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PROTAGONIST OF TRUTH, PROMOTER OF PEACE

Turn devotion into Church exec

chides CA

action, faithful told

rejection
of Lopezs
C1 By Roy Lagarde appointment
UGNAYAN COTABATO archbishop,
THE lawmakers rejection of
Gina Lopez appointment as
THE NEWS SUPPLEMENT Cardinal Orlando environment chief showed
Quevedo, praised the rich that political interests won
OF COUPLES FOR CHRIST over public welfare, a Church
devotion to Our Mother of official said.

A6 Perpetual Help seeded in

the hearts of many, and
told them to turn their
Caritas Philippines
executive secretary Fr. Edwin
Gariguez, however, said it
devotion to action. was expected since some
members of the Commission
He said devotion is something on Appointments have ties to
that moves one to action to become mining firms.
as compassionate as the Blessed The decision is expected,
Mother is. given the powerful lobby of
Mary hears the cry of the the Chamber of Mines and
poor. She is the model of the the vested interest of many
compassionate disciple. May we politicians who wantonly
follow her in her love that is open opted to sacrifice the interest
to all, the rich and poor alike, the of the environment and the
marginalized, those that are cast poor over their own agenda,
IN TED TALK, POPE URGES out of society, Quevedo said.
The cardinal spoke to thousands
he said.
The powerful CA on
PEOPLE TO MAKE REAL gathered at the National Shrine of Wednesday rejected the
Our Mother of Perpetual Help in appointment of Lopez as
CONNECTIONS Baclaran, Paraaque City during Environment Secretary, who
the International Pilgrimage- cracked down on mining

B1
Congress held April 24-27, 2017. firms that dont comply
Recalling that Mary is the with environmental safety
merciful mother who suffered with standards.
her Son on the cross, he said that Lopez earlier ordered the
she is also our mother who suffers closure of at least 23 mining
with us and shares our sorrows and operations, mostly located in
pain. functional watersheds.
Like Jesus, the cardinal said The priest earlier said that
Marys compassion has no vested corporate interests
boundaries even for drug addicts would play a big factor in
an apparent swipe at the spate of Lopezs confirmation.
killings of suspected users and We need to judge now the
pushers of illegal narcotics. CA members and campaign
May we imitate her not to reelect those who voted
compassion that embraces all
DIALOGUE NECESSARY those who suffer as victims of many Cardinal Orlando Quevedo of Cotabato delivers his homily during Mass at the National Shrine of no to environmental reform
Our Mother of Perpetual Help on April 26, the third day of the International Pilgrimage-Congress agenda being pushed by
TO HELP ENVIRONMENT injustices, addiction, victims of held in Baclaran, Paraaque City. ROY LAGARDE Gina Lopez, Gariguez said.
Devotion / A7 (CBCPNews)

Church and govt should collaborate,
not clash Cardinal Rosales
COLLABORATION no
other way to go.
Cardinal Gaudencio
Rosales, the retired
Archbishop of Manila,
said the effectiveness of
serving the people can only
be enriched if the Church
and the government work
together.
Church and State leaders
must always work together
because they are serving the
same people, Rosales said
over Manila archdiocese-run
Radio Veritas April 27.
It cannot be done
separately because, whether
rich or poor, the Church and
the State serve the same
people, he said.
Collaborate / A7
Fight fake news with Good
News, bishop urges youth
CATHOLIC
called on young
people to fight
disinformation
online by
helping spread
the Good News.
With the
steep rise
in trolling,
Bishop Crispin
V a r q u e z o f Borongan Bishop Crispin Varquez joins a group of young
Borongan said people in a selfie after celebrating the second day Mass
its about time for the 5th Regional Youth Day at the Our Lady of the Most
Holy Rosary Cathedral Naval, Biliran, April 21, 2017. EDMEL
for the youth RAAGAS/ESTE NEWS
to help combat
the fake news cycle and o f C e b u a n d P a l o , a n d
dominate the social media the dioceses of Calbayog,
with stories of Gods mercy. C a t a r m a n , B o r o n g a n ,
You must counterattack Maasin, Dumaguete, Talibon,
fake news and trolls with and Tagbilaran.
the Good News of Gods love Bishop Varquez strongly
and mercy, Varquez said in challenged the delegates to
Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila. FILE PHOTO article posted at the website use the social media wisely
of Este, the news service of and responsibly, adding

