NOVENA PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR

OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR NOVENA

Our Lady of Prompt Succor

O Mary, my Mother, my friend,

Next to our Heavenly Father, Jesus,

and His Holy Spirit,

You are our great Benefactress.

In your great love for us,You consented to be

The Mother of Jesus, our Savior,

And our Mother too.

In fulfilling this commitment,You suffered immensely,

At the foot of the cross.

Your immaculate heart was pierced

with the sword of intense sorrow.

and now that your are assumed intoHeaven

body and soul,You have not ceased

To be deeply concerned for us,

To make good useOf the power of your intersession,

You have wished to be called,

Not only Mother of Perpetual Help,

But Mother of Prompt Succor, as well.

And so, trusting fully,In your goodness,

Love for us, and power of prayer,

I come to you, Dearest Mother,

And beg you, to please pray for me

To Jesus, and with Him To Our Heavenly Father,

For this grace of the spirit,

That I am in dire and urgent need of:

(Mention the grace you wish to receive)

O Mary, you "went with haste

"To aid your cousin Elizabeth,

Once you knew that she needed your help.

You immediately prayed to Jesus,

Once you knew the predicament Of the newly-wed at Cana,

Listen to me, then,At this hour of my great need,

Our Lady of Prompt Succor

Aid me promptly and favorably,

I trust in you. Amen.

OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR,HASTEN TO HELP US (3X)

Excellence as Institution

Holy Child Educational Center of Iriga City had its humble beginning with few pupils housed in a rented space in Nabua. Armed with a vision of providing excellent pre-elementary education, Holy Child expanded with more pupils coming in for preschool and grade school. In 1999 the first batch of grade school graduated. At present, HCEC has two campuses, 50 teachers and more than 800 pupils.

HCEC does not only increase in population but it had built and established school facilities that meet the statutory and regulatory requirements that provide the pupils with a place conducive to learning. All classrooms in preschool are air-conditioned for maximum comfort, grade school classrooms are well-ventilated. Both campuses have computer laboratories with state of the art equipments that give the pupils hands-on computer learning experience with 1:1 ratio .and advanced computer education. Its library has a collection of great number of books in accordance to DepEd’s requirements. Pupils’ Activity Area and the School Cafeteria served as favorite places of the pupils. The entire campus as a whole gives an image of quality through its well-maintained and well kept facilities.

More than the facilities, HCEC offers curriculum that develops excellent learners. It is patterned after the McRel International Model (Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory, USA) standards which offer comprehensive guide to assessment standards and benchmarks for global educators. With these standards, academic programs are designed to suit the needs of the Filipinos through the school’s Expected Institutional Learning Outcome (EILO) that spell out the indicators of competence, character, commitment to achieve, creativity and collaboration. The EILO is inculcated to pupils not only through the classroom instructions but also with the Academic Related Activities or ARA. The academic instructions and the academic related activities together with values formation program are the school’s excellent tools in achieving its goal in the holistic development of the pupils. HCEC is visioning graduates that are excellent in academics and in character. With the programs intrinsically designed, the school will go forward into excellence.

The instructions in every classroom in HCEC have distinct methodologies and pedagogical system that are child center. Differentiated instructions and activities are used to address the individual needs of the learners. The Theories of the Brain Based Learning, Multiple Intelligences (Howard Gardner) and Learning Styles (Dunn & Dunn) greatly influence the instructions and learning in HCEC.

Academic programs that maximizes learning are implemented.HCEC offers programs like the Action Towards High Proficiency (Act Hi-Pro) which aims to increase the mastery level of the pupils in English, Math and Science thus decreasing the number of pupils who are not meeting the standards in different learning areas; the Enhancement Class given to pupils who did not meet the standards in English and Math which are skill subjects; Science and Math Review and Training Program (SMART) and the Pre-Secondary Program (PSP) are special academic programs for pupils with high aptitude in Math and Science; Tutorial Programs that addresses the individual learning needs of the pupils through a personalized instruction. All of these are contributory to the high performance of the HCEC Grade School Pupils with the latest (3rd term, AY 2008-09) Performance Level of 99% and Mean Performance Score of 91%.

Assessment and evaluation are great tools to measure the performance of each pupil, teachers and the school as a whole. The process of evaluation is benchmarked with the national standards and the systems used are with the international standards. The school’s annual evaluation is being handled by the Asian Psychological Systems and Assessment, Inc. that provides the Standard Based Assessment in the three (3) core subjects- English, Math and Science. The regular or classroom assessments are given as formative and summative tools to evaluate the pupils’ progress. The systems and procedures in pupils’ evaluation are not limited to a paper and pen test, HCEC is into authentic evaluation process where the pupil’s actual performance of the learned competencies and skills are observed and measured against a set rubrics and standards. Pupils are exposed to role playing, poem and story writing, song writing, extemporaneous speeches, investigatory projects, research works, etc.which measure the level of pupil’s understanding of the concept and mastery of the skills. Data gathered in the evaluation are utilized in helping the pupils maximize their potentials, data are the bases of designing the curriculum and academic programs, data are used as reference for teachers’ performance evaluation.

Parent’s involvement is visible in every event and affair in HCEC. Communication between the school and home is structured through the Parent-Teacher Conference Notebook, Quarterly Teachers- Parents’ Meeting, and active Parents- Teachers Association and through the weekly issue of the Parents’ Bulletin. These communication tools aim to make every HCEC parent well-informed of the programs and activities that are happening in the school.

