to live as His children (see Genesis 4:26). This tension reaches a head in the Tower of
Babel episode we looked at in the last lesson where the peoples of the world try to "make a name for themselves." As Adam and Eve sought to live without God, to be "like gods" themselves, now men and women acting together as one people have begun to do the same thing (see Genesis 11). But in the verses immediately following Babel, we're introduced to Abram or Abraham. (For simplicity's sake, we're going to refer to him as "Abraham" throughout this lesson, even though he's called " Abram" until God changes his name in Genesis 17:5). Abraham is called to reject the ways of those who would exalt themselves and try to make a name for themselves. If he follows God in faith and obedience, God promises to exalt him - to make his name great (see Genesis 12:2). With Abraham, human history becomes salvation history. Until now, our history was headed to a dead end, toward death, a return to the dust from which man was first fashioned (see Genesis 1:19; Catechism, no. 1079-1080). By his faithfulness, Abraham becomes the father of a new generation of men and women, a generation that lives by faith in the promises of God, as trusting sons and daughters. Abraham, God promises, will be "the father of a host of nations" (see Genesis 17:5). Through his descendants, he will be the bringer of divine blessing to all the nations of the earth (see Genesis 12:3). What is the blessing that God wants to bestow? The gift of divine sonship. These promises of God, which we focus on in this lesson, are fulfilled in Jesus, who is, as we read in the very first line of the New Testament, "the Son of Abraham" (see Matthew 1:1).
the books of Exodus through Deuteronomy. God's second oath is fulfilled when David is made King and promised with a great name (see 2 Samuel 7:9) and an everlasting throne (see Psalm 89:3-4; 132:11-12). And finally, these covenants point us to Jesus. His New Covenant fulfills God's promise to make the children of Abraham the source of blessing for all the nations. That's why in the very first line of the New Testament we find the words "Jesus Christ...the son of Abraham" (see Matthew 1:1).
B. Beloved Sons
In the famous biblical canticles of Mary and Zechariah, we're told that the coming of Jesus fulfills the promises that God swore to Abraham (compare Luke 1:55, 72-73 and Genesis 12:3; 13:15; 22:16-18). Jesus is the descendant of Abraham in whom the blessings of divine sonship will flow to all the nations of the world. Jesus Himself taught us to see a symbol of His coming in the birth of Isaac: "Abraham your father rejoiced to see My day; he saw it and it was glad." Of course, Abraham didn't literally see Jesus' day. He rejoiced at the birth of His heir, Isaac (see Genesis 17:7). But Jesus is telling us that in Isaac we should see a foreshadowing of His own birth. Beginning within the Bible and coming to full flower in the writings of Church Fathers like St. Augustine, many have seen deep connections between the life of Isaac and the life of Jesus. Isaac's birth is a miracle - coming as it does to a 100-year-old man and his barren wife. So Jesus is born by divine conception. As Isaac is circumcised to enter into membership in the chosen people of God, so is Jesus (see Luke 2:21). There is an even more profound symbolism in the awful test that God gives to Abraham - to offer his only beloved son, Isaac, as a sacrifice. This story has long been interpreted as foreshadowing God's offering of his only beloved Son on the Cross at Calvary. First, notice in the story how many times the words "father" and "son" are used (see Genesis 22). Isaac is described as the only beloved Son of Abraham (see Genesis 22:2,12,16). Page ahead to the New Testament and you'll find God using these same words - "my beloved Son" - to refer to Jesus at two crucial points in His life, in His Baptism and Transfiguration (see Matthew 3:17; 17:5). This language is not coincidental. It's the clue to what's going on in the Abraham story, which is one of the most difficult to understand in the entire Bible. Without this clue, we're left to draw cruel conclusions: How could God require anybody to sacrifice his only son - or any son, for that matter? What kind of God would demand such a test of loyalty? But this test, like so many things written in the Old Testament, was written as a "figure," to teach us a lesson about the loving plan of God (see 1 Corinthians 1:11; Romans 4:23-24). The writers of the New Testament clearly understood that this story was not about a cruel God who asks believers to do horrifying things to serve Him. They knew that in the story of the
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II. Our Father Abraham

