Pilar Manalo Danao

Pilar Manalo Danao
Religion Iglesia ni Cristo
Personal
Nationality Philippines Filipino
Born Pilár de Guzmán Manalo
(1914-03-10)March 10, 1914[1]
Punta, Santa Ana, Manila, Philippine Islands[1]
Died 1988
Spouse Artemio Montes Danao
Parents Felix Y. Manalo
Honorata de Guzman
Senior posting
Based in San Juan, Philippines
Title Head Choir Director[1]
Period in office 1942 - 1988[1]
Successor Fausto T. Perez[2]
Liberty Manalo-Albert

Pilár Manalo Danáo (March 10, 1914 - 1988?) also known as Ka Pilár, daughter of Felix Y. Manalo,[3] who became the first Head Choir Director of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) serving from 1942 until death.[1] Instrumental in the creation of hymns for worship services, she was the original composer-lyricist of the Tagalog hymnbook entitled "Ang Himnario ng Iglesia ni Cristo" which originally contained about 220 songs[4] and published in 1937. Her name and initials (PMD) were imprinted on all hymnals (Tagalog and English) and on all musical scores (Tagalog) for the choir.[1]

Upon her death, Fausto T. Perez assumed post as the Head Choir Director[2] while Liberty Manalo-Albert on the other hand, took in-charge as the Coordinator of the choir to Executive Minister Eraño G. Manalo and Gemma Manalo-de Guzman, daughter of Eduardo V. Manalo, held the post after the last.[5]

Personal life

Pilár de Guzmán Manalo was born on March 10, 1914 in Punta Santa Ana, Manila, Rizal Province (now part of Metro Manila) to Honorata de Guzmán and Felix Manalo regarded by the members of Iglesia ni Cristo as the Last messenger of God in these last days, months before the beginning of the First World War and registration of the church to the Philippine Government. Her name literally means pillar which her father gave.[1] Few months later, her father decided to move on Tipas, Taguig to teach his newfound doctrines to hometown neighbors where Pilar spent childhood with her younger sister.[1]

Pilar had five siblings named Avelina, Dominador, Salvador, Eraño (1925-2009), and Bienvenido. Eraño assumed INC leadership after their father's death in 1963.[6] She married Artemio Montes Danao, a dentist.[7]

Religious career

Head Choir Director

In 1942, Felix Manalo consolidated all choir units under the post, Head Choir Director of the INC given to her daughter, Pilar Manalo Danao.[1] The post functions as overall head of the INC Music Department assigned on hymn line-ups for regular worship services and leading choristers, organists and all choir units. In the span of her leadership, she organized several classes for organists and for the choir.

Among INC's primary choirs are the Tabernacle Choir, Sanctuary Choir, and Central Temple Choir while some of its notable choir directors were Fausto Perez, Genesis Rivera, Michael Solitario, Liberty Manalo-Albert and Ligaya Quinitio.

Hymnal

Ang Himnario ng Iglesia ni Cristo (The Hymnal of the Church of Christ) is the official hymnbook of INC, written in Tagalog by Danao and published in 1937. Latest version of the Himnario were published in 2010 with copyright, which states: "Hymns underwent several changes from recent publications, by choir directors of the church, all of which were written by Sister Pilar Manalo Danao".

Danao also composed a separate hymnal for Children's Worship Services (CWS) entitled Mga Awit sa Pagsamba ng Kabataan mula sa Himnario ng Iglesia ni Cristo (Hymns for the Children's Worship Services from the Hymnal of the Church of Christ).

Content

The current INC hymnal (2010 version) has 300 songs excluding the Doxology and Ako'y Iglesia ni Cristo (I am a Member of the Church of Christ). It is composed of songs of praises for the Almighty God (hymn 61 Aleluya), for Jesus Christ (hymn 131 Naririnig Kita, Jesus),[8] for the church (hymn 209 Ang Iglesia ay Kaniya), for performing church duties (hymn 6 Nasa Tungkulin Ko Ang Aking Kaligtasan), importance of worship services (hymn 263 Ang Pagsambang Iniaalay), the promise of the Holy Land (hymn 58 Ang Bagong Jerusalem), prayers (hymn 24 Ang Pagtawag Na Taimtim), and offerings (251 Ang Handog Ko Sa Diyos).

Danao made Special Hymns for other church occasions and functions (i.e. Anniversary and Year-End Thanksgiving for CWS and Regular Worship Services, Holy Supper, Baptism, Weddings and Evangelical Missions). These hymns were not specifically found in the hymnal but were performed by the choir, also went through updating and recent revisions. All hymns, originally written in Tagalog, are now translated into other languages such as English, Spanish and Japanese, for the worship services and other functions of the Church abroad.

Doxology

In the Iglesia ni Cristo, the Doxology is sung before the Benediction and Concluding Rites during worship services. It reads:

{|

|- ! Tagalog !! Approved English version |- | "Purihin natin ang Amá; || "Praise God, our Father up above; |- | Mabuhay sa pag-ibig ng Anák; || Proclaim the love of His beloved Son; |- | Taglayín ang Espíritung Banál; || Receive the Holy Spirit's gift; |- | Ang Diós ay lagì nating Sambahín. || Forever worship our Almighty God. |- | Amen" || Amen" |}[9]

In popular culture

In the epic and biographical film Felix Manalo, Pilar is portrayed by Filipino actresses Snooky Serna and Carla Humphries respectively.[3][10][11]

Commemoration

Pilar Manalo-Danao Multimedia Center

The infrastructure commemorating the late Pilar Manalo Danao was inaugurated on March 10, 2014 coinciding the latter's 100th birth anniversary, by the current Executive Minister of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo. It was part of Centennial projects of the sect, which includes Philippine Arena, Philippine Sports Stadium, Honorata de Guzman-Manalo Building, Eraño G. Manalo Medical Center, Philippine Sports Center and New Era University Bocaue Campus .[12][13][14]

The building is located at the INC Central Complex, Quezon City Philippines comprising about 9500 square meters. Classically designed but with a modern approach, the sunny-yellow infrastructure has eight levels: consists of two basements, six upper floors and a roof deck. It has 200 rooms, serves as designated office for choir directors, songwriters and all those who part in the artistic works of the church.[12]

Ancestry

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Biography of Felix Manalo". sites.google.com. Google. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "a wedding reception program".
  3. 1 2 "Snooky Serna converts to Iglesia ni Cristo after being healed of sickness". gmanetwork.com. Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. ↑ 75 Blessed Years of the Iglesia ni Cristo by Bienvenido Santiago
  5. ↑ "Brother Eduardo V. Manalo brief biography". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Infographic: The Manalos of the Iglesia Ni Cristo". rappler.com. Rappler. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Church group gangs up on Supreme Court Justice contender". Jakeastudillo.Wordpress.com. Wordpress. Retrieved 4 November 2007.
  8. ↑ "INC Hymns "Naririnig kita Jesus and Aleluya"". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  9. ↑ Doxology
  10. ↑ "Felix Manalo makes Dennis highest-paid actor". philstar.com. Philippine Star. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Felix Manalo' movie portrays Iglesia Ni Cristo history". rappler.com. Rappler. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Special update: Pilar Manalo Danao Multimedia Center". incmedia.org. INCMedia. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Iglesia opens world's largest arena for centennial rites". globalnation.inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  14. ↑ Ciudad de Victoria
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