In HCEC, pupils and teachers are working on set standards and mandatory habits which are clearly stated in the Key Results Are (KRA). KRA gives the HCECians their accountabilities- it spells the quantity and quality of their tasks as pupils and as teachers.

Excellence is not perfection. It is the presence of quality systems and procedures based from set standards that are acceptable and adequate. It is the presence of the passion and the commitment to do things right for the first time, the commitment to achieve the level that is more than the acceptable ratings. Excellence is not mediocrity. It is the opposite of the other. For us Filipinos, we have the 3 Ps in what we are doing, the Palpak, the Pwede na and the Pulido kind of work. In HCEC, everyone is encouraged and challenged to work with pulido or refinement, giving the best of what you can do or produce. HCEC does not and will not settle for less. Going on its 18th year, HCEC is building up the curriculum, systems and procedures that will eventually result into high productivity and excellent pupil’s performance. HCEC is working and moving forward to excellence as institution.

Alay ng Mga Limot na Manananim

Ang bawat punla sa mayamang lupa
Ay tiyak na magbubunga kapag kinalinga.
Ang bawat bunga na inaani
Ay simbolo ng tagumpay na ating itatangi.

Sa piling pagkakataon
Mga bunga ay iaalay
Sa Poong Maykapal Ibabalik
Alay ay papuri.

Sa bawat pagsisikap, sa pagpatak ng pawis
Sa mga tagis ng ngipin, hirap pilit tinitikis.
Sa mga kamaong pinatigas na ng panahon
Sa mga paang kinalyo na’t inugat
Sa mga pagpupuyat sa gabing kay lamig
May inaasahang bunga
Paglasap nitong matamis na tagumpay.

Sa hanay ng mga propesyonal
Guro, doktor, nars man o pulis
Inhinyero, hukom, madre at pari
Negosyante at sundalo.
Sila ang mga limot na manananim
Nagtatanim, nagpupunla
Ng mga binhi ng karunungan at serbisyong paggawa.

Mga bunga nila ay di mahahawakan
Di ito nabibilang ngunit nakikita at nararamdaman.

Serbisyong paggawa, paglilingkod at pagkalinga
Yan ang kanilang alay sa tao, bayan at maykapal.

Mga limot na manananim, kadalasa’y di pinapansin
Patuloy na nagtatanim, lumilinang, nagpapala.
Bunga nito’y tagumpay alay sa tao, bayan at maykapal.

Ako ay isang guro
Maghapong nakatayo
Walang humpay sa pagtuturo
Mga bata sa paaralan nasa isip at puso.

O aking Diyos, Ako’y isang guro
Alay ko ang aking buhay
Kasangkapanin ninyo sa pagbuo nitong mundo.

Ako ay isang doktor, kaagapay ko ay isang nars
Oras ay gugugulin
Buhay at kalusugan sasagipin.

O aking Diyos, Ako ay isang doktor, kaagapay ay nars
Alay namin aming buhay
Kasangkapanin ninyo sa pagligtas ng mundo.

Ako ay isang hukom
Naninindigan sa tamang prinsipyo
Ipagtanggol ang mamamayan
Buhay man ay maalangan।

O aking Diyos, Ako ay isang hukom
Alay ko ang aking buhay
Kasangkapanin ninyo sa pagtatanggol ng mundo.

Kami ay mga taong simbahan, pari at madre kung kami ay turingan
Buong buhay inilaan sa ngalan ng paglilingkod sa pag-ibig sa Diyos at mananampalataya.

O aking Diyos, Kami ang inyong abang lingkod, ang Pari at Madre
Muling iniaalay aming buhay
Kasangkapanin mo sa pagbabago ng mundo.

Ako ay isang inhinyero
Kaagapay sa pagtatayo ng imprestraktura ng bayan
Kontraktor man o empleyado, inhinyero ako
Matapat sa gawain, di mandaraya.

O aking Diyos, ako ay isang inhinyero
Alay ko aking buhay
Kasangkapanin mo sa pagtatayo ng gusali ng mundo.

Ako ay isang negosyante
Naglilingkod ng may puso
Tamang sukat, tamang timbang
Handog sa mga kliyente, suki man o hinde.

O aking Diyos, ako ay isang negosyante
Alay ko aking buhay
Kasankapanin mo sa pag-unlad ng mundo.

Ako ay isang OFW
Nagsisikap magtrabaho
Kahit pamilya, isinakripisyo
Bigyang ginhawa lamang mga anak at asawa ko

O aking Diyos, ako’y isang OFW
Alay ko aking buhay
Kasangkapanin mo sa pag-angat ng buhay namin sa mundo.

Kami ay pulis at sundalo
Tapat at di tiwali
Hangad ay magtanggol
Batas ay ipatupad.

O aming Diyos, kami ay pulis at sundalo
Alay namin aming buhay
Kasangkapanin mo sa kaayusan ng mundo.

O aming Diyos, kami ang iyong mga lingkod
Bunga namin ay serbisyo
Totoo at mula sa puso
Kasangkapanin mo kami sa ikaaayos ng iyong mundo
Alay namin ay papuri, pasasalamat na walang kahulilip.

Kami ang mga Limot na Manananim
Iyong kaagapay, iyong kasangkapan
Sa paghahasik ng pag-ibig at kabutihan
Sa mundong inilaan sa mga itinatangi mong bayan.


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