MERCY AND COMPASSION On January 15 to 10, 2015, the Philippines was honored by a visit by Pope Francis. Francis was the third pontiff to visit the Philippines after Popes Paul VI and John Paul II. His visit marked the first visit of a Pope to the Philippines in the 21st century with the last visit by a Pope in the Philippines in 1995 when Pope John Paul II came. The Pope went to manila and in Tacloban, and Palo, Leyte to visit the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). Pope Francis became the second Pope to go beyond Manila during a papal visit to the Philippines, after Pope John Paul II who visited Cebu, Davao, Bacolod, Iloilo, Legazpi, Bataan, and Baguio, alongside Manila from February 17 to 22, 1981. Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines had become the largest papal event in history with around 6-7 million attending his final Mass at Luneta surpassing the largest papal event at World Youth Day 1995 in the same venue 20 years earlier. The theme of Pope Francis’ 2015 papal visit was “Mercy and Compassion” (Filipino: Habag at Malasakit). Malasakit (variably defined as “care”, “concern”, “solicitude”, and “altruism” in online dictionaries) is a Filipino term that seems to be difficult to translate into English. Malasakit is simply concern, a human duty embodied in the Golden Rule. Lingayen Archbishop Socrates Villegas provided a profound meaning of the word “compassion”—and a Filipino nuance as well – during the visit of the Pope. He preferred to offer the image of the father of the prodigal son, that is, he translated compassion as “awa ng Diyos” (the mercy of God) that Filipinos often use. GUIDE QUESTIONS: 1. What is the visible Filipino belief system showed in the selection? 2. What are the visible Filipino value systems showed in the selection? 3. What are the good points of the Filipino’s “malasakit”? 4. Can you describe some of the weak or negative points of “malasakit” as practiced by Filipinos? 5. How will you improve the weak or negative points of “malasakit” as a Filipino citizen?
MERCY AND COMPASSION
On January 15 to 10, 2015, the Philippines was honored by a visit by Pope Francis. Francis was the third pontiff to visit the
Philippines after Popes Paul VI and John Paul II. His visit marked the first visit of a Pope to the Philippines in the 21st century with
the last visit by a Pope in the Philippines in 1995 when Pope John Paul II came. The Pope went to manila and in Tacloban, and Palo,
Leyte to visit the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). Pope Francis became the second Pope to go beyond Manila during a papal
visit to the Philippines, after Pope John Paul II who visited Cebu, Davao, Bacolod, Iloilo, Legazpi, Bataan, and Baguio, alongside
Manila from February 17 to 22, 1981. Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines had become the largest papal event in history with around
6-7 million attending his final Mass at Luneta surpassing the largest papal event at World Youth Day 1995 in the same venue 20
years earlier. The theme of Pope Francis’ 2015 papal visit was “Mercy and Compassion” (Filipino: Habag at Malasakit).
Malasakit (variably defined as “care”, “concern”, “solicitude”, and “altruism” in online dictionaries) is a Filipino term that
seems to be difficult to translate into English. Malasakit is simply concern, a human duty embodied in the Golden Rule. Lingayen
Archbishop Socrates Villegas provided a profound meaning of the word “compassion”—and a Filipino nuance as well – during the visit
of the Pope. He preferred to offer the image of the father of the prodigal son, that is, he translated compassion as “awa ng Diyos”
(the mercy of God) that Filipinos often use.
GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. What is the visible Filipino belief system showed in the selection?
2. What are the visible Filipino value systems showed in the selection?
3. What are the good points of the Filipino’s “malasakit”?
4. Can you describe some of the weak or negative points of “malasakit” as practiced by Filipinos?
5. How will you improve the weak or negative points of “malasakit” as a Filipino citizen?
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