Is the Philippines losing the faith?
SLOWLY, almost imperceptibly, the
Philippines has gone from a country
known for drawing the largest papal
Mass crowd in the Churchs history to
having a much-admired president who
cusses the Pope to public applause.
Some people are starting to observe
a radical shift, particularly in Christian
family and faith life.
We are a majority Catholic
country and we are proud of that
and yet we see an erosion of faith
and values of faith, life, and family,
said Dr. Ligaya Acosta, Human
Life International (HLI) regional
director for Asia Oceania, during
an interview at the sidelines of
the HLI Lay Lay & Life Advocacy
Conference on April 29.
Very aggressive push
Of course, we know from the very
beginning, we, Filipinos, all of us
people have the same thinking: we are
very pro-life and very pro-family, she
added, noting, however that times are
changing.
Now, there are many Filipinos who
think that abortion is ok. It is so sad that
when we watch TV [we see] feminists
discussing very openly about the need
for abortion in the Philippines, said
Acosta, who gave the first talk of the
conference, The Threat of Ideological
Colonization.
The medical doctor blames the very
aggressive push of the peddlers of the
culture of death in the form of abortion,
divorce, euthanasia, total population
the Diocese of Borongan. that there are many ways
You can even use Facebook that they can help evangelize
to spread truth and be others.
control, for the shift in Filipino family instruments of communion One way is through reading
values and beliefs about life. in a world that hungers for the Sacred Scriptures, he
This is apparent even to an outsider, God, he said. said. Upload Bible verses
who has been closely following The bishop made the instead!
developments in the political and social statement in his homily As the Church observes
life of the country. during Mass for the 5th the Year of the Parish,
In this beautiful country, family life Regional Youth Day (RYD) talks and activities of this
is struggling, said Fr. Shenan Boquet, at the Our Lady of the Most years RYD were focused
HLI president, who gave talk 6 of the Holy Rosary Cathedral in on teaching the delegates
conference entitled Evangelium Vitae: Naval, Biliran on April 21. about their important role
Key to Attaining True Freedom in the Held every three years, in the parish.
World. the three-day Catholic As concerns on the
event which ended on April e n v i r o n m e n t r e m a i n s
Not the same Philippines 23, gathered more than a among the prevailing issues
Boquet quoted Lipa Archbishop thousand youth from Central in the region, there were
Emeritus Ramon Arguelles as saying, and Eastern Visayas. also some discussions about
Dont be fooled by what you seeThe Hosted this year by the Pope Francis encyclical on
Philippines is changing before our eyes. Diocese of Naval, delegates ecology and care for creation,
Faith / A6 came from the archdioceses Laudato Si. (CBCPNews)
A2 WORLD NEWS May 1 - 14 Vol 21, No. 9 CBCP Monitor

Mexican beauty queen makes

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Vatican Briefing
Pope Francis sends regrets to Brazil for not visiting this year
Pope Francis sent a letter to the president of Brazil,
apologizing for his inability to visit in 2017 and
radical move to religious life
encouraging the leaders attention to the countrys
social issues.Since in his letter President Temer made
reference to his efforts to confront the social problems
of the country, the Pope underlined that aspect and
encouraged him to work for the promotion of the
countrys poorest people, the Vatican press office said
April 4, confirming a letter the Pope sent a few days
before. President Michael Temer invited Pope Francis
to visit Brazil for the 300th anniversary of a Marian
apparition known as Our Lady of Aparecida.(CNA)

Pope Francis among Time Magazines 100 most

influential people
Time Magazine has released its 2017 list of the
worlds 100 most influential people, and Pope Francis
is among the leaders highlighted by the publication. The
nomination included a brief reflection on Pope Francis,
written by Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, who
reflected on the Popes humility, saying that his powerful
witness is what attracts so many people to his message.
Other people on the Time Magazine list include U.S.
President Donald Trump, actress Viola Davis, Amazon
CEO Jeff Bezos, NBA star LeBron James, and Russian
President Vladimir Putin. (CNA)

