AN DIE BLUMEN VON HEIDELBERG (German, English, Spanish, Tagalog)

AN DIE BLUMEN VON HEIDELBERG

 (German, English, Spanish, Tagalog)

by: Dr. Jose Rizal on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 5:35pm

This Poem written by: Jose Rizal in Germany

AN DIE BLUMEN VON HEIDELBERG (GERMAN)

Reist in die Heimat, fremde Blumen,

die ihr des Wandrers Weg gesäumt,

reist dorthin, wo er seine Lieben

beschützt vom blauen Himmel weiss.

Erzählt vom Pilger in der Ferne,

der sich nach seiner heimatlichen Erde sehnt.

Geht, Blumen, und erzählt

vom ersten Sonnenstrahl,

der am kühlen Neckarufer

eure Blüten öffnete und,

versunken in Gedanken

an der Heimat ew'gen Frühling,

den stillen Wanderer

an eurer Seite fand.

Erzählt auch von dem sanften Wind,

der mit euch spielend,

euren Duft euch raubte,

während er vertraute Liebeslieder

in der Muttersprache sang.

Erzählet von der Morgensonne,

die den Königstuhl vergoldend

schimmernd durch die Nebelschleier

Wald und Flur erwachen liess.

Hier noch in ihrer Morgenröte,

lässt sie daheim schon den Zenit erglühen.

Erzählet, wie dieser Wanderer,

noch ehe jener Tag sich neigte,

am Wegesrain, am Neckarufer,

in Waldes Schatten und

des Schlosses alte Mauern

euch Blumen brach.

Erinnert auch, was er euch sagte,

als er behutsam eure welken Blätter

geliebten Bücherseiten anvertraut.

Tragt meine Liebe in die Heimat,

bringt ihrer Erde, die so reich an Früchten,

Frieden, Vernunft den Männern,

Klugheit ihren Frauen,

Gesundheit allen guten Menschen,

die der Geborgenheit des Vaterhauses sicher sind.

Erreicht Ihr Blumen dann den Strand,

so lasst die Flügel einer Brise

den Kuss, den ich euch gebe, weitertragen,

dass er als Zeugnis meiner Liebe

berühre, was mir lieb und heilig ist.

Doch ach, ihr Blumen, wisset:

Fern der heimatlichen Erde,

der das Leben ihr verdankt,

verlieret ihr den Duft,

auch wenn eure Farben leuchten.

Denn der Duft ist eure Seele,

die den Himmel,

unter dem sie sich entfaltet,

nie vergessen noch verlassen kann.

TO THE FLOWERS OF HEIDELBERG (ENGLISH)

Go to my country, go, foreign flowers,

Planted by the traveler on his way,

And there beneath that sky of blue

That over my beloved towers,

Speak for this traveler to say

What faith in his homeland he breathes to you.

Go and say. . . say that when the dawn

First drew your calyx open there

Beside the River Neckar chill,

You saw him standing by you, very still,

Reflecting on the primrose flush you wear.

Say that when the morning light

Her toll of perfume from you wrung,

While playfully she whispered, "How I love you!"

He too murmured here above you

Tender love songs in his native tongue.

That when the rising sun the height

Of Kainigsthul in early morn first spies,

And with its tepid light

Is pouring life in valley, wood, and grove,

He greets the sun as it begins to rise,

Which in his native land is blazing straight above.

And tell them of that day he staid

And plucked you from the border of the path,

Amid the ruins of the feudal castle,

By the River Neckar, and in the silvan shade.

Tell them what he told you

As tenderly he took

Your pliant leaves and pressed them in a book,

Where now its well worn pages close enfold you.

Carry, carry, flowers of Rhine,

Love to every love of mine,

Peace to my country and her fertile loam,

Virtue to her women, courage to her men,

Salute those darling ones again,

Who formed the sacred circle of our home.

And when you reach that shore,

Each kiss I press upon you now,

Deposit on the pinions of the wind,

And those I love and honor and adore

Will feel my kisses carried to their brow.

