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Feature Story of Rizal

Feature Story of Rizal as a Young hero, First Filipino and a Saint
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ose Rizal becomes an epitome of the
true apostle of nationalism, a man of
unwavering national integrity and character.
“Beautiful and great is the country when her
sons, at the call to battle, make ready to
defend the ancient land of their ancestors,” a
piece he has written in Diariong Tagalog. His
words catch the attention of the world,
making it the start of a crusade he never
know he started even after his death.
Rizal never called for independence for the
Philippines. Nonetheless, the colonial
government considers him a dangerous
radical and declares him an enemy of the
state. He became a part of the Propaganda
Movement, connecting him with other
Filipinos who wanted reform but he did not
play passively in the movement.
Even some of the Rizalista sects in Mount
Makiling, Mount Banahaw, and Mount Arayat
worship Jose Rizal as God. They call Rizal in a
variety of names: the Tagalog Christ, the Jove
Rex Al, the Son of God, Amang Doktor,
Amang Rizal, and so on. One time, while on
discussion about Rizal’s various mystical
powers, an old Rizalista considers Rizal as the
Filipino Buddha because he was the first
Filipino to attain enlightenment. You could
imagine my amusement thinking about Rizal
sitting in Buddha-like position trying to
achieve Nirvana!.

PHILLIPINES NOW | Jaby A. Lim | Section 75

JOSE RIZAL: MORE THAN JUST

A NATIONAL HERO

####### or Rizal, love of his Philippine homeland and dedication to

####### its betterment are the unquestioned ultimate reality and

####### meaning of his life, which he states in the clearest, yet

####### most elegant of words in yet another of his celebrated letters: “If

####### one must die, at least let him die in his country, for the good of

####### his country, and on behalf of his country” [“Si uno ha de morir,

####### que muera al menos en su patria, por su patria y para su patria”]

####### (qtd. in Fortú 105 ). It is no surprise that Rizal is known to this day

####### as the “Father of the Philippine Homeland,” and, to members of

####### the Filipino Independent Church, as “Saint José Rizal. His death is

####### a statement of courage, not fear; love of country, not shame;

####### pride of honor, not sedition—the big catharsis that made Filipinos

####### one people in one nation, bringing dishonor to Spain’s colonial

####### rule.

F

osé Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda is the seventh child of sugar planter and landowner Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonso y Quintos, who has 11 children. He is a multi- lingual type of an intellectual breed who can converse in twenty-two languages with utmost clarity and exemplary proficiency by the time he is thirty. He is an experimental scientist, an artist, and a musician, who also become a writer, playwright, poet, essayist, and novelist in both Spanish and Tagalog. Noli Me Tangere ( 1887 ) and El Filibusterismo ( 1891 ), which are Rizal’s best known works, became essential manuals for members of the Philippine independence movement. In them, Rizal portrays and then sharply criticizes the abuses of the Roman Catholic clergy, especially the enormous wealth of the Spanish religious orders, their monopoly on ministries, their control of properties, their abuses of justice, and their mistreatment of the Filipinos in their own land. He is a model son to others and a fine lover to women. He excelled at anything that he put his mind to from medicine, poetry, sketching, architecture, sociology, and more. Spanish called natives Indios. Natives call themselves based on where they are geographically located, like Cebuanos of Cebu and Tagalog of Manila. The Philippine islands are scattered, so is our unity. According to R. Constantino, “Rizal saw clearly than his contemporaries and felt with more intensity the problems of his country, though his viewpoint was delimited by his particular status and upbringing. He was the first Filipino but he was only a limited Filipino, the ilustrado Filipino who fought for national unity but feared the Revolution and loved his mother country in his own ilustrado way.”

J

MEET JOSE RIZAL

DETAIL >

P H I L I P P I N E S N O W

How did Rizal become a saint? Wenceslao E. Retana, a noted Spanish Filipinologist and biographer of Rizal, was the first to mention Rizal’s canonization. Retana cited the “Acta de Canonizacion de los grandes Martires de la Patria Dr. Rizal y PP. Burgos, Gomez y Zamora” published in Madrid in 1907 in his account of the canonization of Rizal. Rizal was declared a saint by the Philippine Independent Church or more widely known as the Aglipayan Church which is a breakaway Catholic group Indeed, unknown to most of us, Jose Rizal was canonized as a saint on September 24 , 1903 by the Aglipayan Church and his death anniversary was celebrated in a manner similar to those of the saints. However, According to present Aglipayan Bishop Rev. Fr. Efraim Fajutagana, Rizal’s sainthood was revoked in the 1950s, since it was only done during the nationalistic phase of their church—that is, during the early years of their separation from the Catholic Church. So at present, the church no longer celebrates the feast days of Saint Jose Rizal, although they still recognize Rizal as the foremost Philippine hero.

