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Davao bids farewell to Archbishop Capalla

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Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao presides over the funeral Mass for Archbishop Emeritus Fernando Capalla at the San Pedro Metropolitan Cathedral in Davao City, Jan. 15, 2024. SCREENSHOT FROM ARCHDIOCESE OF DAVAO/FACEBOOK By CBCP News January 15, 2024 Davao City The public bid retired Archbishop Fernando Capalla a final farewell on Monday as he was laid to rest in the southern city of Davao, nine days after he died at age 89. Hundreds of faithful packed the Davao Cathedral for the funeral service in honor of “the bishop of peace and dialogue”. His successor, Archbishop Romulo Valles, presided over the Mass, with Cardinal Orlando Quevedo, the archbishop emeritus of Cotabato, serving as the homilist. In his homily, Quevedo said that peace and dialogue were the “hallmarks” of the life of Capalla, who served as Davao archbishop from November 1996 until his retirement in February 2012. “The holiness of Archbishop Capalla is made up of Gospel values: mutual respect and understanding, friendships with peoples of other faith, respecting differences, and building convergence among different faiths,” he said. Capalla served as CBCP president from November 1996 to February 2012, at which time he was on the central committee of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC). Aside from being an FABC central committee member from 2003 to 2005, he was a member of the FABC Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs (OEIA) from 2000 to 2005. In 2006, he became the chairman of the FABC OEIA until 2012. In the CBCP, before becoming its president, he chaired the Episcopal Commission on Interreligious Dialogue and Episcopal Commission on Ecumenical Affairs. More notably, he was appointed a member of the Vatican Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue and served for many years. In a message, Pope Francis lauded the archbishop’s “dedicated episcopal ministry, particularly his pastoral charity and commitment to promoting interreligious dialogue”. Capalla is also known as co-founder of the Bishops-Ulama Conference, an interreligious organization aimed at fostering understanding between Muslims and Christians in Mindanao. Several church leaders from different dioceses attended the service, including Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila and Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, who is also the president of the Episcopal Conference. Some public figures were also seen at the cathedral, including former president Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go. After the Mass, Capalla was laid to rest at the cathedral’s “Dormitium De San Pedro”. DONATE TO CBCP NEWS CBCPNews is a church-based news agency operated by the Media Office of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.  This apostolate aims at helping the work of the new evangelization through the news media.  This is non-commercial and non-profit.  That being the case, it totally depends on generosity of its readers and supporters. Should you wish to donate kindly press the donate button.  Thank you.  

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Archbishop Fernando Capalla, archbishop emeritus of Davao: a tribute

