Aba! I thought, was always just an interjection. But then in the Diccionario Tagalo-Hispano of Serafin Serrano Laktaw (1914) “Aba!” also means “Oye!” Listen! But used in a holier context, as the salutation of the Angel: “Hail Mary!” Ave Maria! Aba Ginoong Maria!
Practising yoga and believing in feng shui, horoscopes and lucky charms can make one vulnerable to demonic possession, warned an exorcist of the Archdiocese of Manila.
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