The 2011 Year-ender Blogpost

Okay....

I wanna keep it short and simple before we start 2012 with a bang. It would be a prayer:

First of all, I thank the Lord for 2011. The Pro-life victory, the Quadricentennial Year of UST, and everything that happened this year. We return to you, O Lord, the glory.

Second, I hope that Your countenance would be felt still in the new year. May the motherly care of the Blessed Virgin be felt on us.

And finally, whatever I may see as an opportunity to serve You, may I do it for You.

This I ask through Christ, Our King and Lord, through the intercession of the Blessed Mother and all the Angels and Saints.

AMEN!


And as I did last year, here's the best of 2011:

Life vs. Death

Catholicism, a Balance of Heart and Mind

Umaasa

the March 25 Pro-Life rally

UST's Human Cross

The Tax Collector at the Temple

Prophecy or Mass Panic?

O Birheng Kalinis-linisan

Christ in the Hands of His Priest

Father's Day Letter para kay Rizal

A Leningrad in the Making

Humanae Vitae Week

The Grassroots Project

Theotokos

The Battle for Existence Continues

My Youth

St. Nicholas a.k.a. Santa Claus

A Nativity Hymn

A Reflection on St. John

Byzantinong awit sa Pasko ng Pagsilang ng Panginoong Jesu-Kristo

pagsasalin ni Ian Riñon

Ngayo'y ipinanganak buhat sa isang dalaga Siyang may tangan ng tanang nilikha sa Kanyang mga kamay. 


Siyang hindi mahawak-hawakan ay binalutan ng lampin bilang Sanggol. 


Siyang Diyos nang sa pasimula'y nilikha ang kalangitan ay nakahimlay sa isang sabsaban. 


Siyang nagpaulan ng manna sa Kanyang bayan sa ilang ay nakasalalay sa gatas ng Kanyang Ina. 


Siyang Kabiyak ng Simbahan ang nag-anyaya sa mga pantas.

Ang Anak ng Birhen ang tumanggap ng kanilang mga handog.

Pinupuri namin ang Iyong pagsilang, O Kristo.

Nawa'y makita rin namin ang sarili Mo. 

Grassroots: Haiku kay Maria

Ika'y natulog,

at Langit 'yong narating

sa 'yong pag-gising. 

Grassroots: Hindi Mo Hinayaan

Hindi Mo hinayaan
na mabulok ang Iyong Ina sa katapusan
ng kanyang buhay,
ngunit, Iyong iniakyat upang
makatabi bilang Reyna.

Ang Bagong Eva'y
naglaho sa kanyang pagkatulog
at sa Langit na nagising
kung saan siya'y niluklok na Reyna
ng mga anghel, ng mga banal,
at ng tanang sangkatauhan.

Hindi na mawawala kailanman
ang Kaban ng Bagong Tipan,
sapagkat
nailuklok na ito bilang tanda ng
pag-ibig ng Santatlong Diyos
sa lahat ng Kanyang nilikha.

Ang Tunay na Iskolar ng Bayan: a Poem by John Juat

Don't get me wrong. I'm a Thomasian. 


But some of our brothers who are Iskos [colloquial term for UP students; derived from "Iskolar ng Bayan"] are against the RH Bill for secular, and maybe practical reasons. Nevertheless, the main idea is there even if UP is a house divided in this issue, just as other Universities are. We're still a month away before I shift to Filipino in blogging, but let me give you a teaser for that, courtesy of Before the Eastern Sunset. 


Original post may be seen HERE. 

Ang tunay na iskolar ng bayan

Na may pakialam sa kapwa nating mamamayan

Alam na hindi RH Bill ang tunay na kasagutan

Sa problemang hinaharap ng ating lipunan

Napakaraming problema ang dapat nating tugunan

Pagpapatatag ng edukasyon ang ating pondohan

Kung kulang pa tayo ng guro, libro at paaralan

Paano natin sila bibigyan ng wastong karunungan?

Pill at condom lang ba ang halaga ng ating katawan?

Kung hindi kaya mahalin, edi huwag na pakasalan

Tayo rin ang todong maaapektuhan, tayong mga kabataan

Kaya naman natin magtimpi, disiplina lang ang kailangan

Bakit ba ang pagbubuntis ay pilit iniiwasan?

Isa ba itong sakit na nararapat mabilisang gamutan?