A. Big Promises
God's covenant with Abraham has three parts, and it begins with three promises: to make Abraham a great nation (12:1); to give him a great name (12:2); and to make him the source of blessing for all the world (12:3). God later "upgrades" these three promises turning them into divine covenants. God swears not only to make Abraham a great nation, He also makes a covenant in which He promises to deliver Abraham's descendants from oppression in an alien country and give them a specific portion of land (see Genesis 15:7-21). Not only will his name be great, but God by a covenant oath swears to make Abraham "father of a host of nations," a royal dynasty - "kings shall stem from you" (see Genesis 17:1-21). God elevates His third promise by swearing to make Abraham's descendants "as countless as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore." In Abraham's descendants "All the nations of the earth shall find blessing" (see Genesis 22:16-18). By these three covenant oaths, God points our eyes to the future of salvation history. Abraham is made a great nation in the Exodus, when by the covenant He makes with Moses, God makes Abraham's descendants into a nation possessing the land promised to Abraham (see Genesis 46:3-4). We will read about this in our next lesson, when we look at
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- By Bro. Tony Sacapanio - Forgiveness (Col. 3:13) Romans 12:1-2 - Love (John 13:34-35) Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of Gods mercy, to offer your II AND TO OFFER OURSELVES AS A LIVING SACRIFICE bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God this is your spiriA First, In view of Gods Abundant Mercy tual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this 1. Worship is fitting response to Gods holiness, power and His world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will abundant grace. be able to test and approve what Gods will is his good, pleasing and Psalm 5:7 Because of your unfailing love, I can enter your perfect will. house; with deepest awe I will worship at your temple. Intro: True worship is God-centered worship. People tend to get 2. Our worship should include praise and thanksgiving to God caught up in where they should worship, what music should they sing in for what He has done. worship, and how the worship looks to other people. Focusing on these things completely misses the point. Jesus tells us that true worshippers Psalm 9:11 Sing praises to the Lord who reigns in Jerusawill worship God in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). This means we worlem. Tell the world about His unforgettable deeds. ship from a pure heart. B We Offer Ourselves to God Because We Are Part of His King David was a phenomenal example for all of us. He had a pure Glorious Plan and grateful heart towards God and worshiped Him with the entirety of 1 Peter 2:3-5 If indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. his being. As you come to Him, a living stone rejected by men but in the True worship is not confined to singing or open praise (although these sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living things are both good and we are told to do them in the Bible), but it is stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priestthe heartfelt acknowledgement of God and all His power and glory in hood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through the things we do. To truly worship God, we must know Him and not be Jesus Christ. ignorant of His good and glorious nature (Acts 17:23) 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, Gods special possession, that you may I TO TRULY WORSHIP GOD IS TO KNOW HIM AND HIS declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into PERFECT WILL his wonderful light. A Start by not conforming any more to the ways or pattern of 1. Let us then, know that our worship is not merely a routine to this world. perform, but a God-given provision for our spiritual good. 1. All of us worship something whether we know it or not. We may not physically bow down to it, or offer it songs of praise Hebrews 10:25 Let us not give up meeting together, as and adoration, but whatever we devote most of our time and some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one anattention to is often what we worship. other and all the more as you see the Day approaching. 2. Seen in that light, its easy to worship God, we can worship 2. Worship is not a spectator activity. money, or power, or a rock star, or we can even worship a - Find an individual role and fill it. lifestyle. The Bible makes it plain that there is only one God - The crucial question is not How did the preacher or song worthy of our worship. leader do?, but How did I do? 3. Psalm 29:2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name; worVarious Types of Members Coming to Worship: ship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness. You can fol* The Faithful Few who can always be counted on to do low the admonition of Ps. 29:2, by turning away from what whatever is needed to do. you formerly worshipped and acknowledging the Lordship of * Fairly Faithful who attended somewhat regularly but are Jesus. Let the life you live be an act of worship to Him. not as dependable. B Be transformed by renewing our minds * PMKL Pag May Kailangan Lang 1. Worship is more than act of reverence. It is an attitude of the * WWL Weather Weather Lang heart. (True worship is felt inwardly, and then comes out through our actions. Going through the motions out of obli* PPL Pa Pogi Lang gation is unpleasing to God). - Engage personally in the work of the congregation Illustration: Abel and Cain (Genesis 4:3-7) * Evangelism (Acts 8:4) 2. Worship is clearly of interest to God. * Edification (Romans 14:19) Philippians 3:8 What is more, I consider everything a loss - Contribute financially to the work of the congregation because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my (1Cor. 16:1-2) Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them * giving tithes/offerings garbag, that I may gain Christ * pledges Matthew 6:33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteous3. God wants to give us something in our assemblies our inness volvement or lack thereof reveals much about whether we 3. There are Attitudes to maintain: desire to accept what God has for us! - Humility, lowliness of mind (Phil. 2:3) - A peaceable spirit (Romans 14:17-19) - Friendliness, warmth (Phm. 1:7) - Gentleness, meekness (Gal. 6:1) - Forbearance, longsuffering, patience (Col. 3:12-13)
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father Abraham and his son Isaac, God was revealing to us something of the mystery of His own divine fatherhood. God twice praises Abraham's faithfulness "You did not withhold from me your own beloved son" (see Genesis 22:12,15). St. Paul cites the Greek translation of these exact words when He talks about the Crucifixion - "He who did not spare His own Son but handed Him over for us all..." (see Romans 8:32). We can also hear an echo of God's praise in the famous Scripture from the Gospel of John: "God so loved the world that He gave His only Son..." (see John 3:16). And there are other, more subtle, parallels, as well: For instance, the mountain where God tells Abraham to perform the sacrifice: Mount
Moriah is in the same place that Melchizedek came from - Salem. In fact, Jewish tradition holds that Moriah is the site atop which Solomon built the Lord's Temple (see 2 Chronicles 3:1). In fact, Jewish tradition also holds that the name "Jerusalem" comes from attaching Abraham's word of faith - God "will provide" (see Genesis 22:8; Hebrew = yir'eh or jira) to the word Salem. Calvary, where Jesus was crucified, is one of the hills of Moriah. And as Isaac carried the wood for his own sacrifice, and submitted to being bound to the wood, so too will Jesus carry His cross and let men bind Him to it. Jewish tradition believed that Isaac was between 27 and 35 at the time of this event and that he willingly allowed himself to be bound and offered by Abraham. This would suggest
an even further parallel between Isaac and Jesus - both giving themselves up, freely accepting their own death as an offering to God. Abraham's words to his servants: "We will worship and then come back to you" (see Genesis 22:5) can be heard as a promise of resurrection. Why did he say "we," if he expected that Isaac would be slain? The Letter to the Hebrews explains that it was because Abraham had faith in the resurrection: "He reasoned that God was able to raise even from the dead, and he received Isaac back as a symbol" (see Hebrews 11:17-19). In fact, Isaac is spared, as Jesus will be, "on the third day" (see Genesis 22:4). To be continued
