tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53075568798900163222024-03-13T14:45:22.689-07:00SATMI Student BlogSAT-MI Student Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09393567846799725250noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307556879890016322.post-48243300370146770752011-07-30T00:03:00.000-07:002011-07-30T00:04:39.692-07:00We Have Moved......<div style="text-align: center;">The Blog for the Redemptorist Students in Davao has been moved to:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>SAT-MI Student Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09393567846799725250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307556879890016322.post-21677265750690042122011-07-25T23:59:00.000-07:002011-07-25T23:59:11.860-07:00Sea,Sun....Just a Day to Rest and Relax.After another month of hard studies and activities, both pastoral and community, the students had an opportunity to gather together as a student community to have fun and just relax.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrZZM3g3aN-JogJZm8IwbR1bwVbnTwUn85FJ8dVw6ZC_Tc7dW02hyphenhyphen3DBwkotnebvBrv1vyPCXADhU1_gspJoCev86OceDBxi0h78aV1hzNKd_O7gY5fMxXBGG8gDzu6cPmZGl3-ysJLg/s1600/_DSC6266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrZZM3g3aN-JogJZm8IwbR1bwVbnTwUn85FJ8dVw6ZC_Tc7dW02hyphenhyphen3DBwkotnebvBrv1vyPCXADhU1_gspJoCev86OceDBxi0h78aV1hzNKd_O7gY5fMxXBGG8gDzu6cPmZGl3-ysJLg/s320/_DSC6266.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Some spent the day bonding over Videoke or Card Games.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbX60PW67CQjIVOYI435Xo7ZtCdEk8kdZArfc47Ye5x3P9mEbg92dcdJbq9qkLBJYk1M1yOYuUox73-ZTI69Vf2luBEbRAJ0f5ueN9n31n56G_T3KCGMf9v8VzJq-wnmaiYYm20SMw9w/s1600/_DSC6402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbX60PW67CQjIVOYI435Xo7ZtCdEk8kdZArfc47Ye5x3P9mEbg92dcdJbq9qkLBJYk1M1yOYuUox73-ZTI69Vf2luBEbRAJ0f5ueN9n31n56G_T3KCGMf9v8VzJq-wnmaiYYm20SMw9w/s320/_DSC6402.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>SAT-MI Student Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09393567846799725250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307556879890016322.post-32469290780243988852011-07-18T06:58:00.000-07:002011-07-18T06:58:34.763-07:00Solemnity of the Most Holy Redeemer<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">Today the Redemptorists around the world celebrate the </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">Feast of the Solemnity of the MOST HOLY REDEEMER: July 17, 2011.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText"></span><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText"><img height="500" id="il_fi" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/48/137431218_4228082b99.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="374" /><br />
This feast has been celebrated by the Redemptorists on the third Sunday of July since 1749.<br />
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O JESUS, THE MOST HOLY REDEEMER, Have Mercy on us!<br />
OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP, Pray for us!<br />
ST. ALPHONSUS DE LIGOURI AND ALL REDEMPTORIST SAINTS<br />
, BLESSEDS, VENERABLES AND SERVANTS OF GOD, Pray for us!</span></div>SAT-MI Student Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09393567846799725250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307556879890016322.post-9794193489958833812011-07-16T02:16:00.000-07:002011-07-16T02:22:07.101-07:00Feast of St Benedict<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFehOUd78ECpXNfxPPfLaMMHXt44lCRrvDGuhgSvTQJokKdZ5rdO2s0eJRW2k8dYqsbvuHpZ-nAXImwTBFpGKkq9-UFWzVL_eHipMPvmQKT3TZkfgwMH3ddI9W7CfWAmOpFNCOzZGQ-E/s1600/DSC_0003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFehOUd78ECpXNfxPPfLaMMHXt44lCRrvDGuhgSvTQJokKdZ5rdO2s0eJRW2k8dYqsbvuHpZ-nAXImwTBFpGKkq9-UFWzVL_eHipMPvmQKT3TZkfgwMH3ddI9W7CfWAmOpFNCOzZGQ-E/s320/DSC_0003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The St Alphonsus Theologate and Mission Institute (SATMI) here in Davao have the great privilege of having a very gifted Benedictine Sister as the Dean of Studies and resident professor of scripture. Sr Miriam Alexandrino, OSB holds a SSL (Biblicum) as well as a STD (Gregorian). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBz86U-k0FozV2VZz6vGQGfu-BjJ-YUysZ618Z4r-D5WoATrfvpErqHPzFWhV57b8qrvqOcmPMcQv5TGkQMLaO9Ges_loNTwzM-v6XQstcVSoW6fMtgDmDHQaFs5Q3Ne5ZkJSLTTMXyQ/s1600/DSC_0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBz86U-k0FozV2VZz6vGQGfu-BjJ-YUysZ618Z4r-D5WoATrfvpErqHPzFWhV57b8qrvqOcmPMcQv5TGkQMLaO9Ges_loNTwzM-v6XQstcVSoW6fMtgDmDHQaFs5Q3Ne5ZkJSLTTMXyQ/s320/DSC_0004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the feast of St Benedict, she invited the Redemptorist Community to the Benedictine Convent in Ulas to join in the celebrations with her community. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cwzTRYK3Zv6vft_WC3FZPiH5NpE_d_jMKOe6XHye2hbaD2oCh0mpIsi7jOeP84Iq17-2dxXy81QC5tUU7S2grPJgOYV0S2DEZY93wHlF3HnR04ddWsX5OsSsR2npsSL2wJnSK9VLtYc/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cwzTRYK3Zv6vft_WC3FZPiH5NpE_d_jMKOe6XHye2hbaD2oCh0mpIsi7jOeP84Iq17-2dxXy81QC5tUU7S2grPJgOYV0S2DEZY93wHlF3HnR04ddWsX5OsSsR2npsSL2wJnSK9VLtYc/s320/DSC_0001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We are very grateful for the gift of the Benedictine Vocation in Sr Miriam and may St Benedict always intercede of Sr Miriam and the Benedictine Sisters of the Eucharistic King.</div>SAT-MI Student Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09393567846799725250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307556879890016322.post-51232961077359462862011-07-10T21:42:00.000-07:002011-07-10T21:44:44.450-07:00With the People<div style="text-align: justify;">In the Vocation stories of alot of Redemptorists, it is very common to hear that one of the things that touched them when they were discerning their vocation was how close they saw the Redemptorist Priest and Brothers were in their ministry to the very ordinary people. That they were with the people, among them and one with them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8PJm0M2qdxp6DyklH7SInItkQOVDmGSrKNQGRApxTTRgsqy8BwFKc73ZbZ80oGMr8iqHAPv_sx30Ufoi9ei5wzBsUC8Ru4bOOZcM70C4REewTjBJEaoMamB-UfJifY9iZgCUnIAIFW4/s1600/100_0121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8PJm0M2qdxp6DyklH7SInItkQOVDmGSrKNQGRApxTTRgsqy8BwFKc73ZbZ80oGMr8iqHAPv_sx30Ufoi9ei5wzBsUC8Ru4bOOZcM70C4REewTjBJEaoMamB-UfJifY9iZgCUnIAIFW4/s320/100_0121.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here in Davao, one way in which the brothers express this is through their weekend apostolate work with the local BECs (Basic Ecclesial Communities) or in the local language GKKs. They spend their weekends in the BECs, to be with the people, among the people. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6YYBxuoBdhj_TVU88wkgQagGbn-pwCNCOFEdmIPnhq0t-ZgoH5WAwdgVT0XpVENcyXNfok-3bs6lZGNU8kw4P3pElJe02ZrlCpo7YMJgkUa43okTaFLUcTF9WQvFaebxLgUUFhN8wWY/s1600/100_0097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6YYBxuoBdhj_TVU88wkgQagGbn-pwCNCOFEdmIPnhq0t-ZgoH5WAwdgVT0XpVENcyXNfok-3bs6lZGNU8kw4P3pElJe02ZrlCpo7YMJgkUa43okTaFLUcTF9WQvFaebxLgUUFhN8wWY/s320/100_0097.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Through the sharing of the stories of the people, the brothers are able to better understand the issues and problems that are faced in the everyday lives of the ordinary people and as one missionary put it, to see how God is already present with the people even before the brothers came. Jesus came to be with us as one of us, to be really present to us. God is with us. Emmanuel. Let us all take the challenge to be present to each other as how God is present to us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBdruxdLVomqI2DOhVhFcxewl7rQ6gckyEuGV0hRq8-BKvribWSDn1OaQqtYc5c5lIduz4MmmFcYZCPyICvjca4bjQ0U_pnAqaAgFx582nTh5gATAT1PZs5bUocBixT_ADEZmof0eKeo/s1600/100_0104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBdruxdLVomqI2DOhVhFcxewl7rQ6gckyEuGV0hRq8-BKvribWSDn1OaQqtYc5c5lIduz4MmmFcYZCPyICvjca4bjQ0U_pnAqaAgFx582nTh5gATAT1PZs5bUocBixT_ADEZmof0eKeo/s320/100_0104.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>SAT-MI Student Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09393567846799725250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307556879890016322.post-18876588650587567192011-07-05T00:39:00.000-07:002011-07-05T00:39:11.564-07:00For Service<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Besides the orders of bishop. priest, and deacon, which are sacramental and instituted by Christ as degrees of the Sacrament of Holy Orders, in the early Church there were different ministries that quickly developed and men specially entrusted with these ministries by the Church. Over time, these ministries--or "orders" as they were called--became reserved to those preparing for the priesthood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtVn6scryYCcQczFxBZMjAh-jC6NmbUKpSeRQx7aYk3-xngqqcBxMaRJbgMFfcrXDnTdKqMlqlTXXD2b6RJQLnpsDxFFKO_7vlHu-8y07UVuIN02yIDiMgBeq4MaDk_qC-kbCLKQhisI/s1600/DSC_0009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtVn6scryYCcQczFxBZMjAh-jC6NmbUKpSeRQx7aYk3-xngqqcBxMaRJbgMFfcrXDnTdKqMlqlTXXD2b6RJQLnpsDxFFKO_7vlHu-8y07UVuIN02yIDiMgBeq4MaDk_qC-kbCLKQhisI/s320/DSC_0009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the first year of entry into the studendate, the newly professed brothers are installed into the minor orders of Lector and Acolyte. This allows them to be of greater service to the congregation and to the communities in which the congregation serves in particular reading at Masses and Novenas as well as the giving of Communion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FT7XfYTel76onki8B_c5ZxZj5ikOzR590fd9jhcRV7pImBPBY5h2lapE_m9JgEVafVnz6dxNcmCpSbc78BELIKEKs5O_wYLh9Lf3etj2UlNm0PyP9K7Paw2nBg0PSxzyu5xAjgrOdAc/s1600/DSC_0027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FT7XfYTel76onki8B_c5ZxZj5ikOzR590fd9jhcRV7pImBPBY5h2lapE_m9JgEVafVnz6dxNcmCpSbc78BELIKEKs5O_wYLh9Lf3etj2UlNm0PyP9K7Paw2nBg0PSxzyu5xAjgrOdAc/s320/DSC_0027.