Pope Francis gets rockstar treatment in Manila

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Re: Pope Francis gets rockstar treatment in Manila
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2015, 06:51:11 AM »
thousands of Filipno people welcomed him with love and happiness and that is what people have been waiting for.
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« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2015, 08:43:07 AM »
Day 4: Pope Francis visits UST and celebrates mass at Quirino Grandstand

Before a massive crowd estimated at around six million at Luneta and along the motorcade route, some of whom had been waiting in the rain and cold since early Sunday morning, Pope Francis capped his historic Philippine trip with a mass at the Quirino Grandstand. The pontiff used the Sinulog Festival, which coincided with the mass, to talk about the Sto. Niño and the importance of children.

He called it a “special joy” to be celebrating Sto. Niño Sunday with Filipinos, while noting that Filipinos “are called to be outstanding missionaries of the faith in Asia.”

Pope Francis also said that "we forget to remain, at heart, children of God." He adds that each child "is a gift to be welcomed, cherished, and protected."

The mass featured a choir of 1,000 singers backed by an orchestra numbering close to 200, while the concelebrants were estimated to number around 2,000. Over 5,000 lay men helped distribute hosts for confession, an activity that took nearly 20 minutes to finish.

The pontiff deviated from his planned routes both to and from Quirino Grandstand so that he could spend more time blessing the crowd and kissing babies. Another large crowd greeted him when he arrived back at the Apostolic Nunciary.



Earlier, a huge crowd greeted Pope Francis at the University of Sto. Tomas where he met with different religious leaders and led a liturgical celebration at the UST Sports Field for his Encounter With the Youth.

The pontiff listened as four representatives of the Filipino youth - former street children Jon Chura and Glyzelle Palomar, law student Leandro Santos II and engineer and Yolanda volunteer Rikki Macolor - shared their testimonies.

Palomar, of the Tulay ng Kabataan Foundation, burst into tears as she read her testimony on her experiences as an abandoned street child and asked why God allowed these things to happen to children. (View related video)

Santos talked about the values of today’s youth and asked how they can take time out and listen to God. Macolor shared his experiences as a volunteer for Yolanda survivors and asked how the youth can be agents of compassion.

Pope Francis deviated from his prepared homily and instead sought to answer the questions put forth by the three. “Why do children suffer so much? When the heart is able to ask itself and cry then we understand something,” he said in reference to Palomar. “He told the crowd to “learn how to weep, as she (Palomar) has shown us today”.

In answer to Santos’ question, the pontiff replied: “We have so much information but maybe we don’t know what to do with that information. We run the risk of becoming museums of young people that have everything but without knowing what to do with these. We don’t need young museums. We need holy young people.”

In reply to Macolor, Pope Francis said: "You know how to give but you have not yet learned how to receive. Become a beggar. To learn how to receive with humility, to learn how to be evangelized by the poor. Do you know that you too are poor?"

The Pope also asked why there were very few women in the audience. "Women are capable of seeing things from a different angle," he said. "Women are able to pose questions that we men cannot understand."

Pope Francis also asked for a moment of silence for Kristel Mae Padasas, the volunteer who died Saturday in an accident during the mass at Tacloban Airport.

Luneta Highlights

5:40 PM: Big crowd waits for Pope Francis at Apostolic Nunciature

- Pope Francis is greeted by a huge crowd as he makes his way to the Apostolic Nunciature.

5:29 PM: Pope heads back to the Apostolic Nunciature

- The Popemobile leaves the Quirino Grandstand and enters Roxas Boulevard, where thousands more are still lined up hoping for a glimpse of Pope Francis.

5:26 PM: Pope still greeting the crowd

- Pope Francis is moving through the entire Luneta quadrant, stopping every and then to reach out and kiss a baby.

5:14 PM: Pope greets the crowd once more

- With Jamie Rivera singing "We are all God's Children", Pope Francis gets on the Popemobile to go around the crowd and greet and bless as many people as possible.

5:00 PM: Mass ends

- Pope Francis gives the final blessing as his historic mass at Quirino Grandstand formally ends. The Pope makes his way down the stage.

4:54 PM: Crowd sings "Tell the World of His Love"

- With lighted candles in hand, the crowd sings along to the choir's rendition of "Tell the World of His Love".

4:51 PM: Candle lighting and mission sending

- The crowd lights candles for the candle lighting and mission sending.