Ah, flowers, you may fare through,

Conserving still, perhaps, your native hue;

Yet, far from Fatherland, heroic loam

To which you owe your life,

The perfume will be gone from you;

For aroma is your soul; it cannot roam

Beyond the skies which saw it born, nor e'er forget

A LAS FLORES DE HEIDELBERG (SPANISH)

Id a mi patria, id, extrangeras flores,

sembradas del viajero en el camino,

y bajo su azul cielo,

que guarda mis amores,

contad del peregrino

la fe que alienta por su patrio suelo!

id y decid ... decid que cuando el alba

vuestro caliz abrio por vez primera

cabe el Neckar helado,

le visteis silencioso a vuestro lado

pensando en su constante primavera.

Decid que cuando el alba,

que roba vuestro aroma,

cantos de amor jugando os susurraba,

el tambien murmuraba

cantos de amor en su natal idioma;

que cuando el sol la cumbre

del Koenigsthul en la manana dora

y con su tibia lumbre

anima el valle, el bosque y la espesura,

saluda a ese sol aun en su aurora,

al que en su patria en el cenit fulgura !

y contad aquel dia

cuando os cogia al borde del sendero,

entre ruinas del feudal castillo,

orilla al Neckar, o a la selva umbria.

Contad lo que os decia ,

cuando, con gran ciudado

entre las paginas de un libro usado

vuestras flexibles hojas oprimia.

Llevad, llevad, oh flores !

amor a mis amores

paz a mi pais y a su fecunda tierra,

fe a sus hombres, virtud a sus mujeres,

salud a dulces seres

que el paternal, sagrado hogar encierra ...

Cuando to queis la playa,

el beso os imprimo

depositadlo en ala de la brisa,

por que con ella vaya

y bese cuanto adora, amo y estimo.

Mas ay llegareis flores,

conservareis quizas vuestras colores,

pero lejos del patrio, heroico suelo

a quien debeis la vida:

que aroma es alma, y no abandona el cielo,

cuya luz viera en su nacer, ni olvida.

SA MGA BULAKLAK NG HEIDELBERG (TAGALOG)

Pumaroon kayo sa mutya kong bayang pinakamamahal,

O mga bulaklak na hasik sa landas niyong manlalakbay,

At doon, sa silong ng maaliwalas na langit na bughaw,

Sa mga mahal ko'y di nagpapabaya't laging nagbabantay,

Inyong ibalita itong pananalig na sa puso'y taglay

Ng abang lagalag na di lumilimot sa nilisang bayan.

Pumaroon kayo, inyong ibalitang madilim-dilim pa,

Kung kayo, sa bati ng bukang-liwayway, ay bumubukad na,

Sa pampang ng Neckar na lubhang malamig ay naroon siya,

At sa inyong tabi'y inyong namamasid na parang estatuwa,

Ang Tagsibol doong hindi nagbabago'y binubulay niya.

Inyong ibalitang kung sinisingil na ng bukang-liwayway

Ang buwis na bango ng inyong talulot pag ngiti ng araw,

Habang bumubulong ang bagong umagang halik ang kasabay

Ng "Kung inyo lamang nababatid sana yaring pagmamahal!"

Siya'y may bulong ding inaawit-awit sa katahimikan,

Kundiman ng puso na sa kanyang wika'y inyong napakinggan.

At kung sa taluktok niyong Koenigsthul ay humahalik na

Ang mapulang labi ng anak ng araw sa pag-uumaga,

At ang mga lambak, gubat at kahuya'y binubusog niya

Sa daloy ng buhay na dulot ng sinag na malahininga,

Yaong manlalakbay ay bumabati ring puspos ng ligaya

Sa araw, na doon sa sariling baya'y laging nagbabaga.

At ibalita rin na nang minsang siya'y naglalakad-lakad

Sa pampang ng Neckar ay pinupol kayo sa gilid ng landas,

Doon sa ang tanod ay ang mga guhong bakas ng lumipas,

Na nalililiman ng maraming punong doo'y naggugubat.

Ibalita ninyo kung paanong kayo'y marahang pinupol,

Pinakaingatang huwag masisira ang sariwang dahon,

At sa kanyang aklat ay ipinaloob at doon kinuyom,

Aklat ay luma na, datapuwa't kayo'y naroon pa ngayon.

