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Issue No. 19 Official Quarterly Newsletter of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Diocese of Cubao DECEMBER 2018

From a Friend
By Fr. Arnel F. Recinto

How the Bible tells us when

Jesus was born
By: Rev. Fr. Gerardo R. Tapiador
How we know Our Birthdays
When we were born, none of us would
have been aware of what exact time was
in accordance to our present calendar. We
were still newborn babies! So, how did we
ye to know the exact date of our births?
Naturally, our parents told us and among
the parentes our mothers would have
been the more reliable sources because
they were the very ones) responsible
for the birthing process. Then, with
faith in our mothers, we have accepoca
dates which they told us, to be what we
celebrate as our birthdays.
The same is true with Jesus and the
family that continues to celebrate his
Church. Jesus would not have been aware Fr. Arnel is formally installed as
OLMCP’s 10th Parish Priest
by himself as a baby but would have le
birthday most accurately from his mother,
Mary, who later on also recounted his
apostles and the other followers of her
Son. With faith in her story, they accepted
wha told them and one of the later
O n December 4, 2018, Fr. Arnel was officially installed by Most Rev. Honesto F.
Ongtioco, D.D., as our 10th parish priest. Concelebrated by a number of priests,
Bishop Ongtioco presided the 6pm Mass which included the rites of installation.
disciples wrote her story.
Fr. Arnel was born to Claro Recinto guide Fr. Arnel in his priestly vocation
Luke the Historian and His Sources from Mataas na Kahoy, Lipa City, Batangas as he formally begins his mission of
Among all the four Gospel writers the and Nora Fuentes from Taal, Batangas shepherding us to become a community
two evangelists who wrote the story of on February 8, 1967 in Zamboanga City. of God’s people where love, kindness
Jesus birth are St. Matthew and St. Luke. He is the 7th of 9 children. He attended and forgiveness truly abound.
Between the two of them, St. Luke in his the UST Central Seminary and was
preface isch specifying that he is writing ordained on March 14, 1992. As a priest
the sequence of events, a history of what for 26 years, he was assigned to different
In this issue
happened. parishes in Manila and Quezon City.
Welcome, Fr. George ................ 3
Luke 1:1 Heaven gained .......................... 6
Before God led his path to our parish,
Since many have undertaken to compile Year of the Youth ...................... 12
Fr. Arnel became the pioneer parish priest
a narrative of the events that have been Bible Quiz .................................. 12
of St. John Paul II Parish in Eastwood in
fulfilled among us, just as those who were PREX Corner ............................ 13
Quezon City. OLMCP is his 8th assignment.
eyewitness from the beginning and Noche Buena, Sagot ko na ...... 16
(Continued on page 4) We pray that God may continue to
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 NEWSBITS
Buhay at Bibliya -
Bible study series
Ang lahat ay inaanyayahan na dumalo
sa BUHAY AT BIBLIYA BIBLE STUDY
SERIES, na pinamumunuan ni Rev. Fr.
Ren Ligeralde, CJM, tuwing Miyerkules
sa ika-7 ng gabi.
Sa panayam na ito, bibigyan ng
atensyon ang mga pagbasa sa Banal na
Bibliya upang mas mapalalim pa natin
ang ating kaalaman ukol sa Salita ng
Diyos at mas mabigyan pa ng kabuluhan
ang mga Salitang ipinararating Niya sa
atin. Sapagkat “hindi lamang nabubuhay
ang tao sa tinapay, kundi sa bawat
salitang nagmumula sa salita ng Diyos.”

