I unearthed another book from Fr. Victor Badillo’s collection:
Nicholas P. Cushner, S.J., Philippine Jesuits in Exile: The Journals of Francisco Puig, S.J. (1768-1770). (Institutem Historicum S.I., Rome, Via Dei Penitenzieri, 20, 1964). 202 pages.
I shall read this first over the weekend and give it back to the Manila Observatory Library, as Fr. Badillo, S.J. instructed [...]
Archive for July, 2009
31 Jul
Philippine Jesuits in Exile: The Journals of Francisco Puig, S.J. (1768-1770)
30 Jul
From Fr. Victor Badillo, S.J.’s Treasure Chest: Songs of St. Alphonsus Liguori, “Improperia” of Giuseppe Caruana, and “Notes on the Singing at High Mass”
I was in the Ionosphere Building of the Manila Observatory yesterday, segregating the books and documents in Fr. Badillo’s treasure chest–a large carton box–and took out all the books and manuals that I need. Many of them are about the ionosphere which I can never find the Ateneo de Manila library. Others are manuals on [...]
28 Jul
Enbrethiliel of Sancta Sanctis blog: the art of Catholic prose
Sancta Sanctis blog is a written by a professional freelance writer and traditionally-minded Catholic. The blog’s author is Enbrethiliel and her icon is a young lady playing a classical guitar. I do not know Enbrethiliel personally, but I read a few of her posts, and from them I learned who she is.
Enbrethiliel
The name Enbrethiliel is [...]
27 Jul
Life and Works of the Jesuit Canonist and Cartographer, Fr. Pedro Murillo, S.J. at the Yuchengco Museum, Makati City
The Spanish Embassy in cooperation with PHIMCOS (Philippine Map Collectors Society) has put up a map exhibit at the Yuchengco Museum, corner Ayala Avenue and Gil Puyat (Buendia).
Aside from the exhibit of 60 maps and prints, the famous Pedro Murillo Velarde map of 1744 is on display. This map (made of rice paper) is what [...]
27 Jul
Fr. Timoteo Ofrasio, S.J., to celebrate traditional latin low mass on the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola at the Divine Mercy Church at Sikatuna, Quezon City
My friends and I attended the traditional latin high mass yesterday at the Parish of the Lord of Divine Mercy at Sikatuna, Quezon City. The officiating priest was Fr. Michell Joe Zerrudo. In his homily, Fr. Zerrudo announced that this Friday, 31 July 2009, the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, he invited a Jesuit [...]
23 Jul
Fr. Adolfo Nicolas, S.J, quotes Popes Benedict XVI and Paul VI in his Keynote Address at the Ateneo de Manila University
Last 13 July 2009, Fr. Adolfo Nicolas, S.J., the Jesuit Superior General, made a keynote address on the Challenges and Issues in Jesuit Education held at the Ateneo de Manila University. The full text is available at the Philippine Jesuits website here.
My interest is only on the paragraphs where the Father Superior General quotes Pope [...]
21 Jul
Commission on Liturgy of the Diocese of Baguio City, Philippines: Introduction to the Traditional Latin Mass
by Fr. Andres M. Cosalan, Jr. (March 04, 2009)
Filipinos today are not familiar with the TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS. Those who grew up in the 50’s and 60’s would have faint memories of how the Holy Mass then was celebrated: “The priest had his back on the people, mumbling Latin prayers, and the people remained [...]
17 Jul
Fr. Miguel Selga S.J.’s lamentation on the burning of Manila Observatory by the Japanese in 1945
In 1942, with the occupation of Manila by the Japanese army, all work in the observatory ceased and the following year the building was used as a military hospital. All American Jesuits were taken to concentration camps, and only Selga who was still the Director, remained free, Spain being a neutral country. In [...]
14 Jul
Traditional Latin Mass every Sunday 9:30 am at the National Shrine of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in Villamor Air Base, Pasay City
The Traditional Latin Mass will be celebrated (for the meantime) every Sunday, 9:30 AM, in the crypt chapel of the National Shrine of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, located in Villamor Air Base in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The crypt chapel (“La Chapelle des Roses“) is in the midst of the columbarium (sometimes [...]
13 Jul
“Fr. Roque Ferriols, S.J.: the man who goes for broke”: a homily by Fr. Arnel C. Aquino, S.J.
Today’s 11:30 a.m. mass at the chapel of the Immaculate Conception at the Ateneo de Manila University was officiated by Fr. Arnel C. Aquino, S.J. (see his picture here at the Jesuit Music Ministry blog; he is at the top picture, the priest with a stole). He is a little priest, but musically gifted. I [...]
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