More info on Melamine

China milk poisoning incidents makeeveryone afraid to look at the daily news report. Everyday, the reports are changing. No one can clearly tell us what to eat and not to eat.

1.What really is poisoned milk?

It is the milk powder mixed with "MELAMINE"What is Melamine use for. It is an industrial chemical use in the production of melawares.

It is also used in home decoration." US resistant board"Do you understand? Melamine is used in industrial production, it cannot be eaten

2.Why is Melamine added in milk powder?

The most important nutrient in milk is protein. And Melamine has the same protein that contains "NITROGEN"Adding Melamine in milk reduces milk content and it is cheaper then milk so it lowers capitalization. It can give the business man more profit! Below is Melamine, doesn't it look like milk? It doesn't have any smell, so cannot be detected.

3.When was it discovered Year 2007　US cats and dogs died suddenly, they found that pet food from China contains Melamine.

Starting 2008, In China , an abnormal increase in infant cases of kidney stones.August 2008 China Sanlu Milk Powder testedwith Melamine Sept. 2008　New Zealand gov't ask China to check this problemSept. 21, 2008　Lots of food products in Taiwan tested with Melamine.

4.What happens when Melamine is digested. Melamine remains inside the kidney. It forms into stonesblocking the tubes. Pain will be eminent and person cannot urinate. Kidney will then swell. Although surgery can remove the stones, but it will cause irreversible kidney damage. It can lead to loss of kidney function and will requirekidney dialysis or lead to death because of uremia.

What is dialysis? In fact, it should be called "blood washing"it is filtering all of the body's blood into the machine and then go back to the body.The whole process takes 4 hours and it is necessary to dialysis once for every 3 days for the rest of your life.Here is a dialysis centerLarge dialysis centerA small hole is required in the arm to insert thesub-dialysis catheter.Why is it more serious in babies? Because the kidney is very small and they drink a lot of milk powder. Here is a baby undergoing dialysis.China currenty has 13,000 infants hospitalizedIt does not matter how much a human being tookMelamine. The important point is "It cannot be EATEN!"

5.What are the foods to be avoided? Foods that contain dairy products should be avoided. Remember: Foods with creamer or milk should be avoided. 6. What do we do next?

Avoid the above foods for at least six months. If you have snack bar, restaurant or coffee shops, stop selling dairy products in the meantime. If you have infants at home, change to mother's milkor find other substitutes.

Finally, share this information with friends sothey will understand the risk of milk poisoning.

Misyon needs Editorial Assistant !!!

MISYON, www.misyononline.com , is a mission awareness magazine published every two months, sponsored by the Missionary Society of St Columban, with its editorial office in Bacolod City.

We need an editorial assistant who is a college graduate, proficient in written and spoken English, computer-‘savvy’, able to creatively layout the magazine online and in CD formats. The work would also include moderating and promoting our online forum and blog.

Experience in computer-publishing and in campus or other journalism would be a distinct advantage.

Since MISYON is at the service of the mission of the Catholic Church we are looking for a committed Catholic.

Please contact our Editor, Father Seán Coyle at editor@misyononline.com

World Mission Sunday (October 19, 2008)

What Is World Mission Sunday?

World Mission Sunday, organized by the Propagation of the Faith, is a day set aside for Catholics worldwide to recommit themselves to the Church's missionary activity through prayer and sacrifice.

Annually, World Mission Sunday is celebrated on the next-to-last Sunday in October. As described by Pope John Paul II, World Mission Sunday is "an important day in the life of the Church because it teaches how to give: as an offering made to God, in the Eucharistic celebration and for all the missions of the world" (see Redemptoris Missio 81).

Pope John Paul II has also spoken of the Propagation of the Faith's General Fund of support, calling this a "central fund of solidarity." In a message delivered on a recent World Mission Sunday, the Pope said: "The offerings that will be collected [on World Mission Sunday] are destined for a common fund of solidarity distributed, in the Pope's name, by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith among the missions and missionaries of the entire world."

Every year the needs of the Catholic Church in the Missions grow - as new dioceses are formed, as new seminaries are opened because of the growing number of young men hearing Christ's call to follow Him as priests, as areas devastated by war or natural disaster are rebuilt, and as other areas, long suppressed, are opening up to hear the message of Christ and His Church. That is why the involvement and commitment of Catholics from around the world is so urgently needed. Offerings from Catholics in the United States, on World Mission Sunday and throughout the year, are combined with offerings to the Propagation of the Faith worldwide.

Mission dioceses - about 1,100 at this time - receive regular annual assistance from the funds collected. In addition, these mission dioceses submit requests to the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples for assistance, among other needs, for catechetical programs, seminaries, the work of Religious Communities, for communication and transportation needs, and for the building of chapels, churches, orphanages and schools. These needs are matched with the funds gathered in each year. The world's national directors of the Propagation of the Faith vote on these requests, matching the funds available with the greatest needs. These funds are then distributed, in their entirety, to mission dioceses throughout the world.

Source: http://www.iamamissionary.org/

Things to Remember this October

October 20 and 21 - Sacred Heart Seminary General Grand Alumni Home Coming

October 22 and 23 - Clergy Festival

October 24 - Closing Program of Diamond Jubilee Celebration of the Diocese of Bacolod

First Priest from Hinoba-an

DIOCESE OF KABANKALAN – The diocese rejoices for the ordination of another priest! On October 14, 2008, Most Rev. Patricio A. Buzon, SDB, DD ordained Rev. Fr. Richard Lazalita Lachica, a native of Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental.

