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Pit Senior! "Pit" is a shortened word for "Sangpit," which means "call." You are actually calling to Senior Santo Niño when you say Pit Senior! A call and at the same time a form of prayer for the devotee. I haven't heard this for such along time for almost 5 years. I was away in Cebu but I'm fortunate enough to be back here again and to witness the mother of all festivals, i must say. I've been to "Dinagyang" in Ilo-ilo; Masskara in Bacolod ("panaad" also); "Panagbenga" in Baguio; "Kaamulan" in Malaybalay, Bukidnon; "Naliyagan" in Agusn del Sur; "Manlambus" in Escalante city, but i can't compare the festivity of Sinulog with that of the said festivals. When i was young, we used to live in Manila and i always hear the Ati-atihan Festival. It was more popular than Sinulog that time, perhaps until now (for the obvious reason that its already their 797th celebration compared to that ...

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January 14, 2009 ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ Dear Fathers, Health in the Lord and the Blessing of the Holy Spirit! As you have known, I’m now in the stage where in I have to decide for a lifetime commitment in a religious life - to be Carmelite. I assume you are looking up to this in line with our hope in increasing our number and in producing good servants in ministering the people of God. I too, am looking for this considering the need of servants in our Church nowadays. This is very strong in me and I don’t want to compromise the people and especially to our Good Lord because it is to Him and to the people that I will make my solemn vow. I have asked a year in order to address my personal concerns in line with my vocation, and I am happy with the process I am going through. I believe that formation is not time bounded that after you have graduated in your four-year theology. or after three years as simple professed, or even after finishing an...

Dec. 22, '08 - back to cebu from manila... Dec. 23-26, '08 - Christmas with my family Dec. 27-31, '08 - i went to Escalante city, Negros Occidental to visit the parish and the Carmel youth. i got sick on the 30th, so i got my ticket way back to cebu on the 31st. Dec. 31-Jan. 2 '09 - back again with my family Jan. 2 -4 '09 - in Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu for the "Seminary Triennium 2009". It was a gathering of all the seminarians in all formations, that includes the College, the Postulancy(agusan), the Novitiate(Quezon city), and the Student Friars where i belong(Quezon city) jan 6-8, '09 - to bohol, to attend the 40th death aniversary of the sister of Fr. Pete Manilag, our the college formator. Jan. 16-19 - i will attend the sinulog festival.. Feb.2009 - i will be assigned in Ormoc for two months... April 2009 ...

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