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Your Turn -- November-December 2008

By Liane Palileo

The author, Lian Palileo was then a Junior in St Scholastica’s College in Manila. Here she writes to one of our contributors, Mr Christopher Ong, regarding her realizations about the essence of Christmas brought about by Mr Ong’s article in last year’s November-December 2007 issue. You may read Mr Ong’s article in our archives by visiting our website, www.misyononline.com and using the search bar in the main web page.

Dear Mr Christopher Ong

PAX!

Let me introduce myself. I am Liane Palileo, a third-year high school student in St Scholastica’s College Manila. I was touched by your article, A Tale of Two Christmases, that was featured in the November- December 2007 issue.

Christmas is a happy event for everyone, especially for children, because it is the happiest day of the year besides our birthday and we receive many gifts. Also, it is the season when even expensive foods are served. But here in the Philippines, Christmas is very different from other countries, aside from the climate and the types of food being served. Christmas is the season when Filipino families reunite and spend much, even though the next day there are no more savings left for them. They also forget their problems during this season.

I’ve been spending Christmas in a routine and all I think of are the happenings during the yuletide season, the gifts I will receive and our reunion with my relatives. We don’t think about the real meaning of Christmas. Today, the children, even I, forget its real meaning. It is not only the gifts that we should consider but also put first in our minds that this is the day that Jesus Christ was born and because of Jesus we are saved through his suffering.

As you wrote in your article, even though we may spend Christmas in other places or countries, we should not forget the real essence of Christmas and why we celebrate and remember this season.

Thank you for inspiring and helping us to always remember to put God first in everything. Thank you for reminding us of the real and true meaning of Christmas.

                                                                                                           Sincerely yours,
                                                                                                           Liane Palileo

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Teachers' Guide

Dear Teachers,

The end of the year is in sight and I am sure our students are caught up in a flurry of activity for the coming of Christmas. Before we can get to the business though of preparing for all the Christmas parties, outreaches and the like, the Church invites us to slow down a bit to remember and prepare our hearts as well.

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