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January 15, 2024 The passing away of Archbishop Nanding Capalla in Davao City on January 6 after a long lingering illness marks the end of a historic period of Mindanao Church history. That period began in 1971 with the first Mindanao-Sulu Pastoral Conference, that momentous gathering of Mindanao Bishops, Clergy, Religious and Laity. Among the Bishops were Bishop Jesus Varela of Ozamis, Bishop Francisco Claver of Malaybalay, Bishop Jose Maria Querexeta of Basilan, Bishop Antonio Mabutas of Davao, Bishop Joseph Regan of Tagum, Bishop Gerard Mongeau of Cotabato, Bishop Carmelo Morelos of Butuan, and Bishop Charles Van den Ouwelant of Pagadian. For the Church in Mindanao, MSPC I was the beginning of a participatory Church, of laity empowerment, and of remarkable innovative pastoral initiatives. Bishop Nanding became Auxiliary Bishop of Davao in 1975 and was near the beginning of MSPC. Like other Mindanao Bishops, he adopted the MSPC pastoral priority of building Basic Christian Communities (BCC), Gagmayng Kristohanon Katilingbang (GKK). BCC’s were a pastoral trademark of the Diocese of Tagum. The BCC’s, later called, Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC’s), anticipated what we now call “a synodal church,” a participatory church, whose members walk together towards the achieving of the church’s mission. When Bp. Nanding became Bishop of Iligan, he made Inter-Religious Dialogue and Indigenous Peoples Apostolate his major pastoral programs. In 1992, together with Governor Mahid Mutilan of the Ulama League of the Philippines and Bishop Hilario Gomez of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, he founded the Bishops Ulama Forum (BUF). The name was later changed to Bishops Ulama Conference (BUC). This was the beginning of high level inter-religious dialogue in Mindanao. It was not until I became Bishop in 1981 that I felt the impact of the MSPC work of Inter-Religious Dialogue and Indigenous Peoples Apostolate. Bp. Claver, Bp. Capalla, and I worked together to promote IRD with Muslims and Indigenous Peoples, the latter being the most marginalized and the poorest sector of Mindanao society. The Final Statements of the MSPC are replete with ideas on option for the poor and the deprived, the oppressed and marginalized. The Bishops of Mindanao shared the vision of a Church of the Poor at the 1991 Second Plenary Council of the Philippines. The Plenary Council eventually adopted it as its over-arching vision. With the founding of the BUC, IRD became the centerpiece, pushed forward with constancy by Archbishop Capalla. His friendship with Muslim leaders of the Ulama League of the Philippines in Iligan, Marawi, and Davao, helped greatly. He advised me to express key ideas of IRD in BUC Final Statements, such as, mutual respect and understanding, appreciating differences of beliefs, accepting commonalities, developing convergent points such as the person of Mary or Maryam, faith that does justice, the contribution of various religious traditions to a just and lasting peace in Mindanao. These ideas were worked out in BUC discussions and workshops. As the principal moderator of BUC general gatherings, Abp. Nanding skillfully guided the discussions, giving everyone the opportunity

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Nicaraguan dictatorship releases Bishop Álvarez, brother bishop, and priests

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Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matalgalpa, Nicaragua. ARCHDIOCESE OF MANAGUA VIA CNA By David Ramos Catholic News Agency January 15, 2024 The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega on Sunday released and sent to the Vatican two imprisoned Nicaraguan bishops along with 15 priests and seminarians. Nicaraguan media outlets La Prensa and Confidencial first reported on the release, indicating that among those released was Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa and Bishop Isidoro Mora of Siuna. Auxiliary Bishop Silvio José Báez of Managua, exiled due to persecution by the Ortega dictatorship, confirmed the news of the release of the bishops, priests, and seminarians in tears: “Our pastors are free.” The Ortega dictatorship issued a statement thanking Pope Francis and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and his team “for the very respectful and discreet coordination that made possible the trip to the Vatican of two bishops, 15 priests, and two seminarians.” “They have already been received by Vatican authorities, in compliance with agreements of good faith and good will, which seek to promote understanding and improve communication between the Holy See and Nicaragua, for peace and well-being,” the Ortega regime indicated in the statement. A similar release took place in October 2023 when 12 imprisoned priests were sent from Nicaragua to Rome. Álvarez: imprisoned more than 18 months In August 2022, Bishop Álvarez of Matagalpa, a well-known defender of human rights and critic of the Ortega regime, was forced to remain in his official residence along with several priests, seminarians, and a layman. Two weeks later, having almost run out of food, the Nicaraguan police broke into the house, kidnapped Álvarez, and took him to Managua, the country’s capital, where he was placed under house arrest. On Feb. 10, 2023, the dictatorship proceeded to sentence the bishop of Matagalpa to more than 26 years in prison, accusing him of being a “traitor to the homeland.” Since then, he has been held in the prison known as “La Modelo,” where political prisoners of the regime are held. Bishop Mora was arrested by Nicaraguan authorities on Dec. 20, 2023, in the midst of a wave of kidnappings by the regime of Catholic priests that totaled more than 15 arrests that month alone. Mora had celebrated Mass a day earlier in Matagalpa where he had encouraged the faithful to pray for Álvarez. Meanwhile, the Catholic Church’s calls for peace in Nicaragua intensified. On Jan. 1, Pope Francis expressed his “concern” for the situation in the country, “where bishops and priests have been deprived of their freedom.” The pope’s call was echoed by U.S. authorities. On Jan. 2, Matthew Miller, spokesman for the U.S. State Department, demanded that the Nicaraguan dictatorship “immediately and unconditionally release Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who has been unjustly detained for 500 days.” “Freedom of belief is a human right. The continued detention of Álvarez is inadmissible,” Miller said. In the United States, prominent voices such as Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey, a Catholic, also kept the spotlight on the treatment of Álvarez.

