New evangelization Pondo ng ECY @ 25... 25 years must begin with Pinoy @ Seven of youth service A3 the heart, Pope B1 B5 teaches Manila to hold 60-hour adoration for pope’s 60th sacerdotal anniv THE Archdiocese of Manila will hold a 60-hour Eucharistic adoration to mark the 60th anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s sacerdotal ordination on June 29. In a communiqué sent to all parish priests, rectors and religious superi- ors throughout the archdiocese, Ma- nila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales said the 60-hour adoration “presents an inspired occasion for us to 00 June 20 - July 3, 2011 Vol. 15 No. 13 Php 20. Sacerdotal / A6 Church soon to implement changes in Mass translation By Pinky Barrientos, FSP CHANGES in the English translation of the Order of the Mass are soon to hit parishes across the country when the full implementation of the new liturgical text is adapted next year. The adoption of the new English translation of the Ro- man Missal has been approved by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) during its plenary assembly in January this year. Some parts of familiar responses and prayers have been amended to reflect the true meaning in the original Latin text, the language of the Roman liturgy. In the Introductory Rites, for instance, the response of the faithful “And also with you” to the priest’s greeting “The Lord be with you” has been replaced with “And with your spirit.” © Noli Yamsuan / RCAM Yamsuan © Noli Similar changes have also been introduced in other parts of the Mass, such as the Liturgy of the Word, Liturgy of the Eucharist and the Concluding Rites. Also in the Eucharistic prayer, the text “…cup of my blood” has been changed to “…chalice of my blood.” Likewise, the text “it will be shed for you and for all men” has been changed to “which will be poured out for you and for many.” English-speaking countries including the Philippines are currently using the 1973 English translation of the Ro- man Missal prepared by the International Commission on English Liturgy (ICEL) which followed a sense translation. Catechesis To prepare the faithful for the liturgical changes, the CBCP has asked Fr. Anscar Chupungco, OSB, former executive secretary of the Episcopal Commission on Liturgy, to make a catechetical primer on the liturgical development. Chupungco was a professor and president of St. Anselm Pontifical Institute of Liturgy in Rome and currently the Catholic bishops lead the launching of a Festschrift in honor of Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales (right) during the Pondo ng Pinoy 7th anniversary celebrations at director of the Paul VI Institute of the Liturgy in Bukidnon. the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City on June 9, 2011. The festschrift, a German word for a volume of writings as a tribute or memorial, especially to a respected person during his lifetime, features articles from 29 experts in Church teachings and theology. Mass Translation / A6 NOLI YAMSUAN / RCAM Aquino told to take a stand Church appeals for Mindanao flood aid THE Archdiocese of Cotabato has ap- day over Catholic Church-run Radyo City alone. on Hacienda Luisita case pealed for emergency aid for Southern Veritas to meet the needs of the affected Data from the Civilian-Military Opera- A CATHOLIC bishop said there was no room Philippines where thousands of people residents. tions Office of the 6th Infantry Division for neutrality when agrarian reform is con- have been evacuated due to floods. “We are appealing for donations to also showed that about 396,738 indi- cerned and the plight of farmers of Hacienda The move comes days after flooding buy the needs of those who are in the viduals from 62,349 families are affected Luisita, owned by President Benigno Aquino disrupted livelihoods of many in the evacuation centers for a week already,” by recent heavy rains and floods in the III’s family, is at stake. western side of the region where vast rice Bagaforo said. provinces of Sultan Kudarat, Cotabato Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo fields are now under water. “I also urge donors to generously sup- and Maguindanao. called on President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino Incidents of diarrhea, pneumonia port priority needs such as mosquito nets, Bagaforo attributed the flooding in III to finally make a stand on the Hacienda and other upper respiratory diseases medicine, clean water and food,” he said. several parts of Mindanao to the piling Luisita issue and whether he is for the farmers have already been recorded among the In an initial report, the archdiocese’s up of huge volumes of water hyacinths or not. evacuees. Disaster Management Committee said at a portion of the Rio Grande de Min- “As president of the people, PNoy can no Cotabato Auxiliary Bishop Jose Colin that around 10,000 families have been danao, blocking the