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Volume 4, Issue 1, August - September 2012, Pasig City, M.M., [email protected] Price: Free, but your DONATIONS keep Daloy flowing to our parishes and homes. Ask for a receipt from your parish office and call us at 6410728. God bless! Krus ng Sierra Madre, bumisi- ta sa Pasig NI ELSA PERLAS umisita ang Krus ng Si- Berra Madre sa Diyosesis ng Pasig bilang bahagi ng kan- yang paglalakbay sa kahabaan ng Bundok ng Sierra Madre - sa mga lalawigan ng Cagay- an, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Bulacan, Laguna, Quezon at Rizal, at sa Metro Manila. Ayon sa pahayag ng Save Si- erra Madre Network Alliance, Inc., ang Krus ng Sierra Madre ay gawa sa mga pinagsama-sa- NO TO RH BILL! Let the young people’s voices be heard against the RH Bill. These youth from the Immaculate Conception Cathedral attended the Anti-RH mang drift woods ng punong Bill Rally held at the Our Lady Queen of Peace Shrine at EDSA last August 4, 2012 to denounce the planned manipulations in Congress to stop the interpella- mulawin na matatagpuan sa tions that would possibly lead to a hastily approved but undiscerned bill. Photo by Fr. Lito Jopson. kabundukan ng Ingrid-Angelo na bahagi ng Sierra Madre sa Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija. Nabuo ang krus na ito sa pama- PULONG NG MGA magitan ng pagtutulungan ng ilang katutubong Ifugao. Sinasagisag ng Krus na ito ang mga nasira at sinisirang mga puno sa kabundukan. Sa BIKARYATO, kabilang dako ang krus ding ito ay sumasagisag ng pag-asa at tagumpay sa pagharap sa hamon na ipagtanggol ang na- lalabi pang buhay at dangal ng kabundukan ng Sierra Madre NAKAHANDA NA! na umaabot sa 1.5 milyong NI FR. JOSELITO JOPSON Minister ng Diyosesis ng Pa- ektarya ang nasasakupan sa ula sa matagumpay na sig, ang plano ng Obispo ng Oratio Imperata loob ng Hilaga at Silangan ng MPasig Diocesan General Pasig Mylo Hubert Vergara Luzon. Assembly na ginanap noong ay magkaroon ng tuluy-tuloy PANALANGIN SA PAGTUTOL SA Ang pangunahing panawa- Marso 24, 2012 sa Sta. Clara na pagtitipon upang lalong gan sa pamahalaan ay lumikha de Montefalco Parish, nag- lumago ang pananampalataya REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BILL ng moratorium hinggil sa pag- papatuloy ang pagtawag ng ng mga tao sa lahat ng dako ng YEAR 2012 totroso at pagmimina sa lalo’t mahal na Obispo ng Pasig sa Diyosesis. mang mapagmahal, sa tulong ng panalangin ni San madaling panahon at makatoto- pagtitipon ng mga taong bi- Ang tatawagin sa mga Lorenzo Ruiz, huwag Mong tulutan na kami ay malin- hanan itong ipatupad. nubuo ng Diyosesis ng Pasig. pagtitipong ito ay ang mga Alang ng mga maling turo ng mga batas na walang pagpa- Nanggaling sa Novaliches, Mayroong nagaganap na pari, madre, lider layko, mga pahalaga sa buhay at sa pamilya. Makita sana namin ang Quezon City, ang Krus ay tu- pagtitipon sa mga bikaryato pinuno ng mga organisasyon, nakatagong katotohanan sa likod ng magaganda ngunit migil sa mga Parokya ng Sta. nang apat na beses. ministries, youth, BEC, at mga mapaglinlang na mga katwiran na magpapalaganap sa Lucia, Sto. Rosario de Pasig, Ayon kay Fr. Ramil Mar- paaralan. Lahat sila’y magka- mga bagay na makasisira sa moralidad ng pamilyang Pili- Ipagpatuloy sa p. 9 cos, Catechical at Education Ipagpatuloy sa p.2 pino at kikitil sa buhay ng inosenteng mga sanggol. Hipuin at gabayan Mo po ang puso ng aming mga Bishop Mylo addresses Diocesan BEC mambabatas. Akayin Mo sila sa landas ng pagbabago at BY CONRAD ALVEZ n order for us to have a 23, 2012 which was held at the “The door of faith (Acts nawa’y sikapin nilang mabigyang katuparan ang pangarap “Ideeper understanding of Tanghalang Pasigueño Audi- 14:27) is always open for us, ng mga mamamayan para sa marangal at mapayapang the Year of Faith I have chosen torium. ushering us into the life of pamumuhay tungo sa isang kultura ng buhay at pag- the sub-title ‘A Call to Deepen Rev. Fr. Orlando B. Cantil- communion with God and of- mamahal. Kalingain Mo Ama, kaming mga nabibigatan ng our Faith in God who loves lon, Vicar General of the Dio- fering entry into his Church. It mga pagsubok na dala ng makabagong panahon. Bigyan us,’” said Pasig Bishop Mylo cese of Pasig, welcomed the is possible to cross that thresh- Mo kami ng lakas ng loob na labanan ang mga puwersang Vergara as he addressed the 800 attendees representing the old when the word of God is tumutuligsa sa kapayapaan ng pamilya. Loobin Mong representatives of the Basic Parishes of the four (4) Vicari- proclaimed and the heart al- lahat ng aming mga desisyon at ginagawa ay makaugnay Ecclesial Communities (BEC) ates. He presented the Theme lows itself to be shaped by sa Iyong kalooban upang kami