the clock on some Council reforms and moved to centralise power in the Vatican again. Conservatives praise him for correcting what they regard as errors in applying its ideas. For example, conservatives assert that the Council's By Philip Pullella | Reuters Thu, Oct 11, 2012 ATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict urged lapsed and push for dialogue with other religions went too far and weakened the lukewarm Roman Catholics on Thursday to rediscover their traditional teaching that Catholicism is the one true faith. (Reporting by Philip Pullella; Editing by Robert Woodward) Church and stop the advance of "spiritual desertification". o The pope made his comments in the homily of a Mass before tens of thousands in St Peter's Square on the 50th anniversary of the opening of Pope Grants Plenary Indulgence for Year of the Second Vatican Council, a far-reaching event in the Church's 2,000year history. Faith "Recent decades have seen the advance of a spiritual desertification," by Steve Ray on October 9, 2012 he said, opening a worldwide "Year of Faith". "We see it all around us ... VATICAN CITY, OCT. 5, 2012 (Zenit.org) By Junno Arocho. the void has spread." n a decree signed by Cardinal Manuel Monteiro de Castro, PenitenThe mass was attended by hundreds of Roman Catholic bishops as tiary Major and Bishop Krzysztof Nykiel, regent of the Apostolic well as representatives of other Christian churches, such as Archbishop Penitentiary, the Holy Father has granted the faithful a Plenary Indulof Canterbury Rowan Williams. The bishops are in Rome for a synod, or gence on the occasion of the Year of Faith. The indulgence will last the conference, at the Vatican aimed at building a strategy to bring lapsed entire Year of Faith, from October 11th, 2012 to November 24th, 2013. Catholics back to the faith. The day of the fiftieth anniversary of the solemn opening of Vatican The Vatican has termed this effort the "new evangelisation" of the Council II the Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI has decreed the beginning developed world and it has asked Catholics, parof a Year especially dedicated to the profession of ticularly those who have left the Church, to look the true faith and its correct interpretation, through deep into their hearts and either rekindle their relathe reading of or better still the pious meditation tionship with God or deepen it. upon the Acts of the Council and the articles of Local Catholic parishes around the world will the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the statehold events such as Bible studies, retreats, special ment read. Masses, community service events and discussion According to the Catechism of the Catholic groups about the sacraments. Church, an indulgence is a remission before God The pope urged Catholics to use these opportuof the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt nities to rediscover "the thirst for God, the ultimate has already been forgiven, which the faithful Chrismeaning of life". tian who is duly disposed gains under certain preThe Church is suffering desertions from its pracscribed conditions through the action of the Church tising flock in former strongholds in Europe, North which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and America and Latin America due to sex abuse scanapplies with authority the treasury of the satisfacdals, increasing secularism, rival faiths and open tions of Christ and the saints. dissent against Church teachings on homosexuality Indicating that the primary objective of the Year of and its ban on a female priesthood. Faith is to develop sanctity of life to the highest degree possible on this earth, the decree granted "NEW EVANGELISATION" the Plenary Indulgence will be granted to the faithThe synod's working document speaks of the ful who are truly penitent, take Sacramental Conneed to address the divergence between Catholic values and the reality of modern life in Europe and North America, and fession and the Eucharist and pray in accordance with the intentions of an "educational emergency" of children no longer being taught the faith. the Supreme Pontiff. The document states that those faithful who are unable to leave their Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council 50 years ago residence due to illness or a legitimate cause can still receive a Plenary to bring the Church up to date with the modern world. During the Council, which ended in 1965, nearly 3,000 bishops from Indulgence if, during the times where the Holy Father or participating more than 100 countries wrote 16 documents on various aspects of bishops words are broadcast through radio or television, they recite the Church life and mission and urged more "collegiality," or sharing of Our Father, the Profession of Faith in any legitimate form, and other prayers that concord with the objectives of the Year of Faith, offering up responsibility, between the pope and bishops. the suffering and discomfort of their lives. Among its innovations was the introduction of the Mass in local lan guages after centuries of it being said in Latin. On ZENITs web page: The Council also encouraged dialogue with, and respect for, other For the full text of the decree, go to http://www.zenit.org/article-35663? religions and repudiated the concept of collective Jewish guilt for Jesus' l=english death, revolutionising Catholic-Jewish relations after 2,000 years of Source: http://www.catholic-convert.com/2012/10/09/pope-grants-plenarymistrust. indulgence-for-year-of-faith/ But 50 years on, the Council is divisive. Liberals in the Church say Benedict, who attended the Council as a young priest, has turned back
Pope warns lapsed Catholics of "spiritual desertification"
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he Feast of Christ the King was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 as an antidote to secularism, a way of life which leaves God out of man's thinking and living and organizes his life as if God did not exist. The feast is intended to proclaim in a striking and effective manner Christ's royalty over individuals, families, society, governments, and nations. Today's Mass establishes the titles for Christ's royalty over men: 1) Christ is God, the Creator of the universe and hence wields a supreme power over all things; "All things were created by Him"; 2) Christ is our Redeemer, He purchased us by His precious Blood, and made us His property and possession; 3) Christ is Head of the Church, "holding in all things the primacy"; 4) God bestowed upon Christ the nations of the world as His special possession and dominion. Today's Mass also describes the qualities of Christ's kingdom. This kingdom is: 1) supreme, extending not only to all people but also to their princes and kings; 2) universal, extending to all nations and to all places; 3) eternal, for "The Lord shall sit a King forever"; 4) spiritual, Christ's "kingdom is not of this world". Rt. Rev. Msgr. Rudolph G. Bandas According to the 1962 Missal of Bl. John XXIII the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, this feast is celebrated on the last Sunday of October.
Christ the King as Represented in the Liturgy
The liturgy is an album in which every epoch of Church history immortalizes itself. Therein, accordingly, can be found the various pictures of Christ beloved during succeeding centuries. In its pages we see pictures of Jesus suffering and in agony; we see pictures of His Sacred Heart; yet these pictures are not proper to the nature of the liturgy as such; they resemble baroque altars in a gothic church. Classic liturgy Neither in the time after Pentecost is the picture of Christ as King knows but one Christ: the King, radiant, majestic, and divine. wholly absent from the liturgy. Corpus Christi is a royal festival: "Christ With an ever-growing desire, all Advent awaits the "coming King"; in the King who rules the nations, come, let us adore" (Invit.). In the Greek the chants of the breviary we find repeated again and again the two ex- Church the feast of the Transfiguration is the principal solemnity in pressions "King" and "is coming." On Christmas the Church would honor of Christ's kingship, Summum Regem gloriae Christum adoremus greet, not the Child of Bethlehem, but the Rex Pacificus "the King of (Invit.). Finally at the sunset of the ecclesiastical year, the Church awaits peace gloriously reigning." Within a fortnight, there follows a feast with burning desire the return of the King of Majesty. which belongs to the greatest of the feasts of the Church year -- the We will overlook further considerations in favor of a glance at the Epiphany. As in ancient times oriental monarchs visited their principali- daily Offices. How often do we not begin Matins with an act of royal ties (theophany), so the divine King appears in His city, the Church; homage: "The King of apostles, of martyrs, of confessors, of virgins from its sacred precincts He casts His glance over all the world....On the come, let us adore" (Invit.). Lauds is often introduced with Dominus final feast of the Christmas cycle, the Presentation in the Temple, holy regnavit, "The Lord is King". Christ as King is also a first consideration Church meets her royal Bridegroom with virginal love: "Adorn your at the threshold of each day; for morning after morning we renew our bridal chamber, O Sion, and receive Christ your King!" The burden of oath of fidelity at Prime: "To the King of ages be honor and glory." the Christmas cycle may be summed up in these words: Christ the King Every oration is concluded through our Mediator Christ Jesus "who lives establishes His Kingand reigns forever." Yes, age-old liturgy beholds Christ reigning as King dom of light upon in His basilica (etym.: "the king's house"), upon the altar as His throne. earth! Excerpted from The Church's Year of Grace, Pius Parsch If we now consider