Pope Francis to canonize Fatima visionaries during May visit

During his trip to Portugal for the centenary of the

Fatima Marian apparitions next month, Pope Francis
will canonize visionaries Francisco and Jacinta Marto,
making them the youngest non-martyrs to ever be
declared saints. The children will be canonized during
Pope Francis May 13 Mass in Fatima. Francisco, 11, and
Jacinta, 10, became the youngest non-martyr children
in the history of the Church to be beatified when on May
13, 2000, the 83rd anniversary of the first apparition
of Our Lady at Fatima, Pope John Paul II proclaimed
them Blessed, officially showing that young children
can become Saints. (CNA)
Pope thanks charity organization for generous service to
the Church
Pope Francis met with members of the U.S.-based
Papal Foundation, telling them that in a world full of
desperation, their charitable assistance helps the Church
spread a message of hope to those most in need.Todays
world, so often torn by violence, greed and indifference,
greatly needs our witness to the Gospel message of
hope in the redemptive and reconciling power of Gods
love, he said April 27.He voiced his gratitude to the
organization for your desire to assist the Churchs
efforts to proclaim that message of hope to the ends
of the earth and to work for the spiritual and material
advancement of our brothers and sisters throughout
the world, especially in developing countries. (CNA)
Pope donates rent for beach serving people with disabilities
Pope Francis has donated the rent for a private Italian
beach that allows disabled people to enjoy the shore, the
charity that manages the project announced this week.
The group Work of Love, a Catholic non-profit, has rented
part of the Little Madonna beach located near Rome since
2012 in an effort to give disabled people better access
to the beach. It is equipped with ramps, walkways and
specialized beach chairs and water-friendly wheelchairs,
and includes amenities such as a snack bar, changing
rooms, and showers. The beach is run by a group of
volunteers and specialized FINP (Italian Swimming
Federation Paralympic) staff and is open every day of
the week during peak summer swimming season. (CNA)
MEXICO CITY Esmeralda Sols
Gonzles is a young Mexican woman
who was crowned last year as a
beauty queen in her native town
and now shes joined the Poor Clare
Missionaries of the Blessed Sacrament.
Twenty-year old Gonzles has
watched her story go viral over the
last week on social media over a post
on the Miss Mexico Facebook page.
Esmaralda was born April 12, 1997
in Valle de Guadalupe, Jalisco State,
to a Catholic family. She currently
resides at the convent of the Poor Clare
Missionaries of the Blessed Sacrament
of Cuernavaca in Morelos State, after
leaving her career as a nutritionist.
You really dont know what religious
life is until youre within it. So far I
have been able to see from another
perspective what the world is and what
it offers you, Esmeralda told CNA.
I was very happy with everything I
had, but it does not compare with the
happiness that God now places in my
heart.
The young postulant met the Poor
Clare Missionaries some five years
ago at 14, when her concern for a
religious vocation was awakening
through vocational days, missions
and camps.
In addition, she pointed out how it
was hardly a month after this process
of discernment concluded when on
March 2017 she gave her first yes
to her vocation on the Feast of the
Annunciation.
Gods timing is perfect. During this
time (of discernment) he allowed me to
have some experiences such as being a
beauty queen, and other experiences,
which forever left their mark and
which allowed me to learn a lot for
what was to come later.
The discovery of the vocation to
which she had been called was always
present in her life like a little thorn,
Esmeralda said.
I realized that I had to make room
in my life to know what it was that God
had planned for me. In the process
of discerning my vocation there was
also fear and doubts, but the love
that Our Lord was showing every day
made me overcome any feeling of
discouragement, she said.
Esmeralda said she had discovered
that God was calling her to serve him
in a radical way, that is, changing her
life to embrace the cross of Christ and
live it more closely.
I have been in religious life very
little time, but I truly have been very
happy, she said.
In order to discover her vocation,
Esmeralda spent a lot of time in prayer
and charity, knowing from the outside
or from the world what this change
would involve.
Change is hard for the family
because it involves detachment, but
I have always had the the support of
my parents, siblings and true friends.
Even though I could have developed
myself in some other setting, I feel that
if the Lord needs me then I can bear
fruit in a different way, she told CNA.
Esmeralda had a few words for
young people and said that in any
CNA
vocation they will find difficulties, but
if you go and take Gods hand, youll
always be able to take the next step.
In religious life every new day is a
new beginning and a new opportunity
to extend the kingdom of God. This
involves making a lot of sacrifices
but they are always rewarded with
happiness, she said.
The young novice also said that it is
true that the reality and the supposed
happiness that the world sells is very
attractive but it is necessary to fix
your eyes on what lasts.
You mustnt be afraid. If God is
calling you, hell take care of everything.
All you need to do is receive him with
a lot of peace, joy and confidence.
I believe fear is a big excuse that is
responsible for truncating the true
happiness that only God can offer,
she said.
The Poor Clare Missionaries of the
Blessed Sacrament are a Religious
Institute of Pontifical Right founded
by Blessed Mara Ins Teresa Arias in
1945 in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
The spirit of the Institute is
Eucharistic, Marian, priestly,
missionary, and is centered on Jesus
in the Blessed Sacrament.
The missionaries work in clinics,
youth groups, preschools and schools,
university dorms, centers for the
spiritual exercises, missions, among
others. They are present in Mexico,
Costa Rica, Argentina, the United
States, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Russia,
Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Sierra Leone,
Nigeria, Vietnam and India. (CNA)