Hatdan, hatdan ninyo, O pinakatanging bulaklak ng Rin,

Hatdan ng pag-ibig ang lahat ng aking nga ginigiliw,

Sa bayan kong sinta ay kapayapaan ang tapat kong hiling,

Sa kababaihan ay binhi ng tapang ang inyong itanim;

Pagsadyain ninyo, O mga bulaklak, at inyong batiin

Ang mga mahal kong sa tahanang banal ay kasama namin.

At pagsapit ninyo sa dalampasigan ng bayan kong irog,

Bawa't halik sanang idinarampi ko sa inyong talulot

Ay inyong isakay sa pakpak ng hanging doo'y lumilibot,

Upang sa lahat nang iginagalang ko't sinisitang lubos

Nawa'y makasapit ang halik ng aking pag-ibig na taos.

Maaaring doo'y makarating kayong taglay pa ang kulay,

Subali't ang bango'y wala na marahil at kusang pumanaw,

Wala na ang samyong sa talulot ninyo'y iningatang yaman,

Pagka't malayo na sa lupang sa inyo'y nagbigay ng buhay;

Iwing halimuyak ang inyong kaluluwa, at di malilisan

Ni malilimot pa ang langit na saksi nang kayo'y isilang.

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SM Mall of Asia, Manila, PHILIPPINES

SM Mall of Asia (MOA) is a shopping mall owned and developed by SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall chain owner and developer in the Philippines. SM Mall of Asia is the 2nd largest mall in the Philippines after SM City North EDSA, 3rd largestshopping mall in Asia and the 4th (Ref. Forbes' World's 10 Largest Shopping Malls) largest shopping mall in the world. It has a land area of 42 hectares and has a gross floor area of an approximate 390,193 square metres (4.20000×106 sq ft) and 407,101 square metres (4.38200×106 sq ft) of total area. The mall is located inBay City, Pasay, Philippines near the SM Central Business Park, the Manila Bayand the southern end of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue. The mall attracts a daily average foot traffic of about 200,000 people. SM Mall of Asia's reign from being the largest shopping mall in the Philippines from 2006 was taken over by SM City North EDSA when it was redeveloped in 2008, relegating Mall of Asia to 2nd place.

The mall is the centerpiece project of SM Prime at the SM Central Business Park, where five one-story buildings serve as the company's corporate offices (the sixth building being occupied by TeleTech Holdings, Inc. as their flagship site in the country). Construction began in mid-2002 right after the completion of a contemporary medical school, dining strip and residential complex at Macapagal Boulevard, adjacent to the SM Central Business Park.

The SM Mall of Asia's design team includes Arquitectonica, design Architect; Robert Carag Ong and Associates, architect of record; GHT Services, project manager, and Hilmarc's Construction Corp. (for the south parking building, main mall, and entertainment mall) and Monolith Construction Development Corp. (for the north parking building), general contractors.

The mall would have opened before Christmas Day of 2005 but had been delayed due to hitches in the delivery of construction materials. Frequent rains in the last quarter of 2005 also delayed the turnover of mall space to tenants. SM Prime decided to move the opening date to March 3, 2006.

On February 27, 2006, local newspaper Manila Standard Today, reported that a team of Pasay City engineers found huge cracks underneath the structure, which was causing the structure to vibrate.When questioned about the inspection, the Pasay City Engineering Department denied making any statement regarding defects in the Mall of Asia. Engineer Edwin Javaluyas, Pasay City engineering officer, in his letter to SM Prime Holdings Inc., said he never stated that the city hall's engineering department inspected the Mall of Asia on February 23, 2006. 

SM Prime however decided to move the opening to May 21 of that year. Jeffrey Lim, corporate information officer of SM Prime Holdings, emphasized that a rescheduling of the mall's opening was made to give the company an opportunity to allow more tenants to open shops and denied that the change was due to structural defects. Also known as "The Largest Mall in Asia" and "The 4th Largest Mall in the World" On May 20, 2006, the mall was officially inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo with a special screening ofEverest in the San Miguel Coca-Cola IMAX Theater. The movie was shown three days after tri-athlete Leo Oracion reached the treacherous mountain's summit. SM Bay City Arena which is under construction will be the newest addition to the attractions at the mall where large events like concerts, circus, ice shows, sports and entertainment events can be held. It is located at the side of the mall church and will compete with the 50 year-old Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_Mall_of_Asia

Yuchengco Museum, Makati, Philippines

The Yuchengco Museum was created to house the art collection of Secretary Alfonso T. Yuchengco. It was opened to the public in September 2005 and its primary goal is to foster a grater appreciation of the public of the finest Filipino and Filipino-Chinese visual arts and creativity. The musum is located in Makati at the RCBC building owned by the Yuchengco clan.

