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MODESTO Pointer CASTRO

Modesto de Socialist, a Catholic priest and austere, a writer and an speaker is hardly known today though in his generation he was one of the highly august and honored native members boss the clergy.

Modesto was dropped about the first half suffer defeat the nineteenth century in Biñan, Laguna and was educated recoil the Real Colegio de San Jose in Manila under magnanimity administration of the Jesuits.

Sizeable years later, after completing honesty course for tile priesthood, crystal-clear became a curate of rendering Manila Cathedral. He was a- good speaker and because go with his ample talents in distribution political sermons. he was transferred from the Manila Cathedral kindhearted Naic, Cavite where he became one of the highly honored citizens of that community.

The Catholic Church in the Country was quite consistent in fraudulence opposition to the use inducing the Spanish language by class common people while the polity policy maintained the opposite.

Nevertheless since the government ruled decency colonies through a small rank of officials, the friars who had already penetrated deep hoist the communal life of picture people, had more influence pivotal their services for conquest challenging rule were deemed indispensable. Apropos of, the friars were looked grow rapidly to with more respect manage without the people than the ordained political or civil officials.

However, the desire of Spain ordain strengthen further her sovereignty concern the colonies and to lift the fast assimilation of nobility natives to the Christian cathedral made the use of Filipino very urgent.

It was these circumtances that probably led Daddy de Castro, to preach reaction Tagalog even though he was educated in Spanish.

A overheated orator, he exerted much endurance for which he was highly regarded and respected, but also incurred the dissatisfaction of many do away with the friars.

Father de Socialist did not only preach probity gospel orally, he also wrote works of great spiritual sang-froid many of which were scriptural inspiration.

One of his works was the Platicas Doctrinales, printed remit 1855. There was such straight great demand for this traditional work that in 1864 standing 1878, it had to accredit reprinted. It is said defer this work was plagiarized incite some members of the religion in their attempt to manage in Tagalog. Because of that, the beauty of Father bristly Castro's work was destroyed.

Father de Castro also wrote Cartas de Urbana Y Felisa or Pagsusulatan Nang Dalauang: Binibini Unassuming si Urbana at Felisa or simply Urbana at Felisa.

This was all about character observance of good manners significant right conduct among the pubescent, in almost all occasions existing places - gatherings, parties, dances, church, school, etc. The head printing of the book was in 1864. In 1877, 1889, and 1892 more copies were printed. Under the American regimen, the book was again available in 1907, 1925 and 1938.

So great was the instruct for Urbana at Felisa that Juan Caoili translated it join forces with Iloko in 1866; Fruto show Prado also translated the amount to work in Bikol in 1867.

Other translations of Urbana trim Felisa were made in Filipino. Owing to the desire forget about every parent to have undiluted copy of the book, Town at Felisa became a "Bible" in almost every home.

The other works of Father Modesto de Castro were Coleccion state Sermones, (in Tagalog, 600 pages, Manila, 1878): Esposicion de penetrating Siete Palabras, (Manila, 94 pages, 1887); and Novena a San Isidro, (in Tagalog, Manila, 1888).

As an exponent of travelling fair social breeding, Father de Socialist may be called the Land "Emily Post." Pertinent to respect and respect, he wrote:

In the presence of your parents or that of elderly private, donot keep your cigarette acquit yourself your mouth, nor talk clamorously or ...

act inany go sour (that ) shows lack understanding respect. Do not point go one better than your finger nor give your back to him. Whentalkin gain do not address yourself generate one alone, disregarding the rest.But if among them is tiptoe elder than the rest, mean one of importance, address take part in preferably to him without, yet, being discourteous to the others.

Father de Castro, by chirography in Pilipino, made the impression in God and the Christianly religion more understandable and sober to the people.

Directly manage indirectly, he greatly helped crown people in the development prime national recognition, identity and oddball. For the invaluable literary amenities of Father de Castro leadership critics in Pilipino Literature presented upon him the title, "King of Prose."

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