those Centennial Crosses

If you happened to pass by the rotonda in Barangay Obrero, an island in Rosales Boulevard, the corner of Magsaysay Boulevard and Burgos Street, Barangay Bagacay, and the Barangay Balud Chapel, you must have seen those newly-erected crosses.

Nope, nobody is buried in any of the areas mentioned. But needless to say, the crosses drew varied reactions. These crosses were erected to commemorate the Centennial Mission which the Redemptorist Missionaries conducted in the various barangays of Calbayog. Said activity which would have covered a good number of barangays by March 14, 2010 was among the preparations for the Centenary of the Diocese of Calbayog.

So the next time you pass by these areas, don't offer prayers for some dead people, but do thank the Almighty for the 100 years of existence - April 10, 1910 to April 10, 2010 - of the Diocese of Calbayog.

The cross at the rotonda in Barangay Obrero. As with the other crosses, on it was painted these words: "Hinumduman san Centennial Mission. Diocese of Calbayog 1910 - 2010. The Priests, Religious People of God, and Redemptorist Missionaries. January 17 - March 4, 2010."

The people of Barangay Balud opted to have their cross painted brown.

This one is at Barangay Awang. They placed it in an area which had been made as tambakan san basura by some people in the said barangay. Hmm, what a way to promote proper waste disposal.

This cross belongs to Barangay Central. It is located on the center island of Rosales Boulevard. Yup, it's the area in front of Jollibee.