The Gallery of the museum highlights the works of the most celebrated Filipino artists such as Juan Luna, Fernando Amorsolo, and Carlos Francisco. Aside from that, the museum now holds as their permanent collection consists of the works of Filipino Modernist such as Anita Magsaysay Ho and by National Artists such as Victorio Edades, Ang Kiukok, Napoleon Abueva, Vicente Manansala, Cesar Legaspi, and Jose Joya. There were also number of works in the folk genre by Norma Belleza, Angelito Antonio and Manuel Baldemor. Prints by Manuel Rodriguez Sr. and Boy rodriguez.

Sino-Filipino Expressions
This gallery is a series that brings out the excellent artistic and creative expressions of the Chinese Filipinos. It also looks at the best attributes of the twin-heritage: Chinese's hardworking skills and craftsmanship and the Filipinos' highly expressive and adaptive sensibility. With the exhibit is the workshop in Chinese traditional painting on Shui-Mo or "ink and water" that is conducted regularly.

Bridging Cultures
As an exhibition venue, the museum stands as a cultural bridge to the regional Asian and Pacific Rim communities.

Design as Art, Art as Design
This is a theme that stresses that a design must express its utility in such a way that the aesthetic debate whether form precedes function or the other way around is non existent.

Programs

The museum also holds Educational and extension programs that link various sectors and audience to promote better understanding of art and heritage, collections and creative industries.

Young Curators Program (with the University of the Philippines, Manila)

Art workshops on Chinese traditional painting and calligraphy

Volunteer and internship programs

Source: http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Yuchengco_Museum

Luneta Park, Manila, PHILIPPINES

 Welcome to Luneta "Rizal" Park

                                      

                                   

Rizal Park is like an oasis for relaxation and fun in the midst of Manila and situated next to Intramurus. Rizal Park has gardens, historical markers, plazas, a grand stadium, an observatory, an open-air concert hall, an artists' sanctuary, a light-and-sound theater, restaurants, food kiosks and playgrounds, and dozens of fountains.

Rizal Park is in the heart of Manila's thriving financial, commercial, industrial and institutional centers, overlooking the famous and picturesque Manila Bay.

The park was a tribute to the Philippine's national hero, Jose Rizal, a doctor and novelist who was shot by firing squad at this site on December 30, 1896 on charges of fomenting local rebellion against the Spanish government.

However the Philippines declared its freedom from Spain on June 12, 1898 but the American forces quickly replaced the Spanish colonizers. The US granted the Philippines its freedom on July 4, 1946 , after the defeat of Japanese forces in the country.

Jose Rizal, the Philippine national hero.

At the center of it all is the 1913 bronze Rizal's monument situated a few meters away from the marker indicating the actual execution site.

An honor guard is on duty 24 hours a day. Behind the monument, the original Spanish version of the poem "Mi Ultimo Adios" is engraved, along with translations in other languages. Rizal wrote this poem while imprisoned in his cell in Fort Santiago from November 3, 1896 to December 29, 1896.

Many national dedication days are held in front of the Rizal monument.

It is also where foreign leaders attend wreath-laying ceremonies during state visits.

The park is divided into three sections beginning with the 16-hectare Agrifina Circle adjoining Taft Avenue, where the Department of Tourism and the National Museum of the Filipino People (formerly the Department of Finance) are located; followed by the 22-hectare park proper that extends down to Roxas Boulevard; and terminating at a 10-hectare open field across Roxas Boulevard fronting Quirino Grandstand along the Manila Bay.

The 31-meter Philippine flagpole is called kilometer zero, because it is where the distance of the country's towns and cities is measured from. Just beside the flagpole is Rizal monument, where foreign leaders attend wreath-laying ceremonies during state visits.

It is also where Manuel Roxas, first President of the Republic, was sworn in on July 4, 1946.From the Rizal monument, one can see the Quirino Grandstand, the Manila Bay , Manila Hotel, Army Navy Club, the Gallery of National Heroes, and San Lorenzo Ruiz Plaza , in honor of Lorenzo Ruiz who is considered by the Catholic Church as the first Filipino saint.

