Archive for April, 2005
To the Ilonggo Faithfuls
His Excellency Bacolod Bishop Vecente Navarra has recently issued a Pastoral Letter to all the Catholics in Bacolod. Please read below:
TO ALL PARISH PRIESTS, PAROCHIAL VICARS, CHAPLAINS AND RECTORS OF CHURCHES, SUPERIORS OF SEMINARIES, RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS, SECULAR INSTITUTES AND APOSTOLIC LIFE, HEADS OF SCHOOLS AND L.O.M.A.S AND THE CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL OF THE DIOCESE OF BACOLOD.
Greetings in the Risen Lord!
Once again we rejoice together with the whole Christian world because now we have a new Pope, POPE BENEDICT XVI, in the person of then CARDINAL JOSEPH RATZINGER.
He is the 264th Successor of St. Peter, but the 265th Pope of the Universal Church in Rome.
I exhort our faithful, and Clergy, the Religious and the Lay, in the Diocese of Bacolod to accept him as the One sent by God to lead us, to guide us and to take care of us precisely at this point-in-time, in the life and history of the Church and of the world, this early part of the Third Millenium.
His election to the Papacy means just that. God has chosen him. And God knows best than any human judgments, preferences or choices. And as men and women of faith, we strongly and firmly believe God will be with him and will never abandon him, as he steers the Boat of Peter in safety and toward the Port where the Father beckons all of us.
Let us, therefore, love him, support him with our prayers and humble submission, and place our full trust and confidence in him, as he complies the heavy tasks with grave responsibilities incumbent upon his Office, as Chief Shepherd of the Universal Church and Servant of the Servants of God.
In a special way, let us pray for him and lift him up to the Almighty every time we mention or hear his name mentioned – “Benedict – English / Benedicto – Ilonggo” – in the Canon of the Holy Mass.
I also take this opportunity to inform you that sometime later we will offer a tribute to our newly-elected Holy Father, by holding a Holy Mass of Thanksgiving in the Cathedral Church of Bacolod. The date and the time will be announced in due time. Please come and offer this Holy Mass together with me and our priests.
So again, let us rejoice and be glad
! HABEMUS PAPAM!
With the assurance of my prayers and pastoral blessing!
Devotedly yours in the Risen Lord,
+VICENTE M. NAVARRA, D.D. Bishop of Bacolod
Money money money
They say that money is the root of all evil. You think so? I don’t believe in you. I love money. My heart skips a beat every time a see a fresh, uncirculated paper bill.
I have been collecting paper money from other countries for more than a year now. Most of my collection are uncirculated. This means that Not even a single crease is present of the bill, no pen ink, no stapler holes, and definitely no no paperclip marks.
I already have bills from countries like Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Czechoslovakia, Brazil, Poland, Yemen, Uganda, Surimane, to name a few. I also have the polymer (or the plastic) notes from Romania and Papua New Guinea. I also have some limited editions of note like the centennial anniversary of the death of Jose Rizal on a 1-Piso bill, the 1995 World Youth Day Special print on a 1-Piso bill.
These bills make me feel satisfied and fulfilled. They allow me to explore the beauty of a country by studing its notes.
Do you know that famous personalites are also on other countries notes? Galileo is on the 2000 Lira, Democritus is on the Greek note as well. Marie Curie is also on the French Francs.
My limited edition of 1 Peso bill commemorating the centenary of the martyrdom of Jose Rizal
other notes
Bloghopping
I must admit. I have a new addiction. It’s bloghopping. Gosh, it kills time so fast! I have been amazed on some of the blogs that I have recently visited. Humorous stories, true-to-life dramas, no-nonsense political rantings and so on and so forth…
I recently got this addiction while doing nothing in the office. I tried to search for some random pages in Blogspot as well as in Pinoyblog.
Bloghopping is a new phenomenon for me since writing my own blog. It lets me explore the thoughts and feelings of other writers, too. Pushing the NEXT button in your Blog is like a BINGO game. You dont know what kind of blog will display next. You have no idea if the next blog will be critizing the choice of the new pope, or badmouthing the pregnancy of Britney Spears, or just a simple art diary of a John Doe.
This activity provokes excitement in me. Wishing that the next blog willhave a nice layout; a black background, with nice message boards and photo gallery.
Till next time… you may now push the NEXT button on top. 
New name, same old rantings
I finally got a domain name for my blogspot! I bought the domain http://www.byahilo.com. Same old rantings clothed with a new name.
So let the rantings continue!!!
Sunset Beach
This photo was taken last week during our team outing in Nasugbu, Batangas
Galera Escapade
I will be in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro this weekend!!! I can’t wait to see the beach! This is my first time to be in Puerto Galera, and I am very anxious to see the beautiful place.
Jap delight
I had a Japanese dinner with my sister last night. We went to Kitaro Japanese food joint. We really enjoyed our Yakiniku and Tepanyaki meals. We also ordered California Maki. Which my sister really didnt like.
California Maki
Si Erap at ang Bente Pesos
Pumunta ako nung isang lingoo sa isang bakery para bumili ng pandesal para sa agahan. Laking gulat ko nung makita ko ang bente pesos na sinukli sa akin ng tindera. May mga naka sulat sa perang ito tungkol kay dating pangulong Joseph Estrada. Parang punong-puno ng poot at galit ang taong sumulat sa perang ito. Nakasulat sa perang ito: “Bisyo ni Erap, Alak, Puke, Sugal, Magnanakaw, Pumatay, etc. –Bitayin na ang Gago”
Hindi ko lubos maisip na ang ating pera, simbolo ng ating pambansang kayamanan ay binabastos na ng mga tao. Ginagawa ng ring instrumento para sa kanilang pagpapahayag ng kanilang mga damdamin.
Totoo yun na binigyan nga tayo ng ating Saligang Batas ng kalayaan sa pamamahayag, pero sana naman ilagay naman natin ito sa tamang lugar. Wag naman sa pera.
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