Basic Christian Maturity

Seminar
The Formation Ministry organized
the Tune Up: A Basic Christian Maturity
Seminar for Parish Pastoral Council
members and active servants last
November 10-11 at the Gintong Bulwagan
The 2-day seminar featured renowned
national speakers like Fr. Virgilio Ogoy,
professor of theology in UST who
turned out to be Fr. Arnel´s professor,
lay evangelist Bro. Chito Jongco, and
Catholic apologetic Bro. Noe Dora. It was
attended by 71 servants, mostly from
the Pamayanans, whose spirits were
rekindled and hearts filled with Joy after
the Tune Up.
The Living Rosary
A Living Rosary Rally was held last
October 17, which was joined by
members from different ministries and
mandated organizations. The Living
Rosary is a reminder that no one is alone
in prayers, and that a small offering can
become something much bigger when
when it is joined with the offerings of
others. As St. John Paul II said, “The
Rosary is a contemplative prayer, and
it has a great intercessory power:
whoever recites it is united to Mary in
meditating the mysteries of Christ, and is
led to invoke the proper graces to these
mysteries in the multiple situations of
life and history.”
Pamayanan 5 (Pael, Vasra) organized its own daily Block Rosary with the image of
Our Lady of Fatima. They also conducted a Living Rosary at the Sto. Niño Chapel
THE PAMAYANANS: Prayerful Communities
T he 15 organized pamayanans of OLMCP
are busily conducting various activities
that help promote the Catholic faith and
deepen prayer life in their communities,
to bring their families closer to God and
be integrated into the parish programs.
And this wouldn’t be possible without
the BEC Pastoral Team, headed by Ate
Toyang Alay, that represents all the
pamayanans collectively in the parish. It
organizes and coordinates the activities
of the pamayanans, with the help of
Pamayanan and Kawan Leaders. It also
collaborates with parish ministries in
activities where the pamayanans are the
principal recipients of pastoral programs.
In October, the parish celebrated
the month of the Holy Rosary. The
pamayanans led the daily recitation
of the Rosary in the main church,
together with members of ministries
and mandated organizations. They also
participated in the Living Rosary that
culminated the month-long celebration.
Pamayanan 5 (Pael, Vasra) organized its
own daily Block Rosary with the image of
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Our Lady of Fatima. They also conducted a
Living Rosary at the Sto. Niño Chapel, and
a Parade of Saints in collaboration with
the CWL. A Kawan Mass and Talakayan
was also successfully held there.
Residents from Kawan 31 in Pamayanan
6 (Forestry, Culiat) are consistently
conducting a weekly Block Rosary with the
image of Our Lady of Hope. Pamayanan 6
assists in the Catechism classes conducted
by Franciscan Sisters every Saturday
from 9-10 am at the St. Matthias Chapel,
and also joins the Holy Hour activity
organized by the Sisters of Providence
at 3pm every last Sunday of the month.
The newly-established Pamayanan 15,
headed by Ate Liza Dominguez, covers the
area near the UP Arboretum in Barangay
UP that was once under the Parish of
the Holy Sacrifice (UP). It was recently
discovered that this area is within the
geographical boundaries of the Diocese
of Cubao. Hence, it is now under the
pastoral jurisdiction of the OLMCP.
The parish will soon launch the
implementation of Project WW or
Walang-Wala in Pilot Area, Pamayanan 11.
OLMCP welcomes Fr. George Joseph
Langit, Lupa, Impiyerno
Fr. Jojo Zerrudo, exorcist priest from theDiocese of Cubao and the parishioners from Our
Lady of Mt. Carmel during the Undas recollection held last Oct. 24, 2018
Hindi nakakatakot kundi naging
refreshing at enlightening pa ang Undas
recollection ni Fr. Jojo Zerrudo, sikat na
exorcist ng Diocese ng Cubao, noong Oct.
24 sa ating parokya.
Sinabi ni Fr. Jojo na ang kamatayan
ay hindi kasama sa orihinal na plano ng
Diyos. Kung hindi lang nagkasala sina
Adan at Eba, wala sanang kamatayan ang
tao, pati mga halaman at hayop.
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish
(OLMCP) welcomes Fr. George Joseph as
part of the team of Fr. Arnel Recinto to
help in the pastoral work of the parish.
Ordained on December 27, 2001, from
Kerala, India, Fr. George Joseph chose our
humble country to pursue his doctoral
studies in Psychology at the University of
Santo Tomas. Beyond studies, he wants
to experience how faith is being lived in
Asia’s biggest Catholic country.
Asked on the differences in the
Catholic practices between India and the
Philippines, Fr. George shared that while
OLMCP has 10 Masses on Sunday, they
only have three Masses in Kerala.
Also, the parish office in Kerala is a
one-man office - the priest himself. After
the morning Mass, Fr. George spends the
day performing office work. Fr. George
is amazed that the various ministries of
OLMCP are more active, with members
coming in ahead of the Mass schedule,
with different set of volunteers for each
Gayunpaman, ang kamatayan, aniya,
“ay hindi kawalan o loss, kundi isang gain
o pakinabang. Ito ang nag-iisang paraan
kung paano muli nating makakapiling ang
Panginoon”.
Kaya huwag tayong matakot sa
kamatayan. Maging handa na i-welcome
tayo ni Hesus, sa pamamagitan ng pagsisisi
at pagbabagong buhay.
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Mass to boot! Additionally, their ministry
members have no uniform, except for the
altar servers.
He is deeply involved with the spiritual
formation of young people. It is the center
of his vocation. It is his great joy that
several of his protégés are now studying
in the seminary, hopefully on the path to
the priesthood.
Fr. George wants to attract young
people to the vocation by forging good
relationship with the people and setting
a good example to them by being a good
priest.
Relic of St. John Paul
II visits OLMCP
On October 20, Our Lady of Mount
Carmel Parish had the chance to host
another relic of St. John Paul II – his hair
strands contained in a reliquary which was
fetched from St. Augustine Chapel, was
brought to our parish in time for the 6:00
pm Saturday Mass.
The presider, Fr. Toto Jaranilla, O.Carm.,
carefully set the relic upon a pedestal
and enclosed it in a glass casing; beside
it was a small bronze statue of St. John
Paul II. After the Mass, it was taken out
for veneration. The parishioners stood in
line to kiss and venerate the relic, brought
their religious articles and pressed them
to the relic.
The next day, Oct. 21, was “World
Mission Sunday.” The relic was again
exposed for veneration by Sunday mass-
goers, but this time, it remained inside
the glass casing together with the saint’s
statue. On October 22, the Solemn Feast of
St. John Paul II, a High Mass was celebrated
at 6:00 pm as it was the relic’s last day.
From a Friend... (from page 1)
ministers of the word have handed them
down to us, I too have decided, after
investigating everything accurately anew,
to write it down in an orderly sequence for
you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you
may realize the certainty of the teachings
you have received.
In this historical preface, Luke indicated his
sources as eyewitness from the beginning
and ministers of the word. Towards the
end of his stories of Jesus’ infancy,
Luke describes Mary’s remembrance
of these events, “And Mary kept all
these things, reflecting on them
in her heart (Lk. 2:19).” From this
indication, Luke thereby revealed
Mary as his first eyewitness from the
beginning. From her story to Luke
therefore we can derive when Jesus
was born.
First Story: Zechariah’s Vision and
the Conception of John the Baptist
Luke 1:5-9)
In the days of Herod, King of
Judea, there was a priest named
Zechariah of the priestly division of
Abijah; his wife from the daughters
of Aaron, and her name was
Elizabeth. Both were righteous in
the eyes of God, observing all the
commandments and ordinances of
the Lord blamelessly. But they had
no child, because Elizabeth was
barren and both were advanced in
years. Once when he was serving
as priest in his division’s turn before
God, according to the practice of the
priestly service, he was chosen by lot
to enter the sanctuary of the Lord to
burn incense.
Luke 1:10-25
Then, when the whole assembly of the
people was praying at the hour of the
incense offering, the angel of the Lord
appeared to him, standing at the right
side of the altar incense. Zechariah was
troubled by what he saw, and fear came
upon him. But the angel said to him, “Do
not be afraid, Zechariah, because your
prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth
will bear you a son, and you shall name him
John. And you will have joy and gladness,
and many will rejoice at his birth, for he
will be great in the sight of the Lord. He
will drink neither wine nor strong drink. He
will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from
his mother’s womb, and he will turn many
of the children of Israel to the Lord their
God. He will go before him in the spirit and
power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers
toward children and the disobedient to the
understanding of the righteous, to prepare
a people fit for the Lord.” Then Zechariah
said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For
I am an old man, and my wife is advanced
in years. And the angel said to him in reply,
“I am Gabriel, who stand before God. I was
sent to speak to you and to announce to
you this good news. But now you will be
speechless and unable to talk until the
day these things take place, because you
did not believe my words, which will be
fulfilled at their proper time.” Meanwhile,
the people were waiting for Zechariah and
were amazed that he stayed so long in the
sanctuary. But when he came out, he was