Things to Do: the Easter cycle, the luster of Christ's royal Traditionally there would be a procession for Christ the King on this dignity is indeed somefeastday. The Blessed Sacrament would be carried and the procession what veiled by His would end with a prayer of consecration to Christ the King and Benedicsufferings; neverthetion. Try to participate if your parish has a Christ the King procession. If less, it is not the suffernot, try having one at home (minus the Blessed Sacrament). ing Jesus who is preRead Pope Pius XI's encyclical Quas primas (On the Feast of Christ sent to the eyes of the the King) which shows that secularism is the direct denial of Christ's Church as much as Kingship. Christ the royal Hero and Warrior who upon Learn more about secularism - read the Annual Statement of the the battlefield of GolBishops of the United States released on November 14, 1947. gotha struggles with Being a relatively newer feast on the Liturgical calendar, there are no the mighty and dies in traditional foods for this day. Suggested ideas: a wonderful family Suntriumph. Even during day dinner, and bake an Easter Cake or King Cake in honor of Christ the Lent and Passiontide King. the Church acclaims A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful, who piously recite the her King. The act of Act of Dedication of the Human Race to Jesus Christ King. A plenary homage on Palm Sunindulgence is granted, if it is recite publicly on the feast of our Lord day is intensely stirJesus Christ King. ring; singing psalms in festal procession we Source: http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/
day.cfm?date=2012-11-25
accompany our Savior singing: Gloria, laus et honor tibi sit, Rex Christe, "Glory, praise and honor be to Thee, Christ, O King!" It is true that on Good Friday the Church meditates upon the Man of Sorrows in agony upon the Cross, but at the same time, and perhaps more so, she beholds Him as King upon a royal throne. The hymn Vexilla Regis, "The royal banners forward go," is the more perfect expression of the spirit from which the Good Friday liturgy has arisen. Also characteristic is the verse from Psalm 95, Dicite in gentibus quia Dominus regnavit, to which the early Christians always added, a ligno, "Proclaim among the Gentiles: the Lord reigns from upon the tree of the Cross!" During Paschal time the Church is so occupied with her glorified Savior and Conqueror that kingship references become rarer; nevertheless, toward the end of the season we celebrate our King's triumph after completing the work of redemption, His royal enthronement on Ascension Thursday.
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support or welfare MIRIAM COUNSELING 2. How to calculate the monthly salary based on CENTER For Migrant Women the hourly pay: 40-hour work week Wages 1. Period of application: Jan. 1 2012 ~ Dec. 31 50-17 Dongsoong Dong Chongrogu Seoul regularly paid a month for contractual work2012 110-809 near Maronnier Park. Tel #(02) 747ing hours 209 hours 2. Minimum wage 2086 E-mail: kcwc21@jinbo.net (KCWC) Of Hourly wage rate : 4,580 won, daily wage EVEN THOUGH THE STATUTORY fice hours: Mon-Fri. 11 am-5 pm Sat. day off rate (on a 8-hour basis): 36,640 won WORKING HOURS ARE REDUCED THE Sun. 3 pm-6 pm Activities: Emotional/ In the case of 40 hours per week (209 PREVIOUS MINIMUM WAGE SHOULD spiritual counseling Womans rights and hours per month) the monthly wage will BE GUARANTEED labor issues Korean language/culture study amount 957,220 won. If working hours are reduced to 40 hours per (men and women are welcome). 3. Target of application: every business or week, the minimum monthly wage may be KAILANGAN SA workplace employing workers calculated at 902,880 won. However, it should Workers whose minimum wage can be PAGPAPABINYAG be paid at 976,320 won which is the minimum reduced wage for the previous working hours (44 hours 1. Birth certificate ng batang bibinyagan - Apprentices: his/her minimum wage 2. 2X2 ID pictures (2 pcs) per week), may be reduced as much as 10% up to 3 When minimum wage is raised, the mini- 3. Application form (kumuha sa center) months (hourly wage rate :4,122 won) Kailangan ipasa ng mag-asawang magpapamum monthly pay may be calculated at 4. Workers who are not applied the minimum 957,220 won. However it should be paid at binyag ng anak ang application form at suwage 976,320won which is the minimum wage for mailalim sa interview sa Catholic Center - A person who has remarkably low abilities the previous working hours (44 hours per isang linggo bago dumating ang takdang araw to work due to a mental or physical handi- week). ng binyag. cap (when approved by the Minister of Ang mga magulang, ninong at ninang ay (However, in case of a worker who was emLabor). ployed on July 1, 2011 and onwards, minimum bibigyan ng katekismo sa binyag na ginaganap - An employee who works for the workplace wage shall be calculated based on 209 hours tuwing ika-10 ng umaga, araw ng linggo which employ only relatives living to- <209 x 4,580 won>) (mismong araw ng binyag). Tanging ang mga gether or domestic workers. pangalan ng mga nakadalo ng katekismo ang - A sailor who is subject to the seamen law mailalagay sa Baptismal Certificate. Ang biMGA IMPORTANTENG or an owner of ship employing sailor. lang ng mga ninong at ninang ay hindi dapat 5. Liability of the employer PAALAALA lalabis sa dalawampu. Ang lahat ay pi Liable to pay above the minimum wage to Mga kailangang dokumento sa paga-asikaso ng nakikiusapang isaisip ang angkop na pananamit the employee. mga reklamo tungkol sa sahod: para sa okasyon. - An employer shall pay the workers at least the minimum wage rate or more. 1. Pay Slip or any other proof of payment of PANAWAGAN PARA SA MGA salary And no employer may lower the previ2. Daily Time Record (DTR) if available, or NAGPAPABINYAG ous wage level on the ground of the self-made record of daily work attendance Tinatawagan ang pansin ng lahat ng mga di minimum wage. specifying Regular Working hours, Over- pa nakakakuha ng Baptismal Certificates ng - If a labor contract provides for a wage time, and Night Differential. kanilang mga anak. that is less than the minimum wage rate, Maaari ninyong kunin ang mga ito sa Cathoit shall be considered to stipulate that the 3. Labor Contract lic Center tuwing linggo sa ganap na alas 9:00 same wage as the minimum wage rate 4. Bank Book/ Passbook 5. Alien Card and Passport ng umaga hanggang ika 12:00 ng tanghali, at sa shall be paid. ganap na ika 4:00 hanggang ika 5:00 ng hapon. 6. Obligation of notice of the minimum wage to MGA LIBRENG KONSULTA Maliban po lamang sa tuwing ikadalawang the worker lingo ng bawat buwan. Makipag-ugnayan po - An employer shall inform the workers of AT GAMOT kay Edison Pinlac: (010-2906-3109) o sa kahit minimum wage rate, wages not included in na sinong Lay Minister. the minimum wage, effective date, and Doty Hospital - 42-5 Eung-am-dong, Unworkers being excluded from the minimum pyeong-gu, Seoul 122-906, tel. no. (02)385KAILANGAN SA wage Act. 1477 7. In the cases of the following, a contractor PAGPAPAKASAL Joseph Clinic - 423 Yeungdongpo-dong, Yeshall take responsibility for violating Miniung dongpo-gu, Seoul 150-030, Mon.-Fri. 1pm- 1. Birth Certificate ng mga ikakasal mum Wage Act jointly with the subcontrac2. Status of singleness from Census 9pm, Tel. No.(02)2634-1760 tor. (notarized) Raphael Clinic - inside Tong Song High - As for determining the unit labor cost 3. Parents consent as proof of singleness School, every Sun. , 2-6 pm. lower than the minimum wage at the time (notarized) National Medical Center Dongdaemun Tel. of the signing of the contract; 4. Baptismal Certificate for marriage purposes No. 2260-7062 to 7063 - As for lowering the unit labor cost to beSeoul Medical Center Gangnam Tel. No. 5. Confirmation Certificate for marriage purlow the minimum wage in the middle of poses 3430-0200 the contract period. 6. Passport (xerox copy) 7. Pre-Cana seminar na gaganapin bago ang MIGRANT CENTERS HOW TO ESTIMATE IF THE MINI- Guri Pastoral Center takdang araw ng kasal. Makipag-ugnayan 031-566-1141 MUM WAGE IS FULFILLED po lamang sa Catholic Center para sa schedAnsan Galilea Center 031-494-8411 1. Convert the total wages excluding the below Suwon Emmaus Center ule. 031-257-8501 wages and allowances into hourly wage rate Friends Without Borders Counseling Office SA LAHAT NG MAY E-9 VISA and compare it with hourly minimum wage 032-345-6734/5 Para Po sa lahat na may E-9 VISA, may tatlo ( 4,580won). Gasan, Song-uri International Community pong tanging dahilan upang payagan kayong Wage which is not paid regularly more 031-543-5296 makalipat ng kumpanya. Ito po ay; than one time per month (such as bonus) Uijungbu, Nokyangdong Migrant Center 1. Kayo ay dalawang buwang hindi pinasasa Wage which is paid for the non031-878-6926 hod contractual working hours (such as ex- Masok Chonmasan Migrant Center 2. Kayo ay pisikal at verbal na sinasaktan, o tended work allowance, holiday work 031-593-6542 di kayay allowance, etc) Bomun, Seoul Foreign Workers Labor Coun3. Bankrupt o lugi ang kumpanya Allowances paid for an employee's living seling Office 02-928-2049/924-2706
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How to Apply for ePassport
UPDATE FROM THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY