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This year, Bros Mhel, Jerome, Jose, Bombit, Francis and Robin were installed by Fr Ariel Lubi CSsR, the Vice Provincial Superior of the Vice Province of Manila with the Redemptorist Formation Community of Davao as withnesses. May our God Lord, the Holy Redeemer continue to bless these young men in their journey and vocation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57wdPix1SgnGpHxmQauMsPPDhmh9KGhbOVfBb5vOGy4dPH_dOp5Ymh5rtmEt8HSX6Pfl_Wct1bXkpdr2ryx4TqesTWxr-6-z6_jH5DXtYyqq5QrbrffeSYpMmsOdkg1CURCYawIiKouI/s1600/DSC_0074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57wdPix1SgnGpHxmQauMsPPDhmh9KGhbOVfBb5vOGy4dPH_dOp5Ymh5rtmEt8HSX6Pfl_Wct1bXkpdr2ryx4TqesTWxr-6-z6_jH5DXtYyqq5QrbrffeSYpMmsOdkg1CURCYawIiKouI/s320/DSC_0074.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div>SAT-MI Student Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09393567846799725250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307556879890016322.post-61065594356940121572011-07-03T20:58:00.000-07:002011-07-03T21:02:23.911-07:00For Mission<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdONXxEKNEldmupZHjs4j-tYUO-TwCYKIxnnd6zvyq-xO3U6OlOUfbj28MJfcjp5Yloo1nvn2QUyj9tfIIeAsMZlBjuoJKpUcxKk1Ge0FRFyItvOVK8V-c_vVQtNqVQWm4-V0E5XoQkk/s1600/DSC_0069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdONXxEKNEldmupZHjs4j-tYUO-TwCYKIxnnd6zvyq-xO3U6OlOUfbj28MJfcjp5Yloo1nvn2QUyj9tfIIeAsMZlBjuoJKpUcxKk1Ge0FRFyItvOVK8V-c_vVQtNqVQWm4-V0E5XoQkk/s320/DSC_0069.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"The Redemptorist Congregation follows the example of Christ in the apostolic life, which comprises at one and the same time a life specially dedicated to God and a life of missionary work..” Constitution no 1.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cBhI6hwvdRAuk6xa4zd1dNnsKV9FsuMnQ4xq_jwLcTtS5nmIcEeE5iLVF0YE7WIb4EN2LiA8oeF0jhD5DqPXI76n0cElqWr1zAjjSm0CD6Imr-XoS7ZgeqXMQMDURekxMwIh6tij8Qs/s1600/DSC_0077a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cBhI6hwvdRAuk6xa4zd1dNnsKV9FsuMnQ4xq_jwLcTtS5nmIcEeE5iLVF0YE7WIb4EN2LiA8oeF0jhD5DqPXI76n0cElqWr1zAjjSm0CD6Imr-XoS7ZgeqXMQMDURekxMwIh6tij8Qs/s320/DSC_0077a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBRpMU5j6B8kihrT-2oO_qem0-52IFVPWDqkL4buuJEAO_r15aadWCGvo5lJeETi_G7H4tWoB6CxEaLxoNZYBPTNJEPIyGg3JuDv2pw9LbVrsFxsSYHZ7AdRBlN3inhmlolikA2aKA_I/s1600/DSC_0087a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBRpMU5j6B8kihrT-2oO_qem0-52IFVPWDqkL4buuJEAO_r15aadWCGvo5lJeETi_G7H4tWoB6CxEaLxoNZYBPTNJEPIyGg3JuDv2pw9LbVrsFxsSYHZ7AdRBlN3inhmlolikA2aKA_I/s320/DSC_0087a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the third year of the Redemptorist studendate formation program here Davao, the junior professed take a year off the strict demands of the academic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>program to be sent out and to participate actively in the missionary activities of the congregation. In a word, to put what they have studied and learnt in the classroom and to apply that knowledge in the real and active mission situation of the congregation in themselves. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxAQe9Epg9HK3p4brIur5dZ3M_l9HfzA80BHGlSnQZxdeVet0iiowksv-sXVEp9YXBy7blzfifqh347Fn-Kg_ZdUrbs3vVLK71kbp0XXWFmaVRvniKxTOQT4KctvjaggAgmvTXAkz4bI/s1600/DSC_0098a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxAQe9Epg9HK3p4brIur5dZ3M_l9HfzA80BHGlSnQZxdeVet0iiowksv-sXVEp9YXBy7blzfifqh347Fn-Kg_ZdUrbs3vVLK71kbp0XXWFmaVRvniKxTOQT4KctvjaggAgmvTXAkz4bI/s320/DSC_0098a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This year, Bros Bond, Bank, Pui, Jun, RJ, Bong and Morris were commissioned to be sent out to Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and South Africa in front of the parish community of OLPH to be living witnesses to the Gospel of Jesus Christ in those countries last Sunday. Fr Ariel Lubi CSsR, the Vice Provincial Superior of the Vice Province of Manila was the main celebrant and Fr Brenden Kelly CSsR, the professor for Missiology in SATMI was the homilist. We wish them well in the upcoming months that they may truly follow Christ the Redeemer in bringing the message of plentiful redemption to the people and places that they encounter.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sMm3Cv3ZTTsU-zTDCgk9JyNoVo8KE8IkG1N42XrE6TRi0cbSK1AgLWi-vW8I72dc2BvQnoRXnYQmx3jJ01bye9-aa2xgvJSGALrGPIm2JYti3atzxB7RDPHv5sjombiYqrNiZUUChsA/s1600/DSC_0105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sMm3Cv3ZTTsU-zTDCgk9JyNoVo8KE8IkG1N42XrE6TRi0cbSK1AgLWi-vW8I72dc2BvQnoRXnYQmx3jJ01bye9-aa2xgvJSGALrGPIm2JYti3atzxB7RDPHv5sjombiYqrNiZUUChsA/s320/DSC_0105.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>SAT-MI Student Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09393567846799725250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307556879890016322.post-63459144356520993782011-06-27T22:29:00.000-07:002011-06-27T22:31:02.989-07:00Let Those Bowling Balls Go!<div style="text-align: justify;">The very first community recreation for the Redemptorist Formation Community here in Davao was a fun filled afternoon at the local bowling alley at NCCC Mall. So excited were the students to have some fun together that all were ready at 1.30p.m, the agreed departure time. Along with the students were Fr Pio Makabenta CSsR, one of the student prefects, Sr Miriam Alexandrino OSB, the dean of studies and Ms Portia Awayan FLARE, the pastoral directoress and professor in pastoral counselling.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3bZC8eSPDOrnGSSZWDrRfilslUQ9k0qj33MLPf36t0TvaOpQ1JhiBJ7YwrqvMHNjwH7ccLo9KO_QfGmLgAHbC0FIZdbsp6_aGuipGc1lU-7HuX8vPhPlJTYCmyqWj7TYcbyqWVsydjY/s1600/_DSC6125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3bZC8eSPDOrnGSSZWDrRfilslUQ9k0qj33MLPf36t0TvaOpQ1JhiBJ7YwrqvMHNjwH7ccLo9KO_QfGmLgAHbC0FIZdbsp6_aGuipGc1lU-7HuX8vPhPlJTYCmyqWj7TYcbyqWVsydjY/s320/_DSC6125.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The whole reason for the recreation was for the students to have fun, unwind and to bond with each other hence there was no competition and everybody was just invited to just let loose the bowling balls. It was a definitely a welcome break after all the meetings and schedules of the first few weeks. Altogether we occupied 8 lanes in the bowling alley. With the constant cheers and claps, anyway passing nearby would have thought that there was really some serious bowling going on but it was all in the name of fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGnE5hMptMlSF71gSRRJd9OihejKdux-Zyjxief1B1r2vwGbLaLbirtyTCFSULfzx25QXTaW6jIIuAyQw-xODreP7J8Gx2Fv7u0TlyjFplPp7rJisEbCDLnDSH1FN7HeXuCcKC2cETZQ/s1600/_DSC6056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGnE5hMptMlSF71gSRRJd9OihejKdux-Zyjxief1B1r2vwGbLaLbirtyTCFSULfzx25QXTaW6jIIuAyQw-xODreP7J8Gx2Fv7u0TlyjFplPp7rJisEbCDLnDSH1FN7HeXuCcKC2cETZQ/s320/_DSC6056.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After 2 hours of bowling, the sign boards above the lanes flashed that the time limit had passed. All in all, everyone had an afternoon of good fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_-gWCYxNYiyUBe5mC1Qs1D_U05MnnC43qDMf69ZHbGAxslP4LWyO8nseHY9bEQPhEX9jkbngCY_wgu633RHfU8GK-umH12KAtIdKhyphenhyphenekoJG72JpHDGOkMzXA1BD3eW_PZNczfTTgaD0/s1600/_DSC6228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_-gWCYxNYiyUBe5mC1Qs1D_U05MnnC43qDMf69ZHbGAxslP4LWyO8nseHY9bEQPhEX9jkbngCY_wgu633RHfU8GK-umH12KAtIdKhyphenhyphenekoJG72JpHDGOkMzXA1BD3eW_PZNczfTTgaD0/s320/_DSC6228.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>SAT-MI Student Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09393567846799725250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307556879890016322.post-44392811500804684462011-06-22T00:32:00.000-07:002011-06-22T20:40:47.353-07:00I’m Yours. “Songs Reflect the Feelings of the Heart”<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the morning of Jun 13 marked another significant event here in Davao. It was the day in which two former students of SATMI and members of the Davao community were finally ordained into the Sacred Order of Presbyters. It was graced by relatives and friends of the ordinandi with the students and representatives from different Redemptorist units of Asia Oceania. Jose Arnel Rallos (Arnel) and Joseph Ryan Parantar (Ryan) was ordained by the Most Reverend Bishop Ireneo Amantillo CSsR, bishop-emeritus of Tandag. It was really a meaningful liturgy in which there was a solemn and yet a joyful celebration of vocation and commitment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="213px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAZ6RtyIMz4tf0M1ArxciFB5puuv2vz6un4OFehY91Jcn0kxy_XtDghcsM2obUn0CB6C8_DknaEBah6JZREug3KQkLOpdGRzar0SxBsQCcE7IlKzC5P2BI2fcH5NaKWdQW483VWZ-c3Q/s320/_MG_9730.JPG" width="320px" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both the old and new senior community members of Davao were there to witness the event. Fr Cruzito Manding CSsR, the former Student Prefect now Provincial Superior of Cebu, was the one who presented the candidates to the bishop and the people. It was also graced by other former students of SATMI now all ordained priests. It was also another inspiring event for the students both old and new to be part of this momentous event. Yet the most visible was Fr Jetana Kitcharoen CSsR (Bird), who was also ordained last May 27, 2011. Before the final blessing the Provincial Secreatary of Cebu, Fr Bing, announced the assignments of the newly ordained. Fr Arnel will be assigned on Iloilo while Fr Ryan will be assigned in Cebu.