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Bacolod City, Philippines Monday, December 29, 2014

Affairs to remember

LA VIDA NEGRENSE

The Sunshine Boys held a fun-filled birthday bash at the ballroom of L'Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City recently.

It was a royalty-themed birthday celebration for celebrators William Mirano, Franklin Fuentebella, Toti Ramos, Ito Sanson, and Marianing Tuvilla. Everyone had a memorable time enjoying good food, music and dancing. The traditional cash prizes raffled out that evening added more excitement among the guests.

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The Amity Table Tennis Association held their launching at the Amity Club building at Shopping Center in Bacolod City recently. The ATTA is part of the Negros Occidental Filipino-Chinese Amity Club and under the leaderships of Guillermo Coo, Jorge Lim and Joel Chua. The sports project is in cooperation with the Filipino Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation, Negros Occidental Chapter, under Johnny Uy.

The officers of ATTA are chairman Judge Servando, president Rudy Sy, vice presidents Neil Escares and Jerson Niere, secretaries Jake and Irene Cordero, treasurer Mucius Gindap, public relations officer Ronnie Galzote, business manager John Paul Lim, tournament director Paul Puentespina, and auditor Ainil Gabaya.

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The grand blessing of the Sir James bar and grill was held at the Villa Angela East Block Building. It is owned by Josie Holly, and among those who did the ceremonial ribbon cutting were first lady Patching Puentevella, and councilors Archie Baribar and Sonia Verdeflor. The restaurant is adjacent to her first business, Cut's Plus Salon and Barber Shop.*

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A heart greater than ours
BY MSGR. VICENTE NAVARRA
Bishop of Bacolod

While keeping up with the busy pace of the holidays, we need to remind ourselves once more not to give in to the temptation of superficiality which momentarily dazzles but fades as quickly as it comes. We need to be told that Christmas has a certain permanence. It is an unchanging tale etched in mankind's history; a timeless drama of love, the beauty of which love, captivated St. Augustine, who saw in it a “beauty so ancient, yet ever so new”.

Far from just being a mere slice of the story, Christmas seamlessly forms part of the whole saga of redemption which culminated when God's loving mercy plunged into the depths of our human misery, becoming one like us, among us, with us. Wondrously powerful is such mystery, that we no longer call Him simply as God but as God-with-us! Emmanuel thus, is the new name of Mercy personified in Jesus.

Through all these, we can surmise, that Christmas is really an astounding revelation of the Heart of God. The Gospel of St. John attests to this when he wrote the famous lines: “For God so loved the world that he gave us his only son…” (Jn. 3:16). Yes indeed, Christmas is never superficial for it has a Heart; God's Loving and magnanimous Heart.

Beyond the phony glitters of the season, may we, once more discover that heart of Christmas and allow ourselves to be captivated by a Love whose immensity is greater than what our hearts, in their smallness, can ever contain. May we strive and hurry towards Bethlehem and see for ourselves what the charm of love can do; transforming every misery into majesty, lowliness into greatness, pain into joy, and the gloomy darkness into a Holy Night!

I wish you all a joyful Christmas and a New Year beaming with hope.

With my prayers and pastoral blessing.*

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