unable to speak to them, and they realized
that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary.
He was gesturing to them but remained
mute. Then, when his days of ministry were
completed, he went home. At this time his
wife Elizabeth conceived, and she went
into seclusion for five months, saying, “So
has the Lord done for me at a time when
he was seen fit to take away my disgrace
before others.”
The incensing in the Temple indicated a
specific feast was being celebrated, the
Feast of Tabernacles or the Dedication
of the Temple. This feast originated from
the first dedication of the Temple by King
Solomon who timed the dedication with
the feast of Booths (in Hebrew, Succoth).
1 Kings 8:1-2
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At the order of Solomon, the elders of Israel
and all the leaders of the tribes, the princes
in the ancestral houses of the Israelites,
came to King Solomon in Jerusalem, to
bring up the ark of the LORD’S covenant
from the city of David (which is Zion). All
the men of Israel before King Solomon
during the festival in the month of Ethanim
(the seventh month).
In the original Roman Calendar this would
correspond to the month of September that
if we calculate the time of the feast, it would
have been around September 18-
24 when Zechariah returned home
and Elizabeth conceived, it would
have been around September 25.
Second Story: Annunciation to
Mary and Her Conception of Jesus
Luke 1:26-38 (The Jerusalem
Bible) “In the sixth month the angel
Gabriel was sent by God to a town
in Galilee called Nazareth, to a
virgin betrothed to a man named
Joseph, of the House of David; and
the virgin’s name was Mary. He
went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice
so highly favored! The Lord is with
you.’ She was deeply disturbed by
these words and asked herself what
this greeting could mean, but the
angel said to her, ‘Mary, do not be
afraid; you have won God’s favour.
Listen! You are to conceive and
bear a son, and you must name him
Jesus. He will be great and will be
called son of the Most High. The
Lord God will give him the throne of
his ancestor David; he will rule over
the House of Jacob forever and his
reign will have no end.’ Mary said to
the angel, ‘But how can this come
about, since I am a virgin? “The
Holy Spirit will come upon you’
the angel answered ‘and the power of the
Most High will cover you with its shadow,
And so the child will be holy and will be
called the Son of God. Know this too: your
kinswoman Elizabeth has, in her old age,
herself conceived a son, and she whom
people called barren is now in her sixth
month, for nothing is impossible to God! ‘I
am the handmaid of the Lord,’ said Mary
‘let what you have said be done to me. And
the angel left her.”
The time frame in the story of the
Annunciation to Mary and her subsequent
conception of Jesus is mentioned twice: in
v 26, “In the sixth month,” and in v 36, “she
whom people called barren is now in her
sixth month.”
To determine this date of Mary’s
conception of the Lord, we simply have to
add 6 months to September 25, effectively
dating this celebration of the Annunciation
to Mary to March 25, exactly the date
celebrated by the church.
Story of the Birth of Jesus
Luke 2:1-7 (The Jerusalem Bible) “Now
at this time Caesar Augustus issued a
decree for a census of the whole world to
be taken. This census-the first-took place
while Quirinius was governor of Syria,
and everyone went to his own town to
be registered. So Joseph set out from the
town of Nazareth in Galilee and travelled
up to Judea, to the town of David called
Bethlehem, since he was of David’s House
and line, in order to be registered together
with Mary, his betrothed, who was with
child. While they were there the time came
for her to have child, and she gave birth to
a son, her first-born. She wrapped him in
swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger
because there was no room for them at the
inn.”
Since Mary conceived Jesus on March
25, the time for her to have her child is
naturally nine months after. All we have
to do is simply add these nine months to
March 25 so that we can truly say that the
day Jesus was born was December 25.
Mary, however, had to give birth to
him in an isolated place not necessarily
because the inn or the place for public
accommodations was full. As a mother
about to give birth, she had to obey the
law in Leviticus 12:2 (The Jerusalem Bible)
“Speak to the sons of Israel and say: If a
woman conceives and gives birth to a boy,
she is to be unclean for seven days, just as
she is unclean during her monthly periods.”
For this reason, Mary is celebrated as
Mother of God not on the day of Jesus birth
but only seven days later-January 1.
The year of Jesus’ birth or the beginning
of the Anno Domini can be ascertained
to be during the time of Augustus Caesar
in Luke 2:1,”In those days a decree went
out from Ceasar Augustus that the whole
world should be enrolled.” Unfortunately,
in this passage alone, there is no specific
year mentioned. In the next chapter, Luke
3, however, the description of time i more
precise.
Luke 3:1-2 (The Jerusalem Bible) “In the
fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar’s reign,
when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea,
Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother
Philip tetrarch of the lands of Ituraea and
Trachonitis, Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
during the pontificate of Annas and
Caiaphas, the word of God came to John-
son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.”
Later, in this same chapter, 3 v 23, the age
of Jesus is given. When Jesus began his
ministry he was about thirty years of age.
Hence, if Jesus was 30 years old, in the 15th
year of Tiberius Caesar, then he was born
15 years before Tiberius began his reign. In
as much as Tiberius succeeded Augustus
who reigned for 42 years, then Jesus was
born in the 27th year of Augustus Caesar.
This 27th year of the reign of Augustus
Caesar, therefore, is the beginning of Anno
Domini (A. D.) the year of the Lord, of our
Christian years today.
NOTE: (By Fr. Arnel F. Recinto)
1 Kings 8:2 “All the men of Israel assembled
round King Solomon in the month of
Ethanim, at the time of the feast (that is,
the seventh month).”
“Ethanim is a month of the Canaanite
calendar which corresponds with the 7th
month of the later Israelite one, as the
gloss explains. The most important feast is
that of Tabernacles, cf. Ex. 23:147.
“Ethanim-the name of the seventh month
of the Canaanite calendar corresponding
the later Hebrew Tishri and to our
September October (1 Kgs. 8:2).
The Israelites, like the orientals in general,
followed the lunar month, beginning
with the new moon. In Hebrew month is
yerah, which means moon, and hodes,
which means new moon. The months had
alternatively 29 or 30 days. To distinguish
the different months the Canaaneans
names, which are related to the seasons of
the year, were tased.
In the Bible occur the months Abib, which
means green ears of corn , and stood for
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March-April (Ex. 13:14; Deut. 21:1); Ziv,
meaning flower, equivalent of April-May (1
Kgs. 6.1, 37): Ethanim, meaning constant
waters, for September-October (1 Kgs, 82)
and Bul, which means rain, for October-
November (1 Kgs. 6:38).
“Feast of Tabernacles. Tabernacles is
the conventional translation of the Latin
tabernacula, the Hebrew sukkot, the name
by which is designated the feast in the
religious calendars of Deuteronomy 16:13-
15 and Leviticus 23:34. (see Ezra 3:4; Zech
14:16, 18). The word sukkot means huts or
booths, and it refers to the huts built with
branches in which the people lived during
the feast. Exodus 23:16 and 34:22 has the
most ancient mention of the feast. There it
is called the harvest festival, and it was to
be celebrated at the year’s end when from
the field were gathered the fruits of one’s
labors (Ex. 23:16).
At its beginning the feast certainly had an
agrarian character: it celebrated the end
of the year and the harvest. Deuteronomy
16:13-15 repeats the prescriptions of
Exodus 23:16 and insists on the joy of
the feast which was to be marked with
merrymaking and thanksgiving. The feast
was to be celebrated at Jerusalem and to
last seven days. Leviticus 23:33-43 specifies
with precision the date: the fifteenth day of
the seventh month (September-October),
to last seven days, with yet another added.
Numbers 29:12-38 specifies the sacrifices
that should be offered on the different
days of the feast. Leviticus 23:40-41 adds
what was a characteristic of the Feast of
Tabernacles, namely the procession with
palms and fruits (see Mac. 10:6-8).
Happy to
Heaven gained an ANGELica
Have you ever imagined serving the Lord until your last breath?
That would be the biggest dream that an active parish servant
could ever wish for! Well, one of them achieved just that!
And that active servant of our Lord is the late Ate Angelica B. Sajona,
also known as ‘Ate Angie.’ Every time she served in the parish, her character
reflected her sincere commitment and passion for our Lord.
She loved the tagline “HAPPY TO SERVE,” which she started using and sharing
since the commissioning of the Lectors and
Commentators Ministry (LCM) in 2017.
many were surprised and asked her why, aortic dissection, a rare heart condition
but she stayed pat on her decision. Little causing aneurysm and rupturing of the
did she know that God had a plan. arteries, with no apparent clear cause.
The cardiologist explained that she must
Even before her retirement, a result of
immediately undergo surgery to replace
her medical check-up showed unconfirmed
the damaged portion of her aorta with
irregularities in her ECG test. Further tests,

