#Virgin of Antipolo

[pontificiaphl]

NAKAHIBLANG PAMANA Ipininta ni Jonathan Joven

[allaboutjoseph]

Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, pray for us!

Original image of the Virgin of Antipolo - Diocese of Antipolo, Philippines.  Image from the Diocese of Antipolo Facebook page. 

Other devotions in the country honoring Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage. Image from Pintakasi PH. 

[beeangkah]

06.23.2024

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Attended the closing ceremony of the exhibition: “Buen Viaje: Manila-Acapulco-Manila, An Art & Cultural Exhibition” at Pinto Museum. There was a talk by Chef Claude Tayag on “The Foods that Crossed the Pacific.” After the talk, there was a procession of the Virgin of Antipolo, Our Lady of Peace & Good Voyage, all the way to Gallery 7 where the actual exhibit was located. Got to finally see Tita Ag’s work: Magwayen in person. ☺️

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At the Pinto Academy grounds there was a fiesta with all sorts of Mexican themed food & drinks (i.e. tacos, birria, quesadilla, & of course tequila!) There were dancing Higantes at the museum entrance, a Mariachi band, and a costume contest where there were a lot of Frida Kahlos walking around. 😂

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#BuenViaje #Manila #Acapulco #Mexico #PintoMuseum

[mariesdiaz]

VARIOUS TRADITIONS IN ANTIPOLO.

SALUBONG FESTIVAL

Salubong Festival Black Saturday is highlighted by a 3-hour presentation at the patio of the church wherein high-tech stage decorations and sound system are used. Trained production staff assist in the presentation of the "Vigilia ng Muling Pagkabuhay." Easter Sunday Celebration is held in a place called Galilea where the reunion of the Risen Christ with the Virgin Mary is re-enacted.

It is facilitated by the removal from Mary's head of the mourning veil by a young girl inside an inverted giant paper flower suspended from bamboo trellis. The petals are mechanically opened by giant toy birds toy birds to reveal the girl inside. It is then followed by a religious dancing of young ladies called Kapitana and Tenyenta, to the tune of "Bati". The Salubong Festival is the event in which Mary and Jesus meet after Jesus' Resurrection. This event is usually done early in the morning. This day is usually called Pasko ng Pagkabuhay.

PALASPAS / DOMINGO DE RAMOS FESTIVAL

The parish priest, sacristan and disciples parade around the town together with the townspeople and a brass band. As the procession commences, people wave their palm fronds in the air and sing religious songs.

The Palaspas Festival in Antipolo is a religious celebration that takes place on Palm Sunday at the Antipolo Cathedral. During the festival, Filipino devotees wave their palm leaves (palaspas) while receiving blessings from the priest. This tradition marks the arrival of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem and the start of Holy Week for Roman Catholics.

Antipolo is known as the pilgrimage city of the Philippines due to the number of tourists and devotees visiting the church, especially during the pilgrimage season, which is during the month of May 4.

FLORES DE MAYO / SANTACRUZAN

Flores de Mayo is a vibrant festival celebrated throughout the month of May. Its dedicated to honoring the Virgin Mary with daily offerings of flowers at churches, community gatherings, and various fun activities. The festival culminates in a procession known as Santacruzan on the last day of Flores de Mayo. This procession tells the story of Queen Helena (Reyna Elena) and her son's search for the Holy Cross. The procession features young women, called sagalas, representing different historical and religious figures, each symbolizing different virtues or stories from the Christian faith.

In Antipolo, the procession is a grand, colorful event with the sagalas or reinas (queens) wearing elaborate dresses and walking under decorated arches. Each reina holds a unique attribute associated with the entombment of Christ.

The procession is accompanied by the steady beat of a local brass band, playing and singing the Dios Te Salve (the Spanish version of the Hail Mary). Devotees bear lighted candles and sing the prayer as they walk.

The festival is not only a religious event but also a community celebration that brings people together in a shared cultural experience.

PRESENTED BY ;

MARIES JOYCE B. DIAZ

EDWARD P. CABUSAS

LEO D. ARANTON

CARL BAUTISTA

[callmm-06]

ANTIPOLO TRADITIONAL BY CCALLM BLOG.

ANTIPOLO CATHEDRAL

ANTIPOLO CITY Antipolo city The city's name is believed to have been derived from the phrase “a tipolo,” referring to the tipolo (breadfruit) trees that were abundant in the area. Antipolo is now popular because June 26, 2022 VATICAN declared that antipolo cathedral is now a “INTERNATIONAL SHRINE” and there have so many riders, and other people from other city is visiting antipolo and to try the antipolo pasalubong like suman, kasoy, atbp. Antipolo city is the city that we grew up and city that we love because of the tradition happened every year.

SO HERE'S THE 3 TRADITION IN ANTIPOLO THAT WE WANT TO SHARE.

SUMAKAH MAYTIME FESTIVAL (SINHS BUKLURAN DANCE TROUP)

Antipolo Maytime Festival is a kaleidoscope of colors and symbolism that depicts the history, culture, beliefs, and traditions of Antipoleños during pilgrimage season when pious from land near and far visited the famous International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage. Antipoleños are known for being religious and devotees of Virgin of Antipolo, giving pride and praise to our beloved Virgin Mary. It is the warmth of freshly cooked suman, it is the sweetness of sun-ripened mangoes, and it is the savory goodness of kasoy as their local delicacies. It is a celebration of faith that sustains its people, its annual pilgrimage that brings together the faithful from all works of life. Steeped in history, imbued in holy illumination. Antipolo Maytime Festival is a festival we proudly call our own.

