The first semester of 2015-2016
has been closed in the "Saint Anthony Mary Claret College". To mark
this step of the academic year and to thank God for experienced events and the
gift of brotherhood, seminarians and formation team of the "Saint Luigi
Orione Seminary" gave themselves an appointment at the beautiful beach of
Morong Bataan, last October 10 to 11. Two days of relaxation and resourcing one
self before getting ready for the second semester.
The joy was perceptible on every
face. No one has been prayed before plunging into the salty waters of this
beautiful bay of the Pacific Ocean.
This outing was punctuated with
Eucharistic celebration at the beach to give thanks to the Creator of the
Waters and Earth, Seas and Oceans. And one could easily feel and hear humming
here and there the "Canticle of Creation" of the Little Poor of Assisi: “Be praised Good Lord
for Brother Sun who brings us each new day… Be praised for Sister Water:
humble, helpful, precious, pure; she cleanses us in rivers and renews us in
rain…”
Being in Bataan, the city rich of
history and remains hot point of the Second World War, before returning to
Montalban, we thought fit a small detour to the Mount Samat National Shrine, a shrine
dedicated to the fallen Filipino and American during the World War II. We went
at the foot of the gigantic cross of 302-ft “Dambana ng Kagitingan” (Shrine of Valor), Memorial Cross located
near the summit of Mount Samat.
Morong Bataan 2015, one will say,
an experience to recall and to repeat!
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