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <img border="0" height="213px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCydC5c0YHYBhPsr2g0YeRUuwYqnZzTIGM2pkKsgYNWYCRmT_SY0cNVDf5MKCS5t3DHAXRlbcjuKuFIhQrmxBBxE1fac8TZ5TnJc6As4y0PpQ2zme33DqCotPlMgL9sRpxAPXhDa6aZ4/s320/_MG_9806.JPG" width="320px" /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the liturgy in the church there immediately followed a fellowship at the covered court. The guests and friends were graced with a sumptuous meal from a catering service. Then the students rendered them songs that were done by units. Each unit was able to bring meaningful messages through their own rendition of songs in their own languages. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were also presentations and messages from family, friends and conferrers. Yet the most eye catching was the rendition of “I’m Yours” by the newly ordained, Fr Arnel with the RFC band. As the program ended there were still surprise numbers from the students and other members of the congregation. Even Fr Cruz was able to give a couple of his favorite songs to the crowd with the help of RFC band. It ended with the song “Viva Forever" and the Salve Regina by some selected students. It was truly a blissful event. Finally Fr Arnel and Fr Ryan will now really tell to the people and to God “I’m Yours”.- Bro Rufino Macasaet Jr CSsR (3rd Year Theology)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02xCSvfKZEG1EytWSWvFEmyd2qFsquRFiUjRgxDHEHqjQN2G-t224ouPMdtlp0m1A5eog0npKQT2UytUQiZQn-AFHgt_S_bB4Q_1emp-M7xzME7YSmxUTqKyIxIQXSyQM-0igprshtAg/s1600/_MG_9914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="213px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02xCSvfKZEG1EytWSWvFEmyd2qFsquRFiUjRgxDHEHqjQN2G-t224ouPMdtlp0m1A5eog0npKQT2UytUQiZQn-AFHgt_S_bB4Q_1emp-M7xzME7YSmxUTqKyIxIQXSyQM-0igprshtAg/s320/_MG_9914.JPG" width="320px" /></span></a></div>SAT-MI Student Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09393567846799725250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307556879890016322.post-5838817926305264032011-06-20T01:31:00.000-07:002011-06-20T01:32:49.858-07:00Silsilah<div style="text-align: justify;">The end of Summer saw all the first years heading to South West Mindanao, to Zamboanga City for the Intensive Course on Christian Muslim Dialogue of the Silsilah Dialogue Movement. The course was held in Harmony Village on the outskirts of Zamboanga City and the participants were from all over the Philippines, from Manila to Basilan, as well as from around Asia, from China, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOVATnj9Rn1GSD6ehR2OFdVQNVnhapTXiaj0gEi6qPV-dpCGCswqiMeIOTzmOMP0n1slckQh6GF2XLhSmeEF1ipa8TQGKc0ExuKkRBrxgapiVBYzjTZFjejOtC-hAm_0MH7PlFJj6sSE/s1600/_DSC5513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOVATnj9Rn1GSD6ehR2OFdVQNVnhapTXiaj0gEi6qPV-dpCGCswqiMeIOTzmOMP0n1slckQh6GF2XLhSmeEF1ipa8TQGKc0ExuKkRBrxgapiVBYzjTZFjejOtC-hAm_0MH7PlFJj6sSE/s320/_DSC5513.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Silsilah Dialogue movement was started by an Italian PIME priest, Fr. Sebastiano D’Ambra, to help in the peace process in the region. To help begin a dialogue between Christians and Muslims to help build peace between and amongst the peoples in the region. Hence the course was open to all and including catholics, religious and lay, protestants and muslims. During the course, the participants were introduced to both the christian and muslim faiths, with a catholic priest from Italy who is a close friend of the movement and the community being the resource person for the christian faith and a muslim professor who was the resource person for the muslim faith. In many ways, it was an eye opener for many of the participants who until now only had a very limited view or knowledge of the faith of their christian and muslim brothers and sisters. In addition, it was very heartening to see everyone both muslims and Christians sit togther and interact both in and out of the classroom as well as in the refectory.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSznhZhnkhuZGA6dCvsHpsmqd4zWNKYH6W-BfJm-PcFRSKaesEMY-1n8C3Rg3HcZYBwhH4IA1D29M1eu78jnScArxmv5_N0ouFJmUSkiZDWYE0iSTXDapOGpsOlvY7JlOSulw14p4d3g/s1600/_DSC5520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSznhZhnkhuZGA6dCvsHpsmqd4zWNKYH6W-BfJm-PcFRSKaesEMY-1n8C3Rg3HcZYBwhH4IA1D29M1eu78jnScArxmv5_N0ouFJmUSkiZDWYE0iSTXDapOGpsOlvY7JlOSulw14p4d3g/s320/_DSC5520.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>In addition, everyone was also highly encouraged to pray everyday in his or her own faith for the courage and strength to be open to dialogue. At the end of the course, all the participants pledged their commitment to work for peace in dialogue with their muslim and christian brothers and sisters. Padayon!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vdXkPsZmYKoNPxL7Kh1K84pmfLWUx0fyLg49s4vcc3Ii_EL41GtgwMkGOAtBl1lfWXb3pl0TtiTtTSRcrAf8BaLOgM_GnW6xQn5b0qFTSLbktdJCUFbwGWJO1ybpKc1RP7YY_toniQw/s1600/_DSC5554.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vdXkPsZmYKoNPxL7Kh1K84pmfLWUx0fyLg49s4vcc3Ii_EL41GtgwMkGOAtBl1lfWXb3pl0TtiTtTSRcrAf8BaLOgM_GnW6xQn5b0qFTSLbktdJCUFbwGWJO1ybpKc1RP7YY_toniQw/s320/_DSC5554.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div>SAT-MI Student Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09393567846799725250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307556879890016322.post-5787170289194226992011-06-10T23:48:00.000-07:002011-06-14T17:01:51.047-07:00Process Retreat<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">I</span>mmediately after our year end evaluation, the first year students were packed off to Cebu for our annual retreat accompanied by none other than our Student Prefect, Fr Ben Ma CSsR and our pastoral directoress, Ms Portia Awayan FLARE. This is just one simple example of the great amount of care, concern and dedication that is generously poured into the Redemptorist Formation Program. Both of them had put aside their busy schedules as both considered that this time, this retreat was for the first years, of utmost importance and priority.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWY19Htv5NQinflSwj0ZYVnBpMfNTJS9yTlsYcqH21nSJmAskBrHnQDOfhVmcGMFgcsASlUVahPI_qUiBDgucCzoIA8ezvxrL6eeU-6-2jHjo5VU4pkUy2mtEvypyWLszuLqojO04cKSg/s1600/DSC02639.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWY19Htv5NQinflSwj0ZYVnBpMfNTJS9yTlsYcqH21nSJmAskBrHnQDOfhVmcGMFgcsASlUVahPI_qUiBDgucCzoIA8ezvxrL6eeU-6-2jHjo5VU4pkUy2mtEvypyWLszuLqojO04cKSg/s320/DSC02639.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">At the Redemptorist Holy Family Retreat House, we were allowed a day to rest and relax after the endless activities of the previous weeks. It was a welcome break to have nothing to do but just to be with oneself, one’s community and the one God.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9WUGMdei37YBbeL73bhH-rVIxfBAiRi303cKa6sY2LBqhDaJmKV-wZ53nlKIh-dDpOg2dkHS9Y2ZVtnDvN4gtWzMaCvt2RAk7BkrXH2zbkDvHMfIkx9PkdzunE8vCkWMwiKB77CgszU/s1600/DSC02703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9WUGMdei37YBbeL73bhH-rVIxfBAiRi303cKa6sY2LBqhDaJmKV-wZ53nlKIh-dDpOg2dkHS9Y2ZVtnDvN4gtWzMaCvt2RAk7BkrXH2zbkDvHMfIkx9PkdzunE8vCkWMwiKB77CgszU/s320/DSC02703.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The next day, we started our process retreat under the direction of both Ms Portia and Fr Ben. It can be said that for some of the first years, it was the first time to discover a part of themselves which they had never known or named, to discover and name components or areas of their personalities in the context of the MBTI. In addition, it was the first time that personal stories and sharings was done as a complete first year batch. Over the next 5 days, under the professional and compassionate guidance of both Fr Ben and Ms Portia, all of the first years were processed and guided through to discover more of the unique gifts and talents and personalities which each possess and to help each student own it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cEWg-Icm8xc7O0ctT7UVf3wElsIiHptf_PFKlKeBajD1uJ8Mn1hVCe9Sjy7MMq9FnZeCkzlEynluWPDWv7XJH8N3qfcoefN0X8waZPQrptX1H7i70NsI889fZZ2P8KD0g-aLCE3ZLsc/s1600/224764_168283576560474_111888628866636_327456_5683748_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cEWg-Icm8xc7O0ctT7UVf3wElsIiHptf_PFKlKeBajD1uJ8Mn1hVCe9Sjy7MMq9FnZeCkzlEynluWPDWv7XJH8N3qfcoefN0X8waZPQrptX1H7i70NsI889fZZ2P8KD0g-aLCE3ZLsc/s320/224764_168283576560474_111888628866636_327456_5683748_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">At the end of the retreat, we discovered more of ourselves, our batch mates and more importantly of the Redemptorist vocation to which the Holy Redeemer himself has called each and everyone of us to. </span></div>SAT-MI Student Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09393567846799725250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307556879890016322.post-57138239048938483382010-12-25T17:54:00.000-08:002010-12-25T17:54:02.300-08:00DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLUyW4ZNt25Ysc7f_3FCnacCF3PB-mKpFFdfoYydZ6_uUdhc9mg6pnrHgfOU8Vf7XkrbZr0HjvhtX3M5qI1Yi5K61ePtIs-sXpLVU6bo_MSP285p6_NvBrzGcbr9L07wd2DHMCOJxJ2w/s1600/b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLUyW4ZNt25Ysc7f_3FCnacCF3PB-mKpFFdfoYydZ6_uUdhc9mg6pnrHgfOU8Vf7XkrbZr0HjvhtX3M5qI1Yi5K61ePtIs-sXpLVU6bo_MSP285p6_NvBrzGcbr9L07wd2DHMCOJxJ2w/s400/b.