THE INTIMATE ALLIANCE BETWEEN RELIGION

AND GOOD EDUCATION

As the climbing ivy over lefty elm
Creeps tortuously, together the adornment
Of the verdant plain, embellishing
Each other and together growing,
But should the kindly elm refuse its aid
The ivy would impotent and friendless wither
So is Education to Religion
By spiritual alliance bound.
Through Religion, Education gains renown, and
Woe to the impious mind that blindly spurning
The sapient teachings of Religion, this
Unpolluted fountain-head forsakes.
As the sprout, growing from the pompous vine,
Proudly offers us its honeyed clusters
While the generous and loving garment
Feeds its roots; so the freshning waters
Of celestial virtue give new life

To Education true, shedding

On it warmth and light; because of them
The vine smells sweet and gives delicious fruit.
Without religion, Human Education
Is like unto a vessel struck by winds
Which, sore beset, is of its helm deprived
By the roaring blows and buffets of the dread
Tempestuous Boreas, who fiercely wields
His power until he proudly sends her down
Into the deep abysses of the angered sea.
As the heavens dew the meadow feeds and strengthens
So that blooming flowers all the earth
Embroider in the days of spring; so also
If Religion holy nourishes
Education with its doctrines, she
Shall walk in joy and generosity
Toward the Good, and everywhere bestrew
The fragrant and luxuriant fruits of Virtue.

Rizals Religion Poems

TO THE CHILD JESUS

How, God-Child hast Thou come
To earth in cave forlorn?
Does Fortune now deride Thee
When Thou art scarcely born?
Ah, woe! Celestial King,
Who mortal from dost keep
Wouldst rather than be Sovereign
Be Shepherd of Thy Sheep

TO THE VIRGIN MARY

Dear Mary, giving comfort and sweet peace
To all afflicted mortals; thou the spring
Whence flows a current of relief, to bring
Our soil fertility that does not cease;
Upon thy throne, where thou dest reign on high,
Oh, list with pity as I weeful grieve
And spread thy radiant mantle to receive
My voice which rises swiftly to the sky
Placid Mary, thou my Mother dear,
My sustenance, my fortitude must be,
And in this fearsome sea my way must steer.
If deprivation comes to buffet me,
And if grim death in agony draws near,
Oh, succor me, from anguish set me free.

Dramatic Work In Ateneo

Father Sanchez
Rizals favorite teacher and the one who
requested him to write a drama based on
the prose story of St. Eustace the Martyr.
June 2, 1876
Rizal finished the requested religious
drama in poetic verses and he submitted
to Fr. Sanchez and the manuscript
entitled San Eustacio, Martir (St. Eustace,
the Martyr).

First Romance of Rizal

Whos that GIRL????

The girl was..

Segunda Katigbak
A pretty fourteen-year old
Batanguena from Lipa.
First love of Rizal.

Rizals own words;

She was short, with eyes that were
eloquent and ardent and languid at
others, rosy-cheeked, with an enchanting
and provocative smile that revealed very
beautiful teeth and air of a sylph; her
entire self diffused a mysterious charm.

Mariano Katigbak
- a friend of Rizal and brother of
Segunda.
Manuel Luz
- Segundas fiancee and later on got
married.

Rizal first and tragic romance

Ended, at an early hour, my first love! My
virgin heart will always mourn the
reckless step it took on the flower-decked
abyss. My illusions will return, yes, but
indifferent, uncertain, ready for the first
betrayal on the path of love.

END OF CHAPTER 3 & 4!!!!!

M ABUHA Y!:)