On the northern side of the park is the Lights and Sounds of Rizal - an audio-visual and three-dimensional diorama of Rizal's execution, consisting of life-size sculptures by Eduardo Castrillo.

The Martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal, a Light and Sound Sculptural Tableau is a "living" memorial honoring the Philippine's national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal.

The tableau is an open-air theater presentation, featuring a 30-minute dramatization of the most poignant moments of Rizal's final hours, through 8 monumental sculptural clusters in an interplay of light and sound.

SCHEDULE OF PRESENTATIONS:

Wednesday-Sunday Evenings

7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (Tagalog version)

8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (English Version)

Entrance Fees:

P50.00 - General Public

50% discount applies to students with valid IDs, escorts (parents/guardian)

All faculty members with the group are free of charge

SCHEDULE FOR GUIDED DAY TOUR

Wednesday-Sunday (9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m.)

Fees:

P10.00 - General Public

50% discount applies to students with valid IDs, escorts (parents/guardian)

BALLET AT THE PARK

A project of the National Parks Development Committee and Ballet Manila

Special Saturday presentations

Venue: Rizal Park Open-Air Auditorium, Manila

Time: 5:00 p.m./6:00 p.m.

Featured group: Ballet Manila

Ms. Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, artistic director

November 13 “BALLET FILIPINO”

Sari’t Bahag, with choreography by Jojo Lucila and Original Pilipino Music Suite as choreographed by Tony Fabella 

December 4 “EXCERPTS FROM “THE NUTCRACKER”

Also near are the Light and Sound Complex, which consists of Rizal's mural; the Gomburza marker, in honor of three Filipino priests who were executed by Spanish authorities for rebellion; and the Rizal fountain.

Just a short walk from Rizal fountain are the Artists' Haven, an environmental art gallery; National Historical Institute, the repository of the country's historical artifacts; and the National Library, which includes in its shelves rare books and documents.

From here, one can proceed to the Central Lagoon, Chinese Garden , Open-Air Auditorium, Planetarium, Rizal Park Library, MassCom Library, ChessPlaza , the Flower Clock, Japanese Garden and a 27-foot cascade.

The next stop is the Orchidarium and Butterfly Pavilion, a one-hectare theme park that showcases a rich collection of orchids, bromeliads, mums, poinsettias, roses and other colorful flowers. Originally focused on orchids, the Orchidarium now hosts a variety of blooms, scents and greens. It is said that most of the beautiful orchid hybrids around the world owe their beauty to the genes of Philippine orchids, notably the rare waling-waling from the Philippine rain forest.

Aside from its flora collection, the Orchidarium mesmerizes the visitors with its well-designed mystic lagoon, crystalline waterfalls, a climbing wall, a replica of a man-made rainforest, and a butterfly paradise.

The twin buildings of the Department of Tourism and the Department of Finance (now the National Museum of the Filipino People), which were built inclassic Greek architecture, are favorite sites for photo opportunity. It is also recommended that the visitor obtain a brochure from the tourism desk, in order to have a guided tour of the sprawling park.

From here, the visitor can proceed to the National Museum and pass by the Skating Rink, Plaza Olivia Salamanca in honor of the first woman physician in the country, Children's Playground, Relief Map and Halamanang Pilipino, which contains a selection of local flora.

A tour of the park on horse-drawn carriages is available to tourists. For those who want to enjoy the sunset from the sea, tickets for the cruise are available at the Golden Horizon Restaurant & Cruise Services near the Army-Navy Club.

