Light

I know you are my light. You'll always be my light. But right now I feel like I am in the dark. I feel like I don't know where I am. I don't know where I am going. I cannot see anything around me, and I keep on stumbling. I keep on bumping into things that I'm beginning to be filled with bruises. I am afraid that things might break.

Please take me out of here. Take me out of the dark. Help me to see. Where should I go? Where am I headed. I don't want to hurt anymore. I want to run free. I want to run in the light. I want to run in the sunlight. Under the clouds. Under the stars.

Until when will I wait? Until when will I hope? Until when till my eyes will be opened?

I just want to give my all, I just want to give my best. I just want to love well.




Half a year? I hope it'll be over soon. I need patience and strength.

Maligayang Pasko

Ngayong taon, mas konti man ang dekorasyon, mas konti man ang mga regalo, at mas konti man ang mga handa, sana mapuno pa rin tayo ng pagmamahal sa pagdating ni Kristo.


Maligayang Pasko sa iyo at sa iyong pamilya. :)

The Mighty One has done great things for me

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 1,46-56.

And Mary said: "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. For he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him. He has shown might with his arm, dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart. He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones but lifted up the lowly. The hungry he has filled with good things; the rich he has sent away empty. He has helped Israel his servant, remembering his mercy, according to his promise to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever." Mary remained with her about three months and then returned to her home.

Hmm.

Faith formation.

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Kapoy kaayo. :(

I Miss My DS Kiddies

I've been blabbing about this for half of today. Kasalanan kasi ni Doria e... Surprise! kasi. :) Tsaka lately sobrang LOVE talaga sila sa akin. As in.

Grabe, I really miss my DS Kiddies. I miss being their "Yaya". Pwede ko pa rin ba kayo alagaan? Waaaaaah. Anobuzz. :P

Yun lang. :) Ayoko na, ang drama. :P Pakabait!

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"My Yoke is Easy"

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 11,28-30.

Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your selves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light."

Copyright © Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, USCCB



Commentary of the day :

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), foundress of the Missionary Sisters of Charity
Jesus, the Word to be spoken, ch.7

"My yoke is easy"

God bears within himself a very great humility. He is able to stoop down to people like ourselves and become dependant on us for such activities as living, growing and bearing fruit. He could have done this instantaneously without our help. However, he stooped down to us, he has led each one of us here, to call us together and make up this community. If you had refused, he would not have been able to do it. And indeed, we could have refused; each one of us could have said «No». God would have waited patiently until someone had said «Yes».

What makes me understand this is when Jesus says: «Learn of me, for I am meek and humble of heart.» He truly wanted us to accept that the call of each one of us is truly a gift of God himself.

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consolation

"Are you searching for the consolation of God, or the God of consolation?" (St. Ignatius of Loyola)

AN INVITATION to Take and Receive: The First Festival of Ateneo Music

In celebration of the University's second Sesquicentennial theme,

Deepening Spirituality

the Ateneo community is warmly invited to

TAKE AND RECEIVE: THE FIRST FESTIVAL OF ATENEO MUSIC

Sunday, 7 December 2008, 6:30PM
Church of the Gesù

FEATURING:

Ateneo Boys Choir (Daisy Marasigan, Conductor)
Ateneo Chamber Singers (Jonathan Velasco, Conductor)
Ateneo College Glee Club (Ma. Lourdes Hermo, Conductor)
Ateneo High School Glee Club (Jose Emmanuel Aquino, Conductor)
Dulaang Sibol (Dr. Onofre Pagsanghan, Managing Director)
Jesuit Music Ministry (Fr. JBoy Gonzales, SJ, Director): Blue Symphony, Bukas Palad, Himig Heswita & Musica Chiesa

AND

the premiere "Take and Receive" medley arrangement of  RYAN CAYABYAB

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Take and Receive: The First Festival of Ateneo Music
Ateneo choirs to stage free thanksgiving concert for the community

On Sunday, 7 December 2008, 6:30PM, Ateneo's singing groups will treat the community to an evening of sacred, liturgical, and inspirational music through the concert, Take and Receive: The First Festival of Ateneo Music, at the Church of the Gesù, Ateneo Loyola Heights campus.

The concert gathers Ateneo's home grown and award-winning groups, the Ateneo Boys Choir, Ateneo High School Glee Club, Dulaang Sibol, Ateneo College Glee Club, and Ateneo Chamber Singers. They will perform with the Jesuit Music Ministry artists, Blue Symphony, Bukas Palad, Himig Heswita and Musica Chiesa. Distinguished Filipino musician and composer Ryan Cayabyab's medley arrangement of the different "Take and Receive" compositions by the Filipino Jesuits will be one of the highlights of the concert.

Fans and supporters of these Ateneo singing groups can expect to be regaled by the songs that have made these groups both distinct and popular, resonating Ateneo's fine musical legacy and the unique spirituality that inspires its music.