2. Fiesta(Drum and Lyre)

Antipolo Fiesta is one of the tradition that we celebrate every december 8, theres a lot of celebration in every part of antipolo. As we celebrate the fiesta in antipolo we are doing a performance of drum and lyre this is one of the tradition every fiesta. Drum and lyre is one of the best tradition every fiesta in antipolo because it reminds of the happiest things in antipolo especially during fiesta. Drum and lyre also considered a form of art, These performance often feature intricate choreography, vibrant costumes, and lively music that captivate both locals and visitors during fiestas. These tradition makes people happy especially those who performed a drum and lyre and all the audience.

3. ALAY LAKAD

The term "Alay lakad" is a term from the Filipino language that means "offering walk" or "walk of sacrifice." It is a religious or spiritual practice in which people walk to a holy spot as part of a pilgrimage as an act of devotion, penance, or appreciation. In the Philippines, this custom is frequently observed during Holy Week, especially on Good Friday.Throughout the Philippines, various routes and destinations are popular for alay lakad, with some pilgrimages attracting large numbers of participants. While the specific customs and rituals associated with alay lakad may vary from region to region, the underlying principle remains consistent: to undertake a journey of sacrifice and devotion as an expression of faith and reverence.

GROUP MEMBERS:

MARK JEFFERSON V. PEDROSA

CHANNEL JENBER D. GARGAO

LEAN MARK R. BAGUIO

CARLA F. RAÑOLA

AKIRHA L. ZULUETA

LESLIE ANNE N. GUINTO

[lorraineofcominantes]

I FORGOT ABOUT THE VIRGIN OF ANTIPOLO. The other Lady of the Galleons.

How do you come home to a place that no longer exists?

I got lost in the sauce of Heinrix nostalgia and ended up worldbuilding a whole planet.

The moment Heinrix stepped on Dargonus, he had been struck by a sense of nostalgia so powerful it would have brought a lesser man to tears. 

Okay, apparently someone does wonder what's going through my head with this fic. For me and for them, here we go.

From Talavera, With Love is momma's most self-indulgent fic yet. And I have Heinrix's Starseeker longfic nostalgia to thank for it. What does it mean to want to go home to a place that you can never go back to? Not just physically, but the idea that that home may have changed and is no longer your home because that home exists in the past. A.k.a the diaspora whiplash of reverse culture shock and Nick Joaquin's lamentations in the Woman with Two Navels.

Sometime between June - August, I got completely overtaken by Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo brainworms while obsessively playing and taking screenshots of WH 40k Rogue Trader. In Noli Me Tangere, a young man returns from Europe only to discover that his father is dead after his political enemies conspire to imprison him for challenging the abuses of Dominican friars (Hello Rogue Trader surprise ascension, hello Kunrad oust plot, hello Ecclesiarchy drama with Incendia Chorda) and he spends the entirety of the novel trying to do an Iconoclast playthrough in a game that demands he play Dogmatic. In the end, he is labeled a heretic and has to escape. Fast forward to El Filibusterismo, the opening chapter is on a fucking ship that is used to show the division between the Upper Decks (Upper class society) and the Lower Decks (Voidborn, hello!).

Which is how ya girl ended up here.

The Love Letters to the Philippines

The Maw and the Embocadero: The Maw is equated with the Strait of San Bernardino, one of the most treacherous passages of the Manila-Acapulco galleon route.

Folk Catholicism and variances on the Imperial Cult: Calligos Winterscale's lucky charm, the Talaveran (Guisorn III) cult to Sta. Rosalina de la Soledad who is associated with sea-faring because of Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga, the Lady of the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade who is the patroness of Cavite, a region that used to be a Spanish military base and the shipyard that produced most of the galleons for this route.

The cult of St. Drusus v. Sta. Rosalina: The age old rivalry between the Dominicans and Jesuits in Manila. The conflict between local "Filipino" priests (at a time when Filipino really meant insulare, a Spaniard born in the colonies. Rana and Heinrix, if we want a real 1:1, would count as insulare) and peninsular priests after the opening of the Suez Canal. More below.

Geography: The high sierras of Talavera are a nod to the Alhambra (This city is a bride whose husband is the hill), The Sierra Madre of Mexico, and the Sierra Madre of Luzon, the island home to the Tagalogs. A lot of the place names in FTWL's Dargonus are chosen based on whether they exist in Spain, Mexico, and the Philippines.

The Temerian phoenix: Initially a silly reference to Ibong Adarna's mystical bird of Piedras Platas. By chapter 8, equated with Calligos Winterscale. A wild beautiful bird that is forced to become a feral beast for bloodsports. Also, just the irony in cockfighting being one of the surviving pieces of native cultures in a lot of colonized places even though it's a sport that kills.

