St. Joseph of Arimathea

Lolo Jose - Holy Wednesday Procession 2014

Joseph of Arimathea was, according to all four canonical Gospels, the man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus after Jesus' crucifixion. According to Mark 15:43, he was an "honourable counsellor, meaning a member of the Jewish Sanhedrin, who was waiting for the kingdom of God". Matthew 27:57 described this Joseph as a rich man and disciple of Jesus. According to John 19:38, upon hearing of Jesus' death, this secret disciple of Jesus, "went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus".

August 31st, according to Roman Martyrology, is the feast of St.Joseph of Arimathea together with St. Nicodemus who provided and buried our Lord's body after His crucifixion.

Pilate, after a centurion confirmed the death, allowed Joseph's request. Joseph immediately purchased fine linen (Mark 15:46) and proceeded to Golgotha to take the body of Jesus down from the cross. There, according to John 19:39, Joseph and Nicodemus took the body, wrapped it in the fine linen, and applied the myrrh and aloes Nicodemus had brought. The disciples then conveyed the prepared corpse to the place previously bought for Joseph's own tomb, a man-made cave hewn from rock in the garden of his house nearby.

"Ama naming maawain,

buong puso at pagmamahal, galang at pitagang inihanda para sa paglilibing at inihimlay sa sariling libingan ng iyong tapat na lingkod na si San Jose ng Arimatea ang labi ng aming Panginoong Hesus.

O Panginoon Hesus. nag-iwan ka sa amin ng tanda ng iyong pagpapakasakit at paghihirap, ang banal na kumot na ginamit ni Jose para balutin ang iyong banal na katawan na pinahirapan sa krus

O Panginoon ipagkaloob mo sa amin at sa iyong tapat na sambayanan ang pagpapala at lakas na mahalin at paglingkuran ng buong katapatan ang iyong Anak na nabubuhay at naghahari kasama mo at ng Espiritu Santo, magpasawalang hanggan, Amen."

Turumba of Pakil

Last weekend, my friends invited me for a Laguna road trip, particularly focusing on the town of Pakil.

This is not the first time I've been here, kung tutuusin regular na ruta ko na to pag kailangan kong suminghot ng Baticuling sa Woodcarving Capital ng Pilipinas. Every time I go to Paete, its a must na dumaan ako sa St. Peter of Alcantara Parish also known as Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Turumba but for no apparent reason, hindi ko pa masyadong nae-explore ang maliit na bayan na ito.

Pakil is a fifth class urban municipality.. and known to be the home of the Turumba Festival.

The Festival commemorates the Seven Sorrows of the the Blessed Virgin Mary and held 7 times each year between the months of April and May. It is also called Pistang Lupi because at the closing of each festivities the novena booklet is folded to mark the pause in preparation to the next lupi.

The Festival dates back to September 1788 when some fishermen discovered a painting of Our Lady of Sorrows on a 9"x11"oil painting in canvass in their fish net. Believed to be a religious image they decided to drop it off on a rock near Pakil Church so that they could continue their fishing duties.

One Sunday morning, a group of women found the painting and despite the bad weather condition during the night, the painting remained dry. When they tried to take the painting away, it was too heavy even for Mariangga which is the strongest of them. They quickly went to the parish priest, who in turn called the churchgoers and the church servers to get the image. Miraculously the priest was able to lift the image with ease and the people who witnessed it started to sing and dance in honor of Our Lady.

Lahar-Sunken Church

Going to Subic or Bataan, a curious pair of eyes will surely not miss a massive structure 500 meters away from the road on the southbound area of the Manila-San Fernando-Subic Bay Freeport Pathway or Jose Abad Santos Ave. just right after the City Proper of San Fernando.

This is the San Guillermo Parish Church of Bacolor, Pampanga also known as Bacolor Church. It was built in 1576 by Augustinian Friars on a lot given by Don Guillermo Manabat, a rich local landlord believed to be the founder of Bacolor. The original structure was destroyed by an earthquake in 1880 and was rebuilt on 1886 and boast of having a main retablo, side retablos and pulpit that are heavily gilded with gold leaves and the rich decorations depict an advanced Baroque style.

Church Exterior

Considered as one of the the oldest and biggest churches in the country, San Guillermo Church was a tourist destination even before the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in June 1991. Despite the terrible eruption the Church didn't obtain any damage. However, on October 1, 1995 due to heavy rains brought by Typhoon Mameng, volcanic mud flow or lahar from the slopes of the volcano devoured almost the whole town of Bacolor and buried half of the church's 12 meter altitude.

