Thursday, September 6, 2007

Festivity Schedule


A fresh update from Santo Domingo Church, National Shrine of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary:


Greetings of peace!


Through the years, the collective devotion of the Filipino people to the Blessed Virgin Mary has been a source of pride and inspiration for many. This year, as we give honor once again to Mary, come October, we shall also be celebrating the centennial of her Canonical Coronation. This year shall witness not only another grand celebration but a high point in the renowned La Naval de Manila tradition. It is on this note that we are exhausting all means necessary tomake this once in a lifetime event both memorable and historic. Kindly forward this message to everyone so that in this way, we maybe able to reach to as many devotees of the Blessed Virgin Mary aspossible. Below are the important dates to be announced as of the moment:
July 22-August 8, 2007 - SANTO DOMINGO EXHIBIT at the Santo Domingo Information Lobby (National Shrine of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Santo Domingo Church, Q.C.)
September 7, 2007 [7:00 PM] - MARIAN VIGIL (National Shrine of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Santo Domingo Church, Q.C.)

September 8, 2007
- MARIOLOGY CONGRESS (Angelicum College, Q.C.)
8:00 - 8:30 AM Registration
8:30 - 8:45 AM Opening PrayerWelcome Remarks* Rev. Fr. Edmund C. Nantes, OPPrior Provincial
8:45-10:00 AM War and Roses: Liberating Our Lady of La Naval from the Myths of History* Rev. Fr. Rolando de la Rosa, OPProfessor, UST Faculty of Theology
10:00-10:30 AM snacks
10:30-11:45 AM Mary and the Fulfillment of God's Plan in History* Rev. Fr. Yulito IgnacioProfessor, San Carlos Seminary
12:00 NN - 1:00 PM Lunch break1:00-1:30 PM Triumph of a People's Faith (a Video Pesentation)* Rev. Christopher Jeffrey Aytona, OP
1:30-2:45 PM To Contemplate Mary is to Contemplate Jesus...The Three Postures of Mary* Former Ambassador Henrietta T. de Villa
2:45-3:15 PM Snacks3:30-4:45 PM Eucharistic Celebration, Feast of the Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary* Most Rev. Teodoro C. Bacani, Jr., DDRev.
Christopher Jeffrey Aytona, OP andRev. Cecilio Vladimir Magboo, OPMasters of Ceremonies

September 8 - October 14, 2007
- REGINA SACRATISSIMI ROSARII EXHIBIT (Santísimo Rosario Parish, University of Sto. Tomas, Manila)

September 15, 2007
[6:00 pm] - CENTENNIAL CONCERT -Tiples de Santo Domingo at the Philam Life Auditorium (UN Avenue, Manila).

September 29-October 31, 2007
- LA NAVAL DE MANILA MEMORABILIA EXHIBIT at the Museo de Santo Domingo (National Shrine of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Santo Domingo Church, Q.C.)

October 4, 2007
[4:00 PM] - SOLEMN ENTHRONEMENT and RE-ENACTMENT CEREMONY of the CANONICAL CORONATION (National Shrine of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Santo Domingo Church, Q.C.

October 5-13, 2007
[4:00 PM] - SERENATA - Novena days (National Shrine of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Santo Domingo Church, Q.C.)
Oct. 5 [Friday] - Mr. Basil ValdezOct. 6 [Saturday] - Las Pinas Boys Choir
Oct. 7 [Sunday] - Hangad Jesuit Music Ministry
Oct. 8 [Monday] - Dr. Raul Sunico, Prof. Eugene de los Santos (tenor), Prof. Thea Pérez (soprano)
Oct. 9 [Tuesday] - UP Concert Chorus
Oct. 10 [Wednesday] - Mr. Jose Mari Chan and Ms. Jamie Rivera
Oct. 11 [Thursday] - Psalterion of UST Central Seminary and Miss Fatima Soriano
Oct. 12 [Friday] - Elim Community Music MinistryOct. 13 [Saturday] - Hail Mary Children's Choir

October 7, 2007
- FORMAL LAUNCHING - LA NAVAL DE MANILA COFFEE TABLE BOOK: --- The Saga of La Naval: Triumph of a People's Faith --- (National Shrine of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Santo Domingo Church, Q.C.)
CONTENTS
Messages Editor's NoteLito B. Zulueta
I.LA NAVAL: DEFINITION, HISTORY AND ICON
A. La Naval: a legacy of faith and Devotion by Rolando de la Rosa, OP
B. Battle of La Naval: Rages of Waves, Fury of Faith by Florentino Hornedo, PhD
C. La Veranda Imagen de Nuestra Senora del Rosario de la Naval: An Image Biography by Regalado Trota Jose
D. The Saints in the Procession of La Naval by Regalado Trota Jose
E. Other Venerated Images of Our Lady of the Rosary in the Dominican Shrines in the Philippines by Regalado Trota Jose
F. The Crescent Moon at Our Lady's Feet by Regalado Trota Jose
II. THE CULT OF MARY
A. A Pinoy Mariology: Mary i the Heart of Filipinos by Roland Mactal, OP
B. Our Lady's Visage: A Marian Iconography by Isidro Abano, OP
III. MARIAN CEREMONIES OF GRACE
A. Our Lady's Jewels by Ramon Villegas
B. La Camerara: Our Lady's Handmaid by Angelita Reyes
IV. HOUSE OF MARY
A. Intramuros: Biography of the Walled City by Jose Vitor Torres, PhD
B. The Dominican Section in the Old Intramurosby Regalado Trota Jose
C. Sto. Domingo Church in Intrmurows by Romeo galang
D. Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon City by Maximo Noche, UAPE. Sto. Domingo Museum by Rolando Castro, OPF. The Big Church and My "Big Shot" Man by Ma. Lourdes Zaragosa-Banson
V. THE DOMINICANS AND OUR LADY
A. The Rosary and St. Dominic by Rolando de la Rosa, OP
B. Dominican Missionary Activities in Asia by Lucio Gutierrez, OP
C. Our Lady's Champons: Lorenzo Ruiz and Comapnion Martyrs
VI. AVE MARIA
A. The Music of La Naval by Julie Ann Hallazgo
B. Sto. Domingo Tiples by Eugene de los Santos
VII. LA NAVAL AND THE FILIPINOS
A. The spectacular Canonical Coronation of Our Lady of the Rosary in 1907: a tory of Challenge, Opposition, Persistence and triumph by Ma. Eloisa Parco - de Castro
B. The Long Bumpy Road to the Canonical Coronation and after (1904-1935): a Chronology by Ma. Eloisa Parco - de Castro
C. La Naval fiestas in Pampanga by erlita Mendoza
D. Nick Joaquin: Our Lady's Mintrel by Lito Zulueta
E. A Photographic Survey of Memorabilia
endnotes
bibiliography
Appendix
Writers' profile
Acknowledgment
Interactive CD

October 14, 2007
- FIESTA OF LA NAVAL DE MANILA (National Shrine of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Santo Domingo Church, Q.C.)

Mere words and gestures are not enough to show our gratitude. Pagpalain kayo ng Diyos at ang inyong pamilya. Maraming, maraming salamat po!

In Christ through Mary,

REV. LOUIE CORONEL, O.P.
ChairmanCommittee on Media Promotions for the Centennial of the Canonical Coronation
La Naval de Manila 2007