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Jesus’ Paschal Mystery is especially mirrored by family To live the Gospel of mercy, to proclaim and become
virtues and values: witnesses of God's love, the great gift of family and life, and
red father: sacrifice, dedication, willingness to die for to care for our common home, is every family's call to be
the family (Priest, provider and protector) missionary disciples of the Eucharist. (Source: CBCP Episcopal
Commission on Family and Life)
Change is the only constant thing in our lives. Everything CYBS Group (Contemplative Youth of the Blessed Sacrament)
changes, and I really believe that everything happens for a reason. planned different activities in order to bring back the non-active
You just can’t put everything in your hand and push to whatever members of the group and to have more fruitful servants of God.
you want. The YAC 4th LEADERSHIP SUMMIT made me One of the primary concerns we planned and discussed was to
realize those things, and they really fit with my favorite quote, learn how to have a transparent communication with non-active
“Things change, and friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.” members. We came up with 5 I’s to develop communication. First,
We can't oblige everyone around us to stick until the end, we have we have to Inform them, it is really important to know what our
different priorities in life and we must consider some personal purpose and goals in the group. Second, we have to Instruct them,
reason because that's life, everything must go on, and you must go they have to know how it works. Third, they have to be Inspired,
on too, because if you stop, Change that means you fail, you fail to through sharing their reflections based on bible verses or passage
obey the only rule about Change, which is to move on. and sharing different stories with the help of social media and
other means of communication. Fourth, we have to Insist, through
The YAC-P&T made some major changes or maybe we can say repetitive process and constant communication with them is the
added some major priorities as we welcomed some new faces in key to get the fifth I. We have to Involve them and bring back to
our group. New officers were elected and we are expecting more CYBS Group and most of all to be an active member of YAC.
"neophytes" as we face the next six months. I believe that with our
new people, we will pursue everything written in the bylaws, or as Communication is the key to success and Commitment is like a
much as possible, most of them. As the Director of the said group, seed in your heart which you have to how to find a way for it to
I’m very happy about the fact that we are growing in terms of the grow productively.
members (actively attending), and in the relationship between
them. I hope that all these things and changes will provide a better From CAMM
result for the group, for Y.A.C., for the other subgroups and of
course to the Shrine of Jesus the Divine Word. May God always Sana magtulungan tayong lahat para marami pang kabataan ang
bless our groups so we may continue serving Him and sharing to mahikayat natin. Dahil ang center naman talaga natin dito ay si
people our own ways on magnifying God’s glory. GOD BLESS!! God. Nagseservice tayo para kay God, hindi sa tao. God Bless
everyone! GOODLUCK YAC!!
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The Extraordinary example of the Father who asks us not to judge or condemn
but to forgive and to give love and forgiveness without
Jubilee Year of Mercy measure (cfr. Lk 6:37-38). The logo – the work of Jesuit
Father Marko I. Rupnik – presents a small summa
and the Youth theologiae of the theme of mercy. In fact, it represents an
image quite important to the early Church: that of the Son
having taken upon his shoulders the lost soul demonstrating
Last December 8, 2015, Most Reverend Honesto F. that it is the love of Christ that brings to completion the
Ongtioco, Bishop of the Diocese of Cubao, had opened the mystery of his incarnation culminating in redemption. The
First Jubilee Door of Mercy in the Immaculate Conception logo has been designed in such a way so as to express the
Cathedral of Cubao, thus officially opening the profound way in which the Good Shepherd touches the
Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy in our diocese. It was flesh of humanity and does so with a love with the power to
celebrated with a Stational Mass that started at the Religious change one’s life. One particular feature worthy of note is
of the Virgin Mary (RVM) Compound in N. Domingo Street that while the Good Shepherd, in his great mercy, takes
and concluded at the cathedral. humanity upon himself, his eyes are merged with those of
man. Christ sees with the eyes of Adam, and Adam with the
Aside from the Cathedral, the diocese also declared and eyes of Christ. Every person discovers in Christ, the new
opened 3 other Jubilee Doors of Mercy in the Holy Family Adam, one’s own humanity and the future that lies ahead,
Parish in Roxas District, as it is also the Year of the Family, contemplating, in his gaze, the love of the Father.
