Posted by maradjao_admin on 25th August 2007
I received this image through e mail..is this true or hoax ?
John Paul II
We don’t know why John Paul II wanted to hide this picture for years. The Vatican published this picture recently, for first time. This picture was taken by one of his security guards just when the Pope was attacked and was falling down in his Papamobil. You can see the pain in his face.
Joaquin Navarro Valls, who is the one spokesman from The Vatican, said that they made a lot of studies for years of this incredible picture and of course about the quality of the developing of the picture because when it was developed nobody could see very well because the image was not clear. Finally, and after so many controls and being looking and checking by all the experts in photography (around the world), they decided that there were no tricks in it and today they give us this beautiful gift from our Mother of God.
You can see the Mother of God holding John Paul II in her arms. Beautiful right ?
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Posted by maradjao magbalantay on 7th April 2007
“Take up your cross and follow me….” is the Lord’s invitation to those who wish to be his disciples. It is an invitation which asks one to make a decision.
It was a joy to preside at the Investiture ceremonies of our sotanandi this year. As their names were called each answered “Present” and stepped forward - a simple gesture of decision and of being taken from among men. Investiture signals that “Sila kalibutanon pero dili na sila sa kalibutan.” One small step for a seminarian…signals the beginning of a life’s journey of intimacy with Jesus and His flock.
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What a way to celebrate Parent’s Day at Maradjao Magbalantay College Seminary. I know how happy parents feel whenever they visit their sons at this seedbed of vocations. I know how our own clergy feel whenever they come and break bread together with one another and with seminarians, successors in the line of ministerial priesthood. Parents, priests and seminarians are happily bound together in their singular response to the invitation, “Take up your cross and follow me….”
We are well on the journey. The road to Emmaus has taught us that as evening draws near, the Wayfarer walks and explains Scriptures to us. Then, with hearts burning, having taken up the cross and followed Him, we would happily recognize Jesus in the breaking of the bread.
May you make Parent’s Day and Investiture each year an occasion to come and celebrate with the entire family at our very own seminary
Bishop Yiet with Pope
Bishop Yiet with Fr. Boy and the MMCS.
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Posted by maradjao magbalantay on 2nd April 2007
Holy Week is that time of the year when Catholics commemorate the passion and death of Jesus and celebrate his resurrection. Since it is also vacation time for most people, it is easy to forget that Holy Week is about prayer, devotions and penance, and not about going to the beach and partying all night.
Do you want to have a holy Holy Week? Your Semana Santa will just turn out to be any other week if you do not make a personal effort to sanctify it. So what should you do to make Holy Week truly holy? Aside from participating in Church liturgical services, I suggest the following activities. But of course, you can add your own suggestions to the list.
1. Some of our worst enemies are our own kin. Reach out to your difficult family members and do the Stations of the Cross and the visita iglesia with them.
2. Jesus loves everyone and befriends those who are condemned by others as sinners and outcasts. Remember the people you dislike or hate. Text, call or visit them and reconcile with them this Holy Week.
3. Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. You can also “wash the feet” of others by doing acts of humble and loving service.
4. Give up something you don’t need or spend as much on your needy neighbors as you spend on hard drinks, cigarettes, and other unnecessary wants.
5. On Maundy Thursday, prepare a simple meal for your family and begin the meal with a shared prayer and a short remembrance of the Last Supper.
6. On Good Friday, spend a quite time before a crucifix. Reflect on the important choices you have made in the past. Get to know yourself better and ask: what changes do I need to make in order to foster a more intimate relationship with Christ?
7. On Black Saturday, make Easter presents for those who are close to your heart. Make something that will express to them that they are important and precious to you.
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Posted by maradjao magbalantay on 1st November 2006
Body of
Saint Zita in the
Basilica di San Frediano in Lucca, Italy
Incorruptibility is the property of a body — usually a human body — that does not decompose after death. Such a body is sometimes referred to as incorruptible (adjective) or as an incorruptible (noun).
Incorruptibility is seen as distinct from the good preservation of a body, or mummification. Incorruptible bodies are often said to have a sweet smell.
In Anglican, Catholic and Orthodox Christian cultures, if a body remains incorruptible after death, this is generally seen to be a sign that the individual is a Saint. The converse is not true: not every Saint is expected to have an incorruptible corpse.
According to the Catholic Church, a body is not deemed incorruptible if it has undergone an embalming process or other means of preserving the dead.
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Posted by maradjao magbalantay on 8th September 2006
From the time of Adam, God has spoken to His saints and prophets through visions, dreams, and inner voices . . . .
A Marian apparition is an event in which the Virgin Mary is purported to have supernaturally appeared to one or more persons, typically Catholics, in various settings. They are often given names based on the town in which they were reported, or on the sobriquet which was given to Mary on the occasion of the apparition. They have been interpreted as psychological (pareidolia), and as religious phenomena, occasionally as theophanies.
Apparitions sometimes recur at the same site over an extended period of time. In the majority of Marian apparitions only a few people can see Mary. The exception to this is at Zeitoun, where thousands claimed to have seen her over a period of three years.
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