Santo Cristo de Luna

11/02/2025

𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟏 | 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐬
𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝐷𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑖𝑐𝑘

According to St. Bernadette, the visionary at Lourdes in 1858, the Virgin Mary proclaimed herself "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏".

Further, St. John Paull II designated February 11 as World Day of the Sick, "a special time of prayer and sharing, of offering one's suffering for the good of the Church, and of reminding us to see in our sick brother and sister the face of Christ who, by suffering, dying and rising, achieved the salvation of humankind." (Letter Instituting the World Day of the Sick, 13 May 1992,3).

01/01/2023

Solemnity of MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

MAMA MARY ............Pray for us

29/12/2022

FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY | DEC. 30 2022

The Holy Family Prayer

JESUS, Son of God and Son of Mary, bless our family. Graciously inspire in us the unity, peace, and mutual love that you found in your own family in the little town of Nazareth.

MARY, Mother of Jesus and Our Mother, nourish our family with your faith and your love. Keep us close to your Son, Jesus, in all our sorrows and joys.

JOSEPH, Foster-father to Jesus, guardian and spouse of Mary, keep our family safe from harm. Help us in all times of discouragement or anxiety.

HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH, make our family one with you. Help us to be instruments of peace. Grant that love, strengthened by grace, may prove mightier than all the weaknesses and trials through which our families sometimes pass. May we always have God at the center of our hearts and homes until we are all one family, happy and at peace in our true home with you. Amen.

24/12/2022

DECEMBER 25 | THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD

On December 25, we observe the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord. Since the fourth century, Christians have marked this day as the beginning of the Christmas season.

Second only to Easter, Christmas is one of the most important days in the Church. The Nativity tells the story of Jesus’s birth in Bethlehem. Because there was no room at any of the inns due to the census, Jesus, the savior of the world, was born in a stable. After Jesus’s birth, Angels proclaimed him as a savior for all, and shepherds went to the stable to adore him.

In the 40 days before Christmas, the faithful participate in Advent, a time of spiritual cleansing and preparation for the birth of Jesus.

The Nativity of Jesus celebrates the incarnation of God, which means that he came to earth to live as a man and undo the damage caused by the fall of the first man, Adam.

And this is the crux of why we celebrate Christmas: because it allowed us to receive God’s grace. There is nothing we can do to earn salvation. None of us will measure up. And yet, God offers his grace as a free gift.

Christmas serves as a reminder that God continues to love us, no matter what we do or who we are. It is not about acting the right way, or always doing the right thing. God’s love is constant. It is unconditional.

Matthew 2:10 says that when the shepherds saw the star proclaiming the savior’s birth, “they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.”

As Christians, we can share in this great joy. Joy does not refer to “happiness at all times.” Happiness is fleeting, and depends on circumstances. There are many Christmases where it feels there is nothing to be happy about.

However, joy is something that comes from God. We experience joy because of what God has done for us, and is sustained by him. Only sin can remove joy from our lives.

Will you feel that kind of joy this Christmas? Are you able to rejoice exceedingly with great joy, not matter the circumstances?

Joy is available to all Christians. We can pray for it and acknowledge the Holy Spirit’s presence in our lives. We need only ask for this kind of endless joy.

This Christmas, we pray that you experience the joy of the Lord in your life and are able to praise God for the many gifts he has given you. On behalf of HugotSeminarista, we wish you a merry Christmas!

24/11/2022

| Happy Fiesta, Our Lady of Namacpacan!
We pray for the parish priest, Rev. Fr. Roberto Benito L. Collado as he shepherds the people of this parish. May the Lord continue to bless this community and protect them from all dangers.

24/11/2022

CHURCH CELEBRATION | NOVEMBER 24, 2022
OUR LADY OF NAMACPACAN

According to the historical sketch done by Msgr. Quintin Velasquez, the image was ordered by the Augustinian friars of Vigan from Spain in 1871 but came to Luna accidentally. The galleon set sail to the Philippines heading toward Vigan and was caught in a storm off the coast of La Union. When the storm ended, they tried to continue their journey but the wind urged them to come back to the port. The captain decided to return to the port and have the statue delivered to Vigan by land.

