The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: “Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you.” So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD’s bidding. Now Nineveh was an enormously large city; it took three days to go through it. Jonah began his journey through the city, and had gone but a single day’s walk announcing, “Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed,” when the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth. When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in the ashes. Then he had this proclaimed throughout Nineveh, be decree of the king and his nobles: “Neither man nor beast, neither cattle nor sheep, shall taste anything; they shall not eat, nor shall they drink water. Man and beast shall be covered with sackcloth and call loudly to God; every man shall turn from his evil way and from the violence he has in hand. Who knows, God may relent and forgive, and withhold his blazing wrath, so that we shall not perish.” When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil that he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out.

Responsorial Psalm
“A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.”
Psalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19

Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me.
R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Cast me not out from your presence, and your Holy Spirit take not from me.
R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
For you are not pleased with sacrifices; should I offer a burnt offering, you would not accept it. My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit; a heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.

Gospel
Luke 11:29-32

While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. At the judgment the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation and she will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and there is something greater then Solomon here. At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because at the preaching of Jonah they repented, and there is something greater than Jonah here.”

Thus says the LORD: Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, giving seed to him who sows and bread to him who eats, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it.

Responsorial Psalm
“From all their distress God rescues the just.”
Psalm 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19

Glorify the LORD with me, let us together extol his name. I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
R. From all their distress God rescues the just.
Look to him that you may be radiant with joy, and your faces may not blush with shame. When the poor one called out, the LORD heard, and from all his distress he saved him.
R. From all their distress God rescues the just.
The LORD has eyes for the just, and ears for their cry. The LORD confronts the evildoers, to destroy remembrance of them from the earth.
R. From all their distress God rescues the just.
When the just cry out, the LORD hears them, and from all their distress he rescues them. The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; and those who are crushed in spirit he saves.
R. From all their distress God rescues the just.

Gospel
Matthew 6:7-15

Jesus said to his disciples: “In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. “This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and do not subject us to the final test, but deliver us fro the evil one. If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.”

BEAM:
16 MM D. BAR             -     6 pcs.    1,770.00
10 MM D. BAR             -     5 pcs.        575.00
12 MM D. BAR             –     2 pcs.        336.00
TIE WIRE #16              –    3 kgs.         180.00
POTRLAND CEMENT -   3 bags       624.00
ORD. PLYWOOD ¼     -   2 sheets    500.00
COCO LUMBER 2X2X12    6 pcs.      330.00
COCO LUMBER 2X3X12    3 pcs       225.00
COMMON NAIL #4             3 kgs.      140.00
COMMON NAIL #2 ½        2 kgs.      140.00
COMMON NAIL #1 ½          1 kg.        70.00
TOTAL     P4,890.00

4,890 / BEAM
15 BEAMS – P73,350.00

STEEL TRUSS:
ANGLE BARS 2X2X¼                            105 pcs.    60,375.00
FLAT BAR 1X1X¼                                      25 pcs.      6,250.00
WIELDING ROD WIPWELD 6013         40 kgs.      4,000.00
C-PURLINS 2X2X1/16                              52 pcs.    24,700.00
RED OXIDE METAL PRIMER              10 gallons    2,600.00
TOTAL     97,925.00

CONCRETE GUTTER:
12 MM D. BAR                      15 pcs.        2.250.00
10 MM D. BAR                     10 pcs.         1,150.00
TIE WIRE #16                      5 kgs.               300.00
PORTLAND CEMENT        20 bags        4,160.00
SAHARA                       20 Plastic Bag        600.00
ORD. PLYWOOD ¼             15 sheets    3,750.00
COCO LUMBER 2X2X12    36 pcs.        1,980.00
COCO LUMBER 2X3X12     9 pcs.             675.00
COMMON NAIL #4             4 kgs.               300.00
COMMON NAIL #2½        4 kgs.               300.00
COMMON NAIL #1½        2 kgs.                140.00
TOTAL     P15,875.00

Proposed Speakers for the Completion of Sound System Project
JBL Equipment:
JBL Control Monitor speaker series with mounting – 3 pairs – 19,980.00 – 59,940.00
Nutrik Mic pro. connector (USA) – 4 pcs. – 230.00 – 920.00
Nobelle Mic cable – 30 meters – 85.00/meter – 2,550.00
Neutrik Pro XLR connector – 4 – 230.00 – 920.00
Neutrik Pro S mount connector – 2 – 180.00 – 360.00
Mounting screw JBL – 16 – 25.00 – 400.00

Local Purchase:
Staple wire, cable ties, Tox screw etc. accs. – 200.00
P65.290.00

Optional:
AVR-UPS configured for PA 5 hrs. (USA) – 1 – 26,380.00

Add:
Shipment cost – 1,800.00
Labor cost – 900.00

Maximum Project Cost – P67,990.00

The following are the list of Feasts having no Hermano/Hermana from 2011 onwards:
May 01 – St. Joseph the Worker
May 15 – San Isidro Labrador
May 31 – Flores de Mayo
Sept 28 – San Lorenzo Ruiz
Sept 29 – St. Michael Archangel
Oct 07 – Our Lady of Rosary

Note: Those who are willing please contact Fr. Taboso or visit the convent for more details. Thank you.

