Jesuit Celebrates Mass With 5,000 People

‘I was trying to save my soul’
5,000 attend Mass for Lozada at De La Salle
Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr. conceded he is no saint and that he merely wanted to save his soul that was tainted by years of public service under the Arroyo administration. “I was trying to save my soul. I didn’t know that it would save this country’s soul,” said Lozada, a witness in the Senate’s inquiry into the controversial broadband network deal. He spoke after Mass on Sunday at De La Salle school in Greenhills, San Juan City, organized by former President Corazon Aquino. Some 5,000 people attended, including former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., opposition members and business leaders. ...............

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Aquino said she will not grow tired of calling for reforms and leading people to moral ascendancy, urging Filipinos to unite once again and to rally behind people who reveal the truth and fight corruption. She added that she feels compelled to pursue her advocacies, because the Philippines is the only country that she loves.

Fr. Manuel “Manoling” Francisco, the Jesuit priest who officiated the Mass, said the clerics and the De La Salle brothers will continue protecting Lozada from harassment from those he implicated in the scrapped $330-million project.

“We hope that by our presence here you may find some consolation,” Francisco said. “Jun, be assured that your solitude is no longer isolation as we profess our solidarity with you.” “We are committed to stay the course and do our best to protect you and your family and the truth that you have proclaimed.”

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