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VIVA! Señor Sto. Niño!

FEEL THE GAME - Bobby Motus -

In reverence to the Holy Child Jesus, whose feast will culminate this Sunday, we will be on the spiritual side. Yep, the last few pages of this paper is where the sporting news are but we, writers, have this talent by the graces and blessings of the Almighty. It is only fitting that at least in some instances, we acknowledge this gift from Him.

Each morning when we wake up is already a blessing, a miracle. So, one day at a time, let us thank Sto. Niño for granting us another day to enjoy His gifts - family, friends, relations, the roof on our heads, the clothes on our back, the food on our table.

As we advance in age, not that I'm nearing the geriatric stage, we feel the need to nourish the spirit. Me and the wifey try to make it a point to attend the 9-day novena masses at the Basilica. Faith and belief bring people to the Basilica and it's the Gozos that is the most touching part of the novena-mass. It never fails to give me the goose bumps seeing the flock wave their hands to Sto. Niño asking for His blessings.

The Gozos was written in 1959 by an Agustinian priest, Fr. Valerio Rodrigo. It was part of a book called "Taming sa Calag" which was described as “Pongpong sa mga Bulac nga Nangalimyon Aron Mangalipay ang mga Calag." What we are now singing during the offertory is a newer version. With your indulgence and with thanks to Mr. Leo Lastimosa's column three years ago, here's the original 1959 Gozos.

Bato-balani sa gugma sa daan tawo palangga.

Canamo malooy Ca unta nga Canimo nangilaba.

Ang sa Sugbong pagcadunggo sa mga Cachilang tawo,

dinhi hinpalgan Icao, sa usa canilang sondalo,

cania Icaw nag paquita, guican lamang sa Imong gugma.

Canamo malooy Ca unta......

Ang balay nga hinpalgan sa Imo nga catahuman

nahimo nga catilingban sa mga tawong daghanan,

ang ngatanan naningala cay guionhan mo man sila.

Canamo maloooy Ca unta.....

Guisimba Icao ug guiludhan ni Legaspi nga ponoan

cay Icao niya ang hingquit-an sa iyang paghidalagan

sa madagaang nga gugma nagamatuod nga Dios nga matuod.

Canamo malooy Ca unta......

Cadtong mga taong daghan ang gugma nila guiasdang

sa pagbuhat ug simbahan sa camino nga hipalgan

nga guipanaghalad nila Canimo Dios sa gugma.

Canamo malooy Ca unta......

Ang Imong mga catahuman sa mga calag calipayan

sa among saquit ingon ug tambal ug sa among cahangul manggad

sa ngatanan quinahanglan Icao ang among dalangpan.

Canamo malooy Ca unta......

Icao lamang ang ampoon sa daang Sugbuanon

nga Canimo nanagbaton con naay quinahanglanon

busa guinganlan Ca nila alampoon bahala.

Canamo malooy Ca unta......

Cun olan ang pangayoon ug Imong pagadugayon

dadan-on Ca sa baybayon ug sa dagat pasalomon

ug dayon nila macuha ang olan nga gitinguha.

Canamo malooy Ca unta......

Icao gayud ang tuburan ning lonlon catingalahan,

busa Icao guitoohan niining capopod-an

pagton-an mo ang sacop nila sa matarong nga gugma.

Canamo malooy Ca unta......

Icao ang among guisaligan sa among mga quinahanglan

cay Diosnon Cang mananabang, ipaquita ang Imong gugma o langitnon balahala.

Canamo malooy Ca unta......

VIVA SEÑOR STO. NIÑO!

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ANG IMONG

CANAMO

GOZOS

ICAO

IMONG

MALOOY

UNTA

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