Order of Malta elects interim Grand Master amid

ongoing reform
Pope: U.S., North Korea need diplomatic solution
The Order of Malta elected Fra Giacomo Dalla Torre
as their interim Grand Master as the latest move in the
ongoing reform their leadership, which the bulk of his
to escalating tensions
one-year mandate will focus on. Announced in an April ABOARD THE PAPAL said, adding that there are
29 communiqu from the order, the election of Dalla FLIGHT FROM CAIRO A some refugee camps in the
Torre was the result of the Order of Maltas daylong diplomatic solution must worldbut definitely not
Council Complete of State, which fell shortly after be found to the escalating in Germanythat are real
the resignation of the Orders former Grand Master, tension between North Korea concentration camps.
Matthew Festing, earlier this year. According to the and the United States, Pope When centers are built to
Orders communiqu, Dalla Torre will serve as Grand Francis told journalists. lock people up, where there
Master for a mandate of one year, and will work closely The path (to take) is the is nothing to do and they
with the Orders Sovereign Council to advance their path of negotiation, the path cant leave, that, he said, is
humanitarian work and to strengthen the spiritual life of a diplomatic solution, a lager.
of the Order.(CNA) he said when asked about Another reporter asked
U.S. President Donald how people should interpret
Francis prays for victims of the ongoing crisis in Venezuela Trumps decision to send his speeches to government
In his Regina Coeli address on Sunday, Pope Navy warships to the region officials when he calls on
Francis called attention to the violence in Venezuela, in response to North Koreas them to support peace,
offering up his prayers for the victims and appealing continued missile tests and harmony and equality for
to the government and citizens to seek solutions threats to launch nuclear Pope Francis listens to a question from Vera Shcherbakova of the Itar-Tass news all citizens, and whether it
to the crisis.As I unite myself to the pain of the agency while talking with journalists aboard his flight from Cairo to Rome April 29.
strikes against South Korea, PAUL HARING/CNS
reflected him supporting that
families of the victims, for which I ensure prayers Japan and the United States. government.
for suffrage, I appeal to the Government and all the What do you say to resolving problems through Trump when the U.S. leader The pope said that with
members of Venezuelan society to avoid any further these leaders who hold the diplomatic path, is in Italy in late May, the all 18 trips he has taken to
form of violence, to respect human rights and to seek responsibility for the future negotiations because the pope said, I have not been various countries during his
negotiated solutions to the serious humanitarian, of humanity, the pope was future of humanity depends informed yet by the (Vatican) pontificate, he always hears
social, political and economic crisis that is exhausting asked, during a Q-and-A on it, he said. secretary of state about a the same concern.
the population, he said April 30. Month-long anti- with journalists on the flight Pope Francis said his request being made. However, when it comes
government demonstrations, political clashes and to Rome April 29 after a 27- contention that the Third But he added, I receive to local politics, I do not get
looting in Venezuela have left at least 22 people dead, hour trip to Cairo. World War already is every head of state who asks involved, he said.
the Guardian reports. (CNA) I will call on them. Im underway and is being fought for an audience. I talk about values,
going to call on them like I piecemeal also can be seen A journalist with German he said, and then it is up to
Pope Francis talks nuclear war, North Korea during in- have called on the leaders of in places where there are media asked the pope about each individual to look and
flight presser different places, he said. internal conflicts like in the the controversy he sparked judge whether this particular
During a press conference aboard the papal plane There are many facilitators Middle East, Yemen and April 22 for saying some government or nation or person
from Egypt to Rome, Pope Francis said that in the face and mediators around the parts of Africa. refugee camps are like is delivering these values.
of conflict and the possibility of nuclear war, United world who are always ready Lets stop. Lets look for a concentration camps. When asked if he had had
Nations leaders need to provide a strong leadership, to help with negotiations, diplomatic solution, he said. For us Germans obviously a chance to run off to see
focusing on diplomacy and peaceful negotiation.I the pope said. And there, I believe that the that is a very, very serious the pyramids, the pope said,
always say to resolve problems on the path of diplomacy, The situation in North United Nations has a duty to term. People say it was a slip Well, you know that today at
negotiation.To find diplomatic solutions to conflict I Korea, he added, has been regain its leadership (role) of the tongue. What did you six in this morning two of my
believe that the United Nations has the duty to resume heated for a long time, but a bit because it has been want to say? the reporter assistants went to see them.
their leadership, because its been watered down a bit, now it seems it has heated up watered down. asked. When asked if he wished he
he told journalists April 29. (CNA) too much, no? When asked if he would No, it was not a slip of had gone with them, too, the
I always call (for) want to meet with President the tongue, Pope Francis pope said, Ah, yes. (CNS)
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In TED talk, pope urges people to make real connections