Sanctuario de San Pedro Bautista Parish in San Francisco
Del Monte as the oldest parish in the diocese, and in Parish The scene is captured within the so called mandorla (the
of the Lord of Divine Mercy in Sikatuna, the only parish in shape of an almond), a figure quite important in early and
the diocese named after the Lord of Mercy. medieval iconography, for it calls to mind the two natures of
Christ, divine and human. The three concentric ovals, with
Launched as well is the official logo for the Year of colors progressively lighter as we move outward, suggest the
Mercy. Here’s the explanation from the official Jubilee Year movement of Christ who carries humanity out of the night
of Mercy website of the Vatican. of sin and death. Conversely, the depth of the darker color
suggests the impenetrability of the love of the Father who
The logo and the motto together provide a fitting forgives all.
summary of what the Jubilee Year is all about. The
motto Merciful Like the Father (taken from the Gospel of For more information, log on to http://www.im.va/.
Luke, 6:36) serves as an invitation to follow the merciful
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The oldest religious image in the Philippines. The wooden image, was found
unscathed after the Spaniards lit the beaches of Cebu in 1565. No one knows who
provoked the fire, but much of the town was destroyed. The usual search of the
remaining houses ensued, but nothing of value was to be found, except for a chest
bound with a cord which clearly was of Spanish make. Inside the chest, a second box
was found and in it a statuette clad in velvet and with a red cap on its head. Two
fingers of the right had of the statue were raised and extended as in blessing, and the
left hand held a gilded globe. The image was well preserved, for whatever reasons,
the image had been kept with the care afforded to an object considered sacred.
Veterans of European campaigns identified the statue as an effigy of the Holy child
Jesus, most likely of the Flemish variety. It was brought to the island by the Magellan Expedition in 1521. Tradition has it
that an image of the Virgin with the Child in her arms was presented to Queen Juana as a gift.
When it was brought to Legazpi he knelt before it, took it in his hands, kissed it, announcing further that the grounds
where it had been found and the surrounding area would be reserved for a church and monastery in which the Holy Child
would thenceforth be enshrined for the veneration of all the future generations. The Santo Niño was there to preside over
the beginnings of the Christianization of the country, and since, the image and the people’s devotion to it have been
characteristic of spirituality, even as they have consistently complemented the sacramental and liturgical ecclesial life which
are the essential elements of Christianity.
Our Lady of Lourdes is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated in honor of
the Marian apparitions that reportedly occurred in 1858 in the vicinity
of Lourdes, France. The first of these is the apparition of 11 February 1858,
when Bernadette Soubirous, a 14-year-old peasant girl, admitted to her mother that a
"lady" spoke to her in the cave of Massabielle (a mile from the town) while she was
gathering firewood with her sister and a friend.[1] Similar apparitions of the alleged
"Lady" were reported on seventeen occasions that year, until the climax revelation
of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception took place.
The national shrine in the Philippines dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes is located in Retiro in Quezon City. It is
administered by the priests and brothers of the Order of the Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap.). Twelve missionaries left
Spain but only eleven arrived here in Manila on May 13, 1886. One died in the journey.
They stayed with the Franciscans for quite sometime in Intramuros. The six (6) missionaries continued their journey to
the Caroline and Palaos Islands. The remaining 5 friars stayed with the Franciscans until they took charge of the spiritual
needs of the residents of Gagalangin, Tondo. After sometime, the 5 missionaries started to move out from Tondo to San
Marcelino Street where they rented a small house, then moved to San Rafael Street, then to Solana Street and finally to Gen.
Luna Street. This was where they were definitely and canonically built the first Capuchin house and the church was
dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes. Unfortunately, their first church was destroyed by the bombing of Manila during the
Battle of Liberation in 1945.
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Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
the mother of Jesus, and is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic
Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, Anglican
Communion, Lutheranism and Methodism. Christian tradition places Joseph
as Jesus' foster father. Some historians state that Joseph was Jesus's father. Some
differing views are due to theological interpretations versus historical views.
