i figured that i am special in your book. thank you very mucho! oh yeah, that's were the "proud" pinoys hang out....JuanTamad;691777;691777 said:Watch out for the mandurokot then!
You're very special in my book.
mandurukot are "Pink pockets"...MGA KABABAYAN KO! (Pinoy MFK members only)
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mandurukot are "Pink pockets"...By Christian V. Esguerra
Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines -- The rush of mothers excited over their
firstborns' baptism led a priest to commit the unthinkable. At a mass
baptism ceremony not long ago, the priest mistakenly anointed not the
baby's forehead but the mother's breast. No wonder his thumb pressed
on something soft, he later realized.
In a separate ceremony, another priest committed a similar blooper.
But the mother, who was not familiar with the Christian rite, found
nothing irregular about it. She went back to the priest and offered
her other breast.
In still another blooper, the host fell between a woman's cleavage
during communion. Instinctively, the priest moved to retrieve the
sacred bread, but the woman shrieked and almost created a scandal.
Priests are human beings, too.
While blunders -- like a priest raising the chalice instead of the
host during consecration -- may be funny, they shouldn't distract
parishioners from the greater value of their faith and community,
according to Fr. Glenn Gomez, SVD.
"Yes, they're funny and they only show that priests are human beings,
too," he told the Philippine Daily Inquirer yesterday.
Apparently, there's a need to demystify the common notion that
priests, being ordained ministers, are infallible.
This perception probably explains why mistakes committed by priests --
or simply the possibility of committing them -- are difficult to
accept for many parishioners, said Gomez, who holds a doctorate in
Psychology from the Ateneo de Manila University.
It's not to say, of course, that the idea should give men of the cloth
license to do wrong. Gomez said priests were basically faced with two
extremes in their relations with their flock.
On the one hand, some express "too much humanity," immersing
themselves in the world of their flock to the point of acquiring their
vices.
On the other, others remain reclusive, convinced that serving God
means staying within the privacy of a priory.
Balance
"There has to be balance," said Gomez.
On Friday night, the Inquirer sat down with a group of priests and
seminarians whose conversation wandered to the lighter side of the
priestly ministry.
One seminarian recalled attending Mass in one province where the
priest raised the microphone instead of the chalice. Lesson: Don't
hold anything in both hands at the same time.
Pong
On another occasion, an old priest, who loved playing "mah jong" for
leisure, fell asleep during Mass. When the sacristan (acolyte) woke
him up, he inexplicably shouted, "Pong," a mah jong term.
At a wedding in an upscale village in Makati City, one officiating
priest's legendary temper got the better of him.
Known to be a stickler for punctuality, he was incensed when the bride
showed up late. When the woman finally arrived and looked
apologetically in the direction of the priest, she got an unsavory
comment.
"Ang tagal-tagal, ang pangit-pangit naman! (She's late and she's ugly,
too)," the priest said.
During the ceremony, the priest drew not a few dagger looks from
friends and relatives of the bride and groom.
Idiosyncrasies
After the wedding, the priest thought it best to skip the reception at
a nearby five-star hotel.
"Being human beings, priests have emotions and idiosyncrasies, too,"
Gomez said. "These things don't leave them after ordination."
Gomez has had his share of embarrassing moments.
About two years ago, he was asked to say a requiem Mass in Quezon
City. He asked the family to write on a piece of paper the first name
of the deceased followed by the bereaved loved ones.
Before he could finish praying "for the soul of Francisco," the family
shouted almost in unison -- "Guillermo!" It turned out that one
relative had not followed the instructions. Francisco was the bereaved
brother.
Humor
Humor is a potent tool for evangelization, especially in the
Philippines where the faithful generally enjoy jokes and colorful
anecdotes, according to Gomez.
"We're unlike the Germans who are heavy thinkers," he explained.
"Pinoys love lively sermons."
Understandably so, because for all the problems confronting the
Filipino Catholic, the last thing he wants is to be in the company of
a "colorless" priest
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Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines -- The rush of mothers excited over their
firstborns' baptism led a priest to commit the unthinkable. At a mass
baptism ceremony not long ago, the priest mistakenly anointed not the
baby's forehead but the mother's breast. No wonder his thumb pressed
on something soft, he later realized.
In a separate ceremony, another priest committed a similar blooper.
