All of us have hopes — greater and lesser hopes — by which we live each day. We have hopes for our families, our children, our friends and loved ones, our community, society and the world. And even as our human hopes are fulfilled there is the realization of the need for a greater hope, for the infinite, something that will always be more than we can attain by our own human efforts. The virtue of Christian hope directs our minds and hearts to God. “To come to know God — the true God — means to receive Christian hope” (Spe Salvi, 3, Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Benedict XVI on Christian Hope).
What does it mean to live by Christian hope today? How does our Christian hope as God’s children deepen our spiritual life and strengthen the building of God’s Kingdom here on earth?
With these questions in their hearts, Fondacio Philippines and the Institute of Formation Fondacio Asia (IFFAsia) venture on their first concert of hope, entitled “Dare to Dream” on December 5, 2010, 6:00PM at the UP Abelardo Hall, Diliman, Quezon City, featuring the award-winning Hail Mary the Queen Children's Choir.
Hail Mary the Queen Children's Choir (HMTQCC) is the masterful blending of voices of children, seven to eighteen years old. With the primary objective of singing in Eucharistic celebrations and other liturgical feasts, HMTQCC started its roots as a parish choir adhering to their motto of “Prayer and Service through song”. They have been part of the music ministry of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral Parish since 1999, Mary the Queen Parish since 2001 and Christ the King Parish since 2004. The choir has been nurtured by the untiring efforts of their choirmaster, Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan together with collaborating artist, Jude B. Roldan. In the quest for excellence, the choir joined the 3rd Choir Olympics in Bremen, Germany in July 2004 and came home as the Olympic Champion in the Music of the Religions Category. Since then, they have used their talents in helping various organizations in their fund-raising projects and are a mainstay in cultural events. Most recently, they participated in the Asian Choir Games where they won several medals.
As we reflect on the presence of a radical and life-changing hope in today’s world, we invite everyone to a beautiful evening of music and songs, and testimonies of hope.
Together, let us all dare to dream and to make our hope for God’s Kingdom a reality!
Manny San Luis
Fondacio Philippines
We invite you to celebrate hope with us on Dec. 5, 2010. For inquiries regarding ticket reservations and sponsorships, please contact
Ms. Betty San Luis (Fondacio Philippines), mobile nos. +63-917-8570320 or +63-923-4479316, or
Ms. Maribel Castillo (IFFAsia), mobile no. +63-905-3305863 or landline +63-2-9373681.
