The Gospel of the Lord Jesus is the Gospel of Life. It is this Gospel we must preach. It is this Gospel that we must uphold. We therefore unequivocally oppose proposals and moves to return the death penalty into the Philippine legal system. We took a considerable stride in the defense of life when we repealed the Heinous Crimes Act that provided for the death penalty in what were considered “heinous crimes”.
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Dear Catholic Faithful, We write this pastoral letter to you with an eye to our celebration of the 500th year of the coming of Christianity to our shores. By 2021 the Christian faith shall have arrived in our shores for half a millennium already. For a long time we have been the only Asian country with a Christian majority. And even today we can thankfully say that we are the Asian country with the biggest Christian population. As we prepare for this great milestone in our history, it is but right that we examine how deeply we have lived up to our Christian name. During the 33rd International Eucharistic Congress held in Manila in 1937, our faith was described in the official hymn of the Congress in this way:
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FR. RHETT SARABIA, OSM Vicar General Order of Servants of Mary (OSM) Rome. Italy It was in 1989 when I first set foot in DBCS for my theological formation, the place where I learned the foundations of my faith and future ministry. The academe did not only hone my natural gifts and challenged me to strive for excellence but likewise widened my horizons and developed that sense of community (family) in me.
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The induction of newly elected officers of the Mother Butler Guild (MBG) of the St. Peregrine Laziosi Parish and Diocesan Shrine was held on January 15, 2017, during the 6:00PM mass which coincided with the feast of the Sto. Nino. The following officers were presented by Fr. Leonardo Ma. Guiang, OSM, the MBG Spiritual Director:
President – Myra L. Santos
Vice President – Emma V. Gonzaga
Secretary – Delia Cruz
Treasurer – Mila Marquez
Auditor – Evangeline Divinagracia
Vestment Custodians – Tess Apritado
– Gloria Bawar
The said officers were inducted by the Parish Priest Rev.
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January 14, 2017, Eve of the Feast of the Sto Nino – The new year is ushered in with the first Parish General Assembly (GA) held at the St. Peregrine Parish Hall. This is the second GA since the installation of Rev. Fr. Joel Ma. Morata as parish priest. Building on the vital message of building good, human, and fraternal relationships in the parish, Fr. Morata expressed his keen interest to get to know his flock. He also revealed more of himself by sharing the story of his journey so far as a priest – from the time of his ordination to his present parish assignment. He also took the opportunity to recap key interventions made to improve the Eucharistic celebrations and the administration of the parish as a whole, and shared his observations of the parish workers and his expectations from them – among which is discipline in service. He also emphasized that a key priority this year is the development of the BEC program.
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Father in heaven,
May the faith you have given us in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother, and the flame of charity enkindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, reawaken in us the blessed hope for the coming of your Kingdom.
May your grace transform us into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.
May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos in the sure expectation of a new heaven and a new earth, when, with the powers of Evil vanquished, your glory will shine eternally.
May the grace of the Jubilee reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope, a yearning for the treasures of heaven.
May that same grace spread the joy and peace of our Redeemer throughout the earth.
To you, our God, eternally blessed, be glory and praise forever. Amen.
Source: The Catholic Link
Diocese of Parañaque
