Entrar en el descanso de Dios

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«Y vio Dios todo lo que había hecho: y era muy bueno... Y descansó el día séptimo de todo el trabajo que había hecho» (Gn 1,31-2,2). Vemos que las obras de Dios son buenas, y si nuestras obras son también buenas después veremos su descanso. La observancia del sábado es un signo de este descanso que Dios prescribió al pueblo hebreo. Pero lo practicaban de una manera tan material que incriminaban a nuestro Señor al ver que, entonces, el Señor obraba nuestra salvación. Eso les valió esta respuesta perfectamente justa: «Mi Padre sigue actuando y yo también actúo» (Jn 5,17), no tan solo gobernando toda la creación juntamente con él, sino realizando nuestra salvación.

Pero cuando la gracia ha sido revelada, a los fieles se les ha quitado la observancia del sábado que tan solo consistía en el descanso de un día. Mientras que, ahora por la gracia, el cristiano observa un descanso perpetuo si todo lo que hace de bueno lo hace con la esperanza del descanso que ha de venir y si no se gloría de sus buenas obras como si fueran un bien propio y no algo recibido. Actuando así y recibiendo y contemplando el sacramento del bautismo como un sábado, es decir, como el descanso del Señor en su sepulcro (Rm 6,4) descansa de sus obras antiguas, anda por los caminos de una vida nueva y reconoce que Dios obra en él: Dios que, al mismo tiempo actúa en él y gobierna sus criaturas como es debido, y descansa en cuanto que en él se halla la tranquilidad eterna.

Dios ni se cansó creando ni descansa al cesar la creación; sino que a través del lenguaje de la Santa Escritura ha querido inspirarnos el deseo de su descanso... Ha querido santificar este día... como si, aún para él que no se fatiga actuando, el descanso tuviera más valor que la acción. Es esto lo que nos enseña el Evangelio cuando el Salvador dice que María, al sentarse y descansar a sus pies para escuchar su palabra, escogió una parte mejor que la de Marta, aunque ésta se apresurara a hacer buenas obras en vista del servicio (Lc 10,39s).

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Dayanara Torres Delgado, popularly known as "Yari" in the Philippines, is a Puerto Rican actress, singer, model and former Miss Universe, born on October 28, 1974 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Contents
1 Approached by fame
2 Torres in the Philippines
3 Return to Puerto Rico
4 Personal life
5 Awards & recognitions
6 Discography
7 Filmography
7.1 Movies
7.2 TV series
8 Books
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
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Approached by fame
At age 17, Dayanara Torres was discovered while walking through the Plaza de Toa Alta in her hometown, and was subsequently invited to represent Toa Alta in the annual Miss Puerto Rico pageant. She won the pageant, and the right to represent Puerto Rico in the 1993 Miss Universe pageant. In 1992, she participated in the Miss International pageant, where she was a semi-finalist. She also placed second in the 1992 Queen of the World contest.
Torres won the crown in the Miss Universe pageant held in Mexico City on May 21, 1993. Torres's victory in the pageant caused some controversy because of the claim that she was still a minor; Torres had actually turned 18 several months before the contest. Her victory also raised some eyebrows, as she did not top any of the pageant's segments. Subsequently, Torres was received in Puerto Rico with a massive parade.
During and after her reign, she became an ambassador for UNICEF, traveling through Asia and Latin America in support of the organization. She created the Dayanara Torres Foundation which has provided scholarships to poor students in Puerto Rico and the Philippines. In 1994 she went to Manila to crown the new Miss Universe. During the ceremony, she sang "A Whole New World" as a duet with Peabo Bryson.

Torres in the Philippines
After the 1994 Miss Universe pageant, Torres received offers to endorse products. She made television appearances and landed several movie roles as well. She lived in the Philippines for five years, becoming a celebrity in that country. She also appeared in more than 10 movies, including a film with Filipino actor and singer Gary Valenciano (who is half-Puerto Rican as well) called "Hataw Na." During that time, she also filmed Linda Sara, a Puerto Rican film directed by Jacobo Morales in which she was paired with fellow Puerto Rican singer, Chayanne. The film was released in 1994. She also became a staple figure on Philippine television every Sunday on the show "ASAP", which gave her the title "Dancing Queen" because of her impressive dancing skills.
During her time in the Philippines, she had a relationship with Filipino actor Aga Muhlach. (Muhlach is now married to Charlene Gonzalez, Miss Philippines-Universe 1994.) Torres and Muhlach first met on the set of her first Philippine movie, Basta't Kasama Kita (As Long As I'm With You). Their relationship lasted for four years. She also learned to speak Tagalog, the main language of the country.

