1. Summarize two (2) learning resources from 03 Readings: The Site of the First
Mass.
Site of the First Mass, After 488 years Controversy Continues
On march 31, a tridentine mass was held early in the morning at bood promontory in
pinamanculan to commemorate the 488th first mass celebration, which was officiated by
father joesello amalia. the mass is entirely in latin, and it commemorates the first mass
celebrated on march 31, 1521, by fr. pedro valderrama, chaplain of the spanish
expedition led by portuguese navigator ferdinand magellan and in march 1521, 488
years ago, portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan "rediscovered" the archipelago and
made history.
he had no idea that more than 400 years later, two places would vie for the title of the
philippines' first documented mass: limasawa island in southern leyte or mazzua or
masao in butuan. when limasawa and masao both commemorated the anniversary of
the documented first mass in their respective locations, the controversy makes a
mockery of philippine history and the first mass debate is still raging, and historians
have been called in to help resolve it and in a decision issued a few years ago, the
national historical institute decided that the documented first mass in the philippines was
actually held.
St. James the Great Parish Church in Bolinao, Pangasinan
The st. james the great parish church in bolinao, pangasinan, is one of pangasinan's
oldest churches, having been built in the 1600s with local materials such as wood,
ground coral stones, rocks, and eggs. the church is still the heart of the catholic faith in
bolinao, and it has served as a refuge from pirate raids and world war 2. the church has
weathered many natural disasters, including a 1788 earthquake that damaged the
church tower, an 1819 fire that destroyed the convent, and a 2009 typhoon that
wreaked on the church's buildings.
Around 1275, he was born in pordinone. the spread of the gospel in asia and china was
pioneered by father odorico, a franciscan brave and missionary. he has always traveled
barfootedly among unspeakable problems and risks, and has exhausted his energies at
the service of god's kingdom.its priceless remains are preserved in an artistic tomb of
our lady of mount carmel's parish church in udine.
This historic church is as proud as it is. in 160, the augustinian friars took over this
territory of mission that had been previously entrusted by the spanish government to the
dominican friars and left in 1594 because their missionary territories were extensive and
missionary members scarce, and it was canonically established i n 1609by the spanish
colonial government. present what evidences that each resource used to support this
viewpoint/argument.
