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    Mr. Conrado Arabia attends a meeting of the local Catholic Action Committee where he suggests the need for a retirement system for elderly priests like Father Simplicio Ruivivar, who has been a parish priest for nearly half a century. Later, Mr. Arabia goes to the Bishop's office to request Father Ruivivar's replacement but cannot bring himself to do so until the priest arrives. The Bishop tells Father Ruivivar he will be sent to a home, causing the old priest distress. Mr. Arabia comforts Father Ruivivar, suddenly seeing him not as bloated or odd, but as a fellow human being.

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    Mr. Conrado Arabia attends a meeting of the local Catholic Action Committee where he suggests the need for a retirement system for elderly priests like Father Simplicio Ruivivar, who has been a parish priest for nearly half a century. Later, Mr. Arabia goes to the Bishop's office to request Father Ruivivar's replacement but cannot bring himself to do so until the priest arrives. The Bishop tells Father Ruivivar he will be sent to a home, causing the old priest distress. Mr. Arabia comforts Father Ruivivar, suddenly seeing him not as bloated or odd, but as a fellow human being.

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    Philippine Literature: The Transfer by Beinvinido Santos

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    Mr. Conrado Arabia attends a meeting of the local Catholic Action Committee where he suggests the need for a retirement system for elderly priests like Father Simplicio Ruivivar, who has been a parish priest for nearly half a century. Later, Mr. Arabia goes to the Bishop's office to request Father Ruivivar's replacement but cannot bring himself to do so until the priest arrives. The Bishop tells Father Ruivivar he will be sent to a home, causing the old priest distress. Mr. Arabia comforts Father Ruivivar, suddenly seeing him not as bloated or odd, but as a fellow human being.

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    THE TRANSFER

    Bienvenido N. Santos

    Characters :

    Mr. Conrado Arabia - old government


    employee, chairman of the CAC for the
    past 5 years.
    Father Simplicio Ruivivar - a parish priest
    from nearly half century.
    Bishop

    Settings:

    Bishop's Palace
    Cathedral Church
    Bishop's Office

    Summary :

    At the meeting, of the local Catholic Action Committee held on Sunday


    morning at the bishop's palace after the high mass, Mr. Conrado Arabia
    mentioned casually the need or practical retirement system for the
    church. They also met to discuss about the final details on welcoming
    for the 1st bishop of the diocese who will be residing in the town.
    Mr. Arabia suggested the need for retirement system for the priest
    especially for the Fr. Simplicio Ruivivar because of his old age, that had
    been parish priest nearly half century. He refused to acknowledge what
    was obvious. Fr. Ruivivar happen to stop the course of the mass, he just
    cant go on and only stand up there no matter how long it is.
    The CAC handed an amount to Fr. Rruivivar to buy the much needed
    pews of the ruined church. They suggested that a local furniture maker
    will do the job, but the old priest had his own plan and ordered the
    pews from an out of town carpenter. The committee saw the pews
    huge, oversized that are like for giants.

    When the day came, they gave magnificent welcome for the
    bishop. The papal nuncio let the visiting church dignitaries
    by himself. Even Mr. Arabia was very busy , every time he
    saw Fr. Ruivivar he remembered what had been discussed at
    the meeting.

    The parishioners learned to love the human ways of the


    bishop. His simplicity, understanding, wonderful listener and
    got things done. After a year, no one had come to him about
    fr. Ruivivar. the church had been rebuilt and developed. But
    still the parish priest is there.

    Fr. Ruivivar seemed eager they were caustic, often violent.


    He read lengthy pastoral letters, scolds his parishioners
    openly, single out women who wore short sleeved dresses
    and low necklines, and the "devil hairdo" teen ager has.

    Mr. Arabia found himself avoiding the masses of the priest


    because of the situation.

    Mr. Arabia went to the Bishop's office to hand the letter


    about the replacement of their parish priest. But the day
    almost ends, he didn't had the strength to gave the letter
    until Fr. Ruivivar came.

    The Bishop said to the priest that he will be send in Malabo


    a beautiful to stay. After the conversation the old man had
    a frozen expression. He stayed for a while in front of the
    altar, after that he went in the room with Mr. Arabia.

    "Good night", Mr. Arabia said, he went to the door to leave,


    but before that the old man raised his head and asked Mr.
    Arabia: "Is it the end of the month? I'm going alone? So, I'm
    not going along. You're young. Look at your hands".

    Mr. Arabia moved to meet him, cried and hugged him.


    Suddenly he wasn't aware of the bloated body and an odd

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