ay maging karapat-dapat of the Diocese of Pasig dur- “ BEC Kaisa sa Pagpapahayag, transforming grace,” Bishop sa Iyong mga biyaya. ing its 6th BEC Post Pentecost Pagpapalakas, at Pagtatanggol Mylo quoted Pope Benedict Hinihiling namin ito sa ngalan ng Iyong Anak na si General Assembly last June ng ating Pananampalataya.” XVI in his Apostolic Letter Jesus at sa panalangin ng aming Inang Maria at ni San Continued on p. 9 Jose. Amen. August - September 2012 Church news Oct. 2012 - Nov. 2013 declared as “Year of Faith” Open the door of faith - Pope Benedict XVI BY FR. LITO JOPSON VATICAN CITY – Made pub- lic last October 11, 2011 was “Porta Fidei”, the Apostolic Letter “Motu Proprio data” with which Benedict XVI pro- claimed a “Year of Faith” to begin on 11 October 2012, fif- tieth anniversary of the open- ing of Vatican Council II, and due to end on 24 November 2013, Feast of Christ the King. (VIS) Noting that people’s involve- ment in secular affairs makes the faith “a self-evident pre- supposition for life in society,” the Holy Father opened for the faithful the “door of faith” as entrance into the life of com- munion with God and the Church. “The ‘door of faith’ (Acts 14:27) is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and of- fering entry into his Church. It is possible to cross that thresh- SULONG, MGA KAPATID! Here is Fr. Jun Sanchez, always ready to brave rains and flood just to minister to his parishioners of St. Martha especially those who were victims of the heavy rains. He and his social service team distributed relief goods to them. Photo by Fr. Jun Sanchez old when the word of God is proclaimed and the heart al- Archbishop to Congress: Prioritize needs of lows itself to be shaped by transforming grace.” The ultimate purpose of the flood victims over RH bill MANILA, August 8, 2012— oritizing the amendment of the passage of RH bill into law,” Upper and Lower Houses of year of faith is to enliven the After Congress “prematurely” bill’s provisions. he said. Congress, unto whose hands life of all the faithful, with terminated the debates over In an interview with Youth- The sudden turn of events the fate of RH bill depends, special emphasis on Christian the controversial Reproduc- Pinoy, Jaro, Iloilo Archbishop has disappointed Church lead- Lagdameo urged them to “be witnessing. tive Health (RH) bill, both pro Angel Lagdameo said senators ers, pro-life groups and Catho- discerning.” “The renewal of the Church and anti-RH bill legislators are and congressmen should pri- lic lay organizations pushing “I hope that they will dis- is also achieved through the called to give their full atten- oritize rescuing victims of tor- for the junking of the RH bill. cern on what will truly bring witness offered by the lives of tion to the needs of their dis- rential rains and consequential But about the common good for believers: by their very exis- placed constituents than pri- floods in Metro Manila and Meanwhile, Lagdameo en- our country,” he said. tence in the world, Christians neighboring provinces in Lu- couraged prolifers to carry on Aside from the legislators, are called to radiate the word tensify the witness of charity. zon. with their advocacy. Lagdameo also called on the of truth that the Lord Jesus has As Saint Paul reminds us: “So “Attending to their constitu- “Do not lose hope. Our cam- lay faithful to help their coun- left us.” faith, hope, love abide, these ents who are left displaced by paign continues. I hope you do trymen in this time of calamity “Reflection on the faith will three; but the greatest of these floods should be prioritized by not surrender because of this by volunteering in rescue and have to be intensified, so as is love.” (1 Cor 13:13) the Congress. This is far more challenge. relief operations. (YouthPinoy/ to help all believers in Christ This is Pope Benedict’s hope urgent than railroading the As for the members of the CBCP News) to acquire a more conscious and prayer: “May this Year of and vigorous adherence to the Faith make our relationship BIKARYATO, p. 1 lakayin nito ang misyong sin- empowerment at consecrated Gospel, especially at a time of with Christ the Lord increas- karoon ng tinig at pakikilahok imulan ng mga Augustinians life bilang propsiya sa Simba- profound change such as hu- ingly firm, since only in him is sa proseso. Pangungunahan hanggang sa diocesan clergy; han. manity is currently experienc- there the certitude for looking ang gawaing ito ng mga vicars at mula Vatican II, PCP II, at Hindi mahihirapan ang pag- ing.” to the future and the guaran- forane na katuwang ang mga PADGENPAS; oorganisa ng mga assembly na The Holy Father roots the tee of an authentic and lasting kura paroko upang maging 2.