OAV Registration Ongoing at the Philippine Embassy
Filipinos in South Korea who intend to vote here for the senatorial and party-list elections in May 2013 are reminded to register as overseas absentee voters at the Philippine Embassy in Seoul. Registration started on 2 November 2011 and will continue until 31 October 2012. Registration is available from Monday to Friday during regular office hours, except during declared holidays. Filipinos may also register every first and third Sunday of the month, coinciding with the special service for passport renewals in the morning. Although the registration period is for one year, I encourage everyone to register early and not to wait until the last minute to have their names included in the roster of those eligible to vote in 2013, said Amb. Luis Cruz. This will prevent potential problems associated with rushed applications, he added. Registrants only need to present a valid proof of Philippine citizenship, such as a passport. Those who intend to change their voting places in 2013, such as those returning for good to the Philippines, can also have their records transferred by the Philippine Embassy. Mobile registration services, done alongside with mobile passport services, to other parts of South Korea will be announced later on. For inquiries, please email seoulpe@philembassy-seoul.com.
Schedule an Appointment starting 15 July 2010. Only fifty (50) ePassport applications will be entertained per day. Call the APPOINTMENT HOTLINE NUMBER 010-9385-0535 ( from 9:00am to 5:30pm M-F) OR you can send an email to epassport@philembassy-seoul.com and give your full name including middle name, date and place of birth, your old passport number and mobile number in Korea. Requirements:
Old Philippine Passport and a photocopy of the passport data page, last page showing the name and signature of the signing officer, and the page with the date of last entry to Korea Passport application form Remember your Appointment Reference Number ePassport fee US$ 60.00 payable in cash only.
Overseas Absentee Voting Registration Deadline on 31 October 2012