Return to Puerto Rico
Torres returned to Puerto Rico in 1998 and released her first and only album called Antifaz. It reached the top of Billboard charts in Latin America and the Philippines. She also starred in several theater productions on the island. That same year, a "Dayanara" doll was released and sold out in both Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
On September 1, 2005, Torres debuted in an American soap opera, playing a small role on The Young and The Restless. The program's producers expressed an interest in future appearances.[citation needed] To date, Torres has not made any other appearances on the show. Torres currently stars in Watch Over Me, a MyNetworkTV primetime drama.
On March 6, 2006, Torres had emergency surgery in New York to correct an intestinal obstruction that was detected after she felt pain during a flight from Los Angeles the day before.
In 2008, Torres was included in People's Most Beautiful People List. In the celebration ceremony, Torres noted that she authored the self-help book "Married to Me" when she failed to find a book to help her with her 2003 separation from Marc Anthony in bookstores.

Personal life
Torres has two older brothers (José and Joey), and a younger sister (Jeannette). She finished her studies in Colegio Santa Rosa in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, with the intention of going to college to become an orthodontist.
Torres married singer Marc Anthony on May 9, 2000 in Las Vegas. They have two sons, Cristian Anthony Muñiz (5 February 2001) and Ryan Anthony Muñiz (16 August 2003). It was a rocky marriage, and they separated in the summer of 2002. They later reconciled and renewed their vows in a spectacular ceremony which was held in Puerto Rico in December 2002. In 2003, a Miami waitress filed paternity charges against Anthony. Multiple DNA-tests, the last in August 2004, disproved her claims. The couple's final separation was in October 2003. Torres filed for divorce in January 2004.
Torres has been linked to professional actor Amaury Nolasco.

Awards & recognitions
Press Club of the Philippines 1995 - "Best New TV Personality Award" (Winner)
Premios Juventud 2006 - "Chica Que Me Quita El Sueño" (Winner)
Premios Juventud 2007 - "Supermodelo Latina" (Winner)
Premios Juventud 2008 - "Quiero Vestir Como Ella / Ella Tiene Estilo" (Nominated)

Discography
Antifaz - 1997

Filmography

Movies
Year
Title
Role
1994
Linda Sara
Young Sara
1995
Basta’t Kasama Kita
Princess Isabella
1996
Hataw Na / Dance Now /Groove
Herself
1999
Type Kita Walang Kokontra
Sabel
2009
The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone (post-production)
Amelia

TV series
Year
Title
Role
1996
Access Hollywood
Herself
1999
La Cenicienta
Cenicienta
2004
The Young and the Restless
Elise Tomkins
2006-2007
Watch Over Me
Julia Rivera

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Biography forDayanara Torres

