2007 NARAPHIL Christmas party and Recognition

"2007 NARAPHIL Reunion

and Recognition

for Members, Family and friends"



NARAPHIL Central Office
c/o Little Angels Learning School Campus ground
Bacoor, Cavite
29 December 2007

"The Thanks giving prayer"

(Lead by Josephine Rabosa)

Heavenly Father, we thank you for all the blessings you have bestowed upon us and we ask Thy grace to guide us once again this coming year to be fruitful and meaningful for our cause. Bless us Oh Lord who are present here today and also our brothers and sisters who are not present here for other reason especially those abroad who have been so kind-hearted enough to support our cause for the benefit of our children and fellowmen. Lord grant us your wisdom and love for our leaders of this organization to continue leading us in the right path. May they remain healthy and blessed for all the sacrifices they made in our behalf to fulfill their goal of making us truly a Filipino martial artist and leaders of the future!


We ask this in Thy Name, Lord Jesus! AMEN!

Members joining the Thanks giving prayer!

Officers and staff joining the Thanks
giving prayer!





Col. "Bongliit" Del Camat (PNP)

I always admire your commitment - to your work, family and NARAPHIL! I still keep on wondering for all these years that you still manage to be with us with such enthusiasm where other seniors have failed us! Sometimes I wonder they all started this cause, ............... and in the height of the battle .......... I only see our faces in the front line! Some gone .......... some lost ............ and some just just faded away!


It is fitting to honor you, or should I only say Thank you Bro for not giving us up and believing in our noble cause! I hope you'll remain the same when we will meet again in the future!

Capt. Rick Sarte

Yes Bro! This person I won't ever forget .......... why? When I was already low in morale and spirit for the cause we were fighting for NARAPHIL and was ready to give up .............. he suddenly rose from nowhere to my surprise and helped me out in our cause. He gave me the strength and spirit to continue our noble cause!


After seven years of untiring and selfless support to our projects and cause, I was finally at ease and confident for someone like him to hand-over the leadership. So I decided to pursue our cause to a higher level without compromising our homebase organization. It is but pleasing to thank you Bro that you came in a right time and right place when all things seem to be out of my hands!


With your loving wife, Cristy who has been so understanding and kind-hearted to support you and NARAPHIL ................. I couldn't say anything else but Thank you very much especially when you made "arnis" a part of your school curriculum!


May God grant you more blessings and good health to continue our cause for which you have been a part since we started thirty-five years ago.

Trivia

Who among these kids do you think will be the future Noel, Andy, Alex, Zaldie, Bongliit, Tibak, Jenny, Mennie, Luz, Pet, Corrie, Junch, Rick, Rene, Turing, Monching, Doray, Weng, Sally, Ana, Jopay, Ewew, Ollie (Aji-no-moto), "Panier" Paeng, Veriong, Boboy, Ed, Manong, Rudy or RCM or others I have failed to mention because of .......... Alzheimers?


We will never know ............. only time can tell? How we shaped their lives and gave them their oppurtune time probably can give us the right hint!

"Enjoying the partake"

Members, family and friends ............... we are enjoying this day not only to celebrate Christ birth but it became a tradition from us to give tribute for Our Lord's blessing and recognize our members, family and friends for their untiring support to our cause especially our projects for the benefit of you all.


You are the reason why we are still going strong and fully committed to contiue our cause and confident that somewhere and someone in the future may be the like of Col. Del Camat or Capt. Rick Sarte can lead us to the next millennia!

"The gift giving"

To complete the occasion, the gift giving and recognition are but the highlights for this activity. We share our blessings to others in need ........ in material and spiritual manners! We always remember our fallen comrades and apologize for our members, family and friends for some of our misgivings and that they may carry the good things that they have learned from us and share it to the next generation.

Expressing one's view

Recognition does not only honor people but also listen to their expression of views and feelings towards the organization and people to better create and manage a program suited for them.

And the party goes on ...........

With family ........

(Rasmin, Alvin and Jomar Martinada)

Friends ...........

Members ............



Officers ...........


The benefactors .........

(Cristy Sarte & Zaldie Franco)

Enjoying the spirit .........

Give me FIVE!!!!

Family and associate .........

Though we are all far away from you all ........... seeing you for the all the things you have done for our cause ............ we also enjoy the Spirit of the Season for the One Who was born and crucified for our sake.


We should make also those sacrifices in order to fulfill those dreams! Each one must bear his/her responsibility for that cause as a united team! But there is only one thing we can assure these young Turks .......... we will never leave them in the battlefield but lead them further beyond for victory!

Thank you for your confidence

and loyalty!


By Manong

NARAPHIL Houston Joins Fiesta of Black Nazarene 2008

"NARAPHIL Houston performs

civic duties"

What is the Black Nazarene?



The Black Nazarene refers to a life-sized, dark colored statue of Jesus Christ that was brought to the Philippines from Mexico by the first group of Augustinian Recollect friars sent by Spain. This statue was carved by an Aztec carpenter. Jesus is depicted genuflecting under the weight of the Cross that bore during his Passion.


The Black Nazarene arrived in Manila on May 31, 1606. The statue was initially brought to the first Recollect Church in what is now the Rizal Park. In 1608, it was transferred to a bigger church dedicated to San Nicolas de Tolentino in Intramuros. Then, it was transferred in 1787 by then Archbishop of Manila, Basilio Sancho de Santa Junta y Rufina, to the church in Quiapo – the name, the Black Nazarene of Quiapo. In Quiapo Church, the image survived the great fires that destroyed the Quiapo Church in 1791 and 1929. It also withstood the great earthquakes of 1645 and 1863, and the destructive bombing of Manila in 1945 during the Second World War.



Why Black Nazarene?


It is said that the image was charred black in a fire that broke out on the ship during its trip to Manila from Mexico. It arrived on May 31, 1606 in this form and has always been depicted as such.



How did the devotion developed?


The devotion to the Black Nazarene started when the image was in Intramuros. In 1608, the Recollect Fathers started promoting the devotion to the Suffering of our Lord. After fifteen years, the confraternity or Cofradia de Jesus Nazareno was established on April 21, 1621. The brotherhood got its papal blessing from His Holiness Pope Innocent X on April 20, 1650. In the 19th century, Pope Pius VII granted indulgence to those who prayed before the image of the Black Nazarene. The year 2007 marked the 400th year that the Black Nazarene came to the Philippines.

Some members of the NARAPHIL Houston group extend their civic services to the organizers and participants of the "2008 Black Nazarene Fiesta" at the Holy Family Church in Stafford City, Texas. They served as ushers and bearers of the Black Nazarene statue and helped in the preparation of the place of activity.

Together with them is the NARAPHIL president who assisted them in rendering services to the Black Nazarene organizers. Hopefully they'll be able to do some arnis exhibition next year as part of their contribution in the festivities.

"The prize of greatness is responsibility."

Winston Churchill