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghW0kAAMHFgJtL1wly6taXxqdWoc_r0okLEr8cqYFOpkC9-WzoX-siVpqZFIOxLH3FNTFCGLJmilsW78MpM3bMWsuyiZzWN6gmt7x58x5Pc6xanAKi_ZC2u0JOf5s-ei7Z8qSYBrvtzdI/s1600/a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It’s that time of year again when the students have to shake of the dust of their vocal chords which have been placed in cold storage and tune them again to vocal brilliance as its time for “DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH.” Yes the spirit of Christmas is in the air once again in Davao. As lights and street decorations come alive all over the city, here at SATMI, the students have been busy training and practicing their voices to bring Christmas cheer and joy and happiness and sheer wholesome yuletide goodness to the very people who have been actively supporting and cheering us on in our studies, apostolates and our vocation, the Redemptorist Oblates and Associates. These very important people behind the scenes pray constantly for each aspirant, each seminarian and each brother and priest who walks and passes through the doors our formation houses and seminaries and they also support the formation process materially through very generous donations and gifts. Hence the students each christmas, show their heartfelt appreciation for the invaluable support that has been shown and given to them by going to the homes and houses of our oblates and associates to sing christmas carols. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the Loy Kratong night, at dinner, everyone wears their own costumes, especially Thai students because they have a new costumes,and it is Thai trandition and Thai festival. We also have Kratong making competition. We made Krantong by year level.Fr. Bom, who acclaimed the first year Kratong as the winner.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkGwujYpbhIvDiUFsI5NEPUu8Y2NelctNcufPW4wjvoqAe4UEyoXHC_vCoFTPAB3lzaaVrIO27_m3GT9IaZ0yABl2rPS96ehQlbkyHAQcoRNGD2TBJukOTpckJ3P_ge2Izx1Sn_2paBI/s1600/DSCN0388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkGwujYpbhIvDiUFsI5NEPUu8Y2NelctNcufPW4wjvoqAe4UEyoXHC_vCoFTPAB3lzaaVrIO27_m3GT9IaZ0yABl2rPS96ehQlbkyHAQcoRNGD2TBJukOTpckJ3P_ge2Izx1Sn_2paBI/s400/DSCN0388.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Tonight we enjoyed eating especially Thai foods which were served. Some of none Thai students who have experience Loy Kratong festival in Thailand were given the chance to share their espresions and experience. After dinner, all of us went to the pond in the middle of our garden for Loy Kratong floating. We hope that all of the Kratongs would float but our hope sometime, fails because the Kratong of the Second year sank as Fr. Bom foretold. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5PZadIvAqO9G-4bQe1OP1J_FWFzfg-k4r7HjKwbBTWrsP8wPqN2-mdDSZmWlsQa7ghRhAiN9Wq8Bcg_KhAsz44iUjcrPOAPbLOJNCVMRs0UD5IKo5o7cYSqE0K4Nc_VjVSXQwjbKpxQ/s1600/DSCN0372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5PZadIvAqO9G-4bQe1OP1J_FWFzfg-k4r7HjKwbBTWrsP8wPqN2-mdDSZmWlsQa7ghRhAiN9Wq8Bcg_KhAsz44iUjcrPOAPbLOJNCVMRs0UD5IKo5o7cYSqE0K4Nc_VjVSXQwjbKpxQ/s400/DSCN0372.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Why do we have Loy Kratong festival? It Is too long history. The interpretation and the meaning of Loy kratong are not only for fun, but it has a meaning for our lives too. In the tradition we believe that water is the most important for our life, so we come together in the river with our Kratong, say a prayer of thanksgiving and apologize the river or the water before we float the kratong. We believe also that when we are floating the Kratong we also floating the bad thing in our life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2qDxTvlKqG1KX3zZdX6abFwbAbXR7iLLiboKFq2WM3OXKs9CAluVDmtMir2tP6Oj9Grvg0sYgXsOoApmfuqDOgifTGWmglbHafvh_4PWuUlZn_wC3bRQQP9npVZAcXsG-PWPNpWgDIY/s1600/DSCN0432.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2qDxTvlKqG1KX3zZdX6abFwbAbXR7iLLiboKFq2WM3OXKs9CAluVDmtMir2tP6Oj9Grvg0sYgXsOoApmfuqDOgifTGWmglbHafvh_4PWuUlZn_wC3bRQQP9npVZAcXsG-PWPNpWgDIY/s400/DSCN0432.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">We come together here not only to celebrate the festival only, but also the Kratong reminds us that we are also floating ourselves in the same boat in the wide space of the ocean. It is not easy to float our boat alone but with the helping of each other our boat will smoothly go to its direction, even though sometimes we encounter the surge of the wind or other storms of life.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>(Black)</em></span></div>SAT-MI Student Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09393567846799725250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307556879890016322.post-52110299239719764472010-11-04T04:35:00.000-07:002010-12-15T19:59:06.276-08:00SUN, SKY & MOUNTAINS<div style="text-align: justify;">Hardly a day had passed since the end of our mid year retreat that the students were off again. This time to Davao Del Norte and Compostella Valley for our much awaited community vacation. The students had given the community committee a very challenging task by requesting for a vacation that encompassed the elements of Sun, Sand and Sea as well as Scenic Views and Cool Mountain Air. I don’t think that mother nature in all her beauty and grandeur would be able to meet the demands of the students in one location at least here on earth. However the community committee did not let this seemingly impossible requirement from getting in the way of planning a fantastic vacation for the community.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">In addition, the Philippines as an island chain formed by seismic and volcanic activity does offer though not in one location but in relatively close proximity the elements requested by the demanding students. Thus the plan would be to drop by a beach resort on the first day in Davao Del Norte close by to Tagum City before heading off to Haven’s Peak Resort in picturesque Compostella Valley.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">First stop was Sun, Sand and Sea at Manaklay Beach Resort Some of the students spent the morning swimming and playing beach volley ball whilst others were content to just soak in the refreshing sea breeze and laid back atmosphere of the beach resort. After a packed lunch of pasta, chicken and water melon, the students were on the road again heading further east up into the mountains of Compostella Valley.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After a 5 hour drive through some challenging country roads, we finally reached Maragusan. Home of Haven’s Peak our mountain resort and home for the next 2 days. Passing through the town proper, our convoy of three vehicles were soon reach the base of the resort but due to a slight down pour earlier, the dirt road leading up to the resort itself became an impediment for our vehicles and thus one by one, the students and formators chipped in to push the vehicles through and up to the resort‘s entrance and carpark only to find that the final challenge lay in walking the 203 steps up to the resort itself. What a trek. The rest of the evening saw the students in various parts of the resort enjoying the cool and refreshing mountain air. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The next day was a jam packed, activity filled day from morning to evening as the students went river trekking, swimming at two different waterfalls and cold spring. The day was nicely capped by a relaxing dip in a hot spring. Well relaxing at first until some of the students decided to human trampoline the others one by one. All too soon on the next day, the vacation came to an end. It was a tremendous effort done by the community committee. Kudos to the guys who went out of their way to ensure a great vacation for their fellow students.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqm3nELGCqmaBCvVFCJTY8MmrqNoy5fRazB9qd03SVp9p8wLy6p291UJaO-uKx1iVKlUUgo-HASxi8JSNBAjDDLdFqAP0EJTZCJZZsNBtoh_NsC0LSluhS4EA1oG9tJxZlg2vZbwEO_o/s1600/PA278516e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqm3nELGCqmaBCvVFCJTY8MmrqNoy5fRazB9qd03SVp9p8wLy6p291UJaO-uKx1iVKlUUgo-HASxi8JSNBAjDDLdFqAP0EJTZCJZZsNBtoh_NsC0LSluhS4EA1oG9tJxZlg2vZbwEO_o/s400/PA278516e.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After a semester of studying, doing projects and extra-curricular activities, the SAT students had their four days last October 27 – 31, 2010 at the Dominican House of Prayer, Matina, Davao City. It was facilitated by a Passionist priest, Fr. Rogie Castellaño, C.P. His view of a retreat is to be disturbed by the Lord. He explained that people might find their life mechanical, scheduled or structured but a retreat is a time for the Lord to come and disturb these kinds of feelings. He further explained that it is not to make life more complicated but to breathe new life into it. It is more of putting things into new perspective. Therefore, he reminded us to pray, to be in silence and to listen to God’s message and God’s will after finishing the first semester.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDyjbYsTIE_Evjm0TTBtIKVBTgn76_Ji5S7KIkdapwEF7kAtjHFJ10gPHQM87PHmBpz3a0JQbbBtZnPRy2TOYiAfxlG3uxwV0rSrojRr_9u0f_Mc2SbOCsXxIWTQQW67HYsCGKbzbi3s/s1600/PA288602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDyjbYsTIE_Evjm0TTBtIKVBTgn76_Ji5S7KIkdapwEF7kAtjHFJ10gPHQM87PHmBpz3a0JQbbBtZnPRy2TOYiAfxlG3uxwV0rSrojRr_9u0f_Mc2SbOCsXxIWTQQW67HYsCGKbzbi3s/s400/PA288602.