Dulaang Sibol is the Ateneo High School theater club founded and directed by Onofre Pagsanghan. Bukas Palad, meanwhile, was co-founded by Fr. Manoling Francisco, SJ 20 years ago. The Ateneo College Glee Club, the oldest university chorale in the country and winner in the 2006 Miltenberg (Germany) Choral Competition and Ateneo Chamber Singers, winner in the 2006 Tolosa (Spain) Choral Contest, will showcase their world-class talent in polyphony and classical music.

Another highlight of the concert is a tribute by the Jesuit Music Ministry artists to Fr. Eddie Hontiveros, SJ, or "Fr. Honti," the acknowledged Father of Philippine Liturgical Music, who passed away in January 2008. The Mass hymns that Fr. Honti composed in the 1970s, after the Second Vatican Council called for inculturation of the liturgy, continue to be sung in every parish to this day, an enduring testament to the intimacy of his music with the heart of the Filipino and the message of Jesus Christ.

Take and Receive: The First Festival of Ateneo Music marks the Ateneo's 149th anniversary, the year of "Deepening Spirituality," the second theme of a three-year countdown to Ateneo's 150th anniversary, or sesquicentennial. Ateneo de Manila University will celebrate its sesquicentennial on December 10, 2009 with the theme "Building the Nation."

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Mimi D. Agbay
Project Coordinator - Ateneo Sesquicentennial
Phone No.: +632 426.6001 loc. 4083
Mobile No.: +63 917.8933379
http://150.ateneo.edu

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Jaymee's Wish List

Ito na ang Christmas Wish List ko! Haha, wala lang, kailangan kasi sa PVolT at sa office, kaya ipost ko nalang din dito. :D Pansin ko lang, puro galing sa JesComm ang gusto ko. Haha.

Jaymee's Wish List

1. Bayan Umawit! Songbook (P200 sa JesComm--actually para sa Choir ko ito :D)
2. Nokia 5300 Express Music Crystal Case
3. Earphones
4. Super Tibay na Umbrella na kulay peenk ulit.
5. Nintendo DS Lite Hard Case -- any color except green (P300)
6. Nintendo DS Lite screen protector
7. Speakers na handy na malakas (para sa apostolate ko yey)
8. Corrinne May CD (yung may Everything in Its Time song)
9. God of Silence CD (P300 sa JesComm, pero kung may kilala kayong scholastic, P250 nalang)
10. The Collected Writings of Venancio Calpotura, SJ, Volume One: Formative Spirituality (P290 sa JesComm)
11. The Collected Writings of Venancio Calpotura, SJ, Volume Two: Ignatian Spirituality (P290 sa JesComm)
12. The Shattered Lantern: Rediscovering a Felt Presence of God, revised ed. (P200 sa JesComm)
13. Any ACGC CD (Contact Guita Gopalan: 0917-8042253)
14. Prayers from the Upper Room / Sing of Him Song Book (P500 sa JesComm)
15. Any Prayers Wrapped in Song CD (P250  sa JesComm)

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RERUN: ACIL Homecoming 2008

(dahil naniniwala ako sa ACIL, i-post ko lang ito.. Nakuha ko sa Blueboard)

WHO: All Ateneo Catechetical Instruction League (ACIL) Alumni
WHAT: R.E.R.U.N: The Homecoming
WHERE: MVP Center for Student Leadership (basement)
WHEN: December 5, 2008
WHY: To relive your glory days in ACIL, celebrate its 103rd year and give
support as it aims for forever.

*We would like to ask for an amount of at least P500.00 upon registration which will
cover not only a sumptuous dinner but also financial aid for the projects of ACIL namely
Caroling '08, Komunyunidad (Area Kid's First Holy Communion), Medical Mission and 3-day
Ignatian Silent Retreat.
(P250.00 non-ACIL loved ones and guests)

Help us spread the news to your alumni friends! Help us reach the alumni network through
you!

Kindly forward this email-blast to your fellow Acilistas. If your hands are full, just
send us their contact details, preferably email addresses or contact numbers and we will
be the ones to contact them. We are hoping to gather a large number of former Acilistas
and we need your help to reach the older generations.

Furthermore, we are also working on a special video to be shown on the homecoming night.
This will feature how ACIL has developed over the years. If you still have pictures of
former ACIL areas and events, please send them or the link to acilweek103_core@yahoogroups.com. We are also looking for ACIL alumni, and members of the old communities like the ACIL kids, to be interviewed for the video. If you wish to
volunteer or have contact numbers of people we can approach for help, please email them
to acilweek103_core@yahoogroups.com. Thank you.


We can't wait to see you again soon!


Yours truly,

ACIL Batch 2008



Mary Grace Anne S. Rosales
AB Philosophy 2009
Minor in Literature
Ateneo Catechetical Instruction League
President, 2008-2009
Ateneo de Manila University
09153081074 / marygraceanne@y!