A
te Angie practiced the devotion
of going to Mass on Saturdays,
especially First Saturdays, after
learning that this day is consecrated to the
Virgin Mary. She was also much inspired
by two articles she read. One describes the
death of St. John Paul II on the First Saturday
of April 2, 2005, which happened to be the
eve of Divine Mercy Sunday that year. The
other explains the promise of the Lady
of Fatima to assist in the salvation of all
who, for five consecutive Saturdays, would
confess their sins, receive communion and
pray and meditate on the mysteries of
the Rosary. Ate Angie committed herself
to hear or serve at Mass every Saturday.
She declared several times to Kuya Dik, her
husband, that, if she was to die, she would
want it on the First Saturday of the month.
Ate Angie belonged to a beautiful
family. She was a loving and devoted
wife to Kuya Dik and a doting mother to a
daughter, Karla, and two sons, Sebastian
and Miguel. Both she and her husband
were geologists by profession. They once
both worked with the government until
their retirement – Kuya Dik in 2007 and Ate
Angie in 2011. Kuya Dik continued working
as a consultant and teacher while Ate Angie
decided to become a full-time housewife.
Still several years from retirement age,
however, were normal. Several months
after her retirement, she started having
erratic moments when she felt as if there
was a lump in her throat or chest. She also
experienced back pain. Hyperacidity was
a suspect, but Kuya Dik advised her to see
her doctor. Ate Angie did but, two days
later, on November 16, 2011, while waiting
for the results of her tests, the unexpected
“I have fought the good fight,
I have finished the race,
I have kept the faith”
2 Timothy 4:7
happened. She was cleaning the house
when she felt a sudden pain in her chest,
and had extreme difficulty breathing. Her
palms turned violet from lack of air and
she almost passed out. She desperately
cried and prayed the Hail Mary repeatedly.
She regained composure and immediately
called Kuya Dik who rushed home and
brought her to the hospital. After some
tests, the cardiologist said that she had a
heart attack! “Ano? Heart attack? Wala
naman sa lahi namin ang sakit sa puso?”
Ate Angie immediately underwent
a battery of laboratory tests, which
confirmed that she was suffering from
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a synthetic one and provisionally see if
the aortic valve needed replacement as
well. After a full night’s preparation, and
barely 24 hours after being admitted in
the hospital, she was set to undergo a
life-threatening procedure. On the way
to the operating room, she tried to recall
when her last confession was. Dying
was a scary proposition, but dying with
unrepented and unforgiven sins was, for
her, the scariest. “Lord, I am not ready,”
she uttered frightenedly. Thereupon, she
was administered general anesthesia and
fell into a deep sleep.
The supposedly 5-hour operation to
replace her damaged aorta became a
10-hour ordeal, because the aortic valve
was also severely injured and had to be
replaced. Thus, there Ate Angie laid at the
operating table, her chest sawed and pried
open, her heart taken out of her body
for repairs, and her blood circulated only
through a machine – practically lifeless,
depending only on modern science.
She survived and was alive! But she
felt an excruciating pain and discomfort
like she had never known before that
she wished she just died. Then she
remembered her husband, her children,
her family, how she loves them and how
they still needed her. Calmed down by pain
relievers, she thanked the Lord for bringing
her back, granting her a second life, which
she considers considered a personal
resurrection – she was virtually dead but
now, alive!
Ate Angie was already a member of
the Lectors and Commentators Ministry
(LCM) before the operation. Proclaiming
God’s Word in the Holy Mass became a
newfound passion after retirement. The
Word has come alive in her with meaning
and purpose! Her passion to serve as a
lector led her to be one of the ministry’s
trainers. As a trainer, she became known
for her meticulous and strict way of
mentoring, but this was because Ate
Angie had such a high regard for the Holy
Eucharist. She wanted to ensure that new
members learned how to give their best
every time they go up to the lectern and
proclaim the Word of God.
Her passion to her vocation intensified
exponentially after her near-death
debacle. She shared to everyone her
realization that life is indeed temporary,
short and fragile, and that it can be
extinguished in an instant. From then on,
she lived life and worked as if a dreadful
“deadline” was near. It seemed that she
wanted to accomplish something and
bequeath a legacy both to her family and
her ministry. She confessed regularly and
went to Mass to receive the Eucharist
daily, feeling sorry when she missed one.
She worked with ardor and fervor, both in
her domestic ministry as mother and her
spiritual ministry as God’s servant, as if
literally heeding St. Paul’s admonition to
the Philippians – “Work out your salvation
with fear and trembling.” (Phil 2:12)
Five years after joining the LCM, Ate
Angie was elected as the ministry’s lead
servant. She served and led with such
intensity, sometimes almost to a fault,
but always with the best intentions and
with the noblest purpose. She believed
that it is not enough for lectors to simply
be present at Mass duties to perform
their tasks, but they also need to educate
themselves about the Catholic Faith and
be reminded always of their solemn
virtues as church servants. She initiated a
ministry recollection and encouraged LCM
members to attend formation seminars in
the parish. She also regularized the CIAL
(Continuing Information and Learning)
in the monthly meetings of the LCM as a
series of catechesis, with topics assigned
to, and delivered by, ministry members,
aimed at enriching the LCM’s ministerial
life. She also pioneered the revision of
the ministry’s Constitution and By-laws to
bring it up-to-date. Her aim of introducing
provisions was essentially to inculcate
deeper commitment to LCM members
as servants of the Church. Indeed, she
strived to fulfill a mission which she never
planned, a mission that slowly dawned
upon her and which evolved from her
simple desire to bring God’s Word closer
to His people. She performed this with
humility and openness, ready to receive
criticism, comments, suggestions and
instructions. She never quarreled with
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anyone and said sorry even for faults
which she honestly believed was not of
her doing. She was regarded not as an
authoritative figure but, rather, a loving
friend to all.
Ate Angie’s work was not limited to
being lead servant of the LCM. In 2012,
she also became part of the Social
Communications Ministry (SocCom)
which initiated the revival and regular
publication of the Carmel light Newsletter.
Then in 2015, she was appointed by Fr.
Larry Garces, then OLMC Parish Priest,
to head the Promotions Ministry. In
mid-2016, the SocCom and Promotions
Ministry were merged, with Ate Angie and
Ate Bebet Talusan heading it. They also
handled the newsletter and took charge as
editors for the quarterly publications.
With the diocesan directive on the
revamp of the Media ministries of parishes
in late 2017, Ate Angie was appointed
as the Editor-in-Chief of the Carmel light
Newsletter as part of what is now the
OLMCP Media and Communications
Ministry. She also worked with Fr. Larry in
editing, proofreading and doing the layout
design of his books. She compiled a set of
liturgical and devotional prayers and songs
for the parish and printed it as a collection
entitled “Dasal at Awit.” Her last work
as Carmel Light’s Editor-in-Chief was for
the third quarter issue of 2018, which
featured Fr. Arnel Recinto as OLMCP’s
new parish priest.
What she can be best remembered for,
however, was her being a loving, caring
(Continued on page 15)
 People, places & events