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And to facilitate us in the four days retreat, Fr. Rogie prepared series of reflection sessions. The first and second sessions were focus on reflecting the dry bones in Ezekiel 37. He emphasized that it is the breath of God that gives life to our lives. It is also the challenge to every religious to hope in God to renew them every step of the journey. Session 3 was about recalling our “sequel Christi,” our vocation story. Fr. Rogie encouraged us to remember the moment that we first responded to the “call.” He also wanted us to reflect on the ups and downs of our journey in following Christ. It is like to be in touch with the reason why we follow so that we will know where we are going. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbax-Riwlhefg7mbK8NT3O7t020eq24_bo2aGZ21J4lA9cIzHalYJE8NSIr80NdfvshdLyLaWolj0Tre6mq8bT5o9ap8zlMffpsF8vN0Yjh4EysbrLgRpIYR8V7GbykNSXUahv7L_xfRg/s1600/PA298712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbax-Riwlhefg7mbK8NT3O7t020eq24_bo2aGZ21J4lA9cIzHalYJE8NSIr80NdfvshdLyLaWolj0Tre6mq8bT5o9ap8zlMffpsF8vN0Yjh4EysbrLgRpIYR8V7GbykNSXUahv7L_xfRg/s400/PA298712.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then, the rest of the sessions are all about deepening our “sequel Christi” with some reflections of the evangelical vows; poverty, chastity and obedience. These sessions reminded us about the meaning of these evangelical vows in relation to our formation and desire to follow Christ as a Redemptorist. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Aside from the formal sessions, Fr. Rogie also helps us in reflection with his downloaded videos from youtube. The videos were short films, some are funny advertisements to amuse us and some are serious dramas that made us stop and reflect about our own lives. In general, the videos were helpful to bring life and point of reflection while listening to the input. And our retreat days will not be complete without our creative opening prayers. We danced and pray through the steps of some bibliodrama dances.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0Ejti6uc4x49b5QxTIducEq7nxhRvUXUj6oJVJaGRjeJvezVLYROp5731cwiOweYh0GVxqgrWwZD3S6cyDuajibHLbh4jgFVYj4Q8Y_vgcz1Lrp3dYGX3z9SbpLA7USYiivc4rXfBoA/s1600/PA288595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0Ejti6uc4x49b5QxTIducEq7nxhRvUXUj6oJVJaGRjeJvezVLYROp5731cwiOweYh0GVxqgrWwZD3S6cyDuajibHLbh4jgFVYj4Q8Y_vgcz1Lrp3dYGX3z9SbpLA7USYiivc4rXfBoA/s400/PA288595.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On a personal experience of this mid-year retreat, I really enjoy the light schedule of the retreat. It was also helpful that Fr. Rogie gave a simple but direct message during his inputs and sessions. He was also dynamic in acknowledging the good things of the different cultures present. And the place was very inviting to reflect and to be in touch with our inner stirrings. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_Kd6i9x6SMfJdSFMxgcy0OWPppTSQXunVf1sMYwYHP5KJtw2PwOpNspmwbegtZboJb1akd7KLWEPLV_pQQjKX_KlIzcR3ZP2khuwd3exEa-7Z5ufGO1kf3NT36xgTMhTKEgMT9lOcA4/s1600/PA318782e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_Kd6i9x6SMfJdSFMxgcy0OWPppTSQXunVf1sMYwYHP5KJtw2PwOpNspmwbegtZboJb1akd7KLWEPLV_pQQjKX_KlIzcR3ZP2khuwd3exEa-7Z5ufGO1kf3NT36xgTMhTKEgMT9lOcA4/s400/PA318782e.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In my reflection, during the retreat I was disturbed by the Lord in a good way. I was reminded that what I experienced in the past semester is just part and parcel of my “sequela Christi,” my journey of following Christ. I am also reminded to be in touch with the life giving breath of God to refresh me every time I feel dryness in my life. “Breathe on me, Breath of God”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(Neil)</div>SAT-MI Student Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09393567846799725250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307556879890016322.post-13547690426173982552010-10-26T04:32:00.000-07:002010-12-04T04:52:24.288-08:00Studendate Program Evaluation and Peer Feedbacking:<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Looking Back with Gratitude and Continuing the Journey with Hope</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>The way we live our present life is essentially; how we learned from the lessons of the past; how we discover and appreciate the hidden graces that were and are there; and how we envision our future. </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWia4GucdfULm25B0pPCNB2_LTwqMw08-g-f4cK3VkLYOA8aodEyI3ToMNke5hizEi7vhD8jp9vKaR58uhR3PmzIcBFtZpJou4wLQ7H6SBR-bfqrFLqOUUUuwT6wvgCC16SPxd0nbcmoI/s1600/PA268421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWia4GucdfULm25B0pPCNB2_LTwqMw08-g-f4cK3VkLYOA8aodEyI3ToMNke5hizEi7vhD8jp9vKaR58uhR3PmzIcBFtZpJou4wLQ7H6SBR-bfqrFLqOUUUuwT6wvgCC16SPxd0nbcmoI/s400/PA268421.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Last October 25- 26, 2010, the Redemptorist Students Community in Davao had its Mid-year Program Evaluation. It is an exercise of critically and honestly evaluating the success and the lapses in terms of the implementation and of the way students responded to the Studendate Program for the present school year. Although there were some gray areas in the process and procedure of the evaluation but the exercise was able to give them a picture of the past, with its graces and lessons. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkRdOwafL4oHF_GEl7ba01_tf6TLwtOvMbo0I72ohxSEBCDhr_5WVv2Et2OyYJ2uSCyVbWiiEyP8dD4GfMRmBJXIlQbYWpHOmjY33cpE3xMZQNtl20N4ikuF_Uevh2J9UHSMyw6eH4jI/s1600/PA268416.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkRdOwafL4oHF_GEl7ba01_tf6TLwtOvMbo0I72ohxSEBCDhr_5WVv2Et2OyYJ2uSCyVbWiiEyP8dD4GfMRmBJXIlQbYWpHOmjY33cpE3xMZQNtl20N4ikuF_Uevh2J9UHSMyw6eH4jI/s400/PA268416.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">There is a reason to be grateful since generally the evaluation on the different aspects of the program was good. The students also responded well to the program and did commendable efforts towards its implementation. They, however, are continually challenged not to be complacent. There is nothing that one can do to undo the lapses of the past- there is no reason to cry over a spilled glass of milk but there is reason to cry when one keep on spilling the glass of milk. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksntgslWOEhkicrHz9hULcIShQt6aP7fzWLDiSVmDrYjM9VsFLWwjjaAFAgDQi3q1s73riZUDB88A7dnlDqfUDtkIwIt3Qv4C-ViAf2Ze6Sdd2ph3o0qu4j9rfv9NVhhUJp3wj_Rj7kc/s1600/PA268364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksntgslWOEhkicrHz9hULcIShQt6aP7fzWLDiSVmDrYjM9VsFLWwjjaAFAgDQi3q1s73riZUDB88A7dnlDqfUDtkIwIt3Qv4C-ViAf2Ze6Sdd2ph3o0qu4j9rfv9NVhhUJp3wj_Rj7kc/s400/PA268364.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the afternoon of October 26, 2010, after the formal program evaluation a co-formatorship exercise, peer evaluation, was held. The focus of this exercise was on the individual members of the community. It was a venue for the students to express their appreciations, their fraternal love and concern, and their constructive critiques to one another. Fr. Cruzito Manding, C.Ss.R., the student prefect, facilitated the activity. The process this time was different from what has been done before. Each student was still given a sheet of paper for them to write their feedbacks and for them to hand to the concerned individuals. Everyone was given an equal opportunity to give their written feedbacks to their fellow students. But instead of having the formal sharing of feedbacks done within the whole studendate community, they have it within their BEC and Batch groupings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzKiQLYi9YgzOql4raJdlhnQlVFn_JaT02_MFGIMF-85M3SJi8J03ydUnbJl-WeORqxRF6htylOs25y67XDFS5ZFu3PzjjrihMz5_D5suELcTL-YNUW6WRTZeWKs1AEVzaM51M7SYixY/s1600/PA268358.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzKiQLYi9YgzOql4raJdlhnQlVFn_JaT02_MFGIMF-85M3SJi8J03ydUnbJl-WeORqxRF6htylOs25y67XDFS5ZFu3PzjjrihMz5_D5suELcTL-YNUW6WRTZeWKs1AEVzaM51M7SYixY/s400/PA268358.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Studendate Program Evaluation and the Peer Feedbacking were venues that allow the students to look at the past to discover and to be grateful for the hidden graces that were and are there while being open to be taught by the lapses that were done. It is, moreover, an opportunity to practically examine their visions for the future and a stepping stone for them to continue their journey with hope. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiAnpTaZw9JN-GvwqF2mxwKyPOWh6cnbFhxmRTsRpZb4U0E9g2MqsEYcvdbdUIYBqn7iyx_yILXWMpLRu4idgI1RfsYwA284cg7l9SekLQJgmd_Fe830hPRfSeDPdPe-2qAyky_jR30s/s1600/PA268401.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiAnpTaZw9JN-GvwqF2mxwKyPOWh6cnbFhxmRTsRpZb4U0E9g2MqsEYcvdbdUIYBqn7iyx_yILXWMpLRu4idgI1RfsYwA284cg7l9SekLQJgmd_Fe830hPRfSeDPdPe-2qAyky_jR30s/s400/PA268401.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Gary)</span></em></div>SAT-MI Student Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09393567846799725250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307556879890016322.post-28420613592389094552010-10-16T04:00:00.000-07:002010-12-04T04:18:30.356-08:00SATMI Film Festival 2010: The Beginning<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMaH-KPAhmUVx6_yKH6__LzdJOWU7LqqNOXqzf6DVNnXO4ePvlkSF0ShMQBMBsliJttoT2-A-bel1JzQVQnIEz-4cF-PpcLJs9zTd1ebbdCThtgktSHJ9ytrPclla-J3nN75ksJXMON8/s1600/PA167871.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMaH-KPAhmUVx6_yKH6__LzdJOWU7LqqNOXqzf6DVNnXO4ePvlkSF0ShMQBMBsliJttoT2-A-bel1JzQVQnIEz-4cF-PpcLJs9zTd1ebbdCThtgktSHJ9ytrPclla-J3nN75ksJXMON8/s400/PA167871.