Date of Birth28 October 1974, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Birth NameDayanara Torres Delgado
NicknameYari
Mini Biography
Young beauty queen raised in small town of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Represented Toa Alta in the Miss Puerto Rico contest, where she won. Eventually represented Puerto Rico in the 1993 Miss Universe contest, where she walked away with the crown. After winning the crown, she filmed a movie for famed Puerto Rican director Jacobo Morales ("Linda Sara") before heading off to the Philippines to host local talk show and film several movies there. Learned Tagalog. After returning to Puerto Rico released two salsa/merengue albums, but didn't fair too well in sales. A doll created in her likeness (similar to a Barbie doll) was a big seller in Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Married singer Mark Anthony in 2000.
Mini Biography
The life of Dayanara Torres reads like a modern-day fairy tale . . . From her modest upbringing in Puerto Rico; to being discovered on the streets of her hometown; becoming Miss Universe at the tender age of 18 and, soon-after, a movie star in the Philippines and Puerto Rico; marrying and divorcing; raising two beautiful princes; and bravely striving to rebuild her career . . . while Dayanara's story is what dreams, or novelas, are made of it is very much her reality, one that she manages with her signature grace, dignity, beauty and style.Dayanara Torres Delgado was born in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico on October 28th, 1974 into a poor, very loving and close-knit family. As a child, expression and creativity were important aspects of her playtime. She would enjoy acting out roles such as being a model or a queen. Dancing, swimming and horseback riding were other favorite pastimes, which she continues to cultivate today.From a very early age, Dayanara garnered honors and merits for good conduct in school. She concluded her 12th grade studies in "El Colegio Santa Rosa" in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, intending to one day attend college and become an orthodontist. But life would take her in a different and exciting direction.At the age of 17, during her senior year in high school, she was walking through the Plaza de Toa Alta when she was approached to take part in the Miss Puerto Rico pageant as a representative of her town.Dayanara still recalls being incredibly surprised as she never saw herself as a beauty queen . . . not for her home town of Toa Alta and even less as a representative of Puerto Rico in the Miss Universe pageant competing with 78 women from all over the world. It was all too wonderful to dare dream it would come true. Yet it did come true, and in Mexico City on May 21st, 1993, Dayanara became the youngest woman ever to be chosen to be Miss Universe.On the island of Puerto Rico, she became a national treasure, and a parade was held in her honor. Since her reign she has graced the covers of myriads of international magazines (Cosmopolitan, Vanidades, Caras, Imagen, Asian Bride, and Marie Claire, among many others) and has endorsed many products taking part in TV and print advertisements (Diet Coke, Pantene, Vidal Sassoon, RayBan, Banco Popular, Advil, her own doll and line of shoes, among others).Her humanitarian work during her reign focused on disadvantaged and poverty-stricken children throughout the world. She became an international ambassador for UNICEF, traveling throughout Latin America and Asia in support of the organization's projects, during and after her reign. In 1995 she endowed the Dayanara Torres Foundation which provided aid and scholarships to destitute families in Puerto Rico and the Philippines. In most recent years she has served on the board of, and made contributions to, the Children's Hope Foundation, for children and mothers affected by AIDS and Fundación Sonrisa which helps children with facial deformities in Puerto Rico.Once her year as Miss Universe was completed, Dayanara traveled to Manila to pass on the crown to the next pageant queen. She even sang a duet during the pageant with Peabo Bryson, called "A Whole New World". Little did she know that night that her own life would, once again, take an exciting turn and that she would be living in a whole new world herself.During her visit to the Philippines, Dayanara became so well-loved that she was offered the opportunity to host two television shows and star in movies. She made the decision to stay, and her short stay was extended to 4 years. In those four years she became a major movie star and the "It" girl in the country.She starred in 13 movies in the Philippines and Puerto Rico, among them: "Linda Sara" (1994) co-starring with singer/actor Chayanne and directed by Oscar nominee Jacobo Morales; Basta't Kasama Kita/As Long As We're Together (1995); Hataw Na/Dance Now (1996); and Type Kita Walang Kokontra/You Belong To Me (1998).She was the host of the highly rated live variety show "ASAP" which is broadcast throughout all of Asia. And, as host of another show, "Eazy Dancing", became known as "The Dancing Queen of the Philippines". The country's Press Club honored her with the Best New TV Personality Award in 1995.She returned to Puerto Rico in 1998, during the promotion of her album "Antifaz", which reached the top of the Billboard Dance charts throughout Latin America and the Philippines. In the Island, she also starred in the theater productions of Cinderella (as Cinderella in 1998) and Peter Pan (as Tinkerbell in 1999).In honor of her beauty and talent, the Dayanara doll was launched in 1998, complete with a crown, and outfits of a singer, dancer, and model. The doll was immediately sold out in Puerto Rico and the Philippines.On May 10, 2000, Dayanara wed Salsa/Pop Star Marc Anthony, and made the decision to dedicate herself to her new role as wife and mother. The couple has two children together, Cristian Anthony (born February 5, 2001) and Ryan Anthony (born August 16, 2003).As this is a fairy tale with modern-day twists. . . Dayanara and her husband divorced in 2004, and the heroine of our story is now in the process of rebuilding her career as an actress, spokesperson and model while caring for her two little princes with the help of her family.Suddenly, a whirlwind of projects are in the works in the areas of acting, modeling, endorsements, commercials, production, and even product development. . . Dayanara is once again looking forward to a whole new world ahead of her.