VATICAN While searching
for a connection today often
means looking for Wi-Fi, Pope
Francis said real connections
between people are the only
hope for the future.
How wonderful would it
be if the growth of scientific
and technological innovation
would come along with
more equality and social
inclusion, he said in a video
talk played April 25 for 1,800
people attending TED 2017 in
Vancouver, British Columbia,
and posted online with
subtitles in 20 languages.
How wonderful would it
be, while we discover faraway
planets, to rediscover the
needs of the brothers and
sisters orbiting around us,
the pope said in the talk
that TED organizers had
been advertising as that of a
surprise guest.
Pope Francis spoke to the
international conference
about combating the current
culture of waste and
techno-economic systems
that prioritize products,
money and things over
people.
Good intentions and
conventional formulas, so
often used to appease our
conscience, are not enough,
he said. Let us help each
other, all together, to
remember that the other is
not a statistic or a number.
The other has a face.
Many people in the world
move along paths riddled
This is a screen grab with an image of Pope Francis from www.ted.com. The pope was a surprise presenter in a video talk played April 25 for 1,800 people attending TED
2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and posted online with subtitles in 20 languages. TED.COM
with suffering with no one
to care for them, the pope
said. Far too many people
who consider themselves
respectable simply pass by,
leaving thousands on the
side of the road.
The more powerful you
are, the more your actions
will have an impact on
people, he said, the greater
the responsibility one has to
act and to do so with humility.
If you dont, your power will
ruin you, and you will ruin
the other.
There is a saying in
Argentina, he told his
audience: Power is like
drinking gin on an empty
stomach. You feel dizzy,
you get drunk, you lose your
balance, and you will end up
hurting yourself and those
around you, if you dont
connect your power with
humility and tenderness.
The future of humankind
isnt exclusively in the
hands of politicians, of
great leaders, of big
companies, he said, even
though they all have power
and responsibility. The
future is, most of all, in the
hands of those people who
recognize the other as a you
and themselves as part of an
us.
Pope Francis said that
when he visits someone who
is sick or in prison or has been
forced to flee war, he always
asks himself, Why them and
not me?
Telling the tech-savvy
crowd that he wanted to
talk about revolution,
the pope asked people to
join a very connected and
interconnected revolution
of tenderness.
Tenderness, he said, is love
that comes close and becomes
real, something that begins
in the heart but translates
into listening and action,
comforting those in pain and
caring for others and for our
sick and polluted earth.
Tenderness is the path of
choice for the strongest, most
courageous men and women,
he insisted. Tenderness is
not weakness; it is fortitude.
It is the path of solidarity, the
path of humility.
Pope Francis also urged the
crowd to hold on to hope, a
feeling that does not mean
actingoptimistically naive
or ignoring the tragedies
facing humanity. Instead, he
said, hope is the virtue of a
heart that doesnt lock itself
into darkness.
A single individual is
enough for hope to exist. he
added. And that individual
can be you. And then there
will be another you, and
another you, and it turns into
an us.
TED (Technology,
Entertainment, Design) is
a media organization that
posts talks online for free
distribution, under the slogan
ideas worth spreading. TED
was founded in February 1984
as a conference, which has
been held annually since 1990.
(Keanine Griggs/CNS)

