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May the Virgin Mary help us to be persons and communities not focused on the present, or, worse, the nostalgic about the past, but turned towards the future of God, towards the encounter with him, our life and our hope. From the angelus Earlier, the pope had commented the Gospel reading of the day (Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, C) concerning three parables on vigilance (Lk, 12:32-48). "The first,” he explained, “is the parable of the servants who wait during the night for the return of the master. ‘Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival’ (v. 37). It is the blessedness of waiting with faith for the Lord, of getting ready in an attitude of service. He becomes present every day, knocking on the door of our heart. And blessed will be those who open it because they will have a great reward: for the Lord himself will be the servant of his servants; in the great feast of his Kingdom, he will himself serve them. “With this parable, set at ni...

Philippine Star  "Sustain the momentum" Nearly two weeks after election day, the 12 winners in the Senate race were proclaimed yesterday by the Commission on Elections. The proclamation crawled along like  a graduation ceremony, raising fears that 13th placer Francis Tolentino, former chairman of the Metro Manila Development Authority, would have enough time to stop  the proceedings with a court restraining order.  There was no TRO, however, and the Comelec completed the proclamation. At least one candidate groused about being cheated, but did not plan to file a formal protest.  Two groups have filed a complaint for electoral sabotage against officials of the Comelec, poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting and  automation service provider Smartmatic. The criminal complaint stemmed from Smartmatic’s change of the hash code of the transparency server used in the PPCRV’s  unofficial quick count for the national races.   [full ...