Spouse
Marc Anthony
(9 May 2000 - 1 June 2004) (divorced) 2 children
Trivia
Won the following beauty pageants: Miss Toa Alta (hometown beauty pageant) - 1992 Miss Puerto Rico Universe - 1992 Miss Universe - 1993
Gave birth to son Cristian Anthony on February 6, 2001.
Her parents are divorced
One of the youngest Miss Universe winners (won at 18)
Her son Cristian was named after Mexican singer 'Cristian Castro', because her former husband, Marc Anthony, is a major fan/friend of his.
Lived in the Philippines from 1994 to 1995 and danced on a TV show in Manila.
Loves to ride horses
She wanted to be an orthodontist before winning the 1993 Miss Universe pageant
She became the 3rd Miss Universe of Puerto Rico
Dated Aga Muhlach during her stay in the Philippines
Was born on same day, year and city as Joaquin Phoenix
Speaks Spanish, English, and Tagalog (main language of the Philippines).
2nd son Ryan Anthony Muniz born August 16th 2003 with husband Marc
In honor of her beauty and talent, the Dayanara doll was launched in 1998, complete with a crown, and outfits of a singer, dancer, and model. The doll was immediately sold out in Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
She even sang a duet during the pageant Miss Universe 1994 with Peabo Bryson, called "A Whole New World". Little did she know that night that her own life would, once again, take an exciting turn and that she would be living in a whole new world herself.
She was the host of the highly rated live variety show "ASAP" which is broadcast throughout all of Asia.
The Philippines Press Club honored her with the Best New TV Personality Award in 1995.
Studied voice lesson under Ryan Cayabyab.

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«Quédate, Señor, porque anochece»

Víctor Manuel Fernández
Era una noche de dulce calma, con una suave brisa cálida y un cielo despejado. Yo caminaba por una calle tranquila y silenciosa. El día se había terminado dejándome una mezcla de temores, cansancios, remordimiento y vacío interior.ba mirando con asombro la multitud de estrellas y me maravillaba imaginando la inmensidad de ese universo interminable y la gloria luminosa del Creador infinito, que se refleja en su obra. Luego, comencé a sentir de alguna manera la presencia de Jesús caminando conmigo.
Me vinieron a la memoria las estrofas de una canción y comencé a cantarla. Nadie me escuchaba, sólo él: “«Quédate, Señor, quédate conmigo, quédate...».

Mientras cantaba comencé a experimentar que él, el Infinito, me estaba escuchando a mí, una pequeña criatura que le estaba pidiendo: «quédate conmigo». Y era como si mi indigencia le clamara: «Por favor, no me abandones, no dejes de protegerme, te necesito, me cuesta la vida. Quédate conmigo».

Y seguía el canto: «Quédate, soy un peregrino. Quédate, Señor, largo es el camino». Y comencé a recordar cuántas cosas había vivido ya en la vida. Cuántas caídas, cuántos cansancios, cuántas impotencias, cuántas luchas y cuántas veces él me había sacado del pozo.

«Largo es el camino» cantaba, y pensaba que quizás quedaban por delante todavía muchas luchas, con menos juventud, con menos ilusiones, con menos salud. Y por eso sentía que la súplica brotaba con más fuerza y me conmovía volver a decirle: «Quédate, Señor, largo es el camino».

Y seguía el canto: «Seré mendigo de tu pan y de tu vino». Y entonces me conmoví hasta las lágrimas y sentí que él me estaba hablando otra vez y me volvía a llamar: «Sígueme».

Descubrí entonces que el Dios infinito y poderoso que se reflejaba en el universo espectacular era el mismo que se hacía tan pequeño cada día en la misa, en la apariencia de un pedacito de pan. Y yo, su mendigo, lo recibía cada día para enfrentar este largo camino de peregrino. Y sollozaba cantando: «¡Quédate, Señor, quédate conmigo!».

A partir de aquella noche, ese mendigo frágil ha pasado sus días ansiando el momento de la misa, para recibir el pan de los peregrinos; porque allí se hace presente el Dios de amor infinito que quiso quedarse con nosotros para enfrentarlo todo.

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Exclusión social, exclusión de Dios

Con una llamada a la globalización de la solidaridad, la Conferencia del Episcopado Latinoamericano expresaba en su documento de Aparecida (2007) su preocupación por un nuevo fenómeno, peor que la opresión y la explotación: «la exclusión social». Con este fenómeno «queda afectada en su misma raíz la pertenencia a la sociedad en la que se vive, pues ya no se está abajo, en la periferia, o sin poder, sino que se está afuera» (n. 65). Los excluidos –se añade– no son solamente «explotados», sino «sobrantes» y «desechables».
El documento se refiere repetidamente al hecho de la exclusión, como refuerzo de la renovada «opción por los pobres», que Benedicto XVI ratificó en su discurso inaugural de conferencia en Aparecida, el 13 de mayo de 2007: «La opción preferencial por los pobres está implícita en la fe cristológica en aquel Dios que se ha hecho pobre por nosotros, para enriquecernos con su pobreza (cf. 2 Co 8,9) ».