Ang totoo, isa itong napakalaking karangalan

Na ang babae’y makapagdalang tao sa kanyang sinapupunan

Mga taga-UP, gamitin natin ang ating taglay na katalinuhan

Huwag tayo maging parang asong sunod sunuran

Hindi purkit uso at sinabing maganda ng mga taga-kanluran

Ay totoong makabubuti sa ating minamahal na bayan

Iskolar ng bayan, buksan natin ang ating isipan

Tingnan natin mabuti ang isyu sa kabuuan

Ibasura na natin ang RH Bill bago tayo magsisi ng tuluyan

At tinataguyod ng panukalang ito ay kultura ng kamatayan

Ang tunay na iskolar ng bayan

Na may pakialam sa kapwa nating mamamayan

Alam na hindi RH Bill ang tunay na kasagutan

Sa problemang hinaharap ng ating lipunan

-o-o-o-

This poem is penned by John Juat in relation to the Pro-Life Rally mounted by Pro-life UP Students last July 1. 

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That also means I'm not the only poet around.... hahahaha 


Ma'am Aliza Racelis also shared about that UP Pro-Life Rally.

Stood and Guided: An Exhortation by Bro. Weldann Panganiban

Original post HERE.

We stand unshaken on one rock!

We are guided on one teaching!

We have no fear, we continue our journey,

As One Church: Holy, Catholic and Apostolic!

Never would we stumble upon the devil’s snare,

Nor do the darkness reign over us.

Always does the Lord love us,

Through his blood, he saves us!

To Peter the Fisherman he entrusts the Church,

Giving him the Keys of the everlasting Kingdom.

Hades will never triumph over it;

Death would never prevail in its ports!

Paul stands bearing Christ the Light,

Guide to the gentiles and stronghold of nations.

Once did he persecute the community of believers,

But he died defending the faith sealed on the Cross.

Peter and Paul! Your blood strengthens the faith!

Your life is holy simplicity, your martyrdom great victory!

You led the flock to the knowledge of the Divine;

You left an example through a life of love and sacrifice.

Blessed would always be the Ecclesia!

Blessed forever is the believer in Christ the Lord!

Trials would always come along our way,

But we will always stand, strong and pure!

Blessed be Peter, the leader and key-holder!

Blessed be Paul, the eminent teacher!

Two great Apostles and Fishers of men,

Two great Pillars, Inspiration and Witness!

Pray for the Church, the Pope and Bishops,

Pray for the Clergy, Laity and Religious.

Pray for the continuous propagation of the Faith

Amongst peoples, tongues, race and nations.

We stand unshaken on one rock!

We are guided on one teaching!

Christ leads us to Eternal Life,

At the end of days, with Him we live!

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Bro. Weldann Panganiban is an administrator of 100% Katolikong Pinoy Ministry since the Easter Season this year; and he is among the six current admins, including our Founder, Bro. Francis Raymund Gonzales.. He also maintains two blogs here at Blogspot.

Christ in the Hands of His Priest

O, holiest of breads!
O, sweetest of wines!

Nay, mere bread and wine no longer,
for the lips of a priest
changed this food and drink
as a sacred oblation
a sacrifice
an extraordinary substance
which in man's intake
does not commit sin
but all the more sanctified
in its most correct context.

How people long to taste this
self-offering
which its Perpetrator
instructs his priests
to perpetuate this memorial
for eternity.

O Birheng Kalinis-linisan (Agni Parthene sa Tagalog)

(Salin ni Ian Joseph Riñon, sa tono ng Agni Parthene.)

O Birheng kalinis-linisan, Ina ng Diyos namin. 

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Napupuno ng grasya, Birhen at Reyna namin. 

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Maliwanag pa sa araw, matayog pa sa Langit. 

Magalak ka, Maria. 

O galak ng mga birhen at Reyna ng mga anghel. 

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Maliwanag pa sa Kalangitan, sariwa pa sa araw. 

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Banal higit sa kalahatang hukbo ng Kalangitan. 

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Maria, Birheng gabay ng tanang sangkatauhan.

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Babaeng kalinis-linisan, Panagiang tuluyan.

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Mariang Reyna ng tanan, sanhi ng kagalakan.

Magalak ka, Maria. 

O Reyna ng sangkatauhan, Ina ng Kaligtasan.