Rosas ng Pateros

Ika-9 ng Pebrero, 2014, ipinagdiwang ng Pateros ang kanilang Pistang-Bayan sa ngalan ng kanilang pintakasi na si Santa Marta. Dahil ako ay isang deboto, hindi ko pinalagpas ang pagkakataon na sumama at makilahok sa nasabing kapistahan.

Lucas 10:38-42

³⁸ Nangyari, nang sila ay nagpatuloy, na siya ay pumasok sa isang nayon. Isang babaeng nagngangalang Marta ang tumanggap sa kaniya sa kaniyang bahay. ³⁹ Siya ay may kapatid na babaeng tinatawag na Maria, na umupo sa paanan ni Jesus. Sa pag-upo ni Maria, siya ay nakinig sa salita ni Jesus. ⁴⁰ Si Marta ay abalang-abala sa maraming paglilingkod. Lumapit siya kay Jesus at sinabi: Panginoon, hindi ba mahalaga sa iyo na iwanan ako ng aking kapatid na naglilingkod na mag-isa? Sabihin mo nga sa kaniya na tulungan ako.
⁴¹ Sumagot si Jesus at sinabi sa kaniya: Marta, Marta, ikaw ay nababalisa at nababagabag sa maraming mga bagay. ⁴² Mayroong isang kinakailangan at pinili ni Maria ang mabuting bahagi na hindi makukuha sa kaniya.

Renewed Faith

I've been gone in the blogging world for about 5 years and my 

last entry was way back 2009. You might be wondering why? Eto ang sagot...

Besides working, what occupied my time was entering a new world, ang Mundo ng Pagsa-Santo. From my previous posts, I already displayed my love for the Religious and Ecclesiastical Arts (You can check it: Feast of St. Anne and Angono's observance of the Holy Wednesday and Good Friday processions) but during the summer of 2012 when I truly yielded to my long-lost passion.

kneeling in front of La Purisima Conception of Malabon

The Santo world is as complex as one can imagine. They have this distinct terms and words to describe things that only them can fully understand, a genre of music usually heard on town fiestas accompanied with a full set of marching band, dance-steps like no other but can make you watch them over and over and all these to show their faith and devotion.

Cuaresma 2009:Viernes Santo

mga kuha sa prusisyon noong Viernes Santo.

St.Clement Parish, Diocese of Antipolo.

Angono, Rizal

(paghuhubad kay hesus; "Truly, I say to you, today you will be
with me in Paradise.")

("I thirst."; "Woman, behold, your son!"; Señor de Lanzada; ina ng hapis)

(san nicodemo; san longino; san juan ebanghilista; san jose ng arimathea)

(santa veronica; santa potina ng samaria; santa maria ina ni juan marcos; santa susana)

(santa juana de cuza; santa maria jacobe)
(pagbaba kay hesus sa krus; mayor dolor; la pieta; banal na kamatayan ni jesus)

(la mentasyon; santo intiero)

(santo intiero; mater dolorosa)

listahan ng mga poon na sumama sa prusisyon:

1.paghuhubad kay hesus

2.pagpapako sa krus

3."Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise." (Luke 23:43)

4."Woman, behold, your son!" (John 19:25-27)

5."My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34

6."I thirst." (John 19:28)

7.la experacion

8.Señor de Lanzada

9.san longino

10.pagbaba kay hesus sa krus

11.banal na kamatayan ni jesus

12.ina ng hapis

13.la pieta

14.mayor dolor

15.la mentasyon

16.paglilibing

17.san jose ng arimathea

18.san nicodemo

19.santa potina ng samaria

20.santa veronica

21.santa maria ina ni juan marcos

22.santa marta

23.santa maria betania

24.santa susana

25.santa juana de cuza

26.santa maria jacobe

27.santa maria salome

28.santa maria magdalena

29.san juan ebanghilista

30.santo intiero

31.mater dolorosa

Cuaresma 2009:Miercoles Santo

mula pagkabata.. hindi ako nasanay na pag mahal na araw ay gumigimik at kung saan saan gumagala. siguro dahil na rin sa laking - Katoliko ako at ang buong pamilya ko.

bata pa ko, bago pa lang magsimula ang mahal na araw, alam na nang buong pamilya namin kung anu ang plano para sa buong linggo ng mahal na araw, lalo na ng mga panahon na buhay pa ang lolo at lola.

kaya't kahit anung yaya nang mga kumag sa akin na sumama sa galera, batangas, zambales at kung saan pa. hindi talaga kaya ng konsensya at katawan ko.