Ministries and pamayanans participate in the Living Rosary Rally Children in costume for the All Saints Festival

All smiles as they enjoy the parish treat Fr. Arnel with the 20 parish scholars

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 Fr. Ren conducts the weekly Bible study

Representatives from Sole Academy (a premiere lifestyle boutique), through the initiative of
Fr. Arnel, treated 200 children from poor families of our parish to an early Christmas celebration
full of fun and gifts last December 8.

OLMC at the Grand Marian Procession

Tune Up: A Basic Christian Maturity Seminar for Parish Pastoral Council members and
active servants conducted on November 10-11

Christ the King celebration

Altar servers pose with Bishop Ongtioco in Fr. Arnel’s installation Fr. Arnel conducts the Advent Recollection

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 Youth Corner
All Saints Festival 2018, idinaos
Isang matagumpay na All Saints Festival ang idinaos
noong ika-3 ng Nobyembre, 2018 sa pangunguna ng Parish
Children at Youth Ministries, kaagapay ang Ministry of Altar
Servers, Public Affairs Ministry at Parish Pastoral Council.
Inanyayahan ang mga bata na magsuot ng santong ibig
nila. Sa pambungad na pananalita ni Fr. Arnel Recinto,
kura paroko, ang pagdiriwang ng Halloween ay isang
banal na araw at ito ay hindi para sa mga maligno,
bampira, at iba pang nakakatakot na halimaw. Ito ay
para kilalanin ang mga banal sa kanilang mga nagawa sa
pagpapalaganap ng pagmamahal at salita ng Panginoon
at magsilbing halimbawa sa kanilang naging pamumuhay.
Kasama sa mga activities ay ang March of Saints kung
saan pumarada ang mga bata sa paligid ng parokya.
Pagbalik sa simbahan ay nagdasal sila ng Santo Rosaryo
at ipinagdasal ang mga mahal nila sa buhay na yumao
na at ang mga may karamdaman. Sa labas ng patio
ay masayang nag-trick or treat ang mga bata sa 24 na
house partners at sponsors ng mga candies at goodies.
Kinilala rin ang mga batang may pinakamagagandang
kasuotan. Mahigit sa 126 na mga bata na lumahok na
umuwing puno ang mga basket at may masasayang alaala.

PYM celebrates 12th anniversary

The Parish Youth Ministry celebrated its 12th ministerial
anniversary last November 3, 2018 at the Gintong Bulwagan
with a masquerade theme. The event was also graced
by our parish priest, Fr. Arnel Recinto, and the Project
6 Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman, Mr. Jacob Gates.
Each participant enjoyed the fun-filled night with lots of
games and activities. The event’s highlight is the awarding of
2018 Most Outstanding Parish Youth Member to the current
lead servant, Bro. Caesar Ian Pangan, as an appreciation for his
passion and relentless service to the Ministry and to the Church.
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Vocation Corner
Hi, sister in Christ! We are a religious congregation
formed in Malta for more than 100 years. Like
St. Paul we serve in mission by spreading the
Word of God, building faith communities,
and by reaching out to the poor and needy.
From this quarter’s
issue moving forward,
we are going to get
to know the different
religious congregations
serving within our parish!
Oh hello there, brother priest! We are a Religious
Institute of Apostolic Life and Pontificial Right,
aggregated to the Order of the Friars Minor. We
commit ourselves to follow Christ more closely
by the profession of the evangelical counsels
of chastity, poverty and obedience, living in
fraternity the Rule and Life of the Brothers and
Sisters of the Third Order Regular of St Francis.

