6th Sunday of Easter

Official Publication of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Candles, Jaro, Iloilo City Tel. Nos. 320-9505 & 329-1625 website: www.ourladyofcandlesnationalshrine.com email:jarocathedral@yahoo.com.ph

January 1, 2015

Solemnity of Mary, The Mother of God

World Day of Peace

Vol. XXIII No. 01

No Longer Slaves, but

Brothers and Sisters
Message of His Holiness POPE FRANCIS
for the celebration of the WORLD DAY OF PEACE
1 January 2015

(Abridged)

t the beginning of this New Year, which we welcome as Gods

gracious gift to all humanity, I offer heartfelt wishes of peace to
every man and woman, to all the worlds peoples and nations, to
heads of state and government, and to religious leaders. . . I pray for an
end to wars, conflicts and the great suffering caused by human agency,
by epidemics past and present, and by the devastation wrought by
natural disasters. I pray especially that, on the basis of our common
calling to cooperate with God and all people of good will for the
advancement of harmony and peace, we may resist the temptation to
act in a manner unworthy of our humanity.
In my Message for Peace last year, I spoke of the desire for a full
life a longing for fraternity which draws us to fellowship with others
and enables us to see them not as enemies or rivals, but as brothers
and sisters to be accepted and embraced.[1] It is fundamental for
our human development that our dignity, freedom and autonomy be
acknowledged and respected. Tragically, the growing scourge of mans
exploitation by man damages the life of communion and our calling to
forge interpersonal relations marked by respect, justice and love. This.
. . leads to contempt for the fundamental rights of others and to the
suppression of their freedom and dignity . . .in the light of Gods word,
we can consider all men and women no longer slaves, but brothers
and sisters.

Listening to Gods plan for humanity

The theme I have chosen for this years message is drawn from
Saint Pauls letter to Philemon, in which the Apostle asks his co-worker
to welcome Onesimus, formerly Philemons slave, now a Christian and,
therefore, according to Paul, worthy of being considered a brother
Onesimus became Philemons brother when he became a Christian.
Conversion to Christ, the beginning of...Christian discipleship,
constitutes a new birth (cf. 2 Cor 5:17; 1 Pet 1:3) . . .generates fraternity
as the fundamental bond of family life and the basis of life in society.
In the Book of Genesis (cf. 1:27-28), we read that God made man
male and female...who, in response to Gods command to be fruitful
and multiply, brought about the first fraternity, that of Cain and Abel.
. . brothers because they came forth from the same womb. . . the same
origin, nature and dignity as their parents, who were created in the
image and likeness of God.
But fraternity also embraces variety and differences between
brothers and sisters, though linked by birth and are of the same
nature and dignity. As brothers and sisters, therefore, all people are
in relation with others...they share the same origin, nature and dignity.
In this way, fraternity constitutes the network of relations essential for
the building of the human family created by God.

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The Pastor Speaks

New Years Messages

Para sa kadamuan sang mga tawo, ang Christmas natapos na. Balik na kita sa aton kinaandan nga ginahimo sa matag-adlaw nga
pangabuhi. Ang lapsag nga nagahigda sa pasungan amat-amat na nga ginahimos, ang mga dekorasyon ginatago, ang mga suga ara na sa
ila sulodlan, ang mga regalo nabuksan na, kag ang iban gani naguba na. Balik na naman sa masunod nga tuig!
Pero indi dapat nga amo ini ang magkahalanabo. Ang mensahe sang pagkari sang Dios nga nakapanapot sa aton unod napun-an sang
kahulogan kag may kaangtanan sa tagsa ka adlaw kag tagsa ka tinion sang tuig nga aton karon ginasugoran. Tuig 2015: tuig ini nga naisip
halin pa gid sang nahauna nga Christmas, ang Anno Domini, ang tuig sang Ginuo.
Kon ginselebrar naton ang Christmas bilang timaan sang makalulowas nga paghigugma sang Dios nga luyag maghakos kag
magpahiusa sa bug-os nga tawohanon nga panimalay, kag kon pareho kay Maria, gintipigan naton ini nga eksperyensya, magalakat kita sa
mga inadlaw sang bag-o nga tuig sa kapawa sang gugma sang Dios. Ang tanan makita sa iwag sang Diosnon nga kapawa. Kag kon sa aton
tagipusoon, ginahuptan naton ang tagsa kag pagpakigkita kag eksperyensya sang presensya sang Dios, matigayon naton nga matukod
ang sadsaran sang paghidaet para sa sini nga tuig. Kon indi naton mahimo ini, ang mga buhat sang kalautan, sang pagbahinbahinay kag
sang indi-paghangpanay nga iya sang yawa, magaguba sang aton handom para sa isa ka mahamungayaon nga Bag-ong Tuig.

O Maria, babaye nga mapinamalandungon, matipigon kag mapinangamuyuon, ig-ampo mo kami.

O Maria, santos nga mapinamalandungon, mabakod sa tunga sang kadulom kag pag-antus,
ig-ampo mo kami.
O Maria, iloy nga mapinamalandungon, may paghidaet bisan sa Kalbaryo, ig-ampo mo kami.
Malipayon kag mahidaiton nga Bag-ong Tuig sa tanan!

Rt. Rev. Msgr. Higinio C. Velarde, JCD PA

Parish Priest
Our Lady of Candles Parish
Jaro, Iloilo City

Greetings!

We are celebrating another mysterious will of God, the Solemnity of the Blessed Mother Mary as the Mother of God.
Amidst the joyful celebration, Mary was in silence and reflecting the plan of God the Father in her life and in the life of her Son Jesus,
who will become the way of salvation of man from sin.
This New Year, we too are called to be reflective of our life, the past that has been, the present that is now and the future that will be.
We have to set ourselves free from the angst of the past that made our life miserable, to be fully human. We have to be humble enough to
accept the will of God in our lives and our responsibilities for others.
New Year calls us to new life of happiness and contentment, a life directed to God and a pointer to God for others.