A Mixed Bag

What does it mean to be one of ours?: Tagalogs keep it simple. If you are born there and raised there, you're one of theirs. If you assimilate fully, you can belong too. Rana genuinely thinks Kunrad should be Rogue Trader, despite him stepping away because of the Life Changing Commorragh and Epitaph fieldtrip, because he is Dargonus native born and raised and she writes Abelard off for the same reason. None of the conflicts in FTWL are linked to race (that's for the Drukhari and Aeldari), but to cultural assimilation. Nick Joaquin's Question of Heroes is a window to a point in time when being part of a people moved from "we look like each other" to "we share the same culture". A lot of Filipino ethnic groups apply this logic quite consistently. When in Rome, do as the Romans do and if you do not do as the Romans do, do not call yourself a Roman. Gaining your local "punto"/accent is a "Wow, you finally assimilated!" between the many Tagalog regions, just to name an example. Tagalogs can also be... quite xenophobic for the same reasons. The whole "Sandara Park is more Filipino than Vanessa Hudgens" national agreement after the latter was made a tourism ambassador.

The Hate Comments for the Philippines

Language: Talavera as a rediscovered Imperial world develops its own language. Heinrix's derogatory attitude to Dargonian creole (brought over by the first Lady von Valancius) is a nod to Filipino native hispanophone attitudes towards the Ermitense, Caviteno, and Zamboangueno creoles.

Calligos' sideye at Dargonian culture: Calligos is a native of the Koronus Expanse and so is Incendia... but so are the natives of the von Valancius protectorate. That said, they have a varyingly hostile relationship with Dargonus, a nod to how "indigenous" in the Philippines doesn't mean "native", it means you come from a culture that has never been Catholicized or hispanized.

Rana's side eye at Incendia's insistence on adopting a more familiar and widespread cult and culture: "When Manila sneezes, the Philippines catches cold." or so Joaquin writes. Rana's resistance to Incendia is a combination of personal trauma and a mash-up of the rest of the Philippines' resentment of "Imperial Manila" (The Tagalog, catholic, hispanized culturally and politically centered ethnic group), the complicated relationship between Folk Catholicism and the Vatican.

The Dinner Party: Incendia argues that Sta. Rosalina's cult and Dargonian culture are too foreign and not well-known to subjects outside of Dargonus. Rana argues that St. Drusus and Calixian culture (Incendia's camp) are just as foreign to the Koronus Expanse as she is. A nod to the demonization of hispanic creole cultures in the Philippines in the wake of 70s... after the Philippines wholeheartedly embraced Americanization. This isn't even about colonization, this is about loss of identity. There are a ton of unused "Filipino" words that came out of the nationalist movements of the late 1900s that were meant to replace loan words that were naturally adopted into local languages. The removal of Spanish from the curriculum while English is retained. The portrayals of colonization in history books as "bad colonizer and good colonizer" (as if there is such a thing LMAO) by comparing Spain to America, with the argument that the former was far far worse and could never be "ours". Never mind, of course, that after 300 years of colonization and the Filipino panuelo birthing the Manton de Manila (a Chinese creation based on the former and spread world-wide through the galleon routes coming out of Manila), the creolized cultures of the Philippines are a conversation between native culture and Spanish/Mexican culture, or that a lot of the Virgins of the Philippines absorbed ancient worship practices for older gods, or that the friars --- so often the villains of this story --- are responsible for the preservation of the Baybayin script and local languages (Why does the Philippines not speak Spanish? Aside from resistance to Old World disease, the friars who were wary of Muslim influence creeping up from the south in Mindanao just LEARNED the local languages and went crazy because that's what happens when you're fresh out of the Reconquista and your new colony, which is litered with sultanates, is discovered in the mid 1500s).

So, how do you come home to a place that no longer exists? FTWL Heinrix refuses to embrace change much like the "nationalists" who insist on creating an exoticized orientalism lite pastiche of Filipino cultures (much to the annoyance of actual IPs), clinging to a vision of distant Talavera (Guisorn III) that only exists for him. He mourns it while Rana celebrates a rebirth of it on Dargonus where Talaveran culture has creolized with the local Koronus Expanse culture. For Calligos, who has never had a real home or family, coming home is adopting a home and he embraces the cultures of the Rykad system in their entirety.

[nycreligion]

Timeline of Asian American Religion 499-1699 AD

Timeline of Asian American Religion 499-1699 AD

The earliest historical record of Asian Americans probably includes some lascars (sailors) on British ships from India. These three on Viceroy of India came toward the end of the era of lascars in 1929. They were brave, magnificent adventurers. Photo courtesy of National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, CC BY-NC-SA. Pre-16th Century The first “Asian Americans” may have been North and East…

[apenitentialprayer]

The “prayer marathon” that Pope Francis will kick off on May 1 will stretch around the globe during the Marian month of May.