We were founded
by Msgr. Joseph De
Piro. How about you?
We bring the Gospel
to those who are not
adequately evangelized
and building Christian
communities. And you?
We were founded through
the joint efforts of Father
Joseph Diacono, who
was the initiator, and of
Mother Margherita who
promoted, developed and
brought it to maturity. What
are your charisms then?

Eucharist - having
Oh, that’s amazing! By Jesus as the center
the way, how do you of our lives.
promote your vocation?

Missionary Society
of St. Paul
Also, every Friday
evening, we invite
men (especially the
discerning) for dinner
and prayers.We also
have the Discernment
program and Living-
in program which are
modular. And oh, we also
accept requests for group
visits with prior notice.
We promote our
vocation in the parish
through education of
For us, we utilize the the children and the Franciscan Sisters of the
social media in inviting youth, and engaging
men in college to the communities in Heart of Jesus
attend the activities in our activities, namely
the seminary (Friday catechism and adoration
prayers and Sunday together with their
parents. As for our dear OLMCP
masses). Discernment parishioners, we conduct
program shall be search-ins wherein we
introduced to them accept women who would
as they graduate. We want to discern and/
also continuously or experience our life as
engage our Christian Franciscans. Everyone
communities and lay is welcome to visit their
associates. house. We also accept
requests for group visits
with prior notice.

Franciscan Sisters of the

MSSP Philippines
Heart of Jesus
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 MY
CATHOLIC TOOLBOX
Bible Quiz
G na us this Open your Bible to answer
questions about the

Year of the
scripture passages below.

Isaiah 11:1-10 – Complete the passage:

Youth
“On that day, the root of ____, set up
as a signal for the nations, the Gentiles
shall seek out, for his dwelling shall be
Marahil habang binabasa glorious.”
mo ito napatanong ka
ng “ANO NGAYON”? Luke 10:21-24 – What were the words
that Jesus told the disciples in private
Oh well, taon after he had rejoiced in the Holy Spirit?
natin ito, “grab the
opportunity” ika nga sa Matthew 7:21, 24-27 – Complete the
panahong inilaan para sa passage: “Everyone who listens to these
atin ng Simbahan. Noon words of mine and acts on them will
pa man ay sure na sure be like a ______ who built his house on
na ang mainit na suporta rock.”
ng parokya through the
Parish Pastoral Council, Luke 3:1-6 – John the Baptist’s ministry of
higit lalo ngayon sa mga baptism of repentance for the forgiveness
magiging gawain ng of sins is a fulfilment of Isaiah’s prophecy.
Parish Youth Ministry What was that prophecy?
–kasama na riyan ang
Senakulo sa Abril, Sports Matthew 1:1-17 – According to the
Fest at Santacruzan sa genealogy of Jesus Christ, what was
Mayo, Camp Carmel the total number of generations from
sa Hunyo, at iba pang Abraham to David?
mga programang para
sa ating mga kabataan. Luke 3:10-18 – What did John tell the
people when they thought that he was
O pisyal nang nagbukas ang CBCP Year
of the Youth 2019 na may temang
Filipino Youth in Mission: Beloved,
G ka na ba? Kasi kami, G na G na! Kaya
inaayayahan ka namin na maging kabahagi
the Christ?

Gifted, Empowered noong ika-1 ng
Disyembre sa Immaculate Conception
Cathedral School, Quezon City. Ito ay sa
pangunguna ng Ministry for Youth Affairs
ng Roman Catholic Diocese of Cubao.
Ang paglulunsad ng taong ito ay isang
proof of how the Church values us, as
in super valued. Goal din nito na mas
umigting ang paghubog sa kabataan na
maging mga misyonero sa pagpapalaganap
ng salita ng Diyos as part of the NEW
EVANGELIZATION, pagpapatibay ng
pamilya at pag-anyaya sa aktibong pakikiisa
sa mga gawain ng komunidad at simbahan.
sa misyon ng mga kabataang maging lingkod
ng iba pang kabataan at ng ating kapwa.
Huwag nang mag-atubili pang makiisa.
Sabi nga sa kantang JAM ni Cookie Chua at
Kevin Roy, “Kilos kabataan, oras natin ‘to!
Makiaalam, maki-Jam at makihalok!” Tayo
ang pag-asa ng ating simbahan kaya arat
na at sumama ngayong Year of the Youth!
* * *
Maaari mong i-Messenger ang PYM sa @
olmcpymp6 at i-like mo na rin ang OLMC
Parish Youth Ministry sa Facebook para sa
mga latest updates this Year of the Youth!
Luke 1:39-45 – What did Elizabeth cry out,
filled with the Holy Spirit, as she heard
Mary’s greeting and the infant leapt in her
womb?
Matthew 1:18-25 – How did God change
Joseph’s mind to not divorce Mary?
Luke 2:1-14 – Why did Joseph bring Mary
to Bethlehem?
Luke 2:1-14 – What were the multitude
of the heavenly hosts saying as they
praised God, after the angel of the Lord
proclaimed the good news of Jesus’ birth
to the shepherds?
(Answers on page 16)

