The Filipino Bishops’ Video Blog

Hosanna Heysanna Sanna Sanna Ho Sanna Hey Sanna Ho Sanna. I’m watching Jesus Christ Superstar for the nth time while I am writing this. I can’t help but hum that song. But there is another reason why I’m singing Hosanna – it’s the launch of CBCP’s video blog.

Yes, I’m referring to the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines. The CBCP Media Office has recently launched its own YouTube page: www.youtube.com/cbcpmedia. What does it offer? The Easter greeting and homily of His Eminence Cardinal Rosales. There is also a series of videos about Holy Week liturgies, customs and practices. It also offers various links to videos from other Catholic sources from the Philippines and from around the globe.

The video blog is the CBCP’s response to the Pope’s call “to make the internet as a new forum for proclaiming the Gospel.” This is a very positive move from CBCP and I hope that they will upload more videos that appeal to young people, the bulk of YouTube regulars.

If you want to download the videos and save them as .avi files so you can watch them with your favorite media player, here is how:

1. Copy the unique URL of the video. For example, the URL of the Easter Vigil homily of Cardinal Rosales is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCrVPy2FTkw

2. Go to www.vixy.net and paste the URL of the video on the blank space provided for it.

3. Choose the file format of the output. You have four choices, but I suggest you opt for the .avi format because almost all digital media players can read it.

4. After your file is converted it will prompt you to save the file in your harddisk.

Happy viewing.