Fr. Randy G. Doromal

Parochial Vicar
Our Lady of Candles Parish
Jaro, Iloilo City

CANDLE LIGHT (January 1, 2015)

Msgr. Higinio C. Velarde

a pagsugod sang isa ka bag-o

kag wala pa madagta-i nga tuig,
magasugod kita sa paglakat sa
dalanon nga wala pa naton maagihan.
Ang nagligad nga tuig, ayhan may iya
nga dala nga mga inadlaw sang kasubo,
kapaslawan, pagkalutos kag kasakit,
apang may iya man nga dala nga mga
butang nga maayo kag ginadala naton sa
aton panumduman nga magapabatyag
sang kainit kag makapahalipay sang
aton kasingkasing.
May diutay kita nga kasubo nga
nabatyagan sa paglipas sang tuig 2014,
kag nagapang-alang-alang kita sa
pagpanumdom sang palaabuton, apang
ang tagsa ka Bag-o nga Tuig nagadala
man sang daku nga kalangkag kag
pagpaabut. Ayhan, antes matapos ini
nga tuig, ang iban sa aton magakompleto
na sang ila pagpanglakaton sa sining
duta kag magasulod na sa puloy-an sang
panahon nga wala sing katapusan.
Sang
nagligad
nga
semana,
ginselebrar naton ang pagkatawo sang
aton Manunubos, nga ginbun-ag sang
isa ka putli kag mapainubuson nga
Birhen; ang mga angheles nagkanta, ang

mga manugbantay sang karnero nagkari kag

naglakat, ang mga Mangin-alamon nga nagsunod
sa bituon nag-abut kag naghalad sang ila mga
dulot kag nadula nga ginlamon sang kadulom.
Ang Ebanghelyo nagasugid sa aton nga
gintipigan ini tanan nga mga butang ni Maria sa
iya tagipusuon. Kon ano man ang iya hunahuna
sadto, wala naton mahibaluan, tungod kay
ang iya Anak naputos sa misteryo. Dapat sia
magkabuhi bilang isa ka iloy, nga lubos nga
nagasalig sa Makagagahom nga Dios. Ayhan
pirme niya gindumdom ang mga hitabo sa
Betlehem kag iya ginapamalandungan ang
kahulogan sini tanan. Ang tanan nga mga bisita
nag-abut nga may pagtuo sa iya Anak.
Ang Bag-o nga Tuig nagasugod sa Solemnidad
ni Maria, Iloy sang Dios, piesta nga nagaselebrar
sang makatalanhaga nga pag-isa sa tunga sang
Dios kag sang isa ka babaye. Sang mag-abut ang
nagakaigo nga tion, ginpadala sang Dios ang Iya
Anak, nga natawo sa isa ka babaye, sa pagluwas
sang mga ara sa idalom sang kasugoan, kag sa
paghimo sa aton nga mga anak nga inayupan
(Gal. 4:4). Ang Simbahan nagapahamtang kay
Maria sa aton atubangan sa pagtuytuy sa aton
sa aton pagpanglakaton sa pagtuo sa sining duta
nga luhaan. Bisan nga ginpili sia nga mangin iloy
sang aton Manluluwas, isa sia ka babaye nga

dapat man magpanglakaton sa pagtuo

kag ini nga pagtuo isa ka padayon nga
pagpanghangkat sa iya. Indi nangin
mahapos ang iya pangabuhi.
Sang mabun-ag ang iya Anak,
wala sia sing sarang matawag nga
kaugalingon nga puloy-an. Sang
mapatay ang amo nga Anak, hipos sia
nga nagtindog sa tiilan sang Krus, nga
halos makahangup sang tanan nga mga
nagakahalanabo.
Bilang isa ka iloy, sia amo ang daku
nga manughatag nga nagdihon kay
Kristo kag naghimo sa Iya nga mangin
isa ka lubos nga tawo. Sia man amo ang
magadihon sa aton kag magapahilapit
sa aton sa iya Anak, kon sa sining Bag-o
nga Tuig, ipahamtang naton ang aton
kaugalingon sa idalum ang iya paginakup.
Bisan ang aton mga kasakit kag
kabudlay mahimo nga kalipay kag
kasadya nga labaw pa sang sa aton
ginapanumdom.
Sa pagkamatuod, wala na sing iban pa
nga paagi sang pagsugod sa sining Bag-o
nga Tuig luwas sa pagselebrar sa adlaw
nga si Maria nangin Iloy sang Dios.

Learn from Yesterday

Live for Today Hope for Tomorrow

s we celebrate the gift of a new

year, let us reflect upon these
words; Learn from yesterday
live for todayhope for tomorrow.
Learn from yesterday.
It is good to look back and learn
from what happened, for experience is
the best teacher. Committing the same
mistakes over and over again implies
that we have failed to evaluate our
journey and learn from our mistakes.
I do not mean dwelling in the past but
going back and finding out the treasures
of our experiences for better living.

Live for today.

We were taught, Let us live one day
at a time! There is a great difference
between living and existing. When we
simply exist, we are simply present!
But, when we live, we do something
worthwhile not for ourselves but
for other people as well. We learn to
sacrifice and to offer our lives for God,
the Giver of our life, and for others, for
whom and with whom we dedicate

CANDLE LIGHT (January 1, 2015)

Fr. Nathaniel G. Gentizon

our lives in service. As the song goes, Walang
sinuman ang nabubuhay para sa sarili lamang.
When we find daily living too overwhelming
because of multiple tasks and various concerns,
let us remember what Jesus said, Do not worry
about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about
itself. Each day has enough troubles of its own
(Mt. 6,34) and, I am with you always, to the
very end of the age. (Mt. 28, 20)
Hope for tomorrow.
The negative realities of our time may
discourage us and lead us to despair. However,
as Catholic Christians, we believe that God
brings about greater good even from
difficult and challenging situations
which happened because of our

human weakness. Yes, its true, God

makes crooked lines straight! All we
need to do is hope that all shall be well.
Hope is virtue in action. We continue
to live pious and moral lives as a sign of
our conviction that we can contribute
to the betterment of things. While God
does marvelous things for us, He needs
our cooperation so that His plan of
salvation is fulfilled.