Reflections of the Readings were placed on the cover page. List of Confraternities and financial reports in the inside pages. At the back of the page, Schedule of Meetings and Montly Pledges were posted.

This is only an experimental.

Because of this we will also be posting them from now on.

Beloved: I exhort the presbyter among you, as a fellow presbyter and witness to the sufferings of Christ and one ho has a share in the glory to be revealed. Tend the flock of God in your midst, [overseeing] not by constraint but willingly, as God would have it, not for shameful profit but eagerly. Do not lord it over those assigned to you, but be examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

Responsorial Psalm
“The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.”
Psalm 23:1-3a, 4, 5-6

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. In verdant pastures he gives me repose; beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side with your rod and your staff that give me courage.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
You spread the table before me in the sight of my foes; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for years to come.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Gospel
Matthew 16:13-19

When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

Moses spoke to the people, saying: The priest shall then receive the basket from you and shall set in front of the altar of the LORD, your God. Then you shall declare before the LORD, your God, ‘My father was a wandering Aramean who went down to Egypt with a small household and lived there as an alien. But there he became a nation great, strong and numerous. When the Egyptians maltreated and oppressed us, imposing hard labor upon us, we cried to the LORD, the God of our fathers, and he heard our cry and saw our affliction, our toil and our oppression. He brought us out of Egypt with his strong hand and outstretched arm, with terrifying power, with signs and wonders; and bringing us into this country, he gave us this land flowing with milk and honey. Therefore, I have now brought you the firsts of the products of the soil which you, O LORD, have given me.’ And having set them before the Lord, your God, you shall bow down in his presence.”

Responsorial Psalm
“Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.”
Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15

You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.
No evil shall befall you, nor shall affliction come near your tent, for to his angels he has given command about you, that they guard you in all your ways.
R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.
Upon their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone. You shall tread upon the asp and the viper; you shall trample down the lion and the dragon.
R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.
Because he clings to me, I will deliver him; I will set him on high because he acknowledges my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in distress; I will deliver him and glorify him.
R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.

Reading 2
Romans 10:8-13

Brothers and sisters: What does Scripture say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” – that is, the word of faith that we preach – for, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For one believes with the heart and so is justified says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all, enriching all who call upon him. For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Gospel
Luke 4:1-13

Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone.’” Then he took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a single instant. The devil said to him, “I shall give to you all this power and their glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I may give it to whomever I wish. All this will be yours, if you worship me.” Jesus said to him in reply, “It is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve.’” Then he led him to Jerusalem, made him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,’ and: ‘With their hands they will support you, lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ Jesus said to him in reply, “It also says, ‘You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.’” When the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from him for a time.

Hinigugma nga mga kabugtuan. Mahinungdanon kaupay ine nga adlaw, kay syahan ine nga Domingo han Cuaresma, an panahon han pag-andam nga gintalaan hiton Singbahan naton para han pagsaurog han Pasko han Pahkabanhaw han aton Ginoo. An Panahon han Pagkabanhaw labi gud ka-importante para hiton mga Cristiano, sanglit mayada kita maiha nga pag-andam pinaagi hin mga nahiaraan nga buruhaton hiton Singbahan, sugad hiton pagampo, pagpuasa, paghatag hin limos, ug pamati han Pulong sa Dios. Pangamuyo kita dida hine nga Santa Misa, basi magmaupay ine nga aton pagtikang ug makabulig ine ha aton hin pagsantop han misteryo ni Cristo ugh an pagka-mga tinun-an niya.

FOR REFLECTION
•    The Lenten Season (from Ash Wednesday to Holy Thursday) is dedicated to living the Christian life in more intense way. It is intended to be spent in the company of the Lord in the more important mysteries of his public life (before the Passion). The Church wishes that the faithful stay with the Lord more closely at this time, in order for them to “understand the meaning of [Christ’s death and resurrection” (Opening Prayer at today’s Mass). This yearly remembrance is necessary because it is so easy to forget the key role of the “Paschal Mystery” (Passion, Death and Resurrection) of the Lord, which “stands at center of the Good News that the apostles, and the Church… are to proclaim to the world.” (Catechism of the Catholic Churc, no. 571)

•    Every first Sunday of Lent, the Gospel reading is about Jesus’ 40-day “retreat” in the wilderness, during which he fasted, prayed, and expressed the devil’s temptations. “Cuaresma” comes from the Latin “Tempus Quadragesimae” (Time of the 40”) and alludes to the 40 days in the Gospel. It is THE long “retreat” of the Church. There was a time when it was common practice to fast also during these 40 days. One could say that the Church seeks to experience being with the Lord in the wilderness, in prayer and fasting and in the contemplation of God’s Word: “faithful, ever more attentive to the word of God and prayer, prepare themselves by penance for the renewal of their baptismal promises” (Ceremonial of Bishops, 249, cited in the Philippines Ordo 210, p.47).