But the mother, who was not familiar with the Christian rite, found
nothing irregular about it. She went back to the priest and offered
her other breast.
In still another blooper, the host fell between a woman's cleavage
during communion. Instinctively, the priest moved to retrieve the
sacred bread, but the woman shrieked and almost created a scandal.
Priests are human beings, too.
While blunders -- like a priest raising the chalice instead of the
host during consecration -- may be funny, they shouldn't distract
parishioners from the greater value of their faith and community,
according to Fr. Glenn Gomez, SVD.
"Yes, they're funny and they only show that priests are human beings,
too," he told the Philippine Daily Inquirer yesterday.
Apparently, there's a need to demystify the common notion that
priests, being ordained ministers, are infallible.
This perception probably explains why mistakes committed by priests --
or simply the possibility of committing them -- are difficult to
accept for many parishioners, said Gomez, who holds a doctorate in
Psychology from the Ateneo de Manila University.
It's not to say, of course, that the idea should give men of the cloth
license to do wrong. Gomez said priests were basically faced with two
extremes in their relations with their flock.
On the one hand, some express "too much humanity," immersing
themselves in the world of their flock to the point of acquiring their
vices.
On the other, others remain reclusive, convinced that serving God
means staying within the privacy of a priory.
Balance
"There has to be balance," said Gomez.
On Friday night, the Inquirer sat down with a group of priests and
seminarians whose conversation wandered to the lighter side of the
priestly ministry.
One seminarian recalled attending Mass in one province where the
priest raised the microphone instead of the chalice. Lesson: Don't
hold anything in both hands at the same time.
Pong
On another occasion, an old priest, who loved playing "mah jong" for
leisure, fell asleep during Mass. When the sacristan (acolyte) woke
him up, he inexplicably shouted, "Pong," a mah jong term.
At a wedding in an upscale village in Makati City, one officiating
priest's legendary temper got the better of him.
Known to be a stickler for punctuality, he was incensed when the bride
showed up late. When the woman finally arrived and looked
apologetically in the direction of the priest, she got an unsavory
comment.
"Ang tagal-tagal, ang pangit-pangit naman! (She's late and she's ugly,
too)," the priest said.
During the ceremony, the priest drew not a few dagger looks from
friends and relatives of the bride and groom.
Idiosyncrasies
After the wedding, the priest thought it best to skip the reception at
a nearby five-star hotel.
"Being human beings, priests have emotions and idiosyncrasies, too,"
Gomez said. "These things don't leave them after ordination."
Gomez has had his share of embarrassing moments.
About two years ago, he was asked to say a requiem Mass in Quezon
City. He asked the family to write on a piece of paper the first name
of the deceased followed by the bereaved loved ones.
Before he could finish praying "for the soul of Francisco," the family
shouted almost in unison -- "Guillermo!" It turned out that one
relative had not followed the instructions. Francisco was the bereaved
brother.
Humor
Humor is a potent tool for evangelization, especially in the
Philippines where the faithful generally enjoy jokes and colorful
anecdotes, according to Gomez.
"We're unlike the Germans who are heavy thinkers," he explained.
"Pinoys love lively sermons."
Understandably so, because for all the problems confronting the
Filipino Catholic, the last thing he wants is to be in the company of
a "colorless" priest
__._,_.___
I read that yesterday in newspapers.JuanTamad;695728; said:
So how are we celebrating Valentines Day, my fellow countrymen?
I'm going to have oodles of fun.
Happy Valentines to you too, Glenn. Now where are the others? Took almost 2 days for someone to even post after I posted.
Now where are the others? Took almost 2 days for someone to even post after I posted.Bluebell;698766; said:Happy Valentines to you too, Glenn.
Some of us are still lip-locked.
WHHHHOOOOOOOOOpPPPPTTTTTIDDDDDDDDOOOOOOOO....musta na mga kababayan!!!! buhayin na natin itong thread natin...ELEKSYON NA!!panahon na naman para palitan yung mga magnanakaw sa gobyerno ng bagong set ng mga magnanakaw...
deangelo;755568; said:panahon na naman para palitan yung mga magnanakaw sa gobyerno ng bagong set ng mga magnanakaw...
Shame about Pacman entering Congress.
His ego is inflating. Summer_rain: Sana magkikita tayo pagpunta ko dyan sa Manila.
Kaya lang baka dyan lang ako sa Bio Research Sucat and Megamall.