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Running Head: THE SVD MISSION IN ABRA 1

The SVD Mission in Abra and SVD Mission as Dialogue

Janelle V. al!e"

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THE SVD MISSION IN ABRA +

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The SVD Mission in Abra and SVD Mission as Dialogue

Be%ore he arri!al o% he SVD in he 2hili&&ines* $hrisiani( /ission 3as alread(

esablished in Abra. The SVD /ission hough la4ed /issionaries and oher logisis 3en along

3ell during he era o% S&anish go!ern/en. Then a/e e!ens 3hih /ade suh /issions

di%%iul and lull. #orld 3ars and he ou&aion o% he A/erian go!ern/en brough se!ere

di%%iulies o he /ission. This alled he lose aenion o% 'r. Janssen and e!enuall( /ade all

&ossible e%%ors o bring ba4 he nor/ali( o% he o&eraions o% he /ission. Negoiaions and

&re&araions 3ere iniiaed b( 'r. 5anssen and he loal &riess %ro/ he 2hili&&ines o re!i!e he

o&eraions o% he /issionar( o&eraions o% he SVD. I oo4 %i!e (ears be%ore i 3as /aeriali"ed.

A nu/ber o% &riess* brohers and sisers 3ho 3ere sen %ro/ Se(l enounered se!eral

hardshi&s in /ainaining and e0&anding he SVD /issions. There 3ere also la&ses on he

3or4ing onras o% /issionaries ourred. Bu hese did no so& he /ission hru e%%ors oregulae he /issionar( o&eraions.

On he oher hand* he /ission 3as ins&ired b( e/&hasis o% 3o 4no3n &hiloso&hers*

Soraes and 2laon %or he 3ord 6dialogue7. Soraes inrodued his 3ord as 6s&ea4ing and

lisening7 o all 3hile 2laon as 6in lo!ing relaionshi&7. The o/binaion o% hese 3o heories

bea/e har/onious 3ih he /ission o% he SVD* 6o reah ou o he &eo&le o% he 3hole 3orld

des&ie o% ulural di%%erenes and raes hru eduaing he/ 3ih he #ord o% od.

Reflections

I ould i/agine he hardshi&s enounered b( /issionaries 3ho ha!e earlier sen o Abra.

The( 3ere srangers on a %oreign land* sared 3ih hard and rough beginnings* and (e sruggled

o s&read he #ords o% od. The 2hili&&ines is %orunae enough ha od used he/ 'r. Janssen

o onsider i in heir /issionar( 3or4s. #ha i% he SVD /issions did no sueed8 #ha i%

here 3as no 'r. Janssen 3hose aenion 3as alled on he &redia/en o% /issions in he

2hili&&ines8

I belie!e he 2hili&&ines is blessed b( od %or in His uidane* he /issionaries did no

so& o s&read His #ords.

Ho3e!er* I a/ on%used 3h( he SVD /issions onenraed onl( in Abra8 #h( no

oher &laes in he 2hili&&ines onsidered8 #h( onl( Tingguians8 #as here an( geogra&hial

reason ha /ade Abra he &ioneer /ission &lae8 Des&ie o% /( on%usions* I sill ad/ire he

holisi e%%ors o% he SVD hru 'r. Janssen in esablishing is /ission o% he 2hili&&ines. Mos o%

all* he SVD go in!ol!ed in he eduaion a&osolae 3herein he /ission 3as insru/enal in he

reurn o he %old o% hose %allen a3a( %ro/ $hrisiani( and he %ull on!ersion o% &agans. No3

he SVD shools sill /ainain he holisi /ission o% s&reading he #ords o% od.

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Abou he dualisi and &laoni s&iris o% SVD in s&reading is /issions* I ould onlude

ha he( /ade a righ /o!e* beause he( reahed ou %or hose 3ho need o be heard. The

/ission s&read he #ords o% od hru lo!ing* sharing and lisening. Had hese no inluded in

he /ission* I don hin4 he SVD 3ould suess%ull( esablished.

Re%erene

Esio4o* ;. R. SVD.* . The SVD /ission in abra and SVD /ission as dialogue. Witness to

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