The intention for the daily Rosary, to be led by a different shrine each day, is the end of the pandemic. Specific intentions related to the pandemic will also be included. The Rosary will be broadcast each evening at 6 pm Rome time (12 EST). [...] +++ Rosary Marathon Calendar: May 1: Saint Peter’s (Vatican): Prayer for wounded humanity led by the Pope. May 1: Our Lady of Walsingham (England): Prayer for the deceased. May 2: Jesus the Savior and Mother Mary Sanctuary (Nigeria): Prayer for those who could not say goodbye to their loved ones. May 3: Czestochowa Shrine (Poland): Prayer for the sick. May 4: Basilica of the Annunciation (Holy Land): Prayer for pregnant women. May 5: Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary (South Korea): Prayer for children and adolescents. May 6: Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil): Prayer for young people. May 7: National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, also known as the Antipolo Cathedral (Philippines): Prayer for families. May 8: Our Lady of Luján (Argentina): Prayer for people involved in communication. May 9: Our Lady of Loreto (Italy): Prayer for the elderly. May 10: Our Lady of Knock (Ireland): Prayer for people with disabilities. May 11: Notre-Dame de Banneux (Belgium): Prayer for the poor and people in economic difficulty. May 12: Notre-Dame d’Afrique (Algeria): Prayer for lonely people who have lost hope. May 13: Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Holy Rosary (Portugal): Prayer for prisoners. May 14: Our Lady of Health (India): Prayer for scientists and medical research institutes. May 15: Mary Queen of Peace (Bosnia and Herzegovina): Prayer for migrants. May 16: St. Mary’s Cathedral (Sydney, Australia): Prayer for victims of violence and trafficking. May 17: Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Washington, D.C., United States): Prayer for those responsible for international organizations. May 18: Notre-Dame de Lourdes (Paris, France): Prayer for nurses and doctors. May 19: Shrine of the House of the Virgin (Meryem Ana, Turkey): Prayer for people at war and peace in the world. May 20: Our Lady of Charity of Cobre (Cuba): Prayer for pharmacists and health personnel. May 21: Our Lady of Nagasaki (Japan): Prayer for social workers. May 22: Our Lady of Montserrat (Spain): Prayer for volunteers. May 23: Our Lady of the Cape (Canada): Prayer for law enforcement, military and firefighters. May 24: To be determined: Prayer for those who guarantee essential services May 25: Ta’Pinu National Shrine (Malta): Prayer for teachers, students, and educators. May 26: Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico): Prayer for workers and entrepreneurs. May 27: Mother of God Pochaevskaya (Urkraine): Prayer for unemployed people. May 28: Shrine of Our Lady of Altötting (Germany): Prayer for bishops, priests and deacons. May 29: Our Lady of Lebanon (Lebanon) Prayer for consecrated persons. May 30: Virgin of the Holy Rosary of Pompei (Italy): Prayer for the Church. May 31: Vatican Gardens (Vatican): Prayer for the end of the pandemic and the return to work.

[victorusolano]

FYD Series

by Victor Ubanos Solano 

The old lady said that the pup was born in the province of Cavite from an unidentified breed of canines. Although it looked like a Labrador or a half-breed Saint Bernard or if mistakenly recognized from refined breeds of dogs, it was just a dog of some ordinary sort or I do not know. She said, “My friend had to put the pup inside a rugged sack so we can travel the way from south to north.” It was Friday morning when I met them at the tail coach of the PUV going to Antipolo. “They're not letting us to onboard because they do not allow pets inside” The Madame exclaimed. She was talking to me like a newly found friend. But only with a calm smile, I rewarded her back from her exasperation. 

The other commuters reverted in silence while we were all comfortably tucked into our seats. “So, I gave its brother to the kind and gentle bus driver then he let us in.” She said while still a bit annoyed. Again, another moment of delay before she spoke another word. “Don’t tell them!” She shrugged with a hush. The car moved on, the furry creature sneaked out from the sack bag where he was kept out of sight and raised his little paws to my feet. “Cute creature,” I said and put him on my lap. “You want? You can adopt him too!” Calmly she said. The little beast gave me a gaze of glassy eyes as if telling me, Please! He bowed his head and folded his feet, pushed his body closer to my arms; I looked at him and told myself, a furry friend – and I named him Maximus.

The truth is, I never had a pet that I raised on my own. The feeding and caring for a pet to live was never handed to me directly as an opportunity. My attempts from the past were some experience of a disaster, I can name a few: Boomer was the first, she was a family dog and died while giving birth to Dugan which I named after an anime series Cedie in the ninety’s. Unfortunately, Dugan died a miserable death due to an unknown disease. The last was Chuchay. I would say Chuchay is a lesbian bitch but that was only my guess and died a virgin dog. There was one animal that lived a long life and expired old, It was a rooster. Needless to say, the reasons for these animals being gone, the sad and happy moments had been revered and marked happy memories. 

Now as for Maximus, the first nourishment I gave was all dog milk that I bought from the pet shop the next morning. I can say that he liked it and enjoyed it till the last drop of the serving. The routine began like that, milk in the morning and afternoon.

One day, there was an inevitable change in my work schedule. I left Maximus wandering outside around a fenced structure. I decided to let Maximus claim the outside surroundings. A territory, my strong belief was that; going out of the fence is far from his ability. 

I went home early the next day. I expected that Maximus would be so excited to see me wagging its tail in joy. But no shadow of Max at the entrance, I wondered and tried to look for him. I called him Max for a nickname. “Where is that rascal?” Sweat on my brow dropped. I've looked at all corners of the surroundings and I am sure he cannot be inside the house. It would be impossible, I locked all the doors and checked them twice before I went to work last night. The only recollection I had was; I left Max at the gate; Max watched me leaving, and wagged his tail like sending me the message, Goodbye. It could be a snake swallowing him whole for dinner? That was my suspicion. In fear of that indescribable scene, which I considered could be possibly true, I grabbed a metal rod which I used to push coals in the hearth and poked it under the hearth stand, but only pots and old ceramics clanged under and no Maximus or a snake moved to be visible.

There, I turned my survey to the other part of the premises, to a meter square of foliage near the dead mango tree, I grubbed the metal rod to the soil and the newly grown shrubs, but there was no reptile of some sort to be recognized. If Maximus is not inside the house. And a dog can't break the fences. That Maximus may have been stolen? Yes and no! What would be so interesting for a small dog? Maximus is not even an expensive breed, so what to steal it for? I went on curiously.