MANY FIGHT FOR THE

FREEDOM OF FILIPINOS BUT

ONLY JOSE RIZAL HAS

PIERCE TO THE HEART OF

MANY

The members of the Propaganda Movement. Ilustrados in Madrid

####### Sketched by himself in Berlin when

####### he was 25 years old.

J

Section of Diariong Tagalog. It is a nationalist newspaper in the language Tagalog and Spanish during the conquest of Spain in the Philippines founded by Marcelo Del Pilar in 1882

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ose
Rizal
becomes
an
epitome
of
the
true
apostle
of
nationalism
,
a
man
of
unwavering
national
integrity
and
character
.
“
Beautiful
and
great
is
the
country
when
her
sons
,
at
the
call
to
battle
,
make
ready
to
defend
the
ancient
land
of
their
ancestors
,”
a
piece
he
has
written
in
Diariong
Tagalog
.
His
words
catch
the
attention
of
the
world
,
making
it
the
start
of
a
crusade
he
never
know
he
started
even
after
his
death
.
Rizal
never
called
for
independence
for
the
Philippines
.
Nonetheless
,
the
colonial
government
considers
him
a
dangerous
radical
and
declares
him
an
enemy
of
the
state
.
He
became
a
part
of
the
Propaganda
Movement
,
connecting
him
with
other
Filipinos
who
wanted
reform
but
he
did
not
play
passively
in
the
movement
.
Even
some
of
the
Rizalista
sects
in
Mount
Makiling
,
Mount
Banahaw
,
and
Mount
Arayat
worship
Jose
Rizal
as
God
.
They
call
Rizal
in
a
variety
of
names
:
the
Tagalog
Christ
,
the
Jove
Rex
Al
,
the
Son
of
God
,
Amang
Doktor
,
Amang
Rizal
,
and
so
on
.
One
time
,
while
on
discussion
about
Rizal
’
s
various
mystical
powers
,
an
old
Rizalista
considers
Rizal
as
the
Filipino
Buddha
because
he
was
the
first
Filipino
to
attain
enlightenment
.
You
could
imagine
my
amusement
thinking
about
Rizal
sitting
in
Buddha
-
like
position
trying
to
achieve
Nirvana
!.
PHILLIPINES
NOW
|
Jaby
A
.
Lim
|
Section
75
JOSE
RIZ
A
L:
MORE
TH
A
N
JUST
A
N
A
TION
A
L
HERO
or
Rizal
,
love
of
his
Philippine
homeland
and
dedication
to
its
betterment
are
the
unquestioned
ultimate
reality
and
meaning
of
his
life
,
which
he
states
in
the
clearest
,
yet
most
elegant
of
words
in
yet
another
of
his
celebrated
letters
: “
If
one
must
die
,
at
least
let
him
die
in
his
country
,
for
the
good
of
his
country
,
and
on
behalf
of
his
country
” [“
Si
uno
ha
de
morir
,
que
muera
al
menos
en
su
patria
,
por
su
patria
y
para
su
patria
”]
(
qtd
.
in
Fortú
105
).
It
is
no
surprise
that
Rizal
is
known
to
this
day
as
the
“
Father
of
the
Philippine
Homeland
,”
and
,
to
members
of
the
Filipino
Independent
Church
,
as
“
Saint
José
Rizal
.
His
death
is
a
statement
of
courage
,
not
fear
;
love
of
country
,
not
shame
;
pride
of
honor
,
not
sedition
—
the
big
catharsis
that
made
Filipinos
one
people
in
one
nation
,
bringing
dishonor
to
Spain
’
s
colonial
rule
.
F
osé
Protasio
Rizal
Mercado
y
Alonso
Realonda
is
the
seventh
child
of
sugar
planter
and
landowner
Francisco
Mercado
Rizal
and
Teodora
Alonso
y
Quintos
,
who
has
11
children
.
He
is
a
multi
-
lingual
type
of
an
intellectual
breed
who
can
converse
in
twenty
-
two
languages
with
utmost
clarity
and
exemplary
proficiency
by
the
time
he
is
thirty
