Go on spiritual retreat during Holy Week, bishop advises Aquino

3:13 am | Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

President Benigno Aquino III. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

A Catholic bishop on Monday urged President Benigno Aquino III to take time off from his hectic schedule during the Holy Week for a quiet retreat and some self-reflection.

Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes said Mr. Aquino must not depend solely on his intelligence and prudence in leading the country to the right path (tuwid na daan) but must also seek guidance and enlightenment from the Holy Spirit.

“I hope he could take time to be with the Lord, especially this … Lent and Holy Week so he will be more enlightened,” Bastes said over Church-run Radio Veritas on Monday.

“[He] should not (only) rely on [his] intelligence or prudence but as the leader of the nation, he has to ask guidance from the Holy Spirit … because it is not easy to govern the Philippines,” said the prelate after news came out that the President had a lot on his plate for Holy Week.

On April 3 and 4—Holy Tuesday and Holy Wednesday—the President will be in Cambodia for the 20th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

Bastes stressed the importance of spending quiet time in prayer and reflection, especially for someone like Mr. Aquino, who has the country’s many woes and problems on his shoulders.

“There are a lot of issues and controversies in the country that need some serious thinking not only by him but also by his Cabinet,” he said. Jocelyn R. Uy

Originally posted: 05:57 pm | Monday, March 26th, 2012

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tehot

wala ng pag asa yang panot na abnoy na yan hahaha
Chris Coronel

Walang masama sa sinabi ng bishop. Lahat tayo ay kailangan ang Diyos. Ang hindi ko maunawaan ay kung bakit nag-aaksaya pa ng panahon ang mga taong tulad ni Tehot na magbitaw ng salitang wala namang naidudulot na kabutihan para sa kahit kanino. Ang mga taong gumagamit ng mga salita na gaya ng abnoy, para sa akin, ay walang pinag-aralan, walang pinagkatandaan at walang mabuting naitutulong sa lipunan.
rtgrtg

Good idea! But make sure not to bring bishops ni gloria sa retreat mo….mga kawatan din ang mga iyan!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Gabino-Ang/100002627340045 Gabino Ang

Mons Arturo Mandin Bastes SVD is a bona fide member of LADLAD. Look who is pontificating! kapalmoks talaga ng mga obispo natin.
http://profile.yahoo.com/4ZLLPEOHODRQRYTZ2JMAB6Q56Y Daniel

Bishopssssss, kayo po ang dapat mag retreat, mag penitensiya, sawsaw kayo ng sawsaw sa pulitika dapat simbahan ang asikasuhin ninyo. linisin ninyo ang kaloob-loban ng sarili ninyo at linisin din ninyo yun mga sasakyan nyo na galing sa donation ng simbahan.
billygunn23

“Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes said Mr. Aquino must not depend solely on his intelligence and prudence”

siguro prudence pwede pa. pero intelligence?
Philcor

in short,mag noynoying ka daw muna mr el presidente hahaha……
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IZHI74IQXRUXUVEDHVAW2EKOLM Jonald

Lahat ng mga ayaw kay abnot.. say it Istoryahe noynoying
noypisiTED

If the good “mitsu”bishop says “There are a lot of issues and controversies in the country that need
some serious thinking not only by him but also by his Cabinet,” why is he suggesting that PNoy takes a breather? At times when he skips out of public view some were saying he was somewhere “Noynoying”, whatever that means. A case of damned if you do and damned if you don’t? Being a bachelor he must have had a lot of “quiet” moments. And being alone in meditative condition is nothing new to him. Prayers? Being the only son of the late Saint of Democracy you would be assured he had been brought up in a prayerful home and in terms of spirituality he has a tough anchor. Now, what we need is a leader of the country who does not feign religiosity to please but does the right thing despite the reality that it might not sit well with the interest of a particular religious group in the country. This nonentity believes that as long as one does the job right it has the “blessings” of the Holy Spirit. PNoy does his jobs as prez well that perhaps he also considers the One up there as a factor in his decision-making moments.
po6is777

To TwiggyRamirez: Hindi po pagiging selective yan dahil Pangulo po siya ng Pilipinas. Siya po ang pinakamataas na LIDER NG BANSANG ITO ang iniimbitahan ng obispo na magretreat. Now tell me, IS IT AN EVIL THING to invite or advise the president or any person to have a retreat? And why are you so affected with this invitation?

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