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 PREX Corner
Ate Arleen: Finally heeding
God’s call to serve
G od works in mysterious ways. All
things come to place according
to God’s plan and in His time.
Bumilang ng taon ang paulit-ulit na
paanyaya ni Kuya Nitoy Morente,
dating kapitbahay ng mag-asawang
Henry at Arleen Canivel, na mag-attend
ng PREX Seminar. The couple would
always say “the right time will come.”
Finally, in January 2000, Kuya Henry
and Ate Arleen headed to the basement
of Bahay Karmelo, where PREX
Batch 41 Seminar is about to begin.
That was the start of their spiritual
journey with the parish community.
Before PREX, Kuya Henry and Ate Arleen
were already involved in the Marriage
Encounter Apostolate. Subali’t sa kabila
nito, may kulang sa kanilang buhay, isang
bagay na hindi nila matukoy. Though
they were not consistent churchgoers,
they raised their children to be God-
loving, to be compassionate, and to
always do right and good to other people.
In the PREX Seminar, Ate Arleen was
blessed with the opportunity for a deep
self examination. Dito nangibabaw muli
ang lahat ng hinanakit at sama ng loob
na kinimkim niya na nagiging hadlang sa
isang maligaya at mapayapang buhay.
Natutunan niyang harapin ang lahat ng
ito nang may bukas na kalooban. Nagawa
niyang magpatawad ng taos puso at
walang pagkukunwari. Napagtanto nya
na ang kulang pala sa kanilang buhay na
hindi nila matukoy ay ang personal na
relasyon sa ating Panginoon. Tumimo sa
kanyang kalooban ang mga mabubuting
bagay na natutunan niya sa PREX.
Pagkatapos ng PREX seminar, ninais
niyang higit pang mapalalim ang kanyang
pananampalataya at ibahagi ang biyaya ng
PREX sa maraming tao. Naging aktibo siya
kasama si Kuya Henry sa mga sumunod
pang PREX seminars. Unang recruit
nila ang kanilang manugang na si Kuya
Derbie, at sa tulong nito ay binuo nila ang
PREX Music Ministry. Silang mag-asawa
ang tumatayong Shepherd Couple ng
Music Ministry hanggang sa kasalukuyan.
August 2002 nang magsimula silang
maging speakers sa PREX seminars
kasabay ng kanilang pagiging Team Couple
sa Marriage Encounter Weekend seminars.
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The couple served in the PREX Secretariat
in various capacities – Asst. Secretary,
Adviser Couple and Deputy Chair Couple
until they were appointed Chair Couple
by then parish priest, Fr. Larry Garces.
When asked about the challenges
encountered while serving through the
PREX, Ate Arleen shared the following:
(1) ang pagsasabuhay ng mga aral na
natutunan sa PREX which she says is a
must. Others must see the transformation
brought about by PREX; (2) Recruitment.
Naranasan ni Ate Arleen ang mag house-
to-house sa pagiimbita sa seminar pati na
rin ang umakyat sa bundok ng basura sa
pamimigay ng mga flyers; (3) Intriga – bagay
daw na hindi maiiwasan. To counter the
effect of intrigues, Ate Arleen shared to just
focus on God, and nothing and no one else.
Nagbibigay kaligayahan kay Ate Arleen
na makita ang mga graduates ng PREX
na aktibo sa paglilingkod sa simbahan sa
iba’t ibang pamamaraan. Nakakataba
din daw ng puso ang tuwing may PREX
seminars, dumarating ang mga graduates,
ang ating mga ate at kuya, nang may
pagkukusa, upang tumulong sa anumang
paraang kanilang makakayanan. Ang
mga bagay na tulad nito ang nagsisilbing
inspirasyon niya upang patuloy siyang
maglingkod sa kabila ng mga pagsubok
at balakid na sa tuwina’y dumarating.
Para kay Ate Arleen, mahalaga ang PREX
sa buhay ng isang Kristiyano sapagka’t ito
ang nagpapamulat ng kahalagahan ng
pakikiisa sa parokya at ang kahalagahan
ng pagsasabuhay ng mga katangian ng
isang mabuting Kristiyano upang mabuhay
nang maligaya kasama ang kapwa.
PREX gifted Ate Arleen with the burning
desire to spread her wings, and serve
God and His beloved people. Kaya
naman, true happiness ba ang hanap
mo? Makakamit mo ito kung susundin
mo ang kagustuhan at ang tawag ng
Panginoon. Gawin ito sa tulong ng PREX.
Sumali na sa Batch 119 sa February 2019!
 iBahagi Corner
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1. Responded to
emergency needs
of fire victims
of Sitio Palanas,
Brgy. Vasra

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2. Provided support to OLMC-SSDM
Scholars
3. Provided support to Parish Clinic for its
medicines
4. Partly, provided support to the conduct of
PREX and other related spiritual talks and
seminars
5. Organized the Lingkod Simbahan Fair
6. Provided support in the development of our young Catholics