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">October 16, 17 and 18 of this year saw the budding and discovered the talents of the students as the SATMI Film Festival is fashioned. It is a response to the challenges of the times to create an attractive means to sow the Gospel seeds in the heart of the multitudes in a fast changing reality today. Started as the first year’s class requirement, it surprisingly pushed it luck into becoming a SATMI program. With the initiative of the organizer, Bro. JM, and the approval our Dean of Studies, Sr. Miriam, the Film Festival is formalized. To make it more appealing and as a SATMI’s effort, the second year students contributed to the creativity of the event through their exhibits while the fourth year students conducted seminars on scriptures on the 17th. The endeavor is great and ambitious. Consequently, though, despite its idealism and complexity, it made the students bring out their best in the enterprise. It has now become part of the SATMI history that etched consciousness to the needs of the time, meaning and beauty to the religious education of the institution. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga56nqwW0W5izBxjneRQlR0_MgG7h3kr7cfyzUw8KYmyPeVt6XI20LnWtwLQo4wrcBiS1NR_X5xnR8bTY1mKDYi_gp-1xAAJL5Z3iL7GNrIuGol0TcvCe8BmgvA25q8E3r74T1DoxUg4M/s1600/PA167892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga56nqwW0W5izBxjneRQlR0_MgG7h3kr7cfyzUw8KYmyPeVt6XI20LnWtwLQo4wrcBiS1NR_X5xnR8bTY1mKDYi_gp-1xAAJL5Z3iL7GNrIuGol0TcvCe8BmgvA25q8E3r74T1DoxUg4M/s400/PA167892.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Certainly, all of us learn to stand and walk with a guide. And sometimes, you will need a push to start pondering about a journey. Personally speaking, as we make the film, it feels like a baby learning the balance and the steps, and that, I believe, you will never know how far you can reach if you will not dare to take a step. The SATMI Film Festival is a great opportunity to experience something new in the institution through the trust and belief of all who have pushed it to happen and made us walk the path. It is a meaningful experience. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MUHfwV8Sfsi9yXaBcoWKkrQg4yqF79JFauandnCNUPw_gJ0Fztn5D1I7t1Xm8esnVqjt78iPZYGZQ2KR5Sh9sbKbWlksQg9eZQWAiJYYXLoMR7dQMxWSzzaxp_r0bZmw-Nb_vR0GTT0/s1600/PA167907.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MUHfwV8Sfsi9yXaBcoWKkrQg4yqF79JFauandnCNUPw_gJ0Fztn5D1I7t1Xm8esnVqjt78iPZYGZQ2KR5Sh9sbKbWlksQg9eZQWAiJYYXLoMR7dQMxWSzzaxp_r0bZmw-Nb_vR0GTT0/s400/PA167907.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It makes me grateful recalling what have happened along the way. As we prepare and discuss about the movie, we could not find an assuring direction. Our ideas are scattered. Our concepts are confronted with the realities we encountered and need to address. We relied much on our inner resources and the expenses on our pockets and of course God’s providence. There are moments when we have to decide not to include a certain idea for time and financial constraint. There are a lot of considerations: cast, script, message, finances, time, venue, and devices. Amidst the odds, we continued the endeavor hoping to find a light on the way. God has been good. He provided. It seems so exceptional that things work out after all. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bM477CnDdiTeUWO6iwegYCKg485gl5NBxqnC-1m3ZanIyVzflUhNoA620k-h9BJSv6ckVUZdDg-Az30_A5o2s9XnzthERazHCaEi9OjUgfm2iWbNurqL6onvTS2a1eqOgCyj67WQV0A/s1600/PA167943.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bM477CnDdiTeUWO6iwegYCKg485gl5NBxqnC-1m3ZanIyVzflUhNoA620k-h9BJSv6ckVUZdDg-Az30_A5o2s9XnzthERazHCaEi9OjUgfm2iWbNurqL6onvTS2a1eqOgCyj67WQV0A/s400/PA167943.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">From the experience, I begin to be conscious not just how the story flows, imparts its message and ends but of how movies are created. It was a series of thorough analysis and repetitions in the taping. Tough situations make strong character. What is true with our experience is that the lessons learned mostly come from what we have been through and not what we have reached. I will always carry the inspiration that says, “Life is not about the destination but rather it is about the journey.” I will be forever grateful for the friendship built among the members of the group and the casts, the talents that was discovered, the support and encouragement of Sr. Miriam that we are able to come up with the idea, the tensions between us that made us strong, the guidance of God as we discerned for His message and His revelation in the generosity and kindness of the people we met and supported us along the way. These are the treasures worth keeping. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The seed has been planted. I am hopeful that this beginning will inspire the future of the institution. Time and circumstance is constantly calling for versatility in proclaiming the Gospel. God speaks through various ways. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9bziwIdLDXErgtOJDdS6XIWblXy1OTerJC3APwnVHCX1lWGjwryCT2Cj0ObXS7zNDPVBQwyfiFP0UoyAU4lMR0fd-IFd93igC1n7XmZzZ6WZM1Nws7IGDiQnO4VimcfZ23WGPYGqkZA/s1600/P9307384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9bziwIdLDXErgtOJDdS6XIWblXy1OTerJC3APwnVHCX1lWGjwryCT2Cj0ObXS7zNDPVBQwyfiFP0UoyAU4lMR0fd-IFd93igC1n7XmZzZ6WZM1Nws7IGDiQnO4VimcfZ23WGPYGqkZA/s400/P9307384.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After semester- long laboring, the final day had come (Though it was not really final and it was a week rather than a day.” On the last week of the past month (September), SATMI had devoted its whole afternoon for an event called “public lecture.” This public lecture was part of the theological synthesis of the fifth year students who were moving toward their graduation in the near future. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBB_IY_JVVXl2lJT_X2FLx3tLj0PS-HoUYg4Mw7GXe5yDEyy_Wwb8ziHqXTNuVODfoiH1b6tuWAti2ILg6ELT_BknVYsEuqXDsZjjfXfV7AXWLJMpIxh5p5-S2hv_oBPoGwPkO0rKmo1g/s1600/P9307357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBB_IY_JVVXl2lJT_X2FLx3tLj0PS-HoUYg4Mw7GXe5yDEyy_Wwb8ziHqXTNuVODfoiH1b6tuWAti2ILg6ELT_BknVYsEuqXDsZjjfXfV7AXWLJMpIxh5p5-S2hv_oBPoGwPkO0rKmo1g/s400/P9307357.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Before I would tell about the actual experience from the public lecture, I would like to tell you a little bit about this theological synthesis. It had been a tradition here in SATMI that on the last year in their academic life, students would be asked to do systematic theological synthesis. It was a time when students would synthesize all the scriptural-theological-moral -pastoral learning they had for years in this institute and came up with a systematic presentation to prepare a ground for them before they would exposed themselves in their future ministry. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZqU4vb-nKkZ1G4cgRKx5_Dgoc0yzHlyrbSq69xvUF_Lo__fCZSST-YAMm9_JS8EJYn3fvXqXV5_LupEHxt_kkkG62z8B7043xWycKhkpzgDduVY_uMPfkK6O-8DpxpeBBcdXUFzfqqk/s1600/P9307364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZqU4vb-nKkZ1G4cgRKx5_Dgoc0yzHlyrbSq69xvUF_Lo__fCZSST-YAMm9_JS8EJYn3fvXqXV5_LupEHxt_kkkG62z8B7043xWycKhkpzgDduVY_uMPfkK6O-8DpxpeBBcdXUFzfqqk/s400/P9307364.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This year, academic council had decided to change the method from synthesizing each subject separately to make it as a whole in order to respond to the given pastoral issue. After choosing the topic (pastoral urgency) prepared by the council, the students used their first semester to develop their topics in the related areas such as biblical, doctrinal, moral and pastoral aspects. In developing their topics on the basic area mentioned above students are ask to come up with a presentation (public lecture) of their topic at the end of the first semester before professors and other students. However the challenge did not end here and the work were still ongoing because students had to develop their topic into an academic paper on the second semester. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxh6QSU7i3g-xzbI4aKIFTsYjIyjV5P32ISyewVMHE70CplJsYtOrb1kXGmvTiJcahsAqgaWWnhl0xkBqHmljVH2233-BsdXeYZWzfmx8t3BOsgYbSOKYGsdBYOjyQ6MwkvpzxngbGcxE/s1600/P9307368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxh6QSU7i3g-xzbI4aKIFTsYjIyjV5P32ISyewVMHE70CplJsYtOrb1kXGmvTiJcahsAqgaWWnhl0xkBqHmljVH2233-BsdXeYZWzfmx8t3BOsgYbSOKYGsdBYOjyQ6MwkvpzxngbGcxE/s400/P9307368.JPG" width="400" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here we arrived at the point of public lecture; the week was heavy but fruitful for every fifth year students who worked so hard with their mentor (Bro. Ramon.) At the public lecture, after presenting their topic, everyone would receive feedback, comment, and suggestion from panelists to improve their work in the future (next semester.) It was a good academic experience indeed and we would like to use this moment to show our appreciation and gratitude for everyone who had also worked hard to make this project came true.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCr1fdD98KnVANaLxDPt1wGHzb_woGLZRgaAYQWQtZCW5NPInU-VC4n-5yhqBwSHb7DYjB9gSDYsYts-NKCeah07SQ50GwcOIUDPEac9exOPL6uZyuvHVas54h0TwX1WkwPMjoMBVwRA/s1600/P9307382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCr1fdD98KnVANaLxDPt1wGHzb_woGLZRgaAYQWQtZCW5NPInU-VC4n-5yhqBwSHb7DYjB9gSDYsYts-NKCeah07SQ50GwcOIUDPEac9exOPL6uZyuvHVas54h0TwX1WkwPMjoMBVwRA/s400/P9307382.