Archive - 2010
'And Mary kept all these things . . . in her heart.' Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God
Submitted by FatherSean on Fri, 12/31/2010 - 09:35.The Octave Day of Christmas
Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God
The Virgin Mary, El Greco, 1590s.
Kasadya Ning Taknaa (the original of 'Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit')
Submitted by FatherSean on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 15:05.One of the first songs I learned in the Philippines after arriving in October 1971 was Kasadya Ning Taknaa, a Christmas song. I was studying Cebuano at the time in Ozamiz City. The Tagalog version of the song, Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit, is better known. However, this is a translation of the Cebuano original.
Mikko home for Christmas!
Submitted by FatherSean on Fri, 12/24/2010 - 16:28.
I've just received an email from Gee-Gee Dimayuga, the mother of Mikko for whom I have asked our readers to pray a number of times. He returned home on 20 December and is breathing most of the time on his own now.
Jesus Born in a Pushcart. Reflections No 517, 22 December 2010
Submitted by FatherSean on Fri, 12/24/2010 - 15:55.Jesus Born in a Push Cart
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By: Father Shay Cullen
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The Truth Will Set Us Free. Reflections No 516, 15 December 2010
Submitted by FatherSean on Fri, 12/24/2010 - 15:50.The Truth Will Set Us Free 
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'He rose, took the child and his mother . . .' The Holy Family, Year A.
Submitted by FatherSean on Thu, 12/23/2010 - 09:22.
The Flight into Egypt, oil on copper, Cigoli, c.1608
Readings (New American Bible, used in the Philippines and the USA)
'Now there were shepherds . . .'. Christmas Day
Submitted by FatherSean on Thu, 12/23/2010 - 08:44.
The Adoration of the Shepherds, El Greco, c.1610
Readings (New American Bible version, used in the Philippines and USA).
Email from a reader from Timor-Leste
Submitted by FatherSean on Thu, 12/23/2010 - 07:54.
National Flag of Timor-Leste