Filipinos in South Korea who intend to vote in Korea for the senatorial and party-list elections in May 2013 are reminded to register as overseas absentee voters at the Philippine Embassy in Seoul on or before 31 October 2012. All Filipinos, regardless of status of stay in Korea, are eligible to register for the 2013 elections. Registrants only need to present a valid proof of Philippine citizenship, such as a passport. Also, those who intend to change their voting places in 2013, such as those returning for good to the Philippines, can also have their records transferred by the Philippine Embassy. Registration started on 2 November 2011 and will continue until 31 October 2012. Registration may be done at the Philippine Embassy from Sunday to Thursday during regular office hours, except during declared holidays.
Procedure on Date of Appointment: Step 1:
Check your name on the list of applicants with appointment Complete all information on the passport application form Wait for your name and number to be called at Window 4 Submit the application form and present your old Passport and photocopies OPTIONAL : If you wish to avail of the courier service, get a courier form and write your name and complete return address. Get a copy of the courier form. Payment will be made upon delivery of your ePassport. Have your old passport canceled by the consular officer. Go to cashier and pay the exact amount of US$ 60.00 in cash. No check may be accepted Keep your receipt and show it when you claim your ePassport in person after 6 weeks. Go to the encoder for encoding of data, picture taking, taking of thumb marks and digital signature. Applicant should be in decent attire. Both ears should be shown Keep your receipt of payment and bring your old passport for cancellation to claim your ePassport. You can also authorize a representative to claim your passport by giving authority at the back of y o u r claim receipt.
Revised Requirements for Reports of Birth