4:50 PM: "Mabuhay si Santo Papa!"

- Cardinal Tagle leads the crowd in shouting "Mabuhay si Santo Papa! Mabuhay si Hesukristo!"

4:42 PM: Cardinal Tagle gives thanks

- Manila Archbishop Cardinal Chito Tagle thanks Pope Francis "in the name of every Filipino". He promises that Filipinos will pray for the Pope, and that "we will go with you where the light of Jesus in needed."

4:38 PM: CBCP president delivers words of gratitude

- Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines president Archbishop Socrates Villegas delivers words of gratitude to Pope Francis.

4:36 PM: A moment of silence for prayer

- After 18 minutes of communion, the crowd falls silent for a moment of prayer.

4:18 PM: Over 5,000 help distribute communion

- Over 5,000 lay people help distribute communion to the huge crowd.

4:10 PM: The Lord's Prayer

 - The choir leads the singing of "The Lord's Prayer".

4:02 PM: Eucharistic Prayer

- Pope Francis recites Eucharistic Prayer in Latin.

3:55 PM: Offertory starts the Liturgy of the Eucharist

 - Pope Francis personally talks to each offerer.

3:49 PM: Prayer of the Faithful

- A Prayer of the Faithful is recited in various Philippine languages.

3:45 PM: Pope Francis ends homily

- Pope Francis ends his homily with this wish: "May the Sto Niño continue to bless the Philippines."

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3:41 PM: Sto Niño is important

- Pope Francis says "we forget to remain, at heart, children of God." He adds that each child "is a gift to be welcomed, cherished, and protected."

3:38 PM: Pope Francis calls celebrating Sto. Niño Sunday a 'special joy'

 - Noting that the Philippines is the largest Catholic nation in Asia, Pope Francis says it is a special joy to celebrate Sto. Niño Sunday with Filipinos.

3:33 PM: Pope Francis begins his homily

 - Pope Francis begins his homily at the Quirino Grandstand.

3:30 PM: Gospel is read

- The Holy Gospel according to Mark is read. "Whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it."

3:28 PM: Young seminarian delivers second reading

- Jofree Lacson, a student from the San Carlos Seminary, delivers the second reading.

3:25 PM: Erik Santos leads singing of responsorial psalm

- Singer Erik Santos leads the singing of the responsorial psalm.

3:20 PM: Blind girl delivers first reading using Braille

- After Pope Francis says the opening prayer, a blind girl delivers the first reading using Braille.

3:10 PM: "Gloria" is sung

- The thousand-strong choir, backed by the orchestra of over 200, sings "Gloria" to kick off the final mass of Pope Francis in the Philippines.

3:05 PM: Mass at Quirino Grandstand starts

- Concelebrants and Pope Francis make their way to the stage to begin the mass. A choir of around 1,000 and orchestra of around 200 are already in place.

2:55 PM: President Aquino arrives

- President Aquino has arrived at the Quirino Grandstand.

2:50 PM: Pope Francis arrives at Quirino Grandstand

- After taking a few detours so that he could interact more with the crowd, the pontiff arrives at the Quirino Grandstand.

2:45 PM: Popemobile approaches Quirino Grandstand

- The Popemobile has no escort as it approaches the Quirino Grandstand as it choose an alternate route. As always, Pope Francis stops to kiss babies in the crowd.



2:40 PM: Several spectators attempt to get near the Popemobile

- Security keeps several spectators who tried to get near Pope Francis at bay.

2:25 PM: Pope Francis on his way to Quirino Grandstand

- Onboard a Popemobile designed like a jeepney, Pope Francis heads for the Quirino Grandstand for his final mass. He enthusiastically waves to the huge crowd lining up the motorcade route. The MMDA estimates that the crowd size is around 2.5 million.

UST Highlights

11:48 AM: Pope Francis heads back to Apostolic Nunciature

- The pontiff boards the Popemobile and returns to the Apostolic Nunciature where he will stay until he heads to the Quirino Grandstand for his 3:30 PM mass.

11:41 AM: Encounter With the Youth ends

- Pope Francis holds hands and sways with children as "Tell the World of His Love" is sung to end the Encounter With the Youth at UST. Chants of "Pope Francis, we love you" greet the pontiff as he leaves the stage.

11:35 AM Liturgical Celebration ends

- Pope Francis ends the Liturgical Celebration at the UST Sports Field by blessing several Filipino families.