I went outside and looked. Maybe a charitable neighbor allowed him a free sleepover. “Nanay Auring! Have you seen my dog?” I yelled out from the gate. She opened the door and stepped out onto the porch wearing a billowy duster dyed in Okir patterns, and said “No! I didn’t even know that you have one!” I resigned my curiosity and walked a little more and searched. Disappointed I was, with no Maximus found. I began to lose yearning. I felt tired and it has been an exhausting day – my mind whirled of many thoughts. If Max happened to know where to go back, I'd make sure he could not escape anymore, or if someone brings my dog home, I would be grateful to thank the good samaritan then. I retired to look for that dog; I have gone for the next street and the next street further. And to the tall rusty arch gate of the village, now I can see the highway from a distance. I imagined a scene, a plausible one, did Max walk this far last night? tried to follow me, and was hit by ten-wheelers careless of their speed. I prayed without words “May good heaven forbid.” While trudging, I decided to go back and will continue my search tomorrow. I have agreed to myself to take my usual drill at home, boil water for coffee, take a bath, continue reading the pages of the novel I left last night, take note of ideas and write more chapters to a story I have been developing for the past two months, then go to sleep.

I entered the gate of my house and pushed the door open. Alas! Almost all things inside were scattered. Shoes were randomly thrown everywhere, and the tattered fleece of the sofa and paper bills were torn in pieces. I looked at all these things and quickly I thought they were not made by a human. “Maximus!” I yelled out with all the energy. Max came out from my room, little pink tongue out as if smiling, wagging the small tail, and with all speed, I ran to my room and found a disaster. All pillow covers raged in an inordinate piece, my room slippers are all twisted. Max barked a screeching note trying to divert my attention. “Little rascal! How did you get in?” but in no time before I finished what I just said, a book fell from the shelf inside my room near the window. “Aha!” Little did I know that there was a stack of old things outside of my room window. Max managed to climb and entered through a missing jalousie blind near the beam. He quickly felt from my sharp stare that Max committed something wrong. Maximus curved his hind half, bowed his head, and tried to kiss my feet. “Little beast! I thought I lost you.” A sudden surge of feeling not to punish him is a remarkable thing I felt, I pity and realized Maximus was just a pup.

A few months passed, the acquaintance with him went on with ease, Max and I shared my favorite nook in the house, He and I went out together. Max, I can say, is almost a member of the dance club organized by the village sports enthusiasts. All afternoon we went there and he waited patiently till I was all perspiring for the afternoon workout and then he slipped out and explored all nearby places. There were other gangs of dogs, high breed dogs, toy dogs, and all sorts of unidentified colors. Maximus, a snobbish dog I observed, had been in too many dog fights before he could learn to go places he liked. 

After my workout at the village sports center, I usually attend some readings and writings before going to bed. Maximus never missed an opportunity to read what I type on the computer. He sat beside the writing table and climbed on a little space left on the bench. “Hey, is that beautiful?” Max's responses are few, he would just look at me, a big mouth of a yawn, and look away. Max didn't know any tricks that time so I taught him the basics; shake the hand, sit in place, roll over and poop training, the only difficult one was to play dead. Surprisingly, he exhibited that skill by ignoring my presence when I am deeply immersed in reading or writing. 

In the totality of his existence, Maximus was very happy and satisfied with all that comprises a dog life, nearly those eight months of being my chum, I could not say that Maximus was of a selfish temperament. But Maximus hated to be acquainted with other dogs. At some point I tried to understand that animal behavior is multifaceted. In the case of Maximus, it was curious that he had skipped some of the processes. Maximus would walk away when being ignored or would stay in his cabin for a couple of days and almost a week or many days. He sulks and this is what he meant by his isolation or maybe I was wrong. After all, I don’t know all the details of the dog's affair.

Two years have passed. I can say Max is now a fully grown-up dog, so many physical changes have happened. I am correct to assume that he is a big dog with big paws and short folded ears. But one afternoon Maximus ran away. I went on my search and imagined that he wandered all over the residential area and went to town in search of food or shelter, or maybe he went to the market and tried his luck there; why would a dog just leave like that? Max’s life inside the house was all working fine, with all this theorizing, I almost forgot that maybe I am overthinking, but since he cannot talk, it makes sense that all was and in between were only mere suggestions of his gestures, or perhaps Max is just a dog.

I went home and surrendered my search mission, which made me very tired. I laid down in a daybed, and my thoughts were quickly drawn in a pensive. There, I saw Max stopped in a shop and was thrown a piece of meat from passersby eating street food. He enjoyed it very much, and some of the bystanders threw leftovers, and eventually, more came. He enjoyed a banquet, feasting on what was left. The romanticized life there, however, only lasted for a moment. And with another twinkling, the image changed and dissolved into darkness. Another scenic place looked like a highway road except that no vehicles were passing by. There on the sidewalk, I saw Max walking slowly past a pile of food scraps but he just ignored the presence of it. I reckoned his solitaire swiftly in my mind, he fasted his cravings and preferred to go without food, I thought there he longed for my company. “Maximus!” I called him loudly and beckoned him to come over but sadly he swept aside his master's order and ran away so fast. I tried to follow him but the scene warped so quickly and transcended to another beyond.  