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Heaven gained... (from page 4)
and affectionate person. Her infectious
smile, flamboyant greeting, ebullient
laughter and vibrance in any conversation
were coupled with genuine concern,
heart-felt compassion and filial care.
Her heart went out to the poor and the
elderly. She initiated pooling of personal
contributions from her peers to buy shoes
and alba for altar servers who come from
needy families; she sponsored the baptism
of a destitute child and her mother who
were begging for alms outside the church
gates; she also extended contributions to
charitable and elderly institutions.
To serve, to give, to love… intensely,
passionately, joyously… despite the
discomfort, the pain, the anxiety.
Then came that fateful First Saturday -
September 1, 2018. That morning, after
having already served at the 6AM mass
and taken breakfast, Ate Angie complained
of some discomfort that she couldn’t
describe, something that made her feel
nauseated or bloated in the abdomen.
So Kuya Dik advised her to rest. She
did, and felt okay after a nap. She had
been intermittently suffering from such
discomfort but medical tests gave no
indication as to where such discomfort
originated, nor point to possible
complications arising from her earlier
cardiac condition and operation.
That day, Ate Angie was also assigned
to proclaim the First Reading in the Vigil
Mass at 6PM. She was seen before the
Mass by Ate Clare, her co-lector, gazing
contently at the image of Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel and the crucifix, meditating and
praying. They chatted for a while as Ate
Angie shared the joy of serving the Lord
in the different ministries she belonged
to. She even sang the Hail Mary and Salve
Regina as part of the novena prayers for
that Saturday.
Then the Vigil Mass started. In the middle
of her proclamation of the First Reading,
Ate Angie began to cough and appeared to
choke so she signaled her co-lector, Ate Pia,
to come and take her place. She rushed
to the sacristy and dashed to the convent,
where she rapped on the backdoor of the
parish office, already coughing out blood
in frightful profusion and falling to the
floor with panic and bewilderment. Ate
Mel Bolivar, then working overtime, found
Ate Angie slumped on the floor with her
back to the wall, struggling to utter, “Kuya
Dik, Kuya Dik.” She was asking Ate Mel to
call Kuya Dik, while blood oozed from her
nose and mouth pulsatingly, as if being
squeezed intermittently from inside her.
It was her heart pumping blood, which
gushed forth from her. Fr. Arnel, who was
at his office at that time, urgently called
for people to help bring Ate Angie to the
nearest hospital. It was him who last saw
Ate Angie conscious. Her eyes stared at
him, dazed and confused, but, according
to him, as if teasing him that she will see
God’s face ahead of him. Then her eyes
shut, never to open again.
Kuya Dik rushed from home to the
hospital and arrived while the emergency
personnel were working frantically to
revive Ate Angie. She was already lifeless
“Kung kukunin ako ni Lord,
gusto ko
First Saturday.”
upon reaching the hospital. It was
distressingly shocking and painful for Kuya
Dik even just to hear the commotion in the
cubicle where Ate Angie was being revived.
Then, in an instant, he understood, as
if a Higher Power granted a revelation.
Ate Angie’s words echoed clearly in his
agitated mind: “Kung kukunin ako ni
Lord, gusto ko First Saturday.” He knew
Ate Angie was praying for this moment.
Prayers granted! It was joltingly clear,
painfully true yet consoling for Kuya Dik.
Praising God’s goodness and accepting His
infinite wisdom and unfathomable will, an
eerie sense of calm enveloped him. Kuya
Dik knew. Ate Angie is now with her Most
Dearly Beloved.
After several minutes of vigorous,
nearly brutal attempt by the hospital’s ER
personnel, Ate Angie’s heart was cajoled
to beat again. However, serum after serum
was injected to her to prop the heart
to function, and to stabilize her blood
pressure. She was hooked to a breathing
machine, and tubes and cables were
either pierced into, or patched on, her
still supple but unreactive body. Her lungs
were instinctively trying to breathe on
their own, but the machine was cold and
cruel enough to submit her to its regular
cadence. Her earthly body struggled. An
X-ray image of Ate Angie’s body showed a
massive, dark and grotesque patch in the
abdominal area, apparently blood which
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flooded within her. It was surmised that
an artery from her heart going to the
abdomen ruptured, causing the massive
hemorrhage. She had lost at least 2 liters
of blood by the doctor’s estimate – nearly
half of the volume of blood that a regular
human body carries. The doctor also made
it clear to Kuya Dik that, should Ate Angie
survive, she would be in a vegetative
state, as the twenty- or so minutes that
transpired before her vitals were revived
were more than enough to cause severe
damage to her brain.
On the 6th day of September 2018,
a few minutes before 4AM, the nurse
summoned Kuya Dik from slumber to
announce calmly that, “She’s going.”
Dazed and confused, it took several
seconds for him to understand. “She’s
going.” Ate Angie’s body could not
support life anymore.
Kuya Dik spent the last 10 minutes with
Ate Angie at the ICU, praying, whispering
words of comfort, which comforted him
more than it would Ate Angie. The interval
of beeps from the heart rate monitor
widened, signaling Ate Angie’s rapidly
failing heart, until it beeped its last. Ate
Angie’s chest was still calmly heaving
but only because of the cold and cruel
machine. Kuya Dik knew. He planted a kiss
on her forehead, which lasted for several
seconds, one last time. One by one, the
tubes were removed, unpierced from her
rigid body, the wires unpatched from her
parched, blighted skin, and, at last, Ate
Angie was finally home and free.
Ate Angie, you are a true role model in
offering everything you had to Him until
your last breath. You have been obedient
to God… truly obedient unto death.
The members of the LCM were
commissioned on November 18. The
ministry will be open for recruitment this
December; commitment and dedication
are a must. On the other hand, the Media
and Communications Ministry is open
for new members who have the passion for
writing, graphics, photography, visual arts,
videography, social media, or anything
related to the various forms of media,
and the will to serve Him. Just contact
us through our Facebook, Twitter, and
Instagram page OLMCP, or simply inquire
at the parish office. Like Ate Angie, let us
all happily serve the Lord!
 Magkakaroon po ng Kasalang Parokya
sa February 14, 2019, Thursday. Para sa
mga interesado, magkipag-ugnayan lang
po sa inyong mga kawan leaders o sa
Parish office para sa mga requirements.

Schedule of Novena Masses:

Simba sa Gabi simula December
15 hanggang 23 ay ika-8:30 ng gabi
Misa de Gallo simula December 16
hanggang 24 ay ika-4 at ika-5:30 ng umaga
Wala na pong misa sa ika-
6 ng umaga sa mga araw na ito.
Ang mga Misa sa Christmas Eve at
New Year’s Eve ay ika-8 at ika-10 ng gabi.
Bible Quiz Answers: May mga flyers po sa parish office para sa
schedule.
Isaiah 11:1-10 – Jesse
Luke 10:21-24 – “Blessed are the eyes that see
what you see. For I say to you, many prophets and
kinds desired to see what you see, but did not see
it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.”
Matthew 7:21, 24-27 – wise man
Luke 3:1-6 – “A voice of one crying out in
the desert: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make straight his paths. Every valley shall be
filled and every mountain and hill shall be
made low. The winding roads shall be made
straight, and the rough ways made smooth,
and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’”
Matthew 1:1-17 – fourteen
Luke 3:10-18 – “’I am baptizing you with water,
but one mightier than I is coming. I am not
worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals. He
will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His
winnowing fan is in his hand to clear his threshing
floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but
the chaff he will burr n with unquenchable fire.’” Roman  Catholic  Diocese  of  Cubao  
Our  Lady  of  Mount  Carmel  Parish  
Project  6,  Quezon  City  

Luke 1:39-45 – “’Blessed are you among women,

and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And
how does this happen to me, that the mother
of my Lord should come to me? For at the
moment the sound of your greeting reached
my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
Blessed are you who believed that what was
spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.’”
Matthew 1:18-25 – Through the angel of
the Lord that appeared to him in a dream.
Luke 2:1-14 – Due to Caesar Augustus’ decree
to have the whole world enrolled, each went to
his own town. Joseph, coming from the house
and family of David, thus went to Bethlehem
to do so, bringing along the pregnant Mary.
The CARMEL light
Ngayong  Pasko,  makibahagi  sa
Editor-in-Chief - Jeng Vitacion
Managing Editor - Clare Ramos
Official Photographers - Elton Maceda,
Jamin Maceda, Julianne Eusebio,
Paolo Resurreccion
Layout Artist - Clare Ramos
Writers - Ram Amores, George Arceno,
Carlo Barretto, Lani Delos Santos, Bea
Flores, Pen Pamarang, Caesar Pangan
Consultants - Grace Burgos, Bebet Talusan
Adviser - Fr. Arnel F. Recinto
NOCHE BUENA Contributing Writers (this issue) - Tanya
Namoc, Marianne Banquiao, Dik Sajona,

SAGOT KO NA!
John 15:1-8 – “Glory to God in the highest King Gonzalez, Louella Rosales, Kai Medalla
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor The Carmel light is the official quarterly
rests.” newsletter of OLMC Parish, Project 6. It is
produced by the Media and
Communications Ministry.

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