.
He
is
an
experimental
scientist
,
an
artist
,
and
a
musician
,
who
also
become
a
writer
,
playwright
,
poet
,
essayist
,
and
novelist
in
both
Spanish
and
Tagalog
.
Noli
Me
Tangere
(
1887
)
and
El
Filibusterismo
(
1891
),
which
are
Rizal
’
s
best
known
works
,
became
essential
manuals
for
members
of
the
Philippine
independence
movement
.
In
them
,
Rizal
portrays
and
then
sharply
criticizes
the
abuses
of
the
Roman
Catholic
clergy
,
especially
the
enormous
wealth
of
the
Spanish
religious
orders
,
their
monopoly
on
ministries
,
their
control
of
properties
,
their
abuses
of
justice
,
and
their
mistreatment
of
the
Filipinos
in
their
own
land
.
He
is
a
model
son
to
others
and
a
fine
lover
to
women
.
He
excelled
at
anything
that
he
put
his
mind
to
from
medicine
,
poetry
,
sketching
,
architecture
,
sociology
,
and
more
.
Spanish
called
natives
Indios
.
Natives
call
themselves
based
on
where
they
are
geographically
located
,
like
Cebuanos
of
Cebu
and
Tagalog
of
Manila
.
The
Philippine
islands
are
scattered
,
so
is
our
unity
.
According
to
R
.
Constantino
, “
Rizal
saw
clearly
than
his
contemporaries
and
felt
with
more
intensity
the
problems
of
his
country
,
though
his
viewpoint
was
delimited
by
his
particular
status
and
upbringing
.
He
was
the
first
Filipino
but
he
was
only
a
limited
Filipino
,
the
ilustrado
Filipino
who
fought
for
national
unity
but
feared
the
Revolution
and
loved
his
mother
country
in
his
own
ilustrado
way
.”
J
MEET JOSE RIZAL
DETAIL
>
P H I L I P P I N E S
N O W
How
did
Rizal
become
a
saint
?
Wenceslao
E
.
Retana
,
a
noted
Spanish
Filipinologist
and
biographer
of
Rizal
,
was
the
first
to
mention
Rizal
’
s
canonization
.
Retana
cited
the
“
Acta
de
Canonizacion
de
los
grandes
Martires
de
la
Patria
Dr
.
Rizal
y
PP
.
Burgos
,
Gomez
y
Zamora
”
published
in
Madrid
in
1907
in
his
account
of
the
canonization
of
Rizal
.
Rizal
was
declared
a
saint
by
the
Philippine
Independent
Church
or
more
widely
known
as
the
Aglipayan
Church
which
is
a
breakaway
Catholic
group
Indeed
,
unknown
to
most
of
us
,
Jose
Rizal
was
canonized
as
a
saint
on
September
24
,
1903
by
the
Aglipayan
Church
and
his
death
anniversary
was
celebrated
in
a
manner
similar
to
those
of
the
saints
.
However
,
According
to
present
Aglipayan
Bishop
Rev
.
Fr
.
Efraim
Fajutagana
,
Rizal
’
s
sainthood
was
revoked
in
the
1950s
,
since
it
was
only
done
during
the
nationalistic
phase
of
their
church
—
that
is
,
during
the
early
years
of
their
separation
from
the
Catholic
Church
.
So
at
present
,
the
church
no
longer
celebrates
the
feast
days
of
Saint
Jose
Rizal
,
although
they
still
recognize
Rizal
as
the
foremost
Philippine
hero
.
MANY FIGHT FOR THE
FREEDOM OF FILIPINOS BUT
ONLY JOSE RIZAL HAS
PIERCE TO THE HEART OF
MANY
The
members
of
the
Propaganda
Movement
.
Ilustrados
in
Madrid
Sketched
by
himself
in
Berlin
when
he
was
25
years
old
.
J
Section
of
Diariong
Tagalog
.
It
is
a
nationalist
newspaper
in
the
language
Tagalog
and
Spanish
during
the
conquest
of
Spain
in
the
Philippines
founded
by
Marcelo
Del
Pilar
in
1882

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