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Personally, I felt more challenged to apply this method in our synthesis because in the process I did not only have to review, summarize and remember the studies that I had for many years but also to be able to see their connection to the real pastoral situation, to make a criticism and to suggest some possible solutions on the ground I had founded from m study. It was a exercise of mind indeed that I was challenged to have a critical mind to see the whole picture of the pastoral issue I had chosen while at the same time be sensitive to the outcome of the pastoral guidance that I may give in order to respond properly to such an issue.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Last September 22, 2010 was the integration for the First Year SATMI students in Eden Nature Park. This is part of our activities in studying Introduction to Sacred Scriptures with Sr. Miriam Alejandrino, OSB as professor. The said trip was participated by (15) fifteen first year students from different congregations, like C.Ss.R, TOR, Marist, CFIC and our guest priests Frs. Caloy and Meechai. Some were first timers in this place and some have gone here many times but they still consider this place a paradise.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We started our activities with the morning prayer led by Sr. Miriam. We experienced God’s presence among us and in the place. Of Course, strolling around the vicinity followed. As tourists, we were privileged to be toured and oriented to different attractions in the place like the bio-organic garden, the wonderful view overlooking the city of Davao, the different cottages of the indigenous people of Davao and many others. We also witnessed the beauty of God’s creation. We inhaled fresh air. We were greeted by the dances of flowers and trees in the vast fields, and the songs of birds which added to the inviting serenity that filled the place. Our morning activities ended with the most awaited part – snacks.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Our afternoon session began with a reflection on Psalm 127:1 “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build labour in vain, Unless the Lord guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain”. We were instructed to express our reflection through poem, essay, drawing or song lyrics. As I reflected on the activity which Sr. Miriam gave to us, I realized that the main purpose of us coming here was to witness the integrity of creation, to appreciate and enjoy God’s craftsmanship. The text led us to a deeper level of reflection and contemplation, and enabled us to tap our inner resources as we childlikely basked in the unspeakable pulchritude of the “tall trees and the green world”. Nonetheless, we became aware that God was really present in us through his creation. Without him we are nothing. And we are challenged that in everything we do we should be anchored in God’s will. </div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you think that culture shock only happens in a foreign country, then think again! After only a year back in dear ol’ Davao, it was time for us to pack our bags once again and head o the wonderful world outside to ‘test our skills’ and ‘sharpen our swords’. Nope, we are not going into the native Amazon jungle, but yes, we are heading off for our Pastoral year back into the comfort of our own country, or so we think …</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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But soon, the initial excitement turned into hard work and frustration. Loads upon loads of assignments started to be piled on us, and we seemed to be using every single breathing moment working on papers. The visits were filled with anxiety as I struggled to fine tune my ‘pastoral care’ for the patients. I had one thousand and one things going on in my mind when I spoke to the patients,as I tried to find the right words to say and figuring out the right gesture to show my concern. Luckily , it was only a phase, soon, I sort of had a better grasp of things, and everything started to fall into place, and that’s when I started to have time to sit back and reflect.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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That aside, the unending processing of verbatim and other self awareness reports had also helped me understand myself better. I learnt a lot in the manner I deal with people, and managed to ‘field test’ a lot of methods to dialogue with people more effectively. One important thing I learnt of myself is that it is very difficult to have a good conversation when you have your own agendas building in your own mind. When before the other finished what he/she has to say, you already have all the response prepared in your mind, then you have lost the ability to truly listen and to know what the other really wanted to express. As I worked on this art of listening, I realized that actually most people don’t really need me to talk much. All I need to do is to show that I am truly listening, and people will (almost miraculously) open up and pour out their inner world to me. It was truly an amazing realization for me. I never knew that by just keeping silent I could get so much out of the others. I almost felt like I have gained a new super-power, and I can’t wait to get back out into the real world to try out these new found abilities</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Last Sunday, September 26, 2010, as I entered the community refectory I was surprised to see Superman, Wolverine, Green Lantern and the Men in Black. I thought I was dreaming because I too saw<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"> </span><leo_highlight id="leoHighlights_Underline_0" leohighlights_keywords="aladdin" leohighlights_url="http%3A//thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/highlights/keywords?keywords%3Daladdin" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline;">Aladdin</leo_highlight><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">, </span>Ryu and the Prince of Egypt. Later, I found myself enjoying a sumptuous dinner with the boy named<span style="background-color: yellow;"></span> Russell (of UP) with his colorful balloons. I remember he was proudly showing me his ID picture. As I was refilling my plate at the buffet table, Edward greeted me with his skin glittering like diamonds but I was wondering where Bella was at that time. During that night, I also rubbed elbows with Indiana Jones, a pirate and a gangster from New York. I met a lot of hero-looking pals. Some of them looked familiar but I had forgotten where I met them in this world. And oh, I also met a Greek god with some white puffy hair style. Why were all these heroes here to dine with us? Why had these cartoon characters come to life? What’s the occasion that they all came to celebrate?<br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was not dreaming. This was not fiction or any embellished story. These characters really came to life last Sunday during the monthly community celebration for the month of September. Much was the effort given by most individuals in putting on their fictional character costumes that they really looked almost like the characters I only see on TV. The BEC of the month: St. Gerard hosted the said costume party to honor the birthday celebrants of the month. Neil was lucky enough to have a costume party on the day of his birthday. But it was not just for him. As it was also a celebration for Allan (Ryu), Gilbert (the Greek god), Lhionnel (Russell), Dominic and Morris (Superman). That day was also the feast of our dear Blessed Gaspar Stanggasinger. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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We spend the night with some games and ice cream for everyone! We were lucky to have with us Sr. Evelyn Flanagan, PBVM. She is here with us for three weeks to help us improve our English. She was also one of the judges during that night together with Fr. Caloy and Fr. Allen who proclaimed the winner for the Best in Costume. They proclaimed Superman, the Greek God and Russell for the third, second and first prize respectively.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On behalf of everyone who enjoyed the celebration, we would like to thank the BEC of the month for the efforts they have exerted to make our community celebration colorful, lively and enjoyable.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">merci beau coup! <br />
