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08/12/2021

An iglesia Ni Cristo member made an article opposing the celebration of the Immaculate Conception. He said,

"Nais lamang naming linawin na hindi kami laban kay Maria, ang Ina ng Panginoong Jesucristo. Ito ay hindi pag-atake kay Maria, sa halip, layunin lamang namin na protektahan siya mula sa kasinungalingan na itinuturo ng Relihiyong Katoliko. Walang kahit na anong katibayan mula sa Banal na Kasulatan ang sumusporta sa Dogma ng Immaculada Conception."

First of All, dapat nating malaman kung saan nagsimula ang PAGKAKASALA NG TAO at kung paano naging Immaculada Conception si Maria o walang bahid ng KASALANAN.

Ang KASALANAN ay nagsimula sa panahon nina Adan at Eba. Si Eba, ang BABAE na nag-udyok kay Adan upang lumabag sa KAUTUSAN NG DIYOS na naging sanhi ng kanilang PAGKAKASALA,

“Bakit mo ginawa ang bagay na iyon?” tanong ng Panginoong Yahweh sa BABAE. “Mangyari po'y NILINLANG AKO NG AHAS, kaya ako natuksong kumain,” sagot naman nito."-[Genesis 3:13]

Dahil sa pangyayaring iyon ang lahat ng TAO ay nagkasala na tinatawag na Original Sin" o kasalanang Minana mula kina Adan At Eba. Pinatotohanan ito ni Haring David,

"Ako'y masama na buhat nang isilang, MAKASALANAN NA nang ako'y ILUWAL."-[Salmo 51:5]

Ang lahat ng tao ay idineklarang MAKASALANAN O MARUMI sa MATA NG DIYOS dahil sa kagagawan ng ating mga ninuno na naging sanhi ng ating KAMATAYAN,

"Ang kasalanan ay pumasok sa sanlibutan sa pamamagitan ng isang tao, at ang KAMATAYAN ay pumasok sa pamamagitan ng KASALANAN. Dahil dito, lumaganap ang kamatayan sa LAHAT NG TAO, sapagkat ang LAHAT AY NAGKASALA."-[Roma 5:12]

Gayun pa man ang PROPESIYA ng KALIGTASAN ay magmumula sa isang "BAGONG EBA" na siyang dudurog sa AHAS, sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang BINHI- ang Panginoong Jesucristo,,

"Kayo ng BABAE ay aking pag-aawayin, binhi mo't BINHI niya'y lagi kong paglalabanin. Ang BINHI NIYA ANG DUDUROG SA IYONG ULO, at sa sakong niya'y ikaw ang tutuklaw.”-[Genesis 3:15]

Ang BAGONG EBA na si Maria ay siya ring Arko ng BAGONG TIPAN o ang Tipan ng pakikipagkasundo sa Diyos. Ayon sa mga Early Records ng Church Fathers, si Maria ay Anak ni San Joaquin at Santa Anna, isang babaeng BAOG o walang kakayahan na magsilang ng sanggol.

Ang mag-asawa ay nanalangin sa Diyos na magkaroon ng isang Anak na siya ngang nangyari, sapagkat si Santa Anna ay naglihi ng SANGGOL NA BABAE na MULA SA DIYOS at walang bahid-dungis ng KASALANAN na kanilang INIALAY SA DIYOS.

Ang paglilihi kay MARIA bilang IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ay bilang paghahanda sa kanya bilang ARKO NG BAGONG TIPAN na siyang MAGDADALA ng SALITA NG DIYOS, TINAPAY NA NAGBIBIGAY BUHAY AT NG DAKILANG PUNONG PARI sa kanyang SINAPUPUNAN- na walang iba kundi ang PANGINOONG JESUCRISTO.

Kaya nga ang bati ng Anghel kay Maria ay "FULL OF GRACE" dahil siya ay walang bahid ng Kasalanan,

"Hail, FULL OF GRACE the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women."-[Luke 1:28]

Sa wikang Greek ang "FULL OF GRACE" ay tinatawag na "KEKARITOMENE" na ang ibig sabihin ay "NAPUPUNO NG GRASYA. Ito ay upang matupad na ang DIVINE REDEMPTION na matagal ng plano ng Diyos,

"Sinabi sa kanya ng anghel, “Huwag kang matakot, Maria, sapagkat naging KALUGOD-LUGOD KA SA DIYOS. Makinig ka! Ikaw ay maglilihi at manganganak ng isang SANGGOL NA LALAKI, at siya'y papangalanan mong Jesus."-[Lucas 1:30-31]