One afternoon after many days passed. My neighbor Nanay Auring brought kalamay for a snack, I received it with warm thanks, and after her funny gossiping performance act, she left. I dashed to my small kitchen and made myself a cup of coffee. I went onto my writing table and dedicated myself to scrawl pictures in my mind. That moment of my solitude I have forgotten Max for a little while. I went on to write as much as I could, and when almost half of the page was done, I heard scratching knocks at the door. I unbolted the metal lock and opened it. “You giant scamp! Where have you been all these days?” He curved his legs, tucked in his tail, and stood before me with a bowed head. I bent over to hug him, and he pressed his cold nose onto my neck, and I patted his fur. I pulled him inside and cleaned him up. I gave him his usual favorite dog food, and not too long he consumed the last dab from the feeder bowl. He climbed up and sat beside me. He looked at the screen of my computer. I swallowed the rest of the coffee with a gulp. I looked at him and asked, “What title do you think is pretty for this piece?” He barked loudly as he approved when I typed the name Maximus.

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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GLOSSARY

*Auring: a coined nickname of Aurea, Aurora or Aurelia. *Kalamay: a variety of rice cakes in the Philippines. *Nanay: (n) mother / a female parent. *Okir: a design or pattern often rendered or curved in hardwood, brass, silver and wall painting in curvilinear lines and Arabic geometric figures. *PUV:  (abbr) public utility van / vehicle.

[delfindakila]

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[pontificiaphl]

PRUSISYON SA KABAYANAN NG ANTIPOLO Sining Vexel ni Jan Matitu Tinipon ni Charles Matthew Guillen

Sa landas niya ring buhay, kami ay 'yong sinasamahan, sa iyong muling paglalakbay sa kabayanan kami Ina sa iyo ay sasama.

Dalawang taong napaham, pag-ikot mo sa iyong sintang bayan, mga Antipoleño'y ikaw lagi ang pintuho, takbuhan sa karamdaman, sakuna, at kagipitan.

Iyong mga deboto, palagian ang pag-ahon, makasilay lamang sa iyo. Kahit na malayo ang Antipolo, sila'y laging nandirito dahilan sa pagmamahal sa iyo.

Mga manlalakbay ikaw ang takbuhan, gabay mo sa kanila'y nananangan. Kaguluhan sa bawat bayan, ngalan mo ang palagiang sinasambit at takbuhan.

MAHAL NA BIRHEN NG KAPAYAPAAN AT MABUTING PAGLALAKBAY, Ang Mapaghimalang BIRHEN NG ANTIPOLO, Ang Ina naming mga Pilipino, Ipanalangin Mo kami!

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Blessed Solemnity - Assumption of Our Lady

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https://aleteia.org/2021/04/28/these-30-shrines-will-lead-the-rosary-relay-for-end-of-the-pandemic/

Here is a link to the guide (in .pdf format) released by the Vatican which includes daily morning prayers with candle-lighting.

Marian Month of May 2021 Calendar

May 1 Saint Peter’s (Vatican): Prayer for wounded humanity led by the Pope.

May 1 Our Lady of Walsingham (England): Prayer for the deceased.

May 2 Jesus the Savior and Mother Mary Sanctuary (Nigeria): Prayer for those who could not say goodbye to their loved ones.

May 3 Czestochowa Shrine (Poland): Prayer for the sick.

May 4: Basilica of the Annunciation (Holy Land): Prayer for pregnant women.

May 5 Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary (South Korea): Prayer for children and adolescents.

May 6 Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil): Prayer for young people.

May 7 National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, also known as the Antipolo Cathedral (Philippines): Prayer for families.

May 8 Our Lady of Luján (Argentina): Prayer for people involved in communication.

May 9 Our Lady of Loreto (Italy): Prayer for the elderly.

May 10 Our Lady of Knock (Ireland): Prayer for people with disabilities.

May 11 Notre-Dame de Banneux (Belgium): Prayer for the poor and people in economic difficulty.

May 12 Notre-Dame d’Afrique (Algeria): Prayer for lonely people who have lost hope.

May 13 Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Holy Rosary (Portugal): Prayer for prisoners.

May 14 Our Lady of Health (India): Prayer for scientists and medical research institutes.

May 15 Mary Queen of Peace (Bosnia and Herzegovina): Prayer for migrants.

May 16 St. Mary’s Cathedral (Sydney, Australia): Prayer for victims of violence and trafficking.

May 17 Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Washington, D.C., United States): Prayer for those responsible for international organizations.

May 18 Notre-Dame de Lourdes (Paris, France): Prayer for nurses and doctors.

May 19 Shrine of the House of the Virgin (Meryem Ana, Turkey): Prayer for people at war and peace in the world.

May 20 Our Lady of Charity of Cobre (Cuba): Prayer for pharmacists and health personnel.

May 21 Our Lady of Nagasaki (Japan): Prayer for social workers.

May 22 Our Lady of Montserrat (Spain): Prayer for volunteers.

May 23 Our Lady of the Cape (Canada): Prayer for law enforcement, military and firefighters.

May 24 Our Lady of Lourdes in Myanmar: Prayer for those who guarantee essential services.

May 25 Ta’Pinu National Shrine (Malta): Prayer for teachers, students, and educators.

May 26 Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico): Prayer for workers and entrepreneurs.

May 27 Mother of God Pochaevskaya (Ukraine): Prayer for unemployed people.

May 28 Shrine of Our Lady of Altötting (Germany): Prayer for bishops, priests and deacons.

