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The
Santo
Niño
also
reminds
us
that
this
identity
must
be
protected
.
The
Christ
Child
is
the
protector
of
this
great
country
.
When
he
came
into
the
world
,
his
very
life
was
threatened
by
a
corrupt
king
.
Jesus
himself
needed
to
be
protected
.
He
had
an
earthly
protector
:
Saint
Joseph
.
He
had
an
earthly
family
,
the
Holy
Family
of
Nazareth
.
So
he
reminds
us
of
the
importance
of
protecting
our
families
,
and
those
larger
families
which
are
the
Church
,
God

s
family
,
and
the
world
,
our
human
family
.
Sadly
,
in
our
day
,
the
family
all
too
often
needs
to
be
protected
against
insidious
attacks
and
programs
contrary
to
all
that
we
hold
true
and
sacred
,
all
that
is
most
beautiful
and
noble
in
our
culture
.

In
the
Gospel
,
Jesus
welcomes
children
,
he
embraces
them
and
blesses
them
(
Mk
10:16).
We
too
need
to
protect
,
guide
and
encourage
our
young
people
,
helping
them
to
build
a
society
worthy
of
their
great
spiritual
and
cultural
heritage
.
Specifically
,
we
need
to
see
each
child
as
a
gift
to
be
welcomed
,
cherished
and
protected
.
And
we
need
to
care
for
our
young
people
,
not
allowing
them
to
be
robbed
of
hope
and
condemned
to
life
on
the
streets
.

It
was
a
frail
child
,
in
need
of
protection
,
who
brought
God

s
goodness
,
mercy
and
justice
into
the
world
.
He
resisted
the
dishonesty
and
corruption
which
are
the
legacy
of
sin
,
and
he
triumphed
over
them
by
the
power
of
his
cross
.
Now
,
at
the
end
of
my
visit
to
the
Philippines
,
I
commend
you
to
him
,
to
Jesus
who
came
among
us
as
a
child
.
May
he
enable
all
the
beloved
people
of
this
country
to
work
together
,
protecting
one
another
,
beginning
with
your
families
and
communities
,
in
building
a
world
of
justice
,
integrity
and
peace
.
May
the
Santo
Niño
continue
to
bless
the
Philippines
and
may
he
sustain
the
Christians
of
this
great
nation
in
their
vocation
to
be
witnesses
and
missionaries
of
the
joy
of
the
Gospel
,
in
Asia
and
in
the
whole
world
.

Please
don

t
forget
to
pray
for
me
!
God
bless
you
!

 

 

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