Why the devil hates Mary especially during exorcisms True love-seeking
youth continue to
MEXICO Italian priest Sante Babolin
said that Satan is behind several recent
attacks in various parts of the world
against the Virgin Mary, noting that she
is a powerful advocate for him during
exorcisms.
In my experienceso far I have
turn pro-life
performed 2,300 rites of exorcismI
can say that the invocation of the
Most Holy Virgin Mary often provokes
significant reactions in the person being
exorcized, he told Mexican weekly
Desde la Fe.
Fr. Babolin, who also taught at the
Gregorian University in Rome, said that
in face of the failure of the onslaught by
non-believers, now, in order to offend
and confound the Catholic people, the
Virgin Mary, whom the devil hates, is

being attacked.
Desde la Fe noted the recent events of
the Spanish drag queen Borja Casillas,
Interior, House of the Virgin Mary, Ephesus, Izmir Province, Turkey. ROY LAGARDE
who masqueraded as the Virgin Mary
and mocked her in a performance, as says to the serpent that she will crush I use this formula: Holy Mary, Our Young people join the annual Valentines candy-giving project of several pro-life groups
well as a woman who dressed up as the your head. Lady of Guadalupe, Queen of Tepzince in Manilas Dangwa flower district. FILIPINOS FOR LIFE
Virgin Mary and simulated an abortion In this ritual, he said, the exorcist says it offers the possibility of satisfying the
during a protest in Argentina. to the devil: Most cunning serpent, impulses that converge in pleasure and MANILA Young and
The Italian exorcist said that as proof you shall no more dare to deceive the power. looking for your forever? In the end, we
of this hatred of the devil toward the human race, persecute the Church, Satan subjugates us to himself Youll probably end up
Mother of God, while I was insistently torment Gods elect and sift them as manipulating the truth and offering standing up for the culture need to trust the
invoking the Most Holy Virgin Mary, the of life, love, and traditional
devil answered me: I cant stand That
wheat (...) The sacred Sign of the Cross
commands you, as does also the power
us his dazzling light, showing us his
version of freedom and promising us marriage in the long run. Holy Spirit who
Pro-life advocates observe
One (Mary) any more and neither can I
stand you any more.
of the mysteries of the Christian Faith
(...) The glorious Mother of God, the
the instant gratification of our whims.
As far as interpersonal this trend of more young is behind all
Fr. Babolin also noted that the Virgin Mary, commands you; she who by communication, the sense of sight people getting drawn into the
pro-life vision.
these. Theres
Second Vatican Council declares that her humility and from the first moment overtakes the sense of hearing; and
Mary, daughter of Adam, in accepting of her Immaculate Conception crushed consequently the image over the word; The pro-life vision is Divine Wisdom
the divine message, became the Mother your proud head. that is to say, desire precedes reflection, ever-new and ever-fresh
of Jesus, and embracing with her whole Fr. Babolin also said that the he said. because it is about the true behind having a
heart and without the hindrance of any strongest reactions of the devil during Fr. Babolin encouraged Catholics meaning of love in a time that
sin the saving will of God, consecrated the exorcism occur when references are to denounce attacks on the faith as has reduced love to material predominantly
herself totally, as the servant of the Lord, things and sex. This vision
to the person and work of her Son.
made to her apparitions.
Because of this, he frequently
well as to organize and participate in
prayer events, pray the Rosary, and will always attract those who younger set now
are looking for something
