Ad Maoirem De Gloriam

  I’ve been wanting to see the St. Padre Pio Chapel in Libis, I’ve read, watched and heard a lot about it. I personally don’t know the life of St. Padre Pio so I did some research, then found out that the five wounds of the Lord’s passion appeared in his body, making him the first stigmatized in the history of the Church. As expected, he did a lot of courageous and holy things for the Lord. That’s why he was canonized a Saint by the late Pope John Paul II. To know more about his life, you can visit  The Life and Works of St. Pio   There are two entrance in the chapel, so at first I thought we’re not going on the right place. However, it was an L shape chapel so you can enter either one of the doors. Another thing you will notice is a sign that tells the people of the proper dress code. Unlike other churches I’ve been to that has the same signs didn’t implement it the way St. Pio Chapel does.   It was an intimate chapel but was well ventilated and...

MANILA, Jan. 9, 2012—Multi sectoral groups joined efforts in cleaning up portions of Luneta Park of trash right after the vigil in honor of the Black Nazarene, January 9. Church and civic groups, comprising workers and volunteers from the Archdiocese of Manila Ecology Ministry, San Jose de Trozo Parish, the St. John the Baptist Parish (also known as the Quiapo Church) and devotees from Malolos, Bulacan took part in the clean up after the Holy Mass presided by Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle this morning. Other volunteers who helped in picking up trash include students from the Nazarene Catholic School, Santa Isabel College and Universidad de Manila, and government workers from Manila’s Department of Public Services, Metro Manila Development Authority and the National Parks Development Committee. Environmental network EcoWaste coalition commended the quick action of the Church and civic groups in picking up the waste left by devotees. “We laud the variou...