WINS AGAIN
MANILA, JANUARY 24, 2012 (CATHOLIC PHILIPPINES ONLINE)
(PHOTO - Archbishop Socrates Villegas) - A
MONASTERY for cloistered nuns now stands at the hilly part of Nancapian village
in Malasiqui town in Pangasinan.
Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan on Saturday led the blessing
of the Poor Clare Monastery of Saint James the Apostle after administering a
Mass in the chapel.
The monastery is located in the middle of the hilly Arenas Farm owned by the
family of philanthropist Rosemarie Arenas. The Arenas family donated the lot,
which is surrounded by mango trees, to the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.
The monastery is located more than a hundred meters away from the residence
of the Arenases. The Arenas matriarch said it will have its own gate.
After Saturday's blessing, four pioneer sisters from the Monastery of the
Holy Spirit in Balanga, Bataan will stay at the monastery.
"The blessing of the monastery will be the only opportunity for you to see
the interior of the monastery, which our Catholic faithful in Pangasinan so
kindly helped to build. After the blessing, the monastery will be closed
perpetually and the life of sacrifice of the nuns will hence begin inside the
cloister," Villegas said.
He said the building is secured with iron grills to keep people from coming
in. "Those grills are not intended for the sisters to stay in, the grills are
there so that you will stay out. Let them stay spend their nights in hidden
prayers and sacrifice," he added.
Villegas is happy with the realization of his dream for the archdiocese to
have a monastery. While delivering his homily, he paused three times to contain
his emotions.
"We open a new chapter of Lingayen-Dagupan Archdiocese. Thank you my dear
sisters, thank you for coming. I am passionate about this. I am convinced about.
I have staked my all to make this happen. Thank you sisters, pray for us
priests, raise your hands to God in prayer for us," he said.
"The monastery is the powerhouse of the archdiocese, in our lifetime and in
the generations to come," he added.
Villegas said he chose January 21 as the date of the blessing of the
monastery as said date is very significant to him.
Tribu Pan-ay retains Dinagyang crown
TRIBU Pan-ay of Fort San Pedro National High School (FSPNHS)
successfully defended its crown by winning the Ati-Ati Tribes Competition of the
Dinagyang 2012 on Sunday.
Tribu Pan-ay, the grand champion of last year's competition and also champion
of last year's Aliwan Festival – The Philippines' Festival of Champions, wowed
the crowd and the judges with its splendid performances in all five judging
areas within the festival route.
Its eagle-inspired costume and movements coupled with its masterfully crafted
rhythm received standing ovation from the audience, composed of foreign and
local tourists, at the main performance area at the Iloilo Freedom Grandstand.
Tribu Pan-ay was also a trending topic on micro-blogging site Twitter after
it rendered its winning performance beamed live via local free television and
live streaming.
It also won minor awards for best in costume designer, best in musical
director, best in music, best in choreography and best in performance. Its
choreographer, Rommel Flogen, was declared the best. Each minor award is worth
P10,000.
Dr. Bresilda Floro, principal of FSPNHS and tribe manager of Tribu Pan-ay,
thanked her students for showing their best in Sunday's tribes competition.
"They labored hard to retain the crown," she said over a radio interview.
She said FSPNHS will aim again to retain its crown for next year's Dinagyang
festival.
Other winners in the Ati-ati tribes competition are Tribu Lunok of Iloilo
City National High School (1st runner-up), Tribu Ilonganon of Jalandoni Memorial
National High School (2nd runner-up), Tribu Paghidaet of La Paz National High
School (3rd runner-up), and Tribu Atub-Atub of Barangay Veterans Village, Iloilo
City.
Tribu Lunok won the best in street dancing, while Tribu Paghidaet brought
home the best in headdress and best in discipline minor awards.
Chief News Editor: Sol Jose Vanzi
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