11:28 AM: Crowd sings The Lord's Prayer

- The crowd at UST sings The Lord's Prayer, after which Pope Francis leads the Angelus.

11:20 AM: Prayers of the Faithful recited

- Prayers of the Faitfhul are recited in different local languages.

11:16 AM: Pope Francis talks about the challenge of integrity

- Pope Francis ends his talk by saying "there is a challenge of integrity, of concern for the environment," but maintains the biggest challenge is to love the poor.

11:07 AM: Pope Francis thanks Rikki Macolor, the Yolanda relief volunteer

 - The pontiff asks Rikki, who has done a lot of work for Yolanda survivors, if he also allows himself to receive. "Answer in your heart," he says. He adds that we should teach ourselves to receive with humility.

11:03 AM: Pope says God reveals Himself through surprises

 - Pope Francis uses the example of the apostle Matthew to show how God reveals Himself to us through surprises. He says, "Empty your pockets, but come with very full hearts."



10:57 AM: Pope talks about learning how to love

- Pope Francis says learning how to love is the most important lesson in life. He says the youth should learn "to think, to feel, and to do. And all that, harmoniously."

10:52 AM: Pope encourages listeners to weep for others

- Pope Francis says, "Let us learn how to weep as she has shown us today," referring to Glyzelle Iris Palomar, the street child who wept while delivering her testimony earlier. He says if we don't learn how to cry, we cannot be good Christians. "Our response should be silence or a word that is borne out of our tears," he adds.

10:45 AM: Pope Francis replies to all the testimonies delivered earlier

- Pope Francis asks, "Why do children suffer so much?" He also notes that there is a wordly compassion today that is useless, and adds today's world lacks a capacity to cry.

10:38 AM: Pope remembers Tacloban volunteer who died

- Pope Francis requests for a moment of silence for Kristel Mae Padasas, the volunteer who died yesterday during the mass at Tacloban Airport.

10:25 AM: Liturgical Celebration continues

- After the testimonies of the youth, the Liturgical Celebration continues.

10:20 AM: Yolanda relief volunteer gives his testimony

- Rikki Macolor, a UST engineering graduate, shares with Pope Francis his experiences as a relief volunteer for Typhoon Yolanda victims. Rikki asks the pontiff how the youth can be agents of compassion. He invented the Solar Night Light for Tacloban Typhoon Yolanda survivors.



10:15 AM Law student gives his testimony

- Leandro Santos II, a UST law student, talks to Pope Francis about the values of today's youth.

10:10 AM: Former street child gets emotional during testimony

- Glyzelle Iris Palomar, a former street child, breaks down in tears while reading her testimony to Pope Francis. She and Jun Chura gift the pontiff with a bracelet. He hugs both of them in return.

10:05 AM: Youths give testimony to Pope Francis

- Several youths share their stories to Pope Francis. Jun Chura, a former street child, is the first to give his testimony.

10:00 AM: Liturgical Celebration begins at UST

- A Liturgical Celebration kicks off Pope Francis' Encounter with the Youth at UST. Backed by a choir, singer Jamie Rivera begins proceedings with the song "We Are All God's Children".



9:55 AM: Bishop welcomes Pope Francis

- Bangued Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian, chairman of the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Youth, formally welcomes Pope Francis to UST.

9:52 AM: Pope Francis starts Encounter with the Youth

- The huge crowd at the UST Sports Field roars in approval as Pope Francis takes the stage and waves to them.

9:36 AM: Pope Francis greets the UST crowd

- Onboard his Popemobile in an open motorcade, the Pope waves to the huge crowd as he makes his way to the UST Sports Field. Along the way he takes time out to kiss and bless several babies.

9:32 AM: Pope Francis meets religious leaders

-The pontiff shakes hands with the leaders of different religions.

9:25 AM: Pope Francis arrives at UST

- University officials greet Pope Francis upon his arrival for his meeting with different religious leaders.

9:15 AM: Pope Francis on his way to UST

- Pope Francis has left the Apostolic Nunciature and is on his way to the University of Sto. Tomas.

8:30 AM: UST waiting for Pope Francis

- Thousands have gathered at the University of Sto. Tomas where Pope Francis is expected to arrive at around 9:45, first to meet with religious leaders and then meet with the youth at the Sports Field.
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Re: Pope Francis gets rockstar treatment in Manila
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2015, 02:05:36 AM »
simply adorable Pope Francis