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Lenten is upon us once again. It is a time to be with the Lord in a special way, a time to pray, to fast, and thus to follow Him on the way to Jerusalem, to Golgotha, and to the final victory over death.We recognize how divided we all are. We truly want to follow Him, but we also want to follow our own desires and lend an ear to the voices that speak about pleasure, power, and prestige. This Lent let us ask the help of our Lord that we may become deaf to their voices and more attentive to His voice, which calls us to choose the narrow road to life.

Lent, as we know, is going to be very hard time for us – when we take it as it should be. The choice for His way has to be made every moment of our lives. We have to choose thoughts that are His thoughts, words that are His words, and actions that are His actions. There are no times or places without choices. And we know how deeply we resist choosing the Lord.

Let us pray that the Lord may be with us every moment and in every place, that he may give us strength and courage to live this season faithfully, so that, when Easter comes, we will be able to taste with joy the new life which He had prepared for us.

Most Rev. Leonardo Z. Legaspi, OP, DD
Archbishop of Cacares

As speculations and apprehensions mount as to who would succeed outgoing Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo, it is becoming more apparent that the leadership of the former has only produced more servile followers and not leaders.

DALLAS, Texas, FEB. 2, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Here is an edited text of a conference given by Archbishop Claudio Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, on the theme of “The Role of Mass Communications in Evangelization.”

NAGA CITY--They came and burned US flags but something was eerily missing amid the fiery speeches and loud protestations calling for the scrapping of the Visiting Forces agreement, the effigy of the commander in chief of the military troops they would not welcome-— Barack Obama.

Thousands of protesters from all over Bikol Region had joined last week’s anti-VFA caravan, which culminated in a big rally in Legazpi City. But lost amid the rally was the littlest mention of Obama, even as the loudspeakers blurted out anti-American sentiments.

LEGAZPI CITY--THE HIKE in commercial rice prices in Bikol by P 31.00 to P34.00 pesos per kilo since late January this year, is expected to go down to its previous levels at P 25.00 to P 30.00 per kilos comes March or April this year.

National Food Authority (NFA) regional director for operations, Atty. Jose Guevara, told Vox Bikol that the rise in prices is due to current market demands with the farmer sector still in the planting months; meanwhile the NFA is in the process of milling some 1.1-Million cavans of Palay produced last year in mainland Bikol.

LEGAZPI CITY--The Spanish government through the Agencia Español de Cooperacion Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) turned over on Thursday some P110 million worth of infrastructure projects to the province of Albay, Governor Joey Sarte Salceda said.

The turnover ceremonies led by Luis Romero Arias, Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines and Salceda including city and town executives here were held separately on Thursday in the cities of Legazpi, Ligao and the town of Daraga where the Spanish government projects are located.

MANILA --Dissatisfied with the lawmakers’ handling of the call for agrarian reform, Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales is bringing the issue right on President Arroyo’s doorstep.

Rosales is seeking a dialogue with Mrs. Arroyo on the issue of extending the life of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) which expired last December.

In a letter to the President, the Church leader said the dialogue would also include Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Prospero Nograles.