Nicaraguan dictatorship releases Bishop Álvarez, brother bishop, and priests2024-01-16T05:01:23+08:00

January 15 2024

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Monday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time 1st Reading – 1 Samuel 15:16-23 Samuel said to Saul: “Stop! Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” Saul replied, “Speak!” Samuel then said: “Though little in your own esteem, are you not leader of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king of Israel and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and put the sinful Amalekites under a ban of destruction. Fight against them until you have exterminated them.’ Why then have you disobeyed the LORD? You have pounced on the spoil, thus displeasing the LORD.” Saul answered Samuel: “I did indeed obey the LORD and fulfill the mission on which the LORD sent me. I have brought back Agag, and I have destroyed Amalek under the ban. But from the spoil the men took sheep and oxen, the best of what had been banned, to sacrifice to the LORD their God in Gilgal.” But Samuel said: “Does the LORD so delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obedience to the command of the LORD? Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission than the fat of rams. For a sin like divination is rebellion, and presumption is the crime of idolatry. Because you have rejected the command of the LORD, he, too, has rejected you as ruler.”   Responsorial Psalm – Psalms 50:8-9, 16BC-17, 21 AND 23 R. To the upright I will show the saving power of God. “Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you,for your burnt offerings are before me always.I take from your house no bullock,no goats out of your fold.” R. To the upright I will show the saving power of God. “Why do you recite my statutes,and profess my covenant with your mouth,Though you hate disciplineand cast my words behind you?” R. To the upright I will show the saving power of God. “When you do these things, shall I be deaf to it?Or do you think that I am like yourself?I will correct you by drawing them up before your eyes.He that offers praise as a sacrifice glorifies me;and to him that goes the right way I will show the salvation of God.” R. To the upright I will show the saving power of God.   Alleluia – Hebrews 4:12 R. Alleluia, alleluia.The word of God is living and effective,able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.R. Alleluia, alleluia.   Gospel – Mark 2:18-22 The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were accustomed to fast. People came to Jesus and objected, “Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast. But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day. No one sews a piece of unshrunken cloth

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Lipa archdiocese launches ’synodal book’

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Archbishop Gilbert Garcera of Lipa leads the book launch of “Enlarging the Space of our Tent” at the Parish and National Shrine of Saint Padre Pio in Sto. Tomas, Batangas on Jan. 13, 2024. CBCP NEWS By Roy Lagarde January 14, 2024 Manila, Philippines A new book, featuring reflections from church people and laity across various walks of life, offers insights into the “transformative impact of synodality”. Published by the Archdiocese of Lipa, “Enlarging the Space of Our Tent” is a 271-page book inviting readers to step out of their comfort zones and engage in conversations fostering mutual respect, support, and understanding. It was formally launched on Saturday, Jan. 13, at the National Shrine of Saint Padre Pio in Batangas province’s Santo Tomas town, south of Manila. Archbishop Gilbert Garcera of Lipa said the book “presents an interesting perspective,” bringing together the voices of some bishops, priests, farmers, young people, politicians, and even experts from abroad. “This really is a synodal book,” Garcera said during the launch. “And in this book you’ll see communion and participation in response to the mission.” In the book’s epilogue, the archbishop said that one of the reasons they decided to publish it is for people to “embrace a more inclusive perspective.” “They will be reminded of the richness and diversity of human experience,” Garcera wrote. Among the writers are Bishop Pablo Virgilio David and Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara, the president and vice president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), respectively. The two bishops were also two of the four Philippine delegates to the first session of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality at the Vatican in October 2023. The release of the book coincided with the launch of Garcera’s pastoral visits to the 66 parishes in his archdiocese, scheduled to take place from April to August this year. Among other reasons, a bishop’s pastoral visit aims to bring encouragement and hope to those engaged in pastoral work and parishioners. Garcera, 64, has been the archbishop of one of the country’s largest ecclesiastical territories since April 2017. DONATE TO CBCP NEWS CBCPNews is a church-based news agency operated by the Media Office of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.  This apostolate aims at helping the work of the new evangelization through the news media.  This is non-commercial and non-profit.  That being the case, it totally depends on generosity of its readers and supporters. Should you wish to donate kindly press the donate button.  Thank you.  