The priest pointed out the passage in
the book of Genesiswhich is evoked
pronounces the name of Holy Mary participate in Masses at places where
more than what the media
in pro-life.
with her titles of Lourdes, Fatima or offenses were committed. (CNA/
in the Rite of Exorcismwhere God Guadalupe. In the latter case, he said, EWTN News) and popular culture have to
offer, and they include many life, he explained.
of the young, said Pro-life
Philippines board member Sexual revolution, media
Divine Mercy can save even the hopeless Carlos Palad. According to Valles, todays
youth influenced heavily by
MANILA As the Sunday Masses in the infinite mercy and that the Divine Mercy and the Pro-life culture media and sexual revolution
second Sunday of Easter Iglesia del Seor San Jos priests recommend the meaning of the image, the According to him, the think that sex is just one of
approaches, a priest church, attended mostly by prayer of the Chaplet to priest explained. pro-life movement is far the things that one must
reminded the Catholic Filipino, British, American, sinners, Arjonillo, as The infographic is adorned from merely defending a go through in lifelike any
faithful of the significance of and Spanish Catholics, this the administrator of the with the original image of the supposedly outdated set young persons to do list that
the observance the devotion is true even for those who Catholics Striving for Divine Mercy painted by of values that should be needs to be ticked off.
to the Divine Mercy and think that they are already Holiness website and Eugeniusz Kazimirowski discarded for the sake of It has lost its meaning and
how it can save even those beyond redemption. Facebook page, designed in 1934. This is this image being modern but about significance and special value.
beyond redemption. and shared a video and an which was done with Sister something more central to It has been commoditized.
Quoting from St. Jesus promises infographic to help Catholics Faustinas instructions and the human person. It shows Relationships have a
Faustinas diary, Fr. Jesus promised to those prepare themselves for the before her death in 1938, that the vision of a pro- tendency to devolve towards
Rolando Arjonillo, a who recite the Divine forthcoming feast of the added Arjonillo. life culture appeals across utilitarianism and too focused
Filipino priest assigned Mercy Chaplet will receive Divine Mercy on April 23. I cordially invite you generations. on taking than giving, on
in Seville, Spain, told the great mercy at the hour to view the Divine Mercy For Edwin Valles, a self-centeredness than self-
faithful: Even if there were of death, Arjonillo said Divine Mercy video and infographic at member of Filipinos for Life, giving, he added.
a sinner most hardened, quoting a passage from St. infographic the Catholics Striving for it is possible that the shift In the end, we need to
if he were to recite this Faustinas Diary of Divine The video shows the Holiness Facebook page shows Divine Wisdom at trust the Holy Spirit who
Chaplet only once, he Mercy in My Soul. origin of the Divine Mercy and share them to help more work. is behind all these. Theres
would receive grace from Following what the Chaplet prayer and the people in their Catholic faith Maybe the Holy Spirit Divine Wisdom behind
my infinite mercy. mystic saint revealed to promises of Jesus to those and life, the priest said. sees that the gap is in the having a predominantly
According to the priest, be Jesus desire that the who recite it. It also explains (Fr. Mickey Cardenas/ youthand He calls more younger set now in pro-life,
who celebrates the English whole world know [Jesus] the origin of the feast of CBCPNews) young people to witness to said Valles. (Nirvaana Ella
their peers on the beauty of Delacruz/CBCPNews)
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