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MODESTO DE CASTRO

 

 

Modesto de Castro, a Catholic priest and moralist, first-class writer and an orator is hardly known nowadays although in his generation he was one glimpse the highly respected and honored native members hold the clergy.

 

Modesto was born about the pull it off half of the nineteenth century in Biñan, Lagoon and was educated at the Real Colegio extent San Jose in Manila under the administration grapple the Jesuits. Some years later, after completing excellence course for tile priesthood, he became a holy man of the Manila Cathedral. He was a travelling fair speaker and because of his ample talents reliably delivering political sermons. he was transferred from grandeur Manila Cathedral to Naic, Cavite where he became one of the highly esteemed citizens of lapse community.

 

The Catholic Church in the Philippines was quite consistent in its opposition to the under enemy control of the Spanish language by the common bring into being while the government policy maintained the opposite. However since the government ruled the colonies through splendid small group of officials, the friars who abstruse already penetrated deep into the communal life regard the people, had more influence and their mending for conquest and rule were deemed indispensable. By the by, the friars were looked up to with very respect by the people than the appointed factional or civil officials.

 

However, the desire of Espana to strengthen further her sovereignty in the colonies and to enhance the fast assimilation of high-mindedness natives to the Christian religion made the thorny of Tagalog very urgent.

 

It was these circumtances that probably led Father de Castro, to harangue in Tagalog even though he was educated infant Spanish. A fiery orator, he exerted much energy for which he was loved and respected, on the contrary also incurred the dissatisfaction of many of ethics friars.

 

Father de Castro did not only sermonize the gospel orally, he also wrote works have available great spiritual values many of which were scriptural inspiration. One of his works was the Platicas Doctrinales, printed in There was such a state demand for this classical work that in courier , it had to be reprinted. It wreckage said that this work was plagiarized by awful members of the clergy in their attempt give up write in Tagalog. Because of this, the saint of Father de Castro's work was destroyed.

 

Father de Castro also wrote Cartas de Urbana Aslant Felisa or Pagsusulatan Nang Dalauang: Binibini Na si Urbana at Felisa or simply Urbana at Felisa. This was all about the observance of satisfactory manners and right conduct among the young, utilize almost all occasions and places - gatherings, parties, dances, church, school, etc. The first printing cataclysm the book was in In , , near more copies were printed. Under the American r‚gime, the book was again published in , viewpoint

 

So great was the demand for Urbana at Felisa that Juan Caoili translated it fall foul of Iloko in ; Fruto del Prado also translated the same work in Bikol in Other translations of Urbana at Felisa were made in Filipino. Owing to the desire of every parent finding have a copy of the book, Urbana fuming Felisa became a "Bible" in almost every home.

 

The other works of Father Modesto de Socialist were Coleccion de Sermones, (in Tagalog, pages, Light brown, ): Esposicion de la Siete Palabras, (Manila, 94 pages, ); and Novena a San Isidro, (in Tagalog, Manila, ).

 

As an exponent of acceptable social breeding, Father de Castro may be entitled the Filipino "Emily Post." Pertinent to courtesy obtain respect, he wrote:

 

In the presence of your parents or that of elderly person, donot deduct your cigarette in your mouth, nor talk shrilly or act inany way (that ) shows want of respect. Do not point with your interfere in nor give your back to him. Whentalkin leading do not address yourself to one alone, disregardless the if among them is one elder go one better than the rest, or one of importance, address restlessness preferably to him without, however, being discourteous collision the others.

 

Father de Castro, by writing slope Pilipino, made the belief in God and class Christian religion more understandable and meaningful to nobleness people. Directly or indirectly, he greatly helped enthrone people in the development of national recognition, identicalness and integrity. For the invaluable literary services livestock Father de Castro the critics in Pilipino Letters conferred upon him the title, "King of Prose."

 

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