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January 14 2024

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Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 1st Reading – 1 Samuel 3:3B-10, 19 Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was. The LORD called to Samuel, who answered, “Here I am.” Samuel ran to Eli and said, “Here I am. You called me.” “I did not call you, ” Eli said. “Go back to sleep.” So he went back to sleep. Again the LORD called Samuel, who rose and went to Eli. “Here I am, ” he said. “You called me.” But Eli answered, “I did not call you, my son. Go back to sleep.” At that time Samuel was not familiar with the LORD, because the LORD had not revealed anything to him as yet.  The LORD called Samuel again, for the third time. Getting up and going to Eli, he said, “Here I am. You called me.” Then Eli understood that the LORD was calling the youth. So he said to Samuel, “Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply, Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.” When Samuel went to sleep in his place, the LORD came and revealed his presence, calling out as before, “Samuel, Samuel!” Samuel answered, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” Samuel grew up, and the LORD was with him, not permitting any word of his to be without effect.   Responsorial Psalm – Psalms 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 R.  Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will. I have waited, waited for the LORD,and he stooped toward me and heard my cry.And he put a new song into my mouth,a hymn to our God. R. Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will. Sacrifice or offering you wished not,but ears open to obedience you gave me.Holocausts or sin-offerings you sought not;then said I, “Behold I come.” R. Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.  “In the written scroll it is prescribed for me,to do your will, O my God, is my delight,and your law is within my heart!” R. Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will. I announced your justice in the vast assembly;I did not restrain my lips, as you, O LORD, know. R. Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.   2nd Reading – 1 Corinthians 6:13C-15A, 17-20 Brothers and sisters: The body is not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body; God raised the Lord and will also raise us by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? But whoever is joined to the Lord becomes one Spirit with him. Avoid immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the immoral person sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been purchased at a price.