:: Gospel Reflection

Quote of the Week

Ang Pulong Nangin Tawo

None of us knows
what might happen
even the next minute,
yet still we go forward.
Because we trust.
Because we have
Faith.
- Paulo Coelho

Mary,
the Mother
of God

Ang mga Manugbantay kag ang mga Anghel

Lk 2:16-21

Fr. Dennis Batacandolo

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Parish

Administration
RT. REV. Msgr. Higinio C. Velarde, JR., JCD, PA

Parish Priest

Rev. Fr. randy doromal

Rev. fr. Nathaniel G. Gentizon
Parochial Vicar
Rev. fr. Philipp Neil Y. Antenor-Cruz
Special Assistant for Temporal Affairs
rev. msgr. Alejandro P. Esperancilla
Special Assistant for Liturgical Affairs
Rev. fr. Francisco T. Angostura
Rev. fr. joenick s. territorio
Resident Priests

Editorial Board
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Editor-in-Chief
Pureza D. Lacuesta
ARMANDO A. SUE
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News Editors
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ma. rosario r. tejada
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t. Luke refers to Mary as

the Mother of God (Luke 1,
43). This is summed up in
the Catechism of the Catholic
Church, thus: Called in the
Gospels the mother of Jesus,
Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth,
at the prompting of the Spirit
and even before the birth of
her son, as the mother of my
Lord. In fact, the One whom she
conceived as man by the Holy
Spirit, who truly became her Son
according to the flesh, was none
other than the Fathers eternal
Son, the second Person of the
Holy Trinity. Hence, the Church
confesses that Mary is truly
Mother of God (Theotokos)
[CCC 495.]
Mary is the Mother of God
precisely because Jesus Christ,
her Son, is God. When Mary gave
birth, she did not give birth to a
nature, or even two natures; she
gave birth to one divine Person.
To deny this essential truth of
the faith is to cut oneself off from
full communion with Christ
and his Church, declares the
Council of Ephesus (A.D. 431).
The first of many anathemas
that would be accepted by the
Councils decreed: If anyone
does not confess that God is
truly Emmanuel, and that on
this account the Holy Virgin is
the Mother of God (for according
to the flesh she gave birth to the
Word of God become flesh by
birth), let him be anathema.
The real problem with
denying Mary as Mother of
God and affirming Mary to be
only mother of the man Christ

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Jesus is that in doing so, one

invariably either denies the
divinity of Christ (Arian Heresy),
or one creates two persons with
regard to Jesus Christ. Either
error results in heresy. The
Councils of Nicea (A.D. 325) and
Constantinople (A.D. 381) dealt
decisively with the Arian heresy.
Rather than teaching the truth
that Christ is one divine Person
with two natures - human and
divine - hypostatically unified,
or joined together without
admixture in the one divine
Person of Christ, they were
teaching Christ to be two persons
with a merely moral union. The
Council Fathers understood
Christians could never affirm
this. The Bible declares to us:
... IN HIM the whole fullness of
deity dwells bodily (Col. 2,9).
And,... IN HIM all things were
created, in heaven and on earth,
visible and invisible... (Col. 1,
16). Nowhere do we read IN
THEM; we only read IN HIM. If
one prays to a Jesus who is two
persons, one prays to a Jesus
who does not exist.
By saying Mary is the Mother
of God, the Catholic Church is not
saying that Mary is the source
of the divine nature among the
three Persons of the Blessed
Trinity, nor is she the source of
the divine nature of the Second
Person. But she doesnt have to
be in order to be the mother of
the second Person of the Blessed
Trinity Incarnate.
To understand the truth
of the matter lets make an
analogy using normal human

reproduction: Jimmy is the son

of Laura. This does not at all
follow that Laura is the source of
the immortal soul of Jimmy. God
directly and immediately created
Jimmys soul as He does with
every human being (cf. Eccl. 12,
7). However, we do not conclude
that Laura is merely the mother
of Jimmys body. Laura is the
mother of Jimmy, period. She did
not give birth to a body; she gave
birth to a human person who
is a composite of body and soul
substantially united: Jimmy.
Analogously, though Mary
did not provide Jesus with either
his divine nature or his immortal
human soul, she is still His
Mother because she did not give
birth to a body, a soul, a nature,
or even two natures - she gave
birth to a Person. And that one
Person is God. The conclusion to
the whole matter is inescapable.
Just as many of the more
traditional Protestants would
confess with us as Catholics: IF
JESUS CHRIST IS ONE, ETERNAL
and UNCHANGEABLE DIVINE
PERSON - GOD - AND MARY IS
HIS MOTHER, THEN MARY IS
THE MOTHER OF THAT ONE,
ETERNAL and UNCHANGEABLE
PERSON - GOD.
Mary is the Mother of God and
lets not deny that truth!!! Among
many other reasons, we celebrate
today her being the Mother of God
because we follow the Roman
tradition to end the Octave of
Christmas wherein we venerate
the great love and obedience of
Mary to accept the invitation to
become the Mother of God.

CANDLE LIGHT (January 1, 2015)

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Gani nagdalidali sila sa pagkadto

sa Betlehem kag nakita nila si Maria
kag Jose, kag ang bata nga nagahigda sa
isa ka pasungan. 17Sang makita nila ang
bata. Ginpanugid nila ang ginhambal
sa ila sang anghel nahanungod sini
nga bata. 18Ang tanan nga nakabati sini
16

Pamalandong

i Maria Iloy sang Dios, si Maria iloy

sang tanan nga binunyagan.
Sang bata pa ako ang akon
paghangup sang bag-ong tuig amo ang
bag-o nga bayo, bag-o nga sapatos, kag
bag-o nga ribbon sa buhok. Tungod sang
New Years Resolution nga ginapasulat sang
amon English teacher, ang New Year nangin
tion man sang promisa sa kaugalingon
nga mangin maayo nga indibidwal. Sa
balay kinahanglan pag-abut sang bag-ong
tuig, puno ang bulugasan, tubigan kag
asinan. Kag dugang pa diri, mga palupok
nga ginagastuhan gid sang iban sing daku.
Apang sang ulihi akon nahangpan nga ini
tanan wala sing kaangtanan sa matuod
nga kahulogan sang New Year tungod ini
ang adlaw nga ginatawag, Motherhood of
Mary ukon ang pagka Iloy ni Maria.
Nagakabagay gid nga ang tuig aton
sugdan sa pagkilala kag pagtahud kay
Maria subong nga Iloy sang Dios. Ini
nga titulo ginhatag kay Maria tungod kay
sia ang pisikal nga gingikanan ni Jesus,
ang ika-duha nga Persona sang Dios nga