A este propósito, en un congreso de la Academia Internacional de Teología Práctica, celebrado recientemente en Chicago, un colega alemán nos recordaba que los evangelios fueron escritos en un tiempo en el que había muchos «excluidos», es decir, personas que quedaban «fuera» de la sociedad –por ejemplo, a causa de algunas enfermedades, o de las relaciones con el Imperio Romano, o por comportamientos que se consideraban reprensibles, etc–. Jesús rompió estas barreras, inaugurando el Reino de Dios. Un mensaje y una realidad de salvación, plena y verdadera, que incluye a todos y no excluye a nadie.

En la tercera encíclica de Benedicto XVI no se emplea la expresión «exclusión social», pero se habla de ella y también, análogamente, de alguna otra «cara» de la exclusión. Tres pasajes de la encíclica iluminan poderosamente la cuestión de la «exclusión».

El Papa se refiere concretamente a «los países excluidos o marginados de la los circuitos de la economía global» (n. 47), que deberían beneficiarse de iniciativas empresariales que contribuyan a la humanización del mercado y de la sociedad.

En un plano diverso, se habla de «la exclusión de la religión –particularmente la cristiana, pero no exclusivamente– del ámbito público» (n. 56). Esa exclusión, junto con el fundamentalismo religioso «impiden el encuentro entre las personas y su colaboración para el progreso de la humanidad». Como consecuencia, «la vida pública se empobrece de motivaciones y la política adquiere un aspecto opresor y agresivo. Se corre el riesgo de que no se respeten los derechos humanos, bien porque se les priva de su fundamento trascendente, bien porque no se reconoce la libertad personal». Resumiendo, en el laicismo y en el fundamentalismo se pierde la posibilidad de un diálogo fecundo y de una provechosa colaboración entre la razón y la fe religiosa; ésta pérdida comporta un alto coste para el desarrollo de la humanidad.

Por último, en la conclusión de la encíclica, se subraya: «humanismo que excluye a Dios es un humanismo inhumanopues «sin Dios el hombre no sabe donde ir ni tampoco logra entender quién es». Al reconocer que Dios llama a cada persona a formar parte de su familia como hijos suyos, se abre la capacidad de forjar un pensamiento nuevo y concitar nuevas energías al servicio de un humanismo íntegro y verdadero. «Por tanto, la fuerza más poderosa al servicio del desarrollo es un humanismo cristiano» (n. 78).

Con otras palabras del mismo pasaje, «El amor de Dios nos invita a salir de lo que es limitado y no definitivo, nos da valor para trabajar y seguir en busca del bien de todos».

Así se puede ver cómo la exclusión de los pobres –tanto de las personas singulares como de los pueblos y culturas insuficientemente desarrolladas– no es independiente de la exclusión de Dios de la esfera pública. La religión, y concretamente la religión cristiana, afecta a la vida de las personas y de los pueblos. Es una dimensión esencial que enriquece las otras dimensiones: la cultural y la social, y también la económica y la política. Excluir a Dios no es una buena estrategia.

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Un alcalde que no se arredra

«Pero la verdad es que tú estas conmigo»

Señor, a veces me siento débil en mi cuerpo,
en mi interior, en mi relación con los otros.
Siento que cualquier persona o cualquier cosa
pueden hacerme daño o doblegarme.
Pero la verdad es que tú estas conmigo.
Necesito que penetres con tu fuerza creadora
todo mi ser.Arranca de mi todo sentimiento negativo
que me debilite por dentro.
Purifica mi interior de toda confusión
que me haga sentir íntimamente frágil.
Llévate todas las cosas muertas que ocupan mi interior
y no me dejan entregarme a la vida.
Renuncio a todo lo que ya murió y me lanzo hacia adelante
con la pujanza del Espíritu Santo.
Señor, con esa potencia que creó todo lo que existe,
llena de vigor mi existencia,
para que experimente tu poderío divino que me protege
y me fortalece cada día. Amén.

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