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January 13 2024

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Saturday of the First Week in Ordinary Time 1st Reading – 1 Samuel 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1 There was a stalwart man from Benjamin named Kish, who was the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite. He had a son named Saul, who was a handsome young man. There was no other child of Israel more handsome than Saul; he stood head and shoulders above the people. Now the asses of Saul’s father, Kish, had wandered off. Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go out and hunt for the asses.” Accordingly they went through the hill country of Ephraim, and through the land of Shalishah. Not finding them there, they continued through the land of Shaalim without success. They also went through the land of Benjamin, but they failed to find the animals. When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the LORD assured him, “This is the man of whom I told you; he is to govern my people.” Saul met Samuel in the gateway and said, “Please tell me where the seer lives.” Samuel answered Saul: “I am the seer. Go up ahead of me to the high place and eat with me today. In the morning, before dismissing you, I will tell you whatever you wish.” Then, from a flask he had with him, Samuel poured oil on Saul’s head; he also kissed him, saying: “The LORD anoints you commander over his heritage. You are to govern the LORD’s people Israel, and to save them from the grasp of their enemies roundabout. “This will be the sign for you that the LORD has anointed you commander over his heritage.”   Responsorial Psalm – Psalms 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 R.  Lord, in your strength the king is glad. O LORD, in your strength the king is glad;in your victory how greatly he rejoices!You have granted him his heart’s desire;you refused not the wish of his lips. R. Lord, in your strength the king is glad. For you welcomed him with goodly blessings,you placed on his head a crown of pure gold.He asked life of you: you gave himlength of days forever and ever. R. Lord, in your strength the king is glad. Great is his glory in your victory;majesty and splendor you conferred upon him.For you made him a blessing forever;you gladdened him with the joy of your face. R. Lord, in your strength the king is glad.   Alleluia – Luke 4:18 R. Alleluia, alleluia.The Lord sent me to bring glad tidings to the poorand to proclaim liberty to captives.R. Alleluia, alleluia.   Gospel – Mark 2:13-17 Jesus went out along the sea. All the crowd came to him and he taught them. As he passed by, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting at the customs post. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed Jesus. While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat with

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Bishop Barron: Surrogacy results in ‘commercialization of women and children’

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Bishop Robert Barron. ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES By Peter Pinedo Catholic News Agency January 12, 2024 Speaking on behalf of the U.S. bishops, Bishop Robert Barron condemned the practice of surrogacy, joining Pope Francis in calling it a “grave injustice” that results in the “commercialization of women and children.” Barron, who is the head of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, and chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family, and Youth, issued his statement on Jan. 10. His statement follows the pope’s speech Jan. 8 to the ambassadors to the Vatican in which he called for a global ban on surrogacy, calling it a “grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the child.” “The desire to utilize surrogacy might feel like the desire to form a family naturally, but no matter how well-intentioned, surrogacy always does grave injustice to the child, any discarded embryos (who are our fellow human beings), the commodified birth mother, and the loving union of the spouses,” Barron said. “Surrogacy represents the commodification and instrumentalization of a woman’s body, treating her as a ‘carrier’ rather than a human person,” he went on, adding that “just as troubling is the fact that the child is reduced to terms of buying and selling as an object of human trafficking.” Surrogacy is legal in most states, and according to Fortune, the surrogacy industry is “booming,” worth over $14 billion in the U.S. in 2022. Surrogate mothers who agree to carry other individuals’ babies are typically paid between $50,000 to $60,000 to do so, according to the group SENSIBLE Surrogacy. Barron echoed the pope’s words, saying that “a child is a gift and as such can ‘never [be] the basis of a commercial contract.’” “It might be the case that couples earnestly want to have children without resorting to surrogacy, but painful and even life-threatening medical obstacles make childbirth hazardous or impossible,” he granted. “The Church teaches that married couples are not obliged to actually have children, but to be open to any life that might be the fruit of their union.” The Church, he went on, has a “responsibility to accompany these couples [struggling with infertility] in their suffering.” Nevertheless, he said that the “commercialization of women and children in surrogacy is underlined by the belief that there is a right to have a child. The child becomes an object for the fulfillment of one’s desires instead of a person to be cherished.” “In this way,” he went on, “the genuine right of the child to be conceived through the love of his or her parents is overlooked in favor of ‘the right to have a child by any means necessary.’” Barron said: “We must avoid this way of thinking and answer the call to respect human life, beginning with the unborn child.” DONATE TO CBCP NEWS CBCPNews is a church-based news agency operated by the Media Office of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.  This apostolate aims at helping the work of the

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Vatican’s synod chief to speak at new evangelization conference in Manila