CANDLE LIGHT (January 1, 2015)

natingala gid sang ginpanugid sa ila

sang mga manugbantay sang karnero.
19
Pero gintipigan ni Maria ini nga mga
butang kag ginpamalandungan sa iya
kaugalingon. 20Ang mga manugbantay
sang karnero nagbalik nga nagahimaya
kag nagadayaw sa Dios tungod sang tanan

nangin Tao. Gani kon sin-o man ang wala

nagakilala kay Balaan nga Maria nga Iloy
sang Dios, sa kamatuoran wala sia naangot
kay Kristo Jesus.
Sa iya balaan nga pagbusong (Divine
Maternity), sa iya pagkapuno sang grasya
(Fullness of Grace), kag sa iya balaan nga
bokasyon (Divine Vocation) nga mangin
Iloy sang Dios nagakadapat gid nga si
Maria hatagan sing espesyal nga pagtahud
kag Diosnon nga pagpadungog.
Ang Ebanghelyo subong nga adlaw
nagasaysay nga ang mga bakero sang ila
pagkakita sang Bata sa pasungan, sila
nagpaambit sang mga ginhambal sa ila
sang mga angheles nahanungod sa Bata.
Kag ang tanan natingala gid sa ila nabatian.
Si Maria, iya ini tanan ginhuptan sa iya
tagipusuon kag ginpamalandungan ang
mga nagakahalanabo sa iya kabuhi kag iya
natukiban nga sobra gid ang pribilehiyo
nga ginhatag sa iya sang Dios nga nangin
Iloy sang Iya Anak. Kag ini ginpasalamatan
niya sing lubos.
Gani, si Maria nagaagda sa aton nga
maghatag man sing tion sa aton kabuhi
nga makapanumdum sang mga grasya kag

nga ila nabatian kag nakit-an; subong gid

ini sang ginahambal sa ila sang anghel.
21
Sa ikawalo nga adlaw, sang magabot na ang tion nga pagtulion ang bata,
ginhingalanan sia kay Jesus, ang ngalan
nga ginhatag sa iya sang anghel sa wala
pa sia ginbusong sang iya iloy.
mga pribelihiyo nga ginhatag kag padayon
nga ginahatag sa aton sang maalwan
kag maluloy-on nga Dios. Kag ang isa ka
pinakaimportante nga grasya nga ginhatag
sa aton amo si Maria nga indi lamang iloy
sang Iya Anak, kundi aton man iloy.
Iloy nga aton dalangpan sa tion
sang mga kalamidad, problema kag
kinahanglanon. Apang kuntani indi lang
naton sia pagdumdumon sa sining mga
tion kay nagakadapat gid nga may tion
kita sa pagpangadi kag pagpadungog
sa iya sa pagpakita sang aton daku nga
pagpasalamat sa Dios nga Amay nga nagpili
kay Maria nga Iloy sang Iya Anak kag aton
man Iloy.
Happy New Year! Magandang Buhay!

Pamangkot

1. Sa imo, ano ang kahulugan sang Bagong Tuig?

2. Ano ang imo ginahimo sa pagkilala kay
Maria nga Iloy sang Dios kag imo man
iloy?
Mrs. Julieta G. Aquilo

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Schedule of Masses on the

solemnity of mary, mother of god
Holy day of obligation ( Jan 1, 2015)

January 1, 2014
6:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.
12:00 nn 7:30 p.m.
No Baptism on this day

Senior Citizens Fellowship

January 3, 2015
Jaro Cathedral
8:00 AM

Coffee table book for sale!

Parish services
MASSES:
Daily:




Saturday:
Sunday:








BAPTISM:

05:30 a.m. (Hiligaynon)

06:00 a.m. (English)
06:30 a.m. (Hiligaynon)
12:15 p.m. (English, Monday-Friday)
05:30 p.m. (English)
5:30 p.m.
(English Anticipated Mass)
05:00 a.m. (Hiligaynon)
06:30 a.m. (English)
08:00 a.m. (Hiligaynon)
09:30 a.m. (English)
12:00 NN (English)
03:00 p.m. (English)
04:30 p.m. (Hiligaynon)
06:00 p.m. (Hiligaynon)
07:30 p.m. (English)
11:30 a.m Saturday
11:00 a.m. Sunday

CONFESSION: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday to Friday
COUNSELING: by Appointment

schedule of confirmation
January, 2015

January 8 (instead of January 1)

January 15 (regular schedule)

Parish calendar/planner
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A commemorative Book of 2014 Jaro Fiesta Celebration wherein

Marys Miracles are shared and the Laitys participation in our parish
is recognized and affirmed!
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Mga Dapat Himuon sa

Bag-ong Tuig

Ano Ang Akon Ginahandum

sa Bag-ong Tuig?

