“ Sa Filipino apostolate at Filipinos in America Today family, maraming maraming salamat po sa inyong pananalangin at pagsuporta sa akin at sa aking pagkapari (To the Filipino apostolate and to the Filipinos in America Today family, thank you for your prayers and your support for me and for my priesthood),” he continued.Īmerica’s new bishop from the Philippines ended with a tribute to the two people who raised him in Nagcarlan: “ Sa aking mga namayapa nang magulang, Cristobal at Crispina, nanay at tatay, nawa’y ipagpatuloy ninyo ang pagsubaybay at pananalanging walang hanggan sa akin.” (To my late parents, Cristobal and Crispina, mom and dad, I hope that you continue your guidance and everlasting prayers for me.) – Rappler.A Narrative Study Focusing on Survivors of Forced Labor Trafficking by Taras NK Raggio MPA, Troy University, 2001 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Psychology Walden University May 2019 Abstract Throughout history, the media’s rendering of slavery depicts vulnerable groups caught in a network of trafficking looking for a better life. “ Sa mga minamahal kong pamilya, Veridiano Esmilla, lalong lalo na sa aking mga kapatid, maraming salamat sa inyong pagmamahal at lahat ng tulong ninyong ipinagkaloob sa akin (To my family, Veridiamo Esmilla, especially to my siblings, thank you for your love and all the help you have given me),” Esmilla said. Toward the end of his speech, before his American audience, the bishop-elect from Nagcarlan spoke in his native Filipino. He was most recently pastor of the Saint Martin of Tours Parish in Philadelphia and also the Saint Jaimes Parish in Elkins Park. He was first named parochial vicar at Saint John Chrysostom parish in Wallingford from 1993 to 2001, and his succeeding assignments include serving as chaplain of the Filipino diocesan apostolate from 2005 to present. The bishop-elect was ordained priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1993 and served the archdiocese in various capacities since then. “What immediately came out of his mouth was, ‘I’m here to serve.’ And that is what is in the hearts of the three of them,” said the archbishop, referring to Esmilla and the two other newly appointed auxiliary bishops who will help him run the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.īorn on June 18, 1962, Esmilla finished his bachelor’s degree at San Beda College, Manila. Perez said he was “kind of holding on to my chair” and asked, “What did you say?”

Jesus, I trust in you.”Īrchbishop Perez, in the same press conference, recalled the time when Esmilla called him to relay the papal nuncio’s message. But deep within me, I kept saying, Jesus, I trust in you. “I felt nervous and had a little bit of fear in my heart. “Then I responded, ‘Fiat, let it be done,’” Esmilla said, echoing the response of the Virgin Mary when the Archangel Gabriel told her that she would bear the Son of God. When Pierre asked if Esmilla would accept it, the latter said that “I was rather stunned and in silence for a while.” My spirit rejoices in God, my Savior, for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant,’” said the Filipino bishop-elect.Įsmilla recounted the moment when the papal nuncio to the United States, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, called him to announce his appointment. “On this great Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, I find inspiration in our Blessed Mother and echo the words found in her Magnificat: ‘My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord. In a press conference by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, it was Esmilla who was first called to deliver a message after the archbishop, Nelson Perez, announced the new appointments.Įsmilla opened his six-minute speech with the Latin word “fiat,” which means “Let it be done,” then he gave a hearty “ Mabuhay!” – a Filipino word which, in the words of the newly appointed bishop, means “live or long live.”

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