•    Being “with the Lord” is vital for understanding the mystery of Christ’s redeeming Passion. The Season of Lent is designed to reveal Christ to each of his faithful ones in an experiential way: each will have to accompany the Lord from the beginning of his public ministry (the Temptation in the wilderness is followed by the Baptism in the Jordan, the event that inaugurates Christ’s mission) until the eve of his death on the cross (Lent ends before the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday).

Thus says the LORD: If you remove from your midst oppression, false accusation and malicious speech; if you bestow your bread on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; then light shall rise for you in the darkness, and the gloom shall become for you like midday; then the LORD will guide you always and give you plenty even on the parched land. He will renew your strength, and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring whose water never fails. The ancient ruins shall be rebuilt for your sake, and the foundations from ages past you shall raise up; “Repairer of the breach,” they shall call you, “Restorer of ruined homesteads.” If you hold back your foot on the Sabbath from following your own pursuits on my holy day; if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable; if you honor it on the heights of the earth; I will nourish you with the heritage of Jacob, your father, for the month of the LORD has spoken.

Responsorial Psalm
“Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth.”
Psalm 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6

Incline your ear, O LORD; answer me, for I am afflicted and poor. Keep my life, for I am devoted to you; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God.
R. Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth.
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for to you I call all the day. Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
R. Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth.
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in kindness to all who call upon you. Hearken, O LORD, to my prayer and attend to the sound of my pleading.
R. Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth.

Gospel
Luke 5:27-32

Jesus saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed him. Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were at table with them. The Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus said to them in reply, “Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners.”

Thus says the LORD God: Cry out full-throated and unsparingly, lift up your voice like a trumpet blast; tell my people their wickedness, and the house of Jacob their sins. They seek me day after day, and desire to know my ways, like a nation that has done what is just and not abandoned the law of their God; they ask me to declare what I is de them, pleased to gain access to God. “Why do we fast, and you do not see it? Afflict ourselves and you take no note of it?” Lo, on your fast day you carry out your own pursuits, and drive all your laborers. Yes, your fast ends in quarreling and fighting, striking with wicked claw. Would that today you might fast so as to make your voice heard on high! Is this the manner of fasting I wish, of keeping a day of penance that a man bow his head like a reed, and lie in sackcloth and ashes? Do you call this a fast, a day acceptable to the LORD? This, rather, is the fasting that I wish releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke; sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on your own. Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed; your vindication shall go before you, and the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer, you shall cry for help, and he will say, Here I am!

Responsorial Psalm
“A heart contrite and humbled, O God, in you will not spurn.”
Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 18-19

Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me.
R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, in you will not spurn.
For I acknowledge my offense, and my sin is before me always. “Against you only have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight.”
R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, in you will not spurn.
For you are not pleased with sacrifices; should I offer a burnt offering, you would not accept it. My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit; a heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, in you will not spurn.

Gospel
Matthew 9:14-15

The disciples of John approached Jesus and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?” Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.”

Moses said to the people: “Today I have set before you life and prosperity, death and doom. If you obey the commandments of the LORD, your God, which I enjoin on you today, loving him, and walking in his ways, and keeping his commandments, statutes and decrees, you will live and grow numerous, and the LORD, your God, will bless you in the land you are entering to occupy. If, however, you turn away your hearts and will not listen, but are led astray and adore and serve other gods, I tell you now that you will certainly perish; you will not have a long life on the land which you are crossing the Jordan to enter and occupy. I call heaven and earth today to witness against you: I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the LORD, your God, heeding his voice, and holding fast to him. For that will mean life you, a long life for you to live on the land which the LORD swore he would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”

Responsorial Psalm
“Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.”
Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6

Blessed the man who follows not the counsel of the wicked nor walks in the way of sinners, nor sits in the company of the insolent, but delights in the law of the LORD and meditates on his law day and night.
R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
He is like a tree planted near running water, that yields its fruit in due season, and whose leaves never fade. Whatever he does, prospers.
R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
Not so the wicked, not so; they are like chaff which the wind drives away. For the LORD watches over the way of the just, but the way of the wicked vanishes.
R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.

Gospel
Luke 9:22-25

Jesus said to his disciples: “The Son on must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raise.” Then he said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. What profit is there for one to gain the whole world yet lose or forfeit himself?”