May 29 Our Lady of Lebanon (Lebanon) Prayer for consecrated persons.

May 30 Virgin of the Holy Rosary of Pompei (Italy): Prayer for the Church.

☛ May 31 Vatican Gardens (Vatican): Prayer for the end of the pandemic and the return to work.

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EXPLORING THE RICH CULTURAL TAPESTRY OF ANTIPOLO

Antipolo is a city east of Manila in the Philippines. It's known as a Catholic pilgrimage site. In the Antipolo Cathedral, the shrine to Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage has a 17th-century statue of the Virgin Mary, and attracts thousands of visitors each year. 

And now, we are going to explore and discuss the different various traditions here in Antipolo.

VARIOUS TRADITIONS IN ANTIPOLO.

SENAKULO

A re-enactment of the passion of christ which starts on the night of Palm Sunday (Palaspas) up to the night of Easter Sunday (Salubong). The Senakulo (Cenaculo) is conducted in the Plaza square on public theaters constructed for purposes, with the participation of village thespians with perpetual vows.

The town or church plaza, as well as the streets, serve as the venue of most Senakulo performances. In some instances, during the early 20th century, it has also been performed in sabungan (cockpits) in areas near Manila. As with other Holy Week traditions marked by community participation, the staging of the Senakulo is no different.

Senakulo actors would prepare the props and sew their own costumes in anticipation of the Holy Week while the stage is built in the plaza using scaffolding and wooden boards, which are painted to serve as the backdrop. While the stage is central to the performance of main scenes such as the crucifixion, many episodes of the Senakulo are performed while going around the town streets. After which, they circle back to the plaza where the stage is located. As the plaza is usually located in front of the church, the end of the Senakulo will serve as a transition for the viewers to attend the succeeding activities such as the Seven Last Words or the procession of the Santo Entierro (image of the dead Jesus Christ) around the town.

ALAY LAKAD ; THE CITY'S TRADITION EVERY HOLY THURSDAY.

A deacon of the Diocese of Antipolo, said the city’s Alay Lakad every Holy Thursday is a pilgrimage tradition that is different from the one that starts from Quiapo Church in Manila.

The two pilgrimage activities differ not only in the dates when they happen, but also in their history, significance, and development through the years. According to the Antipolo Cathedral’s website, the pilgrimage season of the city is initiated by the annual “Visit of the Mother to the Son,” a motorcade “bearing the image of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage from Antipolo Cathedral to Quiapo Church where the Black Nazarene is enshrined” every April 30.

Part of the Holy Week celebrations, Alay Lakad is a mixture of two Filipino words “alay” which means 'offering', and “lakad” or “to walk.” Holy Week is the most solemn period in the Catholic Church's liturgical calendar when Christians commemorate the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ over 2,000 years ago

They come in droves, a sea of humanity streaming along the streets like water from a gushing river, walking and plodding determinedly to reach a domed cathedral at the top of a hill in upland Antipolo, Rizal province. Years ago this crowd of long-distance trekkers reached a record five million.

TAYO NA SA ANTIPOLO FESTIVAL

Antipolo Festival "The Tayo Na Sa Antipolo" May time Festival is a highly celebrated event in the Philippines, gaining immense popularity thanks to Antipolo’s revered Marian image, known as Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage or Virgin of Antipolo. Held annually from the first Tuesday of May to the first Tuesday of July in the capital of Rizal province, this festival serves to showcase Antipolo as a significant pilgrimage destination in the country. Rooted in the timeless folk song “Tayo na sa Antipolo,” sung for generations, the festival aims to showcase the city’s local culture, attractions, and renowned products like suman, manga, and kasoy.

What sets this yearly celebration apart are its intriguing components. Spanning a month, it encompasses rituals like the Unang Prosisyon and Santacruzan, along with engaging activities such as a street dance competition and a historical tour. The program also features a walking pilgrimage, drawing thousands of pilgrims who actively participate in the religious festivities.

During the festival, Antipolo sees an influx of attendees, predominantly locals from Manila and nearby cities, making the journey to partake in the vibrant celebrations. Overall, the Tayo na sa Antipolo Maytime Festival stands out as a unique and captivating tribute to the city’s rich heritage and traditions.

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Saint of the Day – 14 July – Saint Kateri ‘Catherine’ Tekakwitha (1656–1680) aged 24 Virgin laywoman, Penitent, Ascetic – known as Lily of the Mohawks – born in 1656 in the Mohawk village of Osserneon (Auriesville), modern New York, USA and died on 17 April 1680 at Caughnawaga, Canada of natural causes.   Patronages – ecologists, ecology, environment, environmentalism, environmentalists, loss of parents, people in exile, people ridiculed for their piety, Native Americans, Igorots, Cordilleras,Thomasites, Northern Luzon,[citation needed] Diocese of Bangued, Vicariate of Tabuk, Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe, Diocese of Baguio, Marikina City, Cainta, Rizal, Antipolo City, Philippines.

Kateri contracted smallpox in an epidemic; her family died and her face was scarred.  She converted to Roman Catholicism at age twenty, when she was renamed Kateri Catherine, baptised in honour of Saint Catherine of Siena.   Refusing to marry, she left her village and moved for the remaining five years of her life to the Jesuit mission village of Kahnawake, south of Montreal in New France, now Canada.