Vic G. Aguisanda

Interviewed by Armando A. Sue

ay mga ginatawag kita nga mga panimad-on nga aton mabatian ukon ginasugid sang aton mga kakilala o mga himata sa
tagsa gid nga mag-abot ang bag-ong tuig.
Isa sini amo nga magpreparar kita sang trese ka mga prutas nga
bilog subong abi sang mga kahel, chico, mansanas, bayabas, kabugaw,
suha, ubas kag iban pa kay suno sa ila magadala ini sing maayo nga
swerte sa bag-ong tuig. Magsiling kita nga swerte, ang buot hambalon
sang kalabanan sa aton, nga magatin-ad ang aton pangabuhi subong
abi nga basi magdaug kita sa lotto, magauswag ang aton negosyo,
may maabot kita nga swerte nga palanublion ukon makabakal kita
sang balay, salakyan, duta kag iban pa nga mangad pangkalibutanon.
Amo man ini ang matabo sa bag-ong tuig suno sa madamo nga
nagapati nga indi kita magwa sa aton mga puloy-an kag maglagaw
lagaw; indi masyado magpangabudlay kay ini indi maayo sa aton
lawas. Indi kita magpangutang sang kwarta kay ini tanan pagahimuon
naton sa bilog nga tuig. Madamo ang palupok sang lebentador agud
magpalayo ang indi maayo nga swerte. May mga nagapati man nga
indi magpahulam o manghulam sing kwarta kay basi maliwatliwat
ini sa bilog nga tuig.
Ang isa man nga tradisyon nga madamo ang nagapati kag
ginasunod amo nga dapat madamo ang aton pagkaon nga handa sa
pag-umpisa sa bag-ong tuig. Puno ang aton kaban ukon sulodlan sang
bugas kag madamo kita natipon nga mga pagkaon nga de lata; ang
pagsuksok sang mga bayo nga may tipulon nga desenyo.
Bangud kay ang aton tinion diri sa kalibutan malip-ot lamang mas
maayo kag kinahanglanon gid nga indi na kita mag-uyang sang aton
panahon sa pagpadamo sang mga pangkalibutanon nga mga butang
subong abi sang manggad, paghangad sang matahum kag daku nga
puluy-an, malahalon kag matahum nga mga panapton, nagakalainlain
ng mga salakyan, alahas kag madamo pa nga materyal nga butang,
kundi aton paga-umpisahan ang pagtipon sang espirituhanon nga
manggad para sa langit nga aton tanan ginahamdum sa katapusan
sang aton nga pagpangabuhi diri sa kalibutan.
May mga nasulat sa Balaan nga Libro nga anhon ta ang manggad
sa kalibutan kag ginahimo nga pagmuad sini; kay indi man naton
ini madala sa masunod nga kinabuhi. Kundi nga maayo kag dapat
dugang sang Balaan nga Kasulatan nga sa adlaw adlaw nga tanan sa
aton malip-ot nga pagkabuhi sa sining duta sa pagtinguha nga aton
himuon ang pagkabuhi suno sa sugo sang aton Mahal nga Dios agud
nga kita makatipon sang manggad didto sa Langit nga aton makuha
kon kita na ang magtaliwan sa sining kalibutan.
Ang aton dapat himuon ukon sundon sumugod sa Bag-ong Tuig
amo ang pagliwat kag pagkaayo sang aton paginawi ukon ang aton
pagtadlong sang aton pagpangabuhi paagi sa mga masunod. May tatlo
nga mga importante nga pamaagi apang may diutay nga pagkabudlay
apang kinahanglanon naton sa aton pagpanglakaton pakadto sa aton
katapusan nga destinasyon upod sa aton Amay sa Langit:

1. Magpangamuyo kita adlaw-adlaw umpisa sa aton pagbugtaw

kag antes kita magpahuway sa gab-i. Kon may tini-on kita sa aga,
hapon kag gab-I aton dugangan ang aton pagpangamuyo.
2. Aton usisaon ang aton mga ginhimo sa nagligad nga tuig kag
aton tan-awon kon ano ang aton nalipatan sa pagbulig sang aton
isigkatawo; ang aton mga nahimo nga mga kakulangan kag mga
kasaypanan nga aton pangayuan sang patawad, pagpatawad
sang nakasala sa aton kag aton tadlungon ang aton nga dalan sa
pagpangabuhi.
3. Indi lamang nga hatagan naton tini-on ang aton hilikuton sa
trabaho, negosyo, kag sa pamilya kundi aton man dugangan ukon
hatagan sang tinion kon paano kita makabulig sa aton Simbahan
kag isigkatawo ilabi na gid sa mga kubos nga ginagutom kag mga
masakiton.

He is my only hope God. Why? Because He Is The Alpha and The

Omega. He created us. I pray that He continues to sustain us in the
family with His grace.

-Anton M. Pasquin
Catechist
I will continue to enjoy life, take care of myself, and grow old
gracefully. We have to take care of ourselves because God created us
and our life is a blessing.
-Bergitta S. Mandario
Catechist

Masadya tani. Kompleto tani kami nga akon pamilya. Iban sa ila
ato sa Manila. Ang iban ara sa Kalibo kag Samar. Subong, si Mama ato
sa Manila. Si Lola Elsa, Tito Excel kag ako lang ang tawo sa balay. Tani
kami tanan magtililipon.
-John Lester D. Agustino
Altar Server Aspirant
Gapasalamat gid ako sa Ginuo kay ginhatagan Niya kami subong
nga adlaw sang kabuhi kag kasanag. Gina-wish ko sa New Year sa
Ginuo nga wala lang kon tani sang madisgrasya sa palupok, kag buligan
niya man ang mga upod ko nga Altar Server Aspirants nga makapasar
sa amon test sa matag-adlaw.
-Patrick Conrad G. Grajales
Altar Server Aspirant
I-bless ni Jesus ang bilog ko nga pamilya. I-likaw Niya kami
tanan sa disgrasya. Si Nanay kag si Tatay ubayan Niya gid sa ila
pagpanglakaton, kag ang magulang ko nga naga-obra amo man.
-Aguelos U. Siacon
Altar Server Aspirant

More blessings. Magdugay pa tani ako sa obra diri sa Katedral.

Good health sa akon pamilya kag sa mga taga-Katedral, kag sa akon
man kaugalingon .
-Hadjie J. Omillo
Utility Worker
As a seminarian, simple lang. Ginahandum ko ang maayo
nga life para sa family ko, kag kabay nga mangin maayo ang amon
pagtamdanay. Kabay pa nga mangin committed gid ako sa akon
Formation sa Seminary. I also wish for a healthy life, to be a good
person and a good seminarian.
-Sem. Jeul Renz C. Azuelo
Gusto ko happiness. Gusto ko people around will be happy also.
Happy New Year sa tanan.
-Fr. Randy G. Doromal

Ako nagala-um nga makakuha ako sang scholarship. Akon

nahibalu-an nga ini indi lang makapaayo sa akon kundi sa bilog nga
Simbahan, ilabi na gid diri sa Arkidiosesis sang Jaro. Kabay pa nga
ang Dios mangita sang pamaagi para matuman ang Iya plano para sa
akon kag sa Iya Simbahan. Nagapati ako nga kon amo ini ang plano
sang Dios mangita gid Sia sang pamaagi para matuman ang Iya plano.
-Fr. Nath

Ini tanan aton lamang matigayon sa pag-ubay, bulig kag kaluoy

sang Dios nga Espiritu Santo nga naga-upod sa aton sa adlaw-adlaw
nga tanan. Gani aton gid himpit nga pangamuyuon nga hatagan Niya
kita sang daku grasya kag wala untat nga bulig kag kaluoy.

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No Longer... from page 1...

