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Thursday, July 17, 2008

San Juan Nepomuceno


SAN JUAN NEPOMUCENO


Si San Juan Nepomuceno ay isinilang sa Nepomuk, Bohemia noong 1340. Wolflein ang kanyang tunay na apelyido. Siya’y nag-aral sa Unibersidad ng Praga at humawak ng maraming mahahalagang tungkuling pansimbahan hanggang sa siya ay naging Bikaryo Heneral ng Arsobispo ng Praga, Bohemya. Dahil sa kanyang kabantugan, siya ay ginawang Padre Kumpesor ng palasyo ng Haring Wenceslao, hari noon ng Bohemya, isang haring kilala sa pagiging malupit sa kanyang tauhan, mainitin ang ulo at lubhang seloso.

Tinangka ng Hari na magtatag ng isang Obispado sa Kaldrau at piliin ang isang paring kapanalig niya. Nang ito’y tutulan ng Arsobispo ng Praga, ipinadakip ng Hari ang lahat ng katulong ng Arsobispo at sila’y ipinabilanggo pati si Juan na kanyang sinunog ang tagiliran. Pinakawalan ang Arsobispo at ilang pari subalit malubha na ang kalagayan ni Juan. Upang maitago ang ebidensiya, itinali ang mga paa at kamay ni Juan sa kanyang ulo at siya ay sinaksakan ng isang kahoy sa bibig upang hindi makasigaw. Lihim na itinapon si Juan sa Ilog Moldau na kanyang ikinamatay noong ika-16 ng Mayo, 1383. Nang kinagabihan, lumitaw ang isang liwanag sa ilog na parang pitong bituin. Kinaumagahan natagpuan ng taong bayan ang banal na bangkay ni San Juan Nepomuceno sa pampang ng ilog. Sinasabing isang dahilan kung bakit pinapatay ng hari ang santo ay sapagkat ayaw nitong ipagtapat ang ikinumpisal ng reyna sa kanya. Nang buksan noong 1719 ang libingan ng santo ay natagpuang buong-buo pa ang kanyang dila. Nakalibing ang kanyang labi sa Katedral ni San Vitus sa Praga.

Si San Juan Nepomuceno ay kilalang martir ng Lihim ng Kumpisalan. Siya rin ay pintakasi laban sa baha at mga paninirang puri at tinatawagan para matamo ang biyaya ng mabuting pagkukumpisal.


POONG SAN JUAN


(Awit na kinatha ni Gng. Menang Saranglao at G. Simeon Claudio sa kahilingan ni Mons. Francisco Avendaño para sa kapistahan ni San Juan Nepomuceno c.1970)



O Poong San Juan
Kami po ay kalugdan
Iyong tulungan at patnubayan
Itong Malibay na bayan.

Ikaw ay uliran sa kabanalan
Pag-asa namin, O San Juan
Ikaw ay uliran sa kabanalan
Pag-asa naming, O San Juan.

2 comments:

artsaran said...

The song “O Poong San Juan” is one of the compositions written by my mother Mrs. Filomena Saranglao. She was the parish organist and choir teacher for many decades since the early 60’s until she passed away in the mid 90’s. My father served God through this parish as lector and Eucharistic minister in the same length of time. I, too served through this parish from the time of Mrsgr. Imquimboy to Fr. Juan Bautista as a sacristan, as an organist and later, as the music teacher for the youth choir. I still remember that when I was a young boy, I attended the ordination of Fr. Tobias who is a bishop now.

In the 70’s, we formed the youth choir called MAPYG (Malibay Apostleship of Prayer Youth Group). Vic Prado, Bobby Taylo (popular bass player with ABS-CBN), Boyet Reyles (Pasay City human resource development head), Grace Sinsay (Nurse now living in Los Angeles), Dr. Ramon Reyles, Eddie Reyles and I, Art Saranglao joined together and decided be an active part of the parish by singing in the Sunday evening masses. We needed instruments and to raise funds, we caroled many houses in Pasay City during Christmas season, until we were able to buy guitars, bongos and a tambourine. During that time too, together with Boyet Reyles, I wrote the song “Magalak sa Ama” that became a common song in the mass.

As I ponder and grasp about those years of service, I can testify that we had joy in our hearts serving and every member of this choir prospered and was blest abundantly by God. Wow, it started in this very parish. Now, I am here in Los Angeles and still continuing to serve through the music field as the head servant of the Heart of Jesus Music Ministry, a very active choir in the Archdiocese. You can see the choir in the internet www.youtube.com, just search artsaran.

Ellen Rubio said...

Thanks for your valuable input, Art.