Season's Greetings

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein gutes neues Jahr!

Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon!

Jens' symbolic song

My Way

"My Way" is a song with lyrics written by Paul Anka and popularized by Frank Sinatra. The melody is based on a French song "Comme d'habitude" composed by Claude François and Jacques Revaux. Anka's English lyrics are unrelated to the original French by Claude François and Gilles Thibaut and Anka is credited as a co-composer of "My Way" because he largely re-wrote the song. "My Way" is often quoted as the most remade song in history.

Source: Wikipedia (en)

German National Football Team

My interest in German football team was gradually started when I watched final match of Germany and Brazil last 2002 FIFA World Cup at Yokohama, Japan. I remembered Ronaldo who made two goals that makes Brazil winner of that big game. The glorious Michael Ballack was there and even Oliver Kahn as the goalkeeper. Both countries worked together and nothing was to blame if one lost. After four years, 2006 FIFA World Cup was held and Germany and I immediately visited its official website to see all the players of German team. This was also the start of my deep knowing of Jens Nowotny.

The fact on my interest with this team is that my mother who took primary and secondary education in Catholic school which is run by the German nuns in Manila. Why were those nuns here in my country while the Philippines were colonized by Spain? After the Spain surrendered to the Americans and gave up its colonies, the US took the Philippines, together with Cuba, Puerto Rico and Guam, over and liberalize everything including the religion. That time, many Non-Spanish religious orders and congregations came to our country (During the Spanish era, only Spanish religious orders were allowed). In the subject of physical education, my mother had studied and played football but the German football was introduced.

Perhaps, I inherited this interest with Germany when it comes to football. If the Philippines entered the FIFA World Cup. I'll give my support but never drop German team.

Last June 27, I watched the match of Germany and England which was held at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa (10:00pm, Manila time) and was happy with their scores of 4-1, respectively. On July 3, there will a quarterfinal match of Germany and Argentina which will be held at Cape Town, South Africa.

Update (July 4; 9:41pm-Manila Time): I watched again the match between Germany and Argentina. Germany won with the goal of 4-0.

He will be 36 on January 11

Happy Birthday!

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!

Maligayang Kaarawan!

SEASON'S GREETINGS

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein gutes neues Jahr!

Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon!

JENS NOWOTNY: A Marian Devotee

The family that prays together stays together.
Fr. Patrick Peyton, Roman Catholic Family Rosary Crusade

September is a month of celebration of the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of the Lord Jesus Christ. As a Mother of God, we should honor, adore and give praise because Jesus also honors her. She also help us to strengthen our faith by guiding us the path towards God with suffer and comfort. We should love and be thankful to her because she loves us as she loves his Son, Jesus Christ.

A Roman Catholic Jens Nowotny has a strong devotion to Mama Mary. His first-born child was named Mia, a Scandinavian, Dutch and German diminutive of Maria. Since he was a player of Bayer Leverkusen 04 and lived near Cologne, Cologne Cathedral is one of his churches where the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of its patrons.

Our Lady of Fatima

Jen's life is very prophetic especially in the field of football. His last appearance as a footballer in Dinamo Zagreb (blue is the color of its jersey and the color of the Virgin Mary) does not mean an end of his role in football. God has a greater plan for him by changing him another path. However, he will experience many trials including his life as a prerequisite of success of his job, service and mission in football but he has a strong integrity.

Most of the avid devotees of the Our Lady of Fatima die on the first Saturday of the month because it is a day of Our Lady aside from the 13th day of May and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

He played at the FIFA World Cup once in his whole life as a footballer with the competitor of his team: PORTUGAL

A Prayer to Mother for Jens Nowotny

Our Loving Mother,
In his enjoyable comfort and inevitable suffer,
In his glorious success and unexpected failure
in his field of football since the time of his childhood,
help him in guiding and lead him his way
to God through Jesus Christ.

Love and treat him as your child
as you love and treat your Son, Jesus;
Help him to open his humble heart
to get closer to God and have strong faith
by showing a sign that he feels he is loved and not neglected
and his fall and failures are overcome to continue his mission;

Love also his family
as you love your family with St. Joseph and Jesus;
Help them also to live with happy life
and have well-disciplined and educated children;
Enjoy listening their prayer that honors God and you
and send the graces to them as a reward from God.

Recommend him to be the instrument of God. Amen

Hail Mary, full of grace,
our Lord is with thee,
blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God,
pray for us sinners, now, and in
the hour of our death.
Amen.

Gegrüßet seist du, Maria, voll der Gnade,
der Herr ist mit dir.
Du bist gebenedeit unter den Frauen,
und gebenedeit ist die Frucht deines Leibes, Jesus.
Heilige Maria, Mutter Gottes,
bitte für uns Sünder jetzt und in der Stunde
unseres Todes.
Amen

Aba Ginoong Maria, napupuno ka ng grasiya,
Ang Panginoong Diyos ay sumasaiyo.
Bukod kang pinagpala sa babaeng lahat
At pinagpala rin naman ang anak mong si Hesus.
Santa Maria, Ina ng Diyos
Ipanalangin mo kaming makasalanan
Ngayon at kung kami'y mamamatay.
Amen

N O W O T N Y

Nowotny is the German spelling of the common Czech surname Novotny, also widespread in Austria and Germany. Novotny, however, is derived from Slavic novy which means "new"; originally a name for someone who was new to a village.

People with this surname:

Chris Nowotny - (1928 - 1989), a German photographer
Christa Maria Manley (née Nowotny) - mother of Princess Alexandra of Denmark
Eva Nowotny (1944- ) - Austrian professor and ambassador
Ewald Nowotny (1944- ) - Austrian economist and politician
Helga Nowotny - Austrian sociologist
Jens Nowotny (1974- ) - German football (soccer) player
Karl Anton Nowotny (1904–1978), Austrian ethnographer, academic and Mesoamericanist scholar
Stanley "Stan Robert Nowotny - (?), an Australian football player
Walter Nowotny (1920-1944), German fighter pilot, Luftwaffe ace during World War II