When the statue was about to be transported to Vigan, the men could not remove the statue from its place. They took it as a signal that the image wanted to stay. It was negotiated upon by the Augustinian friars and Fr. Marcelino Ceballos that the image would stay in Namacpacan. They concluded that Our Blessed Lady must have chosen the town of Namacpacan as her sanctuary. A big feast marked the arrival of Our Lady in town. The townspeople came out in their best to meet it in the parish church, which came to be known as Our Lady of Namacpacan.

Sources:

(1) VigattinTourism—The Miraculous Shrine of Our Lady of Namacpacan

(2) 📷 Courtesy of Jeremie Galang

23/11/2022

HAPPY FEAST DAY
NUESTRA SEÑORA DE NAMACPACAN

VIVA APO BAKET!!!

01/11/2022

𝘼𝙉𝙂 𝙋𝘼𝙂𝙆𝘼𝙆𝘼𝙄𝘽𝘼 𝙉𝙂 𝘿𝙐𝙇𝙄𝘼, 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙏𝙊𝘿𝙐𝙇𝙄𝘼, 𝙃𝙔𝙋𝙀𝙍𝘿𝙐𝙇𝙄𝘼 𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝘼𝙏𝙍𝙄𝘼?

Sa araw na ito ay ipinagdiriwang natin ang dakilang kapistahan ng mga banal. Madalas, inaakusahan tayo ng ibang sekta na sinasamba raw natin ang mga Santo at ang Birheng Maria. Ngunit lingid sa kanilang kaalaman, may apat na terminolohiya tayong mga katoliko na siyang ating pinanghahawakan, at ang apat na ito ay magkakaiba ang kahulugan—ang dulia, protodulia, hyperdulia at Latria.

• Ang 𝘿𝙐𝙇𝙄𝘼 ay isang pagkilala at pagrespeto sa mga Santong namuhay sa kagustuhan ng Diyos;

• Ang 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙏𝙊𝘿𝙐𝙇𝙄𝘼 naman ang tawag sa pagbibigay respeto kay San Jose;

• Ang ikatlo namang terminolohiya, ang 𝙃𝙔𝙋𝙀𝙍𝘿𝙐𝙇𝙄𝘼, ay siyang tawag sa pagbibigay ng mataas na respeto sa Ina ng Diyos;

• Ang panghuli, ang 𝙇𝘼𝙏𝙍𝙄𝘼, ito naman ang tawag sa paraan ng paggalang sa natatanging sinasamba ng mga katoliko—ang Diyos.

Ngunit paano nga ba natin ito maipapaliwanag sa kanila nang maayos?

Gamitin natin ang lohika tungkol sa binatang manliligaw upang mas maintidihan ito ng ilan sa atin:

Sabi nila, kapag raw nanliligaw ang isang binata, hindi lamang dapat ang dalagang kanyang iniirog ang kanyang pinapakitaan ng respeto at pagmamahal, kundi pati na rin ang mga taong malapit sa dalaga na nais niyang mapasagot ng oo; madalas ring humingi ng tulong ang binatang manliligaw sa mga malalapit sa dalaga. Gaya na lamang sa mga kaibigan o kapatid nito, pati na rin ang ama, at lalo na ang kanyang Ina. Sa paggalang sa mga taong malapit sa babaeng nililigawan, maipapakitang tunay nga ang intensyon ng isang binata.

Iyan ang lohika sa pananampalataya ng mga katoliko. Upang malaman na tunay nga ang intensyon ng isang mananampalataya, nararapat lamang na marunong din itong gumalang o rumespeto sa mga malalapit sa Diyos lalo na yaong mga namuhay alinsunod sa kanyang kagustuhan, gaya na lamang ni San Jose na walang pakundangang tinanggap ang pagbubuntis ng kanyang kabiyak na si Maria; gaya rin ng mga santong nagbuwis ng buhay para maipalaganap ang Salita ng Diyos at gaya rin ni Maria na siyang nagdala kay Jesus sa kanyang sinapupunan.

Ngunit ang tanong, sinasamba ba natin sila gaya ng pagsambang ginagawa natin sa Panginoon?

Hindi, sapagkat nirerespeto lamang natin ang mga ito at kinikilala sa kabanalang ipinakita sa ating lahat upang maging instrumento sa mga taong nabubuhay pa, 'pagkat gaya ng ilang mga santo na may masamang nakaraan, maari rin tayong magbago at magbalik-loob sa kasalukuyan. At iyan ay maari nating matutunan kay Maria, kay San Jose at sa mga santo kung paano sila namuhay sa mundo.





Credits:

📷 Pinterest

09/10/2022