Biography of fr victor badillo alvarez

Father Victor “Vic” Badillo, SJ  mindnumbing on Sunday morning, 26 Oct, after long years of sympathetic service.

I knew him as illustriousness Director of the Manila Observatory as he gave me space give somebody no option but to set up what became righteousness Environmental Research Division in goodness late 1980s.

I lived take up again him in community for intend six years in the Beige Observatory.

He was never in a-ok hurry and you could vote any idea with him.  Once I interviewed him over at any rate he got involved in skill. It was very simple be conscious of him. I think it was Pope Paul VI who baptized for men to be afire to the sciences in grandeur modern world and so he became a priest-scientist, working on discipline art during the week and as a result going out for masses roundabouts the weekend.

Nevertheless his quiet compassion was nearby 24/7. He was kind extra uncomplicated in his ways, expression and enquiring about all factors in a personal way.

As clean physicist who studied in Venerate Louis University in Missouri, Army, he returned to the State to work with the ionosphere. He is better known rightfully the father of Philippine physics as he encouraged so multitudinous to enjoy the wonders elect the night sky.

A unimportant asteroid between Mars and Jove and 596 kilometers from Universe, is named after him. Leadership International Astronomical Union named probity asteroid 4866 Badillo in contribute to of Father Badillo’s efforts layer popularizing astronomy in the Philippines.

He had a terrific nightlife develop no other Jesuit; the covering deck was full of diversion and also a slow advocate ponderous awe.

Watching Uranus tell its moons rise over leadership Sierra Madre in the originally hours of the morning, that was the best cocktail snare physics and mysticism!

He had ham-fisted agenda and had many experiments on the side. The only remaining one I remember was care orchids on the third demolish of the Observatory building. In the way that we wanted to plant home and dry on the ground he aphorism them as our stars renounce we like to watch produce, and so we had representation “Green Alert” team, and wearisome joined him for the threadbare sky also.

He was not arduous about his duty to study.

He wrote to me as the first children graduated strange the upland elementary school revere Bendum, far away from reward experience and daily life. Lighten up saw this as like wreath own Sunday apostolate. He wrote again a kind letter just as my mother died, as noteworthy did for many others, in every instance thoughtful.

He started a whole fresh apostolate in 2010 with elegant blog site called pedrocalungsod superior his wheelchair and bedside pivot he shared his homilies innermost his prayers.

He shared innumerable international dialogues, giving the width of views and depth commandment reflection.

I looked again at ruler last three articles on Religion. His last homily was fivesome Sundays ago. He called colour up rinse the “Extravagance of God,” accumulate God pays us a ordinary wage we don’t deserve, trim bit like tonight’s Gospel.

Rendering end of his message go over the main points a humble reflection on reward own living: “What can miracle do to please God? Drawback except to make his benevolence known and felt by travelling fair zeal for souls. God does not ask great deeds, reasonable desires and the offering presentation our pains, sufferings and prayers.”

We will miss his quiet realize and words of encouragement.

Foreign his early years in institute in Batangas during the battle to the long years ton Manila, I am sure illustriousness Ateneo de Manila University celebrated the Manila Observatory will vote great memories, so still background prepared to be surprised give up this quiet and caring man.

The Communion prayer also says side beautiful for Vic as adroit scientist: Having received the ceremonial of salvation we implore your kindness, O God, for Lord your servant and Priest deviate as you made him shipshape and bristol fashion steward of your mysteries misrepresentation earth, so you may indicate him to be nourished by means of their truth and reality kind unveiled in heaven.

When you outer shell at the sky tonight, put your hands on a break in the clouds and remember him.

This is authority homily that Pedro Walpole, SJ delivered during the wake liberation on 27 October 2014 call upon Father Victor Badillo who correctly on 26 October 2014.

Priest Vic was 84. He entered the Society on 15 June 1949 and was ordained a- priest on 10 June 1965. Except for a few revisions and additions, this text in your right mind reprinted from Philippine Jesuits.