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Lisa Guerrero-Nakpil is new NHCP chairperson MANILA – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) on Tuesday announced the election of its new chairperson, Lisa Guerrero-Nakpil. She took her oath before National Commission for Culture and the Arts Chair Victorino Mapa Manalo, who is also an ex-officio member of the NHCP…

𝙎𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙠𝙖’𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙖𝙤 𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙖
𝙖𝙮 𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙖
𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙜𝙖 𝙜𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖
𝙖𝙩 𝙠𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙞𝙡𝙞’𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖
𝙨𝙖 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙖 𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙖
- Mula sa 𝘒𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘪 𝘏𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘬𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 (Ignacio Luna and Sons, 1949)

Bilang bahagi ng mga Mahal na Araw, nakatuon ang Lunes Santo sa patuloy na pagninilay ng ating mga kapatid na Kristiyano sa pagpapakasakit, pagkamatay, at muling pagkabuhay ni Hesus, na siyang pangunahing tema ng mga Mahal na Araw.

𝐈𝐬𝐚’𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐚’𝐲 𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐭
𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝
𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐢 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐭,
𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐲𝐚’𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭,
𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐤 𝐧𝐢 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝.
- Mula sa 𝘒𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘪 𝘏𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘬𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 (Ignacio Luna and Sons, 1949)

Nakikisa ang Tanggapan ng Turismo, Kultura, at Sining ng Pamahalaang Lungsod ng San Pedro sa pagsisimula ng paggunita ng ating mga kapatid na Kristiyano sa Linggo ng Palaspas.

Matulungan nawa tayo ng okasyong ito na maging mapagkalinga sa ating kapwa at makita lagi si Hesus sa mga mahihirap at walang-wala.

Nagbabalak ka ba mag-Visita Iglesia ngayong darating na Semana Santa? Tara at dalawin na ang mga simbahan dito sa San Pedro!

Makikita sa mapang ito ang lokasyon ng iba't ibang mga parokya dito sa Lungsod ng San Pedro, na pawang bahagi ng Diocese of San Pablo.

Abangan sa mga susunod na araw ang aming pagtatampok sa bawat simbahang ito at ang iskedyul ng kanilang mga pagdiriwang ngayong Mahal na Araw 2024!

ERRATUM: Ang San Lorenzo Ruiz Parish sa Guevara Subdivision ay bahagi ng Barangay San Lorenzo Ruiz. Paumanhin po sa naging pagkakamali.

𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝟏𝟗 | 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐓. 𝐉𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐇, 𝐇𝐔𝐒𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘

𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓
Joseph placed himself at the service of God’s plan of salvation. He cared for the Holy Family that God had entrusted to him. He became an attentive servant from the moment of the Annunciation, a provident servant in caring for Mary and the Child she carried in her womb. He defended the Family in the moment of danger. These are just a few of Saint Joseph’s traits that explain why the People of God are especially devoted to him.

𝑻𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓
Joseph taught Jesus how to walk, holding Him by the hand. Jesus saw the tenderness of God in Joseph, the Just Man. In Joseph, Jesus saw a man of faith who knew how to view life with hope because, in the midst of the storm, God remains steadfast at the helm of the course of life.

𝑶𝒃𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓
God’s plan was revealed to Joseph through dreams. He always responded promptly: at the moment of the Annunciation of the Lord, when Herod wanted to kill the Child, when Herod died. Joseph was guided by God and he obeyed. Jesus absorbed this filial “submission” to God from Joseph. He learned obedience from His parents.

𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓
Joseph is presented as someone who is respectful and sensitive, capable of placing Mary’s dignity and life above everything else, even above his own reputation. Joseph accepts, certain that everything is guided by God’s providence. He understood that life reveals itself according to the degree to which God’s plan is accepted, to the degree to which we reconcile ourselves to God’s plan. This is Christian realism: to accept, to welcome God into our own personal history, to learn how to welcome and accept everyone we meet.

𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓
In the face of difficulties, Joseph always brought out the most unexpected resources. Joseph is the man through whom God manifested His providential care from the beginning of the history of salvation. Difficulties never stopped the boldness and tenacity of this just and wise man in whom God trusted, just as He trusted in Mary. This is how we see in Joseph the Guardian of the Holy Family: first of his family in Nazareth, and today, of the Church.

𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓
Work, understood as participating in God’s own work, is what Joseph carried out in his own life and what he taught Jesus. Work is important to bring to birth a new “normal”, in which no one is excluded. Saint Joseph’s work recalls that Jesus, the Son of God-made-Man did not disdain manual labor. Work guarantees human dignity.

𝑭𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒔
As a father, Joseph introduced the Son of God to life’s experiences and realities: not holding Him back, not confining Him, not possessing Him, but fostering His capacity of making choices, His freedom, eventually letting Him leave home. The logic of love is always the logic of freedom: Joseph’s joy is the gift of himself. He made himself obsolete. At a certain point, he stayed in the background so that his Son could emerge.

𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘣 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺. 𝘖𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵. 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘩, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵. 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘦, 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘭𝘺. 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯, 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥, “𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘩, 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥, 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴.” 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘩 𝘢𝘸𝘰𝘬𝘦, 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦. (𝘔𝘵. 1:16, 18-21, 24)

Source: vaticannews.va

THIS DAY IN 1521, Ferdinand Magellan landed his galleon on the island of Samar, making him and his crew the first recorded Europeans to visit the archipelago.

San Pedro Veterans Day 2024

Thank you for the invitation, San Pedro City Tourism, Culture and Arts Office. Yes, we will attend San Pedro Veterans Day. Thank you.