The Pauline epistles make no reference to Jesus's father; nor does the Gospel of
Mark. The first appearance of Joseph is in the gospels of Matthew and Luke. Each
contains a genealogy of Jesus showing ancestry from king David, but through
different sons; Matthew follows the major royal line from Solomon, while Luke
traces another line back to Nathan, another son of David and Bathsheba. Consequently, all the names between David and
Joseph are different. According to Matthew 1:16 "Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary", while according to Luke 3:23,
Joseph is said to be "[the son] of Heli". Some scholars reconcile the genealogies by viewing the Solomonic lineage in
Matthew as Joseph's major royal line, and the Nathanic lineage in Luke to be Mary's minor line.
Joseph is the patron saint of workers and has several feast days. He was also declared to be the patron saint and protector
of the Catholic Church by Pope Pius IX in 1870, and is the patron of several countries and regions. With the growth
of Mariology, the theological field of Josephology has also grown and since the 1950s centers for studying it have been
formed. (source: Wikipedia)
Dates to Remember:
The Lourdes Parish is administered by the priests at Retiro street continued to be Our Lady’s shrine.
Dwelling Place
Isaiah 55:8-9
Fifth Sunday in Lent Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalm 126 Philippians 3:4b-14 John 12:1-8
March 13, 2016
Tuesday of Holy Week Isaiah 49:1-7 Psalm 71:1-14 1 Corinthians 1:18- John 12:20-36
March 22, 2016 31
Wednesday of Holy Week Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 70 Hebrews 12:1-3 John 13:21-32
March 23, 2016
Maundy Thursday Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 1 Corinthians 11:23- John 13:1-17, 31b-
March 24, 2016 11-14 26 35
Holy Thursday
Good Friday Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Psalm 22 Hebrews 10:16-25 John 18:1-19:42
March 25, 2016 or
Hebrews 4:14-16;
5:7-9
Holy Saturday Job 14:1-14 Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16 1 Peter 4:1-8 Matthew 27:57-66
March 26, 2016 or or
Lamentations 3:1-9, John 19:38-42
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Jesus told us in John 5:39, which 1. Meet with God before anyone else.
testify of the Lord Jesus Christ! Jesus is 2. Get into God's Word every day.
precious to every believer (1st Peter 3. Participate in a youth ministry.
YAC Council 2016 2:7). What a privilege to have the Spirit 4. Record your blessings and
of God living in our body (1st answered prayers.
Bro. Allan Robinson
Over-all Program Coordinator
Corinthians 3:16-17). 5. Pick a 'theme verse' for the year.
Are you glorifying God? Have you Make some of these action points
Sis. Arthel Zabala acknowledged God in your life? Are you priority in your life and hopefully, by
Bro. Angelo Franco thankful to the Lord? the end of the year, you'll be not only
Bro. Sythe Uy another year older in your body, but
Bro Wilson Roque Drawing close to God is not difficult another year older in your faith and
Sis. Inna Clemente or a mystery. You never have to wonder walk with Christ.
YAC Directors
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because HE DOES. Let’s do things Step by Step. We don’t
YAC Newsletter Editorial Staff need to be perfect. It’s OK to just have
We are made close to God by the a good testimony, love our Heavenly
Bro. Sythe Uy gospel of Jesus Christ. There is no other Father, and keep His commandments.
Editor In-Chief way to peace with God than through He can bless us and help us overcome
Jesus Christ. Matthew 4:19, “And he our weaknesses so that we can fulfill the
Sis. Rhea Antonio
said unto them, Follow me, and I will Word of GOD.
Sis. Angel Custodio
Bro. Phillipp Espino make you fishers of men.”
Bro Jualie Rinon How will you grow in your faith and
Publication Staff We, the Young Ambassadors for walk with God this year?
Christ (YAC) must be that fishers of
Bro. Gabb’z Gabriel men. To bring those young people Ad JESUM per MARIAM!
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from God. Those that are in darkness. Ad Majorem DEI Gloriam!
Sis. Vicky Magsalin
M.O.M. Queen of Peace Philippines Chapter-
President
Observe the lilies, how they grow. They neither
Sis. Hilda Caliwag
Finance labour nor spin. And yet I tell you that not
Rev. Fr. Matthias Mandresa, SMITH even Solomon in all his splendour was as
Spiritual Director
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