Fr. Richard Lachica is the first priest from Hinoba-an. He took his Philosophy at the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos and proceeded to University of Santo Tomas for his Theology.

During his diaconate, he served as the campus minister of Saint Michael’s Academy, Hinoba-an, where he was actively involved in the student apostolate and assisted students in their participation in the diocesan programs and activities.

Rev. Fr. Richard Lachica will say his thanksgiving mass in Hinoba-an on November 5, 2008.

Month of the Holy Rosary

The feast of the Holy Rosary was established by Saint Pius V on the anniversary of the naval victory won by the Christian fleet at Lepanto, October 7, 1571. The victory was attributed to the help of the holy Mother of God whose aid was invoked through praying the rosary. The celebration of this day invites all to mediate upon the mysteries of Christ, following the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary who was so singularly associated with the incarnation, passion and glorious resurrection of the Son of God. from the Christian Prayer(Liturgy of the Hours)

Pope John Paul II asks us to pray the Rosary!

On September 30, 2001, after the morning Mass opening the Synod of Bishops, Pope John Paul II asked people to pray the Rosary:

"October is the month in which Mary Most Holy, Queen of the Holy Rosary, is venerated. Within the current international context, I invite all -- individuals, families, communities -- to pray this Marian prayer, possibly every day, for peace, so that the world can be preserved from the wicked scourge of terrorism.

"The terrible tragedy of September 11th will be remembered as a dark day in the history of humanity. In the face of this, the Church tries to be faithful to her prophetic charism and remind all men about their duty to build a future of peace for the human family. Certainly, peace is not separated from justice, but it must be nourished by mercy and love.

"We cannot forget that Jews, Christians and Muslims adore God as the only God. The three religions, therefore, have the vocation of unity and peace. May God allow the Church's faithful to be agents of peace, in the front line of the search for justice and the prohibition of violence.

"May the Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace, intercede for all humanity, so that hate and death never have the last word!"

On September 29, 2002, Pope John Paul II asked that we pray the Rosary for Peace:

JOHN PAUL II ANGELUS Castel Gandolfo Sunday, 29 June 2002

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

1. We are already on the threshold of the month of October, which, with the liturgical memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary, inspires us to rediscover this traditional prayer, so simple yet so profound.

The Rosary is a way of contemplating the face of Christ seeing him - we may say - with the eyes of Mary. For this reason, it is a prayer that drawing upon the core of the Gospel is in full accord with the inspiration of the Second Vatican Council and very much in keeping with the direction I gave in the Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio ineunte: the Church has to launch out "into the deep" in the new millennium beginning with the contemplation of the face of Christ.

Therefore, I wish to suggest the recitation of the Rosary to individuals, families and Christian communities. To give force to this invitation, I am preparing a document which will help to rediscover the beauty and depth of this prayer.

2. I wish once again to entrust the great cause of peace to the praying of the Rosary. We are facing an international situation that is full of tensions, at times threatening to explode. In some parts of the world, where the confrontation is harsher - I think particularly of the suffering land of Christ - we can realize that, even though they are necessary, political efforts are worth little if one remains exacerbated in his mind and no one cares to demonstrate a new disposition of heart in the hope of reviving the struggle and effort of dialogue.

Who but God alone can infuse such sentiments? It is more necessary than ever that from every part of the earth prayer for peace be made to Him. In this perspective, the Rosary turns out to be the form of prayer most needed. It builds peace because, while it appeals to the grace of God, it sows in the one praying it the seed of good from which we can expect the fruit of justice and solidarity for personal and community life.

I am thinking of nations and also of families. How much peace would flow into family relationships if the family would begin again to pray the Rosary.

John Paul II greeted the pilgrims in French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish and Italian. To the English-speaking

3. I extend a warm greeting to the English-speaking pilgrims and visitors, and invite you to make the month of October a time of special attention to the recitation of the Rosary, the great prayer of intercession to Mary. Upon you and your families I invoke the joy and peace of the Lord.

4. The prayer we are about to pray begins by recalling the annunciation of the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. In fact, today is the feast of the holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. May these powerful ministers of God obtain for us the grace to correspond always with generous love to his will.

Dear Friends, this is the last Angelus of the vacation period. With affection, I greet once again the townsfolk of Castel Gandolfo: Goodbye until next year. Next Sunday, 6 October, God willing, we shall be in St Peter's Square.

Read Misyon Magazine On-line and Feel the Joy!

I have enjoyed reading Misyon Magazine since I was a child and I want to share my experience of joy to others too...

Misyon Magazine is one of the magazines I like and I treasure most! I still keep old copies of Misyon Magazine and read them again from time to time.

You will experience rapid changes of emotions as you read the magazine from cover to cover. You can laugh at the stories of Fr. Joeker and cry at the stories of the oppressed people around the world. Once you’ve read the entire magazine, there are these feelings of satisfaction and inspiration. A new vigor that makes everyone sees the world in another perspective, the missionary perspective…

Each of us Catholics is a missionary in our own simple ways. We touch the lives of others as we live life shoulder to shoulder.

So, join me in reading the Misyon Magazine and let’s face the world with a missionary spirit.

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Happy Birthday Fr.Rembert Rivera!

May God continue to bless your life and give you the desires of your heart. May God bless you and keep you always in His tender, loving care. I hope that your day is blessed with happiness and joy. You're the kind of person that only heaven could have sent. Praying that your day is as special as you are. May you enjoy the Lord's presence today.

To our ever-supportive director in the Commission on Mission,

Happy Birthday!!!