By: Philippine Embassy in Korea
Source: http://www.philembassy-seoul.com/ann_details.asp?id=475
A child born in the Republic of Korea with Filipino parent/s should be reported to the Philippine Embassy in Seoul , not later twelve (12) months from the date of birth, for transmittal to the Office of the Civil Registrar-General, National Statistics Office (NSO), Manila. Report of the birth of a child after one year is considered late and an Affidavit of Late Registration shall be required. Requirements for ROB 1.Duly accomplished ROB form in 4 original copies 2.Birth Certificate issued by the Korean hospital where child was born ( with English translation) 3.If child is legitimate, marriage contract of parents. If marriage was in the Philippines, marriage contract must be authenticated by NSO. If abroad, copy of Report of Marriage duly received by the Philippine Embassy with jurisdiction to register the marriage. 4.If not married, NSO authenticated birth certificate of mother. If the surname of the father will be used, Affidavit of Admission of Paternity and Authority to use surname of Father will be required from the father. Republic Act 9255 allows illegitimate children to use the surname of their father. (Notarization fee of affidavit is Won 33,550) 5.Valid passports/ travel documents of the parents 6.If parent/s are naturalized Filipino/s, naturalization documents are required 7.If reporting is done after twelve (12) months from occurrence, Affidavit of Late Registration of Birth. (Notarization fee of affidavit is Won 33,550) 8.Consular Fee: Won 33,550 Processing period: two (2) working days Original documents will be required upon processing together with four (4) photocopies. Photocopy of a document will be accepted provided they are authenticated/ certified true copy (CTC) by DFA or the nearest Philippine Embassy or Consulate. The Consulate may require additional requirements , if necessary.
Step 2:
Step 3:
NOTE: It takes about six (6) weeks to process the ePassport as the approved applications are sent to a central processing facility in the Philippines.
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Mr & Ms Kalinangang Pilipino 2012