FEBRUARY 14 | ASH WEDNESDAY
This year's Ash Wednesday is special as it coincides with Valentine's Day. Ash Wednesday solicits sacrifice among the Catholic faithful, in the same manner, that love —the main theme of Valentine's Day— exhorts its adherents to sacrifice themselves to win over the individuals whom they cherish.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten Season. Catholics in good health between the ages of 18 and 59 are obligated to observe fasting and abstinence.

Fasting means taking only one full meal and two smaller meals which should not equal one full meal. While meat is not allowed, fish and all cold-blooded animals are permitted to be eaten.

On the other hand, abstinence means refraining from eating the meat from mammals or fowl, including soup, gravy, meat snacks, etc. However, this does not apply to dairy products, eggs, or condiments and shortening made from animal fat. Both fasting and abstinence are obligatory on Ash Wednesday under the pain of mortal sin.

But the highlight of this holy day is the receiving of ash on one's forehead in the form of a cross during Holy Mass. This practice reminds us faithful to contemplate on our mortality — that God made us from dust, and to dust shall we return. We are not forever on this realm.

May the love that St. Valentine represents help us realize that we fast and abstain not out of obligation but out of our love for Christ, a love that is eternal.

Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, ruega por nosotros. 🙏🙏🙏

"𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏."

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐄
In 1830, the Blessed Mary specifically instructed St. Catherine Labouré to create a medal with a specific design. It features an image of Mary standing on a globe, with rays of light streaming from her hands, and the prayer, "𝑶 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚, 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒏, 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒆." This prayer later encapsulates the connection to the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. The wording reflects the belief in Mary's sinless conception, affirming her freedom from original sin from the moment of her conception.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐌𝐀
Pope Pius IX issued the papal bull "𝑰𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒔 𝑫𝒆𝒖𝒔" on December 8, 1854, officially defining the dogma. This declaration emphasizes the special privilege bestowed upon Mary, making her uniquely pure and sinless, in preparation for her role as the mother of Jesus Christ. The solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated on December 8th each year in the Catholic Church.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
In 1858, in Lourdes, France, the Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous, a young girl, in a series of visions. During one of her apparitions, Mary identified herself to Bernadette, saying, "𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏."

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐄
The apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in 1917 took place in Portugal, where the Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children—Lucia dos Santos, and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto. Mary mentioned in her apparition: "𝑴𝒚 𝑰𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝑮𝒐𝒅." The messages at Fatima align with the call for devotion to Mary's Immaculate Heart, emphasizing her sinlessness and purity. It reinforces the importance of recognizing Mary's unique and immaculate status, promoting a deeper spiritual connection to her as an advocate for humanity.

Today is also the 76th birthday of former Mayor Lourdes S. Cataquiz. She was named after her patroness, Our Lady of Lourdes.

5 FACTS ON THE APPARITION OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES

On Feb. 11, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. In Lourdes, France, in 1858, thirteen-year-old Bernadette Soubirous was collecting pieces of wood as part of her daily chores when she noticed a startling wind and rustling sound. The noise came from a nearby grotto. When Bernadette looked toward it, she saw it filled with a golden light, and a beautiful lady.

It was at this grotto that the Blessed Mother appeared to Bernadette 18 times and where millions of Catholic pilgrims visit the healing waters at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes.

Records have been kept from the exchanges between Bernadette and our Blessed Mother. Here are five of the most fascinating facts about the apparitions that took place at the grotto:

1. The Paralyzation

When Bernadette first saw the beautiful lady in the grotto during the first apparition, on Feb. 11, 1858, it is said that she immediately smiled at Bernadette and signaled to her to come closer, in the same way a mother motions to her child. Bernadette took out her rosary and knelt before the Lady, who also had a rosary on her right arm. When Bernadette tried to begin saying the rosary by making the sign of the cross, her arm was paralyzed. It was only after the Lady made the sign of the cross herself that Bernadette was able to do the same. The Lady remained silent as Bernadette prayed the rosary, but the beads of her rosary passed between her fingers.

2. The Secret Prayer

During the fifth apparition, which took place on Feb. 20, 1858, the Lady taught Bernadette a prayer, which she recited everyday for the rest of her life. However, she never revealed the prayer to anyone, but she did say she was told to always bring a blessed candle with her. This is why candles perpetually burn at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes.

3. The Lady shares her Name

At the sixteenth apparition, on March 25, 1858, the feast of the Annunciation, the Lady revealed her identity to Bernadette, calling herself the “Immaculate Conception.”

4. The Burn of Fire

Bernadette never forgot to bring a lighted candle to the grotto since she was told to do so by the Lady. During the seventeenth apparition, on April 7, 1858, Bernadette unconsciously placed one of her hands over the burning flame. Witnesses saw the flame burning through her fingers, and yet she was able to pray for fifteen minutes with the flame burning her hand. As she emerged from her prayer, she was unscathed and didn’t even notice cries of horror from the people in the crowd. Dr. Dozous, a well-known physician from Lourdes, took another lit candle, and without warning, placed the flame to her hand. Bernadette immediately cried out in pain.

5. The Miracle of Bernadette’s Body

After the apparitions ended, Bernadette went on to become a Sister of Charity. She died at age 34, on April 16, 1879. She was buried on the convent grounds in Nevers, France. Thirty years later, on Sept. 22, 1909, her body was exhumed and found completely intact. A second exhumation took place on April 3, 1919. The body was found in the exact same state as it had been ten years earlier. Bernadette was canonized a Saint on Dec. 8, 1933 by Pope Pius XI.

Source: thecatholictelegraph.com