flow of the river. longer stay neutral on this issue. We call upon Bagaforo made the appeal Wednes- affected by the flooding in Cotabato (CBCPNews) FILE PHOTO Hacienda Luisita / A6 Bishop Broderick Pabillo ECY records decline Green group lauds people’s in number of Pinoy triumph vs. mining firms THE Kalikasan People’s Net- what collective struggle can island of Tablas. be approved and effectively work of the Environment do and [this] has set another “There were also a series implemented, it will perma- delegates to WYD (KPNE) lauded the people of milestone in the [history of] of similar protests have lead nently stop the destructive Romblon as they have pushed people’s struggles against cor- to the filing of House Bill No. mining activities in the island. LESS than two months before the most anticipated World the Department of Environ- porate mining from destroying 4815 titled “An Act Declaring However, KPNE cautions the Youth Day (WYD) in Madrid, Spain, young Filipino Catholics ment and Natural Resources the environment,” Bautista the Province of Romblon a provincial and national gov- hopeful to participate in the global event are now processing (DENR) and the Department said. Mining Free Zone and Provid- ernment not to make HB 4815 a their application for a Schengen Visa to be able to travel to Interior and Local Government Bautista said that last Valen- ing Penalties for Violations “pacifier” against protests. The Europe. (DILG) to impose a mining ban tine’s Day, thousands of Rom- Thereof” by Congressman group said that to prove sincer- The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in the province. blomanons led by the Romblon Eleandro Madrona. The bill ity on the government’s side, Episcopal Commission on Youth (ECY) is currently processing In a statement, KPNE nation- Ecumenical Forum Against has already passed the second it should revoke immediately at least 436 Visa applications from delegates wishing to be part al coordinator Clemente Bau- Mining (REFAM) and Alliance reading in the House of Rep- the mining permits issued to of the country’s official delegation to the WYD 2011. tista Jr. said that the victory is of Students Against Mining resentatives and is projected Mineral Production Sharing According to Maria Victoria Tacderas, senior staff of the “the fruit of the steadfast and (ASAM) had spent their day to be passed when Congress Agreement (MPSA) issued National Secretariat for Youth Apostolate (NSYA), it is the fearless struggle of the Rom- at a protest rally in Odiongan, reconvenes next month,” said to Altai Philippines Mining CBCP ECY that is coor- blomanons against mining.” Romblon, against the proposed Bautista. Corporation (APMC) and its dinating the Visa appli- “They (Romblomanons) mining operation of Ivanhoe The environmental activist subsidiary Sibuyan Nickel cations with the Spanish have shown an example of Philippines Incorporated in the also said that if HB 4815 would Green Group / A6 Embassy in Manila on the delegates’ behalf. But application under RH Bill is anti-women, anti-human –lawyer the CBCP ECY is not a guarantee for approval THOUGH often touted by its proponents as a necessary measure that responds of the Visa application. to the needs of women, the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill is nothing like the But if the 436 delegate- pro-women piece of legislation its supporters make it to be, asserted a lawyer applicants will success- during a four-hour forum at the Sta. Isabel College, Manila. fully secure Schengen “Marami diyan ang nagsasabi na pro-women sila. ‘We are for women, they Visas, Tacderas said the say, but I tell you, nothing can be more anti-women than the RH bill. Bakit? Sino number of would-be ang pinapalagok ng pills? Babae. Sino ang nagkaka-kanser? Babae. Sino ang ginagami- delegates for this year’s tan ng condoms? Babae,” said Atty. Marwil Llasos, one of three representatives of Filipinos for Life. Photo courtesy of CBCP ECY Photo courtesy of CBCP ECY / A6 Anti-women / A6 Illustration by Bladimer Usi CBCP Monitor A2 Vol. 15 No. 13 World News June 20 - July 3, 2011 Bishops approve first major statement on physician-assisted suicide WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 10, 2011—The U.S. He noted that “even public officials who take bishops are expressing support for the No Tax- a pro-choice stand on abortion have supported payer Funding of Abortion Act (H.R. 3), noting bans on public funding as a middle ground on that this proposed ban is “long overdue.” this contentious issue—sometimes observing On Tuesday, Richard Doerflinger, a repre- that it is not pro-choice to force others to fund sentative of the United States Conference of a procedure to which they have fundamental Catholic Bishops, made this affirmation in a objections.” testimony to the Subcommittee on the Con- The bishops’ representative noted, “So stitution of the House Judiciary Committee.