Official Candidates
Sheila Mae dela Cruz Age: 26 Talent: Dancing Ph: Gensan City Community: Ansan Catholic Community Marlon Aguila Age: 29 Talent: Singing, dancing Ph: Cavite Community: Kasan Migrants
Josielyn Yoon Age: 31 Talent: Dancing Korea: Bucheon City Ph: Isabela Community: Bucheon Filipino Community
Nash Ang Age: 27 Talent: Performing Arts & Visual Arts Ph: Taguig Community: PIKO
June Rose Perez Sinajon Age: 23 Ph: Taguig, Metro Manila Community/Group: PIKO
Jake A. Rivera Age: 23 Talent: Singing, dancing Ph: Cebu Community: UFWCD
Jessah Mae Rosales Kim Age: 22 Talent: Singing Ph: Negros Oriental Community: FKSA
Isidro Antiquiera Age: 32 Talent: Singing, dancing Ph: Cebu City Community/Group: HFCC Choir
Ayesa Carla Villanueva Age: 22 Talent: Dancing Ph: Batangas Community: Batangas Association
Kempee Eyas Age: 23 Talent: Singing Ph: Lipa City Community: Batangas Association
Liezl M. Mayuga Age: 23 Talent: Singing, dancing Ph: Sariaya, Quezon Community/Group: HFCC Choir
Ryan Urbina Age: 25 Talent: Still developing Ph: Candelaria, Quezon Community/Group: Yangchon Global Migrant Center
Geraldine Persia Age: 24 Talent: Singing, dancing, strumming guitar Ph: Caloocan, Metro Manila Community/Group: NKKK
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Mark Josef Yuzon Age: 23 Talent: Dancing Ph: Pampanga Community: Ansan Catholic Community
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A PUBLICATION OF THE HYEHWADONG FILIPINO CATHOLIC COMMUNITY IN SEOUL ARCHDIOCESE

Blessed Pedro Calungsod

By: Regina Arquiza and Rholyn Cereno

What is the difference between being redeemed and being saved?

Tatlong Kwento ng Inspirasyon Mula sa mga OFW sa Asya

The Feast of All Saints

HFCC Volunteer Invitation

Covenant Love: Introducing the Biblical Worldview

Lesson Three: Our Father, Abraham

I. Review and Overview

II. Our Father Abraham

(Continued from page 8 - Covenant Love ...)

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