HAPPY
BIRTHDAY JOSE RIZAL . Dateline: June 19, 1861. José Protacio Rizal
Mercado y Alonso Realonda was born. He was a Filipino polymath, patriot
and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the
Spanish colonial era. An interesting photo is this statue in
catbalogan, samar of Rizal's bust with his two novels carried by three
naked men(similar to the oblation) made by a UP Fine
Arts grad Miguel Alcazar. His wife explained: "The three naked men are
carrying the books and the bust—it simply shows that ours is a
continuing burden to reform the social system, to pave the way for a
better life for Filipinos. Naked in the sense that we are all equal,"
FYI. The Oblation is based on the second stanza of Jose Rizal's Mi Ultimo Adios.
In fields of battle, deliriously fighting,
Others give you their lives, without doubt, without regret;
Where there’s cypress, laurel or lily,
On a plank or open field, in combat or cruel martyrdom,
If the home or country asks, it's all the same--it matters not.
FYI. The Oblation is based on the second stanza of Jose Rizal's Mi Ultimo Adios.
In fields of battle, deliriously fighting,
Others give you their lives, without doubt, without regret;
Where there’s cypress, laurel or lily,
On a plank or open field, in combat or cruel martyrdom,
If the home or country asks, it's all the same--it matters not.
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