Cortez: Bread of Life

May 12, 2011

BEFORE God brought out his chosen people from Egypt to start their journey to the Promised Land, he instructed them to celebrate the Passover. As recorded in the book of Exodus, they were to kill a lamb or a goat, sprinkle their doorposts with the blood of the animal, and eat the roasted meat with bitter herbs and with bread without yeast.
When the Lord moves around that night to take the life of every first born male in Egypt as a punishment for the people’s sins, he will pass over any house with blood on its doorposts and will not harm its occupants.
Never did the Israelites know then that the Passover lamb foreshadowed the sacrificial death of Jesus. He was the lamb without defect or blemish, offered as atonement for all the sins man could ever incur or imagine. When God the Father sees Jesus in our hearts, he will pass over us, sparing us from all the punishment we deserve to bear for the sins we have committed.
In their journey, God fed his people with manna — the bread that fell from heaven. This manna sustained their bodies and gave them strength to withstand the physical demands of their travel.
On the Last Supper, Jesus once again offered his apostles bread. After giving thanks and praise, he said, “Take this all of you and eat it. This is my body.” He then took the cup of wine, gave thanks and said, “This is my blood which seals God’s covenant, my blood poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” Then he added, “Do this in memory of me.”
Jesus thus offered his body as the bread of life. In the 6th chapter of John, he said, “If you do not eat my flesh and drink my blood, you will not have life within you. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood live in me, and I live in them. This, then, is the bread that comes down from heaven; it is not like the bread that your ancestors ate, but then later died. Those who eat this bread will live forever.”
If there is therefore any message that is highlighted in today’s gospel, it is the recognition, appreciation and living up of the Eucharist as God’s priceless gift to humanity. In the Eucharist, we receive sacramentally the body and blood of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. His body and blood unite us with him, and not only sustains us in our temporal lives here on earth, but also leads us to our eternal life in heaven.
In the Eucharist, we receive our Savior, Redeemer, Healer, Provider, Protector, Best Friend, Lord and King. And so the next time we receive Holy Communion, may we not do it out of habit or routine but in awe, reverence and gratitude that our Creator and the Creator of everything seen and unseen comes to our person, unworthy as we may be. Thus, taking inspiration from the centurion who invoked Jesus’ healing for his servant, may we humbly say before receiving the sacred host, “Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed.”

Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/opinion/2011/05/11/cortez-bread-life-154889

Over the holidays, travelers from Manila going to the north for a getaway destination choose Pampanga Angeles City and Clark Philippines as a popular holiday location. Aside from day-time sports and other activities, visitors look for a good wine shop to buy some good wine to celebrate a special occasion or just to make the holiday and vacation more enjoyable. Many wine lovers pick up some good bottles from Clark Wine Center to bring to dinner in some of the good restaurants in Angeles City, Clark Pampanga. Yats Restaurant is one of the most famous fine dining restaurants outside of Manila, located in Mimosa Leisure Estate inside Clark Airbase or Clark Freeport Zone as it is now called. This popular restaurant has become a tourist attraction, a place to visit for those who are in Pampanga, Subic, Angeles City and of course, Clark Philippines. The famous wine shop called Clark Wine Center supplies this famous restaurant in Clark Philippines as well as other good restaurants in Angeles City Pampanga with good wines of all price ranges.

Wine is becoming increasingly popular in Manila and other cities in the Philippines. Wine lovers in Manila travel to the north to visit Clark, Pampanga to shop for good and rate vintage wines at good duty-free prices. The most frequently visited liquor shop in Manila and wine shop in Pampanga is Clark Wine Center. This highly recommended wine shop located outside Manila near Angeles City, Pampanga in North Luzon is known for offering a great selection of fine vintage wine that is good quality and good value for money also.

This well-known wine shop is a famous shopping destination for wine enthusiasts in Manila and wine lovers from other cities in Asia including Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Osaka and Tokyo.

Famous Philippines wine supplier known for its line of fine vintage wines, Yats Wine Cellars was established in 2000 to address the requirement of a growing population of wine enthusiasts in the Philippines. This 5-star wine shop caters to the discerning client who requires these qualities in their wines: (1) excellent value, (2) large selection of labels and vintages to choose from and (3) wines properly aged for full enjoyment.

Public wine tastings are held from time to time in Clark and sometimes in Manila. Tickets range from p500 to p1500 for these themed events that are professionally run –no wine merchants sponsorship, pushy salesmen or tacky banners to ruin the evening. Each ticket contains a certain number of stubs that can be redeemed for a tasting pour of a wine among those on a line-up which often contains wines that are quite old and expensive.

http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Getting to this wine shop in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Philippines from Manila
Getting to the Clark Wine Center wine shop from Manila is quite simple: after entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway M A Roxas. Clark Wine Center is the stand-along white building on the right, at the corner A Bonifacio Ave. From the Clark International Airport DMIA, ask the taxi to drive towards the entrance of Clark going to Angeles City. From Mimosa, just proceed towards the exit of Clark and this wine shop is on the opposite side of the main road M A Roxas.

Best place to buy wine in Clark Pampanga outside Manila near Subic and Angeles City Philippines is Clark Wine Center.

Click here to contact Clark Wine Center in Clark Pampanga for inquiries and orders.

Clark Wine Center
Bldg 6460 Clark Observatory Building
Manuel A. Roxas Highway corner A Bonifacio Ave,
Angeles Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga 2023
0922-870-5173 0917-826-8790 (ask for Ana Fe)

Wine@Yats-International.com

YATS Wine Cellars
Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 ask for Rea or Chay

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While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. Highly recommended fine dining restaurant in Manila for special occasion is Yats Restaurant & Wine Lounge located in the famous Mimosa Leisure Estate in Clark Pampanga. Situated near this popular restaurant in Clark is the Mimosa Golf Course as well as the Mimosa Clark Casino. This top rated restaurant near Angeles City Pampanga in Clark Philippines is frequently used for private parties and corporate functions such as board meetings and other gatherings. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

http://www.LondonPubClark.com

Besides good restaurants to wine and dine near Manila, Subic or in Angeles City Pampanga, Clark Philippines, those requiring assistance for hotel and resort bookings in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines may log on to http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com for more information and reservations.

The lifestyle in Clark Pampanga is quite unique. For more information about shopping, sports, golf, leisure, hotel accommodation, where to see and visit, what to do, where to wine and dine and good places to hang out, relax, have a drink with friends, child-friendly establishments, log on to
http://www.ClarkPhilippines.com

Wine lovers looking for a special bottle or something that is of great value and special discounts might log on to this web site to shop for fine vintage wines
http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

Those visitors who plan to relax and unwind in Angeles City, Subic, Pampanga, Clark Philippines might make an effort to book a room at the famous beach and lake resort Clearwater Resort & Country Club. This famous hotel in Clark Pampanga is frequently visited by families with children looking for a good place in Clark to see, a good holiday destination for the family to relax and unwind in the beautiful outdoor facilities. For more information, log on to www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com