Pope receives new Philippine Ambassador to the Holy See

[urlady21]

she became the Philippines' ambassador to the Holy See while the Philippines was suffering from typhoons. how sad.

[craventref]

@urlady21 the new ambasador has nothing to do with natural disaster, if you can please stop every typhoon hitting our countries. it's sad you can't.

[urlady21]

@craventref no, that's not what i meant. i meant the timing of her appointment. as she became Ambassador to the Holy See, typhoon Ondoy hit the Philippines. the timing was not good. i didn't mean the ambassador having something to do with the typhoon. okay?

[eraser695]

Philipino Rocks.... Catholic from Pakistan...

[jasper561996]

Kaya tayong mga Pinoy, ipagpatuloy natin ang pagdadasal! Wag po natin kalimutan ang Diyos . . .

[aaron1983]

I just love this video, not only because I'm Filipino, look as a family they do the Sign of the Cross, Filipino families rule!!!!

[studentquestor]

@aaron1983 It's nice to see that. However, they should have done the Sign of the Cross WHILE the Pope is giving his blessing. The Sign should be simultaneous with the one blessing and the one/s being blessed. Also, I notice another mistake by us Filipinos: the way we make, and end, the Sign of the Cross. I ask you, what is the significance of the CHIN in the Sign of the Cross, in Jesus Christ and in our Catholic Faith? Sa Pilipinas lang ako nakakita nang ganyan.

[AssistantVPresident]

@studentquestor Spanish friars during the time of the Philippine Colonization by Spain used to end the sign of the cross by kissing a crucifix hanging on their necks. People must've misinterpreted that by ending it with a touch on the chin. That would explain the unorthodox "CHIN" end. =]

[urlady21]

@AssistantVPresident oh. now i know why Filipinos end the sign of the Cross that way. but now I don't end the sign of the Cross like that.

[urlady21]

@studentquestor another mistake we make while doing the Sign of the Cross is the places where we place our fingers. When we say "In the name of the Father", our fingers must be at our forehead (i forgot the significance); when we say "And of the Son", our fingers must be at our stomach (to signify that Jesus, the Son, was conceived from Mama Mary); and when we say "And of the Holy Spirit", our fingers must cross from the right shoulder to the left (i also 4got the significance).

[aaron1983]

Ang galing, sa video na ito mukhang mayaman, may dangal, at of course matalino and Pilipino, and ganda ng mga suot at ang ganda at gwapo :) yehey ang galing galing ng Pinoy hehe. Sana Makita ko rin si Pope Benedict. Please dear Lord gusto ko siya makita rin :) at magdasal kasama siya!

[urlady21]

@aaron1983 oo nga no... ahehehe.. at saka napansin ko rin na dapat "too-ah-zon" ang pag-pronounce pero ok na rin yun..

[aaron1983]

It's TU-WA-ZON :) Not Tuson (tu-zon). Anyway I'm from the Philippines (83% Catholic) and may God bless Pope Benedict and may St. Michael protect him.

[knightslucky]

holy see? when?

[loveroftruth7]

I am not a Roman Catholic, but I love Pope Benedict!

[soloangels]

congrats tita mercy! we're so proud of you!love and miss you- diego, angel and kids!

[GerardSison]

Congrats Tita Mercy! Love and Prayers always!