Feast of St. John Mary Vianney
The following is a brief reflection on the Feast of St. John Mary Vianney on August 4, provided by the CBCP Commission on the Clergy (ECCler):
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First Alumnus of SJGMS Makes It to the Priesthood
(Libmanan Camarines Sur; 29 July 2024) After twelve (12) years since St. James the Greater Minor Seminary (SJGMS) was established in Libmanan (Camarines Sur) in 2012, one of its pioneering students, Antonio Toledano Jr., finally processed to the altar of St. James the Greater Cathedral of his home parish, this municipality, on the 29th of…
CBCP Pastoral Letter on Divorce
Due to the raging debate in the country regarding the congressional push for the legalization of divorce, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) issued a Pastoral Letter entitled, “A Nation Founded on the Family, A Family Founded on Marriage,” to provide guidance to the Catholic faithful and to the nation’s legislators. Though quoting…
Dry Spell in Sipocot Ends
(Sipocot, Camarines Sur; 27 July 2024) The dry spell in priestly ordinations in yet another parish under the patronage of St. John the Baptist in Sipocot (Camarines Sur) came to an end with the ordination to the priesthood of Rev. Fr. Jeric Perez Felizardo, here, on July 27, 2024. The last time this parish witnessed…
A Priestly Ordination in San Fernando after 17 Years
(San Fernando, Camarines Sur; 24 July 2024). Barely eight (8) days since the Parish of St. John the Baptist in San Fernando (Camarines Sur) was witness to the (diaconal) ordination of Deacon Rexwilson D. Alto, another ordination took place in the same parish, this 24th of July 2024, this time that of Fr. Neil John…
Oratio imperata for Peace
Because of the growing geo-political tensions in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), the CBCP has released an Oratio imperata for Peace which will be recited in masses in all parishes all over the country starting July 25, 2024 until January 1, 2025. A copy of said oratio, both in English and Filipino, may…
San Fernando Offers a Deacon to the Diocese
San Fernando, Camarines Sur. Another day of blessing was bestowed on the Diocese of Libmanan, when on the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the 16th day of July 2024, Rexwilson Dizon Alto of Pamukid, San Fernando was ordained to the Diaconate at St. John the Baptist Parish Church, this municipality. Deacon Rex was…
A Son of Sinuknipan Ordained to the Priesthood
Sinuknipan, Del Gallego, Camarines Sur. It was not going to be a long wait for the Parish of Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Sinuknipan, Del Gallego (Camarines Sur) for after only thirteen (13) years since it was created as a parish in 2011, one of its sons, Nikko Villapando Alan, was raised to the Order…
Banga Caves Church Blessed and Dedicated, New Parish Priest Installed
Banga Caves, Ragay, Camarines Sur. Two weeks after the Cathedral of St. James the Greater in Libmanan was blessed and dedicated, another church in the diocese, the Nuestra Señora de Salvacion Parish in this municipality has gone through the same rituals, on Sunday, the 14th day of July 2024. Within the same celebration, Rev. Fr….
CDL’s Positive Marks in CBM Global Partner Assessment Bared
Naga City, 10 July 2024. In a meeting held at Villa Caceres Hotel, this city, Representatives of CBM Global (Christoffel Blindenmission or Christian Blind Mission) bared to the Staff of CDL (Caritas Diocese of Libmanan), the results of the Partner Assessment it conducted to determine the desirability of CDL as a partner in CBM Global’s…