Grassroots: Sa Wakas! AXIOS!

Naalala n'yo ba ang ginawa ng UST noong Ash Wednesday mga ilang buwan na ang nakakalipas?

Nai-post ko rin yun dito.

Yup... humatol na ang Guinness...

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at sa wakas...

AT SA WAKAS! NASA GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS NA ANG UST! WOOOO!

SOLI DEO GLORIA: PATRIS, ET FILII, ET SPIRITUS SANCTI!

Axios, mga Tomasino! ¡Levante!

At dahil ito ang ika-99 na post sa MSAG, gagawin kong espesyal ang aking ika-100 post dito. ABANGAN.

In hoc signo vinces: CBCP Monitor Editorial, Vol. 15 no. 6, March 14-27, 2011

WHILE a small band of Planned Parenthood (aka Reproductive Health) advocates were rallying in the Batasan, many pro-life activities and prayer meetings organized by Catholics all over the archipelago remained largely unnoticed by mainstream media, for one reason or the other. That was Tuesday, March 8, 2011—International Women’s Day the world over.

But the happening at the University of Santo Tomas the day after was just too big not to notice. Ash Wednesday, March 9—in just one Catholic university, 24,000 students, teachers and school personnel assembled to form a human cross that even the pro-RH media networks just had to cover. The 400-year-old UST was Ground Zero, and with a vision that pierced through the most sinister of clouds, blessed eyes from Heaven were watching.

The awesome Cross made of over 24,000 persons was meant to commemorate the beginning of the Lenten Season, but it was also meant to send a strong message against the passage of the planned parenthood-styled Reproductive Health Bill. Foreign paymasters and controllers of Reproductive Health
NGOs do not seem to grasp the sheer size of a sleeping prolife giant that is just beginning to awaken. For a while in the Philippines there might not be such a thing as a Catholic vote, but there is no doubt about the existence of a Catholic
Faith.

The parts of this compelling symbol of life are 99% young— the future of our homeland, the last country that has not formally succumbed to the culture of death.

Some have hastily predicted the arrival of a post-Christian era for the Philippines, but beyond the dark clouds hovering over a nation whose poor have been battered by foreign intervenors and our own fraudulent countrymen, we Filipinos swear yearly by the Nazarene and affirm by His cross that we shall rise up and face the challenges of life with resiliency and endurance.

And it is by this sign that the Faithful of the Philippines shall resist and conquer. Not only shall we survive; we shall flourish and we shall thrive! 

Blogger's Note: Shoutout to Br. Mark Vertido for the photo and statement....

Not Just for the Record...

Everybody knows Ash Wednesday.... Yeah, the start of the Lenten Season. But here in Manila, specifically in a 21.5 hectare patch of land called the University of Santo Tomas, it's more than having small ash crosses on every Thomasian's forehead. Let the pictures do the talking....

I suppose you saw these pictures online, and they are found HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. 

And check out other pics from a Thomasian Tumblr page.

You could also check out Fr. Nilo Lardizabal, O.P.'s Facebook album, where the last photo is credited.

The event started by around 2:30 in the afternoon, where the students started to enter the open field and started to take the shape of the Cross. When the outline was completed, Thomasians pitched in and filled the insides. From the air and top floors, it was way better than the QRosary even if it didn't have a dry run due to the bad weather. When the formation was complete, Rev. Fr. Winston Cabading, O.P., Vice-Rector for Religious Affairs, led the 15-minute prayer highlighted by the Oratio Imperata for the Respect of All Human Life, the tolling of the bells in front of the UST Chapel, and the UST Hymn. After the dispersion of the participants, the Ash Wednesday Mass was celebrated by the University's Rector, Rev. Fr. Rolando de la Rosa, O.P., among other Dominican Fathers. 

Well, I guess Guinness would be satisfied of this after a minor issue about the Human Rosary. Nevertheless, God would be glorified by this feat. This only means that UST remains loyal to Christ (the Cross) and His Church (the Dominican Cross, with the Dominican Order as one of the leading Catholic religious orders). Many may say that this is an absolute waste of time. Who cares? They won't even dare to counter this sign.... As it is said: In hoc Signo vinces--In this Sign, thou shalt triumph.

P.S.: Also check out a report published by The V about this....