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Mapugay pa sa Kerubing nag-aalay ng awitin. 

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Mas marangal sa Seraping 'di masilay-silayin. 

Magalak ka, Maria. 

O Kerubin, kayo'y magalak, tuluyan siyang awitan. 

Magalak ka, Maria. 

O Serapim, kayo'y magalak, pati tanang mga banal.

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Magalak, O kapayapaa't daong ng kaligtasan.

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Sisidlan ng Kanyang Salita, bulaklak na walang hanggan.

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Magalak, O Paraiso ng buhay na walang hanggan.

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Magalak, O Puno ng buhay, Bukal ng kalualhatian. 

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Ngayon ay tinatawag kita, Birhen naming minamahal. 

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Pakinggan mo ang aking dasal, O Reyna ng sangkinapal. 

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Babaeng kalinis-linisan, O Birheng Panagia. 

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Kami ay tumatawag, O templong pinagpala. 

Magalak ka, Maria. 

Ako'y iyong ipagsanggalang sa 'king mga kaaway. 

Magalak ka, Maria. 

At gawing tagapagmana ng tinatamasang buhay! 

Magalak ka, Maria!

The Tax Collector at the Temple

"O God, be merciful to me, a sinner!" (Lk. 18:13a)

I screwed up.
I cannot help but say that
the Pharisee is right about
me--corrupt, immoral, and
deceitful.
Great YHWH,
my Lord and my God,
have mercy on me!
Though I want to try, but
I can't look at you out of
shame for myself.
I prayed to You in a farther
distance than others
not because of being a
tax collector,
but of the practice of tax
collecting.
I cannot just let this one pass.
I am willing to give up everything
just to alter my life.

Umaasa

Hindi na ako umaasang
magiging akin ka kaagad.
Kungsabagay,
wala ito sa plano ko,
at hindi naman ito
hangad ng puso ko.

Nabulagan ako ng mundo,
ngunit pilit pa rin akong
natututo.
May magagawa ako,
kailangan ko lang itong
hanapin at pagnilayan.
Bakit ako mawawalan
ng pag-asa kung
kaya ko namang ayusing
muli ang buhay ko?

Kaya ko.
Kaya ko kahit matatagalan
ako dito.

Kagalakan

Siya ay parating!
Maghanda at magbantay
sa pagsilang Niya!

Haiku of the Pink Candle

In joy we await
the birth of our God and King
with perseverance.

Hail! The New Adam
born in a lowly manger:
let us adore Him!

Hold fast, weary hearts!
Our God has come to free us
from our sin and death.

Victory is near
for the vigilant faithful:
salvation has come.

Arise, Christ's Vicar!
Lead His Body to Himself,
your Founder and Strength!

A Maria, Reyna y Madre (To Mary, Queen and Mother)

On the highest of heavens

there resides a Queen

whose radiance is the

reflection

Of the One she bore

who emanates

graces from the Most High

towards earth

in a shower of Light

guiding ships

of all kinds

to safe harbor.

Her splendor

tremble nations;

her compassion

turn heathens to heroes.

Sinners and saints

of all generations

call her Blessed

and declare her the

Ark of the Covenant.

Pusong Sugatan at Banal

Bakit po ganun?
Pinili Mong masugatan
ang Puso Mong umiibig sa lahat?
Na hinayaan Mong nagdurugo
hanggang sa mga oras na ito?

Masidhi po ba ang ninanais Mo
para sa sangkatauhang
nagkasala sa 'Yo?
Hindi Ka po ba nagsasawang
magmahal?

Siguro nga'y
ito ang nais Mo sa akin--
na makita ko ang lahat
ng dapat kong makita
sa Iyong Pusong Banal at walang hanggan;
na magmahal sa lahat
ng walang pakundangan
at walang kahit anong reklamo.

14 ng Pebrero (Hindi Ako Titikim ng Tikoy na Tsokolate)

Hindi ako titikim ng tikoy na tsokolate
dahil wala namang paninda nito, eh.
Mas mabuti pa kung tikman ko'y ube,
akma ang lasa niya sa gabi ng panglilibre.

Kung ako ang iyong tatanungin
tungkol sa pag-ibig,
hindi ko masasagot ang iyong inaakala;
dahil ang pagmamahal ay parang pag-uusig:
Isang mapanganib na sandata.