Tragically, between the first creation

recounted in the Book of Genesis and the
new birth in Christ whereby believers
become brothers and sisters of the
first-born among many brethren (Rom
8:29), there is the negative reality of sin,
which often disrupts human fraternity
and constantly disfigures the beauty and
nobility of our being brothers and sisters
in the one human family. . . Cain could not
stand Abel; he killed him out of envy and,
in so doing, committed the first fratricide.
Cains murder of Abel bears tragic witness
to his radical rejection of their vocation to
be brothers. Their story (cf. Gen 4:1-16)
brings out the difficult task to which all
men and women are called, to live as one,
each taking care of the other.[2]
This was also the case with Noah
and his children (cf. Gen 9:18-27). Hams
disrespect for his father Noah drove Noah
to curse his insolent son and to bless the
others . . . who honoured him. This created
an inequality between brothers born of the
same womb.
. . .the sin of estrangement from
God, from the father figure and from the
brother, becomes an expression of the
refusal of communion. It gives rise to
a culture of enslavement (cf. Gen 9:2527), . . .its consequences extending from
generation to generation: rejection of
others, their mistreatment, violations
of their dignity and fundamental rights,
and institutionalized inequality. Hence,
the need for constant conversion to the
Covenant, fulfilled by Jesus sacrifice on
the cross, in the confidence that where sin
increased, grace abounded all the more
through Jesus Christ (Rom 5:20-21).
Christ, the beloved Son (cf. Mt 3:17), came
to reveal the Fathers love for humanity.

Whoever hears the Gospel and responds to the call

to conversion becomes Jesus brother, sister and
mother (Mt 12:50), and thus an adopted son of his
Father (cf. Eph 1:5).
One does not become a Christian, a child of
the Father and a brother or sister in Christ, as the
result of an authoritative divine decree, without
the exercise of personal freedom... without being
freely converted to Christ. Becoming a child of God
is necessarily linked to conversion: Repent, and
be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus
Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38). All
those who responded in faith and with their lives
to Peters preaching entered into the fraternity of
the first Christian community (cf. 1 Pet 2:17; Acts
1:15-16, 6:3, 15:23): Jews and Greeks, slaves and
free (cf. 1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:28). Differing origins and
social status did not diminish... or exclude anyone
from belonging to the People of God. The Christian
community is thus a place of communion lived in
the love shared among brothers and sisters (cf. Rom
12:10; 1 Thess 4:9; Heb 13:1; 1 Pet 1:22; 2 Pet 1:7).
All of these show... the Good News of Jesus
Christ... is also capable of redeeming human
relationships... those between slaves and masters...
shedding light on adoptive sonship and the bond
of brotherhood in Christ. Jesus himself said to his
disciples: No longer do I call you servants, for the
servant does not know what his master is doing; but
I have called you friends, for all that I have heard
from my Father I have made known to you (Jn
15:15).
The many faces of slavery yesterday and today
From time immemorial, different societies have
known the phenomenon of mans subjugation by
man. There have been periods... in which... slavery
was... accepted and regulated by law... the law itself
admitted that some people were... considered the
property of other people, at their free disposition.
A slave could be bought and sold, given away or
acquired, as if he or she were a commercial product.
Today, as the result of... our awareness, slavery,
seen as a crime against humanity,[4] has been
formally abolished. The right of each person... has
been recognized in international law as inviolable.

Yet, even though the international

community has adopted... agreements...
and has launched... strategies to combat
this phenomenon, millions of people
today... are forced to live in conditions akin
to slavery.
I think of the many men and women...
including minors, subjugated in different
sectors... in domestic or agricultural
workplaces, or in the manufacturing or
mining industry...
I think also of the living conditions of
many migrants who... experience hunger,
are deprived of freedom, robbed of their
possessions, or undergo physical and
sexual abuse... I think of those among them
who... after a gruelling journey marked
by fear and insecurity, are detained in at
times inhumane conditions... are forced to
live clandestinely... those who, in order to
remain within the law, agree to disgraceful
living and working conditions, especially
in those cases where... the legality of their
residency is made dependent on their
labour contract. Yes, I am thinking of slave
labour.
I think also of persons forced into
prostitution, many... are minors, as well
as male and female sex slaves. I think of
women... sold for arranged marriages
and those bequeathed to relatives of their
deceased husbands, without any right to
give or withhold their consent.
Nor can I fail to think of all those
persons, minors and adults alike, who are
made objects of trafficking for the sale of
organs, for recruitment as soldiers, for
begging, for illegal activities such as the
production and sale of narcotics, or for
disguised forms of cross-border adoption.
Finally, I think of all those kidnapped
and held captive by terrorist groups,
subjected to their purposes as combatants,
or, above all in the case of young girls and
women, to be used as sex slaves. Many
of these disappear, while others are sold
several times over, tortured, mutilated or
killed.

Some deeper causes of slavery

Today, as in the past, slavery is rooted in
a notion of the human person which allows
him or her to be treated as an object... sin
corrupts the human heart and distances
us from our Creator and our neighbours,
the latter... no longer regarded as beings of
equal dignity, as brothers or sisters sharing
a common humanity, but rather as objects...
by coercion or deception, or by physical
or psychological duress, human persons
created in the image and likeness of God
are deprived of their freedom, sold and
reduced to being the property of others.
They are treated as means to an end.
Alongside... the rejection of another
persons humanity - there are other
causes of contemporary forms of slavery.
Among these, I think... of poverty,
underdevelopment
and
exclusion...
combined with a lack of access to education
or scarce, even non-existent, employment
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opportunities. Not infrequently, the victims

of human trafficking and slavery are people
who look for a way out of ... extreme poverty;
taken in by false promises of employment,
they often end up in the hands of criminal
networks
which
organize
human
trafficking. These networks are skilled in
using modern means of communication as
a way of luring young men and women in
various parts of the world.
Another cause of slavery is corruption
on the part of people willing to do anything
for financial gain. Slave labour and human
trafficking often require the complicity of
intermediaries, be they law enforcement
personnel, state officials, or civil and
military institutions. This occurs when
money, and not the human person, is at
the centre of an economic system... When
the person is replaced by mammon, a
subversion of values occurs.[5]
Further causes of slavery include
armed conflicts, violence, criminal activity
and terrorism. Many people are kidnapped
in order to be sold, enlisted as combatants,
or sexually exploited, while others are
forced to emigrate, leaving everything
behind: their country, home, property,
and even members of their family. They
are driven to seek an alternative to these
terrible conditions even at the risk of
their personal dignity and their very lives;
they risk being drawn into that vicious
circle which makes them prey to misery,
corruption and their baneful consequences.
A shared commitment to ending slavery
...the reality of human trafficking,
illegal trafficking of migrants and other
acknowledged or unacknowledged forms
of slavery... occur within a context of
general indifference.
Sadly, this is largely true. Yet enormous
and often silent efforts have been made for
many years by religious congregations,
especially womens congregations, to
provide support to victims. The activity of
religious congregations is carried out in
three main areas: in offering assistance to
victims, in working for their psychological
and educational rehabilitation, and in
efforts to reintegrate them into the society
where they live or from which they have
come.
This immense task, which calls for
courage, patience and perseverance,
deserves the appreciation of the whole
Church and society. Yet, of itself, it is
not sufficient to end the scourge of the
exploitation of human persons. There is
also need for a threefold commitment
on the institutional level: to prevention,
to victim protection and to the legal
prosecution of perpetrators. Moreover,
since criminal organizations employ global
networks to achieve their goals, efforts to
eliminate this phenomenon also demand a
common and, indeed, a global effort on the
part of various sectors of society.
States must ensure that their own