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</script><span id="leoHighlights_iframe_modal_span_container"></span>SAT-MI Student Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09393567846799725250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307556879890016322.post-10269615012680404562010-09-14T01:31:00.000-07:002010-09-23T08:41:06.351-07:00GAME ON!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCd-9OC_w8oaUfivxEbqnKjRQxxCbVWdTJYuU7YhNZB6Mpla2AN6PbyeA0uHDodt1rIbCA8fD0ZWQX88hl2RZLrI-_iiFS3SrG5H8GQUBBOoZc2BBfdDbACgODJz6pAhxlkvn8cIAMrGQ/s1600/DSC02644.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCd-9OC_w8oaUfivxEbqnKjRQxxCbVWdTJYuU7YhNZB6Mpla2AN6PbyeA0uHDodt1rIbCA8fD0ZWQX88hl2RZLrI-_iiFS3SrG5H8GQUBBOoZc2BBfdDbACgODJz6pAhxlkvn8cIAMrGQ/s400/DSC02644.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The afternoon of Friday September 10 saw the Redemptorist Community, students, priests, sister and even staff head down to the St Francis Xavier Major Seminary (Remase) for an afternoon of physical interaction, in the form of basketball and volleyball.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This was the first outing and match for our newly formed Varsity Teams who as previously blogged have been practising very hard. We were warmly welcomed at Remase by the Rector of the Seminary Msgr Abel Apigo who is also our professor for Church History here at SATMI.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our Varsity Teams wasted no time and in their brand new designer uniforms, they were soon on the courts warming up. Shouts of “Eye on the ball, eye on the ball” reverberated around as the players started their warm up routine.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, the cheering squad were also busy getting ready ensuring that they had to the best seats in the house so as to maximise the effect of their moral boasting, power giving, spirit filled cheers, shouts and whistles led by none other than our very own Dean of Students, Sr Miriam. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After a short prayer for a fare game and a petition that no limbs, appendages, fingers or toes would be harmed during this afternoon's friendly matches, the players entered the courts, the referees stood ready, Msgr Apigo and Fr Cruz eyes turned to heaven, and it was GAME ON!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Both the Basketball and Volleyball matches were played simultaneously providing non-stop action for the spectators and cheer squads. Encouraging shouts resonated up and down the courts as the captains of the teams gave their instructions, encouragement as well as the occasional lambasting to their teams. The cheering squad were screaming, squealing from one side to the other “Go go Ryan”, “Volleyball quick turn turn”, “Go Felise”, “Turn back turn back to basketball”, “Go Bird”. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was a nail biting afternoon as the scores for both sides were very close and each side gave its all. Did it really matter which won or lost? For me, it really does not. What is more important was that it showed that it is possible for people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, personalities and abilities to come together and work as a team and in working together also have fun.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the end there is only one winner..God. For we are all working as brothers and sisters in all we do for the proclamation of the Kingdom of God. In that, both the basketball and volleyball matches proved that we all have in our own way, whether as players, reserves, supporters or formators, we each have our place in the proclamation of God's kingdom. Until next time, this is Mark signing off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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After I heard that all 2nd year students would have a pastoral work at Davao Medical Center (DMC) and at Davao Jail, I was really excited because it would be a new experience for me. We, 2nd students, altogether have 10 students. We were divided into two groups. In DMC after the Sunday 7.30 am mass, we would help in giving a communion for the sick and visiting them as well.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
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Visiting patients makes me realize that there are many people who have worse conditions in life than us. Most of the patients are poor and could not pay for the expenses of the medicine and their stay in the hospital. I still remember when I visited a 10 year-old girl who had a kidney problem, lying on the bed. Her aunt shared to me that she had not enough money to pay for her niece. I believe there are many other patients who have the same problem. I also visited bone cancer patients. When I saw their eyes, it seemed that they were desperate in their life. It made me have pity on them. To see the patients’ condition, I understand that there are many people who are facing more difficult problems in life than me. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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For the jail apostolate, there are almost 1000 detainees for male. They are separated into two zones; under 50 years old and over 50 years old. And there are almost one hundred female detainees in another side. There are around 20-30 people per cell (room). The mass started at around 7.15 Am. What amazed me was the way they sang the songs; it was very lively as though they sang them with their sincere heart. When I visited a male zone, I saw a woman who came to visit her husband. The wife was weeping and embracing him tightly. He was trying to soothe and stop her wife from weeping. When I saw this, I was really impressed by that moment. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
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The experiences I had from the jail and hospital apostolate make me realize that life is both a hope and also a struggle. Both patients and detainees are waiting for a person who cares and concerns them. Our presence is meaningful for them all. Perhaps these experiences would remind us of what Jesus has told us “I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me (Mt. 25:36).” It is a good opportunity for me to visit them and more importantly it makes me reflect more about my own life. I sometimes never thought and appreciated much about life until I experienced both the patients and the detainees. Now, I really appreciate and extremely thank God that he has given me many things and is also always with me. However, let us care and love one another in the community. I feel that I understand my own life better when I experienced other people’s lives that have worse conditions than my own. If we have hopelessness, disappointment, difficulties, sadness, despair in life, we need to ask God to enter into our heart and let God help us with our journey in our everyday life. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Living in this community, we are not only expected to develop our spiritual dimension but also the physical dimension. Last month, the human committee purposed the community to have the basketball and volleyball varsity team and it was responded positively by the community. It is showing that all the members in this community are gifted and willing to develop that gift. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxV_OVc3UyqGHtthtUVZNf_kfTrI33rvKiMWh79XEk7y8UP8WrwoKlUw_9V5BwEL_Jp2SCnUx2oQvn1k23waCwkKOP78mi724ziQ-9q7isM3izDHWPRUtKQfCHjfWbHcbnRsJFWGePtY8/s1600/P8156176e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxV_OVc3UyqGHtthtUVZNf_kfTrI33rvKiMWh79XEk7y8UP8WrwoKlUw_9V5BwEL_Jp2SCnUx2oQvn1k23waCwkKOP78mi724ziQ-9q7isM3izDHWPRUtKQfCHjfWbHcbnRsJFWGePtY8/s400/P8156176e.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In each team is composed of 15 players. These varsity teams are formed to respond to the need of having friendly games with the church groups and other seminaries such as Eucharistic minister group, REMASE etc. These varsity teams are working very hard to improve their skills of what they are playing. As of now, both basketball and volleyball teams already had some friendly games and the results were quite good! Of course we won (wink!). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Music is the language of the Soul. St. Augustine once said, “he who sings prays twice.” In the liturgy, music is a form of prayer. As such, it is an essential part of the liturgy; it is the most excellent mode of expression in the liturgy; it expresses the festivity of God’s people who celebrate His wonderful deeds. As a medium of expression, music helps to build community and to create unity in the assembly. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Building such unity, the Redemptorist community in Davao responded for such a vibrant participation in every liturgical celebration. Thus, involvement of its members in music ministry is part of the Redemptorist Formation Program. Since June this year, the students hold a regular music practice every Friday night with the giftedness of Mr. Roman Casayas, the choir master of The Choristers of the Sacred Heart. An essential preparatory element for every song practice is the vocalization which is done in every session. He teaches the group with much enthusiasm and patience for both secular and liturgical songs. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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By personal choice and as per personal capacity, the students were grouped according to voice. The groupings, thus, are Tenor I, Tenor II, Bass I and Base II. In addition, another grouping – also in four groups – is organized to take charge in the singing sponsorship for the weekly students’ mass in the community and in the parish church. Each has an organist, a guitarist and song leaders. They select the appropriate songs; and thus, that the songs be familiarized, a community music practice with the group in-charge is expected a week before. So, for instance, the group assigned for next week will spearhead in the community music practice this week. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Being a part of the music ministry is one of service – service to the Word and service to the People of God. The Redemptorist Community in Davao will continue to lead the Christian community to prayer with the liturgical music. Thus, each is encouraged to participate actively in creating an atmosphere of a prayerful community. Indeed, music has brought us together! And when we sing in harmony, music will make us one! Come and sing along!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>(Dennis)</em></span></div>SAT-MI Student Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09393567846799725250noreply@blogger.com0