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The priest recites a short petition before each removal, which is marked with a festive drum roll. The priest then chants Christe exaudi nos (Latin for “Christ, graciously hear us”). The priest then raises the icon for veneration, carefully dips it in a basin of scented water four times, and wipes it dry.
When in 1921, three years before his death, the English-language novelist Joseph Conrad – who had long had little contact with everyday spoken Polish – attempted to translate into English Bruno Winawer's short Polish-language play, The Book of Job, he predictably missed many crucial nuances of contemporary Polish language.
The term Tagalog historically refers to an ethnic group, their language, and script. Historians have thus viewed Bonifacio's concept of the Philippine nation as restricted to the Tagalog-speaking regions of Luzon, as compared to Aguinaldo's view of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao (comprising the modern Philippines).
Himala ('Miracle') is a 1982 Filipino film directed by Ishmael Bernal and produced by the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines.It stars Nora Aunor as a young woman living in the province who claims to have seen a Marian apparition.
A short story is a piece of prose fiction.It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood.
In the Philippines, Mario and Daniel are prisoners who are frequently released and paid to commit contract killings.Mario spends his earnings on Tina, his daughter, and Lulette, his estranged wife, while Daniel sends remittances to his family and spends the rest on goods and privileges in prison; he has come to see Mario as a mentor and father figure.
Maria is a loving and dutiful life wife to her husband, Ermin, a police officer with whom she has two children named Pablo and Rosalinda. Facing financial problems after Maria loses her job, and Ermin not being able to support the family on a policeman’s salary alone, Maria is convinced to become an Overseas Filipino Worker after learning that her high school friend Emily applied to become ...