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Pope Francis' Speech at The Manila Cathedral
Pope Francis' Speech at The Manila Cathedral
When I was playing in the UAAP for the Ateneo Blue “Kase di sila pumupunta saken para magpagupit.”, sabi ni
Eagles, (you guys were probably still watching cartoons Mang Boyet
then), I had four years of disappointment and pain
because we missed the championship every year. Year in Tanong ni Alvaro: “Hindi po ba pwedeng gupitan mo na
and year out, I would put in so much time and effort lang sila kahet ayaw nila?”
working on my game to become a better player and a
better leader. I made lots of sacrifices and preserved “Syempre hindi.” sagot ni Mang Boyet
through the stressful life of a student athlete. And in my 5th
and last year when I was team captain as well, we finally At humirit si Alvaro, sabi niya kay Mang Boyet: “Ganun
won the much-coveted championship to the joy of the lang din po yun Mang Boyet. Hindi naman tayo pwede
entire Ateneo community. What made it so sweet was the pakelaman ng Diyos kung hindi naten siya hahayaan
fact that we endured so many years of adversity and made makapasok sa mga sarili natin. Kailangan din naten
so many sacrifices until our dream became a reality! Not to lumapit at mag bukas loob para mapalapit tayo sa kanya”
mention that we also defeated our archrivals in the finals
(whose name I will not mention J ) If God did not have the chance to enter your lives, my dear
graduating students, then you should now think twice. Are
Why did I mention that? Because, true love is about the you giving him a chance to enter your life in the first place?
freedom to make sacrifices for one another: in the case of As you begin your university life, remember to choose HIM
romantic relationships, waiting for love to be blessed in first and as you strive to live the virtues, use your freedom
marriage. Besides, by sacrificing, we also develop fortitude well! Study well, get into sports, live healthy, make friends,
of spirit that will allow us to face challenges head on. and enjoy the ride! Remember that He is your real Goal.
Sacrifice, as I have learned in my years with the Blue With that, God will bless you with a happiness that the
Eagles, also makes the end-goal (which is success) more world cannot give.
satisfying.
Congratulations once again! God bless you all!
[Bullying]
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I know I’ve been speaking too long already. But I just had st-anthony.html
to add this a few hours ago just after reading in the
newspaper about a 2nd year high school student in
Batangas who committed suicide because of bullying and
more so, cyber-bullying. He took his own life using a gun.
This is truly devastating!! Reminder: to those bullied,
taking your life is never the solution. To the witnesses and
bystanders, please report it right away. Who knows, you
might save a life! To the teachers and administrators, don’t
take bullying lightly. To the parents, write to the school if
your son is being bullied AND make sure to set good
examples to your kids because you are their role models.