of slavery. . .
In the light of all this, I invite everyone.
. .to practice acts of fraternity towards
those kept in a state of enslavement. Let
us ask ourselves, as individuals and as
communities, whether we feel challenged
when, in our daily lives, we meet or deal
with persons who could be victims of
human trafficking, or when we are tempted
to select items which may well have been
produced by exploiting others. Some of us,
out of indifference, or financial reasons,
or because we are caught up in our daily
concerns, close our eyes to this. Others,
however, decide to do something about
it, to join civic associations or to practice
small, everyday gestures which have so
much merit! such as offering a kind word,
a greeting or a smile. These cost us nothing
but they can offer hope, open doors, and
change the life of another person who lives
clandestinely; they can also change our own
lives with respect to this reality.
We ought to recognize that we are
facing a global phenomenon which exceeds
the competence of any one community or
country. In order to eliminate it, we need
a mobilization comparable in size to that
of the phenomenon itself. For this reason
I urgently appeal to all men and women of
good will, and all those near or far, including
the highest levels of civil institutions, who
witness the scourge of contemporary
slavery, not to become accomplices to this
evil, not to turn away from the sufferings
of our brothers and sisters, our fellow
human beings, who are deprived of their
freedom and dignity. Instead, may we have
the courage to touch the suffering flesh of
Christ,[12] revealed in the faces of those
countless persons whom he calls the least
of these my brethren (Mt 25:40, 45).
We know that God will ask each of us:
What did you do for your brother? (cf. Gen
4:9-10). The globalization of indifference,
which today burdens the lives of so many
of our brothers and sisters, requires all of
us to forge a new worldwide solidarity and
fraternity capable of giving them new hope
and helping them to advance with courage
Globalizing fraternity, not slavery or indifference amid the problems of our time and the new
In her proclamation of the truth of Christs horizons which they disclose and which God
love in society,[9] the Church constantly engages places in our hands.
in charitable activities inspired by the truth of the
No. 1.
human person. She is charged with showing to all [1]
[2] Message for the 2014 World Day of Peace, 2.
the path to conversion, which enables us to change [3] Cf. Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, 11.
Cf. Address to Delegates of the International Association of Penal
the way we see our neighbours, to recognize in every [4]
Law, 23 October 2014: LOsservatore Romano, 24 October 2014, p. 4.
other person a brother or sister in our human family, [5] Address to Participants in the World Meeting of Popular Movements,
28 October 2014: LOsservatore Romano, 29 October 2014, p. 7.
and to acknowledge his or her intrinsic dignity in [6] Cf. PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE, Vocation of the
Leader: A Reflection, 2013.
truth and freedom. This can be clearly seen from Business
[7] BENEDICT XVI, Encyclical Letter Caritas in Veritate, 66.
the story of Josephine Bakhita, the saint originally [8] Cf. Message to Mr Guy Ryder, Director General of the International
Organization, on the occasion of the 103rd Session of the ILO,
from the Darfur region in Sudan who was kidnapped Labour
22 May 2014: LOsservatore Romano, 29 May 2014, p. 7.
[9]
BENEDICT
XVI, Encyclical Letter Caritas in Veritate, 5.
by slave-traffickers and sold to brutal masters
[10] Through the knowledge of this hope she was redeemed, no
when she was nine years old. Subsequently as a longer a slave, but a free child of God. She understood what Paul meant
he reminded the Ephesians that previously they were without
result of painful experiences she became a free when
hope and without God in the world without hope because without
daughter of God thanks to her faith, lived in religious God (BENEDICT XVI, Encyclical Letter Spe Salvi, 3).
Address to Participants in the Second International Conference
consecration and in service to others, especially the [11]
on Combating Human Trafficking: Church and Law Enforcement in
Partnership,
10 April 2014: LOsservatore Romano, 11 April 2014, p. 7;
most lowly and helpless. This saint, who lived at cf. Apostolic Exhortation
Evangelii Gaudium, 270.
the turn of the twentieth century, is even today an [12] Cf. Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, 24 and 270.
exemplary witness of hope[10] for the many victims
legislation truly respects the dignity of the human
person in the areas of migration, employment,
adoption, the movement of businesses offshore and
the sale of items produced by slave labour. There is
a need for just laws which are centred on the human
person, uphold fundamental rights and restore those
rights when they have been violated. Such laws
should also provide for the rehabilitation of victims,
ensure their personal safety, and include effective
means of enforcement which leave no room for
corruption or impunity. The role of women in society
must also be recognized, not least through initiatives
in the sectors of culture and social communications.
Intergovernmental organizations... are called to
coordinate initiatives for combating the transnational
networks of organized crime... the trafficking of
persons and the illegal trafficking of migrants.
Cooperation is... needed... involving national and
international institutions, agencies of civil society
and the world of finance.
Businesses[6] have a duty to ensure dignified
working conditions and adequate salaries for their
employees, but they must also be vigilant that
forms of subjugation or human trafficking do not
find their way into the distribution chain. Together
with the social responsibility of businesses, there
is also the social responsibility of consumers.
Every person ought to have the awareness that
purchasing is always a moral and not simply an
economic act.[7]
Organizations in civil society, for their part, have
the task of awakening consciences and promoting
whatever steps are necessary for combating and
uprooting the culture of enslavement.
In recent years, the Holy See, attentive to the
pain of the victims of trafficking and the voice of
the religious congregations which assist them on
their path to freedom, has increased its appeals to
the international community for cooperation and
collaboration between different agencies in putting
an end to this scourge.[8] Meetings have also been
organized to draw attention to the phenomenon
of human trafficking and to facilitate cooperation
between various agencies, including experts from the
universities and international organizations, police
forces from migrants countries of origin, transit, or
destination, and representatives of ecclesial groups
which work with victims. It is my hope that these
efforts will continue to expand in years to come.

source: www.osinconfidented.com.br
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Bag-ong Tuig, Bag-ong Kabuhi!