Kateri took a vow of perpetual virginity.   Upon her death at the age of 24, witnesses said that minutes later her scars vanished and her face appeared radiant and beautiful. Known for her virtue of chastity and mortification of the flesh, as well as being shunned by some of her tribe for her religious conversion to Catholicism, she is the fourth Native American to be venerated in the Roman Catholic Church and the first to be Canonised.

Only known portrait from life of Catherine Tekawitha, c 1690, by Father Chauchetière

Under the pontificate of St Pope John Paul II, she was Beatified in 1980 and Canonised by Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Peter’s Basilica on 21 October 2012  . Many miracles and supernatural events are attributed to her intercession.

This wonderful crown of new blesseds, God’s bountiful gift to His Church, is completed by the sweet, frail yet strong figure of a young woman who died when she was only twenty-four years old –  Kateri Tekakwitha, the “Lily of the Mohawks”, the Iroquois maiden, who in seventeenth century North America was the first to renew the marvels of sanctity of St Scholastica, Saint Gertrude, Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint Angela Merici and Saint Rose of Lima, preceding, along the path of Love, her great spiritual sister, Therese of Child Jesus.

She spent her short life partly in what is now the State of New York and partly in Canada. She was a kind, gentle and hardworking person, spending her time working, praying, and meditating.   At the age of twenty she received Baptism.  Even when following her tribe in the hunting seasons, she continued her devotions, before a rough cross carved by herself in the forest.   When her family urged her to marry, she replied very serenely and calmly that she had Jesus as her only spouse.   This decision, in view of the social conditions of women in the Indian Tribes at the time, exposed Kateri to the risk of living as outcast and in poverty.   It was a bold, unusual and prophetic gesture – on 25 March, 1679, at the age of twenty-three, with the consent of her spiritual director, Kateri took a vow of perpetual virginity – as far as we know the first time that this was done among the North American Indians.

The last months of her life were an ever clearer manifestation of her solid faith, straight-forward humility, calm resignation and radiant joy, even in the midst of terrible sufferings.   Her last words, simple and sublime, whispered at the moment of her death, sum up, like a noble hymn, a life of purest charity – “Jesus, I love you….”.

The Church has declared to the world that Kateri Tekakwitha is saint, that she lived a life on earth of exemplary holiness and that she is now a member in heaven of the Communion of Saints who continually intercede with the merciful Father on our behalf.

During the Canonisation ceremony on 21 October 2012, Pope Benedict XVI said in his homily – “Kateri impresses us by the action of grace in her life in spite of the absence of external help and by the courage of her vocation, so unusual in her culture.   In her, faith and culture enrich each other!   May her example help us to live where we are, loving Jesus without denying who we are.   Saint Kateri, Protectress of Canada and the first native American saint, we Entrust to you the renewal of the faith in the first nations and in all of North America!   May God bless the first nations!”

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Saint of the Day – 14 July – Saint Kateri ‘Catherine’ Tekakwitha (1656–1680) “Lily of the Mohawks” Saint of the Day - 14 July - Saint Kateri 'Catherine' Tekakwitha (1656–1680) aged 24 Virgin laywoman, Penitent, Ascetic - known as…

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"Have a desire, travel to inspire"

Sometimes, in order to feel okay, we only need to take a break. Go to the place where we can feel peace and away from stress. We find this perfect place where you can enjoy your rest days after a long hours of work. Our travel to Antipolo will not be completed if we won't visit their famous and old church that was built there.

What are you waiting for? Tara na sa Antipolo!

The Antipolo Cathedral is probably well known as the shrine of Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje or Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage who is also the Patroness of Antipolo. Did you know that the church shouldn't be built here instead, in different locations? It was originally built to enshrine the miraculous image of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage but instead of settling to other locations, they chose to locate it near the "Tipolo" tree. They said that the miraculous image was found under this tree after vanishing several times from the shrine.

Before entering the church you can see the history marker there which dedicated to the crowned image of Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje. You can also see the statue of Virgin Mary.

As you go inside , you will feel like you're in the most peaceful place. You will see there the image of Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje. It is one of the most important saints that was built in Antipolo Cathedral. His safe voyage across the Pacific Ocean was attributed to the image, which was given the title of “Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage“.

Fact!!!

Did you know that Dr. Jose Rizal also became the great devotee in this church? It is because he and his father went on a pilgrimage here to fulfill the vow made by her mother after giving birth to him. Rizal even mention the image in some of his writings.

Outside the church, they also have their park. Near of it, has different vendors that sells their famous pasalubong, kasoy at suman. There are also people who are selling religious bracelets and necklaces that were blessed by the church. The park is a perfect spot for taking pictures with your friends and families. It is a place where you can enjoy more your resting hours after work.

We've enjoyed our travel in Antipolo. People there are very hospitable when it comes in welcoming visitors from other places. We find it very perfect and suitable spot and place if you want to enjoy your resting hours. Since it's a church, they also have rules and regulations that we , the visitors need to obey. Tara na sa Antipolo! Have a desire , travel to inspire!

Things to know before going to the Antipolo Cathedral:

There are rules and regulations in the church that need to be obeyed.

Spend and take time to visit and to know more about the Image of Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje.

The church is also selling souvenirs located at the back of the cathedral.

Transportation

If you are from Marikina, you will ride a jeepney(Antipolo , simbahan) near the Terminal in sports center marikina. That's it then it will drop you off to Metro. When you are in Metro, ride for a tricycle and ask the driver to drop you off in exact location of Antipolo Cathedral Church.