Vicarial Meeting
Almost 50 priests of the Central Vicariates (comprising the parishes and institutions of Naga City and suburbs) had a meeting at the Metropolitan Cathedral last January 17. The monthly meeting was practically a review of the archdiocesan policies concerning the Curia and the financial as well as temporal administration of...
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Vocation Week in Caceres
The Vocation Week in Caceres is on January 18-22, 2012 with the theme “Proposing and Promoting Vocations in the Church of Caceres” This activity aims to promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Different Religious Congregations from all over the Philippines will come to conduct vocation campaigns to some...
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Daughters of Mary (DM) Sisters at the Basilica
At the back of the Basilica Church reside the DM Sisters in the different stages of formation: the Perpetual Professed, the Juniors and the Pre Novices. From Aspirancy until the Final vows their life is a continuous formation: spiritual, communal, academic, psychosocial and apostolic. Hence, the Juniors recently had a...
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3 martyred Caceres priests remembered
Among 11 Bikolnons shot in B’bayan A solemn Eucharistic celebration was offered last January 4, 2012 (Wednesday) for the fifteen Bicol Martyrs who gave their lives for justice and freedom in January of 1897. Held at the San Francisco Parish Church at six o’clock in the morning, it was concelebrated...
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Mandate for Holy Mass in Latin
After a papal decree was issued in 2007 stating that priests could celebrate the Holy Mass in Latin for traditional Catholics, a mandate was given for a broader adoption of the said decree in 2011. According to the order from Doctrinal Department of the Vatican, the Congregation for the Doctrine...
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Fr. Rueda marks 25th year in the priesthood
Many are called but few are chosen. Rev. Fr. Godofredo Rueda, Jr. celebrated his Silver Sacerdotal Anniversary last January 2, 2012 (Monday). A thanksgiving mass was celebrated at the Our Lady of Peñafrancia Church and Shrine at two-thirty in the afternoon. It was a simple gathering attended by the celebrant’s...
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Caceres Catechetical Center marks 25th
A circular was issued by the Archbishop announcing the 25th year celebration of the Caceres Catechetical Center (CCC) on January 20-21, 2012. Since last year, it has scheduled a monthly archdiocesan activity for its various stakeholders – its founder, the catechists, the parents and children, the teachers in public and...
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Archdiocesan Vocation Week
The Commission on Vocations of the Archdiocese of Caceres will hold the annual Vocation Week on January 18-22, 2012. This activity aims to promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Different Religious Congregations from all over the Philippines will come to conduct vocation campaigns in the Archdiocese. Msgr. Juan...
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Priests conduct Art Exhibit
A group of talented Caceres priests conducted an art exhibit at the Cafe des Artes Villa Esperanza, San Nicolas, Baao, CS. Among them are: Fr. Emil Llagas and Fr. Eric Bobis (Photography), Fr. Jerome Gonzales, Fr. Albert Balderas, Fr. Mercurio Rivera, Jr. Fr. Rico Angelo dela Torre. Fr. Nunilon Arnold...
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Simbahayan: now in CamSur, soon in Albay
Includes CREDO Orientation, holistic development of societies After a series of meetings and extensive discussions, a schedule for the launch of the Simbahayan 400 Project in the Camarines Sur Chapter has been finally proposed. As aforementioned in the previous issue, a fun walk dubbed as “Lakad Tomasino” was set to...
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Association News
Hello po Mons Muloy, God bless. I got your Email add from Fr. Louie. This is Fr. Ben Barrameda your former student in Naga now incardinated in the Apostolic Vicariate of Kuwait. I am happy in my ministry here and doing well in the community where I am assigned. For this year’s 300 Celebration in Naga I am organizing a pilgrimage from here then from all over. Starting from Manila we shall have a long ride/convoy to Naga Basilica. Soon our schedule will be set with my friends and possible pilgrims throughout. I will send soon our activities and its...
The Peñafrancia Children’s Faire and Fiesta kicks off Saturday, July 24, in San Diego, California, United States of America Organizers of the fiesta have invited families to bring their children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, friends, and families. Parents and teens are also welcome. The Children’s and Family Faire is a morning of learning about Bikol’s beloved Patroness and fiesta traditions through storytelling, arts and crafts, music, and movement. The children and their families will begin work on creating the 300 Square Prayer Quilt that will be on display at the fiesta. Registration begins at 9:00 in the morning, with the activities...
The Beginnings of Bicol Club of Hawaii World War II served as a showcase of the Filipino talent in the USA workforce. After the third wave of sakada immigration to Hawaii in the 1940s, the United States opened recruitment for military personnel, professionals and other employment opportunities for the Filipinos. To a lot of Bicolanos, signing up with the military, particularly with the US Navy became an obsession. By the 70’s, quite a few dozens military enlisted men of Bicolano ancestry and their families have claimed Honolulu as their second home. Seeking to fill up the cultural and spiritual void...