mas pinili ko na lang magnilay sa bahay at sumama sa mga gawaing Katoliko.

at isa nga dito ang prusisyon tuwing Miyerkules Santo.

laking Katoliko, bata pa lang ako ay gusto ko na talagang maging Kamarero.
(Kamarero: mga nag-aalaga ng poon).

kaya hindi ko pinapalagpas ang mga ganitong sitwastyon na kuhanan ang mga poon ng litrato.

kuha sa prusisyon ng miyerkules santo sa angono, rizal - ika 8 ng abril, 2009.

para sa inyo:

(santa potina ng samaria, san felipe, san santiago menor, san pedro)

(paghampas sa haliging bato, paghuhugas ng paa, la desmeyado)

(panalangin sa halamanan, sta.maria ina ni juan marcos, sta.maria jacobe, sta.veronica)

(dos caidas, la pasencia, gran poder)

eto nga pala ang listahan ng mga poon na sumama:

1.san pedro

2..san santiago

3.san juan ebanghilista

4.san andres

5.san felipe

6.san bartolome

7.san mateo

8.san pablo

9.san santiago menor

10.san judas tadeo

11.san simon

12.santa potina ng samaria

13.santa maria ina ni juan marcos

14.santa susana

15.santa juana de cuza

16.san lazaro

17.santa marta

18.santa maria de betania

19.pagbubuhos ng pabango kay kristo

20.paghuhugas ng paa

21.huling hapunan

22.si jesus sa huling hapunan

23.panalangin sa halamanan

24.beso de judas

25.senor pastor del soledad

26.paghampas kay hesus sa haliging bato

27.la desmeyado

28.la pasencia

29.paglibak kay jesus

30.ecce homo

31.ang paghatol

32.gran poder

33.enquentrong dolorosa

34.pagtulong ni simon cereneo

35.pagpupunas sa mukha ni kristo

36.santa veronica

37.dos caidas

38.maria jacobe

39.maria salome

40.maria magdalena

41.poong nazareno

42.mater dolorosa

Feast of St.Anne

Friends, last saturday, july 26, was the feast day of St.Anne and St. Joachim [parents of the Virgin Mary.]

pinalaki ako ng parents ko sa isang konserbatibong Katolikong pamamaraan kaya siguro ako fascinated sa mga religious images or poon, i always wanted to have one lalo na pag holy week.pero beside sa aking ambisyon, my mother's clan, lalo na grandparents ko, is really a devotee.

Sta. Ana, Brgy. Calzada, Tipas, Taguig City

sa prusisyon with my tita on top of

the carozza.

Last July 26, 2008 pumunta kami ng Mommy ko sa Calzada, Tipas kung san sya lumaki at nagkaisip. it was a special day for people in Brgy. Calzada cause St. Anne (Sta.Ana) is one of their patron saints. At bilang owner ng poon kami ang toka sa lahat from the flowers of the carozza to the vestment that the poon was wearing. Its a bit costly pero sabi nga ng mommy ko, its a form of sacrifice for our family but blessing will be poured down to us, and true enough... Poon Sta. Ana has been with our family since the 1950's and totoo na talagang maraming blessings na dumating at patuloy na dumarating.

nagstart ang prusisyon and the band plays a familiar song, 'Karakol' - a kind of music and dance that devotees dance to show their devotion. the older people dance in a very rhythmic manner, ang galing. siguro wala pang mga 10mins. sa prusisyon ng biglang umambon kala ko magtatakbuhan sa gilid ang mga tao but NO! while raining tuloy ang sayawan at kasiyahan, at may mga bahay din na nagpapa-agaw ng mga junkfoods, candies, puto at money... and take note coins na tig-10 and 5, they believe na pag nagbato ka ng mga pagkain at pera sa caroza ng sta. ana ay dodoble ang blessing sayo for the whole year and for the people na kasama naman sa procession, ang pagsalo sa mga binabato ay parang simbolo ng mga blessing na makukuha kaya the more the merrier. it was really fun and a good experienced for me na halos 10 taon na rin nung huling mapanood ang event na to.

kaya i promised myself na gagawin ko na din panata to every year.

yung mga tao nagiintay ng mga paagaw from different houses.

the ball shape figures na binabato nila ay malalaking santol na kasing laki ng baseball. hehehe. ilag!!!!

kaya next year ill make sure na makakapunta ko ulit dito specially kami ng mga cousins ko ang nakatoka para mag-ayos kay Poon Sta. Ana.

Till next year! Viva Sta. Ana!