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The Challenge to
Evangelize
in Social Media
(Screenshot from We Speak Live of Almusalita by Fr. Luciano Felloni, Episode 15, dated March 9, 2019) As a part of the Almusalita team
Before Jesus was taken up to
heaven, he appeared to his eleven
apostles and said to them, “Go
throughout the whole world and
preach the gospel to all mankind”
(Mk 16:15). The apostles paired
themselves and finished their
mission successful with limited
resources. The same mission
of evangelization goes with us,
seminarians. Considering our
resources today, what more can
we do? We have easy access to the
internet which helps us to reach the
whole world through social media. that the kernel of social media is
Nowadays, social media is one
of the most accessible means
of communication. We can
easily send a message directly or
indirectly to the people we want
to. Every post in our social media
account can be liked, shared, or
tagged once it strikes the person
seeing it and possibly could
become viral. Through this, we
can say that spreading the Good
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NEWS BITS Christmas Party
in the Prison
BY: SEM. MARVIN MANIMTIM
the SVS seminarians they shared
BY: SEM. ALDRIENE BALMES
their beautiful voices by singing
reflect and discover its relevance some Christmas Carols. Every one
to our vocation and make some enjoyed and it was reflected in
actions. If not all, many of us their faces.
seminarians have social media “Remember those who are
accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and in prison, as though in prison Having this kind of apostolate
Instagram. People need someone to with them, and those who are made us realize how it is to be in the
inspire them and we seminarians mistreated, since you also are in the pleasing in the eyes of God. After prison together with the prisoners
are invited to inspire others by body.” Hebrew 13:3 the celebration of the Holy Mass and sharing with them a little
sharing the Gospel. Yes, we are Together with the different they proceeded to the program that help that for them is already a big
invited also by the social media Church organizations and private was prepared for the prisoners. blessing. The feeling of fulfillment
to send and proclaim Good News donors, the St. Vincent Seminary Happy and smiling face’s filled after spending a moment with
just like Jesus and His apostles. seminarians headed by their the jail during the whole program. them made them happy despite
director Rev. Fr. Joselito Sarabia All the inmates participated in their condition inside the jail.
News is very easy. However, since on Facebook with thousands of CM, joined the special Christmas the program and all were very Before we only saw this kind of
everyone is entitled to share their followers and subscribers from all Program organized by the active in sharing their talents. apostolate in the magazine and
ideas, judgments, and prejudices, over the world, I am privileged to Restorative Justice organization There were prepared games for news. Now it became a reality for
many posts in social media are do some actions by reaching out of the Diocese of Cubao for the everybody and surprise gifts for the us to be with them. It is really a
getting chaotic and uncertain. throughout the whole world with prisoners in the Quezon City Jail winners. During the games all were different experience that inspired
We may never know who’s telling the help of social media to preach last December 14, 2019. The event really happy because of the active us more to pursue our vocation.
the truth, not unless we become the Gospel to all. It is really an was part of the weekly apostolate of participation of every inmate. After Their simple act of gratitude to
critical about the posts. Fake news honor for me to continue Christ’s SVS seminarians but this program the games, the seminarians and the us was one of the best gifts we
is getting prevalent, arguments mission and make the word of God was something special because other volunteer groups started to received last Christmas. The reality
instead of intellectual dialogues viral. it is a season of giving before the give their gifts for everyone. The of God who became man for all
are widespread. Hatred instead Christmas season. St. Vincent Seminary through the sinners was realized in having an
of acceptance is perceived. Vanity Let us not wait for our generosity of a benefactor was apostolate in the prison. In many
instead of humility and selflessness ordination to evangelize. Let us The program started with the able to give pairs of slippers and ways, the prisoners were a blessing
is observed. We tend to forget not be afraid to be criticized or Holy Mass presided by Rev. Fr. some underwear for the inmates. for us as we, their fellow sinners
bashed in social media just because Tony Moreno, SJ the parish priest The other church organizations were also a blessing to them.
we share the Gospel. Our chance
to communicate, to have someone to fulfill Christ’s mission is already of the Sacred Heart Parish together and private donor gave groceries
with Fr. Bong as concelebrant
(from afar) to understand our at the tips of our fingers. We just priest. Fr. Bong shared a homily and other important needs for the
inmates. To share the talents of
thoughts or feelings, and to send have to reflect and remember focused on the hope of everybody
good news. that the Holy Spirit is within us as prisoners of our own sinfulness.
Before, seminarians were only just like the apostles who started According to him the joy and the
often seen holding their breviary their mission when the Holy Spirit giving that were brought by the
and rosary to be called good descended upon them. Let’s have season of Christmas is a sign of
formands. But nowadays, we the courage to evangelize the Good hope for all of us. We hope to be
seminarians are tolerated to hold News through social media and nourished and changed as we hear
our gadgets as well to be informed inspire our friends and followers the word of God. Do not be afraid
about the current issues. We then to do the same. to change for what is good and
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