March 19, 2012
Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Greetings of Peace!
The launching of the online publication CATHOLIC HAGONOEÑO: LOOKING INTO THE CATHOLIC HERITAGE OF HAGONOY, BULACAN, PHILIPPINES is a significant event for it is literally a wave of the future that is already here. First of all, it is an undertaking by the youth by young men and women from Hagonoy, the future of our people, who remarkably possess already and so early proactive love for their hometown. Theirs is a respect for and sensitivity to the Catholic and cultural heritage they have been blessed with. And they are determined that such a gift be not lost but rather treasured, enriched and shared with the larger public. Secondly, in harmony with the young people the world over they see the possibility and challenge that the social network provides humankind today. The young ones are born into a world without borders, a world of instant and universal communication. Typically, the youth of Hagonoy, Bulacan daring to do a labor of love with an online religious and cultural publication, sees the not so much the difficulty, in their undertaking to contribute what they can in the preservation and propagation of their religious heritage. They are responding to the call to utilize the social media in the task of evangelization, by sharing the Christian kerygma in the lines and forms of our Filipino-Bulakeño-Hagonoeño history and culture.
Auspiciously, CATHOLIC HAGONOEÑO goes online while the Diocese of Malolos celebrates its Golden Jubilee as a Local Church. We marvel and give thanks to God at the amazing transforming grace we have received these past fifty years as God's people, even as we pray and hope for our unwavering faith in response to God’s unmerited gifts. May CATHOLIC HAGONOEÑO prosper in this dynamic of God's grace summoning our generous answer of faith to the divine initiative. As I congratulate everyone of the team behind this endeavor, I pray that they may all experience the fulfilling joy of standing up for their Catholic faith. Forward in the power of the Holy Spirit!
Rev. Msgr. Sabino A. Vengco, Jr., H.P., S.Th.D.
Moderator
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