Iloy nga Mabinuligon

Kada isa sa aton may handum

Sa pagbag-o sang tagipusuon nga puno sang kadulom
Bag-ong tuig, bag-ong pagpili
Indi lamang sa tawhanon nga ugali
Kundi sang Espirituhanon man nga kabuhi.

O Birhen walay dagta nga Iloy namon

Nga wala mahilabti sang sala nga panublion
Tungod sang imo pagkamatinumanon
Bugay sang Dios wala duha-duha imo ginbaton.

Venus Valdez

Salamat sa Ginoo nga aton Dios

Ginpadala Niya si Jesus nga aton Manunubos
Tanan nga sala Iya gin-antusan sa Krus
Agud maluwas kita sang bug-os.

Mga kalautan, ipaiway!

Bag-ong tuig, bag-ong kabuhi!
Magkinasadya kag magkinalipay
Kay ang gugma sang Dios wala gid gapahuway.
Maghinulsol kita sang aton sala nga nahimo
Likawi ang malaut kag himua ang maayo
Ibilin sa tuig 2014 ang tanan nga mahigko
Kag sugataon ang tuig 2015
sang paglaum upod ang Dios.

Malipayon nga Bag-ong Tuig!

Kabay ang grasya sang Dios ara sa aton tanan!
Amen ! ! !

Ang Bag-ong Tuig

Corazon L. Majarucon

Ang pag-abot sang Bag-ong Tuig daw palaisipan

Halos tanan nga promesa aton na nahinambitan
Ang pagsulat sang New Year Resolution
indi na kinahanglan
Maghimo lang kaayuhan indi sa hambal
kundi sa buhat man.

Kon naghanda ka sa Paskwa sa bag-ong tuig daw doble pa

Diri mo makita nga puno gid sang pagkaon ang lamesa
Dapat abi nga ang bulutangan wala gid bakante
Ang prutas naman siguraduhon nga bastante
Kag gina-isip pa nga indi magnubo sa trese.
Sa pagkaon dululungan gid ang bug-os nga pamliya
Ang pilit indi gid madula tanda
sang pag-ulikid sa tagsa-tagsa
May ara nga tanan sila nagabayo sang duag pula
Kag sa tungang gab-i nagawas-ag pa sang kuarta.

Kanami man tani nga sa bag-ong tuig kita masinadyahon

Apang kon pensaron daw sobra-sobra nga tradisyon
Siguro tungod man sang kataas sang ambisyon
Manggad sang kalibutan halos ila tipunon
Pero sa mga kubos daw indi man makadumdum.
Sa bag-ong tuig halos tanan mga bag-o
Bayo, sapatos, balay pati awto
Pero ining materyal nga mga bagay
Indi garantiya nga ang Dios, sa aton nalipay.

Sa adlaw-adlaw importante ang pagpangamuyo

Nga kita bendisyunan sa tanan nga mga tinutuyo
Magmapainuboson kag magmapinasensyahon
Kay ang Ginoo yara gid nagatamod sa aton.
Malipayon nga Bag-ong Tuig sa tanan!

Corazon L. Majarucon

Nagmabdus ikaw paagi sa gahum sang Espiritu Santo

Kag nangin Iloy ni Ginoong Jesukristo
Paagi sa pagpangamuyo kag sa amon pagtuo
Daku ang paglaum nga maluwas kami nga mga tumuluo.
Sang pag-abut sang bagyo nga si Ruby
Tanan kami nag-ampo O Iloy kami man pamatii
Nga ang bagyo malisa lang kag indi diri mag-agi
Tungod sang imo pagkamaluluy-on
Ginpamatian mo pangamuyo namon nga imo luwason.
Sang ang mga evacuees nagpanawag
nga sila man buligan
Salamat nga wala mo gid ginpabay-an
Bisan paano wala man sila magutuman
Kay ang gobyerno sa mas temprano
nangita gid pala-agyan.

Sa imo O Iloy namon nga balaan

Nga sa adlaw-adlaw amon ginadangpan
Sa kalamidad wala mo kami ginapabay-an
Ang imo milagro amon gid nabatyagan.

Bilang pagpasalamat kami naghiwat Misa kag prosesyon

Nagatulo ang luha apang nagakalipay ang tagipusuon
Sa pagpanumdum nga ang amon Iloy nga bilidhon
Sing may daku nga paghigugma sa tanan nga tion,
nagaupod kag naga-ulikid sa amon.

Maria, Iloy Sang Dios

John Laurence Tupas

Paano na lang kon wala si Maria?

Sin-o ayhan ang magadala sa aton Messiah?
Ang nahauna nga tabernakulo si Santa Maria
Iya gindala si Jesus ang Anak sang aton Tagtuga.

Paagi kay Santa Maria, ang Pulong nahimo nga Tawo

Agud mapalapnag ang paghigugma
sang aton Mahal nga Ginoo
Sia man ang nangin instrumento sa pagpabakod
sang aton pagtuo
Gani bagay gid man nga sia tawgon nga Iloy sang Ginoo.
Sa tion nga maga-abot
ang pagpangduha-duha kag problema
Kita magdangop gid kay Maria Santissima
Kay sia puno gid sang grasya
Wala sia nagakataka magpangamuyo sa aton
nga iya mga anak nga hinigugma.

Kinahanglan nga aton man sundon ang kabuhi ni Maria

Kabuhi nga nasentro sa paghigugma
ni Kristo nga Anak niya
Agud nga aton man madala si Kristo
Sa aton mga abyan kag pamilya.
Ini ang matuod nga paghigugma
Kon aton ginapaambit si Kristo sa kada isa
Kasubong ni Santa Maria nga nagsabat sa panawagan
Sang aton Dios, nga Tagtuga.