tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post6383595732097414343..comments2023-06-24T07:43:49.683-04:00Comments on Public Vigil: New York Times protests World Youth DayMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05204113920771985325noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-78177865330530129452011-08-17T23:13:01.200-04:002011-08-17T23:13:01.200-04:00M. Thanks! And I just learned my first Filipino wo...M. Thanks! And I just learned my first Filipino word, "ina". Mother.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204113920771985325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-74229314091139558102011-08-17T22:56:38.426-04:002011-08-17T22:56:38.426-04:00We affectionately call Spain "ina" or mo...We affectionately call Spain "ina" or mother in Filipino. We owe our heritage as a Catholic country to her. <br /><br />Your version is charming. The music brings out the beauty of the words of St. Teresa. It's lovely, really.Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-5413433823838902562011-08-17T11:52:34.234-04:002011-08-17T11:52:34.234-04:00Hi M. Yes, you're quite right on all counts. I...Hi M. Yes, you're quite right on all counts. I'm hoping to write some articles on World Youth Day in the next few days. Last night I watched the opening Mass on EWTN. I was born in Puerto Rico and speak Spanish, so it was quite exciting for me to hear the Mass at WYD in my mother tongue. Towards the end, the choir sang "Nada te turbe". This is the famous poem by Sta. Teresa de Jesús, Let Nothing Disturb You. How wonderful to hear it sung in the Spain, in the opening act of consecration of all the young people who have gathered there. She lived through the dark times of the Protestant reformation. From Spain the Catholic faith spread around the world. Especially America and your own Philippines.<br /><br />I composed my own humble musical version of "Nada te turbe":<br /><a href="http://publicvigil.blogspot.com/2011/03/may-nothing-disturb-you.html" rel="nofollow">May nothing disturb you</a>Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204113920771985325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-65212118966609103592011-08-16T22:46:36.718-04:002011-08-16T22:46:36.718-04:00You're right to cite Matthew 26. In addition, ...You're right to cite Matthew 26. In addition, is not the salvation of souls the main goal of the Church? It's in the CCC. The New York Times might want to check it out. What better way to accomplish this than reach out to the youth, who are most vulnerable to the attacks of liberalism and secularism, and try to shape the culture at large? But, of course, any opportunity to pounce at the Church, the NYT will take.Mnoreply@blogger.com