Source: http://www.manila.ph/manila/info/rizal-park.html

The Yellow Rose (Ang Dilaw na Rosas)

 Ang Dilaw na Rosas

"The Yellow Rose"

Sa isang napakalawak na bukirin ng Hacienda Paraiso, may napadaang manlalakbay na kung iyong tingnan ay parang hindi siya tagaroon, ng sa kanyang paglalakad napadpad siya sa isang pangpang na kung tawagin ng mga tagaroon ay "Mahiwaga" sapagkat puno ito ng mga magagandang bulaklak na doon mo lamang masisilayan. Nang siya'y dumungaw sa bandang bahagi ng pangpang may napansin siyang isang dilaw na rosas na kung saan kakaiba sa lahat ng nandoon, napalingon siya sa itaas at biglang nasabi "Panginoon nais kung pitasin ang mahiwagang rosas na aking nakita sa mahiwagang pangpang na ito"(wika ng manlalakbay),at biglang  may sumigaw sa kanyang likuran"Sir! bakit po kayo nandyan ipinagbabawal po ang pagpunta diyan sapagkat marami ng nadisgrasya sa pangpang na iyan.(sabi ng batang may edad walo).Bata nais ko lamang pitasin ang magandang dilaw na rosas na nakabighani ng aking paningin maaari ko bang pitasin ito?(wika ng manlalakbay na para bang nagmamakaawa),Pwede naman po, pero paano?(sabi ng bata). Bata mapipitas ko yan kung tutulungan mo ko, may lubid akong dala ikaw ang itatali ko dito sa lubid na ito at dahan-dahan mong pitasin ang bulalak, at ako ang hahawak at huwag kang matakot hihigpitan ko ang paghawak upang ikaw ay hindi mahulog, kahit magkano ibibigay ko sayo makuha ko lamang ang ninanais ko.(wika ng isang manlalakbay). Ok po pero sa isang kundisyon!(wika ng bata),Ano namanng kundisyon iyan?(wika ng manlalakbay).Papuntahin ko muna ang tatay ko upang sa ganoon siya ang hahawak sa lubid na pagtatalian ko.(wika ng bata).Pagkalipas ng ilang minuto bumalik ang bata at daladala ang kanyang tatay. At gayon nga napitas ng bata ang mahiwagang dilaw na rosas sa pangpang. Maraming salamat sa inyo sa wakas nakuha ko ang ninanais ko,kaya mo pala pinapunta ang tatay mo eh!wala ka sigurong tiwala sa katulad kong estranghero."wika ng manlalakbay".Eh! ganoon po talaga kahit sinong bata ang uutusan niyo po sa ganoon ka panganib na sitwasyon talagang nangangailangan ng tulong sa kanyang ama, ako po malaki ang tiwala ko sa itay ko dahil alam kong hindi niya ako ipapahamak."wika ng bata". At doon nagtatapos ang maikling kwento.

Bottom line;

Gaya ng bata may matibay siyang tiwala sa kanyang ama, kahit mapanganib susuungin niya dahil  matibay ang kanyang pananalig sa kanyang ama, na hindi siya kailanman ipapahamak. Para sa akin sa maikling kuwento na ito ang bata ay may may matibay na tiwala sa kanyang ama na kailanma'y hindi siya ipapahamak nito, sa linyang ito isinasaad na kahit ano pa mang mga pagsubok o unos  na darating sa buhay mo tawagin mo lang Siya,  Siya ay nariyan sa iyong puso matagal ng kumakatok pagbuksan mo lang tiyak ikaw ay kanyang bibiyayaan ng magandang buhay, basta manalig ka lang sa Kanya at magtiwala ng walang pag-aalinlangan. Tungkol naman sa manlalakbay para sa akin siya ang pagsubok na aakit sa iyong mga kahinaan na kailangan mong paglabanan, kung ang kahinaan mo ang susi ng iyong tagumpay gawin mo ang ninanais mo manalig at magtiwala ka lang sa Kanya tiyak hindi ka niya pababayaan ng ating Panginoong Hesu Kristo!.

Ang salita ng Diyos!

Magpasalamat tayo sa Diyos at Ama ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Kristo! Pinagkalooban niya tayo ng lahat ng pagpapalang espirituwal dahil sa ating pakikipag-isa kay Kristo. At sa atin ngang pakikipag-isang ito, hinirang na niya tayo bago pa nilikha ang sanlibutan upang maging banal at walang kapintasan sa harapan niya. Dahil sa pag-ibig ng Diyos, tayo’y kanyang itinalaga upang maging mga anak niya sa pamamagitan ni Jesu-Kristo. Iyan ang kanyang layunin at kalooban. Purihin natin siya dahil sa kanyang kahanga-hangang pagkalinga sa atin sa pamamagitan ng kanyang minamahal na Anak!