"Sumagot si Maria, “Ako'y alipin ng Panginoon. Mangyari nawa sa akin ang iyong sinabi.” Pagkatapos, umalis na ang anghel."-[Lucas 1:38]
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"For BY GRACE ARE YOU SAVED through the faith; and that not of yourselves: IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD."-[Ephesians 2:8]

03/12/2021

𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐏𝐎𝐏𝐄 𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐒.
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10/11/2021

𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘿𝙄𝙁𝙁𝙀𝙍𝙀𝙉𝘾𝙀 𝘽𝙀𝙏𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙉 𝘼 𝙋𝘼𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙃,
𝘼 𝘾𝘼𝙏𝙃𝙀𝘿𝙍𝘼𝙇, 𝘼 𝘽𝘼𝙎𝙄𝙇𝙄𝘾𝘼, 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝘼 𝙎𝙃𝙍𝙄𝙉𝙀

Today, the Church remembers the Feast of the dedication of Lateran Basilica. Maybe it would be fitting if we also explain the significance of Basilicas to our faith.

Occasionally, Catholics in elsewhere — will encounter a chapel all around the world. A chapel is smaller than a church and has no permanent congregation. It is understood as a place for divine worship designated by permission of the local ordinary for the benefit of one or more physical persons. But aside from a Chapel, Catholics could also encounter a building that is not a Chapel. It is majestic in beauty with a rich history behind it. Sometimes these buildings are called “basilicas,” while other times they are called “cathedrals," some may even be called as "Parishes," and "shrine."

But are you familiar with their differences?

𝙋𝘼𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙃

Code of Canon Law 2179 "A parish is a definite community of the Christian faithful established on a stable basis within a particular church; the pastoral care of the parish is entrusted to a pastor as its own shepherd under the authority of the diocesan bishop." It is the place where all the faithful can be gathered together for the Sunday celebration of the Eucharist. The parish initiates the Christian people into the ordinary expression of the liturgical life: it gathers them together in this celebration; it teaches Christ's saving doctrine; it practices the charity of the Lord in good works and brotherly love."

𝘾𝘼𝙏𝙃𝙀𝘿𝙍𝘼𝙇

The name “cathedral” is given to churches that are the “hub” of each diocese, where the bishop typically presides at important liturgies. The cathedral gets its name from the presence of the bishop’s chair, traditionally called the cathedra (Latin word for “chair”). The bishop sits on this chair when celebrating the Mass or other liturgical events at the cathedral.

𝘽𝘼𝙎𝙄𝙇𝙄𝘾𝘼

The term basilica was used to identify churches of historic and spiritual importance. Usually, these churches are built in the basilica style, but the key criterion is that they are places of historic and spiritual importance. The Holy Father officially designates a church as a "basilica." Basilicas are further classified into two groups: Major and Minor.
Major Basilicas include only those churches in Rome that have great historical significance. These include St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, and St. Paul-Outside-the-Walls. The second group is known as “minor basilicas.” These are more numerous, found in almost every country in the world. Local bishops petition Rome for one of their churches to be named a minor basilica; the church must be proven to have extraordinary beauty with a rich history behind it to be given the title.

𝙎𝙃𝙍𝙄𝙉𝙀 (MAJOR & MINOR)

A shrine is a church or other sacred place where a relic is preserved, like the Shrine of St. Jude in Baltimore; where an apparition has taken place, like the Shrine of Our Lady of Knock in Ireland or the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City; or an historical event of faith has taken place, like the Shrine of the Our Lady of the Martyrs in Auriesville, N.Y., where the early Jesuit missionaries were martyred.

A shrine may also be a place designated to foster a belief or devotion; for example, the Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (a basilica and a shrine) was built to foster devotion to our Blessed Mother in the United States, particularly since she is the patroness of America under the title of the Immaculate Conception. Shrines are regulated by the local bishop, and national shrines are designated as such by the national conference of bishops.

To bring this all together, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore (which has on display a conopoeum) is not only a basilica and a shrine, but also the co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the first Catholic cathedral in the United States. Thus one church may be simultaneously a basilica, a cathedral and a shrine.





Sources:

(1) What is the difference between a basilica and a cathedral?—Aleteia(Retrieved on August 5, 2021);

(2) Cathedrals, Shrines and Basilicas by Fr. William Saunders—Catholic Education Resource Center (Retrieved on August 5, 2021);

(3) Rome’s Four Papal Basilicas by Silvia Donati—Italy Magazine (Retrieved on November 8, 2021);

(4) The Purpose of Catholic Parishes—Catholic Missionary Disciples (Retrieved on November 8, 2021);

(5) 📷 Canva Pro, Pinterest

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