tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100524538146221107.post2035572010270457496..comments2024-03-03T00:08:46.048-08:00Comments on VIEWS FROM THE PAMPANG: *180. RECOLLECTIONS OF A CATECHISM CLASSAlex D.R. Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245747060792920345noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100524538146221107.post-73573788094108931482010-03-01T07:56:37.795-08:002010-03-01T07:56:37.795-08:00"...The establishment of a formal system of e..."...The establishment of a formal system of education paved the way for the inclusion of catechism instruction in schools, particularly those founded by religious groups. The laity, encouraged and supported by their priests and parishes, took on the teaching of catechism in community schools as their apostolate, becoming an important force in the Church, especially from the 1930s through the post-war years.<br /><br />This led to the publishing of catechism manuals, and one in Kapampangan, “Ing Canacung Catecismo”, was printed in 1938, a translation of an existing English version, “My Catechism”, by Rev. Fr. Vicente M. de la Cruz."<br /><br />Alex,<br /><br />I beg to disagree. The book "Catecismo y Doctrina Cristiana en Lengua Pampanga" by Francisco Coronel was already widley used during the early 1600. Catecismo was widely taught in Pampanga even before the teaching of Spanish language was started. This was the raison d'etre of the Spanish colonization of our country. I would rather say it attained a formal structure when most of our indigenous languages were learned and dictionaries published to near perfection by the friars in the mid 1800s. By then, four levels of teaching were undertaken. It started with the Caton, followed by the Cartilla, the Catecismo and lastly the Ramillete. Of the four books used one will find the Catecismo revised by Fray Antonio Bravo 1875 as the most useful and systematic. Ironically, this was the most hated book then because of the strict regimen by which it was followed based on the Ripalda version. The 1875 version was still being used up to the early 1900s when many of our parochial schools were handed over to the Augustinians and subsequently to the Benedictines.Pungsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111685940674487658noreply@blogger.com