Ad Maoirem De Gloriam

ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY   We have recourse to your protection, O holy Mother of God, “As we recite the words of this antiphon with which the Church of Christ has prayed for centuries, we find ourselves today before you, our Mother, in this Year of Faith. We, who make up the “Body of Christ” present in our land, recite the words of this present Act of Consecration and Entrustment, in which we gather, first of all, the hopes and anxieties of our Filipino people, at this moment of our history.  Mother of our people, we who rejoice in the name, “Pueblo amante de Maria”, bayang sumisinta kay Maria – you know all our sufferings and our hopes, you who have a mother’s awareness of all the struggles between good and evil, between light and darkness, which afflict the world today. Mother of our people, accept the cry which we, deeply moved by the Holy Spirit, address directly to your heart.  Embrace with the love of the Mother and Handmaid of the Lord, our pe

 Source: https://quinzo.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/686/ So let us start right there and then, how would I react to the recent conviction of Carlos Celdran to the offense against religious sentiments?                   I’m not sure how would I say it, but I’m one of those who were deeply offended by what he did inside the Manila Cathedral. I would never mind anyone protesting against any government institution or against any religious denomination for that matter so long as it lies within the bounds of decency, sensitivity and well maybe formality. Had he carried the placard carrying the name “Damaso” at the gate of the church or even within the premises of the church, I would just have shrugged my shoulder off. It would have been a decent and formal protest by him if not sensitive. Had he done it in those places, I wouldn’t have mind hearing him shouting his protest, criticism and even derision against the Church, at least I would have interpreted it as a legitim