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Pope Francis and Cardinal Mario Grech (left) attending the last day of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of bishops in the Vatican on Oct. 28, 2023. VATICAN MEDIA By Roy Lagarde January 12, 2024 Manila, Philippines Being a more synodal church will be the focus of a conference on new evangelization in Manila with Pope Francis’ point person on synodality among the speakers. Cardinal Mario Grech, the secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, is booked as the keynote speaker for this year’s Philippine Conference on New Evangelization (PCNE) on Jan. 19. According to organizers, the focus of his talk is on “Synodality — A synodal Church in mission.” The PCNE will open with a Mass at the University of Santo Tomas (UST), with Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila as the presider and Archbishop Charles Brown, the papal nuncio, as the homilist. Cardinal Grech will also preside over the Mass on the second day of the three-day conference on Jan. 20. The Synod on Synodality, a cornerstone of Francis’ papacy, sees Cardinal Grech as a torchbearer of the pope’s vision for the Church. The PCNE will also feature a ‘Heart to Heart’ talk between Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle and the Philippine delegates who participated in the first monthlong session of the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican in October 2023. These delegates include Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila; Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, and Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara, the president and vice president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, respectively; as well as the lay theologian Dr. Estela Padilla. The Vatican will hold the final meeting of the synod in October this year. Now in its 10th year, the PCNE is the brainchild of Cardinal Tagle, the former Manila archbishop and now a pro-prefect at the Dicastery for Evangelization. The conference will end with a Mass that will be presided by Cardinal Tagle at 4 p.m. on Jan. 21. DONATE TO CBCP NEWS CBCPNews is a church-based news agency operated by the Media Office of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.  This apostolate aims at helping the work of the new evangelization through the news media.  This is non-commercial and non-profit.  That being the case, it totally depends on generosity of its readers and supporters. Should you wish to donate kindly press the donate button.  Thank you.  

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Teresian Association in PH celebrates 100 years of pontifical approval

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Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle leads Mass to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Teresian Association’s pontifical approval at Saint Pedro Poveda College in Quezon City on January 11, 2024. SAINT PEDRO POVEDA COLLEGE/FACEBOOK By CBCP News January 12, 2024 Manila, Philippines The Teresian Association – Philippines has joined other countries around the world where the TA is present in celebrating the 100th anniversary of its pontifical approval on Thursday. The milestone was marked with a Mass presided over by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, at the Saint Pedro Poveda College in Quezon City. “This is a great blessing not only for the association but for the whole Church,” Tagle said in his homily. He said St. Poveda envisioned the TA as contributing to the mission of the Church mainly through education and culture, “but to do it in the manner of Jesus in a humble way.” “Just these two things: attentiveness to culture, attentiveness to the way we do our mission,” Tagle added. “And let us always learn from Jesus.” Bishop Honesto Ongtioco of Cubao concelebrated the Mass with him. The Teresian Association was founded in Spain in 1911 by Fr Pedro Poveda, who was canonised by John Paul II in 2003. On Jan. 11, 1924, the TA was recognized by Pope Pius XI as an international lay organization with pontifical right, which allowed it to develop internationally, extending its roots to over 30 countries across the world. The Teresian Association arrived in the Philippines in 1950 and its presence was immediately felt in different colleges and universities in the country. It is currently present in Bacolod, Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Manila, Tagaytay, and Zamboanga. In August 2023, the TA elected Ms Gregoria Ruiz as the first Filipina president of the Teresian Association International. “We hope that celebrating 100 years will be a good opportunity to continue looking to the future with hope and opening new paths of consolidation and evangelization,” Ruiz said in a message for the occasion. “May we boldly renew our lay vocation in the Church which is one of outreach that is synodal. It is time to open to the Spirit who is with us as we embark on an adventure of setting out, together with many people towards a new centenary,” she said. DONATE TO CBCP NEWS CBCPNews is a church-based news agency operated by the Media Office of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.  This apostolate aims at helping the work of the new evangelization through the news media.  This is non-commercial and non-profit.  That being the case, it